Chapter 56 Stabbing
The stove was steaming, and the man's breath fell on her ears. Xu Mo felt a little itchy, and subconsciously shrank back, saying with a smile: "Why are you back so early? Isn't it usually seven o'clock?"
Lin Jingchuan said, "I postponed two meetings today, so I came back early to have dinner with you."
Xu Mo put the spoon back on the counter and turned off the fire: "Did you push it away for a while?"
"Yes." Lin Jingchuan said, "Just let Yijie go."
Xu Mo asked, "Is he adapting well?"
"It's pretty good." Lin Jingchuan said, "Yiming is back at the company now."
"Is he just competing or serious?" Xu Mo tilted her head to look at him and smiled.
Lin Jingchuan shook his head. He didn't know what Fei Yiming was thinking, but the tension between the two of them at the meeting today was really annoying. He didn't want to recall the mess in the company. He took a pair of oven gloves and helped Xu Mo lift the casserole. "Let's not talk about them anymore. Let's eat first. Let me try the soup you made."
Xu Mo followed him out of the kitchen, smiling: "Okay."
Xu Mo's soup was sweet and refreshing. Lin Jingchuan drank several bowls. He asked Xu Mo, "Why are you in the mood to make soup today?"
Xu Mo said: "There is good news today."
Lin Jingchuan asked: "Oh? What good news?"
In the afternoon, Xu Mo had already received a verbal offer from HR, and the two sides had also agreed on a salary. However, since the official offer had not yet come, Xu Mo did not plan to tell him that she had received the offer from the new company for the time being: "I'll tell you later."
"Why are you still keeping it a secret?" Lin Jingchuan smiled. "What's it about?"
Xu Mo: "Well, you'll know in about two weeks."
Lin Jingchuan didn't ask any more questions: "Then I'll wait for your good news."
Xu Mo took a sip of soup from her bowl and asked Mrs. Fei, "Jingchuan, is my aunt okay now?"
Lin Jingchuan's expression became more serious: "Not very well. I heard from the aunt in the old house that he is sick."
Xu Mo's hand holding the bowl tightened slightly: "It's really hard to accept such a big illegitimate child in middle age. It's Director Fei who has let her down."
Lin Jingchuan sighed, "Yes, I didn't expect him to do such a thing. From childhood to adulthood, my impression is that they have always had a good relationship. They even occasionally bicker and play like a couple in love."
Xu Mo shook her head: "But it has already happened, and I can only convince myself to accept it. If I can't accept it, then I can get a divorce."
She raised her head and asked Lin Jingchuan: "Do you think Mrs. Fei will divorce?"
Lin Jingchuan paused, then looked up at her: "I can't say."
"Um?"
"I've heard Yiming mention this before. Aside from a period of working for a couple of years after graduation, she's been a stay-at-home wife all these years," Lin Jingchuan said. "After the divorce, her quality of life might not be as good as it is now. But she's not exactly a softie, so she might not be able to tolerate this."
"According to the current situation, if they get divorced, I guess Director Fei will openly take Yijie back to live in the old house."
"Yes." Lin Jingchuan sighed, "In fact, it can be seen that my uncle has high hopes for Yijie."
After a moment of silence, Xu Mo finished the soup in the bowl and said, "Let's find time to go see Mrs. Fei."
Lin Jingchuan was stunned for a moment, then raised the corner of his lips: "Okay."
Dudu rubbed against the two of them, and Xu Mo lowered her eyes and touched its little head.
Lin Jingchuan glanced at the feeder. The pellets inside seemed larger than before. He asked, "Did you change the cat food?"
Xu Mo said: "Well, I bought it when I was taking a bath at the pet store last time. Dudu really likes it."
Lin Jingchuan touched Dudu's head. Dudu raised his head and rubbed the back of his hand with his eyes narrowed. Lin Jingchuan picked it up and rubbed its head with his chin.
Xu Mo smiled and asked, "What are you doing?"
Lin Jingchuan smiled and put Dudu on the ground: "It is said on the Internet that this will make the cat recognize you as its big brother."
