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A new girlfriend?
The voice on the other end of the phone paused for a moment, then changed tone and asked curiously.

"Who?"

"Mom, you'll know when the time comes."

Lin Shen's lips curled slightly, and he had already begun to silently consider who he should bring home for the National Day holiday.

The best candidate is definitely Qin Yuennan, but it's unclear whether she's busy with work now that the company is just getting on track.

If they're too busy, we'll have to find someone else.

I'll ask tomorrow.

Just as Lin Shen was getting a little distracted, his mother's gentle voice came through the phone again.

"Son, let me ask you, you broke up with Tingting, it wasn't because you met a new girlfriend, was it? That would be wrong of you!"

"You need to be more focused on your relationships! Tingting has been dating you for years, how can you be so fickle? If you do, I'll have to give you a talking-to when you get back!"

Faced with his mother's accusations, Lin Shen was not annoyed. Instead, he listened to her complaints with a smile before gently explaining.

"Mom, it's not because of me, it's because Tingting left with another man."

"what?"

Lin Shen's words left his mother speechless. After a moment, she cautiously asked, afraid of touching on Lin Shen's sore spot.

"Really? I remember you told me about Tingting. She's a really good girl, and you've been dating her for so long. She shouldn't be doing this, right? Is there some misunderstanding?"

"There's no misunderstanding."

After Lin Shen told his mother about Cheng Yue coming to his door, she immediately became somewhat angry.

"How could this child do this! He clearly knows that Tingting is dating you, yet he's still so nice to her? He even came to your door to cause trouble? He's so annoying! You didn't have a conflict with him, did you? If you were bullied, you must call the police! We're in the right here!"

"Don't worry, Mom. There was no conflict. I've already let it go."

Lin Shen was filled with emotion.

"She had just graduated, and I guess the pressure from society and life suddenly hit her, which made her unable to cope. That's why she broke up with me and went looking for a better life."

To be honest, considering that he might bring Gu Wanqing home, Lin Shen had already given Gu Wanqing enough face in front of his mother and found a reason for her to cheat on him.

But Lin Shen's mother knew her son well and knew that he must have had many difficulties, so she spoke softly.

"Son, come back and tell your mother about this."

"Ah."

Lin Shen's heart was deeply touched.

He thought he wasn't a very family-oriented person, and his conversations with his parents were limited to WeChat chat.

But when he heard his mother's familiar voice while on the phone, Lin Shen was reluctant to hang up, so he found a topic to continue chatting.

"By the way, Mom, how is Dad's health?"

"There's nothing wrong!"

The voice on the other end of the phone suddenly became filled with a hint of resentment.

"But you have to talk to your dad and tell him to smoke and drink less. He's over fifty years old, and his health will break down sooner or later if he keeps doing this!"

"Then why don't you just let him retire like you and enjoy his retirement at home?"

"You're not old enough."

"Lin Shen's mother said softly."

"Besides, you know your dad's personality. He can't sit still. I'm getting a bit bored at home after retirement. I'm currently learning how to take care of kids online. When are you going to give me a big, fat grandson?"

"It's early."

Lin Shen was both amused and exasperated.

"I'm not even married yet, how could I possibly have a child?"

“Oh, son, can’t you be more flexible? These two things can be done at the same time! As long as it’s within five months and your belly isn’t too big, it’s fine.”

"Mom, please don't give me any bad advice."

Lin Shen realized that the root cause of most parents urging their children to get married was that they had nothing to do after retirement and wanted to find some fun in their lives.

For example, a new member is added to the family.

However, Lin Shen really has no intention of getting married in the short term, but he needs to find a reason to skip the topic.

So he simply used being busy with work as an excuse to try and get away with it.

"Mom, I'm currently at a critical stage in my work, so let's postpone the wedding a little longer."

How's work going?

The person on the other end of the phone was very concerned about Lin Shen's situation.

After all, he had just broken up with his girlfriend and then found a new one. Such ups and downs could easily affect his usual mood.

"I've heard that it's not easy to make a living in big cities these days. There are countless college graduates who can't find jobs. Add to that rent and utilities, and it's impossible to save any money at the end of the year."

"If all else fails, just come back to our small county and take the civil service exam! Mom will prepare a house for you, and then you can get married right away."

