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Chapter 140: Chapter 140: Just the Beginning

He didn’t dare to scrutinize Xu Wu. After all, her status was intimidating, and he was a bit awestruck.

But even that single glance was breathtaking.

In terms of looks and figure, the beautiful CEO before him was perhaps a notch below Zhao Xiangjun—who was in a league of her own, a true femme fatale.

However, when paired with her status as a powerful female CEO and her formidable aura, her appeal to men was by no means less than Zhao Xiangjun’s.

"How many people are still outside?"

Xu Wu asked her assistant. She had been interviewing all morning and was feeling a bit tired.

The assistant replied, "There are two left. One is named Liu Nan, and the other is Zhao Hui."

"Zhao Hui? He doesn’t need to be interviewed."

Zhao Hui had made an appointment with Xu Wu yesterday. Xu Wu had told him to come by anytime today since she would be there all day. She just hadn’t expected him to have arrived already.

After the assistant left, Xu Wu gestured for Peng Yu to sit down and asked him to introduce himself.

She had interviewed many people—some recommended by Ding Yong, others by headhunters. In terms of professional competence alone, Xu Jun and the man before her, Peng Yu, were undoubtedly the two best candidates.

Xu Wu still had to weigh the two against each other, but she was naturally very polite to her top candidates. This led Peng Yu to mistakenly believe he already had the job in the bag.

Just as the interview was ending and he was getting up to leave, Peng Yu said, "President Xu, you have a truly discerning eye. It seems some unsavory characters really can’t escape your judgment!"

Xu Wu froze for a moment, not understanding what he meant.

Peng Yu continued, "Of the two candidates waiting outside to be interviewed for the Vice President of Operations, Liu Nan is a store manager at one of Wansheng Group’s plazas. He’s very experienced and highly skilled in business operations."

"As for that guy named Zhao Hui, I’ve had dealings with him before. He’s young and impulsive, and he used to work in logistics for a retail company. For someone like him to even show up to interview for a position as important as VP of Operations... sigh..."

He said this with a sigh, as if Zhao Hui’s showing up for an interview was some kind of joke.

"Thankfully, you have a discerning eye. A person like that indeed doesn’t need to be given an interview; it would just be a waste of your precious time!"

Oh? The look Xu Wu gave him now was a bit inscrutable.

Peng Yu came out of Xu Wu’s office and returned to the reception room.

"Boss!" Liu Nan stood up to greet him.

Peng Yu said, "My chat went quite well. I also brought up your situation, expressed my approval of you, and mentioned how well we’d work together."

Liu Nan quickly thanked him. He was very optimistic about Peng Yu’s chances of passing the interview.

"Just go in and have a normal chat in a bit. It shouldn’t be a problem! Some people are just out of luck—didn’t even get an interview, haha!"

As he spoke, he shot a glance at Zhao Hui.

Zhao Hui cursed inwardly, ’Dumbass!’

’He knew there was no way Peng Yu would pass. The only reason Peng Yu felt so good about himself was because Xu Wu didn’t know Chen Xiao’s original motive for acquiring Jiangzhou Wansheng. No matter how good her impression of him was now...’

’...when it came time to finalize the candidate, the choice would definitely be run by Chen Xiao. Peng Yu would, without a doubt, be shot down.’

Peng Yu didn’t stay long, because Liu Nan was called in for his interview.

Liu Nan felt that by lowering his sights from the General Manager position to the VP of Operations, the job was practically his. Besides, Peng Yu had just put in a good word for him.

After listening to his self-introduction, Xu Wu asked a few simple questions, then stood up politely and said, "Thank you for coming to the interview today, President Liu. We will notify you after our comprehensive evaluation."

Liu Nan felt that this beautiful female president must have a good impression of him; otherwise, she wouldn’t have been so polite.

Full of himself, he too left Junxiao Capital.

As he left, he glanced back at the reception room, thought of that young logistics contractor, and shook his head. ’How ridiculous!’

’With Zhao Hui’s resume, forget about competing for VP of Operations at Jiangzhou Wansheng; he probably wasn’t even qualified to apply for a floor manager position.’

He didn’t give Zhao Hui a second thought.

Xu Wu leaned back in her executive chair, her beautiful eyes sparkling with life.

She carefully mulled over the General Manager candidates from the morning’s interviews, took a sip of water, then stood up and walked out of her office.

"President Hui!"

Zhao Hui looked up and saw Xu Wu entering the reception room. He quickly stood up and said, "President Xu!"

With her bright eyes and pearly teeth, Xu Wu was devastatingly beautiful. That, combined with her status as the General Manager of Junxiao Capital, made Zhao Hui feel like he couldn’t look her directly in the eye.

’It was ridiculous, really. This company technically belonged to his sister, but Xu Wu’s aura was so powerful that he couldn’t help but feel inadequate in her presence.’

"My apologies, I was in interviews all morning. Please, come to my office and have a seat."

In the General Manager’s office, the two of them sat on the sofa, observing the proper seating arrangement for host and guest. Xu Wu’s assistant served them tea.

"So, President Hui, are you ready?"

Xu Wu was graceful and charming. Her smile was as comforting as a spring breeze, yet it still made him involuntarily nervous.

Zhao Hui said, looking a little constrained, "I will do my absolute best. I will not disappoint President Chen’s and your expectations of me."

Xu Wu chuckled lightly. "Don’t feel pressured. Just treat this as a learning experience. A project like this won’t have any major problems. Besides, don’t you have President Chen and the rest of us backing you up?"

"I’m confident you’ll do well. In the future, we plan to increase our investment in commercial real estate, and I hope you’ll be able to take on even more important roles then."

Zhao Hui grunted in agreement and nodded heavily.

’It wasn’t about the money, but about earning respect. What man doesn’t want to make a name for himself and achieve great things?’

’What’s more, this was his sister’s enterprise. He had to give it his all and grow with the company, not be a dead weight holding it back.’

"By the way, President Hui, did you know Peng Yu, the regional manager of Wansheng Group, from before?"

’Here we go,’ Zhao Hui thought with an inward smile. ’That old bastard Peng Yu is probably still feeling smug right now.’

He carefully organized his thoughts and then said, "He harassed my sister at her shop before. I kicked him for it. That’s also the reason President Chen moved to acquire Jiangzhou Wansheng Square."

When Chen Xiao arranged for Xu Wu to acquire Jiangzhou Wansheng, Liu Haoran and Zhao Hui had been present that day. It was easy for Xu Wu to connect the dots.

Zhao Hui’s sister... Zhao Xiangjun!

The chairwoman and actual controller of Junxiao Capital!

Chen Xiao’s girlfriend—the woman he was always talking about, claiming she was more beautiful than him from every possible angle.

A flood of information flashed through Xu Wu’s mind. She was extremely curious about Zhao Xiangjun and really wanted to meet this legendary great beauty.

She wanted to see what kind of woman could make Chen Xiao dote on her so completely. A part of her felt unconvinced.

But that wasn’t the pressing issue at hand. The most urgent matter right now was to confirm the General Manager for Jiangzhou Wansheng Square.

After hearing the full story from Zhao Hui, she knew Peng Yu was definitely out. In fact, it wasn’t just a matter of him not getting the job; he was going to be targeted from all angles in the future.

Thinking of Chen Xiao’s fiercely protective nature, she felt a little pity for Peng Yu. He probably had no idea how miserable his fate was about to become.

To be targeted by a man who controlled tens of billions in assets, a man who was constantly using capital to gain control of all sorts of resources.

Peng Yu’s nightmare was just beginning.

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