My Wild Wife in Shanghai

Chen Ye frowned and said, "I don't think I've offended you, have I? Why are you saying such hurtful things?"

Li Qian sneered disdainfully: "You didn't offend me, but you smeared the company and spread rumors to slander the interviewer. I just can't stand someone as immoral as you."

At this moment, Li Qian transformed into a warrior of justice, standing on the moral high ground to fiercely criticize Chen Ye.

Chen Ye gritted his teeth, a sudden feeling rising in his mind: Li Qian must have gotten in through connections.

Otherwise, why would she get so agitated by just one sentence from me?

Chen Ye sneered, "The more someone talks about benevolence and morality, the less benevolence and morality they actually possess. I was just saying it casually, why are you getting so worked up? Did I hit a nerve?"

These words were like a sharp, precise blade, striking right at Li Qian's sore spot.

Li Qian instantly reacted like a cat whose tail had been stepped on, shrieking, "What do you mean? Explain yourself!"

People nearby quickly intervened, saying, "Stop arguing! We're all colleagues!"

"Colleague? Does someone like him deserve to be my colleague?" Li Qian's anger flared as she vented, "He's clearly incompetent, yet he blames the interview for being unfair. It's ridiculous! A complete incompetent!"

"If you're not capable enough, how can you rank first in the store manager's performance?" Zhou Jinyu couldn't hold back any longer and retorted.

"Being number one in sales is just good luck this month. I've seen his performance; it's all thanks to one customer who recharged 500,000 yuan." Li Qian said to Chen Ye with a contemptuous look, "You're definitely going to be eliminated this afternoon. If I were you, I'd pack my bags and go back to the store right now to avoid making a fool of myself this afternoon."

"How did you know I'd be eliminated?" Chen Ye frowned.

"Because you don't have the strength to come to headquarters!" Li Qian said.

"What should I say if I pass the interview this afternoon?" Chen Ye asked.

"If you pass the interview, I'll do whatever you ask me to do!" Li Qian said.

"Remember what you said!" Chen Ye said through gritted teeth.

"Hmph, childish!" Li Qian glanced at Chen Ye with disdain. "I really pity a naive fool like you!"

"Alright, alright, stop arguing and let's eat!" A companion nearby advised.

Once their dishes were served, Li Qian stopped arguing with Chen Ye.

After Chen Ye and Zhou Jinyu returned to the company, Zhou Jinyu grew increasingly angry. She said, "That woman is too arrogant! Chen Ye, you have to do your best this afternoon! If you pass the interview, I... I won't let you sleep in the living room; I'll let you sleep in my bed for a month!"

Chen Ye: "... ..."

This is the first time I've heard of such a novel reward.

"I have to pass the interview in order to sleep in your bed!" Chen Ye said.

... ...

The second round of interviews continued at 1:30 p.m.

It took more than an hour for everyone to finish their interviews.

People began tallying the scores.

A moment later, all ten store managers who had participated in the interview were called to the interview hall.

Five interviewers were also in the hall. Everyone was there to witness the score rankings and who would stay and who would leave.

One of the interviewers, Cui Kai, picked up the microphone and said, "Next, on behalf of the Shanghai Group interview team, I will announce the list of those who have advanced. Based on the combined scores of the two rounds of interviews, the first place is Zhang Jinbao, with 89 points. The second place is Song Leyi, with 86 points. The third place..."

Li Qian's name didn't appear until the fifth person was called.

As Chen Ye expected, she indeed advanced.

Chen Ye was not among the top five.

"Next are the scores for sixth to tenth place. I won't read them out; just look at the big screen!" Cui Kai pointed to the big screen.

One by one, red names and scores appeared on it.

Chen Ye is in ninth place.

At this moment, Li Qian looked at Chen Ye with disdain and mockery in her eyes.

"Those who have advanced to the next round, please prepare for the final interview. The rest are unfortunately eliminated, but thank you for your active participation!" Cui Kai said grandly. "Those who were eliminated, please don't be discouraged. A temporary setback doesn't mean anything. You'll have plenty of opportunities in the future. Besides, the fact that you've come this far is enough proof of your excellence. Let's all keep going!"

"come on!"

The other eliminated contestants responded in unison.

However, at that moment, a sudden sound came.

"I'm sorry, Manager Cui, but I have questions about the results."

The speaker was Chen Ye.

"Oh?" Cui Kai adjusted his glasses, squinting at Chen Ye. "What questions do you have?"

"I don't understand my score at all, and I want to know where all the points were deducted!" Chen Ye said. "Therefore, I request to see the detailed score report!"

"The details will be sent to each of your email addresses later. Take your time to look at them when you get back!" Cui Kai said somewhat impatiently.

"Sorry, I need to see it now!" Chen Ye said.

"I'm telling you, employee, the company has its rules. Are you trying to break them?" Cui Kai threatened, pointing at Chen Ye.

"I think my request is fine. Showing each of us the detailed evaluation results is the proper procedure!" Chen Ye said.

"Didn't I say I'd send you an email and you could check it yourselves when you got back?" Cui Kai said.

"Why can't we see it live?" Chen Ye retorted.

"Seeing it in person would be a waste of time!"

"Each person will just glance at the details; it won't take more than five minutes!" Chen Ye said. "Are you worried about wasting those five minutes?"

Cui Kai gritted his teeth and said, "I'm telling you, employee, are you trying to cause trouble?"

"I didn't cause any trouble!" Chen Ye said. "My demands are reasonable, and I believe that every one of us who was laid off wants to see our share of the profits right now!"

Chen Ye's words were firm and uncompromising, instantly resonating with the other eliminated contestants.

The other eliminated participants were also quite resentful, especially Sun Tao.

He gritted his teeth and was the first to stand up and support Chen Ye: "Boss, we want to see the detailed evaluation now so we can know where we are lacking."

The others quickly chimed in, "Yeah, yeah!"

"Just take a look!"

... ...

Seeing that everyone was getting emotional, and knowing that public opinion couldn't be ignored, the other interviewers started whispering among themselves.

After a short while, the group reached a consensus.

Cui Kai, speaking on behalf of the interviewers, said: "We just discussed it, and based on the principles of fairness, impartiality, and transparency, since everyone wants to see the detailed scoring, we will let you see it on the spot, but we won't give you much time!"

After saying that, Cui Kai asked someone to fix the computer and then turned on the projector to project onto the big screen.

"Let's look at the detailed ratings of the bottom five!" Cui Kai said.

After all, no one in the top five was asking to see the details.

Cui Kai started looking at the list from the bottom.

Sun Tao came in last place.

After seeing his rating details, Sun Tao was utterly bewildered.

"Why did I lose so many points for etiquette and appearance? I was neatly dressed and smiling the whole time! How did I get so many points deducted?" Sun Tao muttered. "And what about my manners? I only got one point!"

Someone nearby joked, "You have no manners!"

"Damn it!" Sun Tao gritted his teeth, not daring to speak too loudly, but his face turned red from extreme anger.

But the interviewer offered no explanation, hastily closed his evaluation report, and said, "Next!"

Then, Chen Ye's rating details were opened.

Chen Ye stared sharply at the screen and said coldly, "I don't agree with this rating!"