"Mom, my work in Shanghai is going very well."

Lin Shen smiled knowingly, deciding to keep his parents in suspense until he drove his Maybach S680 home, then give them a surprise.

"I'll talk to you about work when I get back."

"Good~"

Lin Shen chatted with his mother for a while longer before reluctantly hanging up the phone.

"call--!"

Lin Shen lay back on the sofa and let out a long sigh. The chaotic thoughts and ideas in his mind had all subsided after chatting with his mother.

Home is indeed a man's best haven!
Lin Shen suddenly thought of the recently popular "forced all-in" principle. He had a different perspective and understood what these people were thinking.

All I wanted was to find myself a home.

Men's belief in family is far greater than women's.

For example, even if no one lives in the ancestral home, people will still go back to put up a "福" (good fortune) character and set off firecrackers during the Lunar New Year.

This is a man's attachment to his roots.

The so-called "laborers" are probably just people who have "starting a family and building a career" ingrained in their very being.

Although their approach was somewhat extreme, they simply failed to keep up with modern ideas as times have changed.

Just like Lin Shen now, he has no desire to get married.

Because he has already "established his career," he also has many women.

As for home, wherever my parents are, that's home!
"Go to sleep!"

Lin Shen stretched and got up to take a shower and go to bed.

The weekend is over, and the work week is about to begin!
-

Monday, January 2025, 9.

24℃～28℃, cloudy, northeasterly wind level 3, humidity 34%.

「建设银行：您尾号7946的账户于09月22日00:01收入RMB240，000元，当前余额：16，200，000」

At 7 a.m., Lin Shen woke up early and got ready.

He first took a shower, then took care of his skin and styled his hair.

Unlike his usual split-top hairstyle, Lin Shen styled his hair in a slicked-back, three-seven parted style this time.

After all, there are rules about what hairstyle to wear for what occasion.

Today, Lin Shen is the chairman of Shennan, so he naturally can't dress as casually as usual.

You need to be more mature and stable so that your employees can trust you.

After fixing his hairstyle, Lin Shen sprayed some hairspray on it. Feeling that the hairstyle was a bit too old-fashioned, he pinched a thin fringe and let it hang down slightly.

This combination of composure and vitality is very suitable for Lin Shen's current age.

"Done!" After leaving the bathroom, Lin Shen went to the master bedroom and took out the suit he had specially made from the wardrobe he had prepared for suits.

After getting dressed, he straightened the collar and cuffs of his shirt in front of the mirror and suddenly felt like a suit-wearing scoundrel from a movie.

He dresses like a proper gentleman, but he's quite the womanizer in private.

Lin Shen smiled knowingly, took a selfie in the mirror, and then left the bedroom, taking his car keys downstairs.

Arriving at the underground parking lot, Lin Shen got into the driver's seat of the Maybach S680 and drove away.

On the way, he silently recalled what he was going to say in the meeting today, and mentally complained.

Why am I, the boss, so nervous?
-

8:00 AM, China World Trade Center.

The third floor houses the East China branch of Chongyoujia.

Sun Mingli walked into the company as usual. When she passed by the second floor and inspected the area, she noticed that many employees were missing from their workstations.

Especially in the first and second teams of operations and marketing, almost half of the people are gone.

Only a very small number of people were busy at their workstations.

What about people?

Sun Mingli was very puzzled. She originally wanted to call the supervisor in charge, but found that the supervisor was not there either!

?

Sun Mingli frowned slightly, sensing that something was amiss.

Sure enough, when she returned to the general manager's office on the third floor, she found that her secretary had been waiting at the door for a long time.

"Mr. Sun, something terrible has happened."

The secretary anxiously approached Sun Mingli, carrying a large stack of documents in her arms.

"At least forty people in our company's marketing department have submitted their resignations!"

Resignation letter?

Sun Mingli frowned slightly, immediately pushed open the door to her office, sat down in her office chair, and began reviewing the resignation applications submitted by her secretary.

Most of them are from the marketing department, with a small number from other departments. They are all long-time employees who have worked at Chongyoujia for more than ten years. It is no exaggeration to say that they are the backbone of the East China branch!
Sun Mingli has great faith in the loyalty of these long-term employees to the company. With wives and children at home, they need a stable job to support their families and would never resign without a reason!

