Chapter 128 Kneel down and apologize

"Who?"

"Tsk, that's it."

The female colleague with the hairpin nodded suddenly: "Oh~ I know who you are talking about, it turns out to be him, that's right, he is really miserable, as soon as he came in, he was pointed at by a few of them, and forced to work overtime every day."

The male colleague was puzzled: "You sympathize with him so much, why didn't you say a few good words for him at the beginning?"

The female colleague with the hairpin looked over speechlessly, as if he was talking nonsense: "Are you crazy? If I help him, I will be the one working overtime."

The male colleague laughed awkwardly and shook his head. Seeing this, the middle-aged female colleague next to him hurriedly said, "Don't mention them. Don't you think it's strange? Manager Liu and Assistant Lin haven't come back yet?"

The male colleague suddenly responded mysteriously: "Manager Lin, I don't know where she went, but I know where Lin An'an is."

The female colleague with the hairpin had hearts in her eyes and asked excitedly, "Really? Where is he?"

"He's on the dismissal list!" the male colleague said gloatingly. He had long been fed up with Lin An'an's seductive look, relying on his fair and clean looks to try to please women with all kinds of sweet words and sugar-coated bullets.

The hairpin-wearing female colleague who was full of hope was very angry at his answer, "You are such a jerk, you have learned to make fun of us?"

The middle-aged female colleague ignored their quarrel and looked outside the door. "Hey, stop arguing. Cheng Xuan and the others are looking over here. Let's go back."

"What are you afraid of? They're all leaving anyway, and we didn't say anything wrong." The female colleague with the hairpin curled her lips slightly, not caring at all about what others thought. The female colleague curled her lips slightly, not caring at all about what others thought.

"Oh, I remembered something. A few days ago, I went to the Finance Department and heard from the people there that the company was going to hold a welcome party next week."

Male colleague: "If you hadn't told me, I would have almost forgotten about this. Now, it's almost time for the new employees and interns to be regularized and their terms will expire."

The female colleague with the hairpin rubbed her hands and smiled with narrowed eyes: "Not bad, I can have another big meal. I have a feeling that I will definitely be the one who wins the first prize this year."

The male colleague retorted, "Tsk tsk tsk, forget it. With your bad luck, how could you possibly win the grand prize? Have you forgotten that at the previous party, didn't we all just go there to be cannon fodder?"

The female colleague with the hairpin was so angry at what he said that her hands were shaking. "Oh my god, you actually cursed me, do you want to be scolded? I'm going to beat you up..."

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On the other hand, Chi Dong didn't know that someone would come to apologize to him soon. He was busy now. When the lunch break came, he was dragged and pulled by Jiang Yuzhou and taken to the company cafeteria, and he even made a good promise that he could eat freshly roasted chicken legs.

"Hey Chidong, the company is going to hold a welcome party next week. I heard from the fairies in the secretary's office that there will be a lucky draw at this welcome party. The first prize is a luxurious 10-day and 10-night trip to Europe. Do you want to go?"

When it was time to get his meal, Jiang Yuzhou didn't have time to pay attention to Chi Dong. He quickly ran over to take a good seat with a wide view. After Chi Dong came over with the tray of food, he hurriedly ran to order.

He was lucky as there were inexplicably fewer people eating in the cafeteria today, so he just took two roasted chicken legs. If it were in the past, roasted chicken legs would have been a unique dish of their company, so it would have been great to grab one.

Jiang Yuzhou was talking while eating. Chi Dong put down his chopsticks and couldn't help but joked, "I want to go, but isn't there only one grand prize? Who wins, you or me?"

"...To be honest, I just went there last month, and it was quite boring and not very fun." Jiang Yuzhou paused in drinking the soup, and lowered his voice unconsciously, speaking in a low voice with some caution.

"I heard that the cultural landscape there is very beautiful. I would like to go and see it if I have the chance." Chi Dong has never been abroad since he was a child. To him, the appearance of those distant countries only exists on TV screens and in books and picture albums.

Jiang Yuzhou comforted her and said, "It's okay. If I win, I'll give it to you."

After that, he took another bowl of soup and continued to scoop, mumbling, "I don't like to go anyway. If my mother hadn't insisted that I go to buy her a jade bracelet last time, I wouldn't have gone out. Hey, this soup is not bad. Chi Dong, do you want to drink it? If you do, I'll get you a bowl."

