"I have something urgent to discuss with you. Open the door."
The room remained silent. Seeing this, Li Chonglou decided to pull out his trump card.
"If you don't answer, I'm coming in directly."
This clearly showed he was determined to see the person. Yi Defa, inside, had no choice but to respond, "Wait a moment, I'll change my clothes."
A few minutes later, the door opened for Li Chonglou for the first time. Perhaps because Li Chonglou knew her true identity, Yi Defa didn't disguise herself this time and appeared in her true form.
"What is it?"
Yi Defa remained blocking the doorway, seemingly unwilling to chat for long.
Li Chonglou smiled and got straight to the point, "You've been here for two days, have you given it any thought?"
Yi Defa was surprised by the question and instinctively replied, "Of course I'm staying. Didn't I tell your General Manager Zhou?"
Li Chonglou rolled his eyes. "You said it, but if you choose to join, you have to follow our arrangements. Otherwise, why would we recruit you?"
While this sounded forceful, it also conveyed a clear attitude: if she wouldn't follow arrangements, there was no need to pamper her, as it was merely a cooperative relationship.
As the saying goes, one must bow their head under a roof. Yi Defa was used to such things and only at this moment reluctantly moved aside.
"Can you stop being so petty? I just arrived and haven't even rested for a few days, and you're already rushing me to work?"
Li Chonglou didn't stand on ceremony and walked in. The interior layout was not much different from before, mostly untouched, showing Yi Defa's true personality of being carefree.
Li Chonglou walked directly to the sofa and sat down, looking at Yi Defa.
"Why do I feel like you're avoiding me?"
"It's not just a feeling, it's obvious."
Yi Defa muttered softly.
"What?"
Yi Defa coughed lightly and returned to her usual demeanor, saying casually, "Nothing, you're overthinking it. I've just been feeling a bit unwell these past couple of days."
After speaking, she casually walked to another seat, resting her feet on the tabletop in a seemingly nonchalant manner.
"May I ask what Manager Li is looking for me for? To assign me work?"
Li Chonglou said directly, "Sort of. But first, I want to ask you, what position are you thinking of?"
Yi Defa's eyes suddenly lit up, as if energized. She sat up straight.
"Um, could I work with that Chen, Yue? What does she do? I can help out too!"
This guy, truly a homo.
Li Chonglou was silent for a moment, then shook his head. "You won't be able to adapt to Yue's work. She kills without batting an eye. Can you handle that?"
"What?"
Yi Defa was clearly startled. Before Li Chonglou returned, she had talked to Chen Peiyue. Although her personality was a bit cold and she didn't have much to say, she wasn't exactly someone who killed without batting an eye!
Li Chonglou chuckled. "I have no reason to lie to you about these things. Besides, you'll find out yourself if you stay longer."
"Yue works with our team, and when she's free, she takes missions from the General Bureau. They're all for wanted criminals at least at level three. If you think you can handle that..."
Li Chonglou looked at her. "It's not impossible to assign you there, but you have to obey the captain's orders. By the way, the captain isn't Yue, but he's also a handsome guy."
Yi Defa immediately rolled her eyes.
"Hmph, what's so great about handsome guys? Pretty girls..."
She stopped mid-sentence, realizing she had said the wrong thing, and immediately fell silent.
Li Chonglou seized the opportunity. "It's your choice then. But I don't recommend it. Yue spends her time either on missions or training. She, along with me, has five masters. I doubt she'll have time to mentor you."
Yi Defa was stunned. Five masters, what kind of concept was that? It was beyond her understanding.
"So I came to ask if you're interested in working in logistics. It's work that ordinary people can do. As for benefits, don't worry. Even if you do an ordinary job, I can give you the treatment of a top expert."
Yi Defa's brows suddenly furrowed. "You're not going to make me clock in and out on time like those office workers, are you?"
Li Chonglou nodded directly.
"Then I don't want it. If I wanted to do that, I could find it anywhere outside!"
Li Chonglou smiled. "You've misunderstood. It won't be forever. Of course, if you're willing, that's an exception. The company is in its growth phase, and we're a bit short-handed. You'll start in an ordinary position for a while."
"And while you're at it, you can get along with Yue, or other seniors, and learn about combat techniques. Once you've grasped them, you can go on missions with Yue and the others."
Upon hearing this, Yi Defa's eyes lit up again, but she also understood Li Chonglou's meaning.
"So you think I'm weak?"
Li Chonglou chuckled. "Don't you know yourself?"
"You!"
Yi Defa became agitated. The thing she hated most in her life was being looked down upon, especially regarding gender. Although Li Chonglou wasn't looking down on her because of her gender now, it was still looking down on her!
Li Chonglou said calmly, "Don't be anxious. I don't mean anything else. There are many people weaker than you in my company. Once you're in, we're all family. I won't treat you differently."
Yi Defa's brows were tightly knitted. "Then what did you mean by what you just said!"
Li Chonglou dropped his casual demeanor and said seriously, "Precisely because I consider you family, I speak frankly. You possess inner strength, but without training, you probably can't even unleash half of your true power."
Yi Defa interrupted somewhat unhappily, "That's my own business. Besides, I've gotten by like this all these years. I'm used to it, and I don't see any problem."
Li Chonglou said sternly, "You can do as you please outside, but if you join my company, I have to be responsible for you! Even if you don't care about yourself, I have to look out for you! You might say I'm meddling, but this is my responsibility!"
Every word Li Chonglou spoke was clear and resonant. Yi Defa was suddenly stunned, and a feeling she had never experienced before arose from the depths of her heart.
Was this concern?
Although it wasn't the tone she was accustomed to, Yi Defa surprisingly didn't retort this time.
Li Chonglou continued, "If you find it unbearable, you can also leave. My company is not a predatory one; you can leave at any time."
Yi Defa fell silent.
After a long while, she finally spoke softly, "Trying it out isn't impossible, but..."
"But what?"
Yi Defa's expression suddenly turned serious. "You can't borrow money from me!"
Li Chonglou was somewhat amused and exasperated. "Don't worry. Not only will I not borrow money from you, but if you need it, you can also get an advance on your salary."