Chapter 123 Thief

Thief

Chi Dong lowered his eyes, his tone full of depression, "I'm sorry to make you laugh, I just didn't expect that I have been here for less than a month and I have become so hateful."

"Well, I understand what this has to do with you. You wouldn't..."

At the end, Jiang Yuzhou couldn't help but lower his voice a little, then he straightened his waist and looked around. After making sure that no one was paying attention to them, he winked at Chi Dong, signaling him to come closer.

Chi Dong did as he was told and even moved to the other side in order to hear the sound more clearly.

"I'll tell you something in secret. From what I've observed over this period of time, I find that the reason other people are so cold to you is because those women who approached you just now all got into the company through backdoors and connections."

Jiang Yuzhou paused for a few seconds and continued, "Ordinary employees don't dare to challenge them. After all, they are working to make a living, while those people are just here to get by. As for why those people don't like you, I heard it has something to do with Lin An'an."

So that's how it is!

No wonder the atmosphere in the department was not very enthusiastic when he reported on the first day. However, after Lin An'an came out of the manager's office, their attitude changed completely. It was so cold that it made him feel cold. No one even paid attention to him when he met him in the company and said hello.

After listening to Jiang Yuzhou's words, Chi Dong suddenly realized why he had been encountering difficulties everywhere. It was because Lin An'an thought that he had snatched the internship quota, so he joined forces with others to target him openly or secretly.

"I see. Thanks for letting me know."

Jiang Yuzhou raised the corners of his mouth, revealing a row of neat and white teeth, "You're welcome. Since we are so compatible, let's be friends."

Chi Dong looked at him suspiciously: "Aren't you afraid that they will target you because of me?"

"No, I'm just a technician, I'm not afraid of these villains, and I have a feeling that these people will be fired by the company soon."

Jiang Yuzhou scratched his head and smiled a little embarrassedly. In fact, what he didn't say was that he also had a backer, and the backer was very powerful, so he was not afraid of them at all. He didn't want to see the company's reputation being ruined by these idle people who didn't work and got paid for nothing.

Chi Dong smiled shyly, "My name is Chi Dong, your name is Jiang Yuzhou, right?"

"Yes, you actually know me?" Jiang Yuzhou looked over in surprise. He had only been in the operations department for a few days, and for some reason, many people didn't know his name.

Chi Dong nodded. "I passed by a few days ago and heard someone calling your name, so I remembered it."

Jiang Yuzhou shook his head suddenly: "Oh, so that's how it is. Since we are friends, let's exchange contact information. What's your WeChat number?"

Late winter: "chidong0826"

Jiang Yuzhou got it done in two or three steps: "Okay, I'll apply to be added, remember to approve it."

"Okay, I left the phone on the table. I'll go back now."

"Hey, wait a minute." Jiang Yuzhou suddenly remembered something and hurriedly called out to stop him.

Chi Dong turned around in a daze: "Huh? What's wrong?"

"I remember now. Didn't you just ask me if anyone had come to your place? I remember Manager Liu came to see you, but when she saw that you hadn't come back yet, she left quickly."

"...Okay, thank you. I'll look for it again. I might have accidentally put it somewhere else."

"Okay, if you need my help with anything, just ask. I don't have much of anything, but I have a lot of time."

"Okay, I'll go back first."

"Bye~"

…………

As soon as he returned to his seat and sat down, Chi Dong saw Lin An'an walking out of the elevator door. He knew that this man was very good at saying one thing in public and doing another in private.

Lin An'an is very smart. When other people focus their attention on him, he will immediately change his face into a harmless one that no one can find fault with.

Chi Dong stared at him thoughtfully, and suddenly a light flashed in his mind. He remembered one thing: before he left, Lin An'an stood beside him and said something incomprehensible and vague to him.

But he ignored it and followed Special Assistant Chen to the monitoring room. He remembered that Lin An'an did not leave there immediately after he left.

"Could it be... that he really took it?" Chi Dong lowered his eyes. If he really did it, it meant that he really hated him.

You have to know how important hearing aids are to the hearing-impaired. It is really shameless to steal them for personal gain.

Just as he was thinking about how to prove that the things were stolen by Lin An'an, his cell phone suddenly vibrated several times. Chi Dong looked down and stood there in a daze, blinking his big round eyes several times.

Why is it him?

[AA Step·The Most Beloved Person]: Junior, have you eaten?

[Dong]: I’ve eaten. How about you?

Chi Dong never blinked when he lied.

[AA Step·The Favorite Person]: Not yet. I have a dinner party later.

[Winter]: Oh oh.

[AA Step·The Most Beloved Person]: Chen Lian has already told me, don't worry, the company will not wrongly accuse any employee.

[Dong]: Yeah, I know.

[AA Step·The Most Beloved One]: It’s getting late, you should go home and have dinner. Don’t lie, I know you are still in the company.

Chi Dong's face instantly turned red, like a ripe tomato. Although his colleagues around him were leaving get off work one after another, he couldn't help but lie on the table, trying to cool down.

[Dong]: Senior, how did you know...

[AA Step·The Favorite Person]: Guessed.

[AA Step·The Most Beloved One]: Okay, hurry up, I have something else to do here, so I won’t chat with you anymore.

[Dong]: Okay, bye senior.

Looking at the interface without the red dot, he calmed down and slowly raised his head. A red spot appeared where his forehead touched the desktop.

The office was already empty at this time. Chi Dong lowered his eyes and looked at his desk. It was empty, with nothing on it.

Only then did he remember that Manager Liu had already assigned his work to other people, so he didn't have to work overtime and could go home directly.

However, he was hesitant about whether to call the police. But if he did so, it would be a question whether he could continue to work in this job.

