-34- Just a Gym
Wanfeng searched his phone for a while but couldn't find the video he mentioned. Lu Kai quickly interrupted, saying that since he couldn't find it, there was nothing he could do. Wanfeng said, "It's okay. I'll ask in the alumni group. I think a lot of people have it." He took out his phone and sent a WeChat message. Lu Kai's phone immediately rang, and it was obvious that he was also in the alumni group. Lu Kai looked at Wanfeng suspiciously: "Are you sure? Why haven't I seen anyone talking about this in the group?" As soon as he finished speaking, Wanfeng and his phone started ringing "whoosh, whoosh, whoosh." The alumni circle, which had been silent for a long time, was awakened by Wanfeng's question. Live videos from different angles, different lengths, and different resolutions came pouring in. To use the words in the elementary school textbook, it was like snowflakes. It was overwhelming Lu Kai. Many people also shared Baidu Netdisk. Wanfeng picked a video that looked clear enough and clicked it. As the background music started, Zou Jie and Fanqie Doraxi leaned over, faces full of curiosity. Zhao Jinghuan and Ji Anya also came forward to review the video. Only Lu Kai turned his head away, his face flushing and then pale. In the video, Lu Kai strode onto the podium with his head held high, rising up under the Dean's gaze. The long hem of his bachelor's gown flew upward, obscuring his face in mid-air. Until then, he looked like a martial arts master from a movie, but then, with a loud thud, he slammed his face to the ground. Zou Jie and Fanqie exclaimed almost simultaneously, one saying, "Wow!" and the other, "Holy shit!" Wanfeng suddenly frowned. He leaned forward to look closely at the etiquette officer standing beside the Dean, then looked up at Zhao Jinghuan, as if recognizing her. Everyone else's attention was focused on Lu Kai, so no one noticed Wanfeng's unusual behavior. Tomato clamored to see another angle, but Sister Zou wasn't about to waste time on this. She nodded and said, "Okay, this should be enough." Then she asked Wanfeng to send the video to her phone, then turned and left to find the organizers of the exhibition. After Sister Zou left, Tomato dragged Wanfeng along and opened the other videos one by one, watching them over and over again, laughing foolishly as he did so. In between, he asked Wanfeng if they wanted to edit a multi-camera version with some slow motion or something. Furious, Lu Kai rushed over and kicked Tomato in the butt. He took the blow, but he wasn't angry. Instead, he asked Lu Kai with a smile, "So your nose is fake?" "What's fake about that? The fall wasn't that bad." "Isn't that serious? Your face is almost sinking into the stage." As they were talking, Sister Zou came back from outside and told him...
Wan Feng searched his phone for a while but couldn't find the video he mentioned. Lu Kai quickly interrupted and said that since he couldn't find it, there was nothing he could do. Wan Feng said, "It's okay. I'll ask in the alumni group. I think a lot of people have it." He took out his phone and sent a WeChat message. Lu Kai's phone rang immediately. Apparently, he was also in the alumni group.
Lu Kai looked at Wan Feng with suspicion: "Are you sure? Why have I never seen anyone talking about this in the group?" As soon as he finished speaking, Wan Feng and his cell phones started ringing "whoosh, whoosh, whoosh".
The alumni circle, which had been silent for a long time, was awakened by a question from the evening breeze, and live videos of different angles, lengths and clarity came in one after another.
To use the words from the elementary school textbook, it was like snowflakes, pressing down on Lu Kai so hard that he couldn't breathe.
Many people also shared Baidu Netdisk.
Wanfeng picked a video that looked clear enough and clicked on it. As the background music started playing, Zou Jie, looking curious, leaned over. Zhao Jinghuan and Ji Anya also came forward to review the video. Only Lu Kai turned his head away, his face turning red and white.
In the video, Lu Kai strode up to the podium with his head held high, and rose up under the gaze of the dean. The long hem of his bachelor's gown flew upward, blocking his face in mid-air. Until then, he looked like a martial arts master in a movie, but the next moment he hit the ground with his face with a "bang".
Zou Jie and Fanqie spoke almost at the same time, one saying, "Wow," and the other saying, "Holy crap!"
Wanfeng suddenly frowned. He leaned his head forward and looked carefully at the etiquette officer standing next to the dean, then looked up at Zhao Jinghuan, as if he recognized her.
