She had a confident and aloof look, head held high. Left leg on a staff seat, a smirk on her face. Her hand filled with all the resignation letters submitted by the employees.
“Look Ms. Caixia, we can’t just accept it even if you beg us. Working in this company which can go bankrupt anytime, is something I will never do” a male staff said, his teeth showing and eyes having an evil intention.
“Yeah, we just can’t accept it. Even if you pay us more, still we won’t work here” a female staff voiced her opinion.
Caixia sneered, “Look at them, they are already waiting for me to beg them. These brats, should I kill them! Huh, it will only dirty my hands” her thoughts running wild.
She glanced down and while shaking her hair back, she said, “First, call me Ms. Lin and not Caixia, I hate it when people forget their place.
Second, I am not here to beg you but to say goodbye to all of the employees who have submitted their resignation letter”.
A sudden chill and shock, silenced the surrounding. Everyone who accepted and waited for Caixia to show her weak and vulnerable side to them, become stunned. They gasped and stared at each other.
Rejecting to get kicked out so easily, the male staff who was voicing instead of others, said, “Miss. Ca… Ms. Lin, are you out of your mind? I can’t seem to understand, how are you going to take care of such a big company by yourself and moreover in such a situation”.
His irritating smile and expression which bragged about himself that how cool and amazing he was, irritated Caixia.
Like a bot, she stared him and took out the resignation letter that was named after him.
“Here you go, take it and leave,” she said.
His small eyes, staring her while being turned wide.
His expression already telling others that he was pissed off, his teeth was grinding and brows were furrowed.
The female staff stepped forward. She walked as if trying to save her partner.
“Miss, are you sure that you want us to resign. Think it clearly, the company is in bad situation but still holding on, if all the staffs are gone, then it will likely to go bankrupt by tomorrow morning,” she said.
Her words making sense and Caixia while pressing her lips, nodded her head and glanced her. “You are right! But.. you see, no one in the company have been working after Mr. Li left, still the company is holding on. So I am sure that it will hold for a while more and by then I will do what I need to do”.
A clear and thorough answer which blocked almost all the questions. Their faces which was excited earlier, got down. Now they were thinking of what to do and how to do, since Caixia was not easy to deal with, they felt hard to get the things done in their way.
Caixia chuckled and said, “You wanted resignation and I gave you what you want. Such a nice ex-boss, you will never find one. Now quickly pack your stuffs and get going”.
They gasped, looking down with their malicious eyes, they glanced at each other as if speaking their mind with eyes.
“Boss, we were just kidding before! How can we leave the company we have worked in for many years, just because it’s in crises. Don’t take it seriously,” the female staff said.
Caixia sighed by their bothersome behavior, she was already quite good by the thought that the bothersome employees will be gone but now they were using another tactics.
She frowned and blew air through her mouth. “Even if you don’t wanna leave now, still you will have to, since I will be firing you all, right now”.
Their faces darkened and temper burst, they kicked the doors and tables, even threw the wireless computers after being agitated.
Caixia just silently stared them, her eyes glaring them and face having a big devilish smirk. “Go on, break everything in one go and make sure that nothing is left,” she said, her arms crossed and left eyebrow raised.
They all stopped after hearing her one sentence, being baffled by the situation, they stared at each other. While they were continuing to stare Caixia while being confused, Caixia was observing few employees who were still standing in the corner without doing anything that violates the law.
They stood silently but stayed away from the agitators. Caixia stiffly nodded while dazing off in her thoughts “After all, not everyone have give their resignation letter!”.
To give answers to their curious eyes, Caixia pointed toward the cameras with her eyes. “Even though the company is not running properly, still the camera is! So, I think you already know what will happen in this situation. Now, go back and wait for the compensation letter, I will send it as quickly as possible”.
Her words pissed them off, still they could do nothing more in such a situation. Caixia sighed and while mockingly staring them left.
Outskirts of the city:
Passing by the rough and old road, in between the forest, Si-ting stared at the surrounding while sitting on an auto after getting lift.
His eyes trying to catch the beauty of the nature and as the auto stopped, he got off while showing his gratitude.
The rough path was thin and can only be passed by walking on the feet. He glanced here and there while trying to make sure that no insects get in his way. After walking for 15 minutes, he lastly reached streets from where town started.
Very few and small houses and old people chatting while gathering together. In the midst of all those, a house which looked ancient yet well built, few cracks were present here and there, yet surely it was built with quality material in the old times.
He knocked on the wooden door and waited for a while. Even though the house was not too big, still its garden was quite spacious and took a little longer time to get near the door from the house.
The door opened with a creek sound.
Si-ting who earlier observed quietly while staring the place, suddenly become nervous as the door opened and gasped.
At that time, he suddenly realized and got the feeling that he was really working. The feeling that he was working at the moment, was more exciting then he thought, and he got confused that whether his heart was pounding because of the excitement or nervousness.
The moment he saw a young man in front of him, he gulped. His wide opened eyes staring him while lost in daze.
The young man looked dazzlingly hot in his eyes. He had a dark complex, his hot body looked more hot, as its muscles can be seen through the naked eyes. He was wearing trouser but was shirtless.
His brown hair and eyes looked pretty charming. Obviously, for Si-ting, he was a heavenly being with a handsome and dazzling face.
He waved his hands in front of Si-ting.
Si-ting quickly got his dropped jaw back and cleaned the drool left near his lips.
“I.. I.. Um, I was..” he stuttered.
“Oh god! I totally forgot what to say,” he thought while smiling awkwardly.
The young man in front of him smiled, “Do you have some business here?”.
Si-ting felt mesmerized, even his voice seemed charming to him and he again dropped back to his dreamy thoughts.
Suddenly he slapped himself on cheeks while thinking in, “No, Si-ting! It is not a proper business ethics to meddle your personal feeling during the working hours”.
The young man in front of him was quite confused by Si-ting actions, he was continously trying to understand him but reached to only dead end.
“Mister, are you alright?” asked the young man.
Si-ting gasped and pressed his lips, controlling himself and his desires, he nodded while shrinking his eyes.
“I am totally fine. I am an employee of the Lin company and I came here to have some business talk with Mr. Luo while representing our company”.
The young man nodded, his mind filled with thoughts and he showed him the way inside.
Si-ting who can’t get full from staring the man back in front of him, tried to look around to get over his infatuated mind.
They passed by the garden and stopped in the small hall room, the wooden door to the room was open and there was a small wooden desk on the ground with pillow like seats on the four side.
He asked him to take a seat and left.
There were many things in the hall room which were more then just decorations. Certificates and awards, and many more things that attracted his attention.
He stared it deeply, his eyes stuck there. As soon as he heard a heavy foot step, he turned his head toward the door.
An average aged man stood in front of him, he was wearing a changpao (also known as long robe).
“If you are here on behalf of the Lin group, then leave quickly,” he said as soon as he appeared in front of Si-ting.