What Zhou Na saw was the online discussion about Zhou Chen's company, praising how high the company's benefits and compensation were, etc.
Seeing so many people wanting to work for Zhou Chen's company reminded Zhou Na of the time she went to Zhou Chen and offered to work for him in exchange for 500,000 yuan for surgery.
He was thoroughly mocked by Zhou Chen at the time.
She was somewhat resentful, but now, seeing the discussions among netizens online, she realized that if she could join Zhou Chen's company, there would be many benefits. No wonder Zhou Chen scoffed and sneered; the treatment of employees in Zhou Chen's company was too good. In addition to high salaries, there were various benefits, overtime pay, travel allowances, holiday bonuses, and so on. This was something that many companies on the market, even large ones, could not provide.
Thinking back to the time when she worked for Zhou Chen with the mindset of compromising and letting him take advantage of her, but in reality she was the one who benefited, Zhou Na felt extremely embarrassed.
Looking back now, it was incredibly embarrassing.
If she owned a company, would she be able to achieve the same level as Zhou Chen?
Zhou Na fantasized in her heart about whether she could rival Zhou Chen if she were the boss of a company. Before, she thought she could manage it better than Zhou Chen, but now...
Zhou Na was no longer confident.
Um?
After browsing several more discussion posts about Zhou Chen's company receiving interviews from many top students but failing to secure a job,
Zhou Na saw the news that Zhou Chen donated money to a high school in Fanjia County.
She immediately opened the online forum for Fanjia County, and sure enough, many people were discussing this matter.
Some people were amazed that Zhou Chen donated two million yuan at once.
Some people remarked that this was only the first donation, and there would be more to come.
Some people say that a high school in Fanjia County will be expanded three or four times, with a dedicated canteen building, library, gymnasium, etc., making the school's scale comparable to that of key high schools in the city.
Praise, gratitude, and admiration for Zhou Chen filled the entire forum. Many stories about Zhou Chen were also constantly being unearthed and widely circulated because of this incident.
Looking at all those thank-you notes, Zhou Na felt a pang of bitterness.
Zhou Chen is now the pride of Fanjia County No. 1 High School and a role model for many students. In contrast, she is either never mentioned, or when she is, she is described as despicable, inhuman, and insulted, becoming an object to highlight Zhou Chen's shortcomings.
Among them were numerous comments criticizing the three siblings as ungrateful and heartless.
Seeing that some people wanted to know about the current situation of the three siblings and speculated that they must be having a bad time and were suffering retribution, Zhou Na's feelings became more and more complicated. She did not reply or defend herself, but instead closed the post on the forum as if she were escaping, returned to the clean computer desktop, and felt unsettled.
Because, just as those high school students guessed, the three siblings' lives are indeed not good now.
Zhou Chuan was scammed, Zhou Ling's daughter fell ill, and then the two were kidnapped and nearly lost their lives. After that, the three siblings severed ties and fell apart. All of this seemed to be retribution.
In a short time,
Zhou Na had no desire to stay in the internet cafe any longer, so she got up, logged off, and left.
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In the blink of an eye, the New Year has arrived as scheduled.
The trend of returning home for the Spring Festival is unfolding simultaneously across the country.
Li Kaile, Xu Dalong, Lu Ye, and others all returned to their hometowns on the eve of the Lunar New Year to reunite with their families for the holiday. Before leaving, they all invited Zhou Chen to come back with them.
Zhou Chen politely declined. Although they were all his brothers, it was better for the family to spend the New Year together.
Moreover, he wasn't alone; Sun Liancheng had already invited him to his home for the New Year.
On New Year's Eve, after the firecrackers are set off, it's time for the New Year's Eve dinner.
In Sun Liancheng's home, besides Zhou Chen and Sun Wanying, there were also Tang Wu and his sister.
As Zhou Chen's personal bodyguard, Zhou Chen also brought Tang Wu and her sister along. After all, the two of them were too lonely, and Zhou Chen couldn't bear to see them like that. After informing Sun Liancheng, he brought the two siblings to celebrate the New Year together. At Sun Liancheng's house, the two of them were a little shy because they hadn't had such a lively New Year in a long time.
This made Zhou Chen feel a little sorry for the brother and sister.
Fortunately, things are getting better now.
Tang Xiaohe, the younger sister, studied hard and lived up to expectations, achieving a top-three ranking in her class at the end of the semester, which made Tang Wu very proud.
Zhou Chen gave Tang Xiaohe a New Year's red envelope.
Sun Liancheng and Sun Wanying also presented red envelopes, which made Tang Xiaohe shed tears of joy on the spot. She said that apart from her deceased grandfather, no one had ever treated her as well as Zhou Chen and the others.
Tang Wu's eyes reddened as he saw Zhou Chen and the others treating his sister like family; he was deeply moved.
This man, who once commanded respect in the bodyguard training camp, felt the warmth of home and the comfort of family at Zhou Chen's and Sun Liancheng's home.
Just after finishing their New Year's Eve dinner, Zhou Chen's phone kept ringing. Li Kaile, Xu Dalong, Lu Ye, and others all called to wish him a Happy New Year.
Tang Wu also received calls on his phone from Long Yi, Long Wu, and others.
Sun Liancheng was the same.
Sun Wanying then had a long phone conversation with Su Jiajia.
The room was extremely lively.
Compared to Zhou Chen's lively New Year celebration,
Zhou Na's New Year's Eve was not so lively. She made dumplings by herself and ate them by herself. There was no one to set off fireworks with.
The room was cold and deserted.
Listening to the lively chatter and laughter next door, and the many people setting off firecrackers downstairs, she was the only one spending New Year's Eve alone.
For the first time, Zhou Na felt a sense of loneliness.
Before, at least the three siblings could spend the New Year together, instead of being as lonely as they are now.
However, she severed ties with Zhou Ling and Zhou Chuan, leaving her all alone at home.
Outside, firecrackers were exploding, but inside, it was completely quiet, as if they were two different worlds.
As Zhou Na ate the dumplings, they tasted like cardboard, and she felt no joy at the New Year. As she ate, she thought back to the past, to when her adoptive parents were alive. Those were truly lively times.
Their whole family was chatting and laughing.
Now, all of that is gone.
It felt like a dream.
A feeling of grievance welled up in my heart, and tears fell silently.
She misses her old life so much.
Unfortunately, we can never go back.
If only I could have a second chance.
She certainly wouldn't have made the same choice as before, and perhaps the New Year wouldn't be so quiet now.
In a daze,
It's as if you can see your adoptive parents bustling around at home, with steaming dumplings and various delicious dishes on the table. Zhou Ling and Zhou Chuan are playing around, calling out "Big Brother" one moment and "Second Sister" the next. Zhou Chen is helping out, showing a hint of his older brother's authority, upholding justice.
At this moment, the bitterness in Zhou Na's heart was like the Yellow River bursting its banks, unstoppable.
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