CHAPTER 51: CHAPTER 51: PART-TIME JOB ENDS

"Those guys must know something, otherwise they wouldn’t warn me to be careful! They definitely..."

Zhang Ming and Li He immediately asked who it was upon hearing this.

Yang Ming opened his night running group, and several people specifically inquired about his situation.

Yang Ming confidently pointed to a few people’s avatars, "I think these guys must have been compromised!!!"

Zhang Ming and Li He took note of these people.

After finishing the report, Li He and the others left.

Yang Ming, feeling wronged, pulled his blanket, "So, Professor Lin also knows?"

Yang Lin nodded with a smile.

"Who else knows?"

"No one else."

Hearing this, Yang Ming let out a sigh of relief, deciding that he would never go for night runs again—it’s too dangerous!

That morning, Lin Xiaoyan had just arrived at the company and sat down, not working for long before the manager came over.

"Xiao Lin, Xiao Su, both of you come to my office."

Lin Xiaoyan stood up, having some guesswork in mind, probably her part-time job was coming to an end.

As she was about to enter the manager’s office, Susan slipped in behind her.

Lin Xiaoyan staggered from being jostled and couldn’t help frowning.

"Manager, I’m here," Susan had already entered the office, her voice sweet as she spoke.

Lin Xiaoyan suppressed her anger and entered the office.

"Manager."

The manager looked up at them and nodded, "Have a seat."

Lin Xiaoyan and Susan sat down.

"You’ve both worked hard during this period. I’ve noticed your work attitudes, and so have your colleagues, and it’s really good."

The manager praised them and then continued, "However, the company has now stabilized, so your work will end after today."

"But don’t worry, the company will begin external recruitment tomorrow. If you want to continue staying, you can apply for a position today..."

After staying in the manager’s office for more than ten minutes, Lin Xiaoyan and Susan came out.

The two of them walked out with different expressions on their faces.

Since Lin Xiaoyan already had plans, she felt completely relieved, today was the last day, and she wouldn’t have to come again.

And she wouldn’t have to see people she disliked every day.

"Xiao Yan"

Suddenly, Susan called out to Lin Xiaoyan.

Lin Xiaoyan really didn’t want to pay attention to her, but they were still in the company, so she didn’t want to make it too ugly.

Lin Xiaoyan turned around and looked at Susan.

Susan’s face was filled with concern, "Are you planning to apply for a job at the company?"

Lin Xiaoyan glanced at Susan, "I don’t know." She said, then returned to her seat and continued working.

"You!" Susan stomped her foot in anger and went back to her seat.

In the afternoon, Lin Xiaoyan went to the finance department to collect her part-time salary for the month.

"This... Could it be a mistake? I even took a leave," Lin Xiaoyan said in shock, looking at her payslip.

The finance manager glanced at Lin Xiaoyan, then at her payslip, and smiled, "No mistake, this was specifically instructed by the general manager’s assistant."

Upon hearing this, Lin Xiaoyan was momentarily stunned, then she understood.

She didn’t ask any more questions nor did she pay attention to the manager’s inquiring gaze. She quickly signed the document, collected her salary, and left.

This time she received three thousand three hundred yuan, which meant the company gave her a full attendance bonus.

But, part-time jobs don’t usually have a full attendance, never mind, let it be.

Lin Xiaoyan hesitated whether to thank Jing Yi, but then thought about it, he’s a big boss and probably wouldn’t care about such a small thing.

Besides, she’s not close with him, so it’s best not to contact him.

Just before the end of the day, a delivery guy suddenly brought in a lot of milk tea.

Susan stood up and happily distributed the milk tea to everyone.

"Thank you all for your care during this time. My work ends today.

I’m treating everyone to milk tea~"

"Shanshan is so nice, thank you for the milk tea!"

"Oh, thank you, I’ll miss you, Shanshan..."

"I will miss you all too; I feel especially comfortable in the company, not only because interacting with you all is great, but the work atmosphere is also nice..."

...

Listening to Susan and the colleagues, Lin Xiaoyan kept her head down, focusing on finishing all her remaining work, waiting for the day to end.

When it came to social nuances, Lin Xiaoyan admitted she wasn’t as smooth as Susan.

Sorry, but she’s been here a month, and except for Sister Ai Lin, she barely talked to anyone else. If she had to thank someone, it would only be Sister Ai Lin.

Besides, she wasn’t planning to stay at the company anyway, and she wouldn’t have much interaction with these people in the future.

Susan finished distributing the milk tea and suddenly exclaimed, "Oh no, I forgot to get some for Xiao Yan."

Instantly, everyone in the office looked at Lin Xiaoyan.

Lin Xiaoyan: ....

Lin Xiaoyan clenched her fists and looked up at the innocent-looking Susan.

"No need, I don’t like milk tea, and besides, there’s only ten minutes left till we finish. If I really want some, I’ll just buy my own after work."

Susan looked apologetically at Lin Xiaoyan, "Sorry, Xiao Yan, I miscounted when distributing; here’s mine for you."

Lin Xiaoyan took a deep breath, "No need, I don’t like to randomly accept things from others. This way, I won’t have to struggle over what to give you in return to repay the favor."

"No, no, I don’t need you to repay..." Susan quickly waved her hands.

"I just thought since everyone’s been colleagues for a while and we’re about to leave the company, it’s to thank everyone..."

Lin Xiaoyan closed her eyes briefly, looking at the time, there were five minutes left till the end of the day.

"Xiao Yan, what are you planning to give everyone? This is our first job after graduation, so memorable, and everyone’s so wonderful..."

Listening to Susan’s overly-sweet words, Lin Xiaoyan couldn’t bear it any longer and looked coldly at Susan.

"In five minutes, we won’t be colleagues anymore, and we never will be in the future.

You want to continue staying at the company, maintaining your connections, feel free, but don’t involve me!"

Lin Xiaoyan forcefully suppressed her urge to tremble, her impulse to back down, staring at Susan.

"Moreover, I don’t believe buying a cup of milk tea wins people over. In the workplace, a smiling face on the surface, a different one behind, isn’t that something you’re very familiar with?"

Feeling countless gazes on her, Lin Xiaoyan forced calmness as she saved her file, shut down her computer, and began packing her things.

"Xiao Yan..." Susan still wouldn’t give up and wanted to say something.

Ai Lin stood up and looked at Susan, "Go back to work; we aren’t off-duty yet, don’t distract others!"

Susan felt embarrassed after what Ai Lin said, and suppressing her grievances, she went back to her desk.

The office was silent, with no one speaking up for Susan.

And no one drank that cup of milk tea.

After packing up her things, Lin Xiaoyan checked the time, it was the end of the day!

Finally!

Lin Xiaoyan picked up her phone and sent a message to Sister Lin.

"Sister Lin, the workday is over, thank you for your care during this time, I’ll treat you to dinner; shall we go together?"

Ai Lin received Lin Xiaoyan’s message and replied, "Sure, I’ll pack up now."

"I’ll wait for you downstairs!"

"Okay!"

Receiving Sister Lin’s reply, Lin Xiaoyan silently picked up her bag and left.