They've got me figured out, that's why they won't even say a single comforting word.
The biggest blow Lin Xiaoran suffered all morning was that Fu Meilin called her in for a talk and said that she did not meet the requirements for hotel employees and could not pass the probation period, so she had to terminate her employment contract.
She returned to her desk looking dejected. "Unnie, I won't be able to work with you anymore. Please take good care of yourself and don't let President Fu bully you."
Song Yunxi looked up from her computer. "What's wrong?"
"She said I wasn't competent for the job and wanted me to resign," Lin Xiaoran said as she began packing her things.
Song Yunxi knew best whether Lin Xiaoran was capable of handling the job. Although Lin Xiaoran didn't know anything when she first arrived, it's impossible for a college student who hasn't graduated yet to know everything; she could learn gradually.
Having worked together for so long, Lin Xiaoran has made rapid progress. She is smart, eager to learn, diligent, energetic, and possesses the innovative spirit of youth. Song Yunxi feels that working with Lin Xiaoran is a truly harmonious experience.
Moreover, Lin Xiaoran has been preparing for the joint project with her for so long and is very familiar with all aspects of the work. If someone is suddenly replaced, she will need to be taught from scratch, which would not only waste time but also might not be able to do a better job than Lin Xiaoran.
Fu Meilin's claim that Lin Xiaoran was incompetent at work was clearly an excuse. Because she couldn't handle Song Yunxi, she was trying to target those around Song Yunxi.
"Don't pack your things, keep working. I'll talk to President Fu."
"Is it okay?" Actually, Lin Xiaoran wanted to ask Song Yunxi more: You and Fu Meilin don't get along so well, do you think she will listen to you?
Song Yunxi laughed, "Is there anything I can't do?"
Lin Xiaoran suddenly shook off her previous gloom, a smile spreading across her lips. "I think you can do it."
Song Yunxi arranged to meet Fu Meilin in the executive lounge reception area.
Fu Meilin sat on the sofa, arms crossed, and asked her in an unfriendly tone, "What?"
Song Yunxi smiled innocently. "President Fu, I'd like to talk to you about Lin Xiaoran."
"You want to keep her?" Fu Meilin smiled, but her smile was somewhat smug. Judging from Song Yunxi's expression, she was here to beg her.
“Yes.” Song Yunxi nodded, then tried to analyze it for Fu Meilin from a professional perspective. “When we recruit recent graduates from universities, isn’t it because they love learning, are easy to train, and have strong potential?”
Lin Xiaoran's work had finally gotten on track after the initial adjustment period, and now replacing her and bringing in a new person, requiring them to be trained from scratch, really goes against the principles of scientific, efficient, and rational personnel allocation.
"I'm only in charge of hiring and firing people. Whether you can train new employees is your own department's business. My HR department can't possibly teach people how to do things for your business departments every day."
"Although the hotel is divided into different departments, they all work together to form a whole. If any link has a problem, it will affect the hotel's final revenue."
While the Human Resources department doesn't handle operational matters, it can't remain uninvolved. Improving staffing efficiency and managing employees scientifically are the primary responsibilities of HR, not simply recruiting and firing people.
Song Yunxi pushed a printed document in front of Fu Meilin. "I've compiled statistics on recent employee turnover. The turnover rate is high, and we can't retain top talent. Even if you can recruit more people, it's still a failure on the part of the HR department. I will raise this issue at the next senior management meeting."
Fu Meilin glared at her: "Are you threatening me?"
"Of course not. I was just forced to keep an eye on employee turnover in the midst of my busy schedule. If President Fu hadn't asked Lin Xiaoran to terminate her employment contract, I wouldn't have had the time to care about these issues."
Song Yunxi took a sip of coffee and then slowly said, "Besides, if I wanted to threaten you, I would naturally have better ways. You should know that."
Fu Meilin leaned back warily. "What trick are you trying to pull now?"
Song Yunxi held out her scabbed right hand to Fu Meilin. "My old wound on my hand hasn't healed yet. If I talk to President Fu for a while and get a new wound, what do you think everyone will think?"
"Don't try to fool me. There are cameras everywhere here. Do you think you can still play the trick of hurting yourself and framing me? Forget about it."
"There are indeed quite a few cameras, but do you know why I asked you to come to this corner? Because this is a blind spot for surveillance."
After hearing this, Fu Meilin turned around and looked around. Her intuition told her that leaving immediately was the wise choice.
Seeing Fu Meilin stand up, Song Yunxi quickly said, "If you dare to leave, I'll tell others that you hurt me and then ran away."
Actually, when she invited Fu Meilin over, she simply thought that 10:30 in the morning would be a quieter and less crowded time for a conversation in the executive lounge. She genuinely didn't know if it was a blind spot for surveillance cameras. That remark was just something she blurted out on the spur of the moment.
Fu Meilin stopped in her tracks after hearing Song Yunxi's words.
Song Yunxi smiled again, resting her chin on her hand as she looked up at Fu Meilin standing by the table.
"Let's talk some more, okay?"
Judging from her tone of voice, anyone who didn't know better would think they were best friends chatting and joking around.
Fu Meilin sat back down on the sofa, her face full of anger as she growled at her, "Are you schizophrenic?"
In such a short time, Song Yunxi has changed her persona several times? First, she professionally talked to her about human resource management, then she said she would complain about her at the executive meeting, then she threatened to frame her in a blind spot of the surveillance, and now she is laughing like this, wishing she could have a best friend's gathering with her.
