Yin Xi picked out these two specifically, examining them back and forth several times.
One was a maid, the other a security guard, both newly hired not long ago.
After reviewing them, she placed them back into the file bag and walked into the washroom.
Twenty minutes later, Yin Xi emerged with her long hair down, dressed in pajamas. She scanned the vast bedroom before her, suddenly feeling a profound sense of coldness.
When she lived here before, that man was always present.
But now, she was all alone.
She walked quickly to the coffee table, picked up her phone to check, and still found no messages.
That man hadn't contacted her since calling her that morning.
Yin Xi's heart tightened involuntarily. She immediately pulled up his phone number and dialed.
After a long wait, the phone played a voice message: "I'm sorry, the number you have dialed is out of service. Please try again later."
Out of service? Where exactly had he gone? Had he not even landed yet?
A sudden, ominous premonition struck Yin Xi. What if something had happened to him?
She slowly lay down on the bed, Yin Xi sent Qin Si Ye several more WeChat messages, and then called him at intervals, but his phone remained unreachable.
She blinked, staring blankly at her phone. After an indeterminate amount of time, fatigue finally overcame her, and she gradually drifted off to sleep.
The next morning, at the sound of her phone ringing, she reflexively sat bolt upright. She grabbed her phone to check; her WeChat messages were still at the ones she had sent the previous night.
Without conscious thought, she dialed that man's number again. It was still out of service.
Yin Xi quickly got out of bed, washed up, and went downstairs.
"Miss Yin, you're awake," Butler Liu greeted her immediately. He glanced at the file bag in her hand and asked,
"After reviewing last night's documents, do you have any thoughts?"
The other employees didn't have significant issues. The main concern was the two individuals she had flagged; he had suspended their employment, awaiting Yin Xi's final decision.
Handing him the file, Yin Xi replied calmly, "The situation with those two is indeed a bit unusual.
But both are very capable in their work, and their backgrounds are clean. We can't let one go and keep the other simply because they are husband and wife."
"But they concealed information when they interviewed," Butler Liu felt this was a serious matter.
He detested dishonesty the most.
Yin Xi said, "They had their reasons for concealing it. Firstly, your recruitment clearly stated that couples could not be hired simultaneously.
Secondly, their family is in financial hardship, with sick elderly parents and children. Your offered salary is higher than other places. That's why they took the risk to do what they did."
"Alright. Miss Yin is benevolent. They will be extremely grateful to you for letting them stay." Hearing this, Butler Liu also felt her analysis was reasonable.
However, if the matter were decided by the master, he might have made a different decision than her.
But since the master had entrusted the decision-making power to Miss Yin, he could only comply.
"I hope they understand my good intentions and work diligently and conscientiously here," Yin Xi paused slightly and added,
"Regarding the other maid, named Ah Zhen, I do feel there might be an issue. After breakfast, please bring her to the old study on the second floor to see me."
Butler Liu's heart skipped a beat at this. He quickly replied, "Yes. I'll arrange it immediately."
As he turned to leave, Yin Xi called him back, "Butler Liu, did Qin Si Ye call you after he left?"
"No," Butler Liu stopped abruptly and turned to see the concern in Yin Xi's eyes.
"Perhaps the master is very busy with work and hasn't had time to call back."
"But why has his phone been out of service?" Yin Xi asked, her brow furrowed in confusion.
"Signal coverage abroad is not as good as domestically, so being out of service is normal.
Miss Yin, you don't need to worry too much. The master has often encountered such situations during his business trips before," Butler Liu quickly reassured her.
The matter the master was handling abroad this time was very tricky, and it also carried a certain degree of risk, but he absolutely could not tell Miss Yin.
He firmly believed that good fortune favored the master, and he would surely return safely.
"Oh. Then you can go about your business," Yin Xi waved him away thoughtfully.