The Beautiful CEO’s Dragon Blood Bodyguard
Chapter 133 Unsheathing Swords in Meeting

Chapter 133: Chapter 133 Unsheathing Swords in Meeting

The work of the Human Resources department might not seem technically demanding, but it’s actually quite important.

It’s not like the Marketing or Design departments.

Where they focus on short-term goals, HR is concerned with a company’s future.

The Personnel team’s daily tasks mainly include training employees, checking attendance records, and organizing activities.

Personnel work is all about personal relationships.

Occasionally, when a familiar person asks for leave or arrives late, Zhang Yue would indeed give them a break as a favor, leading to quite a few backdoor dealings.

But, this is pretty normal in companies.

No HR manager has ever been completely impartial.

If you really started investigating, you’d definitely find numerous issues.

Zhang Yue’s current mood was like sitting next to a furnace, unsure who might push him in.

With a worried face, he suddenly burst into tears, "Damn it, ever since I joined the company, I’ve always been hardworking. Never late for work, never left early, always got along with my colleagues. I’ve even spent over ten thousand on gifts alone, do you think it’s easy for me! Yet, after all that, they still talk behind my back. Captain Long, what kind of people are these!"

Long Fei was taken aback and didn’t know why Zhang Yue had come to him to complain.

He took out a cigarette, gave one to Zhang Yue, gestured for him to sit down on the bunk, and consoled him, "Don’t worry, the innocent will clear their name! No matter the rumors and gossip, they will eventually pass."

Zhang Yue took a puff and shook his head, "That’s not right, it can’t be that simple. Although the company’s WeChat group is ostensibly managed by Manager Zheng’s secretary, I bet the issue lies with that secretary. Someone definitely wants to screw me over."

Long Fei couldn’t see through the matter either. It could be someone’s idea of a cruel joke, or maybe someone really did want to screw Zhang Yue over.

After a moment of silence, Zhang Yue asked Long Fei, "Captain Long, could it be Manager Chu’s doing? He and you are close, and I offended you yesterday, so did he do it on purpose to vent for you?"

Long Fei had actually thought of this possibility already, but since he wasn’t clear on Chu Feng’s intentions, he didn’t want to ruin his plans.

Therefore, he comforted Zhang Yue, "Manager Zhang, don’t be paranoid, seeing enemies in everyone! I know Chu Feng, he always deals with things directly and would never stab someone in the back. Besides, you might look like you offended me yesterday, but don’t you know who was truly hurt the most?"

At that moment, Long Fei could only try to shift the blame onto Zheng Tuo.

Zhang Yue quickly caught on, "You mean Manager Zheng?"

Long Fei replied seriously, "I never said that, don’t make wild guesses here. Instead of that, you might as well try to understand the thoughts of those above us."

Zhang Yue took a deep breath, stubbed out his cigarette, stood up, and said to Long Fei, "Thanks, bro. I’ve really been an ass before, always giving you a hard time. Once this is over, I definitely owe you a drink!"

"It’s nothing, we’re all colleagues after all!"

Long Fei smiled, waved him off, and after seeing him out, quickly took out his mobile phone to contact Chu Feng.

Chu Feng only replied, "Don’t worry about him, let him make a fuss."

Long Fei didn’t ask further. He wasn’t good at these political machinations. Since Chu Feng was so composed, it meant he had the situation under control.

He’d seen enough palace dramas in the past.

Long Fei did have some political awareness, knowing that big issues often stem from seemingly trivial ones.

Like when a butterfly flaps its wings in the Pacific Ocean, it can trigger a hurricane.

In the Imperial Court, when two factions vie for power,

to bring down a high-ranking official, they usually don’t attack directly, but start with the official’s trusted subordinates.

It escalates from there, level by level, until there’s a direct confrontation.

Long Fei’s mind, now working like it had an eight-core processor, sorted through these thoughts and roughly understood the situation.

In the office of the Director of Human Resources on the second floor, Zhang Yue waited a long time outside the door before the secretary finally came out to bring him inside.

Zheng Tuo was smoking, his brows furrowed as he sat inside.

Zhang Yue hunched over as he entered, weeping and sniveling as he implored, "Manager, someone is trying to frame me! You must uphold justice for me and clear my name!"

Just now, the secretary had already reported the matter to Zheng Tuo.

With a stern face, Zheng Tuo asked Zhang Yue, "Is this matter true or false?"

Zhang Yue hesitated before saying, "There’s a bit of truth to it, but I really haven’t made any big mistakes!"

"Big mistakes? How big does a mistake have to be to be considered big?"

Zheng Tuo raised his voice suddenly, stood up angrily, and pointed at Zhang Yue while cursing, "Zhang Yue, Zhang Yue, to think I fostered you with goodwill, and this is how you repay me? Embezzlement and bribery, don’t you know that’s what the company detests the most?"

Zhang Yue’s legs turned to jelly at once, seeing that Zheng Tuo didn’t seem inclined to help him.

He simply said outright, "Manager, there’s more to this situation than meets the eye. I think someone is targeting you! Think about it, I was promoted by you. Plus, everyone knows about my relationship with Lili. If they splash this dirty water on me, then surely they intend to drag you down with me!"

Zheng Tuo glared at him and snapped, "Shut your mouth! What do I have to do with you? Don’t drag me into everything. What, do you want me to take the fall for you?"

"Manager, you’ve misunderstood!"

Zhang Yue was so agitated that he was almost incoherent.

Zheng Tuo waved him off dismissively, telling him to get out, and cursed, "Idiot, you can’t even keep your composure!"

What Zhang Yue said, Zheng Tuo was well aware of.

Moreover, he had already guessed who was behind it.

At this moment, he felt like he was trapped in a cage.

The one thing he shouldn’t have done, despite a lifetime of caution, was to sleep with Zhang Li at the golf course last week.

He was so wary of Chu Feng and Long Fei, fearing that they might already have something incriminating against him.

A manager of the company, having slept with a female subordinate.

If the news got out, he could say goodbye to his position as manager.

In the current situation, he felt very passive, uncertain of Chu Feng’s bottom line.

If firing Zhang Yue could resolve the issue, he would immediately dismiss this unfortunate soul and seek reconciliation with Chu Feng first.

He made a phone call and asked the secretary to summon Chu Feng.

The secretary, named Li Jing, was tall and slender, with a soft waist.

Clad in a black professional short skirt suit, with her hair in large curls, she looked quite elegant.

When she arrived at the administrative department, a flock of men turned their heads to watch.

In the company, she was always the male employees’ goddess.

Zhang Li couldn’t help but glance her way, instantly feeling somewhat ashamed.

In terms of looks, they were on par, but elegance was not something one could easily acquire.

After all, she was a master’s graduate, which put her far above Zhang Li, who only had an associate degree.

She looked bewildered all morning, not knowing who had caused a stir in the group chat.

She was about to seek Chu Feng for clarification when she saw Li Jing coming, and so she held back for the moment.

Li Jing knocked on the door and, entering Chu Feng’s office, closed it behind her and instantly changed her expression, petulantly chiding Chu Feng, "Are you trying to get yourself killed? Was that person added by you in secret just now?"