Chapter 1: The Beginning, A Chance Encounter (1)

  The story takes place in Ulsan City.

  This place is no different from Hong Kong, Taipei, Shanghai, Tokyo, New York, Vancouver, Zurich, and Amsterdam. It's just a city in an era of peace and prosperity, where technology advances daily, life keeps pace with the times, merchants gather, countless beautiful women and outstanding young talents emerge, and the wealthy live in villas like those in Beverly Hills - Hong Kong has Tai Ping Shan, Taiwan has Yang Ming Shan - the city itself is like a fairy tale, even if it's repeated a thousand times, it's still being artificially replicated in a fixed pattern.

  Luxuriant as beautiful clothes, even Yiru Shen is no exception.

  On Monday morning, HR manager Chi Bika of Shallow Universe Institution received a phone call.

  As soon as she heard his voice, her expression immediately became respectful.

  After responding with a few words, the polite expression on her face faded away after hanging up the phone, replaced by hesitation and difficulty.

  Lost in thought, Liu Dan from the Secretariat suddenly called on the internal line.

  "Bika, when is Yang Ying going to take office?"

  "I was just looking for you to discuss this matter. Yang Ying can only do it by this Friday at the latest, and she will report to Ouyang in the New York branch on Monday next week."

  "I plan to recommend Du Xintong from the Technical Department and Zhang Duan Yan from the Planning Department as her successor, what do you think?"

  "These two senior secretaries are both excellent choices." Chi Bika hesitated for a moment, "What about Wen Nuan from the Business Department? How is she?"

  "Warm and excellent, with a calm and not arrogant personality, doing things quickly and flexibly, with top-notch professionalism. I originally intended to recommend her, but the company has rules that this position must have served in Shallow Universe for more than three years, she just came in two years ago, and her seniority is still shallow. If we let her go up, others might have something to say."

  Chi Bika smiled and said, "Dan Ran, you and I both know that Shallow Yu's greatest advantage is that he only values talent. Just like Yang Ying was promoted exceptionally back then, the fact proves that Zhan Zong is very satisfied with her, otherwise she wouldn't have been promoted again after just two years of work to become a deputy manager in New York."

  With so many years of experience in the workplace, Liu Danran was naturally a discerning person. As soon as he heard Chi Bika's words, he responded, "What you said is also true, Zhan Gong has never been too constrained by these trivial matters. How about this? I'll recommend all three of them to you, and you can compare them."

  "Alright, I'll go talk to them. To be honest, it's such a big thing that I also can't decide, after all, I still have to report back to Zhan and let him choose."

  She hung up the phone and let out a long sigh of relief.

  In about the time it takes to drink a cup of tea, an announcement was sent to every employee's email from the company's internal network. The secretarial department decided to recommend Du Xintong, Zhang Duanwan and Wen Nuan as candidates for the position of general manager's secretary. Among them, Wen Nuan, who had the shortest tenure, was unexpectedly selected, causing some gossip in the office.

  Chi Bika summoned the three people's past performance evaluations and reviewed them one by one. After that, she arranged to meet with Du Xintong and Zhang Duanyan.

  Finally it's warm.

  This was Chlo?'s second time reviewing her résumé; the first was two years ago when she was hired.

  Her resume is much simpler than the previous two. She went to the UK at the age of 15 and stayed for seven years, returning as an exchange student in her fourth year of university at the age of 22. The following year, she graduated and was admitted to the Shallow Universe Secretarial Department, where she excelled and was promoted to Senior Manager Assistant in the Business Department a year ago.

  Chi Bi Ka silently sized up the warm sitting across from her at the office desk, her black long hair setting off her face like fine jade, her eyebrows clear and beautiful, her eyes like autumn water, her gaze bright and focused, a pair of small delicate earrings adorned with two tiny pearls.

  She is about one hundred and sixty-five centimeters tall, wearing a pale blue Givenchy spring coat and knee-length skirt, fashionable yet elegant and refined. Her perfect legs are wrapped in jade-colored transparent silk stockings, with three-centimeter high heels on her delicate ankles. As she walks in, her steps are light and airy, her slender figure is so captivating that it makes one's heart skip a beat.

