Gu Susu vaguely mentioned a year. The female colleague next to her immediately said, "That's earlier than I graduated. Senior sister, hello, I'm Zhuang Ying, what's your name?"
"Senior sister, I dare not. I'm Gu Susu."
"Then I'll call you Sister Susu from now on."
Gu Susu nodded and looked at her new colleague Zhuang Ying. She had a round face, delicate and lovely features, and exuded youthful vitality in her every move. Thinking of herself, she had long lost that vigor.
Although she had many regrets, those youthful years could not be redone.
Envy aside, she had to look forward. She cheered up and silently cleaned her desk.
...
Qin Tianyi sat in his office on the top floor of Aoxiang Group, incessantly clicking the pen in his hand and glancing at his phone. He was still waiting for Gu Susu's call for help.
The current Mishiang Company had a strict set of rules and regulations. Last night, in bed, he had only agreed verbally. He hadn't given her any offer letter, nor had he informed anyone else at Mishiang.
If she went to Mishiang Company this morning, she would only hit a wall and then come to him for written documents. But it was almost noon, and she hadn't even sent a text message or made a call.
Strange, perhaps she didn't go to Mishiang Company today. But seeing how eager she was to start working, she shouldn't have.
He couldn't help but pick up the desk phone and dial an extension. "Go to Mishiang Company and ask if Gu Susu has started her job today."
"Okay." Xiao Anjing responded, wondering what he was up to this time, but he immediately made the call to inquire.
Not long after, Xiao Anjing personally came to his office to report back, and also brought him coffee, placing it by his desk. "Still busy? Do you want to have lunch together?"
"No, I've asked the secretary to order takeout." Qin Tianyi refused him without even looking up.
"Eating takeout for lunch every day, and takeout for overtime at night, it's too unhealthy..."
"Enough, stop beating around the bush. Did you find out what I asked you to inquire about?" Qin Tianyi slammed the pen in his hand onto the file, looking annoyed by his rambling.
Xiao Anjing put his hands in his pockets and said with a smile, "She's started her job and was taken to the design department by Chang Qingchuan."
"She has no written documents, and Mishiang just let her start? It seems the company's rules are just for show!"
"It wasn't that easy to get her started. At first, she was blocked at the front desk and almost kicked out by security. Coincidentally, Chang Qingchuan showed up. The beautiful receptionist saw that she knew Chang Qingchuan and that Chang Qingchuan would provide the missing onboarding documents, so no one stopped her."
Qin Tianyi's eyes darkened as he listened. He asked sternly, "Who at the front desk told security to kick her out, and who let her go to the design department with Chang Qingchuan to start her job?"
"That girl's name seems to be Lily."
"Have her pack her things immediately and go to the finance department to collect her wages."
Xiao Anjing quickly spoke up for the receptionist. "Young Master, what madness is this? You're not going to fire her over such a small matter, are you?"
"You're the one who's mad!" Qin Tianyi didn't know why he was suddenly so angry. Thinking that the receptionist dared to have security kick Gu Susu out made him angry, and hearing that Chang Qingchuan had resolved it made him even angrier, so he wanted to vent his anger on that receptionist.
"I don't think the girl at the front desk did anything wrong. She probably hadn't seen the previous Gu Susu and didn't recognize her. Later, Chang Qingchuan stepped in, and she was accommodating, which is reasonable..."
"Don't you understand what I'm saying? Find any excuse you can, and fire her. Wasn't there a customer complaint about the front desk's arrogant attitude before? Use that as the reason." Qin Tianyi's tone was firm, leaving no room for negotiation, and he lowered his head, waving him away.
The meaning was clear: don't bother him with minor matters. Xiao Anjing walked out helplessly and had to follow his instructions. It was a pity for the little receptionist. She thought that if this Qin Tianyi understood tenderness and cherishing women even half as much as he did, he wouldn't have reached this point with Gu Susu and still hadn't won her heart.
But he, an outsider, could only shake his head and sigh.
...
At lunchtime, Chang Qingchuan wanted to invite Gu Susu for lunch, but it was the first day back after the New Year, and it was too busy. He had to postpone the invitation.
Gu Susu wasn't hungry at noon. She was still happy that she could come out to work and have her own desk.
She focused on downloading design software and necessary tool software on the cleared computer on her desk.
"Sister Susu, aren't you going to eat?" Zhuang Ying, sitting beside her, asked.
"I'm not hungry."
"You should eat something. Shall I order takeout for you?"
Gu Susu thought that ordering takeout was too expensive and asked, "Does the company have an employee cafeteria?"
She remembered that Mishiang used to have an employee cafeteria, and she wondered if it was still retained.
"Yes, it does. Then let's go to the cafeteria together. The food in the company cafeteria is really good, and they change the menu from time to time. I've gained quite a bit of weight from the cafeteria food in the year I've been here," Zhuang Ying complained.
Gu Susu smiled and said, "You're not fat, your figure is just right."
"Ah, I'm not fat?" Zhuang Ying looked at her and said, "Look how slim you are. I wish I could be as thin as you."
Gu Susu closed her computer and stood up, saying, "Let's go. Won't the cafeteria be crowded if we don't go soon?"
Zhuang Ying glanced at the time and nodded, "Yes. You just started today, so you don't have a meal card yet, do you? Use mine first, and you can return it to me next time."
"Okay, no problem." Gu Susu went to the cafeteria with Zhuang Ying and found that the floor of the cafeteria hadn't changed; it was still the same as before.
However, they were a little late. The people lining up to get food were already forming a long queue.
Gu Susu and Zhuang Ying lined up at the back. Zhuang Ying was talkative and told her about some of the company's situations, so the wait didn't feel too arduous.
As she was listening to Zhuang Ying's chatter, she inadvertently overheard two girls in front of them discussing something.
"Did you hear? Lily at the front desk was fired this morning."
"Ah, why was she fired?"
"I'm not sure either, but I heard from the HR department that she offended some important client. Because of the complaint, the higher-ups decided to fire her."
"What important client? Didn't the front desk follow the rules and not let people in without an appointment? This isn't the first or second time they've been complained about, so why was she fired this time?"
"Who knows? We should be careful from now on. Lily was crying when she went to HR this morning. It was heartbreaking to see. Can't the higher-ups give her another chance? They're too heartless."
"Exactly. What big mistake could the front desk make? The company is really ruthless this time..."
Gu Susu froze when she heard their discussion. Were they talking about the girl at the front desk who had received her this morning?