Chapter 20: Gossip
The first district and one street is a place where every inch of land is at a premium, this is the commercial center of the whole city, and most of the buildings here are large shopping malls and the most high-end office buildings, but there are still some smart developers who choose to develop residences here, although the exterior is no different from ordinary high-rise apartments, but the interior decoration is unique, so that each house has a market value of nearly nine figures.
Cheng Yunxiao was standing in front of the huge floor-to-ceiling octagonal window at this time, the cigarette had not yet been lit, but it was gently sandwiched between his fingers, frowning slightly, looking at the scene of traffic outside the window, his heart was full of melancholy.
It seems that since the death of his father Cheng Hongzhi, Cheng Yunxiao's life has become a hellish difficulty, not only to handle his father's funeral, but also to take care of a company like a mess, to always beware of the pressure of hostile companies externally, and to face disheartened employees internally, all of which give her a headache.
Since the funeral ended, Cheng Yunxiao dismissed almost all the domestic servants, and only moved to a house on the first street in this district with only a younger, lighter maid.
The house is nearly 600 square meters, it is Cheng Hongzhi who bought it mostly for work, the decoration is simple and solemn and low-key luxury, only the living room is divided into three, in order to deal with different guests, and the house is only ten minutes away from the company, no matter what problems occur in the company, it can be dealt with quickly.
But this house was originally intended to be reserved for Cheng Yunxiong.
Thinking of this, Cheng Yunxiao's heart felt like she was being squeezed hard, to this day, she still can't believe that her brother has been killed, and every time she dials the phone full of grief, fantasizing that someone will connect, the mechanical female voice on the other end of the phone reminds her of this cruel fact again and again.
"Miss Cheng, the driver has already arrived downstairs. ”
The maid held a handbag in one hand and a coat in the other, standing behind Cheng Yunxiao and said.
Although only the little maid takes care of the whole family, the work is quite leisurely, after all, the house is only inhabited by Cheng Yunxiao, all she has to do is to prepare three meals and clean up the room that is not messy at all.
"I see. ”
Cheng Yunxiao put on her coat and took the bag, and walked out of the door, even if she had more sadness in her heart, once she walked out of the house, she must be the firm and arrogant president Cheng Yunxiao, and there was no room for any tears and fragility in Vanity Fair.
Outside the apartment, Li Hao stood outside the car and waited for a long time, and when he saw Cheng Yunxiao coming out, he immediately bent down and opened the car door for her.
Cheng Yunxiao was quite surprised by Li Hao's appearance in his heart, but he didn't show it in his expression, and sat in the car indifferently, until Li Hao started the car, and then slowly asked:
"Why did you come here and didn't notify the driver to pick me up?"
"The driver asked for leave this morning, and there was no one to replace him temporarily, so I will pick you up. Li Hao's tone was also cold, like a ruthless work machine.
Cheng Yunxiao didn't ask any more questions, sat in the back seat of the car, and looked wordlessly at the street scene passing by outside the window.
When she arrived at the company, Cheng Yunxiao held her head high, her chin rose slightly, her expressionless face seemed to be despising everything, and Li Hao followed behind her with a bag, with a serious expression, looking like "no one is close".
Along the way, when all the employees saw Cheng Yunxiao, they would bow their heads slightly and shout respectfully, "Cheng is early." It seems to be harmonious, but Cheng Yunxiao knows that rumors about her in the company have long spread.
There is a voice questioning her ability, although she has worked hard for the company for five years, and her interpersonal skills and decision-making level in the past five years are far beyond those of the same level, but most people only see her and Cheng Hongzhi's father-daughter relationship, thinking that she is just a big lady who relies on her father to make a fortune.
For this kind of remarks, Cheng Yunxiao just laughed and didn't want to explain anything, after all, the company is hers now, and her ability will be proven to these people sooner or later.
But another rumor is very troublesome, it is about her and Li Hao.
This rumor can be described as boiling, from the company's executives to ordinary employees, they are all talking about it behind their backs.
Those executives who knew a little bit about the relationship between Cheng Yunxiao and Li Hao, after learning the news of Cheng Hongzhi's death, all of them were panicked, after all, even if the company had changed hands half a year ago, there was a Cheng Hongzhi above Cheng Yunxiao who pressed Cheng Yunxiao, and she didn't dare to mess around.
But now that Cheng Hongzhi is gone, Cheng Yunxiao is afraid that there is a high probability that he will ignore the opposition of all parties and appoint this "childhood sweetheart" Li Hao a vice president to a position above 10,000 people under one person.
In this way, the company's operational problems are not important, the point is that a little person who was like a subordinate by Cheng Yunxiao's side at the beginning actually rose to prominence directly, and even looked at his face in the future, for them, the "veterans" who have been in the company for so many years, it is really too faceless.
But Cheng Yunxiao only gave Li Hao a position as assistant to the president with no real power at all.
