Wen Ran turned his head and looked at Yan Wangshu's back until he entered the office.

It was quiet all around and the wind was blowing gently.

Wen Ran calmed down and faced the fear in his heart.

The fear came from the fact that she understood that without her teacher and her home, she would be nothing.

She clearly has the ability, but has no room to display it.

If she relies on herself alone, she may not be able to continue on this path.

What a cruel reality.

Suddenly, the cell phone in my trouser pocket vibrated.

Wen Ran took it out and saw that it was a message from Ivy.

Ivy, [Come back soon, Ding Yao is looking for you. I told you to go to the bathroom and come back soon.]

Wen Ran was not someone who could escape. She calmed herself down and returned to the office.

Ivy pointed in the direction of the conference room. “She's waiting for you in the conference room.”

The door to the conference room was not closed, so Wen Ran went straight in. “Mona, you're looking for me?”

Ding Yao was leaning back in his chair, looking at his phone. When he saw Wen Ran, he raised his chin and said, “Come and sit down. Wait a moment.”

Wen Ran sat down next to her.

Ding Yao continued to fiddle with his phone as if no one was around.

After a while, Wu Yunshan and Xiang Xiaoyue came in.

Ding Yao also asked them to sit down.

She put down her phone and looked at Xiang Xiaoyue calmly, “Go ahead.”

Xiang Xiaoyue lowered her head, her hands tangled together under the conference table, “I forgot to put it in the file bag, and when I remembered to look for it, I don't know what happened, the wax model actually had a deep crack. In order to avoid responsibility, I pushed the blame to Wen Ran.”

After saying that, she raised her hand to the table, spread her fingers, and placed a cracked wax model of a ring.

Ding Yao glanced at the wax model, then looked at Wen Ran.

Wen Ran remained silent, waiting for her next words.

Ding Yao first determined the responsibility, “Xiang Xiaoyue, you take full responsibility for this matter.”

Then he lectured Wu Yunshan, “Wu Yunshan, Xiang Xiaoyue was originally responsible for this matter. Let's not talk about the fact that she asked her colleagues to help. No matter what went wrong, she should be the one responsible.”

Finally, Ding Yao looked at Wen Ran, “Wen Ran, regarding today's incident, I will ask Xiang Xiaoyue to write a letter of responsibility in the department group, and deduct 30% of her year-end salary this year.”

Xiang Xiaoyue did not react to this result and still kept her head down. She should have known about this punishment long ago.

Seeing that Wen Ran still remained silent, Ding Yao continued, “This is the only punishment I can give you. The next choice is yours. Whether you want to call the police, leave or stay, I respect you.”

The approach of tightening and loosening is really thoughtful.

Wen Ran was about to speak, but Ding Yao took the lead, “Don't be impulsive. I'll give you one night to make a decision.”

Wen Ran shook his head, “No, I'm quitting.”

Ding Yao didn't expect Wen Ran to make this decision, but she didn't persuade him to stay. She smiled and said, “Okay, hand over the work at hand, and then go to HR to handle it.”

“Thanks.”

“Okay, you guys go out.”

Wu Yunshan didn't say a word from beginning to end, and left with Xiang Xiaoyue who was curled up in her shell.

Wen Ran walked to the door and stopped.

Ding Yao, “Anything else?”

“Can I ask why Xiang Xiaoyue...”

Wen Ran was really confused. She suggested calling the police, but Xiang Xiaoyue refused to speak up. Now she tells the whole truth.

Ding Yao's mouth curled up, “Of course I can't cure her, but there are people who understand her and can cure her.”

Wen Ran thought for a moment and realized that the person who could cure Xiang Xiaoyue was Wu Yunshan.

Wen Ran nodded politely, “I understand, thank you.”

“You're welcome.”

Returning to his workstation, Wen Ran glanced at the desk.

She had no work to hand over, and most of the things on the desk were hers. She only needed to ask HR to take back the company accounts and digital products.

“Wen Ran.” Ivy exclaimed in surprise, a little excited, “Hurry up and check the department group.”

It should be the letter of responsibility sent by Xiang Xiaoyue.

Wen Ran didn't click on it as he had no interest.

