Chapter 11 — He Never Looked Back

Half a year later, the Tinh Cang project won the Golden Marketing Award of the year. At the awards ceremony, the host announced my name. I stood under the spotlight, for the first time as the person who came up with the idea to officially receive the trophy. Below the stage, applause rang out. Chu Minh sat in the first row, holding his phone up towards me. On the screen were huge words: 【Director Hua is number 1 in the world.】 I couldn't help but laugh. After the awards ceremony ended, some colleagues from my old company stopped me backstage. Compared to half a year ago, they look much more haggard. After the Tinh Cang project happened, customers' trust in the company decreased seriously, and several core projects were continuously canceled. In order to calm the storm, the General Director fired the individuals involved in spreading rumors and the most serious oppression in the workplace. The remaining people were also demoted for investigation. The colleague who once criticized me as the harshest "delusion" in the group chat now blushed and said: "Miss Hua Dong, we know our mistakes." "Back then, it was because To Yen always caused misunderstandings that we believed that she and Director Ly had a shady relationship." I looked at her. "Did she tell you to kiss me?" The other person was speechless. "She encouraged you to secretly record videos and give her a nickname." for me, or did you deliberately not leave a seat for me during team building?" "But if Director Ly had made it public earlier..." "Ly Tu didn't make it public, that's his problem." "As for you guys, because of judging the likes and dislikes of your superiors, you isolate your colleagues, that's your problem." "Don't blame your own malice on others." The faces of those people varied from blue to white. Someone mumbled: "We also lost our jobs because of this, what else do you want?" I laughed. "I don't want anything." "You guys lost your jobs, that was the result of the company's handling of workplace violence, not because I took revenge on you." "If the person standing here today was not me, but an ordinary employee who had no chance to start over, would you apologize?" No one answered. They stopped me, not because they really felt guilty. It's just that they hope I will come out and help them with their old company. I ignored them and walked out backstage. Chu Minh was waiting for me outside the door, conveniently holding the trophy. "Are you done?" "Yes." It was raining and dusting outside. He opened his umbrella and naturally walked over to stand shoulder to shoulder with me. After walking a few steps, I realized that the umbrella canopy was almost tilted towards me. His left shoulder was covered with a layer of tiny raindrops. This familiar scene made me momentarily dazed. Chu Minh noticed my eyes. "What's wrong?" "The umbrella is tilted." He bent down to look, then tilted the umbrella a little more towards me. "No, it's just right." I suddenly stopped walking. Chu Minh also immediately stopped and turned to look at me. Not showing any signs of impatience, nor urging. He just stood there waiting. "Chu Minh." "Hmm?" "Why are you always waiting for me?" He was silent for two seconds, rarely showing a bit of embarrassment. "Because I'm chasing you." I was stunned. He gently cleared his throat. "I thought I made it clear." "I know you just went through a bad relationship, so I don't intend to force you to respond right away." "Just walk slowly, I'll wait." The sound of rain pattering on the umbrella. I looked into his sincere and straightforward eyes, my heart felt like it was lightly hit by something. When I'm with Ly Tu, I'm always the one who has to follow behind him. At the company, I'm afraid of being seen, so I have to leave work 10 minutes apart.