Chapter 1292: Deserted by Friends and Family
When you give any emotion, you want to get a response, this applies to love, family and friendship.
He Tian believed that he had done his best for Li Jinxing, and no matter how difficult the request was, he could handle it under pressure.
On the surface, he is his superior, but in his heart, he always regards him as his elder brother. He admires him and trusts him.
But Li Jinxing didn't seem to think so. He just treated him as an ordinary little brother, or perhaps he just thought he was easy to order around.
No matter how deep the feelings are, they will fade away like this. He Tian suddenly came to his senses and felt that it was ridiculous for him to be so sentimental for so many years.
He Tian no longer thought about what Li Jinxing thought of him. After more than ten years of companionship, he, Li Jinxing, and Zhou Yi, at the beginning, it was only the three of them, fighting for the same goal.
Even though their goal had been achieved, their relationship was drifting further and further apart.
He suddenly understood the meaning of the saying "It's lonely at the top". Li Jinxing no longer needed him.
After he resigned, he decided to travel around the world and never care about Li Jinxing again, no longer have to worry about his emotional problems, and no longer have to worry about his physical and mental condition.
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He Tian has been extremely busy this month, trying his best to deal with the current issues.
He had done his best and did not leave immediately because of the trouble. Instead, he helped Li Jinxing deal with it before going to his office to hand in his resignation.
Li Jinxing, who was processing documents, glanced at it out of the corner of his eye but couldn't see it clearly. He thought it was a new document handed to him by He Tian. He reached out to take it, shifted his gaze, and froze in an instant.
"What is this?" Li Jinxing frowned and looked at He Tian.
He Tian pretended to be relaxed and said, "Resignation application form, I need your signature for this position."
He Tian doesn't need to resign at all. He can just put his name on the list and leave. But if he doesn't resign, he always feels a sense of responsibility and concern here, and he has no way to leave.
“Why do you want to resign?”
"Why else? I just don't want to do it anymore. I'm tired and I want to go out and have fun." The higher the position, the greater the responsibility. Although his working hours are more flexible and he doesn't want to punch in and out like other workers and follow the work system, the hours he works in a year are really no less than those of ordinary employees. He is even more tired than them. Without a fixed rest time, he feels like he is working every day all year round.
It’s not just the physical fatigue, but the main thing is the mental fatigue. It seems that nothing I do gets any reward.
Li Jinxing put down the resignation application in his hand and said, "You want to rest and have fun? I'll give you a long vacation. If half a year isn't enough, then a year will do. If you feel like you haven't had enough fun, just tell me. Two or three years is no problem. You've put a lot of effort into the Li Group."
"Mr. Li." He addressed her like an ordinary employee, coldly and without any extra emotion.
Li Jinxing then noticed that He Tian seemed to have not called him "Boss" for a long time. In the past month, he was overwhelmed by various things, leaving him with no extra energy to distinguish the differences between each day... Only then did he realize that he had overlooked too much.
Li Jinxing's expression was awkward.
He Tian said seriously, "But I really don't want to do this anymore. My responsibilities will always be there for me as long as I'm here. Even if I go out to play, I can't completely relax. It's too tiring. I used to put hard work first, but after working for more than ten years, I've missed out on so much. I don't want to be like this anymore. I've already decided what I want to do in the future. Mr. Li, please allow me to resign."
"Then let me ask you, if you quit, will you come back?"
He Tian seemed to have anticipated this question long ago. He shook his head and said, "I'm not coming back. The money I have is enough for me to eat, drink and have fun for the rest of my life."
Isn't the ultimate goal of ordinary people to eat, drink, have fun and not lack money, without working? He is a common man, without such great ambitions. Now his vision is just this, and he is no longer the person who was willing to follow Li Jinxing and work hard with him.
His goal has changed now. Even if Li Jinxing forces him to stay, he will not stay here.
Li Jinxing's hands were shaking, and the wounds on his ten fingers had already formed scars. He clenched his fists, and when he pressed his fingertips against his palms, he could still feel the pain.
He still wanted to keep He Tian, but after knowing him for so many years, he knew that he couldn't keep him.
"Let me think about it again..."
"Don't even think about it." He Tian interrupted him. "Boss, I beg you, I really don't want to stay here any longer. Without me, it doesn't matter. As long as you're willing to spend money and can hire someone who will work hard for you, you don't need me."
