Transmigration: On the Gossip Front

Zhang Li has been really in a bad mood lately. The girl he’s partnered with can’t do anything, yet she’s great at pleasing the boss.

As a result, he ends up doing the work of two people. If anything goes wrong, the boss definitely scolds him, and if things go well, the credit naturally goes to his female partner.

Zhang Li isn’t stupid. The reason the boss favors her so much is either because they’re relatives or have some connection. He’s just someone who got this job through purchase, so of course, he just keeps his head down and works, without worrying about these things.

But lately, it’s been really infuriating. The recent task is extremely time-sensitive and demanding; they already need to rush to keep up with the schedule.

Then, the young lady seems to have some nerve issues and actually volunteered to take on the task. Someone’s willing to take over, so Zhang Li is, of course, delighted.

After all, if something goes wrong, it would be him who suffers. Getting Qiao Xue to take this task is fine, as even if it’s poorly done, the boss wouldn’t be too hard on her.

If even the boss can’t handle it, that would be Qiao Xue’s problem. It would let her know her limits and stop her from always thinking she’s so amazing.

Qiao Xue really couldn’t handle the task. Zhang Li watched coldly from the side, feeling secretly pleased, just waiting for her to fail, expecting the boss wouldn’t treat her well face-wise.

Zhang Li was really looking forward to the boss scolding Qiao Xue, but to his surprise, the boss called him to the office and handed the task to him, saying, "Xiao Zhang, you certainly have the ability. I believe this task is no difficulty for you at all."

When taking on the task, Zhang Li had no idea what project it would be, because the boss was genuinely assigning a new task. When he returned to his desk, opened the file, and saw what it was, his face immediately dropped.

Dammit, in his heart, Zhang Li cursed the boss and Qiao Xue thoroughly. How could he have known the boss would hand this task back to him?

There are five days left to complete the task. How is he supposed to handle this?

He’s not stupid. He knows why the boss would assign this task back to him. The reason is simple: he doesn’t have connections, so even if he’s wronged, he can only swallow it himself and can’t go to the boss.

Looking at the task, Zhang Li’s head was really spinning. What to do, where to start? He felt like his head was going to explode. With only five days left, how to handle it, what to do?

Just thinking about it makes Zhang Li’s head spin. What if the task isn’t completed? How will the boss view him? Will he be deemed useless?

Thinking about it makes Zhang Li unhappy. In the past, he always thought that enduring was enough, but he’s now regretting that he really shouldn’t have made a fuss back then.

From the start, he should have stood up and confronted the boss directly. Although life would still be tough since he wouldn’t be giving the boss face, at least the boss wouldn’t think of him as a pushover, bullying him again and again.

"Anyway, there’s no good outcome either way. So what if I don’t give the boss face?" Zhang Li said fiercely, "I have to make a fuss. I must let the others know how the boss bullies him, how he supports Qiao Xue."

He just doesn’t believe the boss wouldn’t be anxious about having him and the young lady involved together. Yes, this time, he absolutely cannot back down.

While thinking about how to act, a young woman from the office placed a letter in front of him.

Someone mailed him a letter? Zhang Li’s first reaction was that it’s impossible for someone to send him a letter, though he does have classmates who went to other places as intellectual youth.

Regarding those classmates who went to remote places, regardless of their relationship at school, Zhang Li has no desire to maintain contact. Any family with connections, with a child favored, with parents who paid for a job or let their child take over, wouldn’t let them go elsewhere as intellectual youth.

Lowering his head to glance at it, the department and name were correct. Thinking for a moment, he decided to open it and see.

If it’s truly a letter sent by those intellectual youth classmates, at worst, he’ll pretend he never received it, regarding their requests.

Yes, that’s how it’ll be, Zhang Li opened the letter, and without a minute passing, he abruptly stood up. What was happening, who had sent him a letter?

How did the other party know Qiao Xue was his colleague? It’s known that recently Zhang Tao, through his girlfriend, got promoted to a minor leader. It’s really a proud and enviable time; how could he dare talk about the work-related issues he encounters?

Although Zhang Tao started working earlier and his promotion followed the usual procedure, he just felt he couldn’t talk about it. His family knows nothing of Qiao Xue, so who could be advising him?

Zhang Li stared at the letter paper for a long time, then looked up at Qiao Xue lying on the table. After thinking it through, he decided to first understand Qiao Xue’s family situation nonetheless.

If it’s really as the letter suggests, then he absolutely cannot fall out with Qiao Xue. He must think it through carefully.

Considering how the boss treats Qiao Xue, it seems there might indeed be some truth to it. That afternoon, even though Zhang Li was working, he still occasionally looked at Qiao Xue.

Previously, due to always taking the blame for Qiao Xue, Zhang Li didn’t want to see her at all, always pretending not to see. But after observing Qiao Xue for a long time now, he truly became certain that she is indeed not from an ordinary family.

There was no more anger in Zhang Li’s heart. Anyway, he had figured it out as long as Qiao Xue’s family background was decent; even if he’d take the blame, even if he’d get scolded by the boss, it would be a minor thing, as long as Qiao Xue could remember him kindly.

Zhang Gui and Xue Lei haven’t been in a good mood lately. After all, Zhang Tao is about to get another promotion and marry the boss’s daughter. His promising future is visibly good. Despite being his real uncle and aunt, they couldn’t help feeling envious.

Now they hope that, if possible, if Zhang Li could also marry the boss’s daughter, their own son would indeed have many fewer years to strive for. Their confidence would elevate looking at Zhang Fu and his wife.

It’s a pity that such a good girl is really hard to find. Even though they’ve mobilized all their relatives to help search, they haven’t heard of a girl with such good conditions.

While they thought their son couldn’t compare to Zhang Tao, Zhang Li actually delivered such surprising news. The couple were really stunned.

"Son, are you for real?" Xue Lei looked at Zhang Li in delightful surprise.

Zhang Li affirmed and handed them the letter to read.

After reading, Zhang Gui looked puzzled, "With Qiao Xue’s excellent conditions, if she hasn’t revealed her identity at the workplace, since someone knows, why would they tell you?"

Zhang Gui really felt suspicious, "Could it be a trap?" Zhang Gui hesitated for a moment.

Originally dreaming of winning the beauty and a bright future, Zhang Li was naturally displeased upon hearing this. "Yeah, I also think there might be a problem, so we need to find out."

"If it’s true, we absolutely can’t miss it. If it’s false, it wouldn’t matter anyway," Zhang Li analyzed.

"Moreover, I’m worried that once a good opportunity like this is missed, there might not be another." Zhang Li worried about this possibility.

Isn’t Zhang Gui worried too? Thinking it over, he said, "Alright, I’ll find out more."