Xu Mo smiled with her eyes curved.
The written offer was sent to Xu Mo's personal email address the next afternoon. She finally felt relieved, but when she looked at the salary and position on it, she couldn't calm down for a long time.
HR discussed her start date and stated that her direct supervisor wanted her to join the company sooner. Xu Mo replied that she still had some work to hand over, but that she could start within a month. This was a conservative estimate; the Lan Da project was nearly complete, and the handover wouldn't take that long. However, she was also worried that Han Yan wouldn't let her go; after all, she could see that Han Yan was short-staffed. However, the one-month handover period was legally protected; after a month, even if the company refused, she could still leave.
So Xu Mo went to the bathroom to wash her face, and then went to the human resources system to complete the resignation process.
Immediately afterwards, she sent a message to her current direct superior, Han Yan, informing her that she was about to resign.
Han Yan didn't respond for a long time.
Xu Mo didn't work overtime at night and went straight home at the appointed time without even taking her computer with her.
Firstly, there is nothing to do, and secondly, I have already submitted my resignation, so there is no need to pretend to be a striver.
On the way back, she received an email from the background check company, and soon received a call from the background check company.
The background check company told her to complete her information on the system as soon as possible and provide the contact information of three contacts who could prove her work experience, namely HR, direct superior and colleague at the same level.
After hanging up the phone, Xu Mo closed her eyes and thought about the candidate in the car.
HR can just contact the person who conducted her exit interview. She can contact Wu Siyue for someone at the same level.
But the immediate superior...
Her direct superior is Han Yan, but will Han Yan speak well of her during the background check?
Xu Mo returned home, sat on the sofa and opened WeChat, but no new messages popped up on the message interface.
She sighed and lay down on the sofa with her eyes closed.
Lin Jingchuan soon returned home and saw Xu Mo lying dead on the sofa. He asked, "What's wrong? You look listless. Are you feeling unwell?"
Xu Mo raised her eyes with great effort, and the halo above her head made her squint. "No, I was just thinking about the troubles in life."
Lin Jingchuan smiled: "What troubles?"
Xu Mo was silent for a while, thinking that she couldn't just say that she was worried that her rumored girlfriend would make things difficult for her new job.
She sighed deeply again and said nothing, then her phone vibrated.
Xu Mo lowered her eyes and saw a message from Han Yan in the chat box: [Actually, when we were having dinner together yesterday, I guessed you were leaving.]
Xu Mo's eyelids twitched. Is it really that obvious? Where did she give herself away?
Han Yan: [You should have found your next employer, right?]
Xu Mo was silent for a while and didn't reply.
Han Yan quickly sent another message: [Have you made up your mind?]
Xu Mo typed quickly, saying something official: "I've been very happy these past few years at the company. Although I'm sad to leave, this is the result of careful consideration."
Han Yan: [To be honest, I was really upset when I heard this news.]
Xu Mo thought, what are you upset about? Are you upset that no one is making PPTs for you or chatting with you about life?
Xu Mo: [I'm also reluctant to leave.]
Han Yan: [I'm a little tired today. I'll go over the system process for you later.]
Xu Mo: [Okay.]
During the resignation interview, Han Yan behaved normally. She expressed her reluctance to leave, but finally said that it was common to change jobs in the second party and it was not surprising. She wished her all the best in the future.
After the conversation, Xu Mo breathed a sigh of relief. She let down her guard and told Han Yan that she needed her help with the background check. Han Yan readily agreed.
Xu Mo thought carefully about it. Actually, during their time together, Han Yan hadn't done anything excessive to her, aside from exploiting her and appropriating her output, then passing it off as her own. Perhaps Xu Mo's hostility towards her stemmed more from a disapproval of her values and character.
No matter what dark workplace stories Han Yan had experienced, she could not empathize with Han Yan's actions of destroying other people's families in order to get promoted.
But at that time, Xu Mo's understanding of human nature was still too shallow. She never expected that Han Yan, who seemed friendly and generous on the surface, would actually stab her in the back during the background check.
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