Chapter 2 Humiliation

The next day dawned.

Chen Xiao got up, ate the breakfast his mother had carefully prepared, and went to work.

He worked at a Chinese medicine store as a pharmacist.

Although he was a graduate of medical university, his family had no money or influence, so he couldn't get into a major hospital.

Sun Li also worked at the same pharmacy; that's where they met.

However, because she lacked a degree, Sun Li was only a sales clerk in the store.

When Chen Xiao arrived at the pharmacy, he noticed that his colleagues were acting strangely today.

They not only avoided him but also clearly had mockery in their eyes.

Soon, Chen Xiao understood why.

He saw Sun Li walking out with the store manager.

Today, Sun Li was heavily made up and wearing expensive clothes from head to toe.

She was no longer the plain-faced, poor girl she used to be.

The store manager was chatting and laughing with her, their relationship seeming extraordinarily intimate.

"Xiao Li, you've really made it now! Even though you're not working here anymore, we'll always be good friends. Be sure to let me know when you're having the wedding!"

Sun Li giggled. "Don't worry, Manager, I won't forget you, no matter who else I forget."

Sun Li also saw Chen Xiao. She deliberately strutted past him, arrogant as a princess.

Clearly, everyone knew that Sun Li had hooked up with a sugar daddy.

And in this era that laughs at poverty but not at prostitution, Chen Xiao had become the object of their mockery.

Chen Xiao shook his head with a slight smile. At this moment, Sun Li couldn't even cause a ripple in his heart.

He only found it amusing. Sun Li was still complacent, probably not knowing what had happened to Long Yaoyang.

As soon as Sun Li left, the store manager called Chen Xiao over.

"Chen Xiao, where have you been these past few days? Why haven't you been coming to work?"

The store manager's eyes were full of contempt, and his attitude was quite rude.

A good-for-nothing who had been cuckolded still had the nerve to come to work? He might as well find a place to die!

Chen Xiao explained calmly, "Something came up at home and delayed me. Just deduct it from my salary."

The store manager snorted disdainfully.

"Hmph, absent without leave is a matter of attitude. Do you think it's enough to just deduct a little salary?"

"I don't think you need to be a pharmacist anymore. Starting today, you'll work behind the counter as a sales clerk!"

Chen Xiao frowned. This sycophantic, despicable man clearly wanted to curry favor with Sun Li by making things difficult for him.

But before Chen Xiao could speak, his phone suddenly rang.

It was Li Ziqing calling to ask why he hadn't gone to the hospital yet.

Chen Xiao then remembered his promise to Li Ziqing, which he had completely forgotten.

When Li Ziqing heard that he hadn't gone to the hospital yet, she asked Chen Xiao where he was and said she would send someone to pick him up.

Chen Xiao had no choice but to tell her the address of the pharmacy.

As soon as Chen Xiao hung up the phone, the store manager began to sneer.

"You're still making phone calls during work hours? Are we paying you to make phone calls? I'm too lazy to even talk about people like you. No wonder you couldn't even keep your own girlfriend!"

"Hurry up and go sell medicine at the counter! What are you still standing here for?"

Chen Xiao took off his white coat and threw it directly at the store manager's face.

"What are you doing? Are you trying to rebel?"

The store manager shouted in anger.

Chen Xiao snorted coldly. "I quit!"

The store manager sneered.

"Quit? Sun Li resigned, so you're resigning too, huh? She has a sugar daddy to support her. What do you have?"

"But it's just as well. Someone like you really isn't suited to keep working in our store. Get out of here!"

As soon as he finished speaking, a loud and energetic voice rang out.

"I don't think you're the one who's fit to work here!"

The store manager wondered who was so blind as to speak up for Chen Xiao. When he looked up, his face turned pale with fright.

"Ji... Old Ji, you... Why are you here?"

An elderly man in a silver Tang suit walked over angrily. It was indeed Old Ji.

"Can't I come to my own store?"

It turned out that the owner of the pharmacy was Old Ji himself. The store manager was just an employee.

Having worked under Old Ji for many years, this was the first time the store manager had seen Old Ji so angry.

He was so frightened that he couldn't speak properly.

"Y-yes, of course. Old Ji, please don't be angry. I was just being uncivil because this kid is too annoying. It's one thing to be absent without leave, but when I say a few words to him, he wants to quit. Nowadays, young people are all too impetuous..."

It would have been better if he hadn't explained. The more he explained, the angrier Old Ji became, his eyebrows standing on end.

"Shut your mouth! Is Chen *dashi* someone you can lecture?"

The store manager was immediately stunned. "Chen *dashi*? What Chen *dashi*? Who are you talking about?"

Chen Xiao sneered. "He's talking about me."

The store manager's eyes went dark, and he almost fainted.

"Old Ji, are you misunderstanding something? He's not some Chen *dashi*. This kid is just a small-time pharmacist in the store!"

Old Ji pointed to the door and roared, "Get out! Get out of here! How dare you insult Chen *dashi* again and again! From now on, if anyone in the Jiangcheng medical community dares to hire you, they'll be going against me, Ji!"

The store manager was dumbfounded. Although he still didn't understand what was going on, he had realized the seriousness of the situation.

He grabbed Chen Xiao's clothes and said, "Chen Xiao, no, no, Chen *dashi*, please help me persuade Old Ji! I have elderly parents to support and young children to raise. If I lose my job, how will I live?"

Chen Xiao snorted coldly. "What does your supporting your family have to do with me?"

The store manager was still unwilling to give up. "Chen *dashi*, we've worked together for so long. At least say a word for me for the sake of our past relationship!"

"That's right, we have worked together for a long time."

Chen Xiao said, stroking his chin.

When the store manager saw a glimmer of hope, he immediately looked at Chen Xiao like a servile dog, waiting for him to continue.

Chen Xiao curled the corner of his mouth, his face full of mockery.

"If it's for the sake of our past relationship, the most appropriate thing for me to do... is to throw you out!"