Everyone else's attention was on Lu Kai, and no one noticed Wan Feng's abnormality. Tomato shouted to look at other angles, but Sister Zou didn't want to waste time on this. She nodded and said, "Okay, this should be enough." Then she asked Wan Feng to send the video to her mobile phone, then turned around and left the house to find the organizer of the exhibition.
After Zou left, Fanqie dragged Wanfeng over and opened the other videos one by one, watching them over and over again, laughing foolishly as he did so. In the middle, he even asked Wanfeng if he wanted to edit a multi-camera version with some slow motion or something. This infuriated Lu Kai so much that he rushed over and kicked him in the ass.
Tomato was hit, but he didn't get angry. Instead, he asked Lu Kai with a smile: "So your nose is fake?"
"What's so fake about it! The fall wasn't that serious."
"Isn't this serious? Your face is almost sinking into the stage."
As they were talking, Sister Zou came back from outside and told them that the exhibition organizer had agreed and would issue a statement on their official account tonight to clarify things to Waikiki. They could attend the exhibition as usual tomorrow.
Everyone's expressions were filled with worry, except for Lu Kai, who looked as if he had eaten a fly. Zhao Jinghuan felt a little embarrassed and apologized again, saying that if he hadn't forgotten to delete the post, there wouldn't be so much trouble.
Sister Zou took off the phone case and knocked Zhao Jinghuan on the head with it: "Okay, I've punished you for them, don't apologize over and over again."
They have to get up early tomorrow, so after Sister Zou "punished" Zhao Jinghuan's head, she told everyone to go back to bed.
Lu Kai offered to take Zhao Jinghuan and Ji Anya home. Zhao Jinghuan repeatedly said no, but couldn't stand Lu Kai bringing up Ji Anya: "Classmate Ji came here specially to help, I have to give her a ride."
It had been over two weeks since Zhao Jinghuan moved out of the studio. During this time, they still kept in touch on WeChat, but seeing each other for so long had inexplicably left them feeling distant. On the way, Ji Anya nudged Zhao Jinghuan, asking her to say a few words, but she apologized again. She said that while the exhibition issue had been resolved, the video of him doing a backflip had been posted online.
Lu Kai's focus was even more outrageous. After hearing Zhao Jinghuan mention the video, he began to explain that his backflip was actually quite good, but it was just that at the graduation ceremony, his bachelor's gown was too long, the table was slippery, and the lights were flickering. All these multiple factors combined together, and he accidentally made a fool of himself.
"If you don't believe me, I'll show you someday."
Ji Anya rolled her eyes and couldn't help but complain: "Your date is quite unique."
This made both of their faces turn red.
After returning home, Ji Anya's shoulders ached after swinging the frying pan all day. Unable to find any plaster, she took two facial masks from Zhao Jinghuan and put them on her shoulders, saying that these masks were very cool and could at least act as an ice compress, which made Zhao Jinghuan feel distressed.
After a good night's sleep, Ji Anya rushed to the exhibition early the next morning to help. On her way to work, Zhao Jinghuan checked HEC's homepage and discovered that they had indeed released a statement in the early hours of the morning, clarifying the situation on Waikiki's behalf. Simultaneously with the statement was a video of Lu Kai performing a failed backflip.
However, the homepage of the HEC official website does not have a visitor comment function, and it is impossible to tell whether the netizens who saw the video are satisfied or not.
When opening Xiaohongshu, some netizens who had watched the video on the official website came to Zhao Jinghuan's post and asked her to respond again. She felt that the time was almost right, so she deleted the "anti-traitor manifesto" as requested by Sister Zou.
There are only two days left in HEC, and the cooperation between Mr. Huzi and Wanda Plaza is the same. After clocking in at the company in the morning, Zhao Jinghuan was called to Wanda to help.
Hu Mingyuan was not a generous person. Based on Zhao Jinghuan's understanding of him, she knew that since she had run away in front of him yesterday, he would definitely find a way to find fault with her today as revenge. So she tried to stay with her colleagues the whole morning. She thought that Hu Mingyuan had a book signing event at two o'clock in the afternoon, and she should be able to escape by then. However, at half past ten in the morning, she went to the bathroom, and when she came out of the bathroom, she was blocked by Hu Mingyuan in the aisle of the mall.
"You just left like that yesterday. Don't you think you owe me an explanation?"
Zhao Jinghuan looked at him with disdain: "Don't you think your lines are terrible?"
