Hu Ling's sudden outburst was completely unexpected by Chen Zhe. In his mind, Hu Ling was the epitome of calmness and rationality. She rarely got angry over anything and always analyzed the problem from a very rational and objective perspective as a third party.
After yelling that, Hu Ling realized she had lost her temper. She took a deep breath, suppressed her anger, turned around, went back to her room, and locked the door.
The door slammed shut.
Chen Zhe then woke up.
He was still a little confused as to why Sister Hu was so angry. Although she had previously stipulated that no one should have emotional problems with customers or colleagues, those were just old rules. Besides, Mu Wanzhi was neither his customer nor his colleague, and there was no particularly complicated emotional relationship between them. Rationally speaking, it was probably just some physical impulses.
"Is Sister Hu going through early menopause? Sigh, if that's the case, I'd better be careful in the future."
Chen Zhe sighed and then returned to his room.
...
The next day at noon.
Linglong Group, Chen Zhe's office.
When Wu Yuanyuan heard that she was to be transferred to southern Xinjiang, she thought she had misheard.
I don’t think I did anything wrong, so why was I sent to such a far place?
"Mr. Chen... has it been because I haven't been doing a good job lately?"
Wu Yuanyuan didn't really want to go to such a far place, but if Chen Zhe insisted that she go, she would go. However, she still wanted to know what mistake she had made.
“Yuanyuan, why would you ask that? You didn’t do anything wrong, and you did a great job.”
Hearing Chen Zhe's words, Wu Yuanyuan was even more confused.
"Then...then why were I transferred to such a far away place?"
"Oh, hehe, that's what you're asking about, Yuanyuan. You're overthinking it. Well, it's not that I think you did a bad job, it's that I think you did an excellent job. And you're someone I trust, so I want to send you to complete this project. I don't feel comfortable sending anyone else. Besides, Tang Zihao is there too, so the two of you can look after each other."
Wu Yuanyuan was taken aback when she heard that Tang Zihao was also there.
She thought Chen Zhe wanted to set her up with Tang Zihao.
She said somewhat tactfully, "Mr. Chen, there's no way things are going to happen between Mr. Tang and me. I think... why don't you send someone else?"
This was the first time Wu Yuanyuan had politely refused Chen Zhe. Since following Chen Zhe, she had unconditionally agreed to all of his orders and carried them out diligently. But this time, she felt a little resistant.
“Yuanyuan, you may be overthinking it. I didn’t mean that. Zihao doesn’t have much business experience. I sent you there hoping you could mentor him. I also trust you with that project. You’re capable of handling things on your own now. Staying by my side all the time hasn’t given you many opportunities to develop your skills.”
Hearing Chen Zhe say this, Wu Yuanyuan finally felt a little relieved. She nodded and took out the hot spring resort project that Chen Zhe had sent her to modify.
"Mr. Chen, this is a revised project plan. Please take a look and point out any shortcomings, and I will revise it when I get back."
Chen Zhe picked it up and took a look.
Several suggestions for revision were given.
“Imitating the style of our clubhouse is indeed a good idea, but it also needs to conform to the local conditions and customs. You need to go to the site and investigate these things again, and then make a new plan for me to see.”
Wu Yuanyuan took back her project proposal and nodded.
"Mr. Chen, if there's nothing else, I'll head back now."
"Okay, you can go back now."
Chen Zhe nodded and let her leave.
Linglong Group's headquarters is not located in any of its previous branches, but rather occupies an entire building. Many former branch managers now work at the head office, and those branches operate according to the company's management model.
When Chen Zhe finished his workday and was about to leave, he noticed that the light in Wu Yuanyuan's office was still on.
Almost everyone around had left. Chen Zhe told her to go home and rest early to recharge for their trip to southern Xinjiang the next day. Why was she still working so late?
Chen Zhe couldn't resist walking over and knocking on her office door.
"Come in!"
When Chen Zhe opened the door, Wu Yuanyuan was sitting there in a daze, holding a cigarette in her hand and looking worried.
When she saw it was Chen Zhe, she immediately stubbed out her cigarette and hurriedly stood up.
"I'm sorry, Mr. Chen, I didn't know it was you."
Wu Yuanyuan had initially thought it was another employee knocking on her door, since she was always the one going to Chen Zhe's office, and Chen Zhe rarely came to hers.
Chen Zhe waved his hand to signal her not to be nervous.
This was the first time Chen Zhe had seen her smoke. Seeing her like this, Chen Zhe felt it was necessary to have a chat with her.
He sat down casually.
"What's wrong? Didn't I tell you to go back and rest?"
"I...I'll go back after I finish work..."
Chen Zhe casually picked up some documents on the table. These project plans were brought to him by Wu Yuanyuan today, and they were covered with many corrections and writings.
"Didn't I tell you to go and do some on-site research before rewriting? There's no need to rush."
"Mr. Chen, I'm worried that I won't do a good job. After all, this is the first time I've faced this alone, and I don't want to mess things up. I'm afraid I'll embarrass you."
Chen Zhe could tell that Wu Yuanyuan was worrying too much.
She was gripped by the fear of the unknown ahead.
“Yuanyuan, you really don’t need to worry so much. I didn’t force you to do anything, and I didn’t ask you to do anything to any particular degree.”
"But I have high standards for myself!"
Wu Yuanyuan couldn't help but say.
“President Chen, I’m really afraid I won’t do a good job. I’ve always worked under you before. I wasn’t afraid then because I knew you would back me up. But now you want me to go to such a far place to take on this project alone. I… I’m really not confident, or rather, I’m scared. Maybe… maybe you should send someone else, like Manager Yang. Manager Yang is more capable than me. You can send her. She will definitely do a better job than me.”
Yang Yun is indeed capable; she could do a good job there. However, Chen Zhe felt that Wu Yuanyuan was more suitable because there was Tang Zihao there, and he needed to consider certain aspects of the situation.
"Yuanyuan, are you scared?"
Wu Yuanyuan nodded; "I'm sorry, Mr. Chen, I... I have let you down. If you really want me to go, I will find a way to overcome my fear."
When Wu Yuanyuan said this, it had the feeling that if a ruler commands his subject to die, the subject has no choice but to die.
"It's okay. It's normal to be afraid. It's normal to be scared. I allow you to be afraid of the unknown and unfamiliar places. I even allow you not to overcome it."
Upon hearing this, Wu Yuanyuan was taken aback.
In the past, when faced with difficulties, she was afraid and wanted to escape. At that time, her leader would always stand there and talk to her from a superior position.
"Yuanyuan, you must face your fears and difficulties head-on. You must overcome them so that you can grow. Be brave and face your fears!"
That's what they all said. Wu Yuanyuan listened to them and chose to face her fears and difficulties head-on. But after overcoming one difficulty, another one would come along for her to overcome. She felt physically and mentally exhausted and under immense pressure.
But now Chen Zhe said something different.
Allowing her to have fear? What kind of talk is that? Isn't that a bit negative?
Normally, if you want to persuade her to go, shouldn't you encourage her and say things like how easy it is to get there?
"Yuanyuan, I have something to tell you from the bottom of my heart, something I'm only telling you..."
Chen Zhe's opening remark piqued Wu Yuanyuan's curiosity, and she couldn't help but lean closer.
...
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