Chapter 59 Resignation

Even though Xu Mo submitted a large amount of information to prove that her past work performance was not as Han Yan claimed, she ultimately failed to reclaim the offer. When Alex sent the message, Xu Mo was on her way to work.

She was sitting in a Didi. It was the morning rush hour and the city's main roads were severely congested. The car was driving slowly in the tunnel. She lowered the window, looked out, and sighed deeply.

Although I was very sad, I had prepared myself mentally several days ago, so I am not that sad at this moment.

She insisted on leaving her job, and Manager Wu said that the office had some layoffs recently and that she could be compensated with N+1, which was more than 100,000 yuan based on her salary, so he helped her get it.

After Xu Mo arrived at the company, she went directly to the negotiation room reserved by HR for her resignation interview.

That afternoon, she handed in her computer and left.

She left quietly and only told Wu Siyue. Wu Siyue bought her a bouquet of tulips and helped her take a departure photo at the company's front desk.

Wu Siyue asked her: "What are your plans next?"

Xu Mo fiddled with the soft petals and pursed her lips: "Rest for a while, then continue looking for a job."

Wu Siyue sighed and frowned, saying, "I didn't expect Han Yan to be so mean. To keep you here, she actually badmouthed you during the background check. She usually pretends to be very approachable in front of us. It's true that you can only judge a person by their appearance but not their heart. She says one thing but does another. She won't get a good retribution."

Xu Mo nodded. "Yesterday, I told several of the know-it-alls in the institute about what she did. They'll spread the word. Isn't she in need of people to work on the project with? After this incident, I guess she'll have even less luck finding anyone to partner with her."

Wu Siyue applauded: "That's right, people like this should be exposed so that everyone can avoid them."

The two hugged each other for the last time, and Wu Siyue pursed her lips and said, "Keep in touch. I'm waiting for you to invite me to dinner."

Xu Mo nodded.

She brought her computer with her when she came, but her bag was empty when she left. Xu Mo felt complicated along the way. On the one hand, she felt relieved that she would not have to face Han Yan in the future, and she could finally rest without working. On the other hand, a faint melancholy welled up in her heart.

As a graduate of a prestigious university, her classmates are all persevering in their respective career paths. Some are getting promotions and salary increases, switching jobs and seeing higher salaries, while others are struggling to persevere. But whether things go well or not, as long as they keep working, their careers remain coherent.

When she graduated, her employment situation was among the better ones in the class, but now she has quit her job, which means that she is about to face a career gap that will last for an unknown period of time.

In today's economic situation, it is a consensus that it is difficult to find a job. In fact, if you have savings and no financial pressure, it is understandable to take a break for a while, but many people are still in deep anxiety. The reason is that the current labor market has too low tolerance for job vacancies.

Xu Mo, a white-collar worker working for a well-known company, regularly checks apps like Maimai. She's well aware that "a year-long gap is worse than a prison sentence." The longer the gap, the harder it is to find a job. To make matters worse, she's now married and childless. So, at this moment, as she strokes her empty backpack, anxiety slowly washes over her like a tide.

Xu Mo felt heavy-hearted. She entered the residential complex and just as she stepped into the elevator, she saw Lin Jingchuan coming up from the underground garage.

He had just gotten off work, was wearing a business polo shirt and casual pants, and was holding his car keys.

They were both stunned for a moment, and a faint smile crossed Lin Jingchuan's lips: "What a coincidence."

Xu Mo: "Yeah, why did you come back so early today?"

"I sent you a WeChat message. I'll go home and cook tonight." He raised his left hand, which held the ingredients for dinner. His eyes fell on the tulips in her hand and asked, "Did you buy flowers when you got off work today?"

Xu Mo shook her head: "Someone gave it to me."

Lin Jingchuan pursed his lips. Xu Mo hesitated for a moment, thinking that since they lived under the same roof, he would know sooner or later, and there was nothing to hide.

