Maybe everyone will go through the darkest moment, but I think this is the test before life gives you a reward. When Lin Feifei was just laid off, she was exactly the same as me at the time. She had crazy overseas investment resumes, but most of them were muddy. Even if A company invited her for an interview, but in the end it was nothing.
Nowadays, the industry is highly competitive. The girls who have just graduated are younger than her, can work overtime better than her, and their salary is cheaper. Even though Lin Feifei’s resume is very impressive, in the eyes of the interviewer, it is the strength of the platform and the individual. Nothing to do.
Lin Feifei's overseas investment tactics didn't work. She submitted dozens of resumes, but only five companies invited her for interviews, and all five companies failed.
One failure would not easily destroy her confidence, but being beaten by various failures continuously, Lin Feifei began to doubt herself unconsciously.
Anxiety, confusion, and pain swept over her like waves. I saw it in my eyes and felt anxious in my heart.
Lin Feifei gave up her overseas investment strategy and started looking for referrals from friends, but many of them went nowhere.
In fact, layoffs often have nothing to do with ability. Some of them are victims of failed internal struggles within the company, or they may be due to poor efficiency and cost reduction. Lin Feifei's costs are relatively high, so sometimes layoffs are mostly caused by the company abandoning the car to save the boss. It's just a means and has nothing to do with personal ability.
Lin Feifei has been obviously depressed recently. We sleep in the same bed, but it seems that the time difference is different. Sometimes I wake up at night and her mobile phone screen is still on.
I had a rest today, and Lin Feifei didn't get up until after eleven o'clock in the morning.
I was preparing lunch in the kitchen when there was a slight sound of footsteps. I turned my head and saw a pair of long white legs first caught my eye.
"Morning!" she greeted me listlessly.
"It's getting late, it's almost twelve o'clock. You should take a shower first and get ready for lunch."
"okay."
After saying that, she turned around and walked towards the bathroom, moving slowly and listlessly.
Watching her graceful figure gradually disappear, I shook my head helplessly, feeling a little uncomfortable in my heart.
Lin Feifei has been "staying up all day and out at night" recently, eating two meals almost every day. Except for interviews, she doesn't clean up herself. She exudes an aura of decadence and is confused every day.
When she got home from the broadcast tonight, she was still awake. She was lying on the sofa with her hair disheveled, holding the remote control in her hand and randomly pressing it, her eyes empty and deep.
The T-shirt and shorts hung loosely around her body, as if they could no longer bear her sadness and disappointment.
The variety show on TV was very lively, but her face was expressionless, as if the whole world had nothing to do with her, giving people a sense of powerlessness and decadence.
When I opened the door, a depressing atmosphere hit me, and I couldn't help but tremble in my heart. Every time I came home, I was always greeted by a bright smiling face, but now I haven't seen her smile for a long time.
I adjusted my mood, walked in with a smile on my face, and raised my midnight snack, "Are you hungry? Come and have some midnight snack with me!"
"Okay!" Lin Feifei smiled at me.
She still smiled beautifully, but behind her smile, there was an unconcealable loneliness.
My heart tightened. Although she is a foodie, she rarely eats midnight snacks at 11 o'clock in the night. She calls it to stay in shape. Now she agrees without thinking, which makes me feel like giving up on herself.
On the way, I prepared a lot of words to comfort her, but after sitting face to face, I didn’t know how to say it. In fact, everyone understands the truth, but not everyone can combine theory and practice. Now any words to comfort her will be is pale.
Lin Feifei opened a cold beer can, as if the temperature of the bottle was just like her mood at the moment.
I raised the beer can and touched it with her, then raised my head and took a few sips. The taste of the beer exploded in my mouth. The bitter and sweet taste was like the sweet and sour taste of life.
"Didn't you go out with your girlfriends today?" I asked.
Lin Feifei shook her head, "No, everyone is at work, who has time to care about me!"
There was a sense of self-deprecation in her words, and I was silent for a moment, faintly
took a sip of beer.
I hesitated for a moment and said, "Where's Xue Qiuyun? Isn't she resting now?"
"She was so open-minded that she went to the beach for a trip."
I suddenly felt blessed and asked, "How about I take my annual leave and go out with you?"
Lin Feifei was silent for a few seconds, and I thought she would agree, but she smiled.
"No! You still have to work! Aren't you very busy recently? Valentine's Day is coming soon, so you are not allowed to do activities!"
Damn it!
I've been so busy lately that I almost forgot about Valentine's Day. It's almost February 14th, and I haven't prepared anything yet!
I suppressed the emotions in my heart and smiled, "Then when I finish my work, I can accompany you on a trip for a while? I'm afraid you'll be bored at home all day long."
"I'm fine, don't worry about me, just do your thing."
What she said didn't reassure me. She was now at an unprecedented low point, and I had to do something for her.
I pondered for a moment and then said, "You should take a break now. Stop staring at those recruitment apps every day and divert your attention."
Lin Feifei now checks the recruitment information from time to time every day. Sometimes when she opens her eyes, the first thing she does is check the recruitment information, as if she is possessed by a demon.
Lin Feifei smiled bitterly, "Diversion of attention? How to divert it?"
I turned my eyes and accidentally saw the bookshelf. I smiled and said, "You can read more books. I have many books. I bought them all before."
"What are they?"
I quickly walked to the bookshelf, carefully selected a few books, and solemnly handed them to her, "These are the books."
Lin Feifei took it and took a look and murmured: "Bai Jie, are the golden scales..."
She opened it casually, and a seductive blush suddenly appeared on her face.
"you……"
I chuckled, but she glared at me displeased.
Lin Feifei rolled her eyes at me and returned the book to me, "Forget it, my current mood cannot be saved by a few books. I can't stand any book."
I tried to comfort her, "I really suggest you take a good rest for a few days. Your first priority now is to rest. Life is tiring enough. Don't artificially add pressure to yourself."
Lin Feifei shook her head with a lonely expression: "Dear, I know you can understand me, but there is no real empathy in this world. I have no confidence at all now. If I say that I was laid off by the company because the company's profits are not good, why is it so Can’t pass multiple interviews?”
Perhaps, there is no true empathy in this world, but my concern for her is absolutely real.
I have also experienced unemployment, and it felt like a thousand arrows piercing my heart, but how to convince Lin Feifei was a difficult problem in front of me...
