Rejected by the Campus Belle, I Find My True Love-Chapter 282 - 280: Do I Look Like I’m Joking?

After resolving the issue with Wu Meiju, Xue Yang reconvened a meeting with the senior management, asking Xing Xing to join as well. 𝒻𝑟𝘦𝘦𝘸ℯ𝒷𝑛𝘰𝓋ℯ𝘭.𝘤𝘰𝘮

Seeing Xing Xing enter, Yang Yunfeng and the others were stunned for a moment but quickly composed themselves. They now understood the extent of Xue Yang’s methods and just how powerful his backing was.

"President Xue, did you call for me?"

"Yes, have a seat."

Xing Xing was somewhat puzzled, but she still moved toward the most secluded seat, preparing to sit down. Everyone here was a department manager. As a mere receptionist, she was completely out of her league.

However...

"Xing Xing, come sit here."

Xue Yang pointed to the seat Wu Meiju had previously occupied, gesturing for her to take it.

"Ah?" Xing Xing was startled. "President Xue, I..."

"Xing Xing, you will temporarily manage the sales department from now on. If you perform well, you can be promoted to sales manager."

"Ah? Me?"

"That’s right. However, there are fewer people in the sales department now, so it will be more demanding."

Out of the original twenty people in the sales department, only about ten remained. The department had been cut in half.

"But... I can’t do it."

"You can."

"Besides, I don’t have the client files."

"I’ll email the client files to you. You’ll just have to do a lot of talking to re-establish the cooperative relationships. It will be hard work."

Xing Xing was still terrified. "President Xue... I... I really can’t do it."

She was just a receptionist. Although she wanted to climb the ladder, she had never expected to climb this high so suddenly. What if I fall? It would be terrible, wouldn’t it?

"Why do you think you can’t do it?" Xue Yang asked.

"I... I’ve never done this before, so I don’t know the first thing about sales. I really can’t." The impression Wu Meiju had left on her was too profound. She was afraid she might be the next one to go.

"Xing Xing, no one is a natural at anything. I wasn’t at the beginning either, and everyone doubted me. But it seems they didn’t have much of a choice but to listen to me anyway."

"President Xue, we are truly sincere in following your arrangements."

"Yes, President Xue, we sincerely follow your commands with absolute loyalty."

The department managers hurriedly pledged their allegiance. This was no joke. If they still couldn’t grasp the situation, their careers here were over.

Leaning back in his chair, Xue Yang dropped a bombshell.

"Is that so? Since you’re all so loyal, let’s all go set up a street stall at the university tomorrow."

As expected, the looks on their faces were priceless.

Are we really setting up a street stall? But wasn’t this just a ploy by Wu Meiju to embarrass President Xue? How could he...

Zhang Yao asked incredulously, "President Xue, you’re not joking, are you?"

Go back to our alma mater to set up a street stall! My old classmates would laugh me to death, right? And the underclassmen would definitely make fun of me.

"Do I look like I’m joking?" Xue Yang’s expression couldn’t have been more serious.

He was actually planning to set up a stall at the university.

"A moment ago you were all proclaiming your sincerity, and now you’re having second thoughts. It just goes to show you can’t believe a word said in the workplace."

Hearing this, everyone shivered. He was calling them out.

"We’ll go, President Xue," one of them declared. "Please, just give us our orders."

Xue Yang’s lips curled into a slight smile. "Tomorrow at 2:30 PM, I’ll be waiting for you at Yanbei University’s Department of Fashion."

Why does it feel like President Xue was waiting to spring this on us all along?

"Xing Xing, if you’re certain you can’t handle this job, I won’t force you."

"President Xue, I..."

"You have two paths to choose from. First, you can continue at the reception desk and return to your old role. Second, you can give the sales department a try. I’m not asking you to be the sales manager right away, just a salesperson."

Having said that, Xue Yang fell silent. Some things were best left at that.

Xing Xing pursed her lips, clearly conflicted. She knew President Xue was giving her a chance—an opportunity to better herself. If she didn’t seize it, she might truly remain a receptionist forever.

"President Xue, I’m willing to go to the sales department."

Xue Yang nodded in satisfaction. "Very good. You’ll move to the sales department starting tomorrow. I’ll have Xiao Ya handle the transfer paperwork."

"Thank you, President Xue. I will work hard."

After briefly laying out the upcoming tasks, Xue Yang returned to the university. He had a class that afternoon.

I’m still not used to skipping class. Since I can’t get used to it, I might as well go.

「In the chairman’s office of the Lin Corporation.」

Lin Zhenhai looked up from his assistant’s report, a hint of astonishment on his face.

"Are you saying Xue Yang sent their sales manager to prison?"

"Yes, Chairman. Xue Yang found evidence that their sales manager had been embezzling company funds for years. He reported it directly to the police."

He could have simply made Wu Meiju pay back the money, but he chose to call the police instead. The amount was large enough to keep her in prison for life, completely cutting off any retreat. It must be said, Xue Yang’s methods are swift, precise, and ruthless. Just like I was when I was young.

"Understood."

Jiawen Li expected the chairman to give some instructions, but after she stood waiting for a moment in silence, he said nothing more. She gave a slight nod and exited the office.

Strange. The Chairman is paying so much attention to Xue Yang, yet he hasn’t made a single move. What is he planning? When Xue Yang first ran into trouble, I thought the Chairman would step in and solve it for him, but he chose to just watch. Now that Xue Yang has won, I thought there would be some instructions, but again, he said nothing. Does he actually value Xue Yang, or not?

After pondering for a moment, Jiawen Li couldn’t reach a conclusion.

Whatever. I’ll stop thinking about it. It’s not like this has anything to do with me anyway.

Leaving matters at Trendy Apparel Company in the hands of Manager Yang and Wu Xiaoya, Xue Yang returned to the university.

The application to set up a stall had already been approved.

Xue Yang first went to Teacher Gong’s office to pick up the approval form before heading to his classroom.

Glancing around the room, he noticed Cui Hao wasn’t there. Since it wasn’t their counselor’s class, he felt free to be willful.

Xue Yang found a seat and settled in.

Cai Keke was sitting behind Xue Yang. Seeing the empty seat beside him, she hesitated, wondering if she should move. But she didn’t quite dare. She was normally bold, but in front of Xue Yang, she was surprisingly timid.

As she dithered, the math teacher entered with a cheerful spring in her step. The teacher might have been cheerful, but Keke felt a headache coming on.

Advanced mathematics is so hard. After finally getting through the college entrance exams, I thought I was done with math forever, only to be hit with an advanced version. This is just too much.

Of course, there were plenty of math geniuses in the class—monsters who got perfect scores. For them, math was easier than drinking water.

Just like Xue Yang.

In truth, he didn’t even need to attend class; there was no risk of him failing the final exam.

"Xue Yang... can you tutor me?"

After a long hesitation, Cai Keke finally worked up the courage to ask.