Chapter 649: Chapter 649: Deadlock
The manager came out of the office and saw Xu Ke standing outside. He frowned, "Didn’t you resign? What are you doing here? Our company has something going on today. If you have something to say or if you left something behind, come back in a couple of days to get it. Today is not convenient. Please leave."
Xu Ke chuckled lightly and shook his head, "I have other things to do today. You all carry on with your work."
After speaking, Xu Ke turned to leave. The manager felt a sudden pang of unease and subconsciously asked, "Where are you going?"
"That’s none of your business. Just mind your own duties," Xu Ke replied, glancing back at the man.
"You can’t go any further up; upstairs is not a place you can visit." The manager frowned and said to Xu Ke, "There really is something going on in the company today. I don’t have the time to entertain you. If you have any complaints, you can come tomorrow or the day after, but not today."
"Why are you still wasting words on him, manager? Just call security to throw him out. Otherwise, when people from over there arrive and the two sides run into each other, and he says something he shouldn’t, we’ll regret it when it’s too late," the man took the opportunity to slander Xu Ke to the manager right in front of Xu Ke.
The manager, who was hesitant at first, listened to the man’s words and glanced at Xu Ke. His heart leaned towards the man’s solution, "Let’s do as you said; quickly get him out and don’t let him continue to be an eyesore in the company."
"Originally, I planned to take my time going upstairs, but it seems that’s not possible now," Xu Ke said with a hint of regret in his tone. Both the man and Xu Ke simultaneously took out their phones. However, one of them was calling security, while the other was notifying someone to come and pick him up.
Both of them put down their phones at the same time and looked at each other quietly. They didn’t know if there was something wrong with the atmosphere; originally, there were only the three of them in this corridor, but now more people were arriving. There was no one behind Xu Ke, yet half the office was standing behind the manager. Xu Ke saw Sister Qin, who always wanted to seduce him, and the girl who had quietly advised him in the break room. Seeing the complex looks on their faces, Xu Ke calmly shifted his gaze, avoiding looking at their faces.
"For the sake of us being colleagues once, I advise you to leave quickly, or else you’ll really be thrown out, and that would truly be humiliating," the man looked at his colleagues standing behind him and didn’t mind showing his generosity in front of them.
Xu Ke looked at the man’s facade of magnanimity and felt somewhat disinterested, so he took out his phone and downloaded a random game, playing it out of boredom. The game’s background music immediately rang out, stopping whatever lengthy speech the man had prepared in his throat, making his face turn sour.
"What’s wrong with you? You can’t even understand the word ’respect’? I’m talking to you, and you’re playing a game. With your attitude, forget staying at this company; you wouldn’t last long on any job. I’ve figured it out; your fate is to be a janitor!" The man’s true nature was provoked by Xu Ke’s action, revealing his nature as he pointed at Xu Ke’s nose, stomping his feet.
Xu Ke raised his eyes to glance at the man but said nothing.
"Can’t you hear me when I’m talking to you? Are you deaf? Security, what’s going on? Why haven’t they arrived yet? People like him shouldn’t be allowed in. They’re just a cancer, doing nothing but dragging down others. Allowing him in is wasting air and polluting the environment," the man’s harsh voice was the only sound in the corridor, particularly sharp.
The manager, headache intensified by the man’s racket, said, "Enough, stop it. Look at the time and you’re still talking. Why don’t you have this much energy when working? If you used your talking abilities in your work, you’d have my position by now. Enough, stop and go back to your work. Have you all finished your tasks?"
The office people heard the manager’s words and slowly retreated, but compared to when they arrived, their retreat was much slower. They all stretched their necks, waiting for security, hoping more than ever that the security would come soon.
It seemed the security finally heard everyone’s plea as they arrived belatedly.
"Which person needs to be removed?" The arriving security guard adjusted his slightly crooked cap and asked.
"The one playing the phone, get him out of here. Remember his face and don’t let him in again. He’s already resigned, and you still let him in. If anything happens, can you take responsibility?" The man looked at the manager, and seeing he had nothing to say, he hurriedly spilled his words like beans falling out of a bamboo tube.
The security guard nodded under the man’s reprimand, looking at Xu Ke with a discontented gaze, as if accusing him of running around foolishly for no reason.
"I’m sorry, I’m sorry. Next time I’ll definitely stop him from coming up," the security guard said as he reached out to grab Xu Ke, who deftly avoided him, making the guard’s ingratiating smile vanish.
"Please cooperate with my work and leave with me," the security guard said sternly.
"I suggest you wait for a moment before deciding whether to kick me out. The people I’m waiting for will be here soon. Let’s discuss it when they arrive," Xu Ke said, glancing at the security guard.
The security guard glanced at the man’s and manager’s direction and resolutely refused Xu Ke’s suggestion, "Sorry, company rules dictate that outsiders are prohibited in the office area. If you want to wait for someone, you can do so in the guest area outside. You cannot disrupt normal office operations here."
Xu Ke chuckled briefly, "While I find your explanation reasonable, I still don’t want to go downstairs now. The people I’m waiting for will arrive any moment," said Xu Ke, checking the time on his mobile.
Almost as soon as Xu Ke finished speaking, there was a ding from the elevator, and the doors opened to reveal the company executives inside.
At the sight of the executives and the president, the manager’s legs nearly gave way, and the expressions of the man and security guard turned sour. They focused their gaze on Xu Ke, secretly hating his obliviousness for holding them up for so long, only to be seen by the president, predicting there would be no shortage of criticism.
The manager, mulling over this thought, made his way toward the president. The man and the security guard moved swiftly, each grabbing one of Xu Ke’s arms with hidden force, "Apologies, President. This person used to be an intern here. Although he’s resigned, he somehow came back up. We’re about to escort him out." The man stood up straighter, attempting to leave a good impression on the president.