Two seconds later, Ivy turned her chair and grabbed Wen Ran's arm. “Do you want to join?”

“???” Wen Ran realized that she seemed to have misunderstood the reason for Ivy's excitement. She turned on her phone and asked casually, “What are you attending?”

Ivy said simply, “See for yourself.”

After saying that, she left her workstation and went somewhere unknown.

Wen Ran opened the group message and found a document sent by Ding Yao.

The general content says that in the future, department projects will be reasonably divided into three groups for fair competition.

The promotion mechanism has also been changed to increase fair promotion opportunities for employees.

For example, the 'Apollo Jewelry Design Competition', which allows designers to take the opportunity to rise, will increase the number of entries for the product design department, and the competition for entries will be fair regardless of job title.

The string in Wen Ran's head broke.

The string was connected again because another message was sent in the group, from Ding Yao.

[It’s too late today, so I won’t use up my off-get off work time. I’ll explain the details of the document to you at the meeting tomorrow morning.]

Wen Ran put down his phone. There was a lot of discussion in the office, and everyone was happy and excited from their body movements.

This is the fastest opportunity for ordinary designers to stand out.

Li Wan ran over with her phone in hand, excitedly saying, “Wen Ran, let's go to the 'Apollo Jewelry Design Competition' together!”

“...”

Seeing that Wen Ran didn't respond, Li Wan said, “You don't know about this competition, do you? If you can get into the top ten, your work will be published in the industry's magazines and weekly magazines. For people in our industry, isn't the ultimate goal to become influential and then go the independent design route?”

“...”

“Wen Ran, are you okay?” Wen Ran was held by the shoulders by Li Wan and shook excitedly twice.

Join the Apollo Jewelry Design Competition?

There is a chance to participate!!!

Wen Ran felt the blood rushing to her head. She stood up and hugged Li Wan, “Okay, let's join together!”

Li Wan reacted and happily hugged Wen Ran and spun around.

After all the joy, Li Wan finally said something to spoil the fun, “Then you have to work hard to get a spot!”

Wen Ran nodded obediently.

After Li Wan left, Wen Ran was still excited.

Wen Ran felt what it meant to see light at the end of the tunnel and to soar into the sky.

Suddenly, the smile on her face froze, looking very funny.

I!

like!!

Resigned!!!

Aaaaaaaahhhhh!!!!!

I also experienced the feeling of falling from the sky to the bottom of the valley.

Wen Ran was so excited that her knees hit the edge of the table.

She bent over in pain, tears welling up in her eyes, but all she could think about was, what should I do? Help!

The phone on the table began to vibrate.

Wen Ran took a look and saw that it was a call from Zhai Xinyi.

Wen Ran picked up the phone, her tone was tearful, “Aren't you sleeping?”

Zhai Xinyi's voice was clearer than before, with a hint of weariness, “I was dreaming. I dreamed that you called me, and then I woke up!”

“And then you realize it wasn't a dream, right?”

Zhai Xinyi giggled and asked, “Ranran, what's the matter?”

“It's okay.” Wen Ran changed the subject, “No, something's wrong.”

“Um?”

Wen Ran hesitated, “It's just... I made a decision on impulse, but now I want to regret it, what should I do?”

Zhai Xinyi couldn't help but ask, “Can you still be impulsive?”

Wen Ran himself didn't believe it, but it really happened.

Wen Ran, “Don't tease me first. It's just that a lot of things happened at the same time, and I was... impulsive.”

Zhai Xinyi held back her laughter and comforted Wen Ran, “Hey! It's nothing! As long as you are thick-skinned, you can regret it however you want.”

Thick-skinned?

Wen Ran frowned.

Zhai Xinyi yawned, “Anything else? I'm so sleepy.”

“Go to sleep!”

After hanging up the phone, Wen Ran fixed his eyes on the door of the conference room, and then whispered, “Thick-skinned! Thick-skinned?”

Wen Ran scratched his hair, unable to do it.

Just when Wen Ran was feeling depressed, Ding Yao came out of the conference room and waved to her colleagues, “It's time to get off work. If you have nothing to do, go have dinner or a date!”

Everyone responded politely, but no one moved.

Ding Yao didn't say much and strode out of the office.

