Yang Hui didn't explain anything to them. The email would be out by evening anyway. He'd give them a surprise then.

This time, he was impartial, giving everyone a raise of 2,000 yuan per month. Given his personality, he would normally concentrate resources on those who were most capable. But since he had just joined the team and didn't know everyone well enough, he decided to treat them all equally this time.

'As for next time, there definitely won't be one. I'm sure I'll be leaving this place in three months at most. This raise can be considered a way of fostering some goodwill.'

While they were eating, Li Yang, however, couldn't stomach his food.

Wang Xiao from HR came to report something: Shen Meng from the livestreaming team had submitted her resignation.

"No, absolutely not," Li Yang rejected the idea without a second thought.

"President Li, Shen Meng is still in her probationary period. She can resign at any time and leave the company within a week."

"What is she thinking? Futong Commerce is such a great platform, and her performance has been outstanding. Why would she want to leave? Get her in here. I'll talk to her. If it's about her salary, I'll give her a raise."

Wang Xiao looked at the flustered Li Yang and privately scorned him. 'She's just a streamer. Is it really that big of a deal?'

It wasn't that she didn't know about the results of yesterday's stream, but the main reason for its success was the strong support from Xinyue Group. The streamer played a part, but not as big a part as he imagined.

"President Li, I've already talked to her about all this. She's determined to leave and has refused to meet with you."

"Why is this happening? How did it come to this?"

'I've been harboring ideas about Shen Meng since the day I first saw her, but I've never found an opportunity. And now she's leaving? Does this mean I won't even have anything to hope for anymore?'

"Wang Xiao, do you think she's doing this to protect Yang Hui?"

She understood what Li Yang meant. He was actually asking if Shen Meng and Yang Hui were dating.

The logic was that if the two of them were dating, she would make this decision first to save Yang Hui's job, preventing them from violating company regulations and getting him fired.

Wang Xiao didn't know what kind of answer he wanted to hear. 'He must have already come to a conclusion in his heart; otherwise, he wouldn't look so utterly devastated.'

{'He clearly hates Yang Hui so much, yet he has to praise him at every turn, tolerate him again and again, and even give his team a raise. This has to be the most pathetic boss ever.'}

"I don't think so. She said it was for personal reasons and wasn't willing to disclose anything else."

Li Yang slumped into his chair and waved his hand dismissively. "Just try to convince her again. We absolutely can't let her leave."

"Boss, she said she definitely won't be coming in next week."

Li Yang's knuckles tightened fiercely on the edge of the desk, leaving five white marks on the surface. His temples throbbed, and the bulging veins on his neck betrayed the turmoil within him.

Wang Xiao was a little scared. Her boss had been too quick to anger lately, and he often took it out on innocent people. Fortunately, Li Yang probably felt this wasn't her fault, so he waved his hand for her to leave. As she left the office, she let out a long sigh of relief, as if she'd been granted amnesty. Immediately after, she heard the sound of a fist slamming on a desk from inside. It sounded like Li Yang was taking his frustration out on his desk again.

Shen Meng had discussed her resignation with Yang Hui. After submitting it, besides handling the work transition, she was to hurry over to Yanghe Commerce and get the livestreaming studio set up. He hadn't prepared for this in advance, but he didn't blame Yang Na for it. After all, Ruijing Commerce had never dealt with online channels. Not only had she not thought of it, but even Yang Hui himself hadn't anticipated it.

It was only after coming to Futong Commerce and seeing them do sales through online channels that he started paying attention. The huge success of the collaboration with Xinyue Group had solidified his determination to get into online channel sales himself.

'From this perspective, leaving Yanghe Commerce to work elsewhere isn't a bad thing. I can absorb the strengths of others and use them to continuously improve my own management and business operations.'

After sitting at his workstation for a while, he began to feel restless. He didn't like being stuck in the office.

Just then, he saw Zhu Jing return, her delicate little face etched with anger. He immediately called out, "Zhu Jing, come here."

Zhu Jing wore a grass-green long dress, the pleats of its skirt rippling with her steps like a wheat field brushed by the wind. The office lights shone through the sheer fabric, outlining her graceful S-curve—the cinched arc of her waist just wide enough to accommodate the breadth of a palm.

'She seems to be dressing better and better lately,' Yang Hui couldn't help but size her up for a few moments. The fullness of her chest strained against the silk, creating a subtle sheen. With each step, the dress clung to her hips, revealing their ample size.

He remembered how she had sat on him that day, and the powerful backward force when she stood up.

"Boss, what is it?"

Zhu Jing's face flushed. His intense gaze made her chest feel hot. 'How can the boss's eyes be as penetrating as X-rays?'

He coughed lightly to cover his embarrassment. "You look unhappy. Who bullied you?"

He was bored out of his mind, so if someone was bullying Zhu Jing, it would give him something to do. As for me, my only regret at the company was having made too few enemies. 'Is it because I'm too handsome that I don't attract enemies?' Little did he know, everyone was already at the point where they were furious with him but dared not speak out. He had messed with Cai Miao and Zhang Li right after joining, and after he "bullied" them, he came out unscathed. Who else would be dumb enough to provoke him?

On top of that, he now clocked out right on time, and there were rumors that he even dared to refuse to attend President Li's meetings, yet still faced no consequences. With him being so badass, people couldn't avoid him fast enough. Who would dare to provoke him?

Zhu Jing explained the situation, and only then did he realize she wasn't angry for herself, but indignant on someone else's behalf.

Nowadays, whenever Yang Hui's team took a document to Cai Miao that needed her signature, she wouldn't dare give them any trouble unless she was absolutely certain she could get away with it. Though her expression was cold, she signed things with true efficiency.

The person she was indignant for was Xia Jie, the brand supervisor for "Shi Meng." The first time Yang Hui had met her was also in Cai Miao's presence, where she was being bullied. A single piece of business correspondence had been revised 26 times. It was simply outrageous.

Coincidentally, Xia Jie was drafting business correspondence again today. Zhu Jing had heard that Cai Miao had already made her revise it over a dozen times, still nitpicking and saying her writing skills were terrible and that she couldn't even draft a simple letter properly. It had driven Xia Jie to the point of tears.

"Then why don't you help her?"

Zhu Jing snapped back irritably, "How am I supposed to help her? I know my own limits. If I weren't under your protection, Cai Miao would probably give me an even harder time than she gives Xia Jie."

He gave a calm smile. "Go get that business correspondence from Xia Jie. Then you take it to Cai Miao for review. Just tell her I'm the one who drafted it."

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