Commercial Espionage, a traitor who steal company's secret documents or information to the rivals in exchange for other benefits and causing the company tremendous damage.
Based on my meager little knowledge on law, what I'm currently doing under Ren Han's threat is not much different from Commercial Espionage. Although it won't cause tremendous damage to the company, it will dash the hopes of the Editorial Department for the year-end bonus which amounts to an impressive amount.
I thought of Sister Xiao Fu's monthly mortgage loan, Can Can's relief funds to pay off her credit card debt, Xiao Wei's painstakingly earned parents' gift money, as well as Leader's fundraising savings to buy a new car. All of this will be completely destroyed because of my betrayal, causing them not to have a good New Year, for this, I'm feeling physically and mentally exhausted.
For a few days in a row, I couldn't sleep well.
If I don't agree with Ren Han, GV exposed, I don't have the face to stay in the company, by then my livelihood will have a problem, after all, to suddenly want to find a job with a monthly salary of ¥2,000, still has a certain degree of difficulty for it.
Moreover, right now at Magazine Group is my crucial moment to get promotion. Asking me to give up, I'm honestly unwilling to accept it.
But then, to promise Ren Han this treacherous villain .....my conscience will suffer greatly, I really can't bear such a heavy name of 'Traitor' on me.
The moment I imagined about next topic meeting, when the Editorial Department find out that Journalism Department has the same topic as us, and everyone will have the 'surprised and suspicious at each other' expression, I feel like going mad.
Moreover based on Leader's shrewdness, by that time, to catch a traitor like me, I believe it will not be a difficult thing to do, that's why either agree or disagree I'm doomed. I'm completely desperate.
In my desperation, I thought of Uncle Baidu — if you're having difficulty, look for Baidu.
So after Monday's regular meeting ended, I sneakily opened the webpage.
Baidu Knows
Question: My Leader holds evidence of my wrongdoing, he's now threatening me, wanting me to do something that I don't want to do. What should I do? – asked by Xiao Ning Zi
1st post : Wants you to do something that you don't want to do? What is it? LZ please tell more, just nice, I'm currently writing fiction about unwritten rules, can collect some materials.
**(LZ = the person who made the first / original post or a person who started the topic)**
2nd post : Wow! How come I never encounter such a good thing? LZ, if I were you, I'll just promise him, and then when he takes off his pants, expose him ruthlessly! Such a disgusting man!
3rd post : To the above post, nowadays this kind of things happen a lot, LZ, I'll suggest you resign.
4th post : Take points and run away.
5th post : I don't agree with what you said. There's a saying, there no marriage that can't be broken, only the Mistress is not working hard enough. If she can really resign, will LZ still need to come on Baidu, exposing herself to other's curiosity just to ask for advice? I can see that LZ is probably making a living as a small white-collar worker. Since that job is very important to you, Superior looked your way, you accompany him for a few nights, earn yourself an apartment and then break up, what's wrong with that?
6th post : Come what may. LZ are you a third party?
7th post : Why do I think that the 5th post is quite reasonable? Haha... LZ, what evidence did your boss manage to grab? Your own pornography vid was discovered by him?
.......
I silently shed tears while rummaging through the webpage, thinking of two days ago when I was complaining about unspoken rules with friends in Chrysanthemum Group, everyone was also having these crooked thoughts, total madness.
It was just a simple commercial espionage matter, why is everyone mind always thinking the other direction? Total madness. So as to say, either Baidu or Chrysanthemum Group, they are all a bunch of ruthless perverts.
Right, when I was at a loss with my thoughts, suddenly I discovered from behind it was as if there was a person's shadow moving, therefore without delay, I hurriedly closed down the webpage, turned around and see, it was actually Sister Xiao Fu.
My heart once again went through a roller coaster process. If Sister Xiao Fu found out about this matter, probably I'm close to my doomsday.
I swallowed my saliva, pretending to giggle and smile: "Sister Xiao Fu, currently I have nothing much to do, so..... I was casually surfing the web. Don't go to Leader and report me ah—"
Hearing me said that, Xiao Fu did not reply, with her clear eyes just staring at me, keep staring until my whole body felt weak and coolly said: "This afternoon, I'll wait for you at the opposite restaurant."
