Chapter 195 The Interview

With so many people coming in and out, she felt embarrassed to make the noise of frantic mouse-clicking.

She couldn't sit still anymore.

It turned out Ling Yue still had several interviews left.

Interviews were serious business; she didn't seem suited to hanging around playing here.

Mainly, the moment she heard about work arrangements, it was just like listening to a calculus teacher; her eyelids started to droop.

Song Xinyao tidied up, stood up, and said, "Yueyue, I'm going out for a stroll. You keep busy."

"Not playing games anymore?" Ling Yue took a sip of tea. She had been talking too much and her lips felt a bit dry now.

This place didn't have the flower tea she liked; she would have to bring some next time to keep on hand.

Song Xinyao shook her head. "I'm going to go admire my bestie's building~"

"OK, go ahead. Do you need me to call someone to keep you company?"

"I won't distract them from their work." Who was she to deserve such treatment?

Song Xinyao grabbed a bag of snacks and slipped out.

Taking advantage of the free time, Ling Yue quickly played two rounds of 4399 mini-games to relieve work stress.

It was too busy.

There were three to-do items for the afternoon.

As soon as Song Xinyao left the room, she received a video call from Shen Qingxue.

As soon as it connected, someone shoved her bare face close to the screen, her eyes scanning wildly:

"Damn, why didn't you answer my call earlier? Where are you? Where is He Xin? Did she leave? What kind of insane luck do you have to take a photo with my idol! Tell me, did you get an autograph for me?"

Shen Qingxue's roaring caused the microphone to peak; Song Xinyao extended her arm to hold the phone further away.

Once the distortion stopped, she brought it back in front of her. "Don't get excited, don't get excited! Although I forgot to get an autograph for you, but! You can come over and shake my hand~ It still has the warmth of the beautiful He Xin lingering on it~"

She waved her hand in front of the screen.

Making Shen Qingxue incredibly envious.

"Holy crap, you even shook hands with my idol! I am so insanely jealous that I'm twisting and crawling on the floor!"

Someone's face could be described as distorted.

"Wanna come over? Yueyue and I are both in the city center. If you come over, I can lend you my hand to hold for the whole night." Song Xinyao ate her spicy strips with a 'siss-ha' sound, not forgetting to extend an invitation.

Shen Qingxue was tempted at first, but a second later, she hung her head in despair.

A helpless sigh and the sound of swallowing echoed through the receiver:

"I just finished two acting classes, and I have a body shaping class in a bit. I'm on a diet and can't eat at night, so I have to go back to bed as soon as I finish class, otherwise I'll starve to death on the way. I won't come."

"With this kind of perseverance, you'll succeed in anything." Song Xinyao continued her 'siss-ha' eating. What a pity, such delicious spicy strips couldn't be shared with her bestie; it was truly... painful!

She was eating so deliciously that Shen Qingxue had to admit she was a bit tempted.

To divert her attention, she cast her gaze behind Song Xinyao. "Where are you?"

The decor was quite luxurious; was it some coffee shop?

"Guess?" Song Xinyao suddenly raised an eyebrow at her, looking very lecherous.

"I can't even get enough to eat, what energy do I have to guess?" Shen Qingxue's tone was full of resentment.

Enough.

She didn't want to watch someone's spicy strip mukbang anymore. She put down her phone. "Hanging up."

"Hey, hey, hey, why are you hanging up? Chat with me a bit longer." Song Xinyao hadn't finished yet.

There was no one she knew in Ling Yue's company; wandering around alone was pretty boring.

"My body shaping class is about to start. Bye." Shen Qingxue hung up just like that, completely ignoring Song Xinyao's attempts to keep her on the line.

The call ended.

Song Xinyao pouted and wandered around aimlessly.

Suddenly, she saw a little kitten lying at the front desk, 'crunching' away on freeze-dried treats.

She got the urge to tease it, advancing sneakily while making "tsk-tsk-tsk" sounds.

She got close!

She reached out her hand to pet the cat, but before she could touch it, the cat let out a wail.

Swish, swish, swish!

Countless gazes shot over.

Song Xinyao stood up, waving her hands with a stiff body, her little face flushed red with embarrassment. "I'm not a bad person!"

"..."

The HR manager brought the 8 candidates to the fourth-floor lounge, spent two minutes explaining the interview rules, and then arranged for everyone to enter the office in order.

To avoid making everyone nervous, the HR manager didn't stay in the lounge to watch over them but instead took the first job seeker into the office.

Shortly after she left, the other candidates in the lounge began chatting in small groups.

The first one to speak was a female candidate wearing glasses. "Didn't they say 4 to 1? Why are there 8 people? Are you all here to apply for President Ling's assistant position too?"

Another woman with a bun hairstyle replied, "We are applying for the same position, but it belongs to different companies."

"Huh?" The bespectacled female candidate clearly didn't understand what that meant.

A young man with a pen hanging on his chest answered her, "President Ling has two companies. We are applying for the assistant position at her other company."

Someone sighed in low admiration, "The CEO of two companies? That's awesome!"

As they were speaking, the office door was pushed open.

The job seeker who had just gone in walked out at the same time as the HR manager.

The interview was over in less than 5 minutes?

That was fast!

The distance was a bit far.

It was unclear what the HR manager had said to the job seeker, but she was seen handing a gift bag to him, and the job seeker nodded with a smile before walking toward the lounge.

"Second, Xia Wan." The HR manager called out a name.

A woman who had been sitting in the corner and not participating in the chat stood up, took her bag, and followed the HR manager into the office.

The first job seeker returned to the lounge, prepared to grab his things and leave.

The bespectacled female candidate couldn't resist her curiosity and leaned over to ask, "Hey, brother, how did the interview feel?"

"Not bad." The first job seeker smiled faintly, not revealing too much.

The bespectacled female candidate pouted, didn't continue to press, but instead said, "Are you related to the HR manager?"

The first job seeker suddenly raised his head, no longer in a rush to leave, and hurriedly explained, "Of course not!"

He wanted to be a nepotism hire too! But unfortunately, he wasn't.

"Then why did she give you this?" The bespectacled female candidate pointed to the gift bag in his hand.

The first job seeker said speechlessly, "Everyone who participated in the interview got one. They said it was for the trouble of our trip."

To prove he wasn't lying, he opened the package on the spot.

As soon as he opened it, his eyebrows raised, and his mouth formed a slight 'O'.

"What is it? What is it?" The bespectacled female candidate curiously leaned in.

The first job seeker took a red envelope out of the gift bag, opened it to take a look, and saw three whole red bills.

Not only that, but there was also a can of milk tea and a few small cookies in the gift bag, clearly small snacks given because they were afraid the candidates would get hungry while waiting.

The latter was completely ignored; everyone only had eyes for the red bills.

"300 [yuan] hard work fee!" The bespectacled female candidate covered her mouth, the corners of her eyes lifting, and her apple cheeks bulging high.

She thought to herself that even if the interview failed, being able to get a 300 [yuan] hard work fee made the 2 days of preparation for this interview worth it.

A company that could provide a hard work fee to interviewees was generally quite humane, and the benefits certainly wouldn't be bad!

What more people present were thinking about was how they could get into this company.

For a moment, everyone fell silent, and the competitive atmosphere suddenly spiked.