He wanted to keep He Tian, not to let him continue working for him, but to preserve the friendship of more than ten years.
Moreover, it is even more difficult to find someone who can match He Tian's abilities and can make him completely let down his guard.
He Tian had already used the word "beg"—a word he rarely used to him. He knew that any attempt to persuade him to stay was meaningless. If He Tian didn't leave now, he would leave later. If he forced him to stay, it would only make him resentful and create a rift. This was something Li Jinxing didn't want to see.
Li Jinxing looked at the resignation application on the table again. He picked it up. It was only one page with just four short lines. He Tian had already filled in all the blanks, leaving only the bottom line, hoping for approval.
This application will only take effect if Li Jinxing signs it.
Li Jinxing's heart tightened. Gu Wanqiu had already left him completely, and now his brother, whom he had known for many years, was also leaving him.
Being abandoned by friends and family is probably the situation we are facing now.
He recalled the past, thinking about how he had come through all these years. He finally stood in the position he had always wanted, but why was there no one around him?
He Tian was about to leave, and he had a premonition that Zhou Yi would also leave.
He really...can't keep anything.
Li Jinxing held the pen and the tip of the pen dropped. In the few short seconds of signing, many images suddenly flashed through his mind, the clearest of which was Liu Zibo's curse before his death.
Li Jinxing finally signed his name. After seeing it, He Tian immediately put it away. He looked so impatient, as if he was afraid that he would suddenly change his mind.
"I'm leaving. I won't be coming tomorrow."
Li Jinxing gave a bitter laugh. He had never thought that he and He Tian would end up like this. "Will we be able to meet again in the future?"
"Of course, I'm not dead, how can I not see you." But the chances to see each other are rare. They used to celebrate the New Year together. They were like family, pasting couplets, setting off fireworks and eating New Year's dinner together. Now, I'm afraid it will be difficult to reunite again.
"I'm leaving."
He Tian turned to leave, and Li Jinxing stood up behind him: "I'm sorry, He Tian, you've worked so hard all these years. Thank you for always being with me and putting up with my bad temper, and... I shouldn't blame you for Gu Wanqiu's death. I know you were doing it for my own good."
It was too late to say these things now. He Tian's eyes were sore. In order to make himself leave more freely, the tears in his eyes must not be seen by Li Jinxing, so he forced himself not to turn around.
"Boss, you are still my boss from now on. As for Gu Wanqiu, if this is for her own good and you want her to rest in peace down there, don't mention her in the future. She can only exist as a secret. This is also for the good of the child." Let Gu Wanqiu become a thing of the past and disappear completely.
Li Jinxing lowered his eyes and responded with some difficulty: "I know."
He Tian sighed and this time he really left.
Watching the person disappear from his sight and as the door closed, Li Jinxing could no longer stand and sat back down. His already tired body now had no one to support him, and his shoulders felt even more tired.
He Tian's departure was unexpected at first. Not only Li Jinxing had not thought about it, but everyone in the company was shocked and couldn't believe it when they heard the news that He Tian was leaving.
He Tian has a good personality. Li Jinxing's mood is changeable in the company. It can be said that the company atmosphere is entirely controlled by He Tian. When they don't want to find Li Jinxing, they will come to He Tian for help, and He Tian will help in any way he can.
Now that He Tian is gone, there is one less person who can speak well of Li Jinxing.
The atmosphere in the company has been very bad recently. To describe it using the weather, it is like a typhoon combined with heavy rain, making things even more difficult.
When the Human Resources Department received the resignation report from He Tian, they almost thought they were seeing things. They suspected they were dreaming and had never thought that He Tian wanted to resign.
He Tian ignored everyone and left after handing in his resignation.
As soon as He Tian went out, he called Zhou Yi and told him about this.
He only told Zhou Yi about his resignation.
Zhou Yi knew what he was thinking and what he cared about.
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Not long after He Tian resigned, Zhou Yi also approached Li Jinxing. Before he could speak, Li Jinxing saw his serious expression and asked directly, "Are you also going to resign and leave with He Tian?"
Zhou Yi's face was stunned. He saw Li Jinxing's fatigue. Li Jinxing had always been strong-willed, but no matter how strong he was, he was not made of iron. Besides, there was no perfect person in the world and no one could be good at everything.
"I'm going to be away for a while, taking a long vacation, and I won't resign." He Tian had already left. If he also submitted his resignation at this time, he was worried that Li Jinxing would not be able to bear it.
