Paranoid Boss Always Wants to Possess Me CHAPTER 26
Chapter 26: I Quit
His sudden departure had been unexpected for Li Qi; he hadn’t anticipated Song Jin’s impulsive decision.
The night he left, he’d planned to tell Chen Jiamu, but his phone fell out along the way. To catch his flight, he’d had to give up…
And that departure had lasted four years…
During those four years, he’d relentlessly improved himself, studying tirelessly to become someone who didn’t need protection.
But… after going abroad, he discovered his feelings for Chen Jiamu were more than just friendship…
Looking at Chen Jiamu’s profile, Li Qi sighed deeply, then got out of the car and helped him upstairs.
Counting the floors, Li Qi found Chen Jiamu’s room. Unlocking the door, he felt a sense of unreality.
He turned on the lights; Chen Jiamu opened his eyes, staring at the living room for a while.
Li Qi thought he was awake and was about to speak, but he fell asleep again.
“I overestimated you.”
Muttering under his breath, Li Qi scooped him up and carried him to the bedroom. He gently placed him on the bed and took off his shoes without complaint.
It was early autumn; he was wearing many layers. Li Qi removed one garment after another.
Seeing Chen Jiamu’s flushed cheeks, Li Qi sat down, gently touching his cheek, his eyes filled with complex emotions.
He tucked him in and sat quietly, staring at his profile in silence.
How could he explain the missing four years?
When he took Chen Jiamu to his secret base, he’d been expressing his acceptance.
He knew Chen Jiamu wanted to be friends, but things didn’t go as planned; their separation had been rushed…
There hadn’t even been a goodbye…
“Sigh…”
Under the dark night sky, some slept soundly, while others lay awake…
The first rays of morning sun streamed in; Chen Jiamu shielded his eyes. After tossing and turning in bed for a while, he slowly opened his eyes…
Buzz… buzz…
His phone alarm rang. Checking the time, Chen Jiamu groaned and turned it off…
They say, “The outcome is uncertain; we are all dark horses.”
But in reality, the alarm rings, and we are all workhorses…
He was a fake workhorse, but his past year had been no different from a real one!
The downside of excessive drinking was a splitting headache, a foul taste in his mouth, and a heavy head.
Enduring the discomfort, Chen Jiamu struggled to get up. But upon getting out of bed, he realized he was only in his underwear.
How did he even get home?
He had no memory of it! He vaguely remembered someone carrying him…
Was it a colleague?
Buzz… buzz…
The alarm interrupted his thoughts. Without lingering on the memory, Chen Jiamu quickly washed and brushed his teeth.
He grabbed some clothes from the closet and rushed out.
Opening the door, he found his key still in the lock…
He’d forgotten to take it out!
Luckily, he was a man; if he were a woman… it would have been dangerous!
He quickly locked the door and ran, catching the bus just as it pulled up.
Only after getting on the bus did he dare to breathe heavily. Luckily, it was autumn; it wasn’t too hot, and he felt warm.
If it were summer, he would have surely collapsed from heatstroke…
At the office, he rushed to the elevator. He arrived at the Technology Department at precisely 9:00 a.m…
Beep! Clock-in successful!
Hearing the confirmation, Chen Jiamu felt relieved and strolled to his desk.
But the location was truly awful!
Damn Qian Chengfeng!
Sitting at his desk, Chen Jiamu considered quitting and going back to Beicheng to live off the land.
Chen Cheng was there; she could support both of them; he was suited to being a parasite…
“Hey, Xiao Chen, you actually dared to come?”
A female colleague approached, causing Chen Jiamu to frown. “What do you mean?”
“What else would I be doing if not working?”
“You don’t know?”
“After you left last night, everyone said you’d be fired. The new boss hates employees drinking in the Technology Department, and you got completely drunk in front of him…”
The colleague looked around cautiously.
“New boss?”
“Didn’t Li Kui say the new boss wasn’t coming?”
“And, the new boss was there last night?”
The three questions surprised the colleague. Did Chen Jiamu have no memory of last night?
“He was. He even spoke to us.”
“You were there…”
Hearing this, Chen Jiamu remembered Li Kui’s strange behavior last night and understood. He and Qian Chengfeng had set him up…
“Damn!”
“Clever!”
Chen Jiamu hadn’t expected his first lesson after graduation to be betrayal! Others would have been quietly fired.
But he wasn’t like others.
If they wanted him fired, he’d quit himself!
Who cares about this lousy job!
“Thanks~”
“I understand.”
Making up his mind, Chen Jiamu marched towards the manager’s office.
He was going to give that old bastard a piece of his mind!
The colleague quickly returned to her desk. Today’s youth were not to be trifled with…
Like firecrackers, they exploded at the slightest touch…
In the manager’s office, Qian Chengfeng was puzzled by the notice from the boss, about eliminating bad behavior and forbidding employees from drinking excessively…
But no female colleagues had been forced to drink!
“Qian Chengfeng! Your grandpa’s here!”
Bang!
The door was violently kicked open, startling Qian Chengfeng.
He saw Chen Jiamu, holding his employee badge, striding towards him with a furious expression.
With a forceful movement, he threw the badge at him!
“Chen Jiamu, are you crazy?!”
“You’re going crazy this early! Don’t you want to work anymore?!”
Qian Chengfeng, furious, pointed at his nose and yelled.
“This lousy job! Whoever wants it can have it!”
“Don’t think I don’t know about your scheme with that fatso! Making me look bad in front of the new boss so he’d fire me!”
“But you don’t need to plot against me, I’m quitting today!”
“Yesterday you taught me what betrayal is, today I’ll return the lesson, and you’ll see what fearlessness is!”
“Your measly salary isn’t even enough to fix a flat tire!”
“Spit!”
Chen Jiamu spat at him. Seeing Qian Chengfeng’s flushed face and trembling hands, he felt a surge of satisfaction!
He’d had enough of this frustration!
The commotion attracted attention. Zhang Xin, holding some files, stood in the corridor, staring incredulously at Chen Jiamu emerging from the office…
“Jiamu… you…”
But Chen Jiamu ignored her and turned to leave. As he went to get his belongings, he heard a familiar voice…
