The Beautiful CEO’s Close Bodyguard
Chapter 154 - 0154: Do You Care About Me?

Chapter 154: Chapter 0154: Do You Care About Me?

Zhang Zhiyuan’s judgment is usually not wrong; the primary examiner for an interview is the head of the HR department, at most an assistant manager. The real HR manager, holding significant authority, wouldn’t usually participate in an interview.

However, he was out of luck. To give Chu Ge some experience, Mu Bingtong had specifically arranged for him to be the chief examiner.

As expected, all the candidates brought by Zhang Zhiyuan were rejected by Chu Ge.

When these candidates saw Chu Ge, each of them looked as if they had seen a ghost.

It wasn’t entirely personal revenge; these candidates were genuinely unqualified, only looking to get in through the back door; they didn’t even pass the scrutiny of the assistant examiners.

Because Zhang Zhiyuan was driven away by Chu Ge, naturally, he was not in the mood to pave the way for them.

...

Since he had called ahead, Zhang Zhiyuan didn’t face any obstacles getting to the public relations department and directly knocked on the office door.

"Come in." A slightly hoarse male voice came from inside.

There was another man in a suit inside seemingly reporting on work. He was initially startled upon seeing Zhang Zhiyuan enter, but relaxed after Zhang Chengsheng introduced him, greeting with a smile: "Oh, it’s Mr. Zhang, my apologies for not recognizing you!"

The man showed respect by adding ’Mr.’, clearly trying to foster a good relationship with Zhang Zhiyuan, but also knowing his boundaries, briefly introduced himself and then said to Zhang Chengsheng, "Then, Manager Zhang, I won’t disturb you any further!"

As the man carefully closed the door behind him, Zhang Chengsheng sat back down and smiled at Zhang Zhiyuan: "Did the interview go well? You’ll start working tomorrow, follow the arrangements. In a while, I’ll find a way to transfer you to public relations."

"Uncle, I was rejected!"

"Oh, rejected just... rejected?" Zhang Chengsheng was taken aback, put his tea cup down on the table, and straightened up: "What happened? Didn’t I talk to the two examiners?"

"It was the chief examiner where the problem occurred!" Zhang Zhiyuan sighed and sat down on a couch nearby.

"The chief examiner?" Zhang Chengsheng frowned and muttered: "Normally, the decision made by the two examiners would be agreed upon by the chief examiner, especially with my connections here..."

The role of Chu Ge as the chief examiner was currently known only to those two examiners; after all, it was Mu Bingtong’s last-minute decision yesterday, so it wasn’t widely known yet.

"That’s it, I’ll ask..." Zhang Chengsheng was about to pick up the phone but was interrupted by Zhang Zhiyuan.

"Uncle, don’t ask, that chief examiner is just a young kid, probably just a minor director in HR. I ran into him outside a while ago, and we had a disagreement. He’s taking this personally! You must handle this for me!"

"Taking it personally?" Zhang Chengsheng frowned and muttered, "Maybe there’s some misunderstanding. I’ll take him out for dinner tonight, and it should be fine if we talk it over."

"You’re inviting him to dinner?" Zhang Zhiyuan widened his eyes: "You are the manager of the public relations department, and he’s probably just a minor director in HR. Does he have that status?"

Zhang Chengsheng waved his hand irritably: "You don’t understand, the HR department isn’t what it used to be... the HR manager now has a very special status, in any case, I can’t afford to offend him!"

"Can’t afford to offend?"

"Don’t worry about this matter anymore." Zhang Chengsheng glanced at him: "Just a minor director; I can still handle it. After all, considering the position I hold, I doubt he’d dare to really cross me."

Despite still being upset, Zhang Zhiyuan nodded silently, as his uncle had spoken.

...

The afternoon passed quickly, and the day’s interview work was nearly done. As the two examiners were greeting and getting ready to leave, the door of the interview room suddenly burst open. Mu Bingtong, dressed in a white women’s suit, entered.

"President Mu!" the two examiners exclaimed in surprise and hastily greeted.

"Alright, good work, go rest." Mu Bingtong nodded faintly at them, then walked straight over and sat next to Chu Ge, placing the package she was carrying on the table: "It’s getting late, my secretary bought some things just now."

The package contained food, emitting a warm fragrance.

To think that the President would personally deliver food... The two examiners exchanged glances, each seeing undisguised envy in the other’s eyes. However, knowing their place, they left the room without saying a word.

"Hehe, is this you caring about me?" Chu Ge looked at the still-steaming food and chuckled.

Mu Bingtong’s cheeks turned slightly red, and she turned her head away: "Hmph, you’re thinking too much. The secretary just bought too much, I couldn’t finish it alone, so I brought some down for you."

Chu Ge didn’t refute but just smiled and picked up his chopsticks.

At the same moment, just outside the interview room, the two examiners had just stepped out when they ran into Zhang Chengsheng arriving with his nephew.

"Manager Zhang!" The two men glanced at each other and quickly greeted with a touch of respect in their voice.

They were just low-level leaders, while Zhang Chengsheng was a manager of one of the company’s major departments; hence they dare not reject his earlier backdoor request.

"Has the chief examiner left?" Zhang Chengsheng frowned, thinking he might have arrived too late.

"Oh, not yet." One of the examiners hesitated for a moment, but ultimately decided not to say more, simply stating: "He’s in there having a meal."

"Having a meal?" Zhang Zhiyuan scoffed from behind, but remained silent.

However, Zhang Chengsheng’s expression darkened, and he muttered: "Hmph, as the chief examiner, eating in the interview room, disregarding the company’s rules and regulations?"

To be fair, as the uncle, he handled things much more maturely, immediately setting a tone by accusing them of violating company policies. This approach would allow good groundwork for the subsequent negotiation, at least keeping them from being at a disadvantage.

One of the examiners opened his mouth: "Uh, Manager Zhang, actually inside there’s Mu..."

"Enough!" Zhang Chengsheng immediately cut off the examiner: "Violating the rules is violating the rules, even if President Mu is there, I would dare to say this! Go ahead, I’ll talk to him personally."

After speaking, he pushed the door open and went inside.

Watching the still swinging door, the two examiners exchanged glances, and one of them whispered: "Do you think Manager Zhang will still be coming to work tomorrow?"

"Be prepared." The other examiner smirked coldly, shaking his head: "He brought it on himself, no one else to blame, the company will probably be recruiting a new public relations manager soon."