Chapter 119: Securing Work by Any Means Necessary

Tang Xiao was indeed a woman of her word.

It was Sunday morning shift. Lin Luyou had just settled into her workstation when Tang Xiao promptly assigned her a task.

“Here you go, Youyou, it’s your time to shine!”

Lin Luyou took a closer look at the message. Da Ming was interested in the cutting-edge men’s fashion brand, Fashion Overlord, and wanted their merchandise operations department to dig into it thoroughly.

“Consider it done!”

Having rested well the night before, Lin Luyou felt energized as if she’d been injected with adrenaline. Taking on the assignment, she immediately dove into her work with focus.

Cheng Li was also on the morning shift. She was keeping an eye on Lin Luyou’s actions and found herself growing curious.

“How much have they been up to in just half a day apart that I don’t know about?”

She slid her chair a bit closer to Tan Fang and whispered, “Fang, do you know what they’re talking about?”

Tan Fang was busy with his own tasks but glanced briefly toward Lin Luyou.

“I wasn’t around yesterday morning either. Why don’t you just ask Lin Luyou directly?”

“That’s exactly why I’m asking you—because it’s awkward to ask her straight on!” Cheng Li felt a twinge of annoyance but dared not show it. Instead, she nodded along, “Yeah, you’re right. I must have been too distracted.”

She returned to her seat, still pondering the mystery.

At lunchtime, Cheng Li seized a moment to follow Chen Xujia to the break room under the pretense of getting some water. Tan Fang was unaware of any scheming between Tang Xiao and Lin Luyou, but as team leader, Chen Xujia would certainly be informed.

With this in mind, Cheng Li sidled up to Chen Xujia and asked, “Xujia, I saw Xiao Xiao and Luyou whispering this morning. Has the team assigned any tasks to Luyou?”

“You mean that?” Chen Xujia was unpacking milk for her coffee. She didn’t hide anything and candidly explained the whole situation.

She even told Cheng Li plainly, “Given your internship experience during school and the competitiveness of your university, getting into Maier’s was a bit tough for you.”

“But the department urgently needs someone with programming skills, and since your major fits and your coding skills look pretty good, they made an exception and hired you.”

“As for Lin Luyou,” Chen Xujia finished preparing her coffee, tossed the milk carton in the bin, and looked at Cheng Li, “Tang Xiao wants her to gradually take over the basic merchandise data extraction. Of course, that doesn’t mean she’s the only one who can do it. Once you finish your current tasks, this will also become a key part of your job.”

After hearing this, Cheng Li quickly thanked Chen Xujia and silently resolved to prove herself worthy of the special opportunity.

Her heart lifted with satisfaction.

“So what if Lin Luyou is a top student from A University’s finance department? When it comes to programming, I don’t believe she’s better than me! Just watch—I’ll show everyone I’m stronger than that high-achiever.”

On the way back from the break room, her steps carried the unmistakable air of youthful ambition.

“Xiao Xiao! I just heard from Xujia that we’re planning to take back some of the data extraction tasks from the data analysis team to handle ourselves. I’ve just finished my current tasks—how about letting me take this on?”