âItâs you all?â Yang Xiaobei frowned when she saw her two eldest uncles and their families. After what happened just now, she was already a little resentful of Guo Ru and the others.
âWow, Yang Xiaobei. You think youâre too good to greet us now? Where are your manners?â Guo Ru said coldly.
With an angry glare, Yang Yuting added, âWhat are you doing here?â
âIâm here to discuss a project!â Yang Xiaobei clutched her handbag, then scanned the VIP lounge. In a room of bosses, wealthy barons and business owners like Uncle Yuting, she was the only one dressed like a lowly employee. That revelation alone took the wind from under her sails.
âPfft, what did you say? Discuss a project?â Guo Ru burst out laughing and looked at Yang Xiaobei like she was an idiot.
âDo you know this is Xinfeng weâre talking about? Look around at the people in here! You, bidding for a project?â Aunt Xu Sen scoffed.
âMom, Aunt Xu Sen, you probably scared Yang Xiaobei to death this afternoon by telling her she was worthless to the family and was bound to be disowned soon. Thatâs why she made such a desperate gamble by coming here!â Yang Ye shook his head and smiled.
âExactly! Iâve never heard of a low-level employee who dared to meet with Xinfeng for business talk.
Yang Xiaobei, youâd better not tell anyone youâre from our family. Itâd be so embarrassing!â Yang Yan sneered. In her frustration, Yang Xiaobei ignored them and sat in a corner of the VIP lounge.
âAlright, forget that girl. Ye, didnât you say a classmate of yours from M Country worked here, and that his father had connections with Manager Hu? Why arenât they here yet?â Yang Yuting spoke up.
Naturally, theyâd come here for help because if Yang Ye did score a project, his position as the family heir would be secured. That was why the whole family was here.
As for Yang Yufeng and his family, theyâd only tagged along to mess with them, though Yang Yuting wasnât worried about them stealing his sonâs limelight at all.
âI just called him. Manager Hu is in the middle of a meeting right now, but my classmateâs father has sent him a gentle reminder. Iâm sure heâd treat us well, knowing that weâre from the Yang family!â Yang Ye said with the confidence of a winner in the lead.
âExcellent!â
Just then, a pretty front-desk receptionist walked over. âAre you Mr. Yang Yuting?â
âYes.â
âHi, Mr. Yang. Manager Hu is done with his meeting. Please rest for a while, have some tea, and Iâll take you all up to his office soon.â
âAlright. Thank you so much.â Yang Yuting and Guo Ru were overjoyed that the meeting was secured.
Then, they sighed internally as they contemplated the lowly position they were in. To be precise, Manager Hu was more like an assistant than an actual manager since he was merely in charge of the secretarial department. But that was just how things were since they needed someoneâs help. Yes, Yang Yuting needed more projects to secure his position in the Yang family, but Xinfeng group had plenty of options besides him, such as the major families, Long and Qin.
âYou must be Miss Yang. Iâm sorry, but the records show that you donât have a reservation?â The receptionist addressed Yang Xiaobei in the corner.
âWhat? I need a reservation? But my cousin said I just had to come looking for a person!â Yang Xiaobei said nervously.
âYour cousin? May I know his name, and the name of whoever youâre looking for?â the receptionist said calmly. She seemed to be professionally trained, so naturally, she did not judge anyone based on their appearance.
âMy cousinâs name is Chen Hao, and Iâm looking for a Zhao Kang!â Yang Xiaobei admitted.
The receptionist smiled and shook her head. âIâm afraid those two people are unknown to this company. Are you sure there hasnât been a mistake?â
âWhat?â Yang Xiaobei became even more nervous, flushing under the collective gaze of everyone in the lounge.
âI say, this is so embarrassing! She seriously came here by blindly following his advice?â Yang Yan put a hand to her face, speechless.
âAlso, who did she say she got the connection from? Chen Hao? Ha! This girl must be crazy, because no one hereâs even heard of him!â Guo Ru scoffed. Now, Yang Xiaobeiâs hands had balled into fists, and she was truly stumped.
âYe, Uncle Yang, itâs done. Manager Hu will be here in a moment, so please. Have some water first.â A young man walked over, smiling. It was immediately apparent that he was Yang Yeâs classmate.
âMiss Liu, is there a problem?â Yang Yeâs classmate frowned at the situation with the receptionist.
âMiss Yang here said her cousin recommended her to look for a Zhao Kang, but thereâs no one with that name in our company. Isnât that right, Li Tai?â the receptionist replied.
âIâve never heard of him either.â Li Tai shook his head, then turned to Yang Xiaobei in a condescending manner. âMy dear lady, can you check with your cousin and make sure you havenât got the wrong company?â
The crowd burst out laughing at that point. âOh, the embarrassment! The humiliation!â Yang Yuting fumed.
âYou stupid girl! That Chen Hao must have been bluffing you. As if you havenât embarrassed us enough! Mark my words, if Manager Hu comes and laughs his head off at our family, Iâll report this back to your grandmother!â Guo Ru stormed over and jabbed Yang Xiaobeiâs head hard. âYouâre well aware of what heâs like, and you still believe everything he says?â
âChen Hao would never lie to me! Heâs not like that!â Yang Xiaobei shot back.
âHmph! Youâre the only one who still calls him a cousin! Heâs an idiot and apparently, so are you!â Yang Yan retorted.
âHey, here comes Manager Hu!â someone called out. The next thing they knew, a middle-aged man wearing a suit and leather shoes emerged from the elevator with a team of female greeters. As they entered the lounge, the team of greeters assembled into two lines of over forty people combined, in a formation that was clearly intended for welcoming purposes. As if that wasnât grand enough, some of the departmental bosses were there and Manager Hu was busy running up and down the lines, getting everyone into position.
âOh, dang! Are we expecting some bigshot today, Miss Liu? Perhaps someone from upper management?â Li Tai said, shocked. âWhat a grand welcome!â
âBeats me. Only Manager Hu has access to the upper management, not us,â the receptionist replied.
Exactly. Considering the size of Xinfeng Group, management was divided into three levels: lower, middle and upper management. The receptionists only had access to lower and mid level management, so anyone from the upper levels were beyond them. And this sort of welcome was clearly reserved for the arrival of a personnel from the upper management levelsâ¦
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