noffsinger Chapter 409 Pursuing a Man: The Method Matters
Chapter 409 Pursuing a Man: The Method Matters
Such things don't happen often; even after the company's official website was updated a few years ago, there were still quite a few shameless people who fawned over it.
At the time, the customer service department kept getting calls, all from people asking to speak to their CEO, Mr. Wen. Later, those people realized that they couldn't reach Mr. Wen by calling the company's customer service, so no one called anymore, and their ears finally quieted down.
"Strange, are there still idiots like this these days, thinking they can get in touch with our CEO Wen by calling customer service?"
"I think she's really obsessed with climbing the social ladder. But how can there be someone with such low intelligence at the Communication University of China? It's truly an unbelievable situation."
"Don't you know that many students in the performance department of the Communication University of China got in based on their looks? Academic performance is secondary. When it comes to being an actor, what do you need brains for? Being good-looking is enough!"
He Yu happened to pass by and overheard the conversation of a few young women in the customer service department, raising an eyebrow slightly.
A female student from the Communication University of China called looking for President Wen?
Is that the school that Miss Ning Yao attends?
Miss Ning Yao has Mr. Wen's contact information; she herself would not use such a clumsy method to contact him.
Could it be one of her friends?
Perhaps Miss Ning Yao encountered some trouble but didn't want to bother President Wen, so her friends tried to reach out to the customer service department.
Regardless of the truth of the matter, as an assistant, He Yu has a duty to inform President Wen of what he knows.
Better safe than sorry. Miss Ning Yao is President Wen's darling. If something really happens to her and President Wen finds out that he knew about it but didn't report it and did nothing, it would be a capital offense!
After making up his mind, He Yu stopped a female colleague from the customer service department and asked for the contact information of the female student who had just called.
Not long after Ning Yao returned to the teachers' apartment, Bocuse also arrived. He entered the room and greeted Ning Yao, Cui Mengmeng, and Xin Yujue with a smile.
"Miss Ning Yao, did I disturb you?"
"No, Mr. Bocuse, what brings you here at this hour?"
Ning Yao deliberately softened her voice, but a careful listener could still tell that something was off about her tone.
Bocuse was a chef, and he was always very meticulous, much better than the average careless man.
He sensed something was wrong with Ning Yao, so he smiled and explained the purpose of his visit.
“I noticed that you and your friends really enjoy this dessert, so I thought I’d make a few extra and keep them in the refrigerator.”
"Thank you for your hard work, Mr. Bocuse." Ning Yao's eyes lit up with a smile.
She knew Bocuse meant well; she hadn't asked him to make those desserts, and he could have chosen not to—it wasn't part of his job.
Bocuse smiled, then stepped into the kitchen and began to get busy.
The corridor outside the top-floor offices of the Huo Group building.
Huo Zhijing was walking out of the elevator with a serious expression. People around him bowed their heads to greet him as they passed by, and no one dared to look him in the eye.
At this moment, there were voices outside Huo Zhijing's office door, one person relentlessly pressing the issue, and the other softly advising.
"What's wrong with me sitting here? Am I bothering you? Go about your own business and mind your own business!"
“Miss, this makes things difficult for us. If Mr. Huo wants to see you, he will notify you. Please don’t make things difficult for us.”
"Are you annoying or what? If you keep nagging, I'll shoot you dead!" Huo Muxi said angrily, standing up and reaching into her bag to pull out her custom-made women's pistol.
Who do you want to shoot?
"Does he really think he's so great just because he has a gun, that he can decide people's lives and deaths?"
The man's voice was sharp and cold, sending chills down one's spine.
Huo Zhijing suddenly appeared, and a pair of high-end leather shoes caught Huo Muxi's eye.
Huo Muxi rarely saw Huo Zhijing so cold and ruthless. Generally speaking, her third uncle was gentle and mild-mannered. His unremarkable face exuded a mediocre air, making people unconsciously overlook the fact that Huo Zhijing was actually the head of the Huo family.
"Third Uncle, I was wrong." Huo Muxi lowered her head, taking the initiative to show weakness, and did not throw a tantrum like a spoiled young lady with Huo Zhijing.
She knew that Huo Zhijing responded better to gentle persuasion than force; if she were to be stubborn and argue with him, it would only make Huo Zhijing resentful.
Seeing that Huo Muxi admitted her mistake, Huo Zhijing's expression softened. He waved for his subordinates to leave, and then led Huo Muxi into the office. Huo Muxi obediently closed the door behind her, put her hands at her sides, and carefully walked up to Huo Zhijing.
"Third Uncle, can't you ask A-Chen to come back to work? I promise I won't cause you and A-Chen any more trouble. I just want to see him every day." Huo Muxi said this with great heartache, her delicate face filled with grievance, as if she could cry at any moment.
Huo Zhijing felt heartbroken. He had watched Huo Muxi grow up and knew that his niece had never humbled herself like this for anyone before. Huo Muxi truly liked Ning Chen, but unfortunately, Ning Chen had no feelings for Huo Muxi at all.
Previously, Huo Zhijing thought that Ning Chen was born without the understanding of romantic relationships between men and women, had never experienced such matters, and did not understand or care about them.
Huo Muxi is so devoted to him; maybe one day she can open Ning Chen's heart and make him slowly accept Huo Muxi.
After all, Huo Muxi is good-looking and has a high social status. It is Ning Chen's good fortune that she is willing to fall in love with him.
But after Ning Yao appeared, Huo Zhijing realized that it wasn't that Ning Chen lacked common sense, but rather that he wasn't interested in Huo Muxi.
Huo Zhijing is also a man, and he knows that if a man has no interest in a woman from the beginning, even if he is moved by her actions later, it is just that he is moved. If he meets someone he truly likes, he will abandon the one who likes him without hesitation.
Huo Zhijing used to let things go because he didn't know Ning Chen had someone she liked, and he thought Huo Muxi still had a chance.
Now it seems that Huo Muxi has no chance at all and has lost completely. Giving up as soon as possible is the best choice.
However, Huo Zhijing couldn't say these things to Huo Muxi. He knew Huo Muxi's temper well. If she knew these things, she would definitely fight Ning Yao to the death. Before, Ning Yao was just an unknown female college student. At most, she had a few group companies behind her. If Huo Zhijing really wanted to deal with her, he wouldn't need to put in much effort and wouldn't take her seriously.
But now that Ning Yao has Wen Tingye as her protector and the Si Sect backing her up, how easy would it be to touch her?
"It's his own choice not to come back, and he has his own company now. Given time, he will definitely succeed and may even be able to compete with our Huo family's computer network technology. He is building his own power step by step." Huo Zhijing admires Ning Chen; this kid is ambitious, intelligent, and capable.
He enjoys the feeling of having a competitor, even more than bringing that person under his wing.
There is progress only when there are competitors. For far too long, China has not had any industry talents who can rival the Huo family.
Without rivals for a long time, the Huo family's computer base will also decline and become lazy.
However, it will take at least another ten or twenty years to replace the Huo family's position.
"Does that mean I can no longer work at the same company as him?" Huo Muxi realized that she no longer had any reason to get close to Ning Chen, and her eyes instantly reddened.
"You're so useless! Is this the only way you can chase men?" Huo Zhijing scolded his disgruntled niece.
"Men don't like being pressured. The more you try to please and flatter him, the less interested he will be in you, and he'll scoff at you. You have to attract him with your own charm, not by constantly giving and trying to please him, understand?"