Chapter 21: Resignation Turmoil
Liu Zixuan sat at his computer desk, legs crossed and headphones on, listening to music while he worked. He was in a particularly smug mood today. That morning, the boss had announced him as the acting editor for Team Three, and he was ecstatic. He’d been waiting for this day for far too long. All the other veteran employees who had joined the company at the same time as him had been promoted, while he alone was stuck in place. After holding it in for so long, his wish was finally granted. He was so excited he could barely contain himself and couldn’t help but start fantasizing.
’Now that I’m the editor, their direct supervisor, won’t that little chick Xu Qing have to come suck up to me? Maybe I can even get with her. As for that brat Ye Xing, if he wants to curry favor, haha, not a chance. He dared to disobey me before—just watch me make his life hell.’ As Liu Zixuan was thinking this, a form was suddenly placed on his desk. He looked up, and his expression immediately darkened. "What’s this? Taking a day off?" he said in a snide tone. "You’re not sick, so why ask for leave? Did something happen at home?" His voice dripped with schadenfreude.
"My family is fine, no need for your concern." Ye Xing’s gaze turned cold as he said flatly, "I’d trouble you to look more closely. This is a resignation form, not a leave request. All you have to do is sign it."
"Oh-ho, I get promoted and you resign. How self-aware of you," Liu Zixuan chuckled. "Are you begging me?" He probably thought Ye Xing was afraid of him.
"Do I need to beg you? This is a standard resignation. Signing it is your duty!" Ye Xing said.
"What kind of attitude is that, Ye Xing? What if I just refuse to sign it? Let me tell you, if you force your departure, you’ll lose this month’s salary. Without the editor’s signature, you won’t get a single cent from accounting. We’ll see if you beg me then!" Liu Zixuan said gloatingly. "I’m going to teach you a lesson today on how to respect your superiors!"
CREAK!
Just then, the door to the general manager’s office opened.
The loan agreement with the Construction Bank had been signed, and Sister Chen was in a very good mood. Beaming, she walked straight over to Ye Xing and said with a smile, "Ye Xing, I really have you to thank for today. You’ve been with the company for less than half a year, and I was originally planning to train you for another two months, but now, I have no choice but to promote you. Your performance has always been excellent. From now on, you’ll be the editor for Team Three!"
As soon as Sister Chen’s words fell, the entire office erupted in a clamor of discussion. Many colleagues stopped what they were doing and looked toward Ye Xing.
"Hee hee, Ye Xing, congratulations! You’re the editor now. You have to look out for me from now on, okay?" Xu Qing said happily as she hurried over.
"Ye Xing, I wasn’t lying, was I? I told you it wouldn’t be hard for someone with your skills to become editor, haha," the receptionist ran over and added.
Within the department, some colleagues congratulated Ye Xing, while others envied him. Of course, there was one person who was in a state of stunned shock, as if struck by lightning.
"Wait, President Chen, if Ye Xing is becoming the editor for Team Three... then... then what about me?" Liu Zixuan asked, his face a mask of misery.
"Since Team Three has an editor now, the acting editor position is naturally canceled," Chen Feng said. "Liu Zixuan, you need to work harder. Even though you’re a veteran employee, out of the five people in Team Three this month, your performance only ranked fourth."
In an instant, Liu Zixuan’s expression became unbelievably ugly, as if his parents had just died.
"This... Huh, that’s right! President Chen, Ye Xing can’t be the editor because he’s resigning! Haha!" Liu Zixuan was suddenly ecstatic. He grabbed a pen and signed his own name on the editor’s signature line of Ye Xing’s resignation form.
"Resigning?"
"Ye Xing is resigning? What’s going on?"
"Huh, I thought I saw him holding a form just now. Could it have been a resignation form and not a leave request?"
The office instantly exploded into a hubbub as people put their heads together and started whispering.
"Ye Xing, are you really resigning? Are you crazy? An editor’s salary plus bonuses is almost five thousand a month!" Xu Qing stared at Ye Xing, her beautiful eyes wide.
"Exactly! I was just trying to talk him out of it. A salary of five thousand is enough to live very comfortably here in Luoxian County, and the work here is so relaxed. If you go into business, you have to struggle on your own, and it’s tough and risky..." the receptionist started trying to persuade Ye Xing again.
The boss, Chen Feng, furrowed her brow slightly and looked at Ye Xing questioningly.
"Sister Chen, I’m sorry, but I am indeed resigning," Ye Xing said awkwardly.
"Why the sudden resignation?" Chen Feng asked. "Is there something about the company you’re dissatisfied with, or is there another reason?"
"It’s all been fine, actually. It’s mainly that I want to start my own business and work hard for myself while I’m still young," Ye Xing answered honestly.
"So you want to be your own boss, haha! Alright then!" Chen Feng nodded and said with a smile, "Are you free this afternoon? I’d like to treat you to a meal to thank you."
"Sister Chen, I have something to do this afternoon, so I’m afraid I can’t. Some other time, perhaps," Ye Xing said apologetically.
He had already wasted the whole morning; this afternoon, he had to go to the Martial Arts Continent to do business. That cave on White Cloud Mountain always made Ye Xing feel uneasy. He was constantly worried that someone might wander into it by mistake and discover the Teleportation Gate. That would be a disaster. Although the cave was well hidden, you could never be too careful. The only way was to build a large mansion on White Cloud Mountain, making the cave a part of the estate and turning it into Ye Xing’s private territory. Only then would the security be greatly increased. Therefore, Ye Xing was now thinking of nothing else but earning enough money to build that mansion as soon as possible.
"Oh, is that so? Alright, then. I have to go to the Construction Bank to handle some paperwork in a bit anyway, so some other time it is! Big Boss Ye, I wish you prosperous business!" Sister Chen said with a teasing smile, then turned, grabbed her bag and documents, and prepared to leave.
"President Chen, wait, wait up!" Liu Zixuan hurriedly ran up to her, a fawning smile on his face. "Hehe, President Chen, you see, now that Ye Xing has resigned, does this mean the editor position is..."
"Since Ye Xing has resigned, we’ll leave the editor position vacant for now." A flash of displeasure crossed Chen Feng’s eyes before she said in a serious tone, "I’ll give you all a fair chance to compete. Next month, whoever in Team Three has the best performance will get the editor position."
As soon as she finished speaking, the boss, Chen Feng, clicked away on her high heels and left the office.
"Performance?" Liu Zixuan muttered, his expression turning ugly.
Xu Qing, on the other hand, had her eyes light up.
"Xu Qing, what do you think? Confident you can grab that editor position next month?" Ye Xing asked with a smile.
"Yes!" Xu Qing said. "When it comes to performance, besides you, I’m not afraid of anyone else in our team."
"Haha, then I wish you success! Wait a second, let me transfer all the resources I have to you." Ye Xing smiled, opened his computer, and sent some files and materials to Xu Qing via QQ.
"Got them!" Xu Qing exclaimed with delight. "No wonder your performance was so good, you’ve accumulated so many work resources. Ye Xing, thank you! If I succeed, I’ll treat you to a meal! Big Boss Ye has to grace me with his presence, okay!"