The cliché story of a domineering president and his secretary

It was Friday again. The past few days had been uneventful. The inventory check was over, and how the problems found in each area would be defined and judged later had nothing to do with An Yi. She returned to her previous routine work rhythm.

The boss has not been here every day these days like he was before, especially after the inspection, sometimes he comes for half a day, sometimes he doesn't even show up. An Yi is very happy about this.

Of course, she was still confused. Since she had a brief talk with Uncle Han that day, neither the boss nor Uncle Han had contacted her again. Not to mention contacting her, they didn't even give her a look of contempt, anger, playfulness or sympathy. Uncle Han later appeared in the company twice, but he came and went in a hurry, and greeted her kindly as before.

What was going on? The storm had passed and the matter was no longer being pursued? That was great! So, after observing for two days, An Yi happily decided to play the game of amnesia with everyone.

It would not be quite right to say that nothing happened in the company these days. The biggest thing was that Li Xiaomeng was transferred to the legal department of the headquarters as a legal affairs specialist.

This was such a surprise for Li Xiaomeng! It was true that her goal before was to be the president's assistant of Sun Technology, and she worked hard for this position in order to make her boss recognize her ability and get a more valuable position. After all, who can be an assistant for life? She is a law major, so this appointment made her overjoyed! The only regret is that she can't meet Qin Lang often. However, Qin Lang's courtesy to her recently made Li Xiaomeng realize that there would be no further development between them. Going to the head office is also a good way to end her hopeless relationship.

The person who took over Li Xiaomeng's job was He Jiaxuan, who was transferred from the customer service department by Manager Lu. She was a lively, cheerful and proactive girl. Zhou Ya and others said that Manager Lu also learned from experience and specially looked for an assistant with stronger affinity this time. After all, the sales department needs to deal with various departments, and Li Xiaomeng's cold personality often caused inconvenience and headaches to Manager Lu.

In fact, An Yi had a strange feeling about Li Xiaomeng's transfer. It was because she mentioned to Ding Hong before that one of the reasons why she refused to be the general assistant was Li Xiaomeng, and the boss said at the time that he would make arrangements. Could this arrangement be the current transfer? Besides, after Li Xiaomeng was transferred, who would take on the position of general assistant? Would it be He Jiaxuan or her? If it was He Jiaxuan, she would be too busy adapting to the business of the sales assistant to take care of herself. If it was herself, she would have expressed it so clearly that day, and the boss hadn't revealed any signals in the past few days. Come to think of it, she was really self-righteous. There are so many young and capable assistants in the company, any one of them could be competent. The more she thought about it, the more it made sense, so An Yi put aside her doubts and worked with peace of mind.

On Thursday, which was yesterday, Li Xiaomeng and He Jiaxuan had completed their work handover and went to work at the head office today. The last task before leaving was to organize the June regular meeting of all Sun Technology employees at 10 o'clock this morning.

Just like last time, An Yi sat in an inconspicuous corner, listening to the reports of department managers. Finally, it was the boss' turn to make a summary speech. The boss focused on summarizing the relevant issues and handling results of this inventory liquidation work. He praised Manager Lu and several regional supervisors, criticized two regional supervisors by name and made personnel adjustments, and then criticized all employees with sticks and dates. I thought it was over, but the boss changed the subject and announced that Li Xiaomeng was transferred and He Jiaxuan took over as the assistant of the sales department.

An Yi suddenly felt uneasy, and had a feeling that what was going to happen next might be related to her. Oh my god, I hope my sixth sense is wrong. Thinking of this, she lowered her head and curled up in the corner.

Seeing this, Ding Hong's teasing expression disappeared in an instant, and he continued in a low, magnetic voice, "Li Xiaomeng has been serving as the president's assistant before, and now the company has decided that An Yi will take over this position."

Upon hearing the appointment, everyone couldn't help but look at An Yi. Some admired him, some congratulated him, some were envious and of course some were jealous.

Ding Hong continued: "The difference is that An Yi will be officially appointed as the president's assistant, and the work content of data statistics management will be broken down. She will continue to do the report statistics related to the company's overall data, while other sub-item data will be completed by the relevant departments themselves."

"I'm sorry, boss." An Yi, who had recovered from his shock, stood up hastily: "I told you before that I can't do it..."

