The pushover offended a top-tier boss

My phone kept ringing; it was all WeChat messages from students.

One student said: "Teacher, I want to change dorms. Wang Zihan's snoring is driving me crazy. I didn't fall asleep until 3 a.m. last night, and I almost fainted in class today."

Another student with depression messaged me: "[Advisor, I'm feeling down and would like to talk to you. When would be a good time?]"

Ye Zhenzhen stared at the screen, feeling that her mental state was about to collapse.

Hey.

She was overwhelmed with work when a message popped up in the work group:

[Revised List of Intermediate Teachers' Professional Titles for This Year]

She paused, then clicked on it.

On the last line, she saw her own name.

Ye Zhenzhen.

She froze for several seconds, blinked, and made sure she wasn't seeing things.

Ye Zhenzhen was a little confused.

How did a windfall suddenly fall from the sky?

As she was pondering this, another friend request popped up on her phone. The note read: Liu Jian.

Liu Jian? Vice Dean Liu Jian? Why add her?

She hesitated for a moment, then clicked "accept".

Liu Jian's message arrived almost instantly:

[Professor Ye, how's work at the secretariat? Don't hesitate to tell me if you need anything; the college is your strong support.]

Ye Zhenzhen was even more confused.

She typed carefully: "Thank you for your concern, Dean Liu. Work here is going well, it's just that the students might not know, and they're still trying to get me some jobs."

The reply came instantly: "Don't worry, I've already arranged for another teacher to take over your work. These students are too disobedient; how could they bother you? I'll have them emphasize this again."

【Then study hard over there. The academy is waiting for you to come back and guide the teachers.】

Ye Zhenzhen stared at the screen, wondering if she was seeing things.

Did Liu Jian take the wrong medicine?

Xu Lin, who joined the company at the same time as her, sent her a WeChat message:

[Teacher Ye, I heard you've been seconded to the New District Committee for some training; the whole institute is buzzing about it. When are you coming back?!]

Ye Zhenzhen then realized what was happening.

So, they all thought they were the chosen ones?

Nobody knew that she was simply ordered to go back to training because her skills were too poor.

She was almost dead.

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Ye Zhenzhen revised the PPT from beginning to end again, confirming three times that there were no typos or formatting issues, before finally letting out a long sigh of relief.

She checked the time; there was still an hour before she had to leave work.

They're all going to die sooner or later.

She opened WeChat and found Chen Zheng:

Is the boss in the office right now?

Chen Zheng replied instantly: [Yes.]

Ye Zhenzhen tentatively asked again, "How are you feeling?"

[Expressionless, indiscernible.]

But if you went to him with a pile of garbage, you probably wouldn't be in a good mood.

Ye Zhenzhen was so angry that she sent an emoji: 【You're the worst person in the world.jpg】

"Look at you, you coward! Do you think he'd eat you alive?" Chen Zheng laughed at her.

Ye Zhenzhen typed, biting her lip: [She's scarier than if she ate me, fierce, and loves to curse.]

"He's scolding you for your own good. Why does he scold you and not others?" Chen Zheng replied.

Ha, what kind of PUA is this?

[Should I kneel down and thank Secretary Zhou for his immense kindness?]

Chen Zheng said, "What I mean is, anyone who gets scolded by Zhou Huaijin is someone who can still be saved. He wouldn't even bother to glance at most people."

Ye Zhenzhen stared at the sentence for two seconds.

Bullshit, she doesn't believe that. It's just PUA.

She took a deep breath, picked up her notebook, and walked towards the secretary's office.

She stood outside the door and took several deep breaths.

A dark gray carpet was laid at the entrance, with the edges pressed neatly without a single wrinkle.

She stood there, her legs feeling a little weak.

Inhale first, then exhale, then inhale again.

My heart was pounding.

She raised her hand and knocked on the door.

"Enter."

One word: somber and brief.

Ye Zhenzhen pushed open the door and went in.

Zhou Huaijin sat behind his desk, several red-headed documents laid out beside him, stamped with the word "Confidential" in red. His shirt sleeves were rolled up to his elbows, revealing his well-defined forearms, and a simple mechanical watch adorned his wrist. He was signing the documents, the pen nib making a soft scratching sound as it glided across the paper.

"Boss, I've revised the report, please take a look..." She stood at the door, her voice a little strained.

He didn't look up, just grunted an "Mm," and continued moving the pen tip across the paper.

Ye Zhenzhen walked over, placed the laptop on his desk, and pressed the power button.

Then she discovered a problem.

The battery is down to 10%.

She panicked. This crappy computer could only last another fifteen minutes at most.

"Um... Boss," she said, forcing herself to speak, "my laptop is almost out of battery..."

Zhou Huaijin finally raised his head and glanced at her.

That look in his eyes was neither cold nor warm, but it sent chills down your spine.

"How about I send it to your phone?" she asked tentatively.

Zhou Huaijin put down his pen, leaned back in his chair, and spoke up as expected: "Not checking the equipment before starting work is a basic matter of work attitude—"

"Yes, yes, I will definitely pay attention next time." Ye Zhenzhen quickly admitted her mistake before he could finish speaking, her attitude as sincere as could be.

Zhou Huaijin looked at her, his lips twitching slightly, it was hard to tell whether he wanted to laugh or continue cursing.

"How about I add you on WeChat and send it to you?" she added quietly.

The office fell silent for a moment.

Zhou Huaijin lowered his eyes and tapped his fingers lightly twice on the table.

This woman used such methods.

I want to add him on WeChat.

Hmph, low-class.

He frowned and pulled up the QR code on his phone.

Ye Zhenzhen didn't notice the change in his facial expression and quickly scanned the QR code.

The friend request has been sent.

His WeChat profile picture is a landscape photo with mountains and sea, and his name is the pinyin abbreviation "zhj".

Her profile picture... is a silly, fat cat with its eyes squinting and tongue sticking out, in an emoji style, which looks very "unreliable".

"A hopeless illiterate?" Zhou Huaijin suddenly spoke up. "You certainly have a good grasp of your own position."

Ye Zhenzhen suddenly remembered the WeChat name she had just changed.

Oh God...

She hurriedly sent the document over, then stood aside, waiting for the outcome.

Zhou Huaijin opened the document, glanced at it, and turned slightly to the side.

"Come here and talk."

Ye Zhenzhen had no choice but to pull up a chair and sit down.

The two were very close. Close enough that she could smell his familiar woody scent. His arm was right next to her shoulder, and she could touch it with the slightest movement.

She tensed up instantly, her back taut like a string.

"This is my new PPT style..." she said, her voice trembling as she opened the first page.

A faint hum came from behind.

Is it mocking her for having a gold-rimmed excrement basin?