141. The end of the universe is a war between gangs
Ling Ling never believed in the curse of success in love and failure in career. But Gu Chuqi's constant nagging of such absurdities had begun to sway her. While Gu Chuqi wished Ling Ling would die alone without a husband, her willingness to take over was a bit too obvious. In the year since Ling Ling became Creative Director of Group A, she had successfully secured numerous advertisers and produced several hit copy. Many well-known companies specifically requested her, and she had practically become Tuo Wu's living poster child. Meanwhile, Bai Yuefu and her colleagues in Group B had been laid off due to poor performance and overall business performance. Qian Li and his colleagues in Group C were still struggling, relying on Qian Li's wife's political connections and their legacy. Consequently, rumors circulated within the company that, ever since Mingdake's departure, the position of Vice President of Creative, which Mei Xiao had been unable to secure, would sooner or later be Ling Ling's. But unexpectedly, as soon as she got to work today, Chuqi came running to her and told her that Tuowu had parachuted in an old friend of Mr. Fang's. A veteran who had witnessed the rise of China's advertising industry in the 1990s and worked at 4A in the US for over twenty years, now a foreign talent hired at a high salary. Ling Ling had nothing to be disappointed about. Faced with Chuqi and Shaoyao's attempts to defend her, she reassured them, "That position of Vice President of Creative wasn't mine in the first place. I was just recently promoted to Creative Director of Team A. How could I have gotten promoted so quickly? Promotions are a matter of luck, but losing them is a matter of fate. Besides, in the workplace, even if someone promises you a promotion by 8:20 tomorrow morning, it's all for naught if you don't have the offer letter by now. I'm already grateful to have you all." After Wen Ruier met with all the Tuowu colleagues, everyone whispered that he was elegant, gentlemanly, humorous, and talented. Ling Ling agreed, and she became even more aware of her own shortcomings. I heard that Wen Ruier came this time with Aojie's resources; otherwise, they wouldn't have poached him with such fanfare and such a high salary. Ling Ling felt even more deeply that she still had a long way to go. She hadn't even secured a major international client, and even Hemino, who had the best relationship with her, only gave her small, sporadic cases, which wasn't enough. Trapped in the world of fame and fortune, when people force you into things that don't concern you, your emotions are inevitably affected. After a day at the office, rumors were flying in all sorts of private chat rooms, and excited whispers lingered in the elevator hallways and by the bathroom sinks. Ling Ling felt exhausted. She left work early, wanting to…
Ling Ling never believed in the curse of success in love and failure in career. But Gu Chuqi kept nagging her about these strange and fantastical things, and she was starting to waver. Although Gu Chuqi hoped Ling Ling would live alone and without a man, her willingness to take over was a bit too obvious.
In the year since Ling Ling became Creative Director of Team A, she's successfully secured numerous advertiser resources and produced several hit copy. Many well-known companies have been calling for her, and she's practically become Tuo Wu's walking brand. Meanwhile, Team B's Bai Yuefu and her colleagues have been laid off due to poor performance and overall performance. Team C's Qian Li and his colleagues are still struggling, relying on Qian Li's wife's political connections and living off their past successes. Rumors have swirled around the company that, ever since Mingdake's departure, the position of Creative Vice President, which Mei Xiao had been unable to secure, would sooner or later be Ling Ling's.
But she didn't expect that as soon as she got to work today, Chuqi came to tell her that Tuowu had parachuted in an old friend of Mr. Fang, a veteran who had witnessed together the golden age of the rise of China's advertising industry in the 1990s, and had worked in the American 4A for more than 20 years. Now he was poached by a foreigner named Wen Ruier at a high salary.
Originally, Ling Ling had nothing to lose.
Facing Chuqi and Shaoyao's attempts to defend her, she retorted, "That position of Vice President of Creative wasn't originally mine. I was only recently promoted to Creative Director of Team A. How could I have gotten promoted so quickly? Promotions are a matter of luck if you get them, but you can't get them if you lose them. Besides, in the workplace, even if someone promises you a promotion by 8:20 tomorrow morning, it's all for naught if you don't have the letter of appointment in your hands today. I'm already very grateful to have you now."
After Wen Ruier met with all of his colleagues at Tuowu, everyone whispered that he was elegant, gentlemanly, humorous, and talented. Ling Ling also deeply agreed, and she became more aware of her own shortcomings.
I heard that Wen Ruier came this time with the resources of Aojie, otherwise they wouldn't have poached him with such a grand salary. Ling Ling felt that she still had a long way to go. She hadn't even secured a major international client yet, and Hemino, who she had the best support for, only gave her a few small cases here and there, which was not enough to make her a success.
Trapped in the world of fame and fortune, even when things don't concern you, your emotions are inevitably affected when they're forced into a relationship. After a day at the company, rumors were flying in private chat rooms, and excited whispers lingered in the elevator hallways and around the bathroom sinks. Ling Ling felt exhausted.
She got off work early, wanting to take her work home and do it quietly, and then pick up Mingtong on the way home to get some comfort.
As she entered Mingtong's department, she saw a thick crowd gathered at the door and heard loud shouting and cursing. She quickly squeezed through the crowd and saw a surly-looking man verbally abusing the nurse next to Mingtong. His complaint was that his elderly mother didn't understand the need to scan the check-in code before seeing a doctor, and as a result, she had been waiting for a long time without seeing a doctor.
