Chapter 90 Let it be, she doesn't accept it
At seven in the morning, he heard noises in the room. She came out after washing and dressing. Last night, she had a fever in the middle of the night and kept saying she was cold. He carried her to the bed and settled her down, then he lay on the sofa for a while. "So early? If you're sick, get some more sleep." He came up and touched her forehead, which was still hot. She turned her head away, "I have to go to class." "Take a sick leave." "I've already taken a sick leave twice before. If I take another one, I won't get any credits." She went into the kitchen. He wanted to say that credits were not important compared to health, but he stopped himself, fearing that she would say that credits were not important to someone like him, but were very important to her. There was no trace of what happened yesterday on her face, as if that person had never been there. "Your sister said she would arrange an interview with Fang Qin and Director Lin today. Did she tell you?" She asked as she took out bread and milk from the refrigerator. He didn't respond, but took the food from her hand. "Don't eat these cold ones. Go lie down for a while and wait for me. I'll make you breakfast." "It's too late. I have to go. You can make your own breakfast." She took it back and pressed, "Has the interview time been set?" Lin Yushan told her yesterday that she'd gone back and discussed with Lin Guanghui that they'd confirm a date for Fang Qin today. She'd made a note of it. He'd received a call from Lin Yushan last night. She'd called him from Chen Yi's phone, saying that the HR department was still employed and that interviewing on a weekday was too sensitive. Lin Guanghui wanted to go back to the office this afternoon for an interview. Sure enough, of the three resumes, he only chose Fang Qin, but there was some bad news. He gave her another resume, a man's, and asked her to arrange a joint interview this afternoon. She said Fang Qin was probably not going to get in. The man's resume was just as bad, but he had the advantage of working in the medical beauty industry chain, and Lin Guanghui had found him himself. She asked for the source, and he vaguely said it was someone else's recommendation, and they'd compare and see which one was more suitable. Lin Yuxun really didn't want to discuss those trivial matters with Lin Yao so early in the morning. She was sick and had time problems, as she had classes today. "Has there been a change?" She could see the problem. "Are you sure you want to go back to school?" "Yeah." "I'll wash up here for a while, and I'll tell you on the way." He tentatively took her hand to walk with him when they went out, and she didn't refuse. Surprisingly surprised, he felt that she accepted him, and she held her hand tightly all the way, which was extremely sweet. When they reached the basement, she found that he had changed his car, a brand new SUV, the baby version, in mint green. He scratched his head, looking very nervous, and opened the door for her. She got in, not looking at the interior of his new car, but concentrating on her phone. He turned on the stereo as soon as he got in the car, "Do you think the stereo is okay?" She glanced at the control panel, pursed her lips and forced a smile, but didn't respond. In fact, seeing...
At seven o'clock in the morning, he heard noises in the room and she came out after washing and combing her hair.
Last night in the middle of the night she had a fever and kept saying she was cold, so he carried her to bed and put her to bed, then he lay on the sofa for a while.
"So early? If you're sick, get some more sleep." He came up and touched her forehead, which was still hot.
She tilted her head, "I have to go to class."
"Sick leave."
"I've already treated you twice before, and I won't get any credit if I treat you again." She went into the kitchen.
He wanted to say that credits were not important compared to health, but he stopped himself, fearing that she would say that credits were not important to someone like him, but were very important to her.
There was no trace of what happened yesterday on her face, as if that person had never been there.
"Your sister said she will arrange an interview with Fang Qin and Director Lin today. Did she tell you?" She asked as she took out bread and milk from the refrigerator.
He didn't respond to her and took the things from her hand. "Don't eat these cold things. Go lie down for a while and wait for me. I'll make you breakfast."
"It's too late. I have to go. You can take care of your breakfast yourself." She took it back and asked again, "Is the interview time set?"
Lin Yushan told her yesterday that she would go back and communicate with Lin Guanghui, and today they would confirm the time to meet Fang Qin. She kept this in mind.
He received a call from Lin Yushan last night. She called him using Chen Yi's phone and said that the HR department was still in office and it was too sensitive to interview at the company on a weekday. Lin Guanghui wanted to go back to the company this afternoon for an interview. Of the three resumes, he only picked out Fang Qin, but there was some bad news. He gave her another resume, that of a man, and asked her to arrange an interview together this afternoon.
