I don't know when, a surge of pride quietly surged in Li Ji's body; like a thirsty seedling, it was suddenly moistened by rain and dew.
Li Ji felt slowly coming to life, and there was vitality in his body again.
He wants to go up, up, like the soaring eagle, rising high and standing at the top of power.
Not for personal selfishness, but for fair treatment, the so-called "justice" that an individual should receive. From now on, I will not be manipulated at will, and I will not be wronged and have nowhere to appeal.
As long as the green hills remain, there will be no need to worry about running out of firewood.
He is still young and can fall a lot, but he can also get up countless times.
Youth is hope and capital.
Don't bully young people into poverty. Because being young means unlimited possibilities.
Bow your head when it's time to bow your head.
It is not wise to blindly confront. He had to stay first to have a chance to find out the truth of the matter.
At this moment, Li Ji completely figured it out.
He stared at the eagle without blinking. It wasn't until it moved away a little bit and merged into the depths of the gray sky that Li Ji turned his head.
He stood up, his face no longer hesitant or ashamed.
A few minutes later, Li Ji appeared at the door of Cui Hao's office again.
The door was open and Cui Hao was talking to someone on the phone. The voice was very loud, and there was laughter from time to time. It sounded like they were making an appointment for dinner in the evening.
Cui Hao held a cigarette between his fingers and flicked the ashes in the ashtray. He was still talking loudly, spitting stars flying everywhere.
At this moment, Li Ji's courage suddenly disappeared.
His face started to feel hot again, his mouth was dry, and his throat felt more like fire was coming out, and he felt a lump blocking his chest.
He moved backwards, trying to escape, but he didn't want Cui Hao to have seen him. Cui Hao said something into the receiver and then hung up the phone.
"Mr. Li, are you okay?" Cui Hao had a cigarette in his mouth and the smile on his face disappeared.
Li Ji felt his stomach churning.
He took a deep breath, coughed twice, forced out a smile, and finally spoke: "Mr. Cui, then, I want to tell you about that again..."
"What's going on?" Cui Hao's eyes widened, he glanced sideways at Li Ji, his voice was drawn out.
"Just, it's about the Marriott Group loan..." Li Ji said as he slowly stepped into the room.
"What's there to say about that matter? Isn't it already settled?" Cui Hao looked angry. "You said it, just take it back at the end of the month..."
"Mr. Cui, don't be angry," Li Ji's ears felt hot, and his voice was dry, as if it didn't come from his own mouth, "I, I spoke a little hastily this morning, don't mind... ..."
"Ah! What did you say? Say it again!"
Cui Hao was shocked, thinking he had heard wrongly.
His eyes were as wide as a fat mouse when he suddenly saw a very hungry big cat.
"Are you apologizing to me?" Cui Hao stood up abruptly. The cigarette almost burned his fingers, but he didn't notice.
"Yes, Mr. Cui." After saying a few words, Li Ji started to talk sharply, and his face was not so hot. "I am too young and ignorant. Mr. Cui, please be more considerate... ."
Cui Hao's face was full of surprise, his mouth wide open and he couldn't close it for a long time: Is this still the Li Ji he knew?
Li Ji is an outstanding graduate of the Provincial University of Finance and Economics. He is a promising young man who is favored by everyone in the city. He is also the youngest department leader in the provincial bank system. His Cui Hao's nemesis (at least Cui Hao thinks so) is a copper pea that cannot be steamed, boiled, beaten, or fried.
Today, this copper pea turned out to be flat, soft, and would rot without being beaten; I bowed my head to Mr. Cui and apologized!
Oh my God! O earth!
The once arrogant, arrogant and arrogant young man suddenly made a U-turn and gave in and spoke softly.
what's the situation?
World peace, the earth will explode?
In addition to the surprise, Cui Hao was more surprised, puzzled and confused.
Is the Yellow River water flowing backward? Is the Queen Mother going to marry Taishang Laojun? Monkey Sun is going to marry Princess Iron Fan? Is the Bull Demon King divorced, or is Zhu Bajie and Chang'e in love?
