Moses Liu's Working Chronicle: Moses Liu's Working Chronicle 11

When everyone saw Wang Hu and Zhao Xunhuan again, their appearances came as quite a shock.

Liu Dong was so dumbfounded that he barely recognized them.

The scene of their initial meeting on the train was still fresh in his mind. The revulsion and intense inner awkwardness had now faded, transforming from a deep sense of sweet revenge into a gradual feeling of detachment and relief.

Wang Hu had wasted away to a mere skeleton. His once bulky frame had shrunk by a full circle, and his cheeks were noticeably sunken. Yet his facial features remained the same size, making them look all the more jarring against his emaciated face. His eyes were devoid of light, and the plump, sausage-like folds beneath his nose had withered and shriveled considerably.

As for Zhao Xunhuan, she had lost her former youth and vitality. Her complexion was haggard, and a bruise lingered at the corner of her mouth, though her figure still retained a potent allure.

Keeping her head down, Zhao Xunhuan followed far behind Wang Hu. Ignoring everyone else's gazes, she walked on her own accord into the human resources office...

Though they appeared outwardly calm, everyone could sense the tension and anxiety churning within them.

"What if they don't know yet? The financial figures were only finalized yesterday, and they weren't in the company back then! Surely nobody would have told them, right?"

"Did anyone notice Zhao Xunhuan's face? It's obvious the two of them had a physical brawl. Given Wang Hu's explosive temper, who could possibly let it go after finding out their own girlfriend had become a 'public restroom' for company executives?"

"Hey! We're still in the office! Watch what you say!"

Hearing this, everyone hurriedly cast glances around them and abruptly stopped gossiping.

Although Liu Dong hadn't joined in the whispering, he still found the gossip rather thrilling to listen to.

After some time, a sudden cry rang out from inside the office, and the crowd, driven by intense curiosity, "bravely" surged inward. They had long been eager to witness the pair's reaction to the bad news.

Though timid, Liu Dong followed at the tail end of the group, the sheer gratification in his heart vividly displayed across his face.

Inside the office, Zhao Xunhuan had collapsed weakly to her knees on the floor, while Wang Hu stood dazed and blank in front of the desk, two faint tracks of tears welling beneath his wide-open eyes.

"What are you all doing here? Is this some kind of spectacle to gawk at? Have you forgotten how the trending search controversy started?" Everyone jumped in surprise. It turned out that Chen Youcai was also sitting right beside the head of human resources. "Get out of here immediately! If you cause another trending scandal for the company, all of you will be held to your breach-of-contract penalties, pay up, and get fired!"

At these words, the crowd instantly vanished from Chen Youcai's line of sight. Just then, Chen Youcai suddenly shouted out again: "Liu Dong, stay behind!"

The crowd gasped once more, yet without looking back, they scattered in all directions with schadenfreude.

Liu Dong froze in place. His mind buzzed with a loud hum, and he felt as though his body was losing gravity, on the verge of floating away.

He took a few deep breaths, feeling his soul snap back into his flesh. As he turned around, he stumbled, nearly taking a fall, before dragging his heavy footsteps back into the room he had just failed to squeeze into.

"Wang Hu, Zhao Xunhuan, the disciplinary decisions regarding you two have not yet been completely finalized. Calling you in here is merely to inform you of the fallout from the trending search incident and the details of the company's handling so that you are mentally prepared."

Zhao Xunhuan managed to stand up, but Wang Hu remained frozen in place, seemingly lost in a trance. Seeing this, Chen Youcai immediately picked up the desk phone, dialed a number, and muttered a few words in a low voice.

Before long, several security guards hurried over and hoisted Wang Hu up. By then, his legs had completely turned to jelly, unable to support his weight on their own, and he had to be carried out of the office. Zhao Xunhuan followed behind them. Before leaving, she even nodded politely to Chen Youcai and another staff member, smiling as she departed.

Throughout the entire ordeal, Liu Dong never dared to raise his head. He had no idea whether he was trapped in hell or... well, still in hell. He felt like a wronged ghost awaiting the King of Hell's verdict, expecting that at the mere drop of a wooden token, he would collapse to the floor on the spot and beg for mercy.

Observing Liu Dong's utter wretchedness, Chen Youcai suddenly burst into laughter: "Brother Dong, what on earth are you doing? The trending search has nothing to do with you; what are you so nervous about? You were so arrogant when we were drinking, how come you've turned into a deflated balloon now?"

"All right, sit down. I have something to tell you."

Liu Dong snapped out of his hibernation-like daze, color returning to his face. It was precisely Chen Youcai's casual tone that brought Liu Dong's rigid body back to life.

"Okay, okay," Liu Dong stammered as he took a seat.

And then, Chen Youcai laid out all the company's disciplinary decisions before him...