With some time remaining, he contacted his colleagues in the Human Resources department.
"Hello? This is Xiao Xun from the Technology Department. I'd like to ask if my assistant, Lei Wenxiu, has submitted her resignation? What?! She's been absent for over four days? Alright, I understand."
After hanging up, he called his secretary, Guan Jiawen.
He was surprised that in the three days he hadn't seen her, Guan Jiawen had transformed. Not only had she changed into a very professional OL attire, but her skin was also fairer and more radiant than before.
Her black stockings accentuated her long, slender, and shapely legs. Her hair was tied up, and she wore black-rimmed glasses. The hint of a black bra beneath her white shirt was suggestive.
Xiao Xun was so captivated that he froze until Guan Jiawen, holding a folder, actively asked, "Director, you were looking for me?"
It was only after her second, louder inquiry that Xiao Xun snapped back to reality. "Have you been in contact with Lei Wenxiu recently?"
Guan Jiawen was pleased with Xiao Xun's reaction, but when she heard him ask about Lei Wenxiu, a fleeting, almost imperceptible change crossed her face, particularly in her eyes as she subconsciously looked at the floor. "No! I haven't seen her come to work in a long time either."
Xiao Xun had only asked casually. "If I remember correctly, you're about to successfully complete your internship in two days, aren't you?"
Guan Jiawen nodded. "Yes, Director."
"Good! Keep up the good work. By the way, has anything happened in the Technology Department while I was away?"
Guan Jiawen thought for a moment. "Nothing major has happened, but I heard that the former Technical Director, Zhang Youwei, came by once."
Xiao Xun had a score to settle with him. "What was he doing here? This is no longer his territory."
Seeing Xiao Xun's displeased expression, Guan Jiawen quickly said she didn't know, only what she had heard them say.
Xiao Xun frowned and said, "Remember, from now on, don't 'gossip' in the company."
Guan Jiawen lowered her head and replied, "Yes."
Xiao Xun glanced at the time on his phone. "We have a regular meeting soon. You'll come up with me to take meeting minutes. I'll need to review them afterward."
"Okay, Director."
Guan Jiawen followed Xiao Xun to the largest office in the main company. The person leading the meeting was Mu Jiahe, the Chairman and CEO of St. Roman Group.
The main focus of the meeting was the specific cooperation matters with Jingji Group and the two major directions of mobile phone research and deployment.
The Technology Department, led by Xiao Xun, was responsible for ensuring the stable operation of systems and servers.
After the regular meeting, Xiao Xun returned to the temporary office area of the Technology Department and convened a meeting in the small conference room next door with the project managers, several department managers, and the subordinate section chiefs and technical team leaders.
The brief meeting was primarily to convey the minutes of the regular meeting. Although there was a video conference from headquarters, necessary procedures still had to be followed.
Especially when Xiao Xun asked the project managers if they had any difficulties, they all assured him with confidence that there would be no problems.
They had all heard rumors, stories about their boss and the president, so while Xiao Xun's technical skills impressed them, they disdained his personal conduct.
There were all sorts of whispers behind his back, but these were merely topics of conversation after a long day's work, strictly forbidden during working hours, as "walls have ears."
As soon as he returned to his office and before he could even settle into his chair, Director Liu pulled him away. Just as they reached the elevator lobby, Secretary Fan intercepted them. "Mr. Xiao, Manager Wang wants you to go to his office."
Director Liu said with a hint of disappointment, "Then I'll prepare some chilled cola in my office and wait for you!"
Now, everyone in the company knew about Xiao Xun's peculiar habit.
The two took the elevator up, and it stopped on the twentieth floor. Manager Zhao saw them in the elevator, greeted Secretary Fan first, and then tugged on Xiao Xun's sleeve. "Let's go! I needed to see you anyway."
Secretary Fan covered her mouth and chuckled, "You've really become a hot commodity, everyone's looking for you!"
Manager Zhao instantly understood Secretary Fan's implication and his face flushed with embarrassment. He released his grip. "So the General Manager is also looking for Mr. Xiao? Then we'll talk later."
Xiao Xun followed Secretary Fan to Wang Sicheng's office. It was the same as the first time he visited his office, giving him a sense of stepping back in time.
Secretary Fan knocked on the General Manager's office door with a tap so soft that Xiao Xun could barely hear it.
Upon entering, Wang Sicheng was leisurely puffing on a cigar, exhaling smoke.
Seeing Xiao Xun standing before his desk, he placed the cigar in a crystal ashtray nearby and gestured for Xiao Xun to sit on the sofa opposite him.
Xiao Xun didn't stand on ceremony and sat down directly, then asked Wang Sicheng, "General Manager, what do you need me for?"
Wang Sicheng held up two fingers. "Two things. First, it's about optimizing the system for our first mobile phone. Second, it's to discuss the matter of you officially becoming a part of St. Roman Group."
Xiao Xun nodded. "Director Liu mentioned this to me, and I was just about to go. As for the second matter, I feel I am already a part of St. Roman Group and do not require written or paper contracts to bind me."
Wang Sicheng waved his hand and took out a folder, similar in appearance to a graduation certificate, from a drawer beneath his desk. "The signing of written and paper contracts is not to restrain you, but to silence those with 'unscrupulous' thoughts. You must understand that your position at St. Roman is rather awkward and attracts attention, making you an easy target for criticism. Furthermore, your joining was my decision, but your status doesn't significantly impact me. The real impact is on your true benefactors."
Xiao Xun understood Wang Sicheng's meaning and had also considered this issue.
Wang Sicheng gave a signal to Secretary Fan, who took the certificate Wang Sicheng had just produced and handed it to Xiao Xun with both hands.
After Xiao Xun received the certificate, Wang Sicheng said to him, "This is the official offer letter from St. Roman Group to Mr. Xiao Xun. We sincerely invite you to join St. Roman Group and become one of us."
Xiao Xun opened the certificate and looked at it. The signatory was the Board of Directors.
In fact, Xiao Xun's initial plan was to save enough money to open a small restaurant back home and then "disappear," becoming a stranger to the world.
However, the current situation was that he had reached a temporary cooperation agreement with someone he couldn't afford to offend. As far as Xiao Xun knew, if he couldn't meet their requirements within the specified time, they would not be bluffing.
If he were to leave then and go somewhere they couldn't find him, they would surely take their anger out on his parents.
As a child, even if he couldn't bring glory to his family, he couldn't allow his family to suffer any undue harm due to his personal reasons.
His only "life-saving charm" now was Mu Jiahe. He had to make her help protect his parents, so whether it was an offer letter or a confession, he would unhesitatingly sign his name.