After Wei Yumeng resigned, she calculated her current savings. They weren't much. With the child due in a few months, she would need a lot of money.
Now was not the time to rest and worry. She had to pull herself together.
She took a deep breath and cheered herself on.
"Wei Yumeng, you can do it."
On the day of her resignation, she didn't go home to wallow in self-pity. Instead, she decided to embark on a new journey.
She first applied to several companies. Fortunately, her major made it not particularly difficult to find a job. The key was, for some reason, many companies were satisfied with her abilities and experience, but the outcome was always negative.
After rushing around all afternoon, her legs were sore, and with her pregnancy, her back was also uncomfortable. She decided to go home after interviewing with one last company, but the result was the same.
She felt something was strange and couldn't help but ask.
"Could you please tell me why you're not hiring me? You have to give me a reason. Didn't you just say that my abilities, experience, and education are all within your consideration?"
The interviewer replied politely, with a relatively good attitude.
"We are quite satisfied with your abilities and experience. The key issue is that you are pregnant. The intensity of this job is quite high. If something were to happen, our company wouldn't be able to bear the responsibility."
But Wei Yumeng clearly felt that they were just making excuses.
"If you thought from the beginning that I, as a pregnant woman, couldn't handle this job, why did you even interview me?"
This situation was irreversible. It was obvious they had noticed as soon as she walked in. Why, after the interview was over, after all the questions were asked and all the statements made, would they reject her now? It was clearly problematic.
The interviewer didn't explain further to Wei Yumeng. In short, she was not hired.
As she walked out, her mood felt even heavier. Was there anyone more unlucky than her? Not only had she just gotten divorced, but she was also full of ambition to start a new life, for the sake of the child in her belly. Little did she know, she would hit a wall everywhere she turned.
Seeing the sky about to darken, Wei Yumeng decided to go home first and continue her search tomorrow. Even if she couldn't find one, she had to keep looking; she couldn't be without a job.
As soon as she returned, she smelled the aroma of food. Mu Linjing saw her and smiled at her.
"Yumeng, you're back. Where did you go?"
"Looking for a job, but it's not going well."
She was almost dead inside, full of anticipation, only to be met with disappointment.
Mu Linjing finished stir-frying the last dish and brought it to the table. "Let's talk while we eat."
Seeing the table full of delicious food, Wei Yumeng's stomach grumbled involuntarily.
"Okay, let's eat first. But why did you decide to cook yourself today?"
"It's because I saw you weren't happy today."
Mu Linjing thought that Wei Yumeng's mood wasn't very good right now, so making her something to eat might help her mood gradually improve.
Wei Yumeng felt content to have Mu Linjing by her side at this moment. At least she wasn't alone.
Mu Linjing could tell that her mood wasn't good either and wanted to try and cheer her up a bit.
"Thank you, Linjing. I don't know how to thank you enough. Having a friend like you is my honor."
"Don't say that. We're friends. Back when we were working, if you hadn't helped me, I wouldn't have known what to do."
She clearly remembered the refreshing impression Wei Yumeng made when she first joined the company.
When so many people dared not confront their superiors, only she stood up, her unyielding spirit was truly admirable.
Wei Yumeng thought back to when she first joined the company. She was indeed at a loss. But she couldn't just be bullied by them; otherwise, her days at the company would have been even more difficult.
Mu Linjing reminisced about today's events: "So, what happened to you today? You didn't find a job, but I don't think there's any issue with your work ability or education."
"I'm also puzzled. I interviewed at several companies this afternoon. Everything was fine at first, but then it went downhill. All the results were negative. I found it strange, so at the last company I interviewed with, I directly asked them the reason. To my surprise, they told me it was because I was pregnant."
She felt that although this matter was problematic, there must be more to it, otherwise, if her abilities were fine, why wouldn't she be hired?
She even felt like those companies were toying with her.
Mu Linjing listened and also found the situation full of doubt.
"Then try again tomorrow. If there are still problems..."
They would analyze it further.
Meanwhile, in the Zhan Corporation's office building, Zhan Mohan was listening to Fang Xun's report.
"Has everything been arranged?"
"Yes, it's been arranged. However, the Mrs.'s initiative is quite strong. She's already eager to find a new job right after leaving."
Zhan Mohan frowned upon hearing this. "What is she thinking? She's already pregnant, and she still wants to go through all this trouble?"
Fang Xun whispered beside him, "Didn't you let her go yourself?"
He could guarantee that if President Zhan didn't want the Mrs. to leave, she wouldn't be able to fly away even with wings. But since President Zhan intended to let her go, what could be done?
Zhan Mohan gave Fang Xun a displeased glare, his tone laced with coldness.
"Did I want her to leave? Didn't you see that she insisted on resigning? Now she finds it unbearable to be in the same company as me."
"I don't think so. Perhaps the Mrs. cares about you too much and feels that being in the same place would make it harder for her to let go."
Fang Xun began to speculate again.
Zhan Mohan glanced at Fang Xun with some doubt, appearing uncertain.
"You think so?"
"Yes. However, she has already resigned, and there's nothing we can do. We can't just ask her to come back, can we?"
Zhan Mohan knew that was impossible. He always kept his word. Moreover, given Wei Yumeng's determination, she was set on leaving. If he wanted to keep her, he could only use forceful means, but he didn't want to do that.
He tapped his fingers lightly on the table, pondered for a moment, and then spoke again.
"Then let her realize the difficulty of the situation. As long as she can't find a job, and now she has to raise a child, she can't possibly have no income, can she?"
Fang Xun seemed disbelieving.
"President Zhan, can you bear to let the Mrs. run around looking for a job? A pregnant woman, it's actually very tiring."
Zhan Mohan's temper flared up again, becoming somewhat irritable.
"Then what else can I do? Are you suggesting I beg her to come back? Also, Fang Xun, whose assistant are you? You seem to be defending her so much. Perhaps you should go be her assistant instead?"