Chapter 28: There is a subtle awkwardness as if the two are divorced

Qin Jixiu is a man of action.

He was busy dealing with the heads of upstream companies on Wang Dong's side, and he also arranged for Minister Xu to find a secretary for him.

Director Xu always made sure his orders were carried out, but the rumors about Qin Jixiu and Shi Rui were so rampant in the company that she felt some of them were just fantastical. So she asked, "Will Shi Rui be transferred from his position after this?"

Qin Jixiu raised his eyebrows in surprise, then nodded. "From what I've observed over the past month, he's very capable, but not suitable for the CEO's office."

Minister Xu thought to himself that Shi Rui had enjoyed a glorious time when he was transferred to the President's Office, but now that he could no longer stay, it would be like a loyal minister in ancient times being exiled to the frontier by the emperor. No matter where Shi Rui went in the future, he would not have a good life. Not to mention the cold eyes of his leader, his colleagues would also step on him harshly.

Mr. Qin seems easy to talk to normally, but when he turns his back on you, he is more ruthless than anyone else.

She couldn't afford to offend President Qin, so she recommended a few people in a businesslike manner and brought their information with her, which she handed to Qin Jixiu.

Qin Jixiu carefully looked through the information of several people and had already made a decision in his mind.

"Let's pick him." Qin Jixiu pointed.

He was a young, handsome man with an excellent reputation among his colleagues and superiors. Director Xu nodded, "I'll arrange it right away. As for Rui..."

Shi Rui's busy figure flashed by the glass window. Qin Jixiu glanced at him and said casually, "Talk to him. The newcomer will be here this afternoon. Let Shi Rui leave before then."

He thought for a moment and added, "Let the department take the person away directly."

Minister Xu saw that he was determined not to have anything to do with Shi Rui anymore, and a sense of sadness welled up in her heart. As an intern, Shi Rui had been busy and toiled for the past month, and Minister Xu had seen it all; after all, observing newcomers was part of her job.

"Okay, Mr. Qin, I'll go talk to him."

As soon as Minister Xu walked out of the door, Qin Jixiu lowered the blinds, thinking out of sight, out of mind.

An hour later, the newcomer arrived.

The workplace is sometimes as ever-changing as a battlefield. Assistant General Managers Gu and Qiao were both very dissatisfied in their hearts, but they dared not show any doubts. They could only force a smile to welcome their new partner.

Although the new partner is young, only 27 years old, he has been working at Zhengfeng for four years.

The new partner did not buy coffee for them, nor did she take out a notebook to carefully record everything they said about President Qin, but the new partner's work soon got on track. According to their observations, President Qin seemed quite satisfied with the new secretary.

Assistant Director Gu's heart was broken.

The couple she was rooting for was just BE?!

In the blink of an eye, half a month passed. The next time Qin Jixiu saw Shi Rui, he was not in the company, but at a banquet hosted by General Assistant Li, who had already moved to the administrative department.

The three female secretaries reunited, and the scene was very touching. When they talked about gossip, they all thought of Shi Rui who was abandoned by Qin Jixiu. They were silent for a few seconds, and then they couldn't help but sigh that money is hard to earn, money is really hard to earn.

Qin Jixiu was replying to important messages on his phone while drinking tea. He was so engrossed that he didn't even notice that the cup was empty. He frowned subconsciously when he drank a few drops of remaining tea.

The next moment, a big hand holding a teapot appeared on his left side. Qin Jixiu smelled a familiar breath and felt the other party's arm approaching him as if inadvertently. He did not look up, avoided the touch, and just put the teacup over.

The other person poured tea for him skillfully and then sat back in his seat without saying a word.

Gu Qing looked at the scene and felt a subtle awkwardness as if the two were getting divorced.

After three rounds of drinks, Qin Jixiu, as if he had just discovered a person like Shi Rui, asked him in a drunken and pretentious manner if he was adapting to his new position.

When Shi Rui was first looking for a job, Qin Jixiu had asked him a similar question. What did Shi Rui say then? I can't remember the exact words, but the point was to tell him to mind his own business; he couldn't stand being wronged at his father's company.

What about now? Do you know what it feels like to be wronged?

For Shi Rui, this was the first time he and Qin Jixiu had officially locked eyes that night. A proper smile appeared on his face. He said, "Boss Qin has always been very strict with me. I've adapted quite well to the R&D department. Director Wu praised my rapid progress, and it was all thanks to Boss Qin's excellent teaching."

"That's good," Qin Jixiu saw that he was calm. He didn't want to go too far in front of so many people. He just said, "I was worried that you would cause trouble for Director Wu. The R&D department is a core department. You go there and do your job well. Don't embarrass me."

"I will," Shi Rui promised, "If you hear anything bad about me, it will be considered dereliction of duty."

Later, Qin Jixiu actually heard from others about Shi Rui's story in the R&D department. It can't be called a story, it should be called an achievement.

Qin Jixiu had his spies everywhere, and one of the R&D department's spies told him, "There's a guy named Zhao in our department who likes to come home late for lunch break, and doesn't return to his dorm until after 1 a.m. He's also extremely low-brow. He always plays a video for several minutes before returning, disrupting everyone else's rest. When others try to persuade him kindly, he refuses to accept it and even gets worse."

Qin Jixiu was certainly aware of this kind of "invisible trouble" in the workplace. Most of the time, it was because others did not want to offend others, and the matter ended up being left unresolved.

"But after Shi Rui arrived for a few days, he put a piece of paper on the dormitory door saying, 'The dormitory is not a public toilet. No entry after 1:00 PM.'" The other person felt relieved when he talked about this. "Living in a shared dormitory, they have no consideration for others. They come and go whenever they want. There's no discipline, no rules. Isn't that just using the dormitory as a toilet? You know what, Shi Rui's wording is quite apt."

