After Lu Xue turned around and left the office, Mu Yuze immediately grabbed the phone on the desk and angrily punched in the numbers. Then he coldly said three words to Yan Hua.
"Come here."
Yan Hua was dealing with a pile of work. He originally wanted to make some excuses to the boss and come later, but was greatly startled by Mu Yuze's icy tone on the phone.
He felt a chill down his neck, as if he was being targeted by the god of death.
Yan Hua didn't waste any more time. He dropped the work in his hand and quickly rushed up to the office on the upper floor.
After rushing into the door, he immediately put on an obsequious smile.
"Boss, you called me. What's up?"
Mu Yuze leaned back in his chair, his hands folded. He stared at Yan Hua expressionlessly.
"Was it you who approved Lu Xue's resignation?"
At first, Yan Hua couldn't recall this matter. After all, he had been dealing with so much work recently. A small thing like an employee's resignation didn't need to be reported to him personally.
He stood there, scratching his hair and then his neck. It took him quite a while to remember that there was indeed such a thing.
"Yeah, it was me. Is there any problem?"
Mu Yuze stared at him expressionlessly, giving him a long, intense look.
"Don't you see the problem yet?"
Yan Hua was a bit confused by the question. He weakly said, "Boss, Lu Xue was just holding a nominal position in our company. If she wants to leave, you can't stop her... She's not a core employee. Her leaving won't have any impact on our performance. I thought you wouldn't object."
Mu Yuze didn't want to talk to him anymore. He simply threw the phone in front of Yan Hua and calmly said, "Call Lu Xue right now and tell her you've changed your mind."
Yan Hua immediately jumped up. "Why do I have to call? I don't want to be a person who goes back on my word! I promised her before. Now if I go back on it, what will she think of me!"
"I don't care what she thinks of you, but you must make this call."
Mu Yuze stared at him quietly for a while. There was no emotion in his eyes, but it still made Yan Hua too scared to even breathe loudly.
After a long while, Yan Hua reluctantly picked up the phone and said, "Fine, I'll make this call... But I can only do my best. If she's really determined to leave, I can't force her."
Mu Yuze gave a soft "hmm" and said nothing.
Yan Hua paused for a moment, dialed the number and said to Lu Xue, "Come to my office later." Then he hung up.
"Boss, I've made an appointment with Lu Xue to talk downstairs later. Should I go and prepare what to say now?"
Mu Yuze nodded. "But you'd better handle this properly before you come back."
Yan Hua felt really aggrieved. He thought he was so humble. He turned around and went back to his office downstairs, planning to have a heart - to - heart talk with Lu Xue. He would appeal to her emotions and reason, explain the company's bright future and promise generous rewards for every employee.
With such a verbal offensive, Lu Xue would surely give in and stay in the company, right!
Having made up his mind, he quickened his steps.
...
When Mu Yuze returned to the old mansion that evening, he was surprised to find that Lu Xue had returned home before him and was having dinner at the dining table.
Mu Ziyue and Ding Muyun were also having dinner at the table. The three girls were quietly eating with their heads down. The scene was extremely harmonious.
Mu Yuze took off his coat, walked over, pulled out a chair and sat down opposite Lu Xue. He put on the look of a kind - hearted boss and gently asked,
"How was work today?"
Lu Xue glanced at him and then continued to eat with her head down.
"Great. Everything went smoothly."
Mu Yuze probed further, "I heard Yan Hua talked to you."
Lu Xue nodded. "Yes, he did."
Seeing that Lu Xue's expression remained unchanged, Mu Yuze carefully said, "He shouldn't have been too harsh on you, right? If he was, you can tell me. I'll scold him."
If Yan Hua were here at this moment, he would probably be on the verge of tears - the boss always seemed like a gentle and polite gentleman in front of Lu Xue, but only showed his fierce side to him.
He was just an assistant to the president! Why did he always have to play the bad guy? Life was so tough!
Lu Xue recalled what had happened today. "He wasn't harsh. We just had a calm talk. Then he was convinced by me and I came back."
Mu Yuze's expression froze for a moment. He asked, "What did you just say?"
Lu Xue said, "Yan Hua was convinced by me and then I came back! He's already agreed to my resignation. I'll probably go through the resignation procedures at the end of the month."
This time it was Mu Yuze's turn to be speechless. For a moment, he had the urge to call Yan Hua and ask him exactly how he had talked to Lu Xue.