"I'll tell you something when we get back," said Xu Mo.

Lin Jingchuan was stunned for a moment: "Last time you also said you would tell me something, but you haven't said it yet."

Xu Mo shook her head: "I didn't tell you last time because that thing didn't work out. I'm telling you now."

Lin Jingchuan didn't know what Xu Mo was going to tell him, and he felt a little uneasy. But he had a vague feeling that Xu Mo was not in a good mood. She was pursing her lips, as if she was always lost in thought. So he didn't take the initiative to ask, and when he got home, he tied an apron and began to concentrate on cooking.

Xu Mo sat at the table eating, her expression calm yet solemn. She first praised his cooking skills, then calmly put down her chopsticks and said, "I'm unemployed."

Lin Jingchuan paused as he picked up the food. He looked up at her and asked, "What's going on?"

Xu Mo said: "This matter is very complicated. I originally received an offer from another company and was ready to go, but I was cheated during the background check, so the offer fell through and I couldn't stay."

Lin Jingchuan looked at her overly calm expression, and his mood plummeted. Although the person in front of him was so calm, he began to feel bad for her when he heard her words. Sometimes the saddest thing is not not having something, but losing it after getting it.

Lin Jingchuan asked: "Who is trying to discredit you during the background check?"

As soon as he asked the question, a name came to his mind.

Xu Mo looked into the man's eyes: "Han Yan."

Lin Jingchuan's Adam's apple rolled, he put his chopsticks on the table and stopped eating.

Xu Mo observed his reaction carefully and saw an expression of disbelief on his face.

Lin Jingchuan frowned. "She's my classmate, but we didn't get to know each other very well, and I don't really know her character. But I've heard some rumors about her over the years."

He left it alone. Xu Mo said nothing and just kept eating. After finishing her meal, she went back to her bedroom.

After taking a shower and removing her makeup, she played with her tablet on the bed. Dudu jumped onto the bay window, looking at her with his hands in his pockets. She accidentally looked up and saw the kitten's round green eyes, and thought to herself, this world cannot do without kittens.

Lin Jingchuan held a meeting in the living room and was busy until 11 o'clock in the evening before he took a shower and went into the house. By then, Xu Mo had already watched two movies at double speed and was drowsy at the head of the bed.

Lin Jingchuan applied facial cream and lifted the quilt to upload. Xu Mo leaned sideways to look at the tablet with her back to him. He put the tablet back on the bedside table.

He wrapped his arms around her waist, "What's wrong? Are you angry?"

Xu Mo snorted and laughed: "Your rumored girlfriend caused me to lose my job, how can I not be angry?"

Lin Jingchuan said: "This statement is illogical. First of all, your premise is wrong. She has nothing to do with me."

Xu Mo glanced at him: "Really?"

Lin Jingchuan nodded.

Xu Mo pointed to his phone on the bedside table: "Then show me your chat history."

Lin Jingchuan was stunned for a moment, but hesitated for only a second before handing the phone to her.

Xu Mo pinched his thumb to unlock the screen, flipped to WeChat, and searched for the word "Han Yan".

The chat boxes between the two were empty. After searching, no traces were found, so the phone was returned to Lin Jingchuan.

Lin Jingchuan tapped her nose: "You."

Xu Mo raised her head: "Okay. But the person who caused me to lose my job was your classmate, so I might also take my anger out on you."

Lin Jingchuan lowered his eyes to look at her long eyelashes: "What are you going to do now?"

"I don't know." Xu Mo shook her head. This was the third person who asked her what to do next.

Lin Jingchuan noticed the impatience in her eyes and swallowed the words about whether she wanted to go to work at Lan University. Originally, he just felt sorry for her because there were few job opportunities in the market and it was too difficult for her to find a job, but she didn't seem to be in a hurry to work. He thought it would be better for her to take a break for a while, and then he would bring up this matter with her when the time was right.