Ye Ji'an had already prepared the worst for the situation he was about to face after returning to the company. Although he participated in the fight with Liang Xiao out of a counter-attack, and the audio and video evidence was sufficient, even the police did not pick out the fault, which is understandable, but that night, after all, he had a hot head and wanted to invite everyone out for a drink, and they were all very drunk. If something really happened to anyone, it must be the dereliction of his duty as the team leader.
Ye Ji'an has never been afraid to take responsibility, because he does feel that he has made a mistake, and it is even worse when he shrinks his head and talks with others, so even if the final result is that the whole company will report criticism and all bonuses will be deducted, which will lead him to the Spring Festival. During the holidays, he can only save money by cooking salted noodles with green vegetables at home, and he agrees.
Who knew that none of the above happened, he was just called by the chairman to the office for a few words. It was the news that came out of nowhere after the morning meeting. The general manager was mysterious and had a bad face when he notified him, which made Ye Ji'an nervous.
After waiting outside the big office on the top floor for more than half an hour, he stood in front of the grey-haired and gentle big boss. When people asked him how he felt in this position, he thought it was a prelude to his firing, and said in his heart No, bro, my mortgage payment is more than five years away, and I diligently reported on the recent work for a long time, that is, the ones that he passed through several times in his heart while waiting outside. It can be said to be professional and humble. As a result, the chairman of the board asked him in a daze, "Are you happy doing this job?"
Ye Ji'an's mind turned rapidly, and finally said: "If I were to travel back to the time when I just graduated, I would still come for an interview."
The chairman seemed to see through his words at a glance, shook his head, and laughed, "Young people are not happy now. How can you be happy when you are a supervisor in your thirties!"
Ye Ji'an doesn't want to say "I'm very happy" that goes against his heart, so he smiled politely, nodded slightly, and listened to the boss ask again: "How do you feel about the young people who are working under you now?"
There are more than 20 people in the department, and there are about 10 younger than me. Do you want to comment one by one? Ye Ji'an didn't think the chairman could recognize them all, so he just gave a general introduction and talked about the general situation.
The boss took out the employee handbook and flipped through it a few times. "This little Li... From the general section to your side, how is it?"
"Not bad. People are diligent and clever."
"Where's Xiao Zhang? The graduate student worked in the United Nations and can speak four languages?"
"Yeah, her translation skills are very good, especially her financial vocabulary is very good, but she just graduated and has not grown up, but her colleagues are very happy to get along with her."
"What about this little beam?"
"The work is very accurate, and the brain is so courageous." Ye Ji'an saw Liang Xiao's smiling fox face, and suddenly felt a little more at ease, "He is a sensible person."
The chairman smiled and said, "I heard that he is a bit arrogant. Is it because of his personality that he is not very good at being a man?"
80% is that the old bald general manager was choked a few times and held grudges, and complained to the big boss here, Ye Jixin thought, although Liang Xiao is usually lukewarm with most of his colleagues, he ordered a single milk tea from He doesn't participate, he is obedient, and he doesn't like to talk too much, but he is always eager to help when he is busy. He just has no interest in others. What's more, in this day and age, where can you get close to your colleagues? Very few people really make friends.
Thinking this way, Ye Ji'an said, "Liang Xiao does have a personality, but you see, the word 'reliable and proud' means talent first. He is very capable. As a person, he just doesn't like to join in the fun. I feel that for such a mature and capable young man, his personality should be respected."
The chairman closed the employee handbook and applauded him, smiling so much that his eye lines became vertical and horizontal, "I see, you are very cherished."
Ye Ji'an said that if I don't cherish these capable ones, I can only dedicate my whole life to overtime alone. Besides, talented people are appreciated, isn't this just right? Is it more important to have sweet words or to make a fortune. Later, he chatted with the chairman for more than ten minutes, and the topics were very scattered. In the end, there was no sign of turning him on, so he let him go back to work.
Recalling his initial single impression of "a stereotyped old man who cares deeply about the image of his employees", Ye Ji'an couldn't help feeling a little embarrassed. He felt that the chairman was actually kind and open-minded, and he really had the bearing of a big boss.
The last two weeks before the Chinese New Year holiday are of course quite busy. Fortunately, a big project has just been settled, and most of the work that has been bothering him recently is piecemeal work, so Ye Ji'an won't even be able to return home. He and Liang Xiao can basically catch the last two subway trains every day. If they can't catch up, they will take a taxi. Ye Ji'an took basic daily necessities and a change of clothes from Liang Xiao's house. Anyway, it was very convenient to go home if he forgot anything. He started living together with his prospective lover like this, and did not wait until the holiday.
However, it is said that cohabitation, in fact, the basic content is just sleeping. When he got home, he was already on the verge of death. Ye Ji'an often fell asleep on the sofa while Liang Xiao was taking a shower. In the living room, he was accompanied by more than a dozen geckos kept in boxes. Liang Xiao had to pat him to wake him up and give him Raise the water temperature by another two degrees, so that he won't fall into bed without showering. Every time he came out of the bathroom, he would see Liang Xiao still in good spirits, and when he lay down on the bed, he was gently hugged from behind, watching Max blink slowly on the bedside table for a long time, the one behind him would be a little sleepy. meaning.
The good news is that the amount of sleeping pills has been reduced by half, and Liang Xiao has not suffered from insomnia all night. In the morning, Ye Ji'an will get up fifteen minutes early, make some sandwiches or wraps, and make some fruit mixed with yogurt. In the past, he was completely unable to lift his spirits alone, but now that there are two people, he doesn't want to make do with it anymore. Often when he was frying eggs, Liang Xiao would yawn and walk to the door of the kitchen, calling his brother sleepily, saying good morning, and after that, the day's rushing around began by crowding the subway.