"No, I'm full. You seem to like drinking soup very much." Although Chi Dong is from the south, he rarely has the opportunity to drink soup, and his family does not have the habit of making soup.

Jiang Yuzhou smiled and said, "We Cantonese people can lack anything except soup."

Chi Dong was puzzled: "Why?"

Jiang Yuzhou scooped the soup slowly and blew a breath, "Delicious soup nourishes people, nourishes yin and strengthens the kidneys, and is especially nutritious. You must come to my house if you have the chance. Then I will ask my dad to make you a delicious soup. I guarantee that you will become more handsome after drinking it."

Chi Dong was amused by his pretentiousness: "Okay, I will definitely come to visit you if I have the chance in the future."

"It's settled. Let's go back after we finish eating." Jiang Yu finished all the food in a few minutes, even with the soup.

Chi Dong, who was sitting next to him, was stunned. He didn't expect Jiang Yuzhou could eat so much. Could this be the legendary magical physique that allows one to "eat no matter how much one eats and never gain weight"?

"Okay... let's go back." Although it was not the first time Chi Dong had dinner with him, he couldn't help but be surprised every time he saw him eating like this.

The two of them walked towards the elevator, talking and laughing. Normally, there wouldn't be many people there at this time, but for some reason, as soon as they walked out of the elevator, they vaguely heard noise coming from the office.

"Why are you so noisy? Did something happen?" Jiang Yuzhou's tone was filled with uncontrollable excitement.

Chi Dong saw him walking quickly towards him, so he followed him curiously. He wanted to know what was going on inside.

The door was already full of onlookers, and he even saw several colleagues from other departments.

Jiang Yuzhou's love for watching the excitement never stopped. Without waiting for Chi Dong to react, he grabbed his arm, leaned forward, and even stood on tiptoe.

"Chidong, I'll squeeze to the front row and take a look. Do you want to join us?" As he spoke, he used his shoulder to make way for them, stretched his neck, and poked his head in the direction of the bustle.

"No, you go." Looking at the crowded door in front of him, Chi Dong shook his head and refused without thinking.

Seeing that he was unwilling, Jiang Yuzhou did not force him and smiled, "Okay, then you wait here for me to come back." After that, he relied on his agile body to dive into the crowd.

Looking at the door surrounded by so many people, Chi Dong hesitated whether to go to the small balcony above and wait for a while, and come back after the people dispersed. But before he could make up his mind, the crowd suddenly dispersed to the left and right, and became very orderly.

"Special Assistant Chen? What are you doing..." Chi Dong stared blankly at Chen Lian and Lin An'an who appeared in front of him. The two had different expressions. One looked at him with a cold gaze, while the other smiled very gently. The two completely different gazes made his scalp tingle.

When Chen Lian led Lin An'an down to the Operations Department, they happened to run into Chi Dong and his colleagues going to the cafeteria. Chen Lian wanted to call him, but just as he opened his mouth, he suddenly remembered that the General Manager had told him to put Chi Dong first, and that such an important matter as eating should not be delayed. So he took Lin An'an to avoid Chi Dong and went to Liu Ke's office.

After entering, he briefly explained the current situation and casually gave Liu Ke some advice.

When he finally came out, he glanced past the door and vaguely saw the figure of the person he was waiting for. He paused, and then noticed the employee who was often with Chi Dong. Combined with the current time, he was sure that he was not mistaken, so he ordered the employees who were blocking the door to be driven away.

Chen Lian walked through the crowd and came to a position not too far from Chi Dong. The smile on his face was different from the superficial smile in the past. It was a real smile. "Chi Dong, so you are here."

"Special Assistant Chen, good afternoon." Chi Dong came back to his senses from his daze, thinking that the two of them were walking towards him to take the elevator. Out of courtesy, he finally said a few words, "Are you here to see Manager Liu? She is in the office."

Chen Lian smiled and denied: "No, I came to see you."

Chi Dong pointed at himself in confusion and asked, "Looking for me?"

"Well, to be exact, he was the one looking for you." After saying that, Chen Lian took a step back, turned sideways, and stared at the person standing behind him without blinking, "Mr. Lin, please come in."