However, this did not reassure these executives, and they began to worry that even if this position has no real power now, it is inevitable that the company will be successfully listed in the future, and the general assistant will be equivalent to half of the vice president, and it will still depend on the face of this "subordinate".
If these rumors don't hurt much, then the ones circulating among employees are too vicious.
In their eyes, although Li Hao is an assistant, he always follows Cheng Yunxiao closely, whether it is a business trip or a meal with a customer, or even an ordinary lunch or dinner, Li Hao is also inseparable.
"Let me tell you, that chief assistant Li Hao must not have a simple relationship with Mr. Cheng. One employee said mysteriously next to another.
"You still need to say it, the company has spread, maybe that Li Hao is really a little white face raised by Mr. Cheng, but he is really handsome, he must be tall and tall, and he must have good looks. Another employee chimed in.
"I really envy him, he directly became the assistant to the president, what a scenery, how beautiful it is, like us, who has worked hard for so many years and is still a small staff. The former clerk added disgruntled.
I don't know if it's because the gossip is too fascinating, the two employees didn't notice that Cheng Yunxiao and Li Hao were walking in from outside the door.
"The assistant position, if you want to sit down, you can sit it, but you'd better see if you have the ability. Cheng Yunxiao didn't even glance at the two staff, and walked in front of them with his head held high, but his tone was terrifyingly cold, giving people a strong sense of oppression.
Li Hao followed behind Cheng Yunxiao and glanced at the two of them with his eyes, just this glance made the two staff feel a fear that they would be eaten alive.
Cheng Yunxiao's office is nearly 100 square meters, and Li Hao's location is arranged in the nearest position outside Cheng Yunxiao's office to ensure that he can be on call.
To be honest, Li Hao's work is completely superficial, and in fact, the things he has to deal with are far more trivial and complicated than those small staff.
In terms of major matters, it is necessary to contact various departments to review the work, formulate Cheng Yunxiao's itinerary for a day, arrange various negotiation meetings, write various reports and speeches, and help Cheng Yunxiao book air tickets and hotels on business trips, go to the dry cleaners to get washed dresses, and even buy lunch and dinner for Cheng Yunxiao, and clean the office.
And when it comes to decision-making, no matter how small it is, Li Hao has to ask Cheng Yunxiao for advice as soon as possible, even if Cheng Yunxiao is not there, he can never make a decision.
Li Hao really did 24-hour standby, and he was meticulous and impeccable.
Although Cheng Yunxiao said that he could hire a secretary to share his work, Li Hao knew that according to Cheng Yunxiao's family background, it was difficult for her to trust anyone, so she simply took over the secretary's work together to make Cheng Yunxiao feel at ease.
But in the eyes of outsiders, such behavior is completely to cover up the "adultery" between the two.
In the office, Li Hao pulled out a chair for Cheng Yunxiao, and then stood in front of the desk, standing as tall as a pine tree, holding a list and beginning to explain the day's itinerary.
"At 9:30 a.m., I attended the monthly meeting, at 13 p.m., I met with a reporter from the Financial News, and at 17:30 p.m., I met with Qi Xianwei, general manager of Qi's enterprise. ”
"Qi Xianwei ......" Cheng Yunxiao rubbed his temples, and was very resistant to the name in his heart, "Can't this meeting be postponed anymore?"
"Mr. Cheng, this meeting has been postponed several times, and I am afraid that there will be problems if it continues to be postponed. ”
"Is the hotel already booked?"
"Booked, 1st District 3rd Street, Van Hai Hotel. ”
"Okay, got it, I'll give me the materials I need to prepare for the regular meeting in a moment, and you can go out now. ”
"Mr. Cheng, do you need to ...... about the two staff just now?"
Li Hao tentatively asked Cheng Yunxiao, he didn't care about these rumors, everything could be ignored, but Cheng Yunxiao was different, he didn't want her to be affected in any way because of these unwarranted things.
"Don't ignore the rumors, besides, there are probably not only two people who have this kind of thought, even if you dismiss them, it is just a symptom but not a cure. ”
Cheng Yunxiao took a deep breath, his lips opened slightly, and the beautiful body contour under the morning light was covered with a layer of golden glittering brilliance, which was incredibly beautiful.
"I see. ”
"Xiang is a person who can't even control his own mouth, and he can't make a big deal, and I don't have any need to worry about such a person. ”
"But don't these rumors really need to be clarified?"
"Not for the time being, it hasn't caused any bad effects at present, you suddenly jump out to clarify, but it's easy to paint more and more black, anyway, those people who are psychologically dirty, how do you say that they will also think about the dirty side, we can do it is enough for the clear to clear themselves. ”
Li Hao bowed slightly and turned to leave, although he was very worried that Cheng Yunxiao would be affected by the rumors, as long as Cheng Yunxiao still needed him, he was willing to be an unknown shadow to keep her safe for the rest of her life.