"Ha? Is there any issue?"
Sister Xiao Fu nodded and lightly said, "The question you just asked on the Internet, I can help you solve it."
In a split second, I felt like crying. I knew it, paper can't wrap fire, in the end, there will still be someone who'll find out my GV secret.
At 12.30pm, I arrived at the restaurant. Surprisingly except for the Leader, every staff in the Editorial Department were here: Can Can, Xiao Wei and Sister Xiao Fu.
Nervously I ordered my favorite Chrysanthemum tea, silently receiving Xiao Wei and Can Can sympathetic stare directed at me.
Can Can: "Bai Ning, you really don't treat us as sisters ah, if you have a problem, why didn't you ever say it?"
Xiao Wei: "That's ... that's..... that's right, if Sister... Sister Xiao Fu didn't say anything, I .... I wouldn't know anything. Only.... only know that you have worries, keep... keep frowning and sighing."
I was stunned, "All of you know already?"
Sister Xiao Fu was blowing out smoke from her cigarette and nodded her head.
I was shocked when I saw this. For a moment I'm not sure how to react. It was alright if it's Can Can and Sister Xiao Fu, after all, we are all women, I have a little expectation that maybe they could understand, but Xiao Wei he —
Me and Xiao Wei were looking at each other, I was feeling dejected.
Xiao Wei probably guessing how I felt, patted me on the shoulder and said: "It's ....it's ok, I... I and Leader are also older than you, no need to be embarrassed by this kind of thing."
As soon as I heard this, I want to hide my head, "Even Leader also knows?"
Can Can using her eyes to interact with the others and nodded her head.
"It was Leader who asked us to bring you out this afternoon for a talk, to find out about the situation. For now, it's not the right time for him to step in, if Ren Han keeps pressuring you.... then he will come out and stand up for you."
In this situation, towards my amiable colleagues, I can't do anything other than crying. What a good friend, in spite of everything they actually didn't discriminate me, this Rotten Girl. Mummy, finally I found people who can tolerate me.
I held on Can Can's thigh, finally vent out all of my frustration these few days, "Ren Han is not a human, he's a beast, worse than a beast. I'm not willing, he still wants to force me, threaten me, I feel depressed and sad. I'm afraid of him, and also hate him, hu..hu..hu....."
Can Can patted my shoulder lightly to console me, Sister Xiao Fu stopped smoking her cigarette, and pressed the cigarette butt ferociously on the ashtray, said: "Bai Ning, don't be afraid. Tell us, that day in the hotel did he bully you?"
I was at a loss and hastily wipe off my tears.
Can Can also nodded her head and say, "That's right, if he really bullied you that day, we have the right to report him!"
It's just forcing me to steal internal data, does it have to be so serious until report police?
Looking at Can Can and everyone else expressing their anger against a common enemy, I had a bad feeling, can it be that.... I got the wrong meaning? After some hesitation, I decided to take an indirect approach.
"Er..... Sister Xiao Fu, I want to ask, how do you guys know about me and Ren Han's matter?"
Xiao Fu raised her eyebrows, "Actually, it's not just us who knows, it has spread widely in the whole company."
"What?" I slammed the table and stood up, I couldn't wait to bang my head to the wall. If, if everyone knew that I'm watching GV, do I still have a face to live on?
Can Can opened the laptop, while typing something on the keyboard, she said: "Bai Ning, you should have known that in the company personnel, there's a Veteran Group, inside there are all the people like Sister Xiao Fu who has worked 5-6years or more in the company. I'll show you the chat history —"
Having said that, Can Can pushed the laptop in front of me. As soon as I saw it, the whole truth is revealed.
"Shi Shang Veteran Group" chat record:
[Admin Xiao Zhi] Ke Ke ... comrades, let me tell you a shocking big secret!
[Distributor Xiao Zheng] forget it, Xiao Zhi classmate, isn't the big secret is just you and your husband went to watch movies on Saturday?"
