nucmednet Chapter 149 Those Little Thoughts
Chapter 149 Those Little Thoughts
In the bustling commercial jungle of a metropolis, there exists a sizable company. The head of the company is Li Yuan, a decisive and ruthless businesswoman. She owns a subsidiary, which is the stage for our story, where all sorts of amazing things unfold daily.
There was a girl named Li Shiqing in the subsidiary company. She was pretty and had a very likable personality. Who would have thought that she had a strange connection with many of her colleagues—they were classmates from junior high to university, and now they all worked at the same company. Even more surprising was that the company's chairman, Li Yuan, was Li Shiqing's biological mother. At first, no one knew this; they just thought Li Shiqing seemed clever and quick-witted at work, never imagining there was such a connection behind her.
There's a young man in the company named Zhang Chen who's an old classmate of Li Shiqing. They've been playing and studying together since their school days, and now that they work at the same company, their relationship is naturally even closer. Zhang Chen has been a great help to Li Shiqing since she started working here, showing her around the business and explaining the ins and outs of the company—he's practically her "career mentor."
Life went on at a leisurely pace, and the company's business proceeded as usual. But suddenly one day, the atmosphere in the company became somewhat subtle. It turned out that several female colleagues, one of whom was surnamed Zhao, had for some reason started to treat Li Shiqing differently.
That day, Li Shiqing made a small oversight and mislabeled a number in a document. Although she corrected it in time and it didn't cause any actual loss, her colleague Zhao acted as if she had caught her red-handed. She loudly complained in the office, "Hey, some people, they seem so clever usually, how come they're so careless at work? If it were anyone else, they would have been criticized by the supervisor long ago." Her tone made it seem as if she were the most meticulous person in the company, even though she herself had made many small mistakes that everyone selectively ignored.
Li Shiqing blushed instantly when she heard her shout. She felt extremely wronged and wanted to retort, but then she felt it wasn't appropriate to argue in the office, so she could only swallow her grievances silently.
Zhang Chen, watching from the sidelines, was anxious. He stood up and said, "Xiao Zhao, we're all colleagues. It's normal to make a small mistake now and then. Don't make such a big deal out of it. Besides, Li Shiqing corrected it in time, didn't she?" As soon as Zhang Chen said this, Zhao was speechless. His face turned pale and then red, but he couldn't lash out. He could only snort and turn away.
Li Shiqing looked at Zhang Chen gratefully and whispered, "Thank you, Zhang Chen. I don't know what I would have done without you."
Zhang Chen waved his hand with a smile and said, "Why are you being so polite with me? We're old classmates. With me here, no one can bully you."
She thought the matter was over, but who knew that this colleague Zhao seemed to be at odds with Li Shiqing, constantly making things difficult for her. When assigning tasks, he gave Li Shiqing the most difficult ones, and even mocked her from the side: "Oh, Li Shiqing, you're so capable, these tasks must be a piece of cake for you."
Although Li Shiqing was angry, she gritted her teeth and accepted the task, secretly vowing to do the job well and make these people look at her with new eyes.
Seeing Li Shiqing overwhelmed with work, Zhang Chen felt both sorry for her and anxious. He offered to help her with some of her tasks, and the two often worked late into the night. Through their combined efforts, those seemingly impossible tasks were successfully completed, and completed exceptionally well. The supervisor even specifically praised Li Shiqing and Zhang Chen at the regular meeting, which infuriated their colleague, Zhao.
Later, a shocking piece of news spread throughout the company—it turned out that this colleague Zhao was the daughter of Manager Zhao. Everyone understood now; no wonder she was so arrogant and domineering, with such obvious double standards—she had a manager father backing her up. Li Shiqing felt uneasy after hearing this news, worried that Manager Zhao would target her because of his daughter.
Sure enough, not long after, Supervisor Zhao found an excuse to nitpick Li Shiqing's work. He called Li Shiqing into his office, pointed to a report, and said, "Look at what you've done! The logic is all over the place, and the data is inaccurate. Have you even put your heart into your work?"
Li Shiqing felt extremely wronged. She had put a lot of effort into this report, and every piece of data had been checked repeatedly. How could there be a problem? Just as she was about to explain, Supervisor Zhao waved his hand impatiently and said, "Alright, stop explaining. Go back and redo it. If you still can't do it well, you're fired."
Li Shiqing walked out of the office with red eyes. Zhang Chen felt heartbroken seeing her like this. He decided to seek justice for Li Shiqing, so he went directly to Supervisor Zhao to argue. "Supervisor Zhao, what you're doing isn't fair. I've read Li Shiqing's report; it was done very carefully and there are no problems. You can't deliberately make things difficult for her just because of your daughter's situation," Zhang Chen said righteously.
When Zhang Chen questioned him like that, Supervisor Zhao lost face. He said angrily, "Who do you think you are? Do you have the right to speak here? If you keep meddling in other people's business, you might lose your job."
Zhang Chen retorted, "I'm just telling the truth. If the company is full of leaders like you who practice nepotism and settle personal scores, how can the company develop?" The two argued back and forth, getting into a heated debate.
Seeing Zhang Chen arguing with Supervisor Zhao for her sake, Li Shiqing felt both touched and anxious. Knowing this couldn't continue, she decided to call her mother, Li Yuan, and tell her everything that had happened at the company. Li Yuan was furious upon hearing this; she despised such unhealthy workplace practices.
The next day, Li Yuan arrived at the subsidiary company. She directly called Supervisor Zhao and his colleague Zhao into the conference room, and the atmosphere in the conference room immediately became tense.
Li Yuan sat in the main seat, her face grim, and said, "I've heard about what happened at the company. You and your daughter are really something, forming cliques and bullying newcomers. Manager Zhao, as a member of the company's management, you not only failed to set a good example but also abused your power for your daughter's personal gain. Do you think that's appropriate?"
Supervisor Zhao and his colleague kept their heads down, not daring to breathe.
Li Yuan continued, "The company is a place where everyone works together, not your backyard. From today onwards, you two are fired. The company doesn't need people like you."
When Supervisor Zhao and his colleagues heard this decision, they were immediately flustered. They hadn't expected Li Yuan to be so decisive.
Manager Zhao quickly pleaded, "Chairman Li, I know I was wrong, please give me another chance."
But Li Yuan remained unmoved. She coldly said, "I have already given you opportunities, but you did not cherish them."
After resolving the matter with Supervisor Zhao and her daughter, Li Yuan called Zhang Chen and Li Shiqing to her office. Looking at Zhang Chen, she smiled and said, "Zhang Chen, we owe you so much this time. If it weren't for your help to Shiqing, who knows how much this would have escalated. Auntie is truly grateful to you."
Zhang Chen scratched his head a little embarrassedly and said, "Auntie, please don't say that. Shi Qing and I are old classmates, so it's only right that we help each other out."
Looking at Zhang Chen, Li Yuan thought to herself: This Zhang Chen seems pretty good, and he treats Shi Qing very well. I see so much affection in his eyes when he looks at Shi Qing. In my previous life, Zhang Chen and my daughter Wang Shi Qing had a very unhappy marriage. In this life, well, what's meant to happen will happen. My daughter is of marriageable age now.
Thinking of this, Li Yuan smiled and said, "Xiao Zhang, come to Auntie's house for dinner tonight. Auntie will thank you properly."
Upon hearing this, Zhang Chen felt both surprised and nervous. He looked at Li Shiqing and saw her nodding with a smile, so he quickly agreed, "Okay, Auntie, I'll definitely go tonight."