Zhao Jia, who was sitting opposite the two of them, glanced at Lu Xiaoqiao, then turned his gaze to Lin Lin: "Then do you know why?"
Lin Lin felt that there was nothing to hide given the relationship between them, so she told the truth: "Because my uncle got into a fight."
Lu Xiaoqiao and Zhao Jia said in unison: "Does your uncle know how to fight?"
"To be exact, my uncle beat the guy up, and the guy's grandfather ran to my grandfather and cried."
Lu Xiaoqiao frowned: "How old is he? He told his parents when he couldn't beat them. Just because of this, your grandfather hit your uncle?"
"That's not the case. My grandpa asked my uncle to go to the hospital to see the person who was beaten. My uncle said it would be better to let him dream. Then my grandpa said he would go himself. My uncle said if my grandpa went, he would bankrupt the injured family and make them have no money to treat the disease."
Lu Xiaoqiao: “…”
Zhao Jia: “…”
After listening to Lin Lin's narration, Lu Xiaoqiao felt a little scared. She had originally thought of taking some time out in the next few days to apologize to Zhou Qizhen, but she guessed that he was in a bad mood right now, so she decided not to go forward and join in the fun, to avoid backlash.
…
When they got off work in the evening, Zhao Jia said that it was a bit cold, so it was a good time to eat hot pot. Lu Xiaoqiao also wanted to eat it. She was about to agree, but then she thought about the only two thousand yuan left in her hand. She had already paid the salary for next month in advance to lend to Jin Ling. She didn't know when she could pay her back. She should spend it sparingly! She didn't deserve to eat hot pot now.
In the end, the two of them ate a simple version of hot pot, Malatang.
This also cost Lu Xiaoqiao 25 yuan, which made her feel very distressed and she thought it was too much.
But when she lay in bed at night and saw the WeChat message from Jin Ling, the 25 yuan was no longer a big deal, because something even more infuriating happened.
Jin Ling: [Xiao Qiao, I fell and had to wear a cast. The doctor said I can't go to work for a while, so please tell your aunt that we sales people are not formal contract workers, so there is no trouble in handing over. I still owe you more than 8,000 yuan in salary. Please tell your aunt and I will give it to you directly. It will just offset the 8,000 yuan I owe you.]
After reading the message, Lu Xiaoqiao was completely stunned.
What does this mean? She is not stupid, but she still wants her to tell her in person.
Lu Xiaoqiao: [So, were you injured? ]
When the other party didn't reply to the message, Lu Xiaoqiao already knew what was going on. She was so stupid. She was worried about others even though she was being betrayed. In the end, after selling her, she still helped others count the money.
Lu Xiaoqiao: [Your salary is your salary, and what you owe me is what you owe me. These are completely different things! ]
Jin Ling: [I’m sorry, Xiao Qiao, if I quit right away, the manager will definitely not agree and will even deduct my salary. You are related to the boss, so please talk to Mr. Zhang!]
Lu Xiaoqiao: [You are doing well, why are you in such a hurry to resign? You should still go and say goodbye yourself. Also, I am lending you the money as an advance on my salary.]
Jin Ling: [The one who forced you to drink was the son of the Chen family. He was beaten by CEO Zhou, the same CEO who took you away. He was beaten pretty severely and had to be carried away by the ambulance. I didn’t expect you to know a big shot like President Jiang Heng. Anyway, this is a big deal. My boyfriend is afraid that I’ll be implicated. After all, I was the one who introduced Momo to work there. You know my family situation. I can’t afford to offend either side, so I can only resign.]
Lu Xiaoqiao was a little confused. Zhou Qizhen did punch that man that day, and she saw it at the time, but it didn't seem as serious as Jin Ling said, right?
Lu Xiaoqiao: [It was just a punch, it's not as serious as you say, right? ]
Lu Xiaoqiao thought Jin Ling would not reply to her messages again, but she didn't expect that after a while, she sent another message that was enough to shock Lu Xiaoqiao to the point where she couldn't describe her feelings at the time.
Jin Ling: [It wasn’t that punch. After you left, Mr. Zhou came back and beat up Mr. Chen again. Anyway, it was pretty serious.]
Lu Xiaoqiao never expected that the reason why Zhou Qizhen beat someone up, which Linlin told her about during the day, was actually because of her.
After hearing the news, she felt confused and didn't know how to face him in the future, because she was scolded by his father for fighting, and she also thought of what Lin Lin said about his injured hand.
There was also the incident in which he lectured her for a few words and then she snatched the hazelnuts back. She felt ashamed of herself when she singled out either incident.
Feeling guilty, Lu Xiaoqiao tossed and turned all night.
…
The next day.
Jiangheng Group.
In recent days, because the president is in a bad mood, the whole building has been shrouded in a heavy haze. The anger is extremely oppressive, and every employee is working carefully. The tea room, which is usually bustling, has now become unusually quiet. Even the senior leaders are silent, and their former confidence and composure have disappeared.
The one who has had the hardest time is Secretary Ding, who has been working with a heavy heart these past few days.
The day before yesterday, he was suddenly called into the office by his boss and asked a few questions about the company's employee culture. He thought that the boss had learned about the matter of Qian, the head of the purchasing department, teasing Miss Lu, so he told his boss what he had seen and known that day. Before he could finish, the look in the man's eyes was already murderous.
"Why didn't you tell me the first time you knew about it?"
Secretary Ding felt that he was wronged, but he still said truthfully: "I'm sorry, Mr. Zhou, Miss Lu didn't let me say that she was involved in this matter. I also told Manager Qian at the time to come to you and tell you about this matter himself, but I didn't expect him to dare to conceal it."
"No matter who this matter is related to, it is very important to the company and to me. Secretary Ding, you have been in the company for a long time, you should not be ignorant of this. The reason why she didn't let you say it was her fault is that she wanted you to focus on the word "female" instead of just Lu Xiaoqiao?"
When he thought about the night when she looked at him with eyes that seemed angry but were actually sarcastic, and told him to investigate his employees, he felt like a failure and couldn't raise his head in front of the girl.
After learning about the incident, all employees in the company received two notices. One was that the finance manager of the purchasing department was fired, and the second was that if any company employee abused his or her authority to disrespect women and violated company regulations, his or her labor contract would be terminated immediately.
This move made all the female employees in the company feel respected. They all thought that their CEO Zhou was so handsome. Not only was he handsome in appearance, he was also handsome in work. Who wouldn't like to have a boss who respects women?
Zhou Qi had just finished dealing with company matters and was sitting at his desk, staring at his phone in a daze. It was only when Li Yuxuan came in and knocked on the table that he came back to his senses.
"What are you daydreaming about? I knocked on the door for a long time but you didn't even hear me."
Coming back to his senses, he adjusted his sitting position and leaned back on the chair: "What do you want from me?"
After Li Yuxuan sat down, he crossed his legs and took out his phone proudly. He swiped the screen and said, "Hey! Sister Qiao sent me a message, asking me how someone is doing and if he is still angry."
Zhou Qizheng sat up straight and asked, "Why did she send you a message?" Then he took the phone that Li Yuxuan had placed on the table and started to look through it.
There was only one message sent at 10 o'clock this morning, and a voice call that showed the call lasted ten minutes.
He casually threw his phone on the table and pretended to be calm: "What did you talk about in the past ten minutes?"
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