Hu Mingyuan said, "I saw you were working pretty hard at first, and I was quite pleased. I didn't expect you to show your hand so quickly."
Zhao Jing laughed and said, "I just suddenly figured it out."
Hu Mingyuan asked her what she had figured out.
Zhao Jinghuan said, "I was kidnapped. Isn't there a saying that goes, 'If someone enters Cao's camp, he won't say a word?'"
Hu Mingyuan frowned and said, "We are clearly trading fairly."
"We may have different definitions of fairness." Zhao Jinghuan spread her hands, too lazy to talk nonsense with him. She squeezed past Hu Mingyuan and wanted to leave, but unexpectedly Hu Mingyuan suddenly grabbed her arm.
"I'm not done with you yet!"
Zhao Jinghuan frowned at him and said, "Brother, please read less novels." She pointed at her own arm, which was being held, with her other hand and said, "Let go."
Hu Mingyuan let go of her hand, but stood in front of her to prevent her from leaving.
"Zhao Jinghuan, do you think I can't do anything to you? You are my employee now."
Zhao Jinghuan said, "So what?"
Hu Mingyuan said, "If you like to waste time, I'll spend it with you. But isn't the cost of time a cost? If you have this attitude, then at the end of the month you won't get a single bonus, you'll only get your basic salary."
Zhao Jinghuan was shocked. She had forgotten that Hu Mingyuan had such a trick. She felt a surge of regret. She felt that since she was being "held hostage", there was no need to carefully examine the salary structure in the contract, let alone argue with it. If the basic salary was not enough to cover her living expenses, it would be a bit troublesome.
"So...what's my basic salary...?"
Hu Mingyuan said proudly: "Only 4,500."
Zhao Jinghuan was stunned. How could this be 2,000 more than Waikiki…
Hu Mingyuan said, "You haven't thought of this, have you? If I didn't have a way to counter you, do you think I would recruit you to cause trouble for me?"
Zhao Jinghuan paused for a moment. "Ah... yes... you really have thought this through carefully and laid out a plan thoroughly." She then asked Hu Mingyuan, "This 4,500 is written in the contract, right?"
Hu Mingyuan nodded: "Yes, but I don't necessarily have to use such despicable means..."
Zhao Jinghuan frowned, thinking that despite all the fuss, she'd actually gotten a 2,000 yuan salary increase. Hu Mingyuan saw her serious expression and sighed, "It's good that you understand the stakes involved."
He turned and left, and before leaving, he said to Zhao Jinghuan, "By the way, your disgraceful former boss is trending. I didn't even recognize him before, but it turns out that idiotic senior from our school is Lu Kai."
Zhao Jinghuan was shocked. After Hu Mingyuan left, she quickly opened Weibo, swiped her finger down, and saw the corresponding entry at the 15th position.
Clicking on it, I saw that many marketing accounts had posted videos that morning. Some were titled "The most embarrassing way to graduate has been found," others were titled "Whose good person fell down at graduation for everyone to see?" The most popular video was titled "Are all the people who make trendy toys like this?"
Zhao Jinghuan clicked on a video and it started with Lu Kai doing a backflip and falling on his face, accompanied by an AI-generated voice: "Who understands, family members..."
Zhao Jinghuan didn't finish watching the video and quickly switched to WeChat to ask Ji Anya: "How is the exhibition hall?"
She thought Ji Anya would be too busy to reply like she was yesterday, but she didn't expect Ji Anya to send her a video so quickly.
Zhao Jinghuan clicked on it to watch. The video was recorded by Ji Anya with her mobile phone. A bunch of onlookers were standing in front of the Little Freckles booth. Many of them were taking photos with Lu Kai, who had a frown on his face, holding their newly bought Little Freckles.
The camera then flickered, covering a slightly further distance. A man with a Northeastern accent shouted, "Get out of the way!" Several younger men in suits and sunglasses then cleared a path. The man took a horse stance, stretched his hands forward, and, assuming a breathing gesture, exhaled loudly and shouted, "Hey!"
After that, Brother Na did a series of somersaults backwards and came to the front of Edgy's booth, showing off his excellent Errenzhuan basic skills.
After the eldest brother landed safely, he politely bowed and clasped his hands towards Lu Kai.
The video ends here, and Ji Anya sends a message:
"What pavilion? Isn't this a gym?"
Author's Note
Yaunai
author
05-26
It’s the last two days, so go for it! Thank you to all the readers!
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