The obedient girl glances up, and the tyrannical tycoon kneels down to pamper her.

The notification email announcing Xing Yanzhao's appointment as president of Xing's Group was sent to the inboxes of the group's employees within just one minute.

The investment department cheered, except for the deputy manager and Liu Ying.

The deputy manager swallowed hard and sat down in his chair, his hands trembling slightly as he gripped the armrests. He had lost his gamble; the Xing family still truly belonged to the heir apparent.

What should we do now?

If General Manager Lin didn't get that position, will he still be able to get the manager position?

Just as I was wiping away cold sweat, Xiao Chen returned.

Xiao Chen tried hard to keep a serious face so as not to make others think he was too proud of himself for rising to prominence. However, his colleagues soon crowded around him, asking if the president was really Brother Xing.

Xiao Chen smiled and nodded: "Yes."

"Can I still call you Brother Xing from now on?"

Xiao Chen continued smiling: "Of course."

"So, you've become the president's assistant too?"

"Ahem!" Xiao Chen straightened his clothes, unable to hold it in any longer, and said with a smile, "No, no, I'm just a little assistant and part-time driver or something. Brother Xing will have a professional secretarial team."

"That's still a promotion!"

Xiao Chen accepted their congratulations and said, "I'm here to move some things first. Brother Xing will treat everyone to afternoon tea later."

The others dispersed and continued working.

Xiao Chen went to Xing Yanzhao's office and started packing things up, especially the group photo on the table. He carefully placed it away and carried it to the president's office again and again.

Brother Xing didn't have much stuff, so he finished moving it quickly.

Moreover, there's also a secretariat.

Xing Yanzhao did not dismiss any of the secretaries who were originally Lin Zhengyu's team. He only told them to be clear that they were not working for anyone else, but for the Xing Group.

In the staff canteen at lunchtime, everyone was talking about Xing Yanzhao becoming the president.

Liu Ying found the food tasteless and, after only a couple of bites, packed it up and put it back in her office before deciding to go to General Manager Lin's office.

Mr. Lin was the one who sponsored her to complete her studies and was also her boss, so she should go to see him no matter what.

The office door was ajar.

A deep, rough sound could be faintly heard coming from inside.

Liu Ying paused, thinking it was Pei Youyou, and considerately closed the door completely, standing outside to wait.

Time ticked by, and it was almost time for work when the door opened from the inside.

Xiang Nan and Liu Ying bumped into each other face to face, and both of them were taken aback.

"Sister Ying?"

Liu Ying frowned. Had Xiang Nan been inside all along?

"Yes." She nodded gently. "I've come to see President Lin."

"Please, Sister Ying." Xiang Nan avoided eye contact, tugged at her collar, and turned to leave.

Liu Ying hadn't noticed him before he made that gesture, but after he did, she glanced at him out of the corner of her eye and noticed that Xiang Nan's walking posture seemed a bit awkward.

Liu Ying's brows furrowed even more.

No.

impossible.

Mr. Lin is not that kind of person.

She gently shook her head, clearing her mind of the jumbled thoughts, and raised her hand to knock on the door.

"Mr. Lin, it's me, Liu Ying."

"Come in."

Liu Ying walked in and saw that President Lin was smiling as if nothing had happened. He just asked her if she had come for something.

Liu Ying thought for a moment and said truthfully, "When the appointment notice came down this morning, I wanted to come and see President Lin."

Lin Zhengyu immediately understood that Liu Ying had come to comfort him.

But he maintains a perfect public image, so how could he show dissatisfaction over something like this?

So he said it was alright, since Xing was originally the eldest brother's.

Liu Ying had followed him for many years and could still see some resentment in his heart, but since President Lin said so, she just listened and pretended not to know.

"Oh right, Liu Ying, I said I'd give you a separate year-end bonus, but you went to the investment department and I was busy so I forgot about it. Could you give me your bank account number? It's best if it's not your salary card, since it'll be going through my personal account. Thank you for your hard work over the years."

Liu Ying was taken aback: "President Lin, are you leaving Xing's?"

