First spoiled, then love

Chapter 16: Hitting and Deducting Performance
Chen Qingrong was thinking all the way, is it because he did such a good job that the general manager is going to give him a promotion and a raise?
Why do I feel a little nervous when I think about this?

He soon arrived at the general manager's office. What he didn't expect was that not only the general manager was there, but Tang Xiaoru was also there.

The general manager was about thirty-five or thirty-six years old, with shiny hair and a standard square face. He was wearing a gray high-end custom-made suit. Just by sitting there, he gave people a sense of oppression without even being angry.

As for Tang Xiaoru, she was sitting opposite the general manager and her face looked a little strange.

Seems like you’re in a bad mood?

Originally, Chen Qingrong thought that Tang Xiaoru came to accept the award with him, but now seeing Tang Xiaoru's expression, he felt that it was not the case.

what happened?
"General Manager, Director." Chen Qingrong bowed and called people.

Although the director is his immediate superior, the general manager still has the highest rank.

If he called the director first and then the general manager, it would inevitably make the general manager unhappy.

Don't think that everyone in power is easy to talk to. In fact, they are very narrow-minded. Sometimes they will remember you for a long time just because of a title you give or even a small action.

"Chen Qingrong, right? Come and sit down." The general manager said calmly without smiling.

Seeing him like this, Chen Qingrong didn't dare to sit down.

He smiled awkwardly and said, "I'd better just stand here and listen to your instructions, General Manager. I wonder what the General Manager wants me to do?"

The general manager hesitated for a moment and looked at him, "Do you know Meng Chichi from Mengyue Group?"

Chen Qingrong considered his words carefully before saying, "I know her. I just had dinner with her last night."

"It's good that you know her." The general manager tapped the table with his fingers and said in a shocking tone, "Early this morning, Meng Chichi was arrested and taken away for investigation on charges of commercial crimes. According to the information revealed now, she is suspected of many improper transactions."

"After Meng Chichi was arrested, Mengyue's people discovered that Meng Chichi had been in contact with Director Tang, and even found chat records showing that Meng Chichi was planning to switch to our company. Since she was still an employee of Mengyue, doing so was tantamount to violating the non-compete agreement. Therefore, Mengyue's people issued a warning to us and asked us to investigate the matter immediately."

"I asked Director Tang, and she said it was true, and it was Meng Chichi who first brought it up. She suspected that the other party had ulterior motives, so she sent you to contact him. Is that right?"

The amount of information was so huge that Chen Qingrong couldn't digest it all at once.

Meng Chichi was actually arrested?

Last night she said she would report Zhang Ming today, but she was arrested early this morning. If Zhang Ming was not behind this, he would not believe it even if you beat him to death.

This man is really cruel.

In order to prevent Meng Chi Chi from harming him, he sent Meng Chi Chi in first.

But didn't Meng Chichi say that she also had some dirt on Zhang Ming? Why didn't she fight back?
No, it’s not that she didn’t fight back, it’s that she didn’t have the chance to fight back.

When Chen Qingrong realized this, he suddenly felt disappointed.

As for what Meng Yue is doing now, it is tantamount to hitting their company and putting glaring eyes on their company.

Even though it was Meng Chichi who took the initiative to propose changing jobs, and it was also her plan, it seems that Zhang Ming is the only one who knows about it in Mengyue now.

As long as Zhang Ming insists that he doesn't know these inside stories and puts all the blame on Chen Zhu, the other party will still have a reason to attack him.

No wonder Tang Xiaoru looked unhappy, it turned out she was scolded.

"Chen Qingrong?" The general manager frowned in dissatisfaction.

He was asking him a question, but he dared to be distracted?

Chen Qingrong quickly came back to his senses and immediately replied, "Sorry, General Manager, I was a little distracted just now because of something I was thinking about. In addition, what you just said is true. I met with Meng Chichi last night just to discuss this matter."

"What did you all talk about?"

"us……"

Chen Qingrong told what happened last night.

He didn't exaggerate, but just omitted the details of Meng Chichi seducing him. The general manager looked at him, "You mean, this was a trap set by Meng Chichi and Zhang Ming? And then they broke up and tore each other apart?"

Chen Qingrong said cautiously, "In my opinion, this is correct."

"Haha." The general manager sneered twice. "Even if this is true, Meng Chichi has been arrested now, and you have no evidence to prove that she and Zhang Ming really had such thoughts. From the perspective of the rules, we are still not in the right this time."

"Poaching is something that should be done in secret. We still have to abide by the rules. Fortunately, I suppressed the matter this time. If the news gets to the chairman, how do you think the chairman will react?"

"Director Tang, you have to bear the main responsibility for this matter. After all, it was you who instructed Chen Qingrong to do this."

Tang Xiaoru took the initiative to say, "I understand. I will take the initiative to apply for a reduction in benefits by one level and a deduction of three months' salary."

"Yes, that's fine." The general manager nodded with satisfaction and looked at Chen Qingrong again, "As for you..."

Chen Qingrong quickly followed up by saying, "I also took the initiative to apply for a three-month salary deduction."

"You don't need to deduct so much. Just deduct your performance for this month."

This month's performance?
Just finished Jinxiu's performance?

Chen Qingrong was in tears.

It would be better to deduct three months' salary.

"Okay, I'll listen to you." Chen Qingrong tried hard to force a smile to prevent himself from crying.

"Okay, go ahead and do your work. I will suppress everything and prevent it from getting out of hand."

"Thank you, General Manager!"

Chen Qingrong bowed with gratitude.

Tang Xiaoru got up and left without saying a word.

Chen Qingrong hurried to catch up with her.

When I got to the elevator, I had to wait because it was still going down.

"Director, I'm sorry. I've implicated you this time." Chen Qingrong said weakly.

Regardless of whether it is the leader who makes the mistake or not, you must admit your mistake first.

Because leaders never make mistakes.

"It's okay. Blame me, not you." Tang Xiaoru shook her head and said in a deep voice, "I didn't expect Zhang Ming to play this trick, nor did I expect Meng Yue to play this trick."

"No, blame me, it's my fault."

"it's not your fault."

"Director, it's my fault."

"Well, it's your fault."

"..."

Seeing Chen Qingrong stunned, Tang Xiaoru suddenly burst out laughing.

"Didn't I agree with what you said? Why are you silent?"

"Um, I, I..."

"That's enough." Tang Xiaoru suppressed her smile and waved her hand, "What's past is past. Let's turn the page. Don't mention it again."

Chen Qingrong asked tentatively, "But will this matter affect your future promotion?"

(End of this chapter)