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Chapter 696 Chapter 694 · "The Sunshine in Life."

【City of Measurement】

In the core area, at night, a dinner was going on. The diners were the staff of the Spark Mechanical Group of the City of Measurement. This was their work team-building dinner.

Today, the work dinner of the Xinghuo Mechanical Team welcomed several new faces, all of whom have just joined the company.

Xiaomei stared at the wine table, her hand holding the glass trembling.

"Xiao Mei, you are new here, please give Leader Wang a toast." Suddenly, a big hand patted Xiao Mei on the shoulder. The owner of the hand was a senior worker.

Xiaomei's pupils trembled. She had been coaxed by everyone and forced to drink five glasses of wine. Nausea and dizziness rushed to her head.

On her shoulder, the hand from the senior pinched her skin intentionally. The others looked away as if they hadn't seen it and continued talking.

...She never thought that her dream working environment would be like this.

Seniors at work would often push tasks onto newcomers like her, using the slogan of “training young people” to make things difficult for her, forcing her to repeatedly redo work plans that were clearly of good quality. The fat boss intentionally verbally humiliated her, left her a small note with her cell phone number, and touched her thigh when she was using the water dispenser.

She has worked overtime until late at night several times, and she was even physically attacked by her female colleagues "Green Tea" and "White Lotus" because of her good looks. Someone dug up her past life experience and said that she was a person who worked in dirty jobs in the fringe area. She must be dirty at heart. She came here to work just to seduce someone.

All kinds of negative remarks, huge work pressure, reversed day and night schedules, criticism and harassment from leaders... She was about to collapse.

She never imagined that the core area of ​​this bustling city would be like this. Didn't the Liming System carefully assess character when assessing job qualifications?

Maybe this is really the case...in order to maximize work efficiency. In this kind of work field that has nothing to do with character, as long as employees do not commit crimes or disrupt social order, they can get by. The only ones who will be sacrificed will be people like her who have no background and weak temperament.

This is a very ridiculous and funny evaluation standard, but it is implemented like this because it is indeed a measurement result that maximizes benefits. The Dawn System only cares about the results, not the process.

...She has obviously left the father who sold her. Lord Akto saved her. She can have a job to support herself and bid farewell to the darkness——

But when she looked up, she found that it was still dark higher up.

She was forced to stand up amidst the cheers of her seniors, like a goose being lifted up by its neck, and tremblingly toasted to the leader.

"I'd like to toast you..." She tried to raise her voice.

That was the leader who usually harassed her, touched her thighs, and even now looked at her with greedy eyes.

After sensing her displeasure, Leader Wang laughed and said, "What? Xiaomei doesn't want to see me?"

The people next to him immediately laughed in agreement: "Xiao Mei is our talented newcomer. It's normal for such a genius to be arrogant, but she doesn't want to see you. As the saying goes, it's better to have a hole in your stomach than to leave a gap in your feelings. Xiao Mei , if you want to prove that you are not not close to Leader Wang, you have to have a few more drinks."

...It feels like a pinprick.

Xiaomei stood there, her whole body seemed to be pierced by gazes, and her fingers were cold.

"Everyone is happy today, so why not drink more? When you meet a close friend, a thousand cups are too little!"

"Now that men and women each occupy half of the sky, Xiaomei needs to be more heroic even if she is a girl. Come, I will fill it up for you..."

"Leader Wang, the fish and meat dishes are all facing you today. You are sitting in a Feng Shui treasure place. This little girl is serving you wine to borrow flowers to offer to Buddha. I wish you great success and make further progress. I hope you will bring everyone with you in the future." Do great things! Make big money! You may even enter the central laboratory and become the city lord’s assistant in the future!”

As soon as they saw the opportunity to praise Leader Wang, people were like carps leaping through the dragon gate. No one would defend a female employee who had just entered the position and had no family behind her.

Another wine glass was filled, and Xiaomei's stomach was churning. She was about to vomit, but no one cared. Amidst the laughter, no one cared about the tears of a new employee.

"……vomit."

The wine poured down her throat, and she knew she couldn't retreat. She made a promise to the Lord of Akto... She would become a person who made money with her own hands.

She had to learn to get used to it...she couldn't retreat...even if her stomach felt uncomfortable as if it was about to be pierced by a sharp knife...

When it came to the eighth cup, Leader Wang finally relaxed his brows: "Okay, I see Xiaomei's sincerity, let's stop here. Skills at the wine table are not skills. In the future, we have to rely on the efforts of our new employees." Make something happen."

Amid the cheers of the crowd, Xiaomei grinned slightly and she smiled.

"Thank you, leader..."

The moment she said these words, something broke in her heart.

She sat down, as if a death row prisoner was being released. Next, a new employee was being made difficult. It was a little girl as young as herself. A drunk leader yelled at the little girl to perform a "beautiful girl" "Take off your clothes", and the others laughed and took it off, no one cared about the little girl's ugly expression.

After all, on this occasion, anyone who becomes a "drunkard" can be forgiven for saying anything.

Xiaomei excused herself from the wine table and stumbled into the bathroom. As soon as she closed the door, acid water surged up and she couldn't help but vomit violently. The burning smell of alcohol was almost scorching her, and her stomach felt like a thousand kilograms of weight had fallen.

“Ugh… vomit… oooooooooo…”

She vomited, covered her lips and began to cry. She switched days and nights and slept only four hours a day. This kind of life is even more exhausting than before, and her heart is throbbing.

While spitting out the acidic water, she suddenly remembered the gentle city lord. He dragged her out of the quagmire of inferior personalities and took her away from the hell on earth in the red light district. He said that she would have a new life. He said that she would have a new life. Said that the Dawn System would arrange a job for her...

Where has he gone now? I heard that Caius Tower was opened...