"No, you're overthinking it. I just suddenly remembered this." Lin Zhengyu took out a pen and paper and went over. "Write down your personal account information."

Liu Ying took it and wrote it down.

Lin Zhengyu smiled and said "okay." Liu Ying tactfully left, but as she passed the trash can, she noticed a container filled with liquid and abruptly looked away.

For a moment, I wanted to turn around and ask President Lin, "Is Miss Pei resting?"

In the end, I still couldn't get the answer.

As Liu Ying walked straight out of the office, she ran into a colleague and couldn't help but call out to her, "Did Miss Pei come to see General Manager Lin at noon?"

"I didn't see it."

"Has anyone else come looking for General Manager Lin?"

"The chairman's wife came by this morning, and President Lin saw her off in less than ten minutes."

"Thank you." Liu Ying returned to the office in a daze. Just then, a colleague handed her a cup of coffee, saying that Brother Xing was treating everyone to afternoon tea, and there were also desserts and snacks in the lounge area.

Liu Ying nodded mechanically. When she returned to her workstation with her coffee, she accidentally spilled it all over the keyboard, which startled her so much that she quickly got up.

Xiao Chen, who had just come from the rest area, immediately handed her a tissue while shutting down the computer.

"Sister Ying, what's wrong?"

"No, no." Liu Ying stared blankly at the wet table and Xiao Chen, who was frantically trying to help her, before coming back to her senses and saying, "I can do it myself, thank you Xiao Chen."

"It's okay, Sister Ying, I'm leaving now."

"Ah."

As Xiao Chen walked out of the investment department, he couldn't help but shake his head and sigh. It was understandable; after all, Sister Ying was President Lin's person. It was only natural for Sister Ying to be sad that President Lin hadn't taken that position.

He mentioned it briefly when he went to the president's office.

Xing Yanzhao looked up and said, "You should spend more time with Liu Ying; she's a talented person."

"But she's one of President Lin's people!"

"It's okay, dig if you can, and if you can't, just learn from her."

Xiao Chen immediately said he knew, and then brought up the news from the company that morning: Uncle Xing and several shareholders got into a fight, and no one came out unscathed. They were all bruised and swollen and hiding in the office, too afraid to come out.

Xing Yanzhao chuckled and said, "Grant them two days off to rest, treat it as a work injury, and reimburse their medical expenses. Starting today, at 10:00 AM, 2:30 PM, and 5:30 PM every day, urge each department to bring their data and reports."

Asking me three times a day is practically a death sentence.

Every company and department has its share of messy accounts and hidden issues. Things that can be fixed within three days are minor, but things that can't be fixed within three days are major and require rectification.

Xing Yanzhao planned to reorganize the investment department this afternoon, since it was a department he had worked in and he had all the relevant documents. All he needed to do was call the deputy manager over.

The deputy manager arrived at the president's office with trepidation.

Xing Yanzhao went straight to the point, pointing to the Y country project and asking what was going on. He had clearly approved so much investment, but a third of it was missing from the project, causing some people to cause trouble.

The deputy manager was stunned.

He thought Xing Yanzhao was unaware that this matter had occurred two months ago, and he hadn't seen Xing Yanzhao make any moves about it until now. Why did he suddenly point it out immediately after taking office?

So it wasn't that they didn't know before; they were just waiting for them to jump into the pit.

The deputy manager was on the verge of tears, still trying to deny it, saying, "I...I don't know."

“You know that,” Xing Yanzhao said firmly.

"You're quite loyal to him, but shouldn't you be the one loyal to Xing Shi, who pays your salary? Did Lin Zhengyu pay you a salary in secret?"

The cold, ruthless questioning nearly made the deputy manager kneel down in fear.

Xing Yanzhao said, "Think it over carefully. The position he promised you is definitely gone. Be honest and tell the truth. You can still keep your current position. You're not single. You have elderly parents and young children to support. You've also signed a non-compete agreement. Where else can you go if you leave Xing's? Think it over carefully."

The deputy manager wiped away a bead of cold sweat: "Mr. Xing, I...I'll talk."