Wu Ying's heart was pounding with excitement.
She pushed open the door and stepped inside.
Zhou Yi, seated behind the desk, made her freeze for several seconds.
Seeing her stunned, Zhou Yi didn't rush her.
Jiang Ruolan smiled faintly, amused by how completely awestruck Wu Ying appeared—it was rather endearing.
When Wu Ying finally snapped out of it, she almost wished the floor would swallow her whole.
"M-my idol... I mean, Mr. Zhou, hello."
"My name is Wu Ying."
She managed to catch herself before blurting out "idol," swallowing the word hastily.
Oh my goodness, she felt utterly mortified today!!!
Zhou Yi offered her a faint smile.
"Hello, please take a seat."
At that moment, 077 chimed in.
"Host, would you like to hear this woman's thoughts?"
The system seemed to be in a playful mood.
Zhou Yi was puzzled—did this woman harbor some secret?
He didn't decline.
After all, he had plenty of attribute points to spare; spending a few wouldn't hurt.
In less than a second, a piercing scream nearly shattered Zhou Yi's eardrums.
"Ahhh~~~ so handsome~~~"
"Turn it off!"
Zhou Yi's expression instantly turned serious, silencing Wu Ying's thoughts, which were replaced by the sound of her nervous heartbeat.
The system teased Zhou Yi for a bit before shutting off the thought-reading function.
"You complained my personality was dull."
"Did you find some amusement today, Host?"
"Are you satisfied with me now?"
"Shut up."
"Okay."
The system reverted to its usual aloof demeanor, and Zhou Yi resumed his composure.
He proceeded with the standard interview questions.
Initially nervous, Wu Ying gradually grew more professional.
After all, she was a working adult, and aside from the brief spell where Zhou Yi's "handsome appearance" temporarily clouded her judgment, she remained perfectly composed.
Zhou Yi nodded approvingly.
This girl was quite impressive, and he promptly extended her an offer.
Li Hua's interview process was simpler.
She wasn't as infatuated as Wu Ying and tried hard not to stare at Zhou Yi's face, avoiding many awkward moments.
Soon, noon arrived.
The morning interviews were drawing to a close.
In a room in another building, someone wore a grim expression.
"Is this what you call a job well done? Huh?"
Gao Wenhao glared at the content on his phone, seething with anger.
"I told you to secretly install surveillance cameras at Huanyu and capture their sordid secrets."
"Who told you to film this and send it to me?!"
"And you even went live!"
"Who authorized you to start a live stream?"
"Are you trying to jump-start your career in Huanyu's PR department?!"
Cursing under his breath, Gao Wenhao hurled his phone across the room.
His subordinate whimpered pitifully, "But Brother Hao, you said that if I spotted him getting cozy with any women or anything suspicious, I should go live."
"I was just following your orders!"
Gao Wenhao still harbored resentment over the humiliation Zhou Yi had inflicted upon him and sought revenge.
Upon hearing that Zhou Yi had returned to the company, he decided to stir up trouble.
A couple of days earlier, he had sent someone to observe Huanyu and discovered that the company still used basic lock-and-key systems—they hadn't upgraded to keypad locks yet.
He immediately arranged for someone to duplicate the keys and installed surveillance equipment in multiple locations at Huanyu, all to expose Zhou Yi's true nature.
He refused to believe Zhou Yi was as virtuous as he appeared!
Since he had plans to hang out with his buddies on Friday night, he didn't have time to monitor the footage himself.
Instead, he assigned one of his subordinates to keep watch and instructed him to record anything suspicious.
Especially if women showed up—if something seemed amiss, he was to start a live stream immediately.
His goal was to ruin Zhou Yi and reveal his true colors to the public!
Gao Wenhao had partied until late into the night.
He drank so much that he passed out and didn't wake up until noon.
When he finally got up, he saw that trending topics were flooded with hashtags about Huanyu and Zhou Yi.