"The sight of that white lotus made me sick to my stomach today."

Suddenly, a female colleague's voice came from outside the door. Xiaomei immediately covered her mouth, not daring to cry.

"I didn't like her when she came here." The voice of another female colleague came: "But she does her job very quickly. I have left all my plans for the past few days to her..."

"She told me privately that Leader Wang was harassing her. Leader Wang was powerful and talented, so he still had to risk his emotions to harass her? Besides, regardless of the facts, isn't it her fault..."

Xiaomei leaned against the door, covering her mouth and shaking.

Two female colleagues chatted and walked out of the door.

"--what are you guys saying?"

Suddenly, a male voice came from the door. He seemed to be standing at the bathroom door.

"I...we..."

"We didn't say anything..."

The two of them bullied the weak and feared the strong, and their tone softened instantly.

"The Dawn System sent you here, and this is how you repay the city-state? You slander your colleagues and stigmatize others. How can you be worthy of the Lord Akto who founded the city-state?" The male voice spoke fiercely.

The two female colleagues lowered their heads and did not dare to say a word.

Five minutes later, the two female colleagues left in a hurry, and the sounds outside disappeared.

Xiaomei opened the door and walked out of the bathroom with some fear, hoping to find someone to help her. After walking for a while, she saw a man waiting at the corner. He was wearing a well-fitting suit, with neat cuffs and straight trouser legs. His blond hair was combed back and styled with hairspray, looking like an elite.

Seeing her coming, the man smiled and stretched out his hand to her:

"Hello, your name is Xiaomei, right?"

Xiaomei didn't dare to reach out. She vaguely felt that the man looked familiar, as if she had seen it on TV...

"I am the Speaker of the Central Committee of the Core Area. You can call me by my real name, Ailande." Seeing this, the man did not force himself, and took out a business card from his arms and handed it to her.

"Core District... Speaker?" Xiaomei finally recognized this man - the man was Core District Speaker Fukri Kolbi. The central figure in power in the City of Measurement is on par with the leaders of the three giants of the Eagle and Dog Mechanical Army, the Holy Church, and the Garden of Eden. His face is often seen in live press conferences on television. The status is completely different from hers.

Why... would he know her?

Why...why do so many noble people suddenly appear in her bleak life? Why do they take such good care of her...?

Alande smiled. He is a player and has obtained this speaker status. Earlier, when Edward led the resistance army into Central City, he had expressed his views on "supporting the Lord of Akto City" at a press conference. He did not choose to enter Caius Tower, but continued to search for clues in the City of Measurement.

While searching for clues, he discovered a key NPC named "Xiao Mei". Su Mingan had been in contact with her for a long time. Xiaomei must be an important character, and he wants to win her favor.

"Have you been bullied by your colleagues?" Ailande asked her in a low voice: "If you don't like this job, I can apply for the Dawn System to give you a chance to be re-evaluated. You don't have to worry about living on the street."

"You...why do you want to help me?"

Ailande quickly thought of a reason: "I can't stand people slandering others. Besides, you look like my sister, so I want to help you."

"Then I..." Xiaomei's eyes brightened slightly.

She actually wants to enter the Central City Laboratory... She is no longer an inferior personality, her emotional value is changing to normal, she is qualified to enter, and she will no longer implicate the city lord.

But soon, she shook her head: "However, I can't squeeze other people's places. If I get a better job, the person who should have got the job will lose a lot..."

She bowed, her black hair hanging down: "I'm sorry, thank you for your kindness, but I can't do this."

Alan was a little surprised. He didn't expect this seemingly weak girl to have the courage to refuse such temptation.

He said no more, just patted her shoulder and encouraged her to keep going.

"There are many desperate things in this world. They will destroy your will, your dreams, and your soul. They will make you unable to hold your head high and turn you into a mediocre and popular person." Aland He said with relief: "However, there will be some things in this world that are enough to make your heart beat, and even make you give everything for them, just like the sunshine in your life. Xiaomei, you haven't met your own sunshine yet, your life has just begun. From the beginning - the rest of your life is just to find this sunshine in your life. Other than that, all the difficulties, insults and misunderstandings are just passers-by, don't take it to heart."

"Speaker, thank you for comforting me..." Her eyebrows relaxed and she clenched her hands.

The sunshine in life...

She thought she had already found it.

Not anymore.

Such good sunshine will never be seen again. That person took away all the amazement left in her eyes, and everyone she would meet after that would be dimmed.

She will keep her promise to him and become a self-reliant person... She does not need anyone's help, and she can live independently without selling her body...

Ailande gave her a few words of advice and warned Xiaomei's colleagues before leaving. He felt that he had done a great job this time. He favored Xiaomei and left her his contact information. In the future, when this key NPC triggers a hidden mission, he will definitely be the first person she contacts.

Even, when Su Ming'an comes back from Kaiwusta, he can gain Su Ming'an's favor. After all, he extended a helping hand to Xiaomei.

This girl must not be simple. She might have some shocking background about the secret of the copy.

Earn blood.

There will never be care and love for no reason in this world.

…

【Caiusta·City of God】

Su Mingan leaned against Yamada, his eyes slightly closed, and the wind and snow covered his pale features.

Yamada Machichi supported him a little at a loss, until the sound of Lin Guang's footsteps came.

"——Get out of here!" Linguang insulted Yamada when he opened his mouth.

However, Yamada Machichi, who has always been a low-key person, showed rare toughness. He protected Su Ming'an resolutely and did not take a step back.

"Haha, even a little guy like you has begun to rebel." Lin Guang sneered. He stretched out his hand, and the sharp metal light flashed on his fingertips.

"I should have smashed that bag of roasted sweet potatoes on your head." Yamada said coldly.