Xi Xianya nodded repeatedly, her eyes red as she looked at him and asked, "Mr. Xiao, can I work in the President's office? Even serving tea and water would be fine."
"The top floor isn't short of people..."
"Mr. Xiao, I want to learn more here, please. I'll work hard..."
"There really aren't any extra people here, no spare desks." An Jing just wanted her to calm down and return to the front desk.
Xi Xianya quickly said, "I heard the security guard downstairs say that the top floor needs a cleaner. I can start as a cleaner."
"You mean it? You have a university degree, and you want to work as a cleaner here?"
"It's okay, I'm not afraid of hard work. Besides, cleaners earn more than intern receptionists," Xi Xianya said, on the verge of tears again. "As long as I can become a regular employee, I'll do anything."
"Alright, you can transfer here as a cleaner tomorrow." An Jing agreed, letting her calm down before leaving his office.
He returned to his desk to continue reading the bid documents.
At this moment, Qin Tianyi's secretary walked in and said, "Mr. Xiao, Mr. Qin wants to see the bid proposal prepared by the network department."
"Okay, you can take it." An Jing handed the stack of bid proposals to Tianyi's secretary.
The secretary, carrying the bid proposals, casually glanced at Xi Xianya sitting on the sofa. Seeing that she looked like she had been crying, with red and swollen eyes, she felt this was big news within the group.
She had heard before that this intern at the front desk knew Mr. Xiao, and it seemed their relationship was indeed unusual.
Perhaps this girl was Mr. Xiao's lover, and Mr. Xiao was planning to abandon her, hence the breakup talk in the office.
After carrying the bid proposals out, she engaged in a flurry of speculation. Passing Helen's desk, she whispered, "What's going on in Mr. Xiao's office?"
Helen just shook her head, spreading her hands, indicating she didn't know.
"We'll chat in our private group later," Tianyi's secretary winked at her before returning to work.
...
By the time work ended, everyone else in the President's office area had gone home.
Tianyi proactively knocked on An Jing's office door. He heard An Jing say, "Come in."
Seeing Tianyi, An Jing quickly stood up and said, "A rare visitor. What brings the great President Qin to my humble office?"
"Stop joking. What's going on between you and Xi Xianya? Rumors are all over the group that you're toying with a university student and now you're planning to discard her." Tianyi said irritably.
An Jing said helplessly, "I didn't expect them to gossip so much. Sigh, I was just about to tell you about this. Originally, I wanted Xi Xianya to leave the group and introduce her to another job. But she put on a good show of misery, and I softened, not only letting her stay but also making her a formal employee."
Tianyi acted as if he wanted to hit him, saying, "If you wanted her to leave, you could have just asked HR to handle it. Why did you have to meet her personally and stir up trouble?"
"I just felt indebted to her from the bar earlier; she did help me, so I couldn't be too heartless." An Jing also expressed some regret. "But she volunteered to be a cleaner. I saw we needed one in our office area, so I let her take the position."
"Are you crazy? Not only did you not kick her out, but you let her work here. What if she's a spy sent by Zhao Jianhua?" Tianyi questioned.
An Jing said, "I think she's quite pitiful. Even if she is a commercial spy, let's see what secrets she wants to steal for Zhao Jianhua. How about we catch her red-handed and persuade her to turn over a new leaf?"
As he spoke, he made a gesture of bringing his hands together.
"When did you become such a benevolent person?" Tianyi couldn't help but smile.
An Jing said seriously, "I think she wants to steal our network platform bid proposal that competes with Zhao Jianhua. The documents are with you now, so you need to be careful."
"You," Tianyi patted his shoulder. "If you insist on playing spy games with a girl, why not use a counter-espionage tactic?"
"What do you mean?"
"The Huangfu Group has already seen our preliminary proposal. Why not let Xi Xianya steal the preliminary proposal for Zhao Jianhua? Seeing it will only make him feel more threatened by us."
An Jing still didn't understand and asked, "So what? How can we make Zhao Jianhua try to steal a chicken only to lose the rice?"
"What do you think is most important during the final bidding stage?"
"Of course, it's the bid price. No matter how good the proposal is, if the price is too high, it won't work," An Jing replied.
"At that time, Zhao Jianhua will also use Xi Xianya to steal our bottom price. Why not give him a wrong bottom price, so his bid price becomes uncompetitive? Even if the Huangfu Group wants to favor him, it won't be useful."
An Jing said, "This strategy is good, but isn't it a bit too cruel for Xi Xianya? In the end, she'll realize she's been used by both sides. Can she handle it?"
"If she fails to help Zhao Jianhua and instead harms him, Zhao Jianhua will reveal his true colors. Only then can she truly see what kind of person Zhao Jianhua is. It will also be a good lesson for her, teaching her that whatever she does, she should follow the right path." Tianyi was not as soft-hearted as An Jing.
"Alright, let's see what she does after coming here," An Jing nodded.
Tianyi smiled again and asked him, "How do you plan to quell the rumors about you and her?"
"You're still laughing at me. It doesn't matter, let them gossip. The clear will clear themselves. You should be careful; the person she truly liked was you."
Tianyi scoffed, "Am I afraid of an inexperienced girl? I won't talk to you anymore. I have to go home. Susu said she'll personally cook a new dish for me tonight."
"Look at you, so pleased. You go ahead then. I'll leave after I finish some things." An Jing waved goodbye with a smile.
...
The next morning, Tianyi arrived and saw Xi Xianya cleaning in his office, wearing a cleaner's uniform.
Fortunately, he had put all important documents in the office safe yesterday.
As soon as Xi Xianya saw him, she said respectfully, "Mr. Qin, you're here very early. I'm almost done cleaning your office."
"Get out. You don't need to clean here," Tianyi said coldly. "You've just started as a cleaner, so you probably don't know the rules. My office has always been cleaned by my secretary. I don't need a cleaner here."
"I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I really didn't know." Saying this, Xi Xianya quickly packed up her cleaning supplies and retreated.
After she left, Tianyi glanced at the documents on his desk. There were subtle signs of them having been flipped through. It seemed she intended to help Zhao Jianhua steal information.
Even if he planned to let her steal their preliminary proposal, he couldn't make it too easy for her, or Zhao Jianhua would become suspicious.
He deliberately took out the preliminary proposal documents from the safe and placed them in his desk drawer, placing an ordinary document on top to create a diversion.
He believed Xi Xianya would find another opportunity to come to his office, and it wouldn't be long before she stumbled upon the preliminary proposal.