bookrebus Chapter 1462 Office Bullying
Chapter 1462 Office Bullying
On the other side, Xiao Meijiao went to Lu Feng's office. Her steps were a little heavy. She hesitated for a moment, looked up and knocked on the door.
Inside the office, Lu Feng was buried in a mountain of documents, his brows furrowed, as if he was silently fighting against those tedious affairs.
The sunlight from outside the window shone through the half-open curtains, sprinkling onto his desk in patches, but it could hardly dispel the gloomy atmosphere emanating from within.
Hearing the knock on the door, Lu Feng didn't even raise his head and said, "Come in."
Xiaomei pushed the door open, and like a gust of wind that inadvertently broke in, the dull space had a subtle change.
After not hearing any sound for a long time, Lu Feng looked up. When his eyes touched the familiar yet unfamiliar personal belongings in Xiaomei's hand, he was stunned. His brows frowned even tighter, and an elusive emotion flashed in his eyes.
"Xiaomei, what's wrong? You..."
There was a hint of confusion in his voice, mixed with a bit of subtle concern.
Xiaomei stood at the door, holding tightly in her hands the objects that carried her past memories, her fingertips turning slightly white from the force.
She took a deep breath, as if she was gathering up all her courage, and tried hard to pull up a smile, but that smile concealed unspeakable bitterness and reluctance.
"I'm sorry, Brother Lu... I..."
Her voice was gentle but firm, and every word seemed to be spoken after careful consideration. "I want to... resign. I... don't think I'm suitable for this place. I'd better leave."
After saying this, Xiaomei lowered her head, her long eyelashes trembling slightly, hiding the complicated look in her eyes.
When Lu Feng heard this, his body shook slightly, and then he fell silent.
The office fell into a brief silence, with only the occasional bird song outside the window seeming to add a touch of sadness to the farewell.
Lu Feng stared at Xiaomei, a complex emotion flashing in his eyes.
He slowly stood up, walked to Xiaomei, reached out and patted her shoulder gently. That action contained both comfort and encouragement.
"Xiao Mei, everyone will encounter setbacks on their growth path. Resigning is not the only way to solve the problem. Let's talk and maybe we can find a better way out. I know it's unfair for you to clean the house, but this is only temporary."
His voice is gentle yet powerful, as if it can penetrate the fog of people's hearts and illuminate the way forward.
Xiaomei raised her head and her eyes met Lu Feng's. There were tears in her eyes, but also a bit of determination.
"I know, I know that Brother Lu has your plans. It's my fault. I'm sorry..."
There was a tremor in Xiaomei's voice and her eyes were red, as if she would cry at any moment.
She bit her lower lip tightly, as if trying to control her inner emotions. "It's me. I didn't do the job well. Really..."
Hearing this, Lu Feng frowned even more tightly, his eyes full of confusion and puzzlement.
"What are you talking about? You did a great job! It's just cleaning, how difficult is that? I was planning to transfer you to the marketing department after you get familiar with your colleagues."
"Just think about it! My villa! Since you moved in, wow, my home has changed tremendously! Now looking at this place, it's so warm and comfortable, it really feels like a home!
"Xiaomei, every day when I drag my tired body back home, the moment I open the door, a fresh breath hits me in the face."
“When you walk into the living room, you’ll see spotless floors, neatly arranged furniture and bright windows. The whole room looks exceptionally clean and tidy.”
"Looking at the dining table again, there are steaming hot meals on it, and the aroma is overflowing. Those carefully prepared dishes seem to be telling me the warmth and care of home."
"Just when I was immersed in this warmth, you suddenly said something like this, which caught me off guard. Why did you bring up this at this time? Did something happen?"
"No, no," Xiaomei shook her head quickly.
Lu Feng didn't believe it and quickly asked you, "Did you encounter any trouble or someone bullied you?"
He looked into Xiaomei's eyes, hoping to find some clues from her expression.