Lin An'an had never suffered such humiliation since he was a child, but with his current status, he could not compete with Bu Qianli at all. He had heard from his uncle before that the Bu family had been in politics for generations. Although Bu Qianli's generation had changed direction and entered the business world, the foundation accumulated in the past could not be easily dissipated, not to mention that his father's generation was still in officialdom.

As the saying goes, officials and businessmen protect each other, these little guys can't afford to offend at all.

Lin An'an lowered his head and remained silent for a long time, until Chen Lian frowned, the corners of his mouth twitched, and when he was about to speak, a muffled groan suddenly sounded, as if something had fallen to the ground.

"I'm sorry, it's my fault. I shouldn't have stolen your things, shouldn't have targeted you maliciously, and shouldn't have framed you, causing you to be misunderstood and misunderstood by everyone. I did all of this, and I apologize to you."

In full view of everyone, Lin An'an bent his knees and knelt down in front of Chi Dong with a "thump".

This was like a heavy stone thrown into a calm lake, causing thousands of waves. Chi Dong did not expect him to do this, and his face was full of surprise. His mind was blank for a moment, and he was obviously shocked by his sudden action and did not know what to do.

"You...what are you doing?"

Chen Lian, who was standing aside, also twitched his eyes slightly at this moment, and made an imperceptible "tsk" sound, with a gloomy face. He stared at Lin An'an who was kneeling on the ground, with a hint of surprise flashing in his eyes, but he quickly returned to his calm look.

What is this guy doing? Does he think he can threaten the company by doing this? It's ridiculous.

Seeing Lin An'an kneel down, the crowd on the scene suddenly became noisy and chattered non-stop. The other party, Chi Dong, was in a state of shock and didn't know what to do. He even stuttered when he spoke.

"Get up quickly, don't, don't kneel." Chi Dong took a few steps forward, wanting to help him up, but before he got close, he saw Lin An'an avoiding him like a scorpion.

Lin An'an lowered his eyes, and his long eyelashes hid the viciousness in his eyes. He first took a few steps back, and then his eyes were full of tears, full of innocence and weakness, which would soften anyone's heart.

Not only did he bow his head to admit his mistake, he also kowtowed frantically to Chi Dong. He looked as if he was forced, coerced and induced by the company.

"No, I can't get up. I was wrong. I hurt you and made you suffer so much. It's all my fault."

As soon as he said this, the crowd of onlookers increased instead of decreasing. Some people stood on tiptoe, stretched their necks, and locked their eyes closely on the scene in front of them, afraid of missing any details; some people whispered to each other, looking excited, with curiosity and exploration written all over their faces, and the heat of the scene soared.

"Wow, he really knelt down? This is too exciting, right? No, I have to record it."

"Assistant Lin is such a pitiful man. He obviously did not do anything, but he has to bear all the responsibilities. It's also pitiful."

"That's right. Assistant Lin is so good-looking, sweet-mouthed, and gentle to others. I like him so much. On the contrary, this guy surnamed Chi has been in the company for such a long time, but he has never treated everyone to a meal. Is there something wrong?"

"Hey, what you said makes sense. Last time I saw him and Assistant Lin arguing, and it seemed that Assistant Lin was the weaker party."

"Poor Assistant Lin was forced to kneel down in public. If it were me, I would rather resign and walk away."

"Hey, I don't believe you dare to resign. You should know that the salary the company gives you is twice as high as other companies. You are just talking about it."

"Hehehe, you know me best. Compared with integrity and money, money is definitely more important. Moreover, the company's benefits are so good. As long as the company doesn't fire me, I will definitely work until retirement."

"You shameless bastard..."

As the saying goes, people tend to favor the weak. If Lin An'an does this, Chi Dong will not only have to face criticism from others, but will also be condemned in his heart.

He tried to help up Lin An'an, who was kneeling on the ground, in a panic, but Lin An'an dodged him. Seeing this, Chen Lian, who was standing by, frowned suddenly.

He didn't expect that even at this point, this person still didn't know how to live or die, and wanted to use public pressure to put Chi Dong and the company in an unfavorable situation. If he gave in, he would know that he couldn't even handle such a small matter, and he probably wouldn't get the bonus this year.

Just as he was about to take the man away forcefully, Jiang Yuzhou, who was following the crowd, suddenly jumped out. He saw it clearly from behind that although Lin An'an and his gang were apologizing on the surface, they were actually rebelling against Tian Gang. In their words, they were implicitly implying that the company forced him to do this, that he did not steal the things, and that he did not suppress anyone.