  Compared to two years ago, she had lost some of her youthful vigor and gained more serenity. Although she couldn't compare to the beauty of Nangong Yun's girlfriend, Bo Yixin, she had a unique and subtle aura that was calm and peaceful.

  Even so, however, people who rely on their relationships to get ahead have always been disliked by Li Biqi. If it weren't for that person's face, she wouldn't have had to sell out, and today she definitely wouldn't be sitting face-to-face with this young woman again.

  She said in a cold voice, "The original secretary of the General Manager has been transferred to work in the United States. The company needs to recommend someone to take over her position. Liu, the manager of the secretarial department, recommended Du Xintong, Zhang Duanlian and you. Please tell me, are you interested in this job? And what do you think about the position of General Manager's secretary?"

  Wen Wan didn't respond immediately, but instead fell silent for a moment.

  This brief silence made Chibika look at her with new eyes.

  Whether it's Du Xintong or Zhang Duanyan, they have all prepared their scripts in advance to perform at their best. The position of general manager's secretary is the dream job for all unmarried women in the company. Even if this warmth is not interesting to the general manager himself, the position of Shallow Universe General Secretary is a three-level jump compared to her current situation, and both power and salary will be on par with senior managers.

  But why did her performance stand out from the crowd, without showing any interest at all?

  Chi Bika slowed down her tone, "What is it that you can say directly."

  She smiled warmly and said, "I have confidence that I can do this job well, but just don't know... whether I am suitable for this position."

  "Why would you have such concerns?"

  "Because my boyfriend works in Dai, Manager Chi you also know that Dai and our company have business dealings. If I work beside the president, it's inevitable that I'll come into contact with some important cases and secrets. If something happens in the future, I'm worried that I won't be able to explain myself clearly."

  Chi Bika was taken aback, the situation far exceeded her expectations. "Your boyfriend holds a high position in Daimler AG?" In large institutions with tens of thousands of employees, it's common for couples to be ordinary employees even if they work for rival companies, unless both parties hold sensitive positions.

  "He is the general manager of our company."

  Chi Bi Ka almost wiped a cold sweat, the crown prince of Dai Zhong, Zhu Lin Lu? !

  "I understand, you go back to work first, and the result will be announced before the end of work."

  After Wen Nuan left, Chi Bika was busy making phone calls and complaining, "My good teacher, the person you recommended not only can't be arranged to work with Zhan Gong, she's not even suitable to exist in the company. Do you know that——" She didn't know what the other party said, but it made her stand there stupidly, as if shocked beyond measure. Her mouth was agape for a while before she could close it, and finally let out a long sigh, "Okay, I'll do it your way."

  According to the usual working method, Cibika had long since made her own decision, and Nanxuan never bothered with these trivial matters. He only cared that the person she recommended was competent, and he didn't care who that person was. This time, however, she specially wrote an email to him while he was on a business trip, briefly stating that the Secretariat had recommended three people, and after interviewing them, she thought Wen Nuan was the most suitable, but due to her special identity, she asked for his instructions.

  It's most suitable to mention warmth, and this point is not nonsense. Putting aside her experience and background, she would still choose warmth because Du Xintong and Zhang Duan's ulterior motives couldn't escape her worldly-wise eyes. She hadn't even started yet, just a candidate, but after a few words of probing, she couldn't hide her inner longing, showing that she wasn't mature and sophisticated enough.

  On the other hand, Wen Nuan is calm and composed about this matter. Given that her boyfriend's conditions are not much different from Zhan Nanxuan's, she probably won't have any romantic fantasies about her superior. In the future, she will be able to avoid excessive personal emotions when dealing with people and things, which will help Zhan Nanxuan carry out his work smoothly.

  Just before getting off work, the reply came, telling Chi Bika that from now on, such things don't need to be reported and can be decided on her own. She then posted an announcement on the internal network, and one second later, everyone in Shallow Universe knew about it. The business department's Warm Beauty Mermaid jumped out and took the lead, leaping through the dragon gate.

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