Gu Sisi was sitting in her office.
However, her mind kept wandering uncontrollably, making it impossible for her to concentrate. The things she had just discovered kept flashing through her mind.
Forget it. Gu Sisi averted her eyes. Instead of looking at the comics anymore, she decided to drink some water to relax.
Just as she stood up, there was a commotion outside. Gu Sisi was taken aback and walked out of the office.
Sure enough, the familiar voices belonged to some familiar people. There were also a few new faces, including Wang Chao, another manager from the comic department she had just met.
"What's going on?"
Each of them was carrying a cardboard box, which left Gu Sisi stunned.
It looked as if they were moving.
"Sister Sisi, we're moving back here again!" an old employee who had once worked under Gu Sisi explained with a beaming smile.
"Right! We can move from a shared office to a private one. It's great!" a new face said cheerfully.
To anyone, this seemed like a great thing. It was quiet and much more comfortable.
Only their manager still had a gloomy face.
The crowd dispersed and excitedly chose their own cubicles.
Gu Sisi returned to her seat with a teacup in her hand. These changes had happened so fast that she was a bit overwhelmed.
A sense of oppression loomed in front of her. Gu Sisi looked up and saw Wang Chao, the other manager, standing in front of her.
"I need to talk to you."
Amid the surrounding commotion, Wang Chao's voice reached her ears.
After they went out, the others were stunned and gathered around the door, staring at the two managers standing outside.
"Bang!" The door was closed.
Well, they had no choice but to leave dejectedly.
"You should know why I'm here," Wang Chao said first.
By now, Gu Sisi had calmed down. She recalled for a moment.
"Are you dissatisfied with the boss's decision?"
She also thought this was really strange. Having two leaders in one department competing with each other would most likely bring more drawbacks.
But he shook his head and said coldly, "No. I'm dissatisfied with why we have to move back to this office."
This answer was unexpected. Moreover, Gu Sisi had only learned about their move when she saw them.
So she remained silent.
"Just because of you, we have to move back here?" Wang Chao sneered. "Do you know how much effort I put in to move out of here?"
"..." Gu Sisi really didn't know.
"Why do you dislike this place?" Gu Sisi asked in confusion.
Wang Chao looked at the place coldly and seemed to sneer.
"Look, what department are we? We're not a hermitage. We're the comic department. All inspiration comes from life. In this place, this department will only decline."
He spoke righteously, staring intently at Gu Sisi as if delivering a passionate speech.
Gu Sisi couldn't agree with such an absolute statement.
Nor could she understand the logic behind it. Did life have to be noisy? This place was just a bit quiet. It wasn't like they couldn't see anyone. And besides, didn't he have his own life outside of work?
"I don't think so," Gu Sisi said calmly, not intimidated by Wang Chao's righteousness at all.
"Fine! Then tell me what the benefits are of staying here!" Wang Chao nodded and questioned.
Gu Sisi knew that no matter what she said at this moment, he wouldn't agree. He might even try to convince her with ideas that he himself didn't really believe in.
"If you don't want to move here, you don't have to," Gu Sisi said calmly.
Although her heart wasn't as calm as she appeared.
Gu Sisi left. Wang Chao watched her back, then pushed open the door. The employees standing around the door quickly scurried away.
For a while, Wang Chao didn't come in. Gu Sisi heard the people standing outside whispering, "The manager's gone. He's left."
"Could he be going to the boss?"
"Alas! I really like it here!"
Someone wailed.
Gu Sisi remained silent, staring at the things in front of her for a long time without moving.
Soon, Wang Chao came back, but this time he was obviously angry.
He made a great commotion as if he was venting his anger. The subordinates all kept silent, not daring to provoke him.
Gu Sisi guessed that his proposal must have been rejected.
After waiting for a while, Gu Sisi also left.
She didn't care about the reactions of the people around her when she left.
But she needed to figure this out.
"It's my order!" the boss said calmly. "I've always thought it wasn't good for our department to be mixed with other departments. This isn't a marketplace where we can bargain."
Gu Sisi argued, "But everyone has different habits. How about we split the comic department? Those who want to follow Manager Wang in the previous office will form their own group, and those who want to stay in this office will be in my group."
Gu Sisi decided to follow both the boss's requirements and Wang Chao's wishes.
She had no intention of bullying others with her position. Since Wang Chao didn't want to be here, why should she force him?
The boss stroked his chin and thought for a moment. A shrewd look flashed in his eyes.
"Then, the previous office will still be reserved for your department. You two groups will have a competition. The winning group will have the final say!"
The boss was calculating in his mind.
Gu Sisi was speechless. She could only sigh that those in high positions really had their own ways.
"Okay!" Gu Sisi decided to challenge herself.
This news quickly spread throughout the department.
The atmosphere became tense. The employees who had been excited about moving to the new office now knew that they were going to have a competition.
This was even more shocking than having two managers.
They only had one day to choose their teams.
After work, Gu Sisi and Yang Qian were about to leave.
Suddenly, someone called out to them.
"Manager."
The two turned around. It was Zhang Jie, an old employee from the comic department.
"What's up?" Gu Sisi asked.
There was obviously something on Zhang Jie's mind. Yang Qian noticed something was wrong and asked, "Do you want me to leave?"
Zhang Jie quickly waved her hand. "No."
"I just want to tell Sister Sisi something," Zhang Jie hesitated for a moment and then blurted out, "Manager Wang is treating all the employees in our department to dinner tonight. I'm worried that he's trying to win them over."
Zhang Jie's concern was that everyone in the department except Gu Sisi had been invited, and they had even created a separate group.
She was afraid that Sister Sisi would be isolated.
Yang Qian opened her mouth wide in surprise. "Really?"
"Forget it. Let it be," Gu Sisi didn't want to fight or compete. "Thank you for telling me."
It was just a reminder for her.
No matter how worried Zhang Jie was, since Sister Sisi didn't seem to care, there was nothing she could do.
She could only watch the two leave. Then, afraid of being seen, she quickly ran back into the company.
"Are you really not worried?" Yang Qian asked curiously.
Gu Sisi sighed. "If someone really wants to target me, how can I avoid it? I'll just take it one step at a time."