Li Baobei stopped and slowly turned around.

There was no anger on her face, and her voice was clear and crisp: "Wu Juan, you are really ridiculous, and also pathetic."

"You always blame others for your mistakes. What can I do if you really steal my plan today?"

"All my colleagues think I'm all show and no substance? That I climbed the ladder by relying on men? You're really stupid and selfish."

"Every man for himself!" Wu Juan shouted forcefully. "Why is it that people from privileged backgrounds like you are always superior to us? Are people like us destined to never get ahead?"

“I’ve worked at this company for three years, and you, the newcomer, have become the team leader. This is clearly unfair.”

After saying that, Wu Juan showed no remorse in her eyes, staring coldly at Li Baobei, as if this would make her seem less of a failure.

Li Baobei smiled calmly, her tone neither warm nor cold: "I became a team leader entirely through my own abilities. Nobody knows how late Wenming often works overtime at the company, but you, Wu Juan~"

"Don't you know how fast you walk in a day? Don't you know when you've ever worked seriously? Don't blame others for your own laziness and mistakes; it's ridiculous."

"To be honest, the solution on my computer was basically fine. I just changed some data. If you had taken the time to look at the case properly, would it have turned out like this?"

"I really didn't expect you to trust my plan so much. You may be very smart, but you didn't use it in the right place."

After saying that, Li Baobei walked out the door without any further hesitation, while Wu Juan stood there blankly, as if she had lost her soul.

"Wu Juan, don't..." Xiao Mei came up and looked at Wu Juan helplessly. At this moment, she didn't know what to say.

Wu Juan looked up and said softly, "I'm fine, you go back to work!"

Wu Juan returned to her work station dejectedly. Seeing everyone staring at her, she knew she couldn't stay there any longer.

She opened the revised plan she had made, and tears streamed down her face involuntarily. "What goes around comes around. I deserve it."

She opened a blank document and started typing: Resignation Letter...

A moment later, she took the printed papers and walked towards He Ji's office.

Wu Juan resigned, and the news spread throughout the company. Li Baobei looked at Wu Juan's empty seat and felt inexplicably disappointed.

"Did I just drive away a long-time employee? I feel like I'm the kind of scheming woman who's always up to no good?"

She quickly shook her head again, "Never mind, I don't want to think about it anymore. It's not my problem."

Hospital.

Wu Juan felt dizzy as she held the bill handed to her by the nurse.

She looked up at the man lying on the bed. This was her husband, who had become a vegetable three years ago due to a car accident.

The doctor said there was a possibility of her waking up, and her family urged her to give up, but she didn't want to.

The man lying in this bed is the man who loves her most in the world. She used to be just a carefree girl.

With loving parents and good people around her, she felt she was the happiest person in the world.

But that car accident shattered everything she had. He held her tightly in his arms, and that's how she survived.

But he fell asleep forever...

Wu Juan raised her hand to stroke the man on the bed, murmuring softly, "Ayu, please wake up soon, okay? I can't hold on much longer... please..."

Tears slid down her pale cheeks, disappearing into her clothes without a trace...

The man's fingers, covered by the white blanket, trembled slightly, so slightly that no one noticed.

The next morning.

Li Baobei arrived at the company early today and saw Xiao Mei with a sallow complexion as soon as she entered the office.

Seeing Li Baobei walk in, Xiao Mei quickly went to her side.

Her tone was pleading, and she said sincerely, "Team Leader Li, it's all my fault. Please forgive Wu Juan. She was wrong to do that, but she had her reasons. Please..."

Li Baobei found it all laughable. "Does having a reason justify harming others? If it weren't for my own sixth sense reminding me, I might be the one who's gone by now!"

"Xiaomei, this is no excuse for harming someone. I don't want to hear any more explanations. If I had been the one who left yesterday, would you still have pleaded for me? You guys are really ridiculous." After saying that, Li Baobei strode to her seat, not wanting to look at Xiaomei again.

Xiaomei persisted and walked over, continuing, "Wu Juan comes from a poor family. She's a single mother with a five-year-old child, and her husband is in a vegetative state and has been lying in the hospital..."

Li Baobei pretended not to care, but she heard every word Xiaomei said.

Xiao Mei rattled off a whole bunch of things, "This is Wu Juan's proposal for that case. Team Leader Li, take a look. She really worked very hard, but..."

Li Baobei glanced at the documents Xiao Mei had placed on the table, remained silent, and interrupted, "You can go now!"

Xiao Mei saw the rejection in Li Baobei's eyes and knew that it was no use saying anything more. The hope in her eyes died down. She could no longer help Wu Juan and turned away in disappointment.

Li Baobei picked up the documents on the table and began to read them. A hint of surprise flashed in her eyes, but her face remained expressionless.

A moment later, she got up, took the documents, and walked towards He Ji's office.

Wu Juan is going to interviews everywhere, but has been rejected by many companies because of her age and gender.

Unconsciously, she walked onto a large bridge. Looking at the bustling crowds on the bridge, she smiled despairingly, a bitter smile on her face. "The world is so big, but it's still too cold."

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