Chapter 40 A Man’s Cries Are Like a Dog’s Bark
“Huh, is that from the sales department?”
Chen Jiamu was puzzled, and Sun Yuan next to him immediately explained.
From the sales department?
“How do you know?” How could someone from the technology department know someone from the sales department?
And hadn’t Sun Yuan only joined the company recently?
“Ah, him? I heard it from Li Kui. He said there’s a big scandal in the sales department recently, something about someone embezzling employee bonuses.”
“His name is…Yang Kang? I think that’s his name. I don’t quite remember.”
Embezzling employee bonuses…
Just hearing those words made Chen Jiamu want to punch him. Bullying honest people and pretending to be innocent and crying for a job; what about the employees he exploited?
Li Qi, surrounded by the crowd, was rolling her eyes in frustration. With clenched jaws, she pushed him away.
Staring at him coldly, she couldn’t understand how he had the audacity to cry after committing such a grave mistake, acting so grown.
“It’s not that I won’t keep you, but what about the other employees in the sales department?”
“Before the incident came to light, did you ever consider the consequences?”
Yang Kang’s face flushed, but thinking of his family, he could only continue to plead.
“Boss, I had no choice. My mother is sick, and the daily expenses are overwhelming me.”
“I had no choice! I had to do this, otherwise my mother wouldn’t survive.”
“Boss, please show mercy, give me a chance to make a living.”
Yang Kang’s plea became so intense that he even kowtowed to Li Qi, shocking everyone into silence.
Being watched by so many people, Li Qi frowned, unsure of what to say.
But she had investigated, and Yang Kang’s mother was indeed sick, but not as seriously as he claimed.
The reason he embezzled employee bonuses was mainly due to his own greed.
After careful consideration, Li Qi stared at him seriously: “Are you sure what you’re saying is true?”
“I wouldn’t lie!”
Yang Kang raised his hand and swore, looking like he was about to tear his heart out.
“Get up first, let’s go somewhere more appropriate to talk.”
“There are too many people here, it’s not suitable.”
Seeing Li Qi’s attitude soften, Yang Kang was overjoyed and quickly got up from the ground. He straightened his clothes and followed her, a stark contrast to his previous behavior.
“Whoa? The boss is so easy to talk to?”
The surrounding people watched the drama end this way, sighing in their hearts.
The main characters left, and the onlookers gradually dispersed.
Chen Jiamu watched the drama unfold, feeling powerless about what he said that morning.
No way, who came up with this tactic?
Yang Kang looked almost forty! Kneeling and crying like that, where was his dignity?
“He seems similar to you, a sick mother, a broken home?”
“Is throwing a tantrum in front of the boss really effective?”
“Hey, Xiao Chen, why aren’t you talking?”
“Do you think it’s reasonable?”
Chen Jiamu walked out of the company gate, with Sun Yuan chattering behind him. Even after walking some distance, he was still following and asking questions.
“I’m not talking because I’m speechless.”
“It’s not reasonable.”
Chen Jiamu stopped and turned to look at him, annoyed by his incessant chatter.
“But didn’t you do the same?”
“And you almost hit the manager that morning. You weren’t even fired.”
Sun Yuan followed him, not expecting him to stop suddenly. He almost bumped into him, rubbing his nose ruefully. His tone was a little aggrieved.
Chen Jiamu suddenly felt like he’d shot himself in the foot. He wished he hadn’t bragged that morning.
“At least I didn’t embezzle money.”
“Okay, my bus is here, I’m going home.”
Seeing the bus slowly approaching, Chen Jiamu felt like he’d seen a savior.
After speaking to Sun Yuan, he got on the bus without looking back.
After finding a seat, Chen Jiamu finally had time to take out his phone and send a message to Li Qi.
【How did it go?】
【You didn’t really soften, did you?】
If anyone dared to embezzle his bonus, he would really hit them. After a day of working like an ox and horse, looking at his embezzled bonus, he’d probably write thirty-one suicide notes.
In the past, when he heard about embezzled bonuses, he would scoff, regarding money as dirt.
Now? Especially after working for over a year, like a beast of burden.
He could empathize!
He wasn’t short of money, but he couldn’t accept being robbed!
After a long time, there was no reply. Chen Jiamu’s heart sank; Li Qi wouldn’t have really softened, would she?
The bus swayed, and Chen Jiamu’s stomach churned…
Finally, he managed to hold it until he got off the bus, but as soon as he got off, he couldn’t help but retch. He couldn’t take the bus anymore…
Maybe he could get a ride from Li Qi from now on, it would be so much more comfortable.
Enduring the discomfort, Chen Jiamu weakly returned home. As soon as he got home, the little black cat ran over happily.
It rubbed its little head against Chen Jiamu’s leg, softening his heart. He picked it up and gently stroked its head.
“Little kitty…”
“You don’t have a name yet, how about I give you one…”
“Let’s call you…Little Seven!”
“Little Seven, Little Seven!”
Chen Jiamu liked the name more and more, and he decided on the name for the little black cat.
Holding Little Seven, Chen Jiamu’s face was full of smiles. But when he walked to the sofa and looked down, his blood pressure shot up!
Beside the sofa, a lump of black shit lay quietly on the floor…
“Little Seven!”
Chen Jiamu shouted angrily, Little Seven’s ears stood up in fright, and it struggled. It escaped from his hands in two seconds…
Staring at the pile of shit, Chen Jiamu wanted to spit blood, he could only hold his breath and clean it up with tissues bit by bit…
“Ugh…”
After several retches, the pile of shit was finally cleaned up. At that moment, a ding sound came from his phone, a message notification.
Chen Jiamu washed his hands before checking his phone. It was a message from Li Qi, and the screen clearly displayed:
【It’s impossible to let him back to the company.】
【Softening up is even more impossible.】
【A man’s oath is just like a dog’s bark to me. Kneeling, crying, swearing, are their three-step routine of being pathetic.】
【If you don’t understand, refer to Li Ru.】
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