I cried too much last night, so when I woke up today, I saw a pair of large almond-shaped eyes, which were obviously swollen into single eyelids, and it was difficult to even blink.
I had no choice but to wear a pair of sunglasses to work.
The moment I stepped into Luo's Building, I was keenly aware of why the people around me were staring at me intentionally or unintentionally.
Did I scratch something somewhere? Or is she dressed too strangely
I braved my way to Luo's Translation Department. As soon as I entered the office, everyone who saw me had expressions on their faces, and their eyes were full of surprise, weirdness, suspicion and scrutiny.
I felt numb all over when they looked at me, so I quickly walked to the desk and sat down.
When Wang Huining saw me coming, she gave me a meaningful look, then lowered her voice and said, "First turn on your computer and read the internal emails."
I followed Wang Huining's instructions in a daze, opened my laptop, and then logged into my mailbox to check Luo's internal emails.
When I saw the email titled "Liang Zijin, an intern at Luo's Translation Department, secretly hooked up with CEO Luo Xiangdong", my whole body was like a thunderbolt, and I sat there in a daze, unable to move.
After a while, I opened the email with trembling fingers, and the content popped up, with only a few words.
Liang Zijin, an intern in Luo's Translation Department, secretly approached Luo Xiangdong, Luo's president, so he could enter the translation department. Moreover, the two have been secretly in love for a long time. Currently, Liang Zijin's family has come to Night City, and Luo Xiangdong personally arranged for his family to be admitted to Rong Xin, a famous private hospital in Night City.
If in doubt, check it out yourself.
When I saw this 100-word email, my brain went blank.
Wang Huining looked at me nervously and worriedly, and said, "Zijin, you must believe me. I swear, I definitely didn't tell anyone!"
I stared blankly at the computer screen, my ears were buzzing, and I had lost the ability to think.
No wonder everyone looked at me strangely from the moment I entered the Luo Building. It turned out to be... The paper couldn't contain the fire.
Originally, I planned to come to work today and make sure to find an opportunity to explain to Wang Huining. But now I don’t need to because I’m afraid I don’t have the ability to explain to everyone.
When Wang Huining saw me sitting silently, she came over to hold my arm, and then lowered her voice and said: "Zijin, I have known you for a long time. Even if you hide something from me, I won’t cheat you like this, you must believe me.”
With a pale face, I finally opened my lips and whispered back: "Sister Huining, when did this email appear?"
Wang Huining frowned and replied: "When we came here in the morning, we saw it in the work mailbox, and it was from all departments of the Luo Corporation. I'm afraid now..."
I'm afraid that now, not only the Luo family, but almost everyone in the dozens of companies in the whole building knows about it.
In this modern society filled with verbal violence, it is no longer just as simple as people's words being fearful. I can already predict that if this news spreads, I am afraid that even one person's spit will be enough to drown me.
I asked myself that my ability to withstand stress is not that great, so the first thought that flashed through my mind was... to resign.
I was sitting at my desk. Except for Wang Huining who explained a few words to me, no one said a word to me from the beginning to the end. Everyone had an expression of "I can't tell you." All kinds of looks pierced through the armor I had tried so hard to put up.
It was officially time to go to work at 8:30, and I was waiting for Zhou Yu to come over so that I could confess to her and be lenient.
But when Zhou Yu came, the first thing he did was to delete this email from everyone in the translation department, and he had no intention of looking for me.
I waited until my lunch break, but Zhou Yu still didn't come to see me.
Wang Huining said to me: "Zijin, it seems that Minister Zhou is deliberately trying to protect you."
I had hardly spoken all morning, and I didn’t know what to say at this time.
Wang Huining held my hand and said with worried eyes: "Zijin, don't be like this. Falling in love with Mr. Luo is not a shameful thing. Even if someone finds out, nothing will happen to you."
I lowered my gaze slightly and replied in a daze: "I'm not in a relationship with him."
Obviously, Wang Huining misunderstood what I meant. An embarrassed expression flashed across her face, and then she said in a lower voice: "Actually, it doesn't matter whether she is a real girlfriend or not. Who cares about this these days? Mr. Luo is not. An ordinary man knows your position in his heart just from the fact that he went to the hospital to visit your grandma, so... "
Before Wang Huining finished speaking, my eyes turned red.
When she saw this, she said in a panic: "Hey, Zijin, don't cry. Did I say something wrong?"
I was scared and aggrieved at the same time. Wang Huining said so much, instead of comforting me, she pushed me into the fire pit.
I was really afraid of what would come. I never told anyone because I was afraid of being misunderstood. But now it is obvious that even Wang Huining believes that there must be an improper relationship between me and Luo Xiangdong.
Wang Huining took out a tissue to wipe my tears, and I replied in a low voice: "Sister Huining, there is nothing between me and Luo Xiangdong. He was entrusted by the dean of my university department to help take care of me."
"I never told you, and I only found out later."
When Wang Huining heard this, the expression on her face was even more surprised, but soon she replied: "I believe you."