She said Fang Qin was 80% likely to get in, and that man's resume was just as good as Fang Qin's, with the advantage of having worked in the medical beauty industry chain, and Lin Guanghui had found him himself. She asked for the source, and he vaguely said someone recommended him, and they compared them to see which one was more suitable.
Lin Yuxun really didn't want to talk about those trivial things with Lin Yao so early in the morning. She was sick and had time problems as she had to go to class today.
"Has there been any change?" She saw the problem.
"Are you sure you want to go back to school?"
"Um."
"I'll wash up here and talk to you on the way."
When they went out, he tentatively took her hand and walked with her. She didn't refuse. Surprisingly, he felt that she accepted him. She held her hand tightly all the way, which was extremely sweet.
When she got to the basement, she found that he had changed his car, a brand new SUV, the BB version, mint green.
He scratched his head, looking very nervous, and opened the car door for her.
She got in, not looking at the interior of his new car, but concentrating on her phone.
He adjusted the stereo as soon as he got in the car, "Do you think the stereo is okay?"
She glanced at the console, forced a smile, and didn't respond.
In fact, she had some guesses when she saw the color of the car.
In her eyes, this car was a stark example of class division, starkly revealing the differences in their backgrounds, economic values, and lifestyles. Even if she wanted to buy a car, she would only buy one that was affordable for herself.
Mixing in business transactions was complicated enough, and adding material things to the mix was too much of a burden. She was most afraid of getting this aspect of her relationship unclear. Besides, it wasn't that she couldn't afford a car; it was just that her consumption philosophy was different.
He truly didn't know how to express how much she meant to him. He had no intention of showing off; he drove a modest car, wore simple clothes, and kept his belongings simple. Seeing her always taking the subway and riding her bike, he felt she deserved her own car. At the end of that back-to-school orientation, someone had asked her in person if she drove and told her to take her car. He'd always remembered it, and it had been hard on him.
For him, choosing this car had nothing to do with class or anything else. He hadn't spent a cent of Lin Guanghui's money, and he was fully capable of expressing his feelings. He simply chose the color, thinking that mint green must be her favorite. The mint green she wore that night was unforgettable in his mind. Since it was rare to find a car in stock, he didn't think about anything else and bought it on impulse, preparing it for her when the time was right.
It was a cold and rainy day yesterday. I saw her running around to take a taxi and I couldn't help myself. I was also afraid that she would mind, so I didn't plan to just say I would give her a ride. I thought of a lot of ways to be clever so that she could drive.
I didn't expect her to see through it at a glance.
Seeing that her face was not right, he knew that he had increased her burden and acted cautiously.
He reached for her hand, but she pulled it back.
The intimacy they had built up with great difficulty was alienated by a car. He realized that he had done something stupid and didn't want to keep any distance from her anymore. He finally restrained himself from saying everything he had planned to say about the car.
Fortunately, I didn’t say it.
"Don't you want to talk about the interview?" she reminded.
He then told her the interview time requested by Lin Guanghui and that there was another competitor, and said that he would go to Lin Yushan to discuss and find a way to change the time.
"Such an important matter, and you've only just told me now. If you change the time, it won't be Fang Qin who makes the reservation."
She was speechless and immediately called Fang Qin. Fortunately, Fang Qin had still had time to email the school to ask for leave that morning.
"Please send me the specific time and place later. Fang Qin will be there in the afternoon. What's the background of that other person?" she asked him.
"He's a man, he's worked in the industry. I'll send you his resume later."
"Stop the car and send it now. I need time to do a background check."
"Don't be in a hurry. Can you take a break? Don't be too stressed." He glanced at her and pulled her hand to comfort her.
Lin Guanghui is the highest-level player, and suddenly there is a new competitor, and he and Lin Yushan are helpless in dealing with it.
"You only have this one chance. If you really use that person, it will be difficult for you to get the personnel rights of Tongya. This step is too critical... There is no time."
Seeing that she was anxious, he stopped the car.
She looked at the resume, but she didn't recognize the person. She forwarded it to Long Weihe and asked her to find a way to learn more about the person. She then took out her computer from her bag and searched various recruitment websites to see if the person had any signs of looking for job opportunities.
