Ye Linchen looked at the scene before him and stared at Zhao Yutong in surprise.
Her eyes were red, and there were still tear stains at the corners of her eyes that she hadn't had time to wipe away;
She then looked at Li Hongying and Lin Xuemei, who were standing to the side.
Although their expressions differed, they both appeared embarrassed and helpless.
Although she didn't know what had happened, she could guess the general idea from the expressions of the three people.
Nine times out of ten, Zhao Yutong is dissatisfied with the team's affairs again.
Ye Linchen quickly welcomed the three into the house and asked with a smile, "Yutong, what brings you here all of a sudden?"
As soon as she finished speaking, she saw Lin Xuemei and Li Hongying shake their heads at her almost simultaneously, clearly telling her not to ask.
Sure enough, before she could say anything more, Zhao Yutong started complaining, her voice choked with sobs.
"Senior," she said, feeling wronged, "didn't you say you wanted me to join your startup team? Then why can't I attend your meetings? Am I even considered one of you?"
She became more and more agitated as she spoke, and her voice became shrill, as if she were about to vomit out all the words that had been bottled up inside her.
“Mingming, you’ve all been incredibly busy these past few days. Sister Hongying and Sister Xuemei have to attend lectures after class, and you have to give a presentation after yours.”
"But what about me? I can't do anything and can only watch you all work hard. Am I not one of you? Why can't I participate in anything? Why am I excluded from meetings?"
In the end, she could no longer hold back her tears, which streamed down her face.
Lin Xuemei shrugged at Ye Linchen, "See? I told you not to ask, and now you've caused me trouble."
Li Hongying quickly stepped forward to comfort Zhao Yutong: "Yutong, don't cry. We really didn't mean it that way. It's just that you're already very busy with classes every day, and you also have your own reports to write. The rest of us have a slightly lighter workload, so we didn't call you. We really didn't mean to exclude you."
Before Li Hongying could finish speaking, Zhao Yutong angrily pushed her hand away and cried, "After all you've said, isn't it just that you think my professional knowledge is lacking? That's why you don't want to take me along!"
Ye Linchen frowned unhappily.
Zhao Yutong's attitude ignited the anger within her as well.
"Zhao Yutong!"
She raised her voice and called out her full name, which startled Lin Xuemei and Li Hongying.
Ye Linchen, not wanting to beat around the bush any longer, stated directly, "We're starting a business now, not playing house!"
“I told you from the beginning that you are a freshman and your professional knowledge is not yet keeping up with our pace. We are short on time and have a heavy workload, so we don’t have the energy to teach you from scratch.”
"You said you were willing to do odd jobs, and we even assigned you tasks. We asked you to research lecture times and organize interview transcripts. But what was the result?"
She pressed him relentlessly, her voice not loud, but utterly ruthless.
"You copied the wrong time for two out of three lectures; and you mixed up all three people's answers in your prepared transcript. Did we say a single harsh word to you? No! But you need to understand, if this happened in a real company, you would have been fired long ago."
Zhao Yutong blushed when asked the question. She opened her mouth as if to say something, but in the end, she couldn't utter a single word.
Ye Linchen stared at her and continued, "You said we complained that your professional knowledge wasn't keeping up. Then let me ask you, have you tried to catch up? Have you used your spare time to study and try to keep up?"
"No! If you have free time, go participate in club activities and have meals with your classmates. You still have one course assignment that you haven't submitted yet. Why don't you ask the teacher to give you an extension? With an attitude like this, how can we feel comfortable entrusting important work to you?"
She paused, then spoke more seriously: "What we're doing now concerns the future of a company. Every word we write could determine its survival. This isn't empty talk; it's a real responsibility. Can you honestly say you're prepared to take on this responsibility?"
Zhao Yutong stood there, her lips trembling, but she could only stammer out a few words, "I..."
Tears streamed down her cheeks, but she no longer had the confidence she had before.
Ye Linchen looked at her, sighed, and softened his tone slightly: "Yutong, I know you want to participate, and I understand your resentment."
"But you need to understand that the most important thing right now is not to worry about whether we took you or not, but to study your major well and catch up with us as soon as possible."
“Once you’re truly ready, we’ll naturally assign you more work. But if you feel you can’t handle it, you can always quit.”
Ye Linchen didn't want to waste any more time and continued, "Now, if you understand what I mean, go back and think it over carefully. We have a meeting. If you make the same mistake again, we really can't keep you here."
Zhao Yutong bit her lip in silence. She stood there for a moment, pondered, then turned around, opened the door, and walked out.
The door slammed shut, and the three people in the rented room exchanged glances, but no one spoke.
After a long pause, Li Hongying asked in a low voice, "Was what I just said too harsh?"
Ye Linchen shook his head: "She needs to listen to some harsh words now. If we let her continue like this, it will really harm her and us."
Lin Xuemei nodded in agreement: "Yes, her current state is really exhausting. It's good that she's thinking things through sooner rather than later."
Ye Linchen took a deep breath, pulled himself together, and said, "Don't think about her anymore, we have a meeting to attend. Organize the documents and get ready to begin."
The subsequent meeting proceeded smoothly.
Lin Xiaojuan also arrived, bringing some new modeling ideas that she had specifically consulted with the professor who taught the course.
After a long period of exposure to financial knowledge, she also learned some things on her own and gradually became able to say a few words when Ye Linchen and the others discussed things. She even put forward her own opinions on several key issues, and most of them were to the point.
Ye Linchen and the others listened attentively, nodding from time to time.
The group finalized the details, assigned tasks, and set a deadline for completion.
The meeting ended late at night.
They looked a little tired, but they also had a sense of peace in their hearts.
When I got back to the dorm, Zhao Yutong was already there.
She drew the bed curtains, keeping herself inside, so it was impossible to see what she was doing.
The atmosphere in the dormitory was a bit strange, but everyone tacitly refrained from disturbing her.
The next morning, just after Ye Linchen finished washing up, Zhao Yutong walked up to him, her eyes still a little red.
She bit her lip and said softly, "Senior, I'm sorry... I wasn't serious enough yesterday. I've thought about it carefully and I will correct my mistakes and study hard in the future."
Ye Linchen looked at her, his gaze softening slightly, and nodded: "Yes, it's good that you can figure it out. Let's take it one step at a time."
She said a few more words of encouragement, but inwardly she sighed, hoping that Zhao Yutong would really keep her word.
Meanwhile, Meng Zihan finally got the news she wanted.
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