Wen Ran closed his eyes, and when he opened them again, he gritted his teeth, clenched his fists, stood up and ran out.

It was just after get off work and there were few people in the outer hall.

Wen Ran quickly caught up with Ding Yao, “Mona, I...I...”

Before she could say anything, her face started to burn.

Ding Yao glanced at Wen Ran, stopped, and said in a good-tempered tone, “Let's talk about it tomorrow, okay?”

tomorrow?

Will it be too late tomorrow?

Wen Ran made up his mind, and all he could think of was Zhai Xinyi's past cheating.

Even if you haven't eaten pork, you have seen pigs run.

Wen Ran used Zhai Xinyi's words and spoke quickly, “Mona, I regret it. I don't want to resign! Carlyle Company is a very good company. I believe that under your leadership, I will gain a lot from Carlyle Company. I believe that these experiences will add a touch of color to my ordinary life! I promise you that I will never do such reckless behavior as I did this afternoon again. I will be a good person and do my job well!”

Wen Ran unconsciously clenched his hands, and gasped with some excitement after he finished speaking.

Ding Yao was confused by Wen Ran. After two seconds of being stunned, his mouth was almost pulled to his ears. “Why did you suddenly change your mind?”

Wen Ran swallowed his saliva and said Zhai Xinyi's classic line, “I am still young, please forgive my ignorance.”

“...”

Wen Ran felt that every minute and every second of waiting for Ding Yao to speak was like a year.

Ding Yao didn't quite understand the contrast between Wen Ran before and after. She was so firm just now, but now she suddenly changed her mind. But she didn't care. She shrugged her shoulders and said, “Then remember not to be late for work.”

Wen Ran felt like dry soil that was suddenly watered with fresh spring water.

She really wants to bloom.

Wen Ran bowed and thanked, “Thank you.”

Wen Ran thanked him several times and smiled at Ding Yao when he returned to the office.

Then she saw Ding Yao leaving with the director.

When Wen Ran returned to the office, some colleagues were already packing up to leave work, muttering that Ding Yao's habit of leaving as soon as get off work was over was probably just a performance from the day he took office.

Wu Yunshan suddenly walked out of the office, and everyone immediately shut up and stopped discussing.

Wen Ran returned to his workstation and was dragged by Ivy to share gossip. “Time is limited, and the information we can get is limited.”

Sure enough, he went to gossip.

Wen Ran cooperated, “What information?”

“Ding Yao and President Yan went to the same university, and she used to work in the same company as the director. This time, the director personally flew abroad and lobbied for more than a month before she was invited back to China.”

So there is this relationship.

Ivy curled her lips, “Do you think she came to Carlyle Company because of the director or President Yan?”

“It should be the director.” Wen Ran said.

After all, I just got off work with the director.

Ivy, “What do you mean?”

Wen Ran didn't want to spread rumors, “It's just a feeling, just a feeling.”

Wen Ran returned home, washed up and lay on the bed to think about what happened today.

How to say it?

This is something that Wen Ran would never have dared to imagine before.

It turns out that she would argue relentlessly in front of everyone, and that she would also endure her inner shame and act like a spoiled brat.

The next day, not long after Wen Ran arrived at the company, Ding Yao convened a department-wide meeting.

The director is also here.

Wen Ran and Ivy sat at the back. Ivy covered her mouth with a notepad, “I think you're Right.”

“Um?”

“It must be because of the director that he came to Carlyle Company.”

Wen Ran, “...”

Once everyone was seated, the slides were ready.

Ding Yao didn't start right away. He looked at his watch, as if he was waiting for someone.

Suddenly, the door of the conference room was pushed open.

Yan Wangshu walked in and said “Sorry, I'm late” to everyone's surprised eyes.

Ding Yao replied, “Just Right.”

Yan Wangshu walked to the back of the conference room, sat down, and said calmly, “Let's get started.”

The lights were dimmed by the remote control, and Ding Yao began to talk about her rectification and planning for the department.

Wen Ran's nose penetrated the light cedary.

She sat with her back straight and her posture stiff.

After a while, Wen Ran blinked twice, squinted slightly, and saw the man next to him leisurely crossing his long legs.

Wen Ran thought, why did you sit next to me?