"What is Mr. Lin's interview style and what are his preferences in hiring?" she asked him.
"Very rigid. He has a strong desire for control and demands unwavering loyalty and obedience. Based on this, whoever creates the most value for him has the advantage." He paused and looked at her. "Let things take their natural course. Don't put too much pressure on yourself."
This happened naturally, and she didn't accept it.
She had a high fever but forced herself to attend class. The trauma of last night's breakdown must still be there. She still had to work under high pressure for him at this time. As a core insider, he was still thinking about how to break free in the future. He blamed himself.
He knew that he could actually do more. If he was willing to perform in front of Lin Guanghui, willing to submit to him like everyone else, and willing to give up his freedom, perhaps many troubles would not exist.
Arriving at school, he parked the car in front of the teaching building and said, "I'm going to buy some fever-reducing medicine first, and then I'll come over to accompany you to class."
"I'm going to discuss interview strategies with Fang Qin. If we find any negative information about that person, you need to discuss with your sister how to proceed, and see if you can reveal it to Director Lin before the interview to influence his judgment. Didn't your sister say yesterday that Director Lin would make the final decision after meeting someone he was very satisfied with? We have to do it before his interview. Don't delay, let's each buy some time." She put the computer into her bag.
"Lin Yao——"
She stopped pushing the door and turned back.
"Are you feeling uncomfortable?"
She didn't say anything.
"let me see."
He reached out and touched her face, looking at her with emotion and reluctance.
He slowly moved his body closer, put his forehead against hers, and kissed her forehead lightly, "I'll come over at noon to take you to rest."
Her brain was burning even more.
The interview was so stressful that she and Fang Qin took a break from class to discuss strategies for the afternoon interview.
Yesterday, Lin Yao asked Lin Yushan about Tongya’s personnel pain points. After the two analyzed the situation, Fang Qin said that he had prepared two or three personnel improvement plans that would be effective quickly and could quantify the value, in preparation for Lin Guanghui’s detailed inquiries.
"I have to perform absolute obedience and personal worship in front of him. This is the key."
Fang Qin laughed after listening to her story about Lin Guanghui's interview style.
Lin Yao was also helpless and laughed, "His core needs should be security and value. He requires loyal execution and value creation. He will ask some questions to observe your controllability. During the process, you may need to emphasize things like process, compliance, and timely reporting."
"This person does have some advantages. He has extensive work experience in diversified groups and also has experience in the medical beauty industry chain. If Lin Guanghui wants to compare, I can think of how to deal with him based on these two points." Fang Qin flipped through the resume of the competitor Lin Yao sent her on her phone.
Lin Yao did not find any trace of this person looking for a job on any recruitment website, but Long Weihe contacted some people and fed back some information he had obtained to her.
She said his basic information was true. He was the human resources director of a diversified group company. He had resigned from his previous jobs on his own initiative and had a four-month gap. However, he covered it up on his resume and only showed a one-month gap. This was the only flaw.
Long Weihe suggested they contact the company he'd worked for during his hiatus to dig deeper into the real reason for leaving. Even if the company stamped the resignation certificate in black and white, it wouldn't necessarily be the real reason. However, since this company wasn't in the same industry and they weren't familiar with it, it wouldn't be easy to openly conduct a background check on them, unless they could use their personal connections to ask about it privately as gossip. She and Shi Zhenglin were taking the children on vacation for the weekend and weren't in the city until that evening. She said she'd find a way to ask someone in person when she returned, but asking over the phone about this kind of thing would involve legal disputes, and HR professionals are very shrewd and wouldn't tell you by phone or text, fearing evidence.
After hearing Long Weihe's feedback, Lin Yao asked Fang Qin if he could provide his payroll records and explained the reasoning. Fang Qin was willing to cooperate.
After punching in after class in the morning, one of them hurried home to change clothes and put on makeup for the interview, while the other wanted to find out more about the competitor before Lin Guanghui's interview, so he took a taxi out of the school to do some business.
