Too lazy to overthink things, Shen Yifei (a character's name) simply wanted a job. If that job also meant working with beautiful women, all the better.
Not long after, it was finally Shen Yifei's turn for the interview.
Shen Yifei stepped into the inner office. The interviewer before him was a petite beauty (a common term for a young, attractive woman in Chinese novels), clad in a uniform. Her figure was small and exquisite, her face meticulously sculpted, and her skin fair.
She was Lin Caier (another character's name), the very person the chubby man from earlier had a crush on. With her cute appearance, she exuded a fresh and sweet aura.
Shen Yifei couldn't help but marvel, Lingya International (a company name) truly had no shortage of stunning women.
"You... you're applying for Public Relations Manager?" Lin Caier's delicate brows furrowed slightly as she looked at the application form Shen Yifei handed over.
Men applying for positions in the PR Department usually had ulterior motives, and he even wanted to be a manager? The application form even stated he was proficient in English, Italian, and French.
Although the PR Manager position did require proficiency in these three languages, such talent was typically found in older individuals.
Shen Yifei, however, looked to be just in his early twenties. Lin Caier would never believe he genuinely possessed such capabilities; he was most likely a spoiled rich kid (a common term in China for a wealthy second-generation individual, often implying a lack of discipline) causing trouble.
"That's right, that's right, beautiful interviewer. Whatever you want to test me on, bring it on," Shen Yifei said with a playful grin.
Lin Caier was clearly suspicious but said nothing more. With a serious expression, she stated, "Alright, the assessment will begin now. It's divided into a preliminary review and a final review. The preliminary review is a written exam. We'll give you three language test papers, and Mr. Shen only needs to achieve an average score of 60 points on each paper to pass."
Though it seemed a bit troublesome, Shen Yifei had no objections. "Okay, let's start then."
At Lingya International Tower, on the top floor in the CEO's office.
Su Muqing (a character's name) was discussing business with another beauty in a uniform.
The beauty's name was Liu Xiaoxiao (a character's name), Lingya International's Director, a position second only to Su Muqing. The company's two bosses were both women, and both were stunning beauties.
Liu Xiaoxiao's looks and demeanor were also top-tier. Her professional suit outlined perfect curves, a slender waist, and tall, beautiful legs paired with black stockings—an absolutely perfect match.
"Knock, knock, knock."
The office door suddenly rattled with knocks.
"Come in."
"Good day, CEO Su. Good day, Director Liu." Lin Caier hurried into the office, greeting the two women.
"Is something the matter?" Su Muqing asked calmly.
"CEO Su, a man applying for Public Relations Manager has arrived at the recruitment fair. Would you like to go and see him?" Lin Caier inquired.
"A man applying for Public Relations Manager? No need, you can handle it yourself," Su Muqing said calmly, a faint hint of mockery appearing at the corner of her lips.
The applicant most likely didn't have any normal intentions.
"But CEO Su, that gentleman who applied got a perfect score on the written exam!" Lin Caier immediately stated.
"Perfect score? How is that possible?"
Before Su Muqing could speak, Liu Xiaoxiao exclaimed in surprise.
"It's true, a perfect score. The papers are right here with me," Lin Caier said, handing Shen Yifei's three written exam papers to Liu Xiaoxiao.
Liu Xiaoxiao glanced through them, her delicate brows furrowing slightly.
The questions on these written exam papers were all very formal, and Liu Xiaoxiao had personally vetted them. The answers on the papers were clearly correct.
The three test papers were very difficult. Getting seventy or eighty points might be possible, but achieving a perfect score was almost impossible for a normal person, unless the applicant was extremely proficient in all three languages!
"So... does this count as passing the preliminary review?" Lin Caier asked.
Su Muqing's beautiful face also showed a hint of emotion. She said, "Our company is very fair. Since that gentleman passed the written exam, inform him to come for the interview this afternoon."