Fu Meilin didn't get a reply from Song Yunxi, but saw her tilt her head and look in a certain direction behind her.
Following Song Yunxi's gaze, Fu Meilin turned around and looked through the carved archway and floor-to-ceiling decorative shelves in the middle. She saw Mu Chen and Zhou Tian sitting opposite each other in the window seats in the business area.
"President Mu, please forgive me. I really didn't know that fan would hurt Sister Mu Xian. I've been wanting to apologize to her, but she hasn't come to the company for many days, and I'm really worried about her."
Zhou Tian sat opposite her, speaking with heartfelt emotion, tears welling up in her eyes, ready to fall at any moment.
"If you can't guide your fans properly, that's a dereliction of duty for an idol. So I suggest you learn how to be a real idol before you come to work in the entertainment industry."
Mu Chen spoke without any emotion, and closed the document in his hand, preparing to leave.
He just wanted to come and listen to some soothing music and relax when there were fewer people in the morning, but he never expected to run into Zhou Tian.
In fact, ever since Mu Chen had his agent suspend Zhou Tian's work and announced her retirement from the entertainment industry, Zhou Tian had contacted him many times. However, because Mu Chen had given prior instructions, Pan Zhe had never allowed Zhou Tian into his office.
Since Mu Chen lives and eats at the hotel most of the time, it's really hard to run into him when he's not out. Zhou Tian heard that Mu Chen sometimes has a coffee in the executive lounge, so she can only try her luck here from time to time.
"President Mu..."
Seeing Mu Chen about to leave, Zhou Tian quickly grabbed his arm, tears streaming down her face like a sudden thunderstorm. She was truly a pitiful little white flower battered by wind and rain.
Before Mu Chen could even tell her to let go, a glass of water was splashed directly onto Zhou Tian's face. Now it was too late for crying; it was impossible to tell if the water on her face was water or tears.
Song Yunxi placed the empty cup on the table and, taking advantage of Zhou Tian letting go of Mu Chen's hand to wipe the water stains on her face, pulled Mu Chen back.
"If you dare to bother someone else's boyfriend again, I'll teach you a lesson!" After saying that, Song Yunxi pulled Mu Chen away.
*
Sitting on the sofa in the general manager's office, Mu Chen, who seemed to understand everything, asked Song Yunxi, "You lost the game?"
Song Yunxi smiled and asked, "How did you know I lost the game?"
"Otherwise, why would you waste your time teaching Zhou Tian a lesson?"
Song Yunxi then told Mu Chen about Fu Meilin's plan to fire Lin Xiaoran, how she went to talk to Fu Meilin, and how she saw him and Zhou Tian sitting in the executive lounge.
At that time, Fu Meilin was furious when she saw Zhou Tian pestering Mu Chen. Song Yunxi comforted her, "Why are you angry with a little vixen? How about we play a game, and whoever loses has to teach her a lesson?"
Fu Meilin asked, "What games are we going to play?"
“The simplest and most classic one.” Song Yunxi smiled and raised her fist, shaking it. “Rock, paper, scissors.”
"Childish." Although Fu Meilin said this, she still raised her hand.
As a result, Fu Meilin played paper, and Song Yunxi played rock.
"You watch, I'll go and get revenge for you."
As Song Yunxi spoke, she got up and asked the waiter for a glass of water. Then she walked up to Zhou Tian and splashed the water on her.
Mu Chen asked with a smile, "You can even lose to others at rock-paper-scissors?"
How do you know I didn't lose on purpose?
"So, you deliberately lost to teach Zhou Tian a lesson?"
"No, I lost because I wanted to please Fu Meilin." Song Yunxi smiled slyly. "If I didn't please her, how could I get her to keep Lin Xiaoran?"
"Aren't you afraid that if Zhou Tian makes a scene, her fans will harass you online?"
"How dare she? She's a female celebrity who's determined to make a comeback in the entertainment industry, while I'm just an unknown nobody. If she were to cause trouble for me because of her harassment of someone else's boyfriend, she'd be the one being laughed at, right? Zhou Tian is such a smart person, why would she do something that would lose her money?"
"Aren't you afraid I'll get angry?"
"Why would President Mu be angry? Didn't you promise to pamper me? Have you gone back on your word?"
Song Yunxi pouted, grabbed Mu Chen's hand and shook it in the air, striking a very coquettish pose.
Mu Chen sighed deeply and reached out to pat Song Yunxi's head. "You've got me figured out, that's why you won't even say a word to comfort me?"
Couldn't she have said she punished Zhou Tian out of jealousy? At least that would have made him happier. But she insisted it was to please Fu Meilin.
In the afternoon, Fu Meilin spoke with Lin Xiaoran again: "After communicating with General Manager Song, the hotel has decided to extend your probationary period and re-evaluate your work performance after the extended probationary period ends. We hope that you can work hard to learn and improve your professional skills during this period so as to better serve the hotel."
Furthermore, Fu Meilin also signed a supplementary contract with Lin Xiaoran, extending the probationary period by one month.
Back in the office area, Lin Xiaoran asked Song Yunxi, "How did you persuade President Fu?"
Song Yunxi laughed. What a show! It would take half a day to write the script.
She said, "Actually, Fu Meilin is not a bad person, she's just a bit spoiled and willful. If you go along with her wishes, she's not too hard to talk to."
However, the main reason is that Fu Meilin couldn't outmaneuver Song Yunxi in terms of cunning, so she had no choice but to give in.
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