"Xiao Mei, if someone really dares to bully you, I will never sit idly by and will definitely stand up and vent my anger for you."
Lin Sa's words were full of concern and anxiety. He stared into Xiaomei's eyes, trying to read something from her eyes.
Xiaomei felt Lin Sa's warmth and sincerity, and the defenses in her heart seemed to collapse in an instant. She could no longer hold back her tears and they slid down her cheeks.
She sobbed and spoke intermittently, "Actually...actually I have been trying very hard to do this job well, but...but I always feel that I am not good enough and unworthy of your trust, Brother Lu. And...and I have been making mistakes recently. I accidentally broke the company vase while cleaning, or accidentally lost my colleague's documents...I am afraid that if I continue like this, it will cause you more trouble."
As Lin Sa listened to Xiaomei's story, a warm feeling welled up in her heart.
He gently wiped away the tears on Xiaomei's face and said firmly: "Xiaomei, you are wrong. In my eyes, you have never been a person who only knows how to clean. You make my home full of warmth and vitality, which is something that no amount of money can buy."
"As for those little mistakes, who hasn't made mistakes? The important thing is that you can face them bravely instead of choosing to escape. Believe me, you did a good job, really good."
"Brother Lu, thank you for your recognition of me, but... I... really am not suitable for this place. If I continue like this, I will go crazy..."
Xiaomei's voice was as thin as a thread, but it carried an indescribable determination.
She lowered her head, and her long eyelashes cast a faint shadow under her eyelids, covering her eyes full of complexity.
Hearing this, Lu Feng frowned, and an unpredictable emotion flashed across his face.
He stared at Xiaomei, trying to read something from her slightly pale face, but Xiaomei avoided his gaze, turned around and walked quickly towards the door.
"Wait!" Lu Feng suddenly spoke, his voice filled with urgency. "Even if you haven't worked for a few days, your salary still needs to be settled. Wait, I'll call the finance department." Lu Feng said, picking up the phone to make a call.
"No, thank you."
"What does this mean? Xiaomei, are you having some difficulty? Or is there some other reason? Tell me and we can solve it together."
Xiaomei stopped, turned her back to Lu Feng, and gripped the door handle tightly with both hands, her fingertips turning slightly white due to the force.
She took a deep breath and tried to make her voice sound calm: "Brother Lu, I know you are very good to me. You are all good to me. I know. But... I really don't want to do this job anymore. You have given me warmth, but..."
"I... I just want to say thank you for giving me this opportunity. I don't need the salary, just consider it as my... my thanks to you."
After saying that, Xiaomei suddenly opened the door, and a cold wind mixed with drizzle blew in her face, blowing her hair away, and seemed to blow away the confusion and uneasiness in her heart.
She didn't look back, but hurriedly set out on the road to leave.
Lu Feng looked at Xiaomei's departing back, and an inexplicable irritation and uneasiness surged in his heart.
He didn't know if he had done something wrong, nor did he know how to keep this seemingly weak but extremely determined girl.
He only knew that he couldn't just let Xiaomei leave like that, at least... he had to find out the reason.
"Xiao Mei!"
Lu Feng spoke again, his voice more firm and resolute, "Stop! Let's talk it over. I don't believe you would make such a decision for no reason. Tell me, what happened?"
Lu Feng's voice echoed in the spacious office, carrying with it an unquestionable majesty. Colleagues outside stopped their work one after another and looked up at the same time, their eyes passing through the glass door and falling on the boss who was usually gentle and polite.
At this moment, he was furious and looked unusually serious, which made people feel fearful. They secretly wondered in their hearts, could it be that Xiaomei had really complained?
Xiaomei stood by the door, with her back to the prying eyes, feeling mixed emotions.
She felt pressure from all directions, as if the entire space was closing in on her, almost suffocating her.
For a minute, she really wanted to pour out everything - the ridicule, exclusion, and even malicious pranks of her colleagues, every scene was as clear as a knife.
But... when she thought of Lu Feng and his daily care and trust in her, the urge to blurt out what she wanted to say was forcibly suppressed.
