CHAPTER 381: CHAPTER 381

Kang Xuan picked up quickly, "Yes, sir."

"What kind of mess did the HR department create today?" Xiao Linye gritted his teeth.

Even through the phone, one could feel the danger and chill emanating from him.

On the other end of the phone, Kang Xuan was momentarily stunned. "What happened again?"

"Get to the HR department right now and investigate what exactly is going on!"

"Okay, right away."

Hearing his dangerous tone, Kang Xuan snapped to attention with a jolt.

What on earth was the HR department up to again? Wasn’t the incident with Li Xin warning enough? It had only been two days, and they were causing trouble again!

Kang Xuan felt like he was going to go insane.

He had just sorted out the situation in the meeting room and rushed to the HR department at the first opportunity.

Manager Zhang from HR was not there; a junior assistant said she was in the design department arranging for cleaning.

He immediately rushed to the design department. Upon exiting the elevator, he thought he had gotten off on the wrong floor!

The office was brightly lit and spotless, with Manager Zhang inspecting the newly cleaned space.

Seeing Kang Xuan, she approached respectfully. "Assistant Kang, Miss Qi’s office has been prepared."

"Which Miss Qi?" Kang Xuan frowned. Manager Zhang’s sudden remark had caught him completely off guard.

Seeing his bewildered face, Manager Zhang hesitated. "Miss Qi Mulan, the Seventh Master’s fiancée."

Upon hearing this, Kang Xuan’s expression changed dramatically.

He had a rough idea why that person had left, even though she didn’t know the master’s identity yet. But seeing Manager Zhang’s fawning demeanor, he knew it must be because Qi Mulan had somehow slighted that person.

"What ’Seventh Master’s fiancée’? The Seventh Master is a married man now!" Kang Xuan was furious. These people were unbelievable!

Manager Zhang turned pale from his yelling. "Yes, I know, but she isn’t..."

"Isn’t what? You seem to know it all." Before Manager Zhang could finish, Kang Xuan interrupted her sternly.

What could he even say about these people? And Qi Mulan was coming to work at the company? How come he didn’t know about this? Did the master know?

"Who told you Qi Mulan was coming to work here?"

"This morning, we received a call from the Old Chairman, telling us to prepare an office."

"So you just prepare it because you’re told to? Didn’t I say this floor was off-limits to everyone?" Kang Xuan was about to explode. So they had completely disregarded his earlier words?

Manager Zhang said, "You only said not to allow people from other departments. Everyone here is part of the design department."

"Then why did Designer Ye leave? She came here today."

Upon mentioning Designer Ye, a flicker of guilt passed through Manager Zhang’s eyes.

"That, well, I..." Caught off guard by Kang Xuan’s questioning, Manager Zhang genuinely did not know how to respond for a moment.

The Old Chairman from the old residence had personally called today to arrange things for Qi Mulan! A person whom the Old Chairman personally made arrangements for would surely be the future daughter-in-law, right? Plus, she had heard that Miss Qi Mulan had always been with the Seventh Master abroad. So, it was inappropriate for this Designer Ye to remain here. Wasn’t she also looking for an opportunity to send the woman away so that the Old Chairman wouldn’t have to worry? More importantly, Manager Zhang actually wanted to show her loyalty to the future Mrs. Seventh Young Master! After all, having those two in the same place wasn’t a good thing. The choice of whom to side with was clear to anyone with a brain.

"I what? Spit it out! What exactly did you say to Designer Ye?"

Manager Zhang stammered, "I, I didn’t say anything!"

"She would leave if you didn’t say anything?" Kang Xuan was angry.

The drafts for Nanjia Peak weren’t even complete yet. After their complete fallout with Manlang, Designer Ye had been a pleasant surprise. If she could just finish the rest of the design, all would have been well. But who would have thought, with just a little bit left, this unexpected problem would arise.

"Well, I can’t defy the Old Chairman’s wishes, can I?"

"Did the Old Chairman specifically say Designer Ye had to leave?"

"No, he did not!" Manager Zhang said, her guilt evident.

Seeing her like this, Kang Xuan became even more furious and berated her relentlessly.

Under his combined threats and persuasion, Manager Zhang had no choice but to divulge what had happened.

The more Kang Xuan heard, the more explosively angry he became!

「Half an hour later.」

Kang Xuan appeared before Xiao Linye. "Master, I’ve found out everything."

"What’s the situation?" Xiao Linye asked, taking a drag from the cigarette in his hand.

Kang Xuan reported, "It was the Old Chairman. He personally called the HR department this morning to arrange for Qi Mulan to start working at the company."

Regarding Qi Mulan, Manager Zhang and the others respectfully referred to her as Miss Qi Mulan, yet Kang Xuan addressed her directly by her full name...