"How do you intend to punish me?"
Chu Lingtian turned, his gaze fixed on Liu Bingxue, and asked.
Liu Bingxue glared at Chu Lingtian and said sternly, "I want you to pay for Zhang Tao's medical expenses and apologize to him publicly!"
"The medical expenses will be deducted from my salary. Apologizing is impossible," Chu Lingtian stated calmly.
Liu Bingxue slammed the table and exclaimed angrily, "You hit Zhang Tao in front of everyone. If you don't apologize, who will take the company's rules and regulations seriously anymore? The rules established by the company over the years cannot be broken because of one person!"
"Apologizing is absolutely out of the question. Since you won't let me work in your company, I'll go work for Liu Huohuo's company." Chu Lingtian shrugged his shoulders and left Liu Bingxue's president's office.
Liu Bingxue was so furious that her ample chest heaved, but she was helpless against Chu Lingtian for the moment. She could only secretly vow in her heart to find an opportunity to punish him well once he officially started working for her company.
After thinking for a moment, Liu Bingxue called Yang Wei and ordered him to deduct Chu Lingtian's entire first month's salary to cover Zhang Tao's medical expenses. The matter was thus settled.
The next day.
At precisely nine o'clock in the morning, Chu Lingtian arrived at the underground parking lot of Baoxue Company.
Baoxue Company rented an eight-story building, which, including the underground parking lot, made it nine floors in total.
Last night, Chu Lingtian had received an onboarding text message from the HR department, instructing him to report to the underground parking lot as a security guard.
Chu Lingtian knew that Liu Bingxue, the cold and domineering female president, seemed to have been truly affected by his words at the time. Otherwise, he would have received a message from HR stating he was not needed.
"Hello, my name is Chu Lingtian, and I'm the new security guard." Chu Lingtian walked up to the guard booth window of the underground parking lot and smiled at a tall, slightly plump young man in a security uniform inside.
"Holy cow, you're Chu Lingtian?" the slightly plump young man asked, his eyes fixed on Chu Lingtian with surprise.
Chu Lingtian retorted, "What's wrong?"
The slightly plump young man quickly opened the door of the guard booth and said excitedly, "Hero, please come in and sit down. I have something I wanted to ask you."
Chu Lingtian entered the guard booth and found it not too crowded, with enough space for at least four people. Thus, with two people on duty, the environment was quite comfortable.
"Hero Chu, my name is Wang Dagang." The slightly plump young man stood up from his seat and offered Chu Lingtian a cigarette.
Chu Lingtian accepted the cigarette and asked with a smile, "You seem to know me?"
"Hero Chu, you've already become famous in our company, albeit secretly. You dared to hit Zhang Tao, the head of the HR department, during your interview yesterday. That's truly awesome!" Wang Dagang said with an expression of admiration as he lit Chu Lingtian's cigarette with a lighter.
Although Yang Wei and Zhang Tao had tried their best to keep Chu Lingtian hitting Zhang Tao yesterday a secret, other employees had witnessed it at the time. Therefore, the incident quickly spread quietly within the company. However, the employees who knew about it feared the power of Yang Wei and Zhang Tao and dared not discuss it openly.
Chu Lingtian smiled and asked, "Why does it feel like you're gloating because I hit Zhang Tao?"
"Brother Chu, to be honest, Zhang Tao is a heartless scumbag. The HR department is responsible for every employee's employment status, attendance bonuses, and promotions. Yet, Zhang Tao frequently uses his power to extort from us ordinary employees and has even repeatedly coerced and enticed female employees," Wang Dagang replied indignantly.
Chu Lingtian chuckled, "It seems I've helped you vent some anger yesterday."
"Yes!" Wang Dagang nodded affirmatively, then asked in surprise, "But, Brother Chu, you're quite something. You dared to hit the person who could decide your interview outcome during your interview, and you didn't even fail the interview because of it..."
"Perhaps President Liu handles matters impartially," Chu Lingtian replied with a faint smile, giving a casual excuse. However, he now knew that Yang Wei, the head of HR, was a despicable character who had twisted the truth of him hitting Zhang Tao in front of Liu Bingxue and slandered him maliciously.
"Mm, President Liu, although she's a cold and domineering female president, she's not bad at heart. She's just quite strict with her subordinates." Wang Dagang nodded, though it was unclear if he meant it sincerely. After all, Wang Dagang and Chu Lingtian were meeting for the first time. Workplace intrigue and deception are often more cruel than imagined. Wherever there are people, there will always be struggles, no matter the job or position.
"Then I'll go change first." Chu Lingtian looked at a new security uniform nearby, assuming the HR department had placed it there in advance, and picked it up.
Wang Dagang pointed into the parking lot and said, "Walk forward, then turn left, and you'll see a restroom. You can change your clothes there."
"It's not common to have a restroom in an underground parking lot," Chu Lingtian remarked casually.
"Our company manufactures and sells products, so we have many cars and people coming and going every day. This restroom is convenient for our employees and also for visiting clients," Wang Dagang replied.
"Alright, I'll change into the security uniform and then take a walk around this underground parking lot to familiarize myself with the environment." Chu Lingtian nodded and then, carrying the security uniform, walked out of the guard booth.
After entering the men's restroom, changing into the security uniform, and packing his original clothes into a plastic bag, Chu Lingtian began to stroll through the underground parking lot.
As he approached the elevator entrance, he saw Liu Bingxue getting out of her car. She was wearing a white T-shirt on her upper body, denim shorts on her lower body, and a pair of pure white sports shoes. She exuded a youthful vitality, appearing pure and flawless, and was incredibly beautiful.
Liu Bingxue, not noticing Chu Lingtian nearby, quickly walked to the elevator entrance with her laptop bag in her left hand, waiting for the elevator.
Chu Lingtian had no intention of greeting Liu Bingxue, but as he was about to turn away, he suddenly frowned.
Ding!
At that moment, the elevator arrived with a ding, and the doors opened, revealing it to be empty.
Liu Bingxue stepped into the elevator with her long, fair, and slender legs.
However, in the adjacent corridor, a man had stealthily hidden himself at some unknown time. He was wearing a black hat and a black mask, obscuring his face. Only his build could be discerned, indicating he was a man.
As Liu Bingxue's left foot first stepped into the elevator, the mysterious man's sinister eyes became even more terrifying. He quickly took out a gun loaded with a syringe containing an unknown white liquid. Aiming it at Liu Bingxue's neck, he moved his right index finger towards the gun's trigger.