There were even mass resignations!

There's only one reason for this phenomenon: poaching talent!

But how is this possible?

Sun Mingli frowned slightly, genuinely puzzled.

It's important to know that PetHome is the leading company in China's pet industry, and its employees enjoy the highest salaries and benefits.

How could there possibly be any long-term employees leaving?

Unless a competitor spends a lot of money to poach our employees.

But it's one thing to poach company executives, but why poach so many employees?
Can a mature company accommodate so many people?

Therefore, there is only one possible outcome.

That's because a newly established pet company poached all of them!
"boom--!"

After Sun Mingli figured it out, she slammed her resignation letter on the table in anger, her expression filled with rage.

"Don't let me find out which company it is! Otherwise, I'll sue them into bankruptcy! This is a clear violation of the non-compete agreement!"

"But……"

Although the secretary knew that Sun Mingli was angry and there were some things she shouldn't say, she still kindly reminded her.

"None of these employees signed non-compete agreements; they chose to switch jobs voluntarily. Can we win a lawsuit against them?"

"You're asking me? I'm not from the Ministry of Justice!"

Sun Mingli glared at her secretary and then gave the instructions.

"Xiao Li, please write down a few things."

"First, we need to collect information on these departing employees and check with the social security bureau to find out which company pays social security for them."

"Secondly, tell the finance department that these people who resigned without cause will not get a single penny of their salary this month! If they cause trouble, let them go to labor arbitration."

"Third, tell all department heads to come to the fourth floor for a meeting, immediately!"

"Yes."

After watching her secretary leave, Sun Mingli slumped into a chair, rubbing her aching temples, her heart heavy.

With so many employees suddenly gone, the company's daily operations will definitely be affected.

Fortunately, most of them are from the marketing department, which is not important.

At most, it will just mean temporarily suspending some marketing strategies.

I refuse to believe that you can seize Chongyoujia's market share through marketing in such a short period of time.
dream!

Faced with the departure of a large number of employees, Sun Mingli was not flustered at all, and even planned to see what tricks the new company could come up with.

After all, the pet industry is now a red ocean, and the competition among manufacturers is extremely fierce.

If you enter the game now, you'll only lose everything!
Sun Mingli snorted coldly, got up and left the office to go to the conference room for a meeting.

Of the original seven people, only Qin Yuennan did not come.

In fact, Sun Mingli was already used to it, since she had already resigned and it didn't matter whether she came or not.

But she suddenly connected Qin Yuennan's departure with the resignations of the employees today, and a bold idea popped into her mind.

Could it be that Qin Yuennan led them all to switch jobs?
Sun Mingli frowned slightly and asked the new marketing director who had replaced Qin Yuennan.

Did Qin Yuennan come today?

"not coming."

not coming?

Sun Mingli increasingly felt that her ideas were very close to reality.

It must have been Qin Yuennan who did this!
-

At 8:10 a.m., Lin Shen, dressed in a suit and tie, walked into the China World Trade Center.

Xu Lei had been sitting on the sofa in the lobby for quite some time.

Today she was wearing a standard secretary uniform, and her overall image was quite capable.

The combination of a black shirt, a gray pencil skirt, black stockings, and red high heels perfectly showcases her shapely and voluptuous figure.

The black-rimmed glasses he was wearing reminded Lin Shen of the "good stuff" he had seen before.

She looks just like that girl with glasses!

Lin Shen couldn't help but sigh when he saw Xu Lei from afar.

Xu Lei also saw him, and immediately got up, walking over to Lin Shen in her high heels, attracting the attention of many working people.

So elegant!

"Mr. Lin."

Xu Lei bowed slightly to Lin Shen and greeted him before handing him a document she was holding.

"This is the draft of your speech at today's meeting."

"You prepared it for me?"

Lin Shen was genuinely surprised, and skimmed over the contents of the draft.

The document meticulously outlines the content to be discussed in the meeting, and it is arranged in order.

Such a thoughtful gesture made Lin Shen glance at Xu Lei's distinctive flat face and secretly admire her.

This secretary is really capable! (End of Chapter)