Leaving Without Asking Why

"I will not apologize, absolutely not!" Xiaoxiao was already burning with anger. No matter how the Weasel roared, she insisted she had done nothing wrong and refused to compromise no matter what. As she whipped her head around to leave, the gust of wind she kicked up made even the leaves of the potted plant on the desk tremble.

"Ni Xiaoxiao, you'd better not turn a deaf ear to my words!" The Weasel chased after her, yelling and cursing at Xiaoxiao's retreating back. Xiaoxiao simply covered her ears, while the colleagues in the office area had a free show to watch.

He Li hurried over and grabbed Xiaoxiao to ask what was going on. Xiaoxiao, looking very impatient, only asked her if she had seen Nina. He Li asked back in astonishment, "You don't know that Nina resigned?"

This time, it was Xiaoxiao's turn to be utterly shocked: "When?"

Thinking Xiaoxiao was joking, He Li smiled and said, "The person is already gone, what are you still covering for her for!"

"I really don't know." Xiaoxiao's solemn expression made He Li realize she wasn't joking. He Li recounted everything that had happened recently, and Xiaoxiao's heart instantly turned cold. Xi Mintang was gone, and now even Nina had left without a word, leaving her to fight this solitary battle all alone.

According to He Li, Nina and the Weasel had argued several times before, actually all because Nina wanted to leave and the Weasel refused to let her go. Xiaoxiao began to feel how dull-witted she was. Last time, Nina had spoken to her very earnestly and even gave her a hug yesterday. He Li mentioned that Nina had returned to the company last night to take away her personal belongings. There were clearly so many signs pointing to this, yet she was always a step behind. Why did everyone in the company know about Nina except for her, who knew absolutely nothing?

She recalled Nina's carefree demeanor a few times over and completely let go of her attachment; perhaps Nina didn't like tearful farewell scenes anyway. She decided to be carefree as well and respect Nina's departure.

Ever since that day, rumors had been circulating around the company. Whenever Xiaoxiao was present, everyone would seal their lips, communicating with glances instead of words, keeping everything hidden beneath the surface.

She wanted to have a chat with Lin Shuo, but every time she saw him still bent over his desk working late into the night, she dismissed the thought—until Cheng Feng's appearance disrupted her patient rhythm of endurance.

Receiving a call from Cheng Feng was both unexpected and within reason, and she quickly agreed to his invitation. Counting the cocktail party, this was the second time she had seen Cheng Feng. He exhibited a polite and measured courtesy, which made Xiaoxiao instinctively put up a bit of resistance to whatever he was about to discuss.

Sure enough, as soon as Cheng Feng opened his mouth, he said, "Miss Ni, to make a long story short, please leave President Lin."

"I guessed it." Xiaoxiao nodded, inexplicably admiring Cheng Feng's straightforwardness, and then asked, "May I know the reason, though?"

Cheng Feng became even more direct: "Can you leave without asking for a reason?"