If he really confirms it, the company's reputation will be ruined and customers' trust in the company will be greatly reduced.

Although Chi Dong is now a victim, it is not difficult to guarantee that after the incident, other directors of the company chose to fire him in order to preserve their own interests.

"That's enough! Don't think I don't know what you're thinking. You're pretending to be pitiful just to win sympathy from others so that Chi Dong won't get out of the situation." Jiang Yuzhou finally squeezed out of the crowd and walked quickly to the pale Chi Dong. "Chi Dong, are you okay?"

Chi Dong took a deep breath and tried to force a smile: "I'm fine."

"I'm glad you're okay." Jiang Yuzhou looked worried. He raised his head and looked at him carefully. Although his face was pale, it seemed that there was nothing serious. He breathed a sigh of relief and turned to Chen Lian and said.

"Assistant Chen, is this how you bring him here to apologize?"

"My mistake, sorry." The moment he saw Jiang Yuzhou, Chen Lian's eyes flashed with surprise. Why was he here?

Jiang Yuzhou: "Forget about the apology. Just deal with him as soon as possible. It's annoying just to watch him."

"...Yes." Chen Lian responded in a low voice, then walked towards Lin An'an who was still kneeling on the ground with cold eyes, half bent down, and said coldly, "It seems that you really don't care about the life and death of the Lin family."

Hearing this, Lin An'an raised his head suddenly. He thought he had done it inconspicuously, but he didn't expect that he would be exposed by Jiang Yuzhou.

His eyes frantically scanned Special Assistant Chen's face, his lips trembling, and his usual cunning and intelligence had long since disappeared without a trace.

"No, Special Assistant Chen, I was wrong. I was momentarily bewildered. Can you please forgive me this time? Please."

Chen Lian said indifferently: "It's too late."

After saying that, he stood up and looked around. Seeing someone's evasive look in his eyes, he had some guesses in his mind, "Everyone, I believe everyone present has received the notice. The company is vigorously cracking down on people who abuse their authority. The list of all the people involved has been announced to the public."

"And the one in front of you is among them." When mentioning the name, Chen Lian paused slightly, as if deliberately leaving a gap for everyone to digest, and then his tone became more sinister.

"The crimes he and his uncle Lin Guoda and others committed are far more than just these. From embezzling public funds to leaking secrets, there is evidence for every single one of them." As he spoke, he raised the document in his hand and slammed it heavily on the table, making a loud "bang" sound that echoed throughout the room.

"Tomorrow the company will officially publish the evidence it has collected on the official website," Chen Lian's eyes swept over the crowd again, with a warning in his eyes, "Please distinguish right from wrong, don't be confused by appearances, and don't be soft-hearted and allow evil people to continue to do evil. Otherwise, you will bear the consequences yourself."

His unquestionable words made everyone present feel a chill in their hearts, and they immediately put away the little bit of sympathy that had just arisen in their hearts.

After saying this, Chen Lian raised his chin slightly, lowered his eyes and glanced at Lin An'an, who was lying on the ground with a pale face. "Today's matter ends here. Please take this as a warning and remember not to spread what happened today on the Internet."

As soon as Chen Lian finished speaking, everyone agreed and nodded in agreement. No one dared to express their opinions on the matter anymore.

"It's true that you can't judge a person by his appearance. I didn't expect him to be such a mean-spirited person." A female colleague frowned, shook her head and sighed, her eyes full of disappointment. She had thought that Lin An'an was a good person and almost wanted to introduce her outstanding niece to him.

The people standing beside her nodded one after another and said angrily, "That's right, we were fooled by his innocent appearance. It seems that we still don't know how to judge people."

"Tsk, hasn't he graduated yet? If the company fires him, does that mean he can never work in this industry again?"

"Oh, this is called retribution. Have you forgotten what his uncle Lin Guoda did to us?"

"Damn, I get angry just talking about this. We were going to send someone on a business trip with them, but Baldy Lin relied on his tiny stake in the company to come here and threaten our manager to arrange a beauty for them. Luckily, the manager firmly refused, otherwise we would have been in trouble."

"That's right. Looking at his ugly appearance with big ears and fat head, I didn't expect that he is Lin An'an's uncle? It's outrageous enough."

"I was like... Damn, there's a knife, everyone be careful."

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