She called Lin Yuxun and pointed out the flaws in the candidate's resume, asking him to find a way to get Lin Yushan to cooperate. She told him to ask both candidates to provide salary statements in front of Lin Guanghui, but not to directly state that there was a problem with the candidate's resume. She could only say that according to market norms, they needed to verify the salary levels of both candidates. If the candidate was willing to provide them, the four months of missing bank statements would not match the one month on the resume, and Lin Yushan could then expose the fraud to Lin Guanghui. However, she needed to verify it to prevent any verbal errors, so she told him to wait for her call.
He anxiously asked her why she had to go now. She said that if she waited until Director Lin decided on that person and then pointed out that person's mistakes, it would be difficult to correct his decision. There was a big difference between before and after the decision was made.
She did not disturb Long Weihe's vacation anymore. After making a few calls but failing to connect with anyone, she tried to send a message in the alumni group asking if anyone knew anyone in that company. Several people responded, and one of her senior students helped connect her with a person in that company.
The other party was a girl, and they had arranged to meet at noon. She bought her some dessert and fruit tea on the way.
After all, it wasn't a formal background check, as per company procedures. The girl didn't dare to tell her in the office. Instead, she quickly responded to her in the lobby downstairs. He said he was fired by his boss, and they had negotiated, and he resigned, but he couldn't disclose the specific reason. She also reconfirmed the date of his resignation, and it was indeed a period of time.
She came back but couldn't make it in time for the exam, and her health condition prevented her from going back to school. She sent a message to Lin Yuxun and went straight home.
She had been drained of both her mental and physical energy last night, and she was completely powerless to deal with this matter today. She could only watch Fang Qin "perform."
The interviewee who was supposed to "perform" entered Lin Guanghui's office at 4 p.m. without any signs of acting. Her maturity and sophistication allowed her to make her "respect" and "admiration" for him appear heartfelt. She knew how to gain a good first impression through her words and image.
Lin Yushan was sitting next to Lin Guanghui and didn't say a word.
Neither she nor Lin Yao had expected that after a brief self-introduction, a big boss would ask a series of questions that peeled down layer by layer until he got to the details of the human operation module. This was good for Fang Qin, because the more detailed the questions, the better she would be at it.
The oppressive questions were what they both expected. He directly pointed out her weaknesses, saying that her industry did not meet the job requirements.
She didn't blindly challenge him, maintaining a humble yet firm core. She respected his perspective and didn't deny differences, but downplayed their importance. She emphasized the universality of an HR leader's core competencies, highlighting their own rapid learning abilities and existing foundation. Then, she focused on aligning them with his core needs for execution, value, and loyalty. While helping him understand industry knowledge quickly, she prioritized a professional confidant who perfectly matched his management style and could deliver immediate value.
"We have several divisions under us. You are the group's human resources department. How do you balance the human resources authority between the group and the subordinate divisions?" he asked.
What he wanted was not balance, but control. Fang Qin did not fall into the trap of the word "balance".
"Mr. Lin, I believe that Tongya's rapid development is highly dependent on your strategically guided organizational structure. Balance may not be the core goal. The core goal is to unify values and control risks. My role is very clear. I am the extension of your strategy at the talent and organizational levels. I am the key hub to ensure that your will is accurately transmitted to each sector..."
She intended to emphasize that she was his "tool" and "spokesperson," and her words satisfied his desire for control and personal worship. She flattered him on the surface, but inwardly she vomited at her own distorted ideas.
If it weren't for the top position and high salary, as well as the incentive of supporting small bosses to get promoted in the future, Fang Qin was not stupid and would not do such a thing.
He became interested and asked her a lot of questions about the control mechanism.
It was almost two hours before it was her turn to ask questions. All the questions were designed by her and Lin Yao, and everything revolved around his core needs. She asked him about his core strategic positioning for Tongya's development in the next three years, what role he hoped human resources would play in it to maximize support for this goal, and what was the biggest pain point in human resources at present.
The pain points that Lin Guanghui mentioned were exactly the same as those mentioned by Lin Yushan, and the personnel improvement plan prepared in advance came in handy.
After the "performance", Fang Qin was satisfied with himself.
As soon as she left his office, she sent a message to Lin Yao, "I was fooled by you and fell into the old fox's den and was tortured for two hours. It was too suffocating. If I can get into Tongya, this old fox doesn't step down and can't support the prince to take the throne. I, Fang Qin, will be the first to disagree!"
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