Li Jinxing nodded. Zhou Yi wanted a long vacation, and it went without saying that it would be with He Tian. It was no different from resigning.
Once he leaves, it means that he will no longer be in charge of the company's affairs, and it will be difficult for him to be seen. Even if he encounters any difficulties in the future, he cannot talk to them.
"Okay, you can rest as long as you want. You don't have to tell me."
Zhou Yi is not like He Tian. He speaks very little and keeps everything in his heart. Only those who understand him know what he is thinking.
Li Jinxing pretended not to care: "I'm fine, don't worry about my opinion. Thank you and He Tian for your hard work over the years."
Zhou Yi shook his head, opened his mouth, but swallowed his words back and said nothing.
They're all gone, all gone.
Li Jinxing couldn't leave, he had to stay here. He began to reflect on himself, what had he done over the years that made the people around him leave him one by one?
We had clearly agreed to work together to reach the top, so why is he the only one left now?
Li Jinxing stood in front of the French window, staring at the crowd moving like mayflies downstairs, his face cold.
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As soon as He Tian and Zhou Yi left, the employees in the company began to discuss behind their backs whether they had a conflict. There had indeed been various troubles recently, but if you think about it, it shouldn't have caused such a bad relationship between these three people.
He Tian and Zhou Yi didn't leave when there were a lot of troubles. Why did they suddenly resign after the troubles were solved?
I can’t guess it, I really can’t guess it.
Li Jinxing's mood is now even more difficult to control. He always has a cold face. Although he did not lose his temper in the company, the people under him were frightened when they saw his face and did not dare to appear in front of him for fear of bringing bad luck.
Before leaving, He Tian and Zhou Yi went to see Si Yan and Si Xu, and also held Xiao Sui in their arms.
Xiao Sui is now four months old. I can only say that she is worthy of being born from Gu Wanqiu's belly. She looks most like her mother.
Si Yan and Si Xu both like their younger sister very much. They kiss their younger sister before leaving for school in the morning. They take the bus back home as soon as they get out of school in the afternoon, accompany their younger sister while doing their homework, and watch over her to sleep at night.
Without a mother, the two of them took on the responsibility and took care of their younger sister, singing songs to her and telling her stories, just as their mother had taken care of them.
Si Xu looked at her sister who was sleeping soundly. Their faces looked so much like each other, how could she not miss her mother?
"Brother, do you think Mom is doing well now?"
"That should be good. Mom has always wanted to leave here. Once she leaves, she can live the life she wants."
"So, do you think she will miss us?"
Although the two brothers are the same age, Siyan is much more mature than Sixu. In order not to make him sad, he would of course choose to say nice things: "Of course she will miss you. Mom accepted our teddy bear, which means she has us in her heart."
Having them is not enough. She doesn't have a father in her heart. If there is a place for her father, she will not leave.
The two brothers have been accompanying their sister all the time, going to school every day and attending various cram schools. They know very little about Li Jinxing, let alone the people related to him, such as Jiang Yun.
No matter how much they dislike that woman, as long as Dad likes her, they can't stop her.
Actually, if you think about it carefully, it’s good to have someone to accompany Dad. It’s better than him being alone.
It has been more than a month since the last time we went to Qiule Manor. Siyan and Sixu have figured it out long ago. It doesn't matter who Li Jinxing is with, and they won't ask.
Maybe my mother has found someone she likes outside.
He Tian and Zhou Yi often came to Haicheng to visit them. Si Yan and Si Xu were not surprised by their sudden arrival, but they did not expect that they came this time to say goodbye to them.
He Tian directly said that he was going to travel around the world and would not be back for a long time, so he asked them to take good care of his sister.
The world is so big, it would take a long time to travel around it. Si Yan and Si Xu were reluctant to leave He Tian and the others, but they had no reason to stop him from leaving.
First they sent Gu Wanqiu away, and after experiencing separation once, they had become accustomed to it.
"How long does it take to travel around the world? Uncle He, Chinese New Year is coming soon. Will you celebrate with us this year?"
He Tian shook his head: "I guess we can't celebrate the New Year together this year."
Si Xu looked lost. You know, last year during the Chinese New Year, there were four of them in the family, plus He Tian and Zhou Yi, a total of six people.
This year there is a younger sister, but three people are missing. Maybe dad won’t be with them for the Spring Festival this year.
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