She instinctively frowned and looked over, just in time to see a man who appeared to be in his early twenties with a fierce look in his eyes staring resentfully at Song Weidong. She remembered this man. Ever since she got on the bus, he’d been stealthily following her. At first, she thought it was unintentional, but now she suddenly realized. Gah, could this man be a creep? No wonder Song Weidong suddenly shielded her without any reason. Thinking of this, she looked at Song Weidong gratefully, feeling, wow, he’s a good person. I didn’t expect that he, who usually seemed cold and difficult to get along with, turned out to be quite nice. Su Xiaoxiao suddenly had a better impression of him. Song Weidong glanced indifferently at the man, his voice incredibly cold: "Get lost!" "Just you wait, kid. Once we get off the bus, see how I deal with you." The man rolled up his sleeves, exposing his muscular forearms. Right then, the bus stopped. "Punk, dare to step out and fight me one-on-one?" The man spoke condescendingly to Song Weidong. Raising an eyebrow, Song Weidong followed the man off the bus. Su Xiaoxiao hurriedly followed: "Song, don’t go!" Hearing her voice, Song Weidong turned to glance at her: "If you’re free to worry about me, why not focus on your interview results?" After saying so coldly, he followed the man away. Su Xiaoxiao was stunned for a moment, belatedly realizing, how does he know she applied for the department store? And how did he know today was the day for interview results? Estimating the time, there should be roughly an hour before the department store posts the interview list, still enough time. Su Xiaoxiao hurriedly followed, after all, Song Weidong offended that man to help her. Reasonably and emotionally, she shouldn’t sit by and do nothing. Seeing the two turn into the alley ahead, Su Xiaoxiao quickly chased after them. Just as she reached the spot, she heard a dull thud and saw the bruised and battered man on the ground, while Song Weidong calmly tidied his clothes. She didn’t expect him to be so strong. No wonder he’s the school bully. Su Xiaoxiao looked at Song Weidong with some admiration. Song Weidong didn’t expect her to follow, he frowned slightly, discreetly wiping away the blood on his face. "Song Weidong, you’re amazing." She praised him sincerely. Song Weidong’s ears reddened a bit, uncomfortably replying: "It’s nothing." Chapters fırst released on 𝙣𝙤𝙫𝙚𝙡~𝔣𝔦𝔯𝔢~𝙣𝙚𝙩 "Darn, I need to hurry. Song Weidong, when I have time, I’ll treat you to a meal at the state-owned restaurant." Su Xiaoxiao suddenly remembered about the interview results, quickly bid farewell to Song Weidong, and turned to run toward the department store. She didn’t notice that behind her, as Song Weidong watched her leave, an unusual emotion flashed in his light-colored eyes. Fortunately, the department store wasn’t too far away. When she arrived, the entrance was already crowded with people, all waiting to check their results. Su Xiaoxiao stood on her tiptoes to look inside, goodness, it was packed from inside to outside with people. At that moment, the department store’s front door opened, and a young man came out holding a red paper, sticking it onto the bulletin board with glue. Su Xiaoxiao quickly followed the crowd, struggling mightily to squeeze to the front. "I passed, I passed the interview." Just as she got there, she heard a voice of surprise beside her, and Su Xiaoxiao immediately started looking at the list from top to bottom. Regarding the last interview, Su Xiaoxiao had quite a bit of confidence. She felt the three interviewers were quite impressed with her. Even if she didn’t ace it, passing shouldn’t be an issue. Yet, as she checked name after name, she found hers was absent. Uncertain, she scanned again but still didn’t find it. Just then, a familiar mocking voice came from beside her: "Tsk, thought your result would be exceptional? Didn’t even pass the interview?" That annoying voice, no need to guess, it was Zhang Dongmei. Su Xiaoxiao had no mood to deal with her now, double-checking the results, but it truly wasn’t there. She couldn’t help but frown, could it be that someone found out about her not having a high school diploma? But that shouldn’t lead to her results being deleted, as this department store’s recruitment conditions didn’t formally require a high school diploma. Being eligible for the exam didn’t really depend on having the diploma, it’s just with a diploma, the probability of passing the interview would be higher. What could be the issue then? Before Su Xiaoxiao could figure it out, she was already pushed out by the crowd. A sixth sense told her there must be something fishy about this. No, she had to find someone to ask about the situation. With this resolved, Su Xiaoxiao decided to find the department store’s HR manager, if she remembered correctly, the manager’s surname was Xu. The department store’s office was on the third floor, Su Xiaoxiao headed straight up. However, once she arrived, and they heard she was a candidate from this exam, they wouldn’t let her in at all. Su Xiaoxiao could only wait at the department store’s entrance, planning to stop Manager Xu after work to ask about the situation. She waited for more than an hour, her legs numb from squatting, and finally spotted a familiar figure in the crowd. She quickly caught up. Xu Cuilan had just reached the entrance when she suddenly heard someone call her, instinctively turning back and seeing Su Xiaoxiao running toward her. Xu Cuilan had a rather deep impression of this girl. Her written and interview scores were both top-notch, the highest in recruitment scores they’ve seen in years. Thinking of this, she looked at Su Xiaoxiao with more appreciation: "Comrade Su, is that right? What do you need from me?" Su Xiaoxiao was surprised she remembered her, feeling a bit flattered. Always good to know some etiquette when asking for favors. Su Xiaoxiao took out a Golden Pen from her bag, handed it over: "Manager Xu, your pen seems to have dropped." Actually, she had just bought this pen from the game store, specially intending to give it to Xu Cuilan. Xu Cuilan glanced at the pen in her hand but didn’t take it, her gaze instantly turning cold: "Comrade Su, what do you mean by this? This pen isn’t mine." She couldn’t help but feel disappointed with this girl. Didn’t expect her to be so clueless. With this girl’s scores, as long as she put her mind right and worked hard at the department store, she should do quite well. "Don’t misunderstand, Manager Xu. I saw this pen dropped nearby and thought maybe you’d dropped it." Su Xiaoxiao was surprised by Xu Cuilan’s upright personality and felt a bit awkward, retrieving the pen immediately. "I don’t have any other concerns, I just wanted to check with you about my interview score." Xu Cuilan frowned: "Weren’t the interview results already posted?" Su Xiaoxiao rubbed her nose: "They were posted, but I didn’t see my name, so I thought I’d ask if there’s any remedial chance?" No name? How could that be? Xu Cuilan’s frown deepened instantly. She knew very well that Su Xiaoxiao was number one in the interview, how could her name be missing?