chapter 4 The vast hesitation

"Anyway? The crisis is finally over!"Callum Zhen, who was finally able to slump down on his desk unscrupulously, slowly raised his lowered eyelids, looked around calmly, and looked at his colleagues who had always been at odds with him. His eyes became ambiguous. Jesus Zhou sat at the free workstation next to him like a little follower, fanning him endlessly.

"Although I am not sure whether I can win the favor of the president, the crisis in the work unit has been solved. What about the one at home? It will be my sister-in-law's birthday in three days. No matter how much you resent her, birthdays are the most taboo day. Get angry, otherwise you will have a bad year.”

Jesus Zhou and Callum Zhen looked at each other, and they made familiar gestures at the same time. Callum Zhen picked up his briefcase and put it on the table, and then he and Jesus Zhou went to the sky garden on the top floor of the office building one after another.

"Finally I can breathe a sigh of relief!"

Vendors doing business downstairs in the office building are running around in the crowded streets. Callum Zhen took a seat in a corner facing the street, and Jesus Zhou squatted next to him, devouring a pineapple bun that had been soaked in the cool breeze for more than an hour in the basket of a shared bicycle.

"You mean from my sister-in-law, or from the manager?" Looking at his friend from a bird's eye view, Jesus Zhou, who has cotton-soft brown hair, fair skin and loving eyes, looks like he's been scolded. Crouching at his feet like a child.

"If you are colleagues, don't take it to heart. They are just a group of familiar strangers at best." Jesus Zhou chewed bread in his mouth, and did not forget to raise his face to look at Callum Zhen's face from time to time.

"Hey, don't blame me for being obsessed with mystical books recently. Every time in the dead of night, I think about what kind of blood feud I had with these guys in my previous life! What a crime, really a crime!"Callum Zhen looked at him coldly. The floating clouds are constantly changing shapes to the rhythm of the wind.

"This year is your Mercury retrograde year. Isn't it normal for you to encounter more hardships!" Zhou Mingyao, whose cheeks turned red after being intoxicated by the Jesus Zhou, smiled at him.

Looking at Jesus Zhou, who had been smiling, Callum Zhen sighed and then shrugged.

"If I remember correctly, Jacob Sheng and I were born on the same day, same year, same month, and same birthday. Why did it go so smoothly for him from entering the industry to being promoted to supervisor?" The corners of Callum Zhen's mouth curled up unhappily.

"No matter how majestic he is today, how many troubles can he make? We both know in our hearts that Jacob Sheng-hwan's dream of reaching the top has come to an end at this point. Kyson Cui and Major Jiang are occupying the branches respectively. What could he do if he refused to let go of the trap he had with the branch manager? To put it more bluntly, if his father-in-law hadn't been wary of him, he would have already worked at the Ancheng City head office. How could he have joined such an established company? A branch in the middle of nowhere!”

As if he had heard something even more unbearable, Callum Zhen smiled ferociously, his eyes full of disdain and unwillingness.

"The road under Jacob Sheng's feet seems to be a shortcut, but the dangers contained in it are actually not much less than those of us little shrimps who are walking in a roundabout way. Brother Callum, think about it from another angle. He is a micromanager in the work unit. If he controls us, then it is very likely that he is controlled by his wife and parents-in-law at home."

Looking at Callum Zhen, whose shoulders were still slumped as if he was deeply shocked, Jesus Zhou couldn't help but interject again.

"What's the point of being restrained? With his wife and parents-in-law, he only has three faces to look at in his life. But as for us, when we go to work, we must be comprehensive and have both sides. Otherwise, we will be fired because of other people's fingers and words. things. When we drag our tired bodies back home, we still have to face the chicken feathers left on the ground by firewood, rice, oil and salt. Who has gone the wrong way? And who is living more tiredly? When people raise their heads, they can still see poems. and the distance, but what I looked down at was devastation, and what I looked up at was the manhole cover sky shrouded in smoke."

Callum Zhen suppressed his disappointment and took out a pack of cigarettes from his jacket pocket. The next moment, the embarrassing fireworks once again aroused the deep anger hidden in his heart. Jesus Zhou sighed silently, and the pineapple bread in his hand suddenly lost its taste.

"Jesus, when it comes to backing, who do you think has a stronger backing, Kyson Cui or Shin Jacob Sheng hwan?"Callum Zhen's eyes were filled with cold resentment that was as enchanting as one's, but the smile on his lips was like that of an unaccepted child. So lonely and lonely.

Jesus Zhou gently patted Callum Zhen's shoulder, and then pulled him towards the fountain pool in the center of the garden. In the center of the fountain stood the bronze statue of the previous branch president as always. Extending from the feet of the bronze statue to the water near the two men, there were piles of sparkling coins. Callum Zhen carefully picked up a coin from it and faced the bronze statue. Screaming: "Please, senior, please give me back the part that fate owes me!"

"Branch manager, it's a bit difficult for this kid to become a billionaire overnight, so send him my good luck and your blessings, so that he can have a rich father or be like you. Stand here!"

"Bang!" The moment Jesus Zhou dropped his trumpet-shaped hand, Callum Zhen threw the coin with all his strength.

The coin flew across the sky, circled the stone path of the fountain pool as if it had not been aimed at just now, and then fell into the fountain pool accurately while Callum Zhen squeezed his palms with sweat. Looking at the coins shining in the sparkling sunlight, it felt like he was secretly telling himself that his senior had heard his begging.

Jesus Zhou smiled, then walked to the pool first and picked up the coin that contained powerful spiritual power, but in an instant he looked sad.

"Damn! Why is it from the back again!" Callum Zhen hid his face behind his lightly clasped hands. From between his fingers, Jesus Zhou vaguely saw a hint of ridicule on his expressionless face.

"What should I do Jesus! It's just early in the morning and I'm already exhausted! Everything from home to work is full of chickens and eggs. I dare to pat my chest and tell you that this is the worst day in my year of Mercury retrograde. It's really God of fate, you are so heartless! Can’t you leave me even the slightest hope?!”

As long as he is depressed, Callum Zhen's mouth will never be idle. Jesus Zhou rolled his eyes at him like a student, and Callum Zhen also lowered his head and shook his head slightly.

"Okay, bro, stop thinking so much. In fact, the person who is the most unhappy in the unit is probably your most envied Supervisor Jacob Sheng Hwan. Think about it, a man wearing a crown spends all day like this with us. What a complicated mood it would be if he mixed with the grassy fools and touched the president's chin when he wanted to straighten his back. Not only that, when he wanted to make a different sound, he also had to worry about Will we offend rivals who are like rivals, and family members who are already like rivals? If we say the wrong thing or do the wrong thing, even if we don't get forgiveness from our bosses and clients, the most we can do is change jobs. But Jacob Sheng! Maybe you never pay attention to details. He often secretly takes some antidepressant drugs. You think he is smart, but in fact he is not. I dare say that if he offends the branch manager, his parents-in-law will not protect him, and even They will force him to divorce and then leave the house."

"How could it be? Doesn't his wife love him very much?"Callum Zhen asked puzzled.

"Just believe him when he says it! How can a young lady like that, who gets whatever she wants, be obsessed with an old face for 15 years?"