"Haha--" Cui Hao just laughed twice, then suddenly his hands shook and he shouted "Oops".
It turned out that the cigarette had burned his fingers.
"Mr. Cui, as you said, I don't care about the guarantee," Li Ji said with a sincere expression, "I listen to you, I will come back to work starting next month."
Cui Hao threw half of the cigarette into the ashtray, blew on his red fingers with his mouth, and kept looking at Li Ji, his eyes rolling around.
"Mr. Cui?" Li Ji couldn't help but ask when he saw that Cui Hao had been silent.
"Huh?" Cui Hao said "Huh" and sat back on the chair.
He rolled his eyelids and tapped his fingers lightly on the edge of the table; his face seemed to be a smile but not a smile, and there was clearly a trace of contempt in his expression, but he still did not answer.
Li Ji stood opposite, the smile on his face instantly froze and his body became stiff. A feeling of humiliation suddenly surged into his heart, and his head and face began to feel hot and feverish.
"You collect the loan first, we can talk about this later." Cui Hao raised his eyelids, his nose twitched slightly, and said calmly.
"Mr. Cui, what do you mean by talking about it later?" Li Ji was still anxious and stared at Cui Hao.
"It's not interesting." Cui Hao moved his fat body and leaned back comfortably, "It's just that we can talk about this later..."
"Didn't you say this morning that as long as I promised..."
"You said it this morning? What did I say?" Cui Hao looked surprised and patted his head, "Why can't I remember..."
"You...you..." Li Ji was so angry that he almost fainted.
"Mr. Li, President Tao has something to do with me." Cui Hao picked up a notebook from the table and stood up. "Don't waste time here. Go collect your loan quickly."
After saying this, Cui Hao coughed loudly, took big steps, and walked out with his head held high.
Brisk footsteps sounded in the corridor, and Li Ji clearly heard Cui Hao's proud sneer.
He stood there, his fingers and lips trembling. At this moment, Li Ji wished he could find a crack in the ground and crawl in.
You are bringing shame upon yourself!
Before coming, Li Jijue never expected that this would be the result. In just half a day, Cui Hao's face had completely changed.
The transfer of host and guest was so fast. It's really faster to fall out than to flip through a book.
You don’t understand Cui’s world.
Li Ji looked at the painting painted on the wall and felt that the two sharp claws of the eagle had penetrated deeply into his body.
Li Ji walked out of Cui Hao's office.
My legs seemed to be filled with lead, and every step I took was laborious.
His face was tingling, and he felt like he had been slapped hard, which was painful and annoying. My heart was so full that I was almost suffocating.
For most of the afternoon, Li Ji stayed in the office, his eyes dazed, as if he had lost his soul, like an eggplant beaten by frost.
He locked the door and didn't even pay attention to Xiao Zhu knocking on the door.
Xiao Zhu stood outside the door for a while, wondering what happened. After being stunned for a long time, he returned to his room again.
It wasn't until he was about to get off work that Li Ji opened the door.
He walked to Xiao Zhu's office.
When Xiao Zhu saw Li Ji, he stood up immediately.
"Tou, are you okay?" Xiao Zhu was startled when he saw Li Ji's disheveled hair, dull eyes, and haggard face.
"It's okay, it's okay," Li Ji grinned, with a few bloody cuts on his lips, and thin blood streaks appeared, "What can happen to me?"
"Boss, are you really okay? I can't tell!" Xiao Zhu walked up to Li Ji and looked up and down, "I knocked on the door for a long time, but you didn't open it..."
"It's okay--" Li Ji drawled his voice and tried to smile more relaxedly, but Xiao Zhu still saw the loss and helplessness in Li Ji's eyes.
"Boss, have you fallen in love?" Xiao Zhu made a smile, trying to divert Li Ji's mind, "Did you get dumped by Teacher Liao, or did you dump Teacher Liao? Hahaha!"
"Fuck, get out!" Li Ji glared, "Where did you get this?"