[Admin Xiao Zhi] no! This is really a big shocking secret. Pretty lady Fu Rong, are you around?
[Editor Xiao Fu] ?
[Admin Xiao Zhi] Xiao Fu Rong, that little Sister Bai Ning in your department, recently isn't she a bit abnormal?
[Editor Xiao Fu] she has never been normal
[Distributor Xiao Zheng] .... actually that kid is quite cute
[Admin Xiao Zhi] let me tell you, that day I went to Bin Nuo with my friend to drink coffee, I saw her and Ren Han.
[Reporter Lao Xian] Are you sure? Our department VP Ren? iceberg Ren?
[Distributor Xiao Zheng] my dear, this joke is worse than the you were pregnant one
[Admin Xiao Zhi] what I said is true! We sat next to them. I even heard vaguely Bai Ning said .... something about ¥10,000 want to wrap me, something about being too worthless, later Bai Ning wanted to leave, Iceberg Ren ran over to hold her, don't know what he said, she right away didn't struggle. And then the two of them hugging each other went to the next door ZiWei Grand Hotel
[Editor Xiao Fu] Xiao Zhi, some words can't be said anyhow. Bai Ning, that kid is not that kind of woman
[Admin Xiao Zhi] I'm telling the truth! Whoever is talking nonsense will get struck by the thunder. Furthermore, do you think I will make fun of this kind of thing?
[Reporter Lao Xian] but then I heard Ren iceberg is a playboy, he has so many women outside, recently change his taste? Now likes an immature little young girl?
The corner of my mouth twitched, if this isn't a laptop screen, I really feel like throwing a fist towards Reporter Lao Xian that PIA.
**(PIA = Pain in the Ass)**
I, this old woman is a B cup... B cup! Where do I look like an immature young lady? Moreover, Sister Xiao Zhi From Administration Department really deserves to be called as Big Loudspeaker. What hugging each other? Obviously, it was Ren Han who dragged me out of the Cafe, brazenly using the excuse of having a headache after drinking, forcing me to send him home. Because everybody knows that at hotel entrance, it's easier to get taxi, that's why the two of us went to the hotel entrance together.
But then! We didn't go inside ah!
Why in just a few days, things have become like this?
Therefore, I should be very glad. It turned out that except for Ren Han, there's no second person in the company who knows about me watching GV.
But have to say, I'm also feeling awfully miserable. Everyone here is the same as Baidu and Chrysanthemum Group, all having a crooked minds thinking I've done some hanky panky with Ren Han.
So as to say, this bunch of ruthless perverts are not only found in Baidu and Chrysanthemum Group, but also among all the colleagues, those who like to let their imaginations run wild.
This world has totally been messed up with Mistress and unwritten rules.
I couldn't help but to mess up my hair, the moment I saw those starry eyes belonging to Can Can and the rest, I couldn't figure out how to explain.
Can Can pulled my shoulder and shook it, "Bai Ning, don't be afraid, say it! What's actually happened?! If Ren Han really dares to threaten you with that ¥10,000, I'll be the first one to strangle him on behalf of the Editorial Department!"
Xiao Wei also agreed and said: "Yes! That's right! You.... don't be afraid, still... still have Leader!"
Sister Xiao Fu: "And also, what type of evidence has he managed to grab on hand against you?"
I was speechless and asked the sky, why did things become like this?!
Rotten Girl status cannot be exposed, GV matters cannot let anyone knows, my image as a pure, clean and honest girl cannot be ruined. Therefore, after deliberating, I finally told a lie that I regretted for the rest of my life:
"Actually that day Im the one who took the initiative to go to the hotel ...., I was grateful that VP Ren lent me ¥10,000, solving my desperate situation. Momentarily can't figure out things so come out with a wicked idea, insisting on devoting my life to him. He didn't agree, I forcefully insist, so—"
Puff ——
I hadn't finished saying my words, Can Can had sprayed water on my face.
Xiao Fu with cold expression scolded, "Can Can, if my laptop is spoilt you have to pay for it!"
Xiao Wei ??
Xiao Wei has fallen down from the stool.
It's the tragedy of my life!!!