"Sit down first and come to me after the meeting." Ding Hong interrupted An Yi without questioning and waved his hand impatiently for her to sit down.

An Yi wanted to continue expressing her opinion, but Ding Hong narrowed his eyes and said, "Didn't I tell you to come to me later? Did you know that I'm in a meeting now? Sit down!" The cold voice made everyone shudder.

Everyone couldn't help but look at An Yi again, and saw her standing there stubbornly with a look of resistance on her face. No matter how dumb everyone was, they could see that this newly appointed general assistant actually didn't want to do this position! It was simply unbelievable!

The two female colleagues beside An Yi quietly pulled her clothes and kindly reminded her to sit down first, so as not to anger the boss again. After recovering from her shock and anger, An Yi felt that she had indeed lost her sense of propriety just now. In such an occasion, she had to consider the boss's face anyway. She had no choice but to nod to the two girls and sit down.

Soon the meeting was over. Ding Hong was the first to push the door open and everyone packed up their belongings while glancing at An Yi's movements. An Yi had no time to care about everyone at the moment. She had been thinking about how to reiterate her wishes to the boss. Alas, she had guessed before that the boss would not change his mind easily, but she thought the boss would talk to her again, but she didn't expect that he would just announce it like this!

He is indeed an arrogant, hegemonic and arbitrary tyrant!

He picked up his belongings and walked out of the meeting room and headed straight for the president's office. Several executives who had wanted to continue discussing matters with the boss after the meeting decided to retreat for the time being, as it was not an urgent matter anyway.

"Boss." After getting the consent, An Yi pushed the door open and stood in front of the boss's desk. She came to negotiate with the boss, to persuade the boss again and to show her true feelings. Keeping her purpose in mind, An Yi tried her best to suppress the anger in her heart.

"Well, go ahead." Ding Hong glanced at An Yi without stopping the work of replying to emails in his hands.

"Boss, Uncle Han has already told you about my situation, right?"

"said."

"I'm sorry, but I have to resign in four months. I'm afraid it will be difficult for me to do the job of the president's assistant. So I hope you can let a colleague who is more qualified than me take on this position."

"Isn't it four months from now? Then you can do it until then."

"But I'm afraid that I'll have to leave just when I've done my job well. That would be a waste of your cultivation and energy."

"I don't mind. And you told Uncle Han that you are willing to accept any decision I make. Isn't that right?"

"Boss~~" An Yi stared at the boss in disbelief: "I mean if you want to fire me, I am willing to accept it."

"Oh? That's not what I understand."

This is illogical! Is the boss trying to be tough with himself? Is he hurting his self-esteem?

An Yi refused the job because she really didn't want to be an assistant to someone with a bad temper, she didn't want the company to waste its energy on her, and she also had Li Xiaomeng's reasons. But the boss was so stubborn that she was worried that he was competing with her or wanted to torture her, an employee who "burned the bridge after crossing it".

Ding Hong slapped an A4 paper in front of An Yi, and looked at her with his arms around his chest: "Li Xiaomeng, this is no excuse now. I can tell you that there is no problem with four months. As for the content of your future work, you can decide for yourself."

An Yi picked up the paper and saw that the first part was the details of Li Xiaomeng's handover, and the second part should be the boss's supplementary content about her data statistics work. The items were clear and the content was reasonable, and there was really no problem. Or if she still felt there was a problem, she was really asking for too much.

She looked up and noticed that her boss was raising his eyebrows waiting for her reply, and she didn't know how to continue to refuse.

"Boss, there is another reason that you might be very angry about if I tell you." An Yi said hesitantly, not daring to look into the boss's eyes.

"What else? An Yi, you are really good! Okay, you tell me!"

"I...If I become your assistant, the pressure will be much greater than my current job. At my age, I want to do some easy and brainless work, and my mental quality is not good..."

"You have a bad mind? How dare you talk to me like this?" Ding Hong was amused by the woman in front of him.

"Anyway, I don't want to take on too much responsibility right now. I just want to spend these few months in peace..."

"Just get away with it?" He interrupted the woman again. She really wasn't afraid of death to say this to him!

"I know you despise my character of not striving for progress, but I can't change it for the time being."