The habit of the past has not been lost, Ye Ji'an will still jog for half an hour before starting work, and Liang Xiao will also do the same, but there is no need to avoid him as before. Anyway, whether it is a tattoo or a liking, it has already been said, there is no need Hidden and tucked, of course, the shower still can't be a piece.
Ye Ji'an sometimes suddenly feels strongly that this kind of life is actually good. Although he is still too busy to have any personal time, the feeling of emptiness to death and anxiety to death has disappeared.
On the last day before the holiday, he and Liang Xiao made an appointment to watch the live happily. There was a small underground bar next to the Tianqiao Art Center. It was a Norwegian band, specializing in heavy metal. It was a typical Nordic rock. He and Liang Xiao liked the weirdness and half-death that flashed in his ears from time to time, just like the cold climate in northern Europe. One day after get off work early, the two had a hot pot. Liang Xiao finally washed the dishes and showed off his CD collection with great interest. The band was short of an early EP and didn't collect it, Ye Ji'an took him back to his house. , pulled it out of the album vinyl memorabilia that piled up the bookcases.
Ye Ji'an was quite satisfied with Liang Xiao's adoring little eyes.
He also really wanted to go to this band's rare scene with this little bosom friend when his year's work finally came to an end.
His wish is expected to come true until he gets off work that day. The company has a tradition of not working overtime on the last day. Ye Ji'an has even booked a Vietnamese restaurant with a good reputation. When he went to the general manager's office to do the final brief report and summary, he was suddenly intercepted.
"There's a dinner party in the evening," the general manager said. "I'll treat some guests. The major shareholders will also want to go there. Xiaoye, don't push me."
Of course, Ye Ji'an knows that this is what he wants to drink by himself. From the perspective of the leader, this seems to be a major role in hiring young people. It is just like he himself has been to countless such dinners, and he also helps his boss as a "young talent". Over countless glasses of wine. But he has always been good at self-paralysis, and his head is red and white. He squatted in front of the toilet and vomited bile. He could also prop himself up, wash and clean up, and then went out to socialize. He told himself that this was also work, and he had never hesitated like this.
"I still have something to do at home, can you see if you can..."
"I haven't married yet, what's the matter?" The general manager was making tea for himself in front of the water dispenser, interrupted him with a smile, and patted him on the shoulder affectionately, "Don't go back and waste time, I just informed you The department goes straight to get off work, you just wait for me here for a few minutes, let's go by car together, don't give me face."
Come on, Ye Ji'an knows that he can't make it if he doesn't go. The so-called first-level official crushes people to death - if you don't take the car for you, isn't it arrogant? He gave up his resistance and sat on the sofa in the general manager's office, sending a message to Liang Xiao:
[The leader treats guests, I have to go for a drink, so I can't watch the show.]
Liang Xiao didn't reply, it only took a minute or two, Ye Ji'an was looking forward to it second by second, and his heart was suddenly sour and full of huge apologies. .
He picked up the phone again.
[I said there was something wrong with my house, but there was no way, so I had to go to the top. Can't push. People simply won't let me out of the office.]
[Have you gotten off work?]
[Don't skip dinner, don't get too excited and drink too much when you arrive at the scene, listening to music is the main thing, and you have to go home even later.]
Liang Xiao replied: [Okay. Is it the general manager?]
Ye Ji'an: [Yes, there are several major shareholders.]
Liang Xiao did not reply again.
Until Ye Ji'an got into the general manager's car, the other end of the dialog remained silent. Along the way, Ye Ji'an chatted skillfully and politely with the other two people in the car who were higher than him. He put his handbag on his lap and kept his mobile phone in his hand. When he got to the hotel, he took the leader to the elevator. In the pocket of the coat, a person was waiting in the lobby to pick up the remaining shareholders, typed out a few words in the input field and deleted them: [Are you angry?]
This one finally came out.
It took more than an hour for the message to be replied. At that time, Ye Ji'an had just finished a round of toasts and drank two sips of cold soup. He sat slowly with his back against the door, and listened to the guests with a very focused expression. Talking eloquently, saying that they are major shareholders is actually just a few small investors. The main reason is that the general manager wants to draw them to his side, so as to enrich his wings. Ye Ji'an can see the door clearly, but he can guarantee that his smile does not look like a sneer. When the phone vibrates, his brain in a state of emptying suddenly returns to his senses. It is Liang Xiao's news:
[Senior, come out, don't take your coat and bag.]
This is followed by another:
[I was out.]
Ye Ji'an was a little stunned for a while, and the wine was on his head, he replied: [Didn't you watch it?]
[It hasn't started yet, just come out.]
Ye Ji'an pondered for a while, and finally came to the answer, maybe the kid had something to do with him, so he didn't take the coat and bag, just finished talking and went back to drink. He thought that he had already drank so much, and it was normal to go to the toilet on the table, so he whispered his excuse and walked to the door. At first, he pushed the velvet door that was as heavy as a city wall. After finally exerting his strength, his subordinates were suddenly empty. It was Liang Xiao who helped him open the door and immediately closed it again.
"Hey, you're really here..." Ye Ji'an smirked and tried to stand firm, so she didn't put her forehead on someone's shoulder, "What's wrong?"
"Wait for me, two minutes." Liang Xiao looked at him, expressionless, with two shadows under his eyelashes.
"What?" Ye Ji'an couldn't turn around.
"I'll go in to make a toast, and take out the senior's things by the way. It will be fine soon," Liang Xiao held his shoulder and whispered in his ear, "Just stand here and wait. I, I'm going to take you to dance."