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Wipe Clean After Eating-Chapter 16 Depressed
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Translated by Dree and edited by peanuts
I rest a day and go to work as usual the second day. Thank goodness the wound isnât large. I replace the worn band-aid with new one, put on my business attire and head off to work early.
As soon as I walk into the office, I notice that the atmosphere isnât quite right. I have special duties, every morning I have to arrive extra early to clean the general managerâs office. Although itâs not unusual to have colleagues arrive earlier than I do, at most there would only be a handful of people. Today, when I arrive at the company, there are already more than a dozen co-workers at their posts and they are all women!
âXiao Xia!â A person suddenly shouts to me.
I look towards the direction of the sound and see the well-dressed and lightly made-up, Liu Meng Xi beaming at me. When I see her, I instinctively feel a bit guilty and reluctantly shout back in reply: âSister Meng Xi!â
Liu Meng Xi pats my shoulder cordially and says: âThe things I asked you to give to the general manager, have you given it to him?â
Oops, Iâve forgotten! My face stiffens and her smile immediately stiffens. I quickly say, âI gave it already!â (Note: Later on when he arrives, Iâll give it to him right away!)
She smiles again: âWell then, what did the general manager say?â
I quickly fabricate a response: âHe said he really likes it!â
Liu Meng Xiâs face is full of joy: âXiao Xia, I cannot thank you enough! One day, I really must treat you out to eat!â
Feeling guilty, I quickly change the subject and say with a sigh, âEveryone is here so early today!â
She lowers her voice and says disdainfully, âIn order to catch a millionaire, who would not arrive early?â
I ask wonderingly, âWhat millionaire?â
She stares at me in surprise, âSuch big news, how can you not know?â
Iâm at a loss and shake my head: âI donât know ah!â
âOh, right, you did not come to work yesterday.â
Liu Meng Xi suddenly sees the light and pats her forehead as she explains: âYesterday, the Boss said that his little brother needs to intern at our company. Heâll arrive this morning! You think about it, as the general managerâs little brother interning at our company, heâll certainly be given a management position. Moreover, with the general manager so handsome, his little brother canât be much worse. How can the flirts in our company not be boiling over in excitement?â
While speaking, she secretly points to the female colleagues in contemptuous disgust: âLook over at the one by the window, and the one in the middle. Both of them arrived at work early in the morning. Right now, they are surreptitiously touching up their make-up under the table thinking that no one can see them.â
I kept quiet. You also came to work super early today. You also put on made-up on the face!
Iâve just finished cleaning half of the office when Lu Jun comes in, which is earlier than usual. He is wearing a new, impeccably tailored suit and tie, and pushes open the door in a dignified and leisurely manner. His eyes gently scan the desk and he asks in a very serious and businesslike manner: âXia Ye, you didnât bring me breakfast today?â
I then suddenly realize: âOh, I forgot to make scallion pancake for you this morning!â
His mouth spasms and he says between clenched teeth: âHenceforth, you are forbidden from saying scallion pancake in my presence!â
I am a little embarrassed: âThen in the future, what would you like for breakfast?â
He sits down on his leather chair and rotates around, taps his hands together and says casually: âWhen I came in just now, the loving heart bento that manager Wang was eating doesnât look too bad.â
I am more embarrassed, and since I am puzzled, I toss out a question: âWhat kind of bento is called a loving heart bento?â
He throws the question back at me: âThat is for you to figure out. I am only responsible for tasting.â I complain silently in my heart. Manager Wang, why did you have to eat a loving heart bento for no reason? If you must eat, then eat! Why did you have to let the general manager see it?!
After Iâve finished cleaning the office, I take the item that Liu Meng Xi left in my care from the cabinet. Since Iâve already boasted to her that Big Boss Lu liked her gift, I now have to make him love it. Thus, I say in a very gentle, mild, and cautious tone, âGeneral manager, this is for you.â
Apparently Lu Jun loves receiving gifts. From across the computer screen, he holds out his hand to take the gift. With a faint smile on his face, he opens the beautifully packaged box and takes out the light grey tie from inside. He first looks at the tie, then looks touched and says to me: âThis isnât something you can afford. Where did you get it?â
I nod my head and say flatteringly, âGeneral manager, you have really great insight! With only a glance you can tell! This is what our companyâs Liu Meng Xi asked me to give you on her behalf!â
His face sinks: âYou are quite enthusiastic.â
I give an awkward, hearty laugh: âHa ha! Since I am not busy, I take pleasure in helping others!â
He opens his drawer and takes out a bottle of black ink: âSince you are so free, why donât you take this bottle of ink and pour it outside on the hallway. Remember to pour it evenly.â
I am a bit fearful of his evil intention and say: âUh huh, sure. Then right after Iâve poured it, youâre going to tell me to clean it up!â
He smiles and shakes his head: âI wonât.â
I still refuse to yield: âIf it is not I who need to clean it up, someone else must. I absolutely will not do this type of evil deed that harms others without benefiting myself!â
He raises his eyebrows: âYou wonât do things that harm others without benefiting yourself, then will you do things that harm others for your personal benefit?â
I: ââŚâŚâ
He smilingly continues to say: âXia Ye, what would you say if I take this tie and throw it out in the trash, and afterward tell Liu Meng Xi that I never received her gift. What do you think sheâll do?â
Okay! You are considered ruthless! If you really do that, Liu Meng Xi will think that I threw out the tie and didnât deliver it safely to the general managerâs hands! And afterward, she will treat me like her worse enemy with absolutely no chance of reconcilingâŚâŚ
This is definitely a case of framing somebody ah!
