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Everyone was silent immediately, and more than fifty pairs of eyes looked towards the door.

A tall man in a neat suit stepped into the conference room. He wore a pair of rimless glasses on his handsome face, which made him look more elegant and reserved. He stood in front of the stage with confident steps and slowly scanned everyone present.

He was accompanied by a bodyguard and two secretaries, who stood respectfully behind him as he sat down.

"Hi everyone, I'm Chris."

When Chris glanced at Jiang Tingyue, she smiled sweetly at him. He only nodded slightly and continued to glance down.

But this glance gave everyone unlimited imagination - Jiang Tingyue really knew the new boss.

Chris looked all the way down. When his eyes fell on such a face, his expression was slightly startled, looking a little confused and thinking about something. After two seconds, his eyes continued to move downwards.

So he didn't miss the hesitation in his eyes.

Why does the new boss look at her like that?She looked at Chris, and an indescribable sense of familiarity washed over her like a tidal wave.

who is he?

Chris first said something to stabilize the morale of the army, asking everyone to work hard, and also introduced a coveted bonus system. No matter who sells the artwork handled by the company, they will receive an additional 5% commission, including all partners of the gallery.

Then came the highlight. Chris began to ask the heads of each department one by one about their work profile.

On the surface, it seemed that he was listening carefully to the reports of each supervisor, but in fact, he already knew the company's operations. The reason why he asked was just to weigh everyone's ability and weight.

Although Jiang Tingyue had just joined the company not long ago, her report was clear and fluent. Finally, she also proposed to rate all head office employees every six months. Those who scored in the bottom third must resign, so that the company can continuously eliminate the bad and retain the best, leaving outstanding employees.

As soon as these words were spoken, everyone was stunned on the spot, and the atmosphere suddenly became extremely awkward. Everyone looked at each other, and no one responded.

Chris just smiled lightly and said nothing, deliberately making the scene tense.

After a while, Xiaohui was the first to jump out and said, "I object. This is disguised annual layoffs."

Ajie immediately expressed his support, "I am also opposed to it. Doing so will turn colleagues into competitors."

"To a certain extent, colleagues are the best competitors." Jiang Tingyue said expressionlessly, "Not only will employees be eliminated, but bosses will also be eliminated, like the former boss of this company."

As soon as these words came out, the atmosphere became even more condensed.

"The former boss gave Jiang Tingyue a cold look because of the floods a while ago, and then automatically silenced his next words.

Chris was noncommittal about the proposal and asked the next supervisor to report with a smile.

Chris's reaction made Jiang Tingyue sink her face in displeasure.

It was not her first day working in society, and she knew very well how annoying it was for her to raise this issue, but in order to please Chris, gain his approval, and at the same time show her wholehearted support for him, she did so.

She wanted to be more than just an excellent employee, she wanted to be able to stand by his side forever.

When she was in college, she missed out on an extremely good man because she was young and loved to play. Although that man always treated her indifferently, her career achievements now can completely make up for this small shortcoming. She had already missed a happy and privileged life once because of her immaturity back then. Later, she finally met Chris and after a lot of effort, she finally succeeded in becoming his confidant. She didn't want to miss the second chance.

When it was her turn to stand up and report like this, she always reported her name first, and then began to talk about the deployment and achievements of the public relations department in recent years, as well as her prospects and plans for the future.

Chris originally lowered his head to listen, but suddenly looked up at her in the middle of the sentence, and then his eyes were glued to her, and the usual smile on his face froze for a moment.

His abnormal reactions were subtle and only a few people noticed.

The meeting broke up after only an hour, but before the end, Chris gave everyone at least one assignment, instructing the meeting to be held at the same time tomorrow, and he wanted to see everyone come up with new ideas.

After the meeting, Chris was the first to leave the conference room, taking the "stressful" person with him.

Everyone was like the wreckage of an atomic bomb, dragging their feet back to their seats. Before they could take a breath, they received a call from "above" instructing her to go upstairs.

As she walked up the stairs like this, she couldn't help but wonder, was it because her boss had summoned her alone to give her a lesson because she had reported something poorly just now?Alas, it seems she will have to be careful.

Chapter 2(1)

As soon as I set foot on the 19th floor, which I seldom go up to, I found that the decoration changed from the original luxury to simple and elegant. When did this change?

Recalling that when she came up, she always felt an inexplicable sense of oppression, as if the furnishings were too full. Now it has been changed to a camel-colored carpet, and the wall hanging on one side has changed from more than a dozen paintings to only one ancient painting. She feels much more refreshed, and her mind can't help but settle down.

Before she could recover from the observation that the space had become more textured, she had already been efficiently invited into her boss's office by the secretary. She found that many changes had been made inside the office, making it simpler but with a deeper foundation.

"Please take a seat." Chris sat on the big seat, still with a slight smile on his face.

"Thank you, boss." She sat down in the seat in front of him.

"What to drink?"

She was stunned for a moment, then quickly came to her senses and replied, "Anything is fine."

For the first time since she had the opportunity to step into this space, someone asked her what she wanted to drink. Wouldn't it be the last cup of tea before she was laid off?

"Can it be coffee or tea?" This time, a smile spread into Chris's eyes, and a calm and confident charm slowly came to her.

Sitting on the chair like this, watching his far-reaching charm radiating towards her, as a woman, she deeply felt his charm as a successful man and the attraction of his good looks to her, but as an employee, she only felt extremely weird at the moment.

The boss came to her, but he was not in a hurry to talk about business. Instead, he seemed to want to have afternoon tea with her. What did he want to do?According to the rules of costume dramas, the emperor would turn the beads on his hand before killing people, so she was going to be beheaded?

"Boss, you didn't come to me just for a drink, did you?" Ru Su was slightly startled when she saw his expression, and then smiled mysteriously, which made her feel even weirder."Actually, you can just tell me that I have a good heart. It will not waste your precious time if you tell me directly."

Chris smiled lightly and didn't say anything to her. He picked up the phone and asked his secretary to bring in two cups of hot milk tea.

He was so confused, but he wisely closed his mouth at the right time, and quietly watched him arrange it gracefully and confidently.

"I remember that you used to love drinking milk tea. I wonder if this preference has changed?" Chris knew that she was observing him, and his sharp gaze penetrated the lenses and stared straight at her.

"How did you know that I used to drink milk tea?" She was completely stunned.

He didn't answer but asked, "I used to like drinking, but what about now?"

"Ever since I was betrayed by a bastard, I stopped drinking milk tea." She didn't know how the topic came to be about milk tea. When talking about milk tea, she remembered that unpleasant past.

In fact, it had been a long time since that incident, and she couldn't remember the other person's appearance clearly, but the incident and the scars caused were still clearly engraved in her heart.

"Really?" Chris smiled bitterly.

"Boss, are you looking for me to the end..." Rusu looked directly at him, hoping that he could get to the point directly.

Knock, knock.

The secretary knocked on the door twice and walked in after receiving instructions. There were two cups of hot milk tea on the tray in his hand, one for the boss and one for this. Before leaving, he gave this a meaningful look.

She frowned slightly, what was that look in the beautiful secretary's eyes?He seems a little surprised, a little confused, and in addition, there is a strong sense of defensiveness and jealousy... Why is this?

"That's it, please use it." Chris made a gesture of invitation towards her.