"Stop! Stop it now!"
Director Mo only glanced at the article in the newspaper for a moment, and his reaction was a beat slow. In the blink of an eye, his office had changed completely.
He carefully tucked the newspaper into his arms, and then shouted loudly.
"Zhao Ning, if you don't want to do it, then don't! You're causing trouble in the office every day. Do you even have the demeanor of a cultured person anymore?!"
These days, cultured people are respected in their hearts, but it's not a compliment to say it out loud.
Director Mo had no time to think about those things. He was already angry with Zhao Ning, so it was never wrong to vent his anger on Zhao Ning first.
Zhao Ning, who was brutally beaten and gained absolutely nothing from the beating: ?
He wanted to make a move, but he didn't even throw a punch.
Not only did he fail to hit anyone, but his entire body was burning with pain. Zhao Ning felt a surge of gloom and stared coldly at Xia Wenhua: "You bitch, how dare you hit me?"
You're despicable, you're despicable, your whole family is despicable!
To protect her reputation, Xia Wenhua naturally didn't say it out loud.
However, the ruler that should have stopped fell precisely on Zhao Ning.
"Comrade Zhao Ning, you've gone too far!"
A crisp sound rang out, landing precisely on Zhao Ning's lips.
Xia Wenhua looked at the ruler mark on Zhao Ning's mouth and smiled.
Sure enough, Zhao Ning looked much better this way than before.
She's never afraid of encountering jerks. Teaching jerks how to behave is a very meaningful thing, isn't it?
As soon as Xia Wenhua entered the room, she said that her manuscript had been submitted. However, what happened next drew everyone's attention to the fight between the two of them. Apart from Director Mo, no one really noticed that she had said that it had been submitted.
Xia Wenhua seized this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, gave Zhao Ning, who had been recklessly provoking her, a good beating, and then threw down the ruler and apologized readily.
"Director Mo, I'm sorry. I didn't expect Comrade Zhao Ning to suddenly attack. I lost control of my emotions and fought back, causing trouble for you and everyone else."
Zhao Ning was still hurling insults and profanities at people, while Xia Wenhua had already calmed down from her "rage" and apologized to everyone in a very polite manner.
Let alone Director Mo, who had already seen Xia Wenhua's manuscript submitted, even passersby who had been watching from the sidelines felt that the difference in their abilities was immediately apparent.
Director Mo touched the newspaper in his arms, which still smelled of paper, and could no longer muster any anger towards Xia Wenhua.
"It's okay, I know this isn't your fault."
Director Mo walked to the table with a cold face, staring intently at Zhao Ning, who was still talking: "What, are you waiting for me to invite you in after you've made a scene in the office?"
He has always been a good-natured person. The last time he confronted Rong Guoguang was the first time he lost his temper in the office. That was because the factory chairman put pressure on him. Everyone thought Director Mo had a good temper.
It's a scary thing when a good-tempered person suddenly gets angry.
Zhao Ning's angry curse suddenly caught in his throat. He looked at Director Mo's cold face and felt a chill run down his spine.
Ignoring the pain in his body, he got up in a flash.
"Director Mo, I didn't, I really didn't mean it. It was Xia Wenhua who hit me. My whole body aches!"
A leader is always a leader, and this change of team leader has made Zhao Ning see things clearly.
Seniority and connections are useful, but only when your boss is willing to give you face. When you really anger your boss, seniority and connections mean absolutely nothing.
Rong Guoguang's example spurred Zhao Ning on. He wanted to make things difficult for Xia Wenhua, but he didn't intend to offend Director Mo. So, his attitude had to be as polite as possible.
Unfortunately, Director Mo's mind was biased, and all his explanations were destined to be useless.
Director Mo snorted coldly: "Comrade Xia Wenhua is conscientious and diligent. She submitted articles according to the factory's requirements, and all of them were published in Anshi Daily. What did she do wrong that makes you so resentful?"
He paused after saying that, making sure that everyone around him understood what he had just said.
After a short while, Director Mo continued speaking.
“You were in the wrong today. You were the one who was about to make a move first, and that's when Comrade Xia Wenhua retaliated. How dare you try to argue?”
"Considering this is your first offense, an apology will be enough to settle this. Otherwise, with so many witnesses around, do you think your excuses will work?"
The ruler marks on Zhao Ning's face were still quite obvious. Compared to him, Xia Wenhua, who was standing to the side, seemed to be bowing her head and weeping, with no visible injuries on her body.
Anyone with eyes could see that Xia Wenhua definitely didn't suffer any losses, but after Director Mo had already made his decision, no one would be foolish enough to go against him.
Didn't you hear what Director Mo said? Xia Wenhua's article has already been published in Anshi Daily!
That's the Anshi Daily. If they can publish an article in it, they're sure to get the "Advanced Individual" award for several years in a row. The leaders will definitely protect them.
Those with quick minds caught up immediately after Director Mo finished reprimanding Zhao Ning.
"Yes, Zhao Ning, don't go so far. It was your fault to begin with, are you saying you can't even say anything about it?"
"It was wrong of you to lay a hand on a woman, so just apologize."
"Don't real men have this much magnanimity?"
"..."
After hearing that Xia Wenhua's article had been published, Zhao Ning had a bad feeling.
He soon found that his premonition had come true, and in an instant he felt as if he were standing on the opposite side of the entire world.
Director Mo insisted that it was his fault, and everyone else kept telling him to apologize to Xia Wenhua.
Zhao Ning touched the wound on the corner of his mouth, looking somewhat bewildered.
Even if he was the one who wanted to strike first, was Xia Wenhua really without any fault?
Everyone in the secretariat spoke with one voice, clearly telling Zhao Ning: That's right, Xia Wenhua is completely without fault!
He just said that if Xia Wenhua publishes the article, he is willing to resign immediately.
When Zhao Ning was speaking, he never expected that karma would come so quickly. In any case, whether Xia Wenhua published the article or not, resigning was out of the question.
Urged on by the crowd, Zhao Ning, who wanted to keep her job, apologized to Xia Wenhua in a daze.
What could the "magnanimous" Xia Wenhua do? Of course, she chose to forgive him.
This time, Xia Wenhua didn't mince words. She simply smiled at Zhao Ning and said, "Everyone makes mistakes sometimes. I acted impulsively just now. Let's just consider this a case of 'no fight, no friendship,' and we can still be good comrades. Comrade Zhao Ning, let's keep going!"
Xia Wenhua spoke with righteous indignation, and the others applauded along with her.
Only Zhao Ning remained silent, but unfortunately, no one paid attention to Zhao Ning's thoughts at this moment.
The fight was dealt with lightly, and soon everyone's attention was focused on Xia Wenhua's successful submission to the Anshi Daily. No one paid any more attention to Zhao Ning.
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