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Tom raised his eyebrows at me again,as if hinting at something.I was so angry that I clenched my fists and made a punching gesture,which scared him into speeding off the bike.
I cursed silently: Coward.
Luckily, after the last lesson,Tom didn't dare to mess with me openly anymore.
With people like him, you have to be tough.
The next day,it happened to rain.
When I came out,I saw Lily and Tom standing in the rain.Tom was urging her impatiently, but Lily hesitated and reluctant to leave.
She kept glancing toward the main