Hospital ward.
Cao Jun just saw off the two company colleagues who ca to visit him. They are representatives from a subsidiary of the real estate group, but even so, there are nearly four hundred employees here in Xiu Zhou, making it a large company.
Being able to fight his way to the position of deputy general manager in such a company is a testant to his undeniable personal capabilities.
However, the seat of deputy general manager is not entirely stable, with countless eyes watching in secret.
Now that he’s injured and hospitalized, although the surgery was relatively successful, he won’t be able to be discharged for at least a week, and even after that, he needs a period of convalescence.
Therefore, he has no choice but to take at least half a month’s sick leave. There’s no alternative; work is important, but his life is more important.
Being away from the company for half a month, he’s really uncertain about what the company will be like when he returns, whether soone might seize the opportunity to usurp his position. This possibility is very high.
Cao Jun is very frustrated and angry about this, yet has nowhere to vent.
He took out his phone, pondered for a while, and then called two of his confidants at the company, one is the deputy manager of the finance departnt, and the other is the manager of the human resources departnt. They each talked for a few minutes, with the implicit request for them to keep an eye on the company while he’s hospitalized and notify him imdiately of any issues.
These two confidants naturally agreed eagerly, but Cao Jun knows their loyalty may not last indefinitely. Half a month is the limit, and he needs to remotely monitor them frequently.
Otherwise, his position as deputy general manager might truly be replaced.
Back then, he himself took advantage of the forr deputy general manager’s sick leave to rise to his current position. When the forr deputy returned, although still holding the title, his real power had significantly diminished, and he transferred within months.
Therefore, with this precedent, Cao Jun certainly cannot help but worry. He needs to be cautious even with those two confidants.
For this reason, he searched through his contacts and found a young employee in the general office, who had only joined a few months ago and is a junior alumnus from Technology University.
Cao Jun recruited this junior out of alumni goodwill and has had several talks with him after joining, intending to cultivate him as a confidant.
Sadly, his current position is sowhat low, but fortunately, working in the general office allows contact with all departnts, making him well-inford and suitable as Cao Jun’s eyes and ears.
On the phone, Cao Jun first gave the young man so routine praise and encouragent, then explained his intentions, asking him to keep a closer watch on the company, especially on those vying for the deputy general manager position, including the human resources manager he considers a confidant, with instructions to inform him imdiately of any unusual movents.
The junior agreed without hesitation.
After such arrangents, Cao Jun felt slightly more at ease.
As noon approached, Zhang Kewei ca to see him again. Cao Jun felt very grateful towards this old classmate.
It was Zhang Kewei who helped both in effort and money to bring him to the hospital last night and waited until his surgery was over, assisted in hiring a caretaker, and then left.
The other classmate who ca with him was noticeably less helpful, taking off promptly after a phone call once they got Cao Jun to the hospital, and hasn’t appeared since.
Regarding Yuan Hua, who caused his intestinal rupture, he was beaten up harshly and forced into a toilet, and hasn’t contacted Cao Jun since the police were called last night, leaving him feeling sowhat disheartened.
Only adversity reveals true affection. He used to be closest to Yuan Hua in class, but at the crucial mont, it’s Zhang Kewei, whom he usually had an average relationship with, who proved most reliable.
"How’re you feeling?" Zhang Kewei asked concernedly, setting down a bag of fruit at his bedside.
"Much better. Kewei, really thank you for this ti. You’ll be my good brother from now on," said Cao Jun emotionally.
Laughing, Zhang Kewei replied, "I initiated last night’s gathering, so I definitely had to help when sothing happened to you. Besides, we’ve been classmates for so many years, how could I ignore it?"
"Alas! You’re really warm-hearted. Look at now, I’m hospitalized, and even though all those classmates knew it last night, only a few bothered to send WeChat ssages asking about it. Up to now, only you have co to visit."
Attempting to explain, Zhang Kewei said, "They all drank a bit too much last night and might be sleeping now. Plus, so live in other cities and might not have ti, probably on their way ho already."
"Alright, no need to excuse them. I’m aware of the situation. Among classmates, there are certainly those who are genuinely kind-hearted, like you, and others who clearly aren’t, like Chen Feng. I imagine knowing I’m hospitalized, he’s probably taking pleasure in my misfortune. Most of the other classmates are not much better than strangers, really disappointing."
Listening to this, Zhang Kewei was montarily at a loss for words. What Cao Jun said was mostly true, but for Zhang Kewei, it partly had to do with Chen Feng.
The classmates now all know about the conflict between Chen Feng and Cao Jun, and last night, Chen Feng generously paid for the gathering, also distributing cigarettes to male classmates and drinks to female classmates.
These were just small tokens but are enough to win favor.
Now, most classmates are inclined towards Chen Feng, the generous figure, making few willing to co and show concern for Cao Jun.
It’s a very practical choice.
And Zhang Kewei, certain to maintain his rapport with Cao Jun, primarily for his business interests.
Every quarter, Zhang Kewei receives stationery orders from Cao Jun’s company, a major client he must cultivate.
As for Chen Feng, Zhang Kewei definitely also wants to maintain a close relationship, believing Chen Feng wouldn’t distance himself just because of his closeness with Cao Jun. They were roommates for two years, after all, and had a reasonably good relationship.
Zhang Kewei stayed for about half an hour before leaving.
Not long after he left, Yuan Hua and Cao Li finally ca to visit.
Yuan Hua, sporting bruises all over his face, looked dispirited, and Cao Li also appeared tired as she explained, "We were ant to visit much earlier, but last night we were tangled up at the police station until past ten, and then moved on to the hospital for examinations that could only be done during the day. We had to hastily book a room near the hospital and weren’t done until two or three in the morning. This morning, we rushed over for tests and kept fussing until now."
Cao Jun listened to the explanation and could only understand, nodding and asking Yuan Hua with concern, "Have the test results co out? Are you okay?"
Yuan Hua didn’t want to speak, simply shaking his head, leaving Cao Li to respond, "Most test results are out, and there aren’t any major issues, mainly damage to the soft tissue and slight fractures on both sides of the ribs, which require a period of rest."
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