Ling Ling, who had a keen sense of news, felt that there was bound to be a dispute, so she took out her mobile phone and started recording.
Mingtong kept apologizing and giving in to the man, saying, "Excuse me, sir, can I treat your mother first? Please cooperate."
The man cursed rudely and said, "It's almost 5 o'clock. We can't do any inspections after we see it. We have to make another trip. If we don't see it, no one else can see it, and you can't even think about leaving get off work!"
Seeing that this rogue man was not giving in, the young nurse next to him could not bear it anymore and said to him sternly: "You were wrong in the first place. Everyone should follow the rules when receiving treatment. What if you affect other patients like this?" Before the young nurse finished speaking, she didn't expect that the man slapped her in the face, and everyone present was stunned.
Mingtong clamped the man's hand to prevent him from hurting his colleagues again. The young nurse had never been bullied like this before. She cried and wanted to grab the man and call the police, but was unexpectedly torn apart by his strong old mother.
Unable to contain her rage, Ling Ling handed her phone to a nearby nurse she knew, instructing her to continue recording. Then, she grabbed the man by the collar, pointed at his nose, and cursed, "You're a real-life loser, always trying to show off in our civilized world to make a name for yourself, right? The doctors and nurses have made it clear: you were wrong first, you should have followed the rules and not delayed other patients, but they're also kindly treating you out of kindness. Why are you still making such a fuss?"
Although Ling Ling's figure was smaller than that skinny man, the way she grabbed his collar and scolded him gave off an aura of 1.8 meters.
The man tried to push Ling Ling's hand away, but she held it tighter. He had no idea who this woman who had suddenly appeared was, and his momentum weakened a little: "They won't let me have a good time. If I make such a fuss, they might poison my mother and harm us!"
Ling Ling became even more furious after hearing his idiotic logic. She yelled at him, "Just because you're dirty, you think the whole world is dirty! The medical waste in this hospital is cleaner than you!"
Slap! Another slap hit Ling Ling's left cheek.
She was stunned for a moment and her left ear was buzzing.
Ming Tong, who was busy trying to mediate between the nurse and the man's mother, noticed Ling Ling had been assaulted. He flew into a rage and lunged at the man. However, he missed. Ling Ling, with her quick reaction, grabbed the man and shoved him behind the clinic's barrier. She swiftly delivered a powerful punch to his jaw, knocking him to the ground.
There were hurried footsteps outside the clinic door. It was the security guards and police rushing over. After hearing the noise, the man simply lay on the ground and refused to get up.
Ling Ling looked at his behavior and uttered a disdainful "Tsk!" Unwilling to be outdone, she lay on the ground, ripped open two buttons on her collar, and threatened him, "There's a barrier here, so the cameras and the footage outside the door can't pick it up. But the full video shows that you hit me first, so my hitting you is self-defense. And I can even sue you for molestation right now. Don't you want to extort money by being a hooligan and then get a sentence for making trouble? Now I'm giving you free jail time! Boy (screw you), from now on, behave when you're in the wrong. Don't always think you can get away with cheating. The end of the universe is thieves eating thieves."
When the man heard Ling Ling's words, he stopped being vicious and immediately became timid. He quickly got up, his eyes were no longer dizzy and his jaw no longer hurt. He immediately stood eight feet away from her and threw himself into the arms of the policeman.
This farce finally came to a close with Ling Ling's personal involvement. After Ming Tong finished a brief statement with the police, he had to see all the other patients who had been delayed. Ling Ling, along with the nurse and hospital administrators, went to the police station at the hospital entrance to mediate. Although Ling Ling argued with the crowd, the matter ultimately ended with an apology from the man and his mother.
Ling Ling returned to the empty office next to Mingtong's clinic in disappointment to wait for him. She also sorted out the video and posted it on her Weibo account.
After a long time, Mingtong hurried over with an ice pack in his hand.
"Let me see your face." Mingtong gently turned her face and checked her injuries with concern. Seeing that the left side of her face was red, swollen and purple, he put an ice pack on her face, causing her to cry out in pain for a while.
"If you know it hurts, don't get involved in this kind of thing next time. It's too dangerous." Mingtong couldn't help but blame her.
Ling Ling said nonchalantly, "What's so dangerous about it? He's just a small fry who figured out that none of you dared to stand up to him, so he went on a rampage. I taught him a good lesson today, and I guarantee he won't dare to do it again next time. In case he didn't remember it well, I'll give him some after-class instruction to reinforce it!"
Ling Ling proudly shook the phone screen at Ming Tong, and he saw that the video of what had just happened was playing on her account.
He asked in shock and anger, "You posted this online?" His hand, which was originally holding the ice pack, dropped.
"Yeah, don't be afraid. I've blurred out all our faces, except for that man and his mother, who doesn't look like the patient at all. Netizens are really amazing. The amount of reposts and comments on my account has reached a new high. And someone just revealed the man's identity. It seems he's a small-time local leader who's used to being domineering in his unit. I hope this time he can be thoroughly disciplined and eliminate a hidden danger of disharmony in society."
Mingtong suppressed his anger and said, "You should delete this video!"
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