Changsheng: Peak at the Beginning

Qu Xiaoxiao's first work as a producer was brought up, and everyone on the 22nd floor generously contributed to the click rate. After Qu Xiaoxiao celebrated briefly with her company employees and returned to Ode to Joy, Qiu Yingying chattered away, sharing her thoughts.

In the past, Qu Xiaoxiao might have looked down on Qiu Yingying, saying that she was over twenty years old and still had no sense of being down-to-earth, and was still unable to extricate herself from the fantasy of idol dramas. But now, she can greet Qiu Yingying with a smile and feel that Qiu Yingying's attitude roughly represents the views of most people in her age group, which makes her very happy.

So he generously decided to treat everyone.

Andy has had more free time lately and has gotten involved, especially after giving positive reviews to the TV series produced by Qu Xiaoxiao, which has made her even more enthusiastic.

Then, while discussing the plot, everyone inevitably steered the conversation towards romance. Fan Shengmei sighed, "In TV dramas, there's always sweet romance, but in real life, it seems like none of our relationships have really progressed."

Qiu Yingying was the first to respond dejectedly: "Sister Fan is right. Ever since I moved back, Manager Bai hasn't been as attentive to me. He's been having more and more social engagements lately..."

Fan Shengmei didn't expect Qiu Yingying to still be hung up on that scumbag Bai, so she simply put down her chopsticks and bluntly said, "Yingying, what you should be worried about now isn't your so-called relationship with that scumbag Bai, but rather your job!"

Guan Juer didn't understand, but seeing that Andy and Qu Xiaoxiao were both on high alert, she quickly asked, "Sister Fan, why is that?"

Qu Xiaoxiao glanced at Qiu Yingying, who seemed completely clueless, but showed no schadenfreude. Instead, she kindly explained to the two younger girls, "You two are so naive. Why do many companies explicitly prohibit office romances? It's because companies are worried about their subordinates showing favoritism, especially since Manager Bai and Xiao Qiu are both in the finance department. Anyone who can be associated with money is bound to be someone important."

Guan Juer understood the seriousness of the situation, but Qiu Yingying still didn't. However, she knew that the only people who could help her here were Fan Shengmei, Qu Xiaoxiao, and Andy, so she asked with a bit of panic, "Isn't breaking up enough?"

Seeing that Qiu Yingying still didn't understand, Fan Shengmei sighed and said more bluntly, "Of course we know you're not the kind of person who would actively cause trouble, but Bai Zha Nan isn't. He's a selfish person who's obvious to everyone. Your actions in the company can't be hidden from many people. The reason he kept quiet before was probably because the time wasn't right or he couldn't find clear evidence."

"But now that your relationship is broken, if anyone says even a single word to that scumbag Bai, he'll immediately sacrifice you to save himself. The worst part is that you don't have a good relationship with your direct supervisor, so she might not do anything to protect you. In the end, you'll just be forced to leave."

Qiu Yingying couldn't understand it. She had simply misjudged a person and been deceived by a scumbag. She had already suffered enough losses, but now she was even losing her job!

Qiu Yingying only vents her emotions when things go wrong. Seeing her like this, everyone felt that the celebratory atmosphere had been ruined. Fan Shengmei apologized to Qu Xiaoxiao in private, but Qu Xiaoxiao didn't think much of it. After all, just because they didn't talk about Qiu Yingying's predicament didn't mean it didn't exist.

Seeing Fan Shengmei's loyalty, Qu Xiaoxiao was generous enough to offer Qiu Yingying a suitable position: "Little Qiu Yingying is indeed too emotional and not very capable, but she is not without merits. Hard work is secondary; her optimistic nature is the most valuable. In particular, she almost never gives up halfway through what she really wants to do. If she really loses her job because of that scumbag Bai, I certainly won't let her end up on the streets."

Hearing Qu Xiaoxiao's assurance, Fan Shengmei breathed a long sigh of relief and couldn't help but feel happy for Qiu Yingying: "Xiao Qu, the three of us are so lucky to have such rare neighbors as you and Andy."

Qu Xiaoxiao felt a little smug from Fan Shengmei's flattery, but she still humbly said, "Hey, it's nothing. After all, Sister Fan, you're righteous, Xiao Guan is upright, and Xiao Qiu is lively. Everyone is kind at heart. We're neighbors, after all, we see each other all the time, and everyone needs help sometimes."

Fan Shengmei's mind was stirred by Qu Xiaoxiao's words. She no longer wanted to work as an HR in a foreign company because her meager salary was simply not enough to support three generations of her family back in her hometown. Moreover, her useless brother, Fan Shengying, was already in his thirties with a child in elementary school who was still causing her trouble. She was exhausted from cleaning up the mess for that family.

Originally, she did intend to use Andy or Qu Xiaoxiao's connections to hook up with a rich second-generation heir, but after learning from Qu Lianjie's experience, she realized that everything she had was not enough to support her desire to achieve upward social mobility, and she herself was not so outstanding that people would overlook her family background and age.

But she felt she could manage to change jobs, earn more money, and save more for herself. Even though she didn't have the advantages of Qu Xiaoxiao, who had someone to teach her everything from the start, she figured that artist management or business development jobs were basically just about arranging drinking parties, right?

How could she not be familiar with this?

Therefore, Fan Shengmei decided to practice outside first, and once she was proficient, it wouldn't be too late to ask Qu Xiaoxiao about work.

Fan Shengmei's decision wasn't made suddenly; it was because her brother Fan Shengying, who was always idle, had gotten himself arrested for assaulting someone. Her mother was crying and begging her to find someone to pay to get him out, but now she felt she had no face to ask her old classmates for help again.

Andy was the first to realize that Fan Shengmei might be in trouble. However, Fan Shengmei was too concerned about her reputation and valued her face above all else. Although Andy wanted to help, she didn't know where to start and could only wait for Fan Shengmei to speak. This was a lesson and inspiration she learned from her interactions with Xiaoming.

As expected, Qiu Yingying was targeted by Bai the scumbag because she had some dirt on him. In particular, her boss, as everyone predicted, had no intention of protecting her, so Qiu Yingying was soon notified to take leave.

When Qiu Yingying realized that her situation had been accurately predicted, she panicked and rushed to room 2201 to seek help. However, Andy was not optimistic about Qiu Yingying's abilities and could not help her. He could only suggest that she take advantage of her month-long break to quickly submit her resume and find a new job.