Chapter 38 Taboo
Gu Moyang took out his cell phone and took a look before boarding the plane.
He opened WeChat and there were no new messages in Jiang Nuannuan's column. The last message was sent by himself.
【Let’s follow the design plan we discussed yesterday.】
She did not reply.
Gu Moyang stared at the phone screen for a long time. He raised his eyebrows and felt that he was overthinking.
He snorted. "Isn't she short of money?" She wouldn't refuse a bite of the cake.
Not replying may be a way of acknowledging what he said.
He immediately switched his phone to flight mode, pressed the screen-off button, and boarded the plane.
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There weren't many things on Jiang Jibai's desk. After putting some small ornaments on the desk and the hard drive where she stored her data into a storage box, she looked around the place where she had worked for a year. She actually had no attachment to this place.
What she was most reluctant to part with was the desk that had been with her for a year. It was also the only close friend who had witnessed all the sadness and loss she had experienced here.
Jiang Jibai's fingertips slid across the table and he was about to leave.
Ma Lin suddenly turned around and asked, "Are you really leaving?"
Jiang Jibai stopped holding the storage box. She would not show a good face to the person who had hurt her.
Especially since she has resigned, she will not have any scruples if they say anything unpleasant again.
"Why? You can't bear to part with me and want to give me a farewell party?"
Ma Lin snorted disdainfully. It wasn't that she was reluctant to let him go. She just felt that her daily life would be much more boring without Jiang Jibai.
Besides, no one will retouch their pictures for free anymore.
Jiang Jibai's cold eyes slid across the two of them. "I wish I couldn't see you. Do you know why? Because in my eyes, you're just two bunch of idiots."
Walking out of the company gate, Jiang Jibai let out a long sigh.
Finally I can leave this terrible place.
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It feels good to quit her job, but after that she has to solve the immediate survival problem.
Her salary was not high, and she changed jobs at several companies intermittently. Adding to her daily expenses and the high cost of buying medicine, Jiang Jibai didn't save much money.
Now she needs to undergo psychological treatment again, which is another high expense.
The platform has just started accepting submissions, and is in a state of sporadic response.
The money she earns from writing articles is not enough to support her current living expenses.
The burden of life fell upon us once again.
She has to find a new job first.
She didn't tell anyone about her resignation, not even her friends or her father Jiang Qingfu.
Jiang Jibai planned to find a job that would transition seamlessly first. She didn't want to be seen as a useless person or a burden in their eyes.
After returning home and readjusting her resume, she started sending out resumes like crazy.
After two days, those resumes were like a stone sinking into the sea, without making any splash.
Jiang Jibai's mood gradually changed from anticipation to disappointment and then to anxiety.
She couldn't imagine what would happen to her if she couldn't find a job.
She submitted her applications repeatedly, applying to all the design companies within 20 kilometers of her home, but received no response.
Jiang Jibai was so anxious that he began to suffer from insomnia all night long.
It wasn't until three days later when two companies sent her interview notices that the tense nerves in her head finally relaxed a little.
In today's environment, it is very difficult to find a job.
After not going out for several days, she finally moved.
She quickly tidied herself up, put on a proper suit, and put on some simple but not heavy makeup before going out for the interview.
The first company didn’t accept her because she had a six-month gap last year.
The second one went smoothly. The interviewers were quite satisfied with her throughout the process, especially her illustrations, which they thought were in line with their company's style.
"Ms. Jiang, right?" the interviewer said to her with a smile. "I really like your personal illustrations. Go back and wait for notification. I hope to see you at the company soon."
"Thank you," Jiang Jibai smiled and nodded. "I also hope to have the opportunity to work in your company."
Jiang Jibai felt that this family might have a chance, and his heart slowly settled down.
The moment she walked out of the company gate, the sunlight shone through the gaps in the leaves, and her mood improved a little.
Walking on the street, Jiang Jibai saw a creative market in front of him.
Small white stalls are neatly arranged, selling food, toys, and various cultural and creative products, and there are quite a few people browsing.
Jiang Jibai was immediately attracted over there.
She likes to visit these weird and creative shops.
She couldn't walk when she saw these strange and beautiful ornaments.
When he was in college, Jiang Jibai's hobby was collecting various figures, small ornaments, key chains, small pendants, etc.
At that time, she was not short of money. As long as she saw something she liked, she would buy it without hesitation. She had an entire cabinet full of figures alone.
Now all the little gadgets in that cabinet are gone. Most of them were bought by her and Gu Moyang together and placed in the rental house where they lived together at that time.
After Gu Moyang went abroad, she was so heartbroken that she sold them all at a low price.
Thinking of Gu Moyang, Jiang Jibai felt heavy in her heart. She curled her fingers and walked towards the market under the sun.
While browsing the market, she saw a very cute cat ornament.
Jiang Jibai took it from the stall and looked at it carefully. The short, round Siamese cat was standing and waving. It was wearing a pair of little yellow duck pajamas. It was very cute.
This little thing immediately aroused Jiang Jibai's desire to buy it.
She looked at the young girl behind the stall and asked, "Excuse me, how much is this?"
The little girl smiled and said, "80 yuan."
Jiang Jibai felt it was a bit expensive, and her target price was 50 yuan.
Seeing her hesitation and reluctance to let go, the little girl became quite impatient. She didn't look like someone who couldn't even afford eighty yuan, yet she hesitated for so long before buying something.
He looked her up and down and said disdainfully, "If you don't want to buy, then don't stand here and affect my business."
Her high spirits suddenly subsided, she put down the ornament in her hand and left.
She was in no mood to go shopping.
The next day Jiang Jibai received a strange phone call.
"Excuse me, are you Miss Jiang who came to our company for an interview yesterday?"
Jiang Jibai was stunned for a moment and then realized that the voice sounded familiar. The person who called was the person who interviewed her at the second company yesterday.
"Hello, it's me."
The other party was silent for a moment, and then said dejectedly, "I'm sorry, you didn't pass the interview."
The sound of a phone call came through the receiver. Jiang Jibai's heart sank and he tightened his grip on the phone.
"I think we are both very satisfied with the interview process. Could you please tell me why I was not accepted?"
"We did a background check on your resume and found that you abandoned the project you were working on and left your previous company. This is a big taboo in our industry and our company cannot accept it."
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