She didn't want to embarrass Lu Feng, and she didn't want him to have conflicts with his colleagues because of her.
After all, he is their boss and has his own problems.
Xiaomei shook her head slowly, with a barely perceptible tremor in her voice: "Really not...Brother Lu, believe me, I just...just feel that I am not suitable for this job, and I want to change my environment."
After saying that, without waiting for Lu Feng's response, she hurriedly opened the door and fled away from that place full of depression and anxiety.
Only Lu Feng was left standing there, looking at the direction she left with deep eyes, as if thinking about something.
Lu Feng was filled with worry and frowned, and he called Xiaomei again.
His voice came through the phone line and sounded unusually calm, as if he had thought it through carefully.
If you listen carefully, you can still detect the concern and anxiety hidden beneath the calmness.
"So what are you going to do next?" His question was direct and without any hesitation, and it was obvious that he was very concerned about this issue.
Then, he continued to ask: "Do you have a job? Where do you live? Xu Xiaoxiao and the others entrusted you to me, I can't just ignore you, right? You should know the tempers of Xu Xiaoxiao and Nan Weiwei. If anything happens to you, they will kill me."
"I've found a job. It's my old trade. It suits me very well. Xiaoxiao... I've already told them. Don't worry!"
"Is that so? Then... where do you live? I won't be comfortable with you leaving like this."
When Xiaomei heard this, her heart trembled violently, and a trace of panic and helplessness flashed in her eyes.
She never thought that she would end up in such an embarrassing situation, with nowhere to go and no one to rely on.
However, she knew very well that she could not drag Lu Feng down, nor could she let him worry about her.
So, she forced herself to remain calm, opened her red lips, and wove an imperfect lie: "There are staff dormitories in the store, don't worry, just go about your business."
After saying this, Xiaomei was afraid that her lie would be discovered by Lu Feng's keen insight, so she quickly hung up the phone, as if this could cut off the uneasiness and fear in her heart.
She walked quickly to the roadside and waved to stop a taxi. The taxi body drew a smooth arc among the crowd of people, and instantly swallowed up her thin figure.
Lu Feng felt increasingly uneasy as he listened to the busy tone coming from the other end of the phone.
He looked in the direction where Xiaomei left, his eyes deep and complex, as if he could see through the glass of the office building and see her figure gradually moving away. What happened to Xiaomei?
Thinking of Xiaomei's hesitant look and her hurried departure, Lu Feng's heart couldn't help but ripple.
He glanced at the employees outside and saw that they were either busy with their heads down or whispering to each other.
An ominous premonition quietly rose in his heart, and his eyes instantly became as sharp as a knife, as if he could see into the deepest secrets of people's hearts.
"You..." He spoke in a deep voice, with unquestionable majesty in his voice, "What did you do to her? Tell the truth..."
When the employees heard this, their hearts trembled, and they all looked up at Lu Feng, with a trace of guilt and fear in their eyes.
They looked at each other, but no one dared to speak first.
Finally, someone mustered up the courage and stammered, "Mr. Lu, we didn't... we didn't... we didn't do anything."
"Really?"
Lu Feng's voice was low and powerful, and his eyes were like a hawk, staring at the employees in front of him without blinking, as if he wanted to see through their souls. It was obvious that he... didn't believe it.
"Really, really..." The employees nodded quickly, fearing that Lu Feng would find out some flaws.
Seeing this, Lu Feng curled up his lips into a cold smile, which contained both sarcasm and threats: "Haha, that's better. If I find out that any of you are engaging in office bullying, I, Lu Feng, will never let any of you off easily."
"Remember, this is my workplace, not a place for you to scheme against each other or bully the weak. My company won't tolerate such people. If you behave like this, you'd better resign. Otherwise, haha."
After saying that, he turned around and strode back to his office, slamming the door.
The people outside looked at each other, and finally at Xiaoli, "Sister Xiaoli..."