Chapter 13 Workplace Bullying
Chapter 13
She was afraid of catching a cold, so even if she was fine, she would take those few boxes of medicine for several days before stopping.
During that time, Li Changjing called once to ask how she was doing.
Before, she contacted him monthly, but now that she's tutoring, the contact has increased dramatically. Wen Yining isn't as afraid of him anymore, but for some reason, she wants to escape even more.
The weather is getting hotter every day.
One day, a classmate from the next dormitory came over and asked Wen Yining if she wanted to interview for a job as a waitress at a karaoke bar. Apparently, the bar had just opened and was short-staffed, so they were hiring part-time workers who would earn 500 yuan a day.
She wanted to go, but no one was with her. Only Wen Yining was known for being a diligent student, both in her studies and in her part-time jobs, so she wanted to invite her along.
Wen Yining's only impression of karaoke was when she graduated from high school, a bunch of classmates went to karaoke and howled out of tune into microphones, and when they rang the bell, a waiter in a suit would bring over a large plate of thinly sliced and neatly arranged watermelon after a long while.
After calculating the week's homework and time, Wen Yining thought for a moment and then agreed.
She could just sleep a few less hours; working late into the night was her forte anyway.
After living in Beicheng for more than half a year, she began to reflect on how closed-off she had been before. Looking back on those years, all she did was study, and her life experience was all empty talk from books, with no real experience whatsoever.
It's good for him to go out and broaden his horizons, and besides, Li Changjing's part-time job probably won't be renewed.
Both inexperienced individuals passed the interviews because of their academic qualifications. Wen Yining was assigned to the top floor, while her classmate was assigned to the 12th floor, resulting in a daily wage difference of 150 yuan.
Although her classmate wouldn't hold a grudge against Wen Yining, the difference was still too great, and she was a little unhappy. In addition, she was a bit carsick on the way back, and with all the discomfort combined, she couldn't help but half-jokingly complain, "It's all about looks, huh?"
As soon as he finished speaking, he suddenly realized that the tone of his words was not very friendly, and he quickly looked up at Wen Yining.
Wen Yining was still looking at her with that calm and sincere gaze, carrying her somewhat heavy bag on her shoulder and even holding a plastic bag in case she felt nauseous.
I quietly and earnestly explained to her: "Every industry values different things, but the environment of this industry definitely means they value appearance. However, the schools, majors, and career paths we choose are not based on appearance. Mindset, ability, and perseverance are all more important and rarer than appearance."
She thought... Wen Yining would definitely be unhappy.
Wen Yining was actually a few months younger than her and looked delicate and frail, but she took meticulous and patient care of her body and emotions throughout the journey.
A wave of guilt washed over her, and the classmate bit her lower lip and whispered an apology: "...I'm sorry, Yi Ning...I had a brain fart, please don't take it to heart."
Wen Yining shook her head. "It's okay. I'm not in a good mood either."
Seeing that she really wasn't angry, her classmate finally felt relieved. Looking at Wen Yining's delicate and beautiful profile, she finally understood why Jiang Fengqing and Gu Lingling, those two rich girls, liked her so much, even though she didn't play with the two girls in her dorm very much.
Being with her is really comfortable.
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After a brief training session, the supervisor instructed everyone to choose an easy-to-remember name, as no one could use their real name on the name tag on their chest.
My classmate Xu Yi is nicknamed Hua Hua. After the last time, their relationship progressed rapidly. She often went to Wen Yining's dormitory after school to sit for a while, and the two would go to the library together. Xu Yi often remarked on Wen Yining's curly hair and joked, "Why don't you just call yourself Juan Juan? We'd be a perfect duo, Hua Juan and Juan Juan."
So Wen Yining's stage name became Juanjuan.
Friday was their first day of part-time work, from 6 p.m. to 4 a.m.
This club targets the high-end market, located on a well-known entertainment street in the northern part of the city, a prime location where every inch of land is precious. The minimum spend here is in the five figures, and the VIP areas on the upper floors are truly money pits where one can spend lavishly.
The huge, spacious floor has only 6 rooms, and there are at least two waiters standing at the door of each room.
The top-level manager assigned a full-time employee to mentor her, saying, "Yaoyao, you mentor the newcomer."
Wen Yining smiled politely at the girl named Yao Yao, her eyes crinkling, calm and gentle: "Hello, Sister Yao Yao."
Those who can access those VIP levels, regardless of gender, are all very attractive in terms of looks and figure. Yao Yao looks a few years older than her. Her work clothes, consisting of a shirt and suit skirt, are tightly wrapped around her body, highlighting her stunning and eye-catching curves. Her makeup is exquisite and heavy, with slightly upturned charming eyes and bright red lips. You can vaguely see large blue and red tattoos from her neck down to her high, prominent chest.
Hearing this, he turned to look at her, his cold gaze sweeping over Wen Yining's entire body from top to bottom and then from bottom to top, before glancing at the name tag on her chest, revealing a sarcastic sneer, "You're the newcomer, aren't you?"
The inexplicable malice is overflowing.
Wen Yining's friendly expression faded.
Yao Yao scoffed again.
The dozen or so people on this floor, except for her, were all full-time employees and her seniors. They all had an indescribable air of superiority, and any one of them could boss her around. In addition, the supervisor had assigned Yao Yao to mentor her, so Yao Yao was in charge of all her work tonight.
