This time the boss was not around, and with Huo Yuli's advice, Xing Zhao successfully established a bit of an image, and their attitude towards reporting work improved a lot.

“So what’s the next step after we finish collecting data?”

"Market research and R&D must be carried out at the same time. You can't just wait for the previous step to be completed before moving on to the next step. That would be a waste of time. The six of you will be divided into two groups, one to investigate the market and the other to develop. We will work on both fronts."

Lin Zhi nodded, "I understand, I'll go out then."

As soon as Lin Zhigang left, Hu Die and Wei Zhou gave Xing Zhao a thumbs up.

"Sure, you look like a boss now."

Xing Zhao let out a long sigh, "You don't know, I was just pretending. In fact, I was so scared that I was afraid of assigning him the wrong task."

The boss is away recently, so if something goes wrong, no one can protect him.

Hu Die teased, "Are you planning to be the second in command of our team?"

"There are only four people in our team. Aren't we three the same except for the boss? How can we be considered second-in-command?" Xing Zhao didn't know whether to laugh or cry, but he had to admit that it felt great to be a manager and assign tasks to subordinates.

No wonder Ma Bo and Xu Liang regarded them as thorns in their eyes before. Their appearance made Xu Liang and Ma Bo feel a sense of crisis.

Xing Zhao and Hu Die were playing around, but Wei Zhou was working absent-mindedly, frequently looking at the time in the lower right corner of the computer.

Hu Die noticed his movements and asked curiously, "Wei Zhou, are you in a hurry to get off work? Why do you keep looking at the time?"

"I'm not in a hurry to get off work. I just... don't know if the boss has finished the exam."

"The exam must be over, it's already this late."

Originally, the three of them also wanted to go outside the examination room to cheer for Liu Huanyi, but Huo Yuli refused to approve their leave.

"I'm not picking on you, but this exam is easy for her. If you rush in and make it too grand, it will put pressure on her. Besides, there are so many things going on in the company. If you don't keep an eye on it for her, do you intend to let her work overtime after the exam? The best thing you can do to help her right now is to help her look after the IT department and manage the work."

Huo Yuli's reasons were very convincing and they could not refute them, so they had to go back to the office and continue working.

Wei Zhou was a little angry. "This is just an excuse. He just doesn't want us to go find the boss so he can go find him himself."

"That's not the case." Xing Zhao patted Wei Zhou's shoulder, "What Mr. Huo said makes sense. If we rush over there rashly, we might really make the boss unhappy. Let's wait for the boss to come back in the company."

"Xing Zhao, there's something wrong with you." Hu Die narrowed her eyes and looked Xing Zhao up and down. Her expression made Xing Zhao feel very uncomfortable.

"What's wrong with me?"

"You hated Mr. Huo before, why did you suddenly speak up for him just now? Do you want something from him?"

Xing Zhao glanced at Wei Zhou and quickly explained, "No, I just think what Mr. Huo said makes sense, that's all. I don't mean anything else."

"Really?" Hu Die looked at him with pretended suspicion.

"Absolutely."

Xing Zhao was afraid that Wei Zhou would misunderstand him, so he quickly said, "I still support you."

But after Huo Yuli gave him some advice last time, he suddenly discovered that Huo Yuli was a very secretive person who knew a lot about many things.

This is a trait that he does not have. Seeing that Huo Yuli has it, he feels a sense of admiration for him.

Wei Zhou was stunned, then realized what he was saying and gave a dry laugh.

"Forget it."

He has accepted his fate that there will be no future between him and Liu Huanyi.

"Why forget it?" Xing Zhao dropped the mouse and walked to Wei Zhou's desk. "If you like her, you should work hard for her. Isn't the boss not with Mr. Huo?"

"Even if the boss wasn't with Mr. Huo, he wouldn't like me. I know this."

Wei Zhou doesn't want to be a person who makes trouble for himself. From now on, he just wants to follow Liu Huanyi and build his career well.

Xing Zhao was so anxious that he kept persuading her, "Don't give up so easily. Now, apart from you and Mr. Huo, no one else is chasing after the boss. If either of you works hard, you can get the boss. Why are you giving up?"

"Xing Zhao, what you said is not right." Hu Die suddenly looked at Xing Zhao seriously, "Does the boss have to choose to fall in love? I think the boss will choose to pursue his career instead of falling in love."

Xing Zhao was about to refute when Liu Huanyi suddenly came.

"What are you chatting about during working hours instead of working?"

"Boss!"

The three of them stood up at the same time, looked at Liu Huanyi in surprise, and immediately surrounded her.

"How did you do on the test?"

"good."

Liu Huanyi put down her bag and sat at her workstation. She always liked not to say much, so even when facing them, she just said it was okay.

But to them, this sounded like a sure thing, and they immediately clamored to celebrate.

"Let me see the results of your work these days. If you work hard, I will take you to celebrate."

As soon as Liu Huanyi sat down, she turned on the computer and asked them to report their work progress to her.

Xing Zhao had to agree. Huo Yuli knew Liu Huanyi well and knew that the first thing she would do when she came back would be to ask about work.

Fortunately, they did not slack off. After sending their respective work summaries to Liu Huanyi, Liu Huanyi nodded with satisfaction.

"You guys have behaved well. Order whatever you want to eat tonight. It's my treat."

"Thank you, Boss!"

They celebrated in their small office, causing envy from people outside.

Unexpectedly, when it was time to get off work, Liu Huanyi called all the IT employees and said, "If you have nothing to do, let's have dinner together after get off work."

"Do we have a share too?!"

They were all very happy. They had heard that Liu Huanyi was generous to the people on his team, and today they finally saw it.

"As long as you have worked hard during this period, you will have a share. It's at the restaurant in the alley behind. Let's meet there directly."

Liu Huanyi took Wei Zhou and the other two over first, while the others were still finishing up their work.

But everyone worked very hard. They were so happy at the thought of the big dinner. It would be great if Liu Huanyi could take office earlier.

Huo Yuli heard from Huo Shu that the IT department was peaceful recently and everyone was working very hard, so he wanted to go to the IT department to take a look.

But I didn't expect that when I arrived at the IT department, most of the people had already left.

A few who stayed behind were still working overtime anxiously. They stopped from time to time to check the time, then continued to work in a sweat, regretting why they didn't finish earlier.

Huo Shu was very embarrassed. He had even assured Huo Yuli that the IT department had been working very hard recently, but when Huo Yuli arrived he saw this scene.

"Where are they? Are they leaving get off work just like that?" Huo Shu knocked on the desks of the remaining people.

The man quickly replied, "No, Director Liu is treating us to a dinner, and they are all gone to eat. I will rush over after I finish my work."

It’s a waste if you don’t eat the free meal.

Huo Shu was surprised. "Liu Huanyi is treating us? How can she invite so many people?"

"I don't know about that. Anyway, Director Liu said it's in the restaurant in the alley behind."