71.The Hell for Office Slaves!

In the pitch darkness, Xu Shan's head ached terribly. There was an unusually noisy sound in his ears. At first, it was blurred, and then it gradually became clear.

"Xu Shan! Xu Shan!!!"

"Ugh..." Xu Shan endured the headache and forced himself to sit up. What he saw was an extremely angry face. It was a middle-aged man in his fifties, with an ordinary appearance. He had a beer belly, a receding hairline, and a name tag hanging on his chest.

Manager Li? Xu Shan was startled and quickly straightened up, saying with a bit of fear, "Brother Li! What's the matter?"

Smack! A large stack of documents was thrown onto the desk in front of Xu Shan. Manager Li was furious. "What the hell is the matter! You hit a client yesterday. You got so drunk that you came to the company to sleep and still haven't sobered up after a whole night?"

"Tell me what to do now! You've caused such a big mess for the company, and a major client is gone! They're calling now, saying they want to sue you and the company. I think you don't want to work here anymore!"

The employees in the entire office area all stuck their heads out and watched eagerly as Xu Shan was scolded.

Xu Shan suddenly woke up. It seemed that something in his mind was being drawn out while his whole body was trembling uncontrollably. Shit!! He had drunk too much yesterday and beaten up the client... It was over. He was completely drunk and confused. What should he do now?

Manager Li stared at him menacingly and said in a gloomy voice, "Come with me." After saying that, he turned around and left, and Xu Shan followed nervously.

After walking a few steps, they entered the conference room. As soon as the door closed, Manager Li leaned against the wall. "The loss you caused to the company is quite significant. We can't keep you anymore, and we're going to claim compensation from you."

"But... President Wang is willing to give you a chance to settle it privately. If you pay 200,000 yuan, they'll act as if this never happened and won't spread the word. The company won't impose any additional punishment on you either. Think about it carefully."

"200,000 yuan!" Xu Shan exclaimed in a choked voice. "Where am I going to get 200,000 yuan! He insulted my personality. What's wrong with me hitting him? What kind of injury did he get?"

"If he insulted you, you should have just endured it. Is this your first day in the society? If you don't have the money, you can ask your family for it. You've caused such a huge loss of reputation to the company and we've lost a major client. Asking you to pay 200,000 yuan to settle it privately is already a leniency. Don't be ungrateful."

"I... I..." Xu Shan's whole body was covered in goosebumps, and he said in a panic, "Then, then, can I go and apologize to the client and settle this matter?"

Manager Li sneered. "Apologize!? You slapped his face so hard that it's swollen, and you even smeared shoe polish all over his face. It still hasn't been washed off yet. What are you going to apologize with!"

"Do you think President Wang is as poor as you? People like him care about face in the society!"

"Our President Lü is so angry that his lungs are about to explode. He even wants to kill you! You'll be fired today, and you have to transfer the compensation to the client before this afternoon. Do you understand?"

Fired... Xu Shan's head spun. The social situation was good now, booming, almost too booming. Where could he find a job after being fired?

He had always cherished this job very much. In this company, he could earn 8,000 yuan a month at least. He had been lucky enough to avoid being laid off during the wave of layoffs when they worked from home in the past two years. His parents were in poor health, and the compensation of 200,000 yuan... Being fired would make the situation even worse, and there would be no hope for his life.

"Xu Shan, you've been working here for so many years. Although you made a mistake, the company still wants to give you some dignity. We'll consider it as you leaving the company voluntarily. That's it. Don't think about it anymore." Manager Li said lightly. "It's just 200,000 yuan. Nowadays, every family has a deposit of 500,000 to 600,000 yuan."

"I don't have it!!" Xu Shan shouted out of control, and then begged bitterly, "Brother Li, please help me think of another way. I'll do anything as long as I don't have to pay the compensation."

Manager Li smiled and shook his head. "Xu Shan, you're already an adult. Don't you have any sense of measure? How can I solve this for you?"

"Come with me. The HR department should have almost finished the procedures and is ready to stamp the documents. You just need to sign them."

"What you're doing is illegal! I won't sign!"

"So what! If you have the ability, go and sue! It won't kill you by dragging it out!" Manager Li said impatiently.

"Brother Li, you're also an employee. Is it interesting to make things so difficult for me?"

"Is it interesting for you to keep pestering like this! I'm also working for the company. The employment rate is so high outside now, and you know what the employment market is like. Adults should learn to take responsibility for what they've done."

"Stop being so long-winded. Come with me to the HR department and sign the papers." Manager Li pushed the door open and left, and Xu Shan, with a blank look in his eyes, followed him dejectedly.

He lost his job and still had to pay a compensation of 200,000 yuan... What should he do in the future? What should he tell his family? He was almost unable to pay the rent for next month...

Xu Shan walked to the HR department like a walking corpse. The HR staff was stamping documents in the cubicle from time to time, and the red official seal thumped on the A4 papers.

Xu Shan murmured involuntarily, "Qingyin."

"Come on, sign here." Manager Li held a resignation form in front of Xu Shan.

Xu Shan ignored it and just stared blankly at the official seal in the HR staff's hand, murmuring, "Qingyin..."

"Are you color-blind! Stop pretending to be stupid. Hurry up!" Manager Li kept urging.

"Qingyin... Qingyin... Look within... Qingyin.. Qingyin..." Xu Shan's pupils dilated, and he repeated the word "Qingyin" continuously. A trace of his consciousness began to stir.

Smack. Xu Shan's right arm was slapped hard. Manager Li glared at Xu Shan. "Are you done?"

Xu Shan came back to his senses. Looking at the form in Manager Li's hand, he felt extremely bitter. "If I'm being fired, why did you hit me?"

"What are you babbling about? Qingyin, Hongyin (red seal), hurry up and don't waste everyone's time."

Qingyin! These two words spoken by Manager Li were like a bolt of lightning striking Xu Shan.

Xu Shan immediately grabbed the pen and paper from the HR desk and wrote down the two characters "Qingyin". Although he didn't know what it meant, his heart skipped a beat as soon as these two words were spoken. It was very important... It must be something extremely important that he had forgotten. What exactly was it?

Xu Shan held the white paper and stared at the two characters "Qingyin", trying hard to recall. Everything around him was gradually ignored.

Suddenly, Manager Li's big hand came down and snatched the white paper from Xu Shan's hand, crumpling it into a ball. He glared at Xu Shan and said, "That's enough! How long are you going to act?"

"Give it to me!" Xu Shan roared, snatched the paper ball back with his backhand, and turned to walk out the door.

"Where are you going? The matter isn't over yet." Seeing Xu Shan's overbearing attitude, Manager Li's tone softened a lot.

"I'm going to the toilet. I'll sign when I come back!"

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