"Then, did Mr. Cui talk about you again? Or did Mr. Tao..." Xiao Zhu stared at Li Ji's mouth.
"No -" Li Ji interrupted Xiao Zhu, "I told Mr. Cui that you should go back to work in the credit department tomorrow."
"Boss, isn't it the end of the month yet?"
"Anyway, there's nothing going on here. You might as well go back early."
"I heard from Xiaomiao that Mr. Cui was very merciful and promised to let us go back next month and the loan will be fine." Xiao Zhu was very happy, "Boss, let's go together then."
Li Jigang was about to say something, but he saw Xiao Zhu scratching his hair and saying with a smile: "If you were the only one here, it would be so deserted. I'd rather be your companion."
"Okay then." Li Ji thought for a moment and didn't insist anymore. He glanced at Xiao Zhu and said, "If you have nothing to do, get off work early."
The light in the corridor dimmed.
The red numbers on the indicator keys at the elevator entrance kept beating.
Soon, Li Ji lowered his head and walked out of the office building.
It's still bright outside. From behind the tall buildings in the distance, there was orange light shining through.
Li Ji did not stop in front of the office building. He walked quickly across the street until he passed two intersections before slowing down.
These days, I have never gotten off work so early. Li Ji didn't want to go to Liao Ying's place so early to save her from asking questions.
He walked aimlessly along the stone path beside the road. The afterglow of the setting sun fell on his shoulders, making the shadow behind Li Ji very long.
The whole day seems to be busy, like a top, driven by life and work, without a moment of leisure. I can’t remember how long it has been since I saw the sunset in this city.
Li Ji tried his best not to think about what happened in the afternoon.
But Cui Hao's proud face still looked like a prostitute who was anxious to attract customers into the room, stubbornly trying to get into his head. Every word Cui Hao said at that time was like steel needles piercing Li Ji's heart one after another.
He was a little dazed, a little regretful, and even more angry.
The sun sets and the sky becomes dark.
Li Ji walked to a small park on the street and sat down on a stone bench.
Several old people and several children were playing on the slide nearby. The old people's chattering and the sounds of children playing and playing could be heard from time to time.
Li Ji stared there for a while, suddenly envious of these children. It's great to be carefree, cry whenever you want, laugh whenever you want.
Keren always has to grow up. No one can stay in childhood forever, hiding under the wings of their parents.
Li Ji took out his mobile phone and called his mother.
Li Ji now feels more and more that her mother seems to care about the school and students far more than she cares about her son.
Maybe his mother feels that he has grown up and does not need to worry too much as a parent. But what the mother doesn't know is that her son may soon have to worry about him again.
On the phone, they kept talking about the same things they said many times, and what they talked about was Li Ji's marriage.
This time, Li Ji didn't rush to hang up the phone as usual; instead, he listened to his mother's ramble for a long time.
The call didn't end until my mother screamed, saying that the pot on the stove was burnt.
Dusk is coming.
The sound of car horns on the street sounded like an anxious young boy waiting for his girlfriend for the first time.
Li Ji's heart slowly sank again as the sky darkened.
Cui Hao has no hope here.
Go to see Mr. Tao?
I'm afraid the result will still be the same. Maybe what Cui Hao said was what Mr. Tao meant.
Then you can only look to the Marriott Group.
But the Marriott Group, let alone 100 million, may not even be able to afford tens of millions.
Looking for Wan Daming?
This is possible. But how could he speak at this sensitive moment? What's more, I have already told Zhu Hui that the loan can be deferred.
Alas, it seems that I can only resign.
It’s hard to be a good person.
If you want to be a good person, you always have to pay a price.
Li Ji stood up and walked slowly towards the park exit, his eyes more misty than the dusk.
After walking a few steps, he stopped. After staring at the street signs for a while, Li Ji took out his mobile phone.
He pressed one number after another, hard and slowly, with a solemn look on his face.
The call went through.
"Is it Mr. Wu?"
Li Ji asked.
