"We still haven't reached that day yet." Pei Xiaoru glanced at her as she spoke.
She had actually made up her mind long ago. If she could keep doing the job, then she would; if she couldn't, then she would leave. What did pride matter? Besides, with an old rival like this as her store manager, life was bound to be difficult from now on.
"Fine, fine. I hope you can turn things around." The store manager gave her a long look.
The new employee kickoff meeting was held in a hotel conference hall. Employees from dozens of branches across the company attended according to their respective regions. Several hundred people packed the hall, all dressed in business suits.
Pei Xiaoru sat in her seat, listening as several store managers and regional directors at the front seemed to be discussing some gossip.
"Have you heard? The company's owner has changed. They say the new big boss is an unimaginable big shot, the kind who can laugh and chat with those top tycoons."
"I heard too. I really don't know why someone like that would take an interest in our company... Oh, right, I heard he'll personally come to this kickoff meeting."
"Really? Someone that busy would actually come to a kickoff meeting in person?"
The few of them whispered among themselves, leaning close together as they endlessly speculated.
But Pei Xiaoru wasn't really listening. She let it go in one ear and out the other, because it seemed to have nothing to do with her.
After an unknown amount of time, every seat in the conference hall was filled to capacity. Yet the seats in the front row, which should have belonged to the company's general manager and senior executives, remained empty. No one knew where they had gone.
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