Gently bite the jasmine

For a long time in the past, Lin Xi had been caught in a deep self-doubt.

The instigator is none other than Chen Jingyi, who is standing right in front of us.

They met in junior high school. They were still young then, and many of their ideas had not yet matured.

Lin Xi was naive and told her that she was adopted. For two whole years, she fell into the other party's psychological manipulation trap.

At that time, she had no idea that this was called PUA until she was in a bad state and Duan Mingxuan discovered it.

After many years, when they meet again, Lin Xi's subconscious reaction is still to run away.

The manipulation, suppression, and isolation she had experienced in the past had created countless goosebumps on her body.

Lin Xi poked her arm, and unconsciously, all of it fell into Chen Liangyi's eyes.

She smiled gently: "Are you here for the job?"

Lin Xi couldn't answer a single word.

"Manager Chen, do you know him?" the receptionist asked with a smile.

Chen Jingyi tossed her long hair: "We know each other, we're classmates. I was just asking if there's anything I can help you with?"

Receptionist: "According to her, she came to confirm the position of Secretary to General Manager Duan."

"The secretary in the president's office?" Chen Jingyi's smile froze for a moment before returning to normal.

She looked at Lin Xi and asked, "Lin Xi, are you sure?"

Lin Xi's breathing became rapid, and her body trembled slightly involuntarily, even though she was trying her best to control herself.

The receptionist, observing her behavior, assumed she was scared and asked Lin Xi, "Ms. Lin, you're not lying to me, are you?"

Lin Xi shook her head subconsciously: "I didn't lie to you."

My voice is dry and hoarse.

Chen Jingyi stepped forward to comfort her, but before she could even touch her, Lin Xi pushed her away violently: "Don't touch me."

Chen Jingyi staggered backward, almost losing her balance.

The receptionist gasped and quickly went around to help Chen Liangyi.

"Ms. Lin, how could you lay a hand on me?" the receptionist demanded.

"I—" Lin Xi was speechless.

Chen Jingyi waved her hand, indicating that she was fine, but her brows furrowed. She cast a disapproving glance at Lin Xi and spoke earnestly:

"Lin Xi, is something wrong? Tell me, I'll definitely help if I can. But our CEO Duan's office only has two assistants, one surnamed Qin and the other surnamed Tian. There's no secretary position."

Chen Jingyi's words were like a soft knife that kills without drawing blood.

She dared to say that only because she had confirmed with the front desk that Lin Xi had come to apply for the job.

When I met her in the third year of junior high school, she was an adopted heiress.

This made Chen Jingyi inexplicably jealous and angry.

She's applying for a job now, and I wonder if the family that adopted her has fallen on hard times.

Her words seemed to confirm Lin Xi's lie.

Lin Xian's lips twitched, and he almost blurted out "I didn't lie," falling into the trap of proving himself.

She pinched her palm hard, her gaze turning colder, and said to the receptionist:

“I’ll wait here and I won’t leave. If you want to know if I’m lying, why don’t you call up again? You’ll know then.”

Chen Jingyi sighed softly: "Lin Xi, why make things difficult for a receptionist? As everyone knows, President Duan holds multiple positions at Yin Fan and is extremely busy. Even if a secretary were to be created in the office, it would have to go through the personnel department. You've already gone over so many levels."

The receptionist suddenly realized, "That's right, even the president's secretary has to go through the human resources department."

If it's an internal referral or Duan Yiheng makes the decision directly, the regular recruitment process of the human resources department can be skipped.

However, they will need to go to the human resources department to complete the onboarding process and be included in the company's management system later.

Then Assistant Qin will definitely give the order.

He sometimes goes in and out as many as five or six times a day, and he would never forget.

Looking at Lin Xi again, the receptionist's gaze became less friendly.

If I actually make this call, and Boss Duan gets angry, I'm afraid I'll lose my job.

With jobs so hard to find these days, even a small front desk job is in high demand.

The receptionist straightened her expression and said, "Ms. Lin, I won't hold it against you. Please leave now."

Lin Xi was speechless for a moment. She had Duan Yiheng's private number, but if she called it, their relationship would be exposed, which would be detrimental to their future work.

Should we wait until Duan Yiheng gets off work to talk about it? That's also an option.

But now that she's gone, she has no intention of letting Chen Jingyi succeed again. This also makes them naturally assume that she is indeed guilty, and thus conclude that she is lying.

There was a waiting area in the lobby on the first floor. Lin Xi glanced at it out of the corner of her eye and said, "I'll wait over there."

The receptionist's expression suddenly changed.

Lin Xi could naturally wait there, but after Chen Jingyi's words, she had no good impression of Lin Xi at all.

"Please leave." The receptionist's tone was firm. "The waiting area is only for visiting guests and external staff. Unauthorized personnel are not allowed to linger."

Chen Jingyi's lips curled up, and her gaze towards Lin Xi held a familiar, wicked pleasure.

Lin Xi clenched her fists tightly, wishing she could tear her hypocritical face to shreds.

But if I hit her, I'm afraid I won't be able to get a job at Silver Sail in the future.

She took a slow, deep breath, then smiled and said, "Your company is open and inclusive, and upholds the principle of humanistic care. I'm not feeling well right now and need to rest. If you're a professional, could you please prepare a glass of warm water for me? Thank you."

After saying that, she ignored everyone and went straight to the rest area.

The receptionist froze, nearly grinding her teeth to powder. She turned to Chen Jingyi: "Manager Chen..."

Chen Jingyi smiled gently at the receptionist: "Well... that's how the company is. Well... you can decide for yourself. But my classmate used to lie. I remember her family was very rich. I don't know how she ended up working as a secretary."

The receptionist's eyes widened slightly: "Judging from her clothes and appearance, she doesn't seem like that kind of person. Her total wealth is in the six figures."

Chen Jingyi chuckled: "You, after working as a receptionist for so long, you've wasted your time. Clothes make the man, and when you go out, you naturally need to prepare an outfit so that others won't look down on you."

The receptionist nodded slightly, glanced back at the other receptionist who had gone to the restroom and hadn't returned yet.

She was completely unaware that she was being used.

Because of Chen Jingyi's words, Lin Xi had a preconceived notion, and by the time she realized what had happened, she had already called security.

Lin Xi hadn't even settled into her seat when she was surrounded by two security guards who asked her to leave.

In an instant, everyone in the waiting area looked over.

As she brushed past the waistline of the security guard's uniform, she met Chen Liangyi's smile.

Too bad!

Why are there such disgusting people in this world?

Unfortunately, there's nothing I can do about her.

Her methods were too clever.

As Lin Xi got up, he pondered a solution.

Just then, a noise came from the elevator behind the gate.

Lin Xi looked in the direction of the voice and saw Duan Yiheng leading the way, followed by three men in suits.

She instinctively stepped forward, but was stopped by a security guard to prevent her from bumping into Duan Yiheng.

At the far end of the gate is a VIP passage specifically prepared for company executives and clients.

The commotion was quite loud, and Duan Yiheng spotted the people at a glance.

He was taken aback, not expecting Lin Xi to come so quickly; he thought it would take at least two or three days to consider it.

Duan Yiheng glanced at Qin Yang and exchanged a few words. Qin Yang then accompanied the client out of Yinfan.

Duan Yiheng turned and headed straight for Lin Xi.