as pure as a radish

"Hush! Keep your voice down! She'll be in right away!"

"Oh, oh! Stop it, stop it!"

Before entering the elevator, I stopped for a while two or three meters away. I heard everything they didn't want me to hear.From saying that I am extremely vengeful, covering the sky with one hand, and being a lackey above, to reminding each other to shut up, every word fell into my ears.

I am no longer surprised by this kind of thing, because I can't even remember how many times I heard someone talk about me behind my back in the company.

I walked into the elevator, and they showed standard smiles one by one. After someone greeted me first, the rest of them greeted me as if they were counting.

While smiling back with more enthusiasm than theirs, I remembered everyone's appearance, name, department and position one by one.I learned this from the chairman. Even he has to find out the background and secrets of every employee. I should at least remember who these people are.

It will come in handy one day, I said silently in my heart.You are right, I am indeed a villain with a strong desire for revenge.If any of you wants to fight someday, I will accompany you to the end.

Arriving at the chairman's room ahead of time, I arranged the documents on his desk in order of importance before the chairman's arrival as usual, and printed out his day-to-day schedule and placed it in the center of the desk.

Just after tidying up, there was a sound at the door. Before I could go to open the door, the chairman opened the door and walked in.

Is something wrong?People who usually show up at noon came so early.

"Coffee, strong." The chairman threw four words to me when he passed by me.Then he sat down on the boss chair behind the desk with his facial features screwed together.Habitually grabbed the schedule and looked at it, but threw the schedule aside without even looking at it.

I came in with a nearly black cup of coffee as ordered, and put the coffee cup on the table, but the chairman ignored it completely.Several times I supported the arm of the chair with my hands, and it seemed difficult to settle down.

I removed the crumpled schedule on the table, put down a new one, and prepared to leave.

"Eh..." Just as he was about to leave, the chairman suddenly spoke, but his attitude was quite hesitant.

I faintly had a bad premonition, so I stopped and lowered my head to stand by.

"You haven't bought the house yet, have you?" the chairman asked meaningfully.

"No." It was impossible for me to guess what he was going to say, so I could only tell the truth.

"Want to buy it?" the chairman asked again.

Me: "I want to. But there is no rush."

The chairman knocked on the table and asked me to stand closer to the table. When I got close to the table, he said in a low voice, "Be urgent. If you don't rush things, you will never be able to do it for the rest of your life."

I raised my head, "Chairman, just speak up."

The chairman's fox eyes rolled quickly, he picked up a pen cap, and tapped on the table regularly.

Me: "I'll keep it a secret."

"You really have a tight mouth..." The chairman only spoke half of the words.

I stood at attention, I didn't know what I was going to face, so I didn't plan to say anything to sell myself.

The chairman took out his mobile phone from his trouser pocket, tapped it a few times, and put the mobile phone on the table for me to see.It was a portrait photo in the mobile phone album. I have the impression that the person in the photo should be in the same circle as the chairman. I glanced at them during a dinner.

Just as I was about to ask what this meant, the chairman hissed vigilantly, then stretched out his index finger and wiped a horizontal line on his neck.

I half-opened my mouth, and was so surprised that I didn't know what to say.

"Talk about it after get off work. You should be prepared. If it can be done, a two-bedroom apartment in the urban area is yours." The chairman kept his voice to a minimum.

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At the same place a month later, the chairman took out a key from the drawer and gave me a key, "Come, take over the house."

I took the key into my hand, and the chairman heaved a sigh of relief, not like giving away a considerable amount of wealth, but rather like throwing away a hot potato at last.

"Thank you, chairman." I still said thank you, although this is the transaction price he should pay me.

The chairman closed his eyes and shook his head, said tiredly but relaxedly, "Renovation is my extra reward for you. If you don't have anything to do today, go back early and look at the new house. Parents haven't picked it up yet..."

I took a deep breath.

The chairman probably heard my strange voice, opened his fox eyes and stared at me, "I have to know whoever I want to do this kind of thing with, right?" The chairman seemed to be reprimanding me with confidence.

I let myself go, talking like a robot, "I didn't pick it up."

Chairman: "Well, that's it, just take them over to live in. The two-bedroom apartment is also suitable for the elderly couple. It is not too big or small, and it is not tiring to clean. Let the old couple raise a dog so that they can live in the sun in the future. , I won’t be lonely even when I’m walking my dog.”

Me: "People in small places have nothing to be lonely."

Chairman: "Well. Anyway, I guess you won't live there. Don't you live with your girlfriend?"

"..." My subconscious reaction was the same as before, but just as I was about to inhale, I stopped in time, unnecessary and meaningless emotional feedback, please avoid it.Human nature is inherently suspicious, and I am afraid that I would also closely monitor the other party.

Chairman: "Okay, let's go out, I'll take a rest too, I'm too tired recently."

Me: "OK."

Chairman: "After the old couple came, if there is any inconvenience, such as looking for a nanny, I have a suitable candidate here."

Me: "They can still take care of themselves."

Chairman: "Hey! You can't say that, wouldn't it be better to let them relax."

I walked out of the chairman's room, and many things were entwined in my mind.

Of course I don't want to take my parents over and put them under the watchful eye of the chairman, but I know that I can't stand against the chairman, let alone now that I have a handle in his hands.Of course, I also have his handle in my hand.We are now more like people on a boat. If there is a problem with the boat, the greatest chance is that two people will die together.The low-probability events of life and death will basically never happen to us.

Having said that, this month is really frightening.Several times I have not slept for dozens of hours in a row. There are too many mistakes to cover up, and one cover-up will lead to the next cover-up.Fortunately, everything was settled yesterday - that person's death was deemed an accident, and neither the police nor the family raised any objections.

The reality is more dramatic than the movie. A week ago, the chairman planned to drag his family and flee abroad because he was worried that the matter would be revealed.Who would have thought that today he gave me a house without blinking an eye, and he didn't mention how he tricked me a week ago and asked me to be his scapegoat.