"Stop telling me how useless you are and how you seek ease!" Ding Hong stood up and supported himself on the table with both hands. The momentum that came with his movements and his sharp gaze on her made An Yi shrink back. But Ding Hong did not let her go as he had done in the past. He could no longer indulge her.

"An Yi, you are really spoiled! Your parents have doted on you since you were a child, and after you got married, I guess your... ex-husband was also very accommodating to you. Yes, you are divorced now, and you are temporarily separated from your daughter, and you are living a very painful life. But at the same time, your relatives love and dote on you even more. Although I don't know the reason for your divorce, your ex-husband, I guess the problem probably comes from him, so in terms of the divorce conditions, he should have paid a corresponding price for his actions to ensure that you and your children have a worry-free life. In the company, colleagues including me are taking your concerns and feelings into consideration. You can say this is sympathy, this is pity, but everyone around you, even those who don't like you, avoid touching your pain."

Looking at An Yi's angry, hurt and aggrieved expression, Ding Hong felt so sorry that he almost regretted it. He let out a long sigh and decided to continue uncovering this scar that others dared not touch. He could no longer let An Yi hide in what she thought was her comfort zone.

"An Yi, whether it's your ex-husband leaving the house with nothing or your parents providing you with a living allowance, these won't make you feel financially constrained. But you have to understand that the reason you don't worry about financial problems is not because of your ability, and you are not financially independent! Maybe being a full-time wife has worn away your ambition to work, and you have regarded your daughter as a career. I won't advise you not to resign after four months. I understand that you want to make up for the satisfaction you owe your child. However, I hope you understand that you are not leaving your job in four months, but you can still earn four months' salary through your own ability! Maybe you don't care, and maybe it won't be of much use to your life, but every penny you earn here is your own social value."

Seeing that An Yi could hardly bear his pressure and her body was shaking slightly, he restrained his aura and slowly walked to her side. He leaned against the desk and said in a slow voice: "Not only will your position be promoted now, your salary will also increase significantly. How could you not know this! So I didn't expect you to refuse, and be so willful and not listen to advice. I really hope that no matter whether you choose to stay at home full-time forever in the future, or continue to work after a period of time, this job at Sun Technology will be a motivation and confidence for you. The income you get during this period will allow you to truly feel your own energy. An Yi, you are not a person who muddles through and does not make progress. Your efforts and diligence since you joined the company are obvious to all. I don't believe that you are who you think you are. Don't be fooled by the comfort and laziness you are used to. Okay?" The last sentence was so gentle that even Ding Hong himself did not realize it.

An Yi lowered her head and said nothing. Her eyelashes were covered with crystals and trembled slightly. Her lips were bitten so tightly that it seemed as if blood was oozing out. Her rapid and irregular breathing revealed her unstable emotions. The long, soft hair by her ears had already run out to cover part of her cheeks.

Ding Hong also stared at her in silence. He had said everything he needed to say, and his mood, which should have been relaxed, was unusually heavy, with mixed emotions in his deep eyes.

Finally, An Yi blinked her eyelashes, not daring to look up and revealing her pale and weak face. She forced herself to loosen her teeth that were biting her lower lip, and felt that her throat was so tight that she couldn't speak, but she still spoke with difficulty: "Thank you for your teachings, boss. I'll go out to work first." Her voice was so hoarse that she couldn't recognize it, but at this moment, she didn't care about such a shameful loss of composure, and didn't care whether the boss would answer, and staggered away.

But just as she turned to run away, a warm hand grasped her slender wrist. She turned around in surprise, and a few tears in her eyes were shaken away the moment she turned back, while more chose to slide down her cheeks.

This is really... An Yi was most afraid and hated others seeing her vulnerability, but she was forced to do so by her boss. She lowered her head even deeper, trying to break free from the restraints on her wrists, but the force made her efforts in vain.

"Just use my bathroom to clean yourself up. If you go out like this, won't it just solidify my reputation as a tyrant?"

"Ah... no... no, um... um okay, thank you." An Yi replied incoherently. Feeling her wrist being loosened, she walked quickly to the bathroom inside the president's office without thinking too much.

Ding Hong raised his slender hand and looked at the water stains that had not yet dried up. They were the traces of An Yi's tears. It was just one drop, but it seemed to burn the skin on Ding Hong's hand, and even his heart was in great pain.