Qin Jixiu listened to the story as if he was telling it. He asked, "What happened next?"

"It's said that Zhao came back at 1:10 that afternoon and was furious when he saw the words on the door. He couldn't open the door, and he didn't have the courage to knock loudly, fearing that it would be too embarrassing and he would be unable to live with himself. So he just kept asking around to find out who did it. Shi Rui admitted it that afternoon, and the two of them had a fight, which Shi Rui won. Zhao then packed up his bedding and moved out."

Qin Jixiu found it hard to imagine how Shi Rui won the argument. After all, he was very obedient in front of him and rarely objected, usually saying "um", "yes", "okay", or "got it". Qin Jixiu didn't expect that he would become a thorn in the side when he went to other places.

The other person took a sip of tea and continued, "Xiao Wang in our department has only been at the company for a year, but he already thinks he's a veteran and always asks newcomers for help. Last time, he asked Shi Rui to help him organize test data, and Shi Rui spent an entire night checking it out for him. But when Xiao Wang reported to the team leader, he didn't mention Shi Rui's contribution at all. He even claimed to have stayed up half the night, and he complained about how much work he had to do and how heavy the workload was, and how Shi Rui didn't even bother to help."

This kind of drama of taking credit and playing the victim is not uncommon in the company.

"Shi Rui didn't argue with him. He just posted the chat log of Xiao Wang asking him for help in the department group," the other person said, suppressing a laugh. "Not only that, Shi Rui also posted a few photos of Xiao Wang with his legs crossed on his desk, slacking off and playing mobile games. I have to say, Shi Rui is a ruthless person."

Qin Jixiu thought that after leaving the President's Office, Shi Rui had completely stopped pretending.

The spy continued, "There are also those who are very talkative. They came up to Shi Rui and asked him why he couldn't stay even though he worked so hard for President Qin in the CEO's office, and how unpleasant his work was. Shi Rui didn't fall for it at all, and instead retorted, 'If you're so likable, why don't you go work for President Qin?'"

Qin Jixiu transferred people away with the intention of making Shi Rui sad in the company, but he didn't expect that Shi Rui's ability to adapt was a little too strong.

Hearing this, Qin Jixiu finally remembered to ask: "What do you think, Minister?"

"Minister Wu, he's a very nice person."

Qin Jixiu suddenly doubted whether the spy he found was qualified. Wu Min was not an easy person to talk to.

After the spy left, Qin Jixiu called Wu Min and said bluntly, "You don't have any opinions on Shi Rui's recent performance?

Wu Min was smart and immediately guessed what Qin Jixiu meant. He smiled and said, "I think it's a good thing that Shi Xiao is here. Don't worry, President Qin. Before, there were always some muddled things, buck-passing and wrangling in the department, and I didn't have the energy to keep an eye on them one by one. After Shi Rui came, he helped me act as a semi-supervisor, and those old-timers have become much more restrained. He resolves conflicts quickly and decisively, and he always wins, so no one can say anything. I have to thank you for giving me such a capable assistant."

In order to maintain checks and balances, the management is sometimes afraid that the subordinates will become too united and thus collude to be lazy. Sometimes, with someone like Rui around, Minister Wu feels much less worried than before.

Seeing Wu Min's sincere expression, Qin Jixiu's worries were mostly dispelled, and he nodded: "That's good, tell me if there is anything."

Wu Min suddenly asked, "Boss Qin asked me this, isn't it because you want to get the person back?"

Qin Jixiu smiled and said, "I've given you this person, so use him wisely. Go get busy."

As soon as Wu Min left, Qin Jixiu's right eyelid suddenly twitched without warning. He rubbed his forehead. He had received too much information today and he needed to digest it well.

Some people in the guild group are playing idiom chain games.

While sorting out his thoughts, he typed four words in the group chat, and the group robot reminded him that he had guessed the correct answer.

The gang members were all dialing "6" when suddenly a private message came in. It was from the long-legged poisonous sister from before.

[Boss, are you there?]

Qin Jixiu opened the dialog box and replied: [No.]

Du Jie shared with him without hesitation: "I've recently observed that Ye Lansheng doesn't seem to be appearing with Hua Luo, who's called "Qiao Lezi."

Qin Jixiu replied nonchalantly: [Then?]

Du Jie: [He's been online every day lately, playing games from morning till night. I'm wondering what his family conditions are like. Doesn't he have to work?]

Qin Jixiu frowned and typed: [What does Tiantian Online mean?]

Du Jie: [That's exactly what it says! I've seen him every day this week. Sometimes he's online until 1 or 2 in the morning, and then again at 8 or 9 in the morning. He has even less free time than a college student like me.]

Shi Rui worked every day, so it was impossible for him to be in the game all the time. Could he have sold his account? Or hired a leveling agent? But before, even if he was exhausted, he would never let anyone else help him in the battlefield, and he would finish his daily tasks himself late at night.

Qin Jixiu was still skeptical: [Are you sure it's me?]

Du Jie: [I bet! I ran into him in Chengdu the other day and went over to sign a flag with him. He didn't recognize my account, and even after signing, he actively asked me to join a team. He's completely indifferent to my life or death. In the middle of the night, he suddenly turned on the microphone and wanted to teach me how to play a healer. It was that familiar bubbly, male voice. It couldn't be wrong! It was him!]

Qin Jixiu's eyelids twitched even more violently, and his mind was in a mess.

If Ye Lansheng is the one who spends all day in Jiansan, then what about Shi Rui? Who is Shi Rui?

After closing the dialog box, Qin Jixiu decided to play the game himself in the evening.

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