But if he didn't call the police, given his current financial situation, he wouldn't have the spare money to do another one.

At this moment, he suddenly thought of someone. He thought that this person should be able to help him. After all, apart from him, Bu Qianli was the only one who could help him.

But Chi Dong didn't want to bother him for such a small matter. He could feel that Bu Qianli was only nice to him because he was a senior student, and he couldn't use this friendship to bother others.

Besides, he is now an intern at ET. Company, so he should avoid suspicion. After all, one is the president of the company and the other is an intern. If you tell others that they know each other, no one will believe it.

So when he was chatting with Bu Qianli, he subconsciously concealed the fact that his hearing aid had been stolen.

But it was different with Special Assistant Chen. The two had just met and everyone else knew about it, so it was normal for them to know each other.

Besides, Assistant Chen told him that he could ask him for help if he had any problems. So he took the elevator and went up. He thought that Bu Qianli was on a business trip, and Assistant Chen must be very busy, and maybe he was still working in the office.

…

The 21st floor was equipped with a key card, and outsiders could not enter without permission. Chi Dong stood outside the door and rang the doorbell, which startled several people who stayed inside to work.

Chen Lian looked up and saw the people standing outside, and a hint of surprise flashed across his eyes.

"You guys go back to work first, I'll take care of it." Chen Lian stopped others who wanted to open the door. His voice was soft and there was a hint of humble smile on his face, making people feel both reliable and friendly.

He took Chi Dong to the reception room on the other side.

"What happened?"

Chi Dong told him the whole story. Chen Lian listened with a faint smile on his face.

He didn't know why Chi Dong didn't tell Mr. Bu about this, but it was not difficult for him to do him a favor.

"Okay, I understand. It's late now. You can go back first. I will check this matter thoroughly."

"Thank you, Special Assistant Chen. I won't bother you anymore."

It’s not that Chi Dong didn’t think about checking the surveillance, but the place where he was sitting happened to be a blind spot for the surveillance, so he couldn’t tell who took it just by looking at the surveillance.

"Wait." Chen Lian remembered that he didn't have Chi Dong's contact information yet, so he quickly called him, "This is my WeChat number, add it."

Chi Dong was stunned for a moment: "Oh, okay."

Chen Lian: "Okay, go back first, don't worry too much."

Chi Dong tried hard to force a smile. The breeze outside the window blew across his hair. The sadness in his eyes was clearly visible. "Thank you."

Chen Lian nodded slightly, looked at his receding back, pondered for a moment, stood up and pulled down the office curtain. After doing all this, he made a phone call. With a respectful expression on his face, he communicated carefully with the person on the other end of the phone.

…………

On the other side, Chi Dong stood at the bus stop near the company, watching the vehicles coming and going in front of him and the bustling pedestrians on the road. In the evening, the sky was piled with layers of gorgeous and colorful sunsets, and a gentle breeze blew, bringing coolness to his face.

Because it was not the rush hour, there were not many people waiting for the bus, but he was too absorbed in his thoughts and missed two buses in a row. It was not until the third bus driver honked his horn that he was brought back to his senses.

After coming to his senses, he hurriedly got in the car, which was swaying and moving forward. He was going to the hospital to accompany his mother and the others. Chi Dong recalled that his father had sent him a message a few days ago, saying that he had met a neighbor from his hometown, and her child had a successful career, so he specially took her to enjoy life.

As a result, she was not used to it, and the relationship between her mother-in-law and daughter-in-law was a big problem, so she kept clamoring to go back to her hometown.

When she was out for a stroll, she happened to meet Chi's father. Knowing that Chi's mother was in the hospital, she volunteered to take care of her, free of charge, just giving her money for groceries every day.

Of course, Dad Chi refused. How could he do that? When Mom Chi, who was in the hospital, learned about this, she felt that it was not right. Finally, a neighbor came to visit with her son. After the two of them persuaded them, they finally agreed.

Chi Dong had no impression of this neighbor. His grandmother's death had been such a huge shock to him that he could hardly remember many people and events.

Later, when he saw his neighbor for the first time, another vague figure suddenly emerged in his mind, but the image was fleeting. He tried to recall but still couldn't remember who it was.

With the help of their neighbors, he and Chi's father could finally relax a little and no longer have to run back and forth.

He wanted to go to the hospital to ask Dr. Lu about his condition after getting off work early. If he remembered correctly, today was the day Dr. Lu was on duty.

…………

After returning from the hospital, he was half happy and half sad. The happy part was that Dr. Lu told him that his mother would be discharged from the hospital in a while and would no longer need to be hospitalized for treatment.

What was worrying was that when he came out from Dr. Lu and went to the ward to accompany his mother, she discovered that he was wearing a spare hearing aid in his left ear. She was very confused as to why her sweet boy didn't wear the one he always wore.

"Your ears..."

"Mom, don't worry." Chi Dong calmly soothed her, then subconsciously touched his ear with his hand and explained, "I was in a hurry to go out today and forgot to wear it. The one I'm wearing on my ear now is in my bag for backup. I can't go to work without wearing it, right? It will affect my work."

After hearing the explanation, Chi's mother finally breathed a sigh of relief, and kept repeating, "It's good that it's not lost, dear. You must remember not to throw it around or put it anywhere. You must wear it well."

Chi Dong held her hand, which was pale and weak due to illness, and assured her with a smile.

"Mom, don't worry. I really forgot to wear it today. It's still in my dormitory. I'll come to the hospital after work in a few days, and you'll be able to see it then."

"Okay, Mom believes you." Mother Chi held his hand, her eyes full of gentle smiles.

·

--------------------

Poor little gong only appeared in the phone today and will not be back until Friday. _(:зゝ∠)_