Liu Xiaoxiao's expression was a bit odd. She coughed and said, "Xiao Xue (a familiar way to address Su Muqing, typically used by close friends or family), letting a man be the Public Relations Manager, isn't that a bit... you know?"
"What's wrong with a man? We can't discriminate based on gender, can we? If he has the ability, we should give him a chance," Su Muqing said with a faint smile.
If the ice queen (a beautiful woman who is cold, aloof, and unemotional) knew this man was that unique individual from home, what would she think?
Liu Xiaoxiao nodded slightly, then turned to Lin Caier. "Alright. Assistant Lin, please inform that gentleman to come for his interview at 2:30 PM this afternoon."
"Understood." Lin Caier nodded.
Back in the recruitment office, it was already 11:30 AM, and almost everyone had left.
Shen Yifei was starting to get impatient. After a while, Lin Caier finally returned.
"Beautiful interviewer, how did it go?" Shen Yifei eagerly stepped forward and asked.
"Congratulations, Mr. Shen. The Director has informed you to come for your interview at two o'clock this afternoon. Here is your qualification certificate," Lin Caier said with a smile, handing over a document.
"I have to wait until afternoon? Can't we just get it done now?" Shen Yifei frowned.
Lin Caier shook her head. "This is the company's normal procedure. Besides, it's already past closing time."
"Alright," Shen Yifei scratched his head and chuckled playfully. "By the way, beautiful, I haven't asked your name yet."
Lin Caier's small face flushed slightly, and she spoke a little flustered, "My name is Lin Caier, and I'm the Public Relations Manager's assistant."
Shen Yifei grinned widely, "So that means you'll be my assistant in the future, right? What a coincidence, Miss Lin, I hope to receive your guidance and support (a polite expression requesting future help or consideration) in the future."
Lin Caier couldn't help but find it amusing. "Mr. Shen, whether you pass the interview or not is still a question. The Director's interview will be very strict."
The two chatted for a while, then Lin Caier finished work and left.
Chatting with such a sweet and innocent type of beauty was quite comfortable. Shen Yifei was even starting to look forward to his future work.
Fifteen minutes after closing time, most people had left the company building. Bored with nothing to do, Shen Yifei began wandering around the building.
He arrived at an executive office and walked inside. A faint fragrance wafted through the office, seemingly a woman's perfume.
He heard that Lingya International had more female staff than male. No wonder so many men fought tooth and nail (an idiom meaning to fight with great effort) to work at Lingya International during recruitment fairs. Which man wouldn't want to pick up a pretty girl and take her home?
Shen Yifei casually strolled around and noticed a computer on a desk that hadn't been turned off; its screen backlight was still on.
"Tsk tsk, as company employees, are they really that unprofessional? They don't even turn off their computers after work," Shen Yifei scoffed inwardly a few times. He moved the mouse, preparing to shut down the computer.
The next moment, Shen Yifei shivered all over. What did he see?
"Holy crap!"
The LCD monitor was actually playing the fabled love action film (a euphemism for a pornographic film), currently muted.
A blonde, blue-eyed Western girl (a casual term for a Western woman) appeared on the monitor; it was a foreign film!
Seriously? No way! Are girls these days really that open-minded? Watching this stuff during work hours, that's too bold!
"Watching this during work? Is there any professional ethics left?!" Shen Yifei strongly condemned (said sarcastically, while doing the exact opposite) it, then proceeded to watch with keen interest.
"Who are you?"
Suddenly, a voice from the doorway startled Shen Yifei.
A tall beauty wearing a black business suit (OL uniform) strode in.
Shen Yifei glanced at her. Seeing her hurried expression, he formed some suspicions.
Shen Yifei thought to himself, "Could this female employee who watches films at work be the very person in front of me? Perhaps she realized after getting off work that her computer wasn't turned off, and rushed back to destroy the evidence (an idiom meaning to eliminate all traces of something).