Holding a bottle of carbon black ink, I sneakily walk down the hallway. It appears that the hallway has not been cleaned and sanitized today. There are lots of dust and scraps of paper on the bright white floor but I still do not have the heart to dirty the floor. After I struggle internally for a bit, I take advantage of nobody coming my way then bend down to evenly and carefully pour the black ink over the floor.
âWhat are you doing?â An angry voice demands from behind me.
I quickly stand straight and sneakily hide away the ink bottle. I turn my head and see a man with his face covered with a cleaning mask, wearing a cleaning suit, donning a cleaning cap, and holding a cleaning tool. This is simply the look of a first rate cleaner!
Indeed I canât do evil deeds and harm others. As soon as I do an evil deed I get caught red-handed! Although Iâve a guilty conscience, I pretend as if nothing had happened and intend to leave with a sashay.
The cleaning person stops me with a furious accusation: âYou poured ink all over the floor!â
I counter: âDonât speak nonsense. It wasnât me.â
He responds with conviction: âI saw you! It was you!â
I continue to refute: âIt truly wasnât me.â
He: âIt was you!â
I: âIt wasnât me.â
He: âIt was you!â
I: âIt was me!â
He: âIt wasnât you!â
And then he is stunned.
I say to him with a proud smile: âThatâs what you said!â
He stares angrily at me: âYouâŚ!â
I can see that he is very angry until speechless so I quickly straighten him out: âActually, why are you arguing over this until your face and ears are red? I deny that I poured the ink. You are responsible for cleaning up the floors. I admit that I poured the ink. You still have to clean the floors, so regardless, the outcome is the same.â
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His eyes get bigger, it seems like his lips are trembling under the mask. In my heart, I think it is not easy to earn money as a cleaner so I stop annoying him. Out of the kindness of my heart, I turn and walk straight away.
On my way back, I meet manager Wang holding a pink lunch box in his hands, with a flattered expression on his face. I recall general managerâs love bento and call after him, âManager Wang, I heard that your bento breakfast for today was really nice!â
Manager Wang said, with his face full of happiness: âXiao Xia ah, thanks to your picture, I have dispelled my wifeâs suspicions about other women. In fact, she no longer gets mad at me but instead is very sympathetic towards me and treats me unbelievably well. This morning, she even made me a love bento breakfast!â
Iâm all confused. Mrs. Wang in the past was angry at manager Wang because she heard that there are lots of beauties at the company and would often loudly quarrel with him over it. Now after seeing my photo, she is sympathetic towards him?
Every time I speak to manager Wang, I also get irritated by him. It seems that in the future, whenever I see him, I better take a detour.
But there is one question that I have to ask: This love bento thing, what exactly is it?â
Manager Wang replies modestly: âIn fact, itâs not really anything special, itâs just some fried egg with some ham on it.â
I exhale in relief: âThis is good, not too much trouble.â
Manager Wang continues: âBut this egg is fried in a heart shape and the ham is cut into a heart shape.â
I am depressed: heart-shape ahâŚheart-shape ahâŚ
Mrs. Wang giving her husband a heart-shaped bento is called reasonable. If I am to give Lu Jun a heart-shaped bento, then what is it considered ah!
Today, at the end of the work day, the so-called general managerâs brother has still not appeared in the company. The female colleaguesâ desires are unsatisfied and their faces hide bitterness. I pack up my things properly in preparation to leave. Lu Jun calls out from his office: âXia Ye, donât go yet.â
I quickly state: âI have already finished todayâs work!â
He looks at me: âWe leave together.â
I reluctantly ask: âWhy?â
He tilts his head slightly, âDoes there need to be a reason?â
I firmly nod my head. If there is no reason, then there is no need. If there is no need, I absolutely will not leave with this man with a belly-full of evil water!
He turns around, picks up a stack of five files, each the thickness of the Xinhua dictionary and plops them into my hands.
Iâm struggling to hold the files, my face blackens: âWhat are you doing?â
He smiles harmlessly: âDidnât you want a reason? You are my secretary. I need you to help me take these files to my place. Is this reason good enough for you?â
Steam fills my head: âBut these documents are supposed to be left in the office, tomorrow morning it is supposed to be distributed to the colleagues ah!â
He says with a calm demeanor: âRight, so tomorrow morning, you need to retrieve these files from my place and take them back to the company.â
I burst into tears, mother! I will never ask him for a reason again!
The companyâs employees have pretty much all left by now but I am still stuck carrying a large stack of files, so I am immensely remorseful as I walk out of the company at Lu Junâs side. If I had known earlier, I would have obediently agreed to go with him. At least, it would have been relaxing with me empty-handed. At least it would have been better than being his porter!
When passing the area where I spilled the ink, I notice that the cleaner is still mopping the floor far away. On the floor, most of the ink has been cleaned but there is still a small part left. I feel guilty, looking at that cleaner who seems exhausted when he bends over to clean the floor. Thus, when I am walking near him, I purposely conceal my face with the files.
But the cleaner straightens his bent body and blocks our way.
I am surprised, like that he also can recognize me?
However what surprise me more is that, he holds a black mop in one hand and with the other hand, he points at Lu Jun and shouts: âBrother!â