She directly delegated most of the work to Wen Yining, asking her to fetch wine or fruit from the central table on the same floor and handle various requests, and then push the table to the designated private room door, where a colleague at the door would push it inside.
Wen Yining had heard of workplace bullying, but she never expected to encounter it so soon.
With her doing the work, the other colleagues were happy to relax and watched the show unfold.
The job seemed simple, but Wen Yining was new to the place and unfamiliar with everything. She didn't even know where each hall was, and she had never even heard of the wines before. Each one had a long English name. Fortunately, her English was good, so she was more than capable of handling it and didn't end up in a bad situation.
Moreover, this floor was too big, and it took two minutes to run back and forth, not to mention she was wearing high heels. So Wen Yining was so busy from the top floor that her feet barely touched the ground.
Especially in the East Hall on the far right, a group of glamorous and charismatic young men arrived with their girlfriends. They must be someone important, because even the manager went in with a drink, bowing and scraping as he toasted everyone.
Among them were several particularly beautiful girls, the kind that catch your eye at first glance, and they looked very familiar, as if I had seen them somewhere before.
Wen Yining thought about it for a while, but couldn't remember anything until she heard her colleagues whispering about a few familiar names, and then she suddenly realized.
Those girls are rising stars who are quite famous in the entertainment industry.
A group of more than twenty people spent a lot of money, with a single set meal costing six figures, not to mention that they also added a bunch of wines with individual prices of five figures.
The items are plentiful and expensive, and they're all in long English letters. For someone unfamiliar with them, it's easy to make a mistake, and if they do, it's a huge oversight.
Wen Yining is always cautious and meticulous in her work, especially under these circumstances. She even checked the prepared meal plan in advance.
For wines priced in the five figures, both the warehouse and the room require confirmation and signature from both parties before the form is handed over to the central counter.
The process was strict, and there were surveillance cameras everywhere, so those people didn't dare to cause too much trouble. They were furious to see her align the wine, which was all in English, so easily and without making any mistakes.
After finally finishing up with Dongling, I immediately rushed to work on the other halls.
Wen Yining carefully aligned the numbers and wine names, then gently pushed the bottle over and handed it to the person at the door.
The interior design here is very stylish. The corridor is curved, bright and clean, and from the window at the end, you can overlook the bustling neon lights of the northern city. Besides the scent of perfume, there seems to be a hint of money in the air.
A man at the door said with ill intent, "Hey newbie, we're all on the same level, why does she boss you around like that? Are you that timid?"
Wen Yining didn't respond to that, and instead looked down at the order form.
She had just turned 18 at the beginning of the year, so her work experience was very limited. She felt that the rules here were completely different from the strict and terrifying rules she had learned in the "palace" before, and there was a sense of chaos.
Another man next to her said, "Hey, don't say anything. Just look at her, you can tell she definitely won't dare to resist!"
The two of them deliberately provoked Wen Yining, hoping she would fight back. They were eager for the two of them to tear each other apart so they could have a good show to watch.
Listening to their words, Wen Yining looked down at the words on the list and no longer felt angry.
Suddenly, I felt a twisted sense of absurdity and ridiculousness.
It feels like stepping into a prairie where the strong prey on the weak and fight each other for survival.
Everyone carried inexplicable malice, as if they had distorted the inherent goodness of normal humans, leaving only a kind of low-level bestiality.
She put down the order form and thought for a moment, then realized that it wasn't worth getting angry. So she calmly said, "I'm only here for a 10-hour part-time job, and I only have 5 hours left before I'm off work. It's not like I'll be doing this job forever. I might never see you again in my life, so it's not worth it. Besides, I can see that you're all quite afraid of her. You've been able to put up with her for a long time, so I don't think it's a big deal for me to put up with her for a few hours."
The two men, seeing her gentle and student-like appearance, were taken aback by her seemingly tough demeanor. Their eyes widened in disbelief, and after a long pause, they finally uttered a curse: "Damn it!"
Wen Yining frowned almost imperceptibly, handed the form to someone, and asked him to check it again.
The moment she withdrew her hand, she inexplicably raised her eyes and looked ahead, past the person in front of her.
At the VIP elevator entrance, Yao Yao's disdain for her vanished, replaced by a warm, sweet smile and a seductive voice. As she spoke, she bent down and gestured for the two of them to walk in that direction.
The man walking behind was dressed in black with black hair. He had familiar, delicate features and a pair of transparent frameless glasses on his straight, jade-like nose. He was reserved and low-key. When he heard Yao Yao speak, he didn't even glance at her, but he smiled slightly and nodded to her as if to be very polite. He was gentle and approachable.
Wen Yining froze.
It's...Li Changjing...
He was dressed very casually today, no longer the well-dressed, serious and proper man he used to be. He had the air of a wealthy young man riding a horse through the streets, exuding a dashing and aristocratic air.
Even from a distance, you can almost feel the clean and refreshing aura emanating from him.
A few steps away, his bodyguards dutifully protected him.
She had only glanced at it a few times and hadn't had a chance to dodge when the bodyguard suddenly turned his head sharply, his eyes sweeping over her like lightning.
Wen Yining's breath hitched, and she quickly tilted her head, using the bodies of the two men in front of her as cover.
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