Chapter 2 — Cheap, Late Apology

That feeling, for me, was so strange. I even had a wild thought: No matter what, I just wanted to drive a yellow Ferrari at 180km/h in front of her, then slap her in the face twice. But when I looked down at my hands, I felt ridiculous: I got angry because of such a cheap "green tea". Isn't that lowering my self-worth? I called Van Van - an employee at Hermes. Her voice was full of excitement, unable to hide her joy: "Lady Tham, don't worry! Even if I have to clean up all of Shanghai today, I will still collect enough goods and make sure to deliver them directly to you!" And that's right, on that very day - before it was time to get off work, except Bach Lac Lac, a total of 46 people - the assistants of the senior director and the staff of the General Management Department at the Tham Thi Group headquarters, all received a luxurious gift from the CEO's wife: An Hermes necklace worth 120,000 yuan. Although the value is not as good as the 2 million yuan auctioned necklace, the winning point is: everyone has a share. It can be said that the division is fair and the water is poured evenly into the bowl. Tieu Ha, who handled this, was very skillful. He asked everyone to post on social networks, along with a unified status line: 【The CEO's wife said, every girl deserves better! 【Close your hands, listen to the CEO's wife's orders!】 Receiving a gift, who wouldn't happily cooperate? As assistants and employees of the General Management Department, they are the news dissemination center of the entire company. Today, being personally given a gift by the CEO's wife, who wouldn't smile brightly, competing to post photos and write captions? Even a few "very clever" girls added a sentence of their own: 【The CEO's wife really knows how to play!】 Although the assistant general managers are not really influential people in the company, their influence in each department... cannot be underestimated. Less than half an hour later, the whole company was buzzing: The CEO's wife had just given all female employees Hermes necklaces. As for the cause... the "gossip groups" have competed with each other to come up with all kinds of theories. Bach Lac Lac's face was pale, as if he had just suffered a great humiliation. Her eyes were red, she quietly hid in the bathroom, and took off the diamond necklace she was wearing around her neck. Two colleagues walked in to touch up their makeup, glanced at her, and smiled meaningfully. Bach Lac Lac was so embarrassed that he didn't know where to hide his face, bowed his head, and quickly walked out of the bathroom. The laughter behind her back became more and more obvious, no longer respectful. Her cheeks heated up. She put the necklace in the box, without hesitation - returned it intact to Tham Tri Canh. 5 At that time, Tham Tri Canh had just finished a video conference with his partner. As soon as I turned around, I saw the girl, clearly crying, holding a jewelry box, her eyes sad
sad, just quietly looking at the toes of my own shoes.
"What's up?" He frowned and asked.
Before he could answer, Bach Lac Lac's tears fell freely. She choked, her voice shaking with self-pity: "General Manager Tham... take this necklace back, I don't dare to accept it anymore..." His cold face flashed with dissatisfaction. His intuition told him: something must have happened. But he was in no hurry to ask. Just quietly stare at the person standing in front of you. After a moment of pursed lips and hesitation, Bach Lac Lac finally took the initiative to open his mouth and recounted everything that happened in the office today.
“General Manager Tham, I'm sorry for causing trouble for you…” “I just posted a post on social networks to encourage myself, but I didn't expect my wife to know…” Bach Lac Lac sobbed as he spoke. “I really didn't think she would be so angry…”
She was as pitiful as a small white rabbit, weak and trembling.
“General manager, I want to apologize to my wife. I can explain it clearly to her.”
Tham Tri Canh has never had the habit of surfing social networks. His time is almost entirely devoted to work. But as the general director of an entire corporation, he understands that storms within the company are a daily occurrence. His face, which was already cold, is now even colder.
“I know.” He said in a low voice.
6 That evening, Tham Tri Canh took Bach Lac Lac home. The girl stood timidly behind him, looking extremely docile.
“I brought Lac Lac here, so she can speak clearly in front of you.” He let out a sigh. "Ha Tinh, Lac Lac is just my secretary. What happened yesterday, to show my apology, I conveniently gave her a gift, that's all."
I quietly stirred the silver spoon and drank the entire bowl of bird's nest that the maid had cooked.
“Sister-in-law, I'm sorry…” Bach Lac Lac said softly, her eyes filled with tears as if she was about to cry.
Bach Lac Lac bowed before me, his attitude extremely sincere. She was trembling and weak, as if a strong wind could blow her away.
"This is the first time I have received such an expensive gift. I was so happy at the time that I was confused. If I have done something to make you unhappy, please just say it directly and I will definitely fix it right away!"
I raised my eyebrows: "You are Bach Lac Lac, right?" She glanced at Tham Tri Canh, as if wanting to find some courage from him, then nodded slightly. Looking at her immature appearance but trying to act resilient, trying to "duel" with me, I just found it funny.
"I'm not your teacher, nor your leader. I don't have time to teach you how to be a human being. But I'm Tham Tri Canh's wife, so - whoever dares to be ambiguous with my husband, I will absolutely not give them a chance to correct their mistakes."
Perhaps Bach Lac Lac has never met anyone as straightforward as me in her entire life. Her face became more and more awkward, and her weakness became obvious and could not be hidden.
“Ha Tinh, Lac Lac came to apologize to you.” Tham Tri Canh spoke up.
He clearly understands my temperament and behavior. Even though he doesn't completely agree with what I did today, he can understand my feelings.