Looking down, I saw that my advisor had already hung up.I naturally turned off my phone.”A friend who’s planning to quit his job,” I said.Fiona frowned, suspicion rising in her mind. “What kind of friend talks about work stuff with you this late?”As I was pondering how to explain, her phone suddenly pinged with a message from Zack, saying he had encountered a stray kitten on his way home and had specially gone to buy a sausage for it.
A smile involuntarily lifted the corners of Fiona’s lips.Seeming to realize I was still there, Fiona suppressed her smile and said perfunctorily, “Don’t chat about negative things with your friends. Use that time to learn more about the project instead.”Her cold tone was completely different from how she spoke to Zack.I didn’t argue or complain that the project had already been given to Zack. Fiona didn’t pay me any more attention either, smiling as she replied to the message while heading to her room.
Soon after, her hearty laughter could be heard from the room.She had completely forgotten how I had been by her side all these years, working tirelessly day and night, cutting off all contact with my friends.But it was just as well, saving me the trouble of arguing with her.I returned to the small study converted from a storage room and took out the English materials I hadn’t finished reading.After five years, the direction of the research institute had changed.
If I wanted to go back, even with my advisor’s help, I needed to have strong skills myself.Fortunately, my foundation was solid, so it wouldn’t take too long to pick things up again.”You’re reading English magazines?”Just as I was engrossed in my studies, Fiona suddenly entered the room.She reached over and took the magazine, flipped through a couple of pages, then tossed it back.With a sneer, she said, “Why are you reading this? Can you even understand it?””Just browsing,”
I replied coldly.I put away the materials and asked, “Did you need something?”In the past, whenever Fiona came to me on her own initiative, I was always very enthusiastic. Perhaps not expecting me to be so cold, she was taken aback for a moment.Her expression became somewhat unnatural.”There is something,” she said.”Zack just completed a big project, and I’m planning to promote him.
It’s also a good way to encourage other employees. What do you think?”Fiona looked at me.She asked for my opinion, but I knew this was just a notification, not a real consultation.I still nodded, “I have no objections.””But there need to be penalties as well as rewards, otherwise the team will be hard to manage,” she continued.”You haven’t completed a project in such a long time, so I’m thinking of temporarily transferring you to an entry-level position. I’ll bring you back later when the time is right.””Don’t worry, it won’t be for too long.
I’m thinking of the overall situation here. You’re my boyfriend, so you should support me, right?”I laughed inwardly.So even now, she didn’t know about my resignation.She could deduce Zack’s mood from the slightest hints and know what he liked from small details. But now, as her boyfriend, my resignation letter had been signed by her own hand, and she was completely unaware.Indeed, care and indifference can be seen in just a few words.
Seeing that I didn’t speak, Fiona thought I was going to argue with her like before. Her expression immediately darkened.”It doesn’t matter if you don’t agree. I’ve already sent out the notice, and your office has been given to Zack.””Either you accept the transfer, or you leave,” she threatened. “But let me advise you, the company is about to go public. You should think carefully before you walk away.”Her tone was confident that I wouldn’t leave.This kind of thing had happened too many times. In just one year, because of a few words from Zack, my position in the company had been lowered again and again.
