Since Xing started her job in Tan Co. she was never late and she had not even taken leave once so when she did not arrive till 10 her colleagues were shocked as the deadline for an important project was just around the corner and Xing was not an irresponsible person and what shocked them more was that she did not even apply application for leave or contact her manager to inform about her absence but they did not think about this matter for longer period of time and started their respective job and they were quite busy with their own works due to the upcoming project.
When Xing did not even arrive till 11 without even contacting her manager for a day leaves her colleague, Xang Fu got worried as she sensed it was quite unusual for Xing to be irresponsible. After she asked their manager if Xing contacted her for leave for the last time.
"Fu why are you being so worried for that new girl did she also gave you some of the benefits she received through unacceptable means?" said Xai San in a mocking tone who is one of the colleagues working in the same department.
"Don't worry Fu she might be "Busy" in some other work that why she is not in the office" said Su Man in the same tone and both laughed.
After listening to their remarks Fu understood what they were hinting, "Are you guys done? You guys are judging the hiring process of the company and also smearing the name of the company managers and directors shall I make a complaint regarding this matter to the higher up then only you guys will know the result of making baseless rumors?" fumed Fu in an angry tone.
Listing that they both stopped making sarcastic remarks and left with an arrogant look on their faces.
Then Fu tried to contact Xing through her number but the call did not get through even after trying for some time so she now anxious about Xing as she thought of the possibilities of Xing getting ill and not being able to contact anyone as she knew that she was living alone.
Fu then suddenly remembered that Xing has once used her cell phone to contact her dad while she ran out of phone's battery about her whereabouts as they were working till 11 P.M and she just happened to save his contact number. She searched through her contact list and found Xing's Dad and immediately contacted him nervously as she thought that she might be overreacting but she also wanted to make sure that everything is alright with Xing.
After 2 rings he picked up her call.
"Hello uncle Tan" said Fu.
"Hello who is this?"
"I am Xings's colleague from the workplace, Xang Fu. Is Xing alright? I got worried as she hasn't taken any leave till now and she did not inform anyone in the office about it and I also couldn't get through her phone so, I decided to call you to ask about her."
"But I have not contacted her since yesterday as she canceled our dinner plan due to some emergency in the workplace."
"But uncle Tan Xing left a little bit earlier than others saying she have dinner plan with you and also needed to cook for you did she not come home early?"
"She messaged me around 7.40 P.M yesterday than she have to cancel our plan so I returned from her place and in morning I thought that she might be resting so that I did not disturb her"
"It's quite strange she left for home at 7 P.M and the distance between office and apartment she rented is only around 15 to 20 min walk."
"She never does something as she is responsible and sensible child. I will immediately go and check in her apartment. Thank you for informing Fu."
"Uncle Tan please contact me after you hear form Xing". And Fu cut the call and started working for the project as she now also wanted to cover for Xing's work.