At this time, 11,000 words of comfort are not worth a word of "I believe in you."
I feel like she is the only life-saving straw left around me now, and I must hold on tightly.
Wang Huining wiped my tears and said: "Zijin, don't cry. People who believe in you will believe you no matter what you do; people who don't believe in you, even if you tell the truth, they will not Believe it. Wipe your tears and don’t let some people see the joke.”
Wang Huining's encouragement at this time made my panic and helpless heart finally stabilize a little.
I took a deep breath and slowly adjusted my breathing.
After a while, I asked aloud: "Sister Huining, what should I do now?"
Wang Huining replied calmly: "It's nothing special, just like before, just pretend nothing happened."
After all, I felt guilty, and my worry and fear were written all over my face.
Wang Huining took my hand and said, "You have Mr. Luo's support. What are you afraid of?"
I thought to myself, now I have offended Luo Xiangdong, and now that the matter is so big, I don't know what his attitude is.
Wang Huining didn't let me think too much and took me to the restaurant below for dinner.
Everyone who saw me on the way looked at me intentionally or unintentionally. If Wang Huining hadn't been by my side, I would have dug a hole and buried myself.
Arriving at a Chinese restaurant, Wang Huining and I had just walked in when we heard a familiar female voice coming from the right: "Zijin, Huining, this way."
Wang Huining and I heard the news and went out, but the person waving to us was Yang Yi.
Yang Yi even stood up from his seat and walked towards us while smiling.
When she came to us, she said with a smile on her face: "What a coincidence, you are also coming here to eat, so why not come and eat together."
I asked myself, I have been in the translation department for so long, and I have never seen Yang Yi greet me with such a smile... I have to say, her performance was excellent.
Wang Huining was the first to reply: "No, you can eat."
Yang Yi looked at Wang Huining, smiled meaningfully, and then said loudly: "Why did you declare your sovereignty so quickly?"
Wang Huining's face did not change, she even smiled slightly and replied: "We all have different tastes, so if we sit together, we will eat our own food. There is no need."
Yang Yi raised her eyes slightly and replied: "We don't have to accommodate you, but we can accommodate Zijin."
After saying that, Yang Yi looked at me and said with a smile: "Zijin, whatever you want to eat, I'll treat you to this meal."
I felt very uncomfortable with their blatant flattery, so I paused for a few seconds, and then replied awkwardly: "No, you guys can eat first. Sister Huining and I will eat."
Hearing this, Yang Yi immediately raised her eyebrows and asked, "Why, only Wang Huining is your senior, and you give her face but not me?"
If it were normal, Yang Yi would be so aggressive, which might make me angry, and I would dare to break up with her. Anyway, we are not the same people, so there is no need to force ourselves to work together. But now that it was revealed that I was involved with Luo Xiangdong, I didn't dare to refuse too bluntly, for fear of being said to be a bully again.
Wang Huining spoke up to help me out. She said, "Yang Yi, isn't it just a matter of a meal? Do you care?"
Yang Yi replied with the same expression: "Are you worried? It's so lively when we all eat together, but you insist on taking her away alone. Do you have any intentions?"
Wang Huining's eyes suddenly widened. I was afraid that the two of them would quarrel again because of me, so I quickly interrupted: "Okay, it's good for everyone to eat together, so let's eat together."
When Yang Yi heard this, he immediately smiled, took my hand and walked inside.
I also held Wang Huining's hand, fearing that she would be angry and leave.
When I walked to the dining table inside, I took a closer look and found that Dong Jianan was among the people at the table, but her back was turned to me before, so I didn't see it.
Dong Jianan saw me looking at her in surprise. She forced out an awkward smile and said, "Zijin."
I can't tell what I feel in my heart. I always feel that... something has become different.
Two seconds later, I forced out a smile and nodded.
Everyone knows that Dong Jianan and I are college roommates, so we were asked to sit together. On my left is Wang Huining and on my right is Dong Jianan.
Yang Yi called the waiter, took the order book, and asked me to order a few more dishes, saying it was her treat today.
I glanced at the people at this table with my peripheral vision. Song Mo, Sun Kexin and a few new interns were all there. They were all people I couldn't hang out with on weekdays. I really never thought that I would be there again. Join them at the same table.
During the dinner, someone finally mentioned the email, and everyone asked me if it was true or false.
At this time, I could no longer pretend to be dumbfounded, so I had to reply truthfully: "We know each other, but only as acquaintances."
Yang Yi smiled and said: "No wonder you came to the translation department to report, several weeks before everyone else."
As soon as these words came out, everyone smiled half-heartedly.
Wang Huining said: "With Zijin's strength, it will only be a matter of time before she comes to the translation department."
Yang Yidao: "That's what I mean, but I didn't expect Zijin to be so strict with his mouth." As she said that, she suddenly looked at Dong Jianan, who had been silent, and then said with a smile: "Dong Jianan, you are also quite strict with your mouth. For such a long time, there was no leak at all.”
I saw Dong Jianan's hand holding the cup pause, then he raised his eyes and replied, "I don't know."