Chapter One Hundred and Sixty-Nine: The Person In Control III (2/2)

This was already the third intern who had intensely expressed their anger that they weren’t being converted to full-time.

Qin Xi rubbed her temples to alleviate her mounting headache. She made a small motion and the two security guards immediately made their way over.

“Throw him out,” Qin Xi ordered.

The noisy abuse that the intern was hurling at her really made it impossible for her to continue. She glanced at the list of names and walked out of the office with the security guards and the intern. Under the uniform gazes of all the interns, she calmly announced, “I’ll say this directly. All of you are being terminated. The full three months of compensation and the proof of internship will be provided, but if any of you insist on pestering me, the proof of internship will not be provided.”

The two security guards exchanged worried glances.

They hadn’t expected Qin Xi to come out and say it so bluntly like that. They weren’t sure if they could handle the onrush of around ten interns with just the two of them.

Fortunately, the other interns had been scared into shock by Qin Xi. Other than looking at each other with dismay, they had no other reaction.

“Huh? What about the full-time conversion contract from yesterday? I’ve even already signed it.”

One person finally broke the silence, but it really was quite a disharmonious sound.

Everyone turned at once to see the big oaf Zhou Mang scratching the back of his head blankly.

“Idiot.”

Nan Wei’s barb was clearly directed at Zhou Mang, but his gaze swept over the others as well, expressing that this was directed at them too.

Many of the interns awkwardly avoided his gaze.

But, Nan Wei had no intention of letting them off this easily. “Idiot” was followed by—

“You signed the contract together with me.”

“Right, then…” Zhou Mang seemed to have just realized what was going on and retreated two steps. “Oh dear! My apologies to everyone here. Let’s pretend that I didn’t say anything.”

Your mother**! How can we pretend you didn’t say anything?!

They cried tears of envy in their hearts.

Who said that Nan Wei and Zhou Mang would be the only ones to be let go? How did everything turn out the exact opposite?

Qin Xi impatiently adjusted her glasses and said, “Right, only Nan Wei and Zhou Mang will be staying. Designer Zhang will explain the reasons why we chose them after he’s out of his meeting. I’ll just directly say why the rest of you are being let go: the human resources representative that explained the internship process accidentally reversed the percentage for full-time conversion and being let go. I’ve already said everything that needs to be said. Please don’t ask any questions.”

Everyone who wanted to question the decision choked on their words.

This isn’t the standard procedure. Isn’t it normal to end with “are there any questions?”

None of them knew how to deal with the ice-cold beauty Qin Xi. Her expression prevented any argument. Some people felt terrified as her chilly gaze swept across the room.

There was no other option. Although they felt resentful, they could only grind their teeth and wait for Designer Zhang, who was the interns’ manager.

The clatter of Qin Xi’s high heels gradually faded away, leaving only the interns’ obvious confusion and anger.

“Zhou Mang, you’re so lucky,” said someone sourly.

“I’ve had good luck since I was little,” Zhou Mang unexpectedly replied.

On the other hand, no one talked to Nan Wei. But, there were more than a few that remembered Xiao Yu talking to him a few days ago.

Was it related to this?

……

On the way back, Qin Xi ran into Zhang Yuji. [TLN: This is NOT the same Zhang as the intern manager Zhang. Same pronunciation, different character. ]

“Oh, if it isn’t Manager Qin, beautiful as ever.,” Zhang Yuji greeted peculiarly.

“What a coincidence…” Qin Xi replied.

“Haha, don’t get too happy with yourself so soon. If Chairman Yan finds out what you’ve done, your managerial position might not be so secure. Maybe if you ask me nicely, I might be in a good enough mood—”

“—At least you’ve saved me the effort of finding you.” Qin Xi wasn’t even listening to her. Without a care for Zhang Yuji, Qin Xi retrieved a document from her folder and passed it over. “Go to the Finance department to collect two and a half months of salary and a one hundred thousand RMB severance package. You no longer need to report in tomorrow.”