Capítulo 924: Chapter 733: Control

Shi Chuxin nowadays can actually vaguely sense that something is not quite right with her situation, seemingly there are some issues.

Only her subconscious chose another direction of “self-rescue.” 𝙛𝒓𝓮𝒆𝔀𝒆𝙗𝓷𝒐𝙫𝒆𝙡.𝒄𝓸𝓶

Like how the human body instinctively lets its temperature rise when faced with stubborn bacteria and viruses, Shi Chuxin feels her mind is heating up, simmering the strings named rationality.

That’s why she began to speak without restraint.

But after finishing that segment of talk to Chen Lizhou on the other end, it felt gratifying, indeed.

Shi Chuxin’s scarce rationality immediately made her feel regretful.

This kind of grandiose talk can be said to employees, or let the public relations department tell outsiders.

But for someone like her, an internal personnel, to say it to Chen Lizhou, the technical sales director, it seems too disrespectful.

In the current situation, it is actually detrimental without any benefits.

Shi Chuxin couldn’t help but pause, waiting for Chen Lizhou’s reaction.

And Chen Lizhou—no reaction.

The other end of the phone was silent, only short breaths could be heard.

“Director Chen…” Shi Chuxin couldn’t help but test the waters, “Are you there?”

“I’m here, I’m listening.” The voice was very calm.

Facing such offensive words, in what mindset would the other person remain so calm?

A thought involuntarily surfaced in Shi Chuxin’s mind, and then spread like ink on a wet paper towel.

Her scarce rationality was further eroded, Shi Chuxin couldn’t help but tighten her palm holding the phone, as if she was grasping something else.

Shi Chuxin swallowed: “Director Chen, I believe you yourself are aware of your recent state. Last month, you were late for nearly half of your punch-ins; the projects in your hands are almost not advancing, all done by your subordinates, thus many project’s progress couldn’t catch up with the company’s pace, right?”

The other end of the phone didn’t answer, still silent, only calm breathing could be heard.

Shi Chuxin clenched her palm again, just feeling that Chen Lizhou’s response was good news.

Her words flowed more smoothly: “Brother Chen, I’ve helped you cover these things up before. Work, well, this is how you help me, I help you, right?”

“And, this matter is not only you helping me, you’re helping yourself as well.”

She paused, deliberately slowing down her speech, each word seemed to carry a threat: “You’re a veteran employee of the company, but have you thought about it, the company is going public now—that you already know.”

“So what the company needs most now are people who can create value, who can keep up with the company’s pace. If it were usual times, your position might be secure, but now—not necessarily.”

“The current situation is not only a hurdle for the company but also for you. Am I right?”

“I’m helping you too, helping you get past this hurdle…”

By the end, Shi Chuxin’s pace became increasingly urgent.

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She was confident that with her rhetoric, any emotionally normal professional would give an appropriate response.

Yet, the other end of the phone was still silent, only the sound of breathing.

Shi Chuxin’s words were finished, she waited for one breath, two breaths, three breaths.

Then she finally couldn’t wait anymore, couldn’t help saying: “Brother Chen, do you think I’m reasonable, what are your thoughts now?”

“Uh…”

The other end of the phone finally responded, preventing Shi Chuxin from feeling like she was talking to a wooden figure.

However, Chen Lizhou’s reply involved an irrelevant topic to their current conversation: “Your HR department, recently still recruiting new people, right?”

“…Ah?” Shi Chuxin’s arm holding the phone instinctively tensed, “…Yes, what’s up?”

“They’re still recent graduates, all probationary?”

“What about…” Chen Lizhou dragged his tone, “do they have a chance for conversion?”

Shi Chuxin’s face froze suddenly.

In a daze, she heard something snapping in her mind.

Seemed like her rationality.

Then she really heard a “bang.”

Looking down, it was her phone.

The rectangular object had just detached from her hand, first fiercely hitting the door, then cutting a short arc, competing with the floor for hardness.

Shi Chuxin couldn’t even remember how she performed this action.

The mostly shattered phone lay face up, Shi Chuxin looked down at it, half of the LCD screen was snowflake-like, the other half blurredly reflected Shi Chuxin’s face.

“…”

Shi Chuxin’s hand tightened then loosened, loosened then tightened, yet wasn’t forming a fist, like trying to grasp something elusive.

“Fine… I’ll do it myself!”

“Employee relations… is inherently my job. Doing it myself might actually do it better, just consuming more effort…”

Shi Chuxin picked up her phone, now half of the screen remained, yet the internal system managed to continue wobblingly functioning.

She quickly edited a message and sent it out, then walked out of the vacant meeting room sought for a proper talk with Chen Lizhou.

Outside, in the office area, fleeting glances seemed to sweep towards this direction.

The sound insulation of the company rooms was indeed good, but Shi Chuxin’s movement just now was really too loud to ignore.

However, no one came to inquire anything, Shi Chuxin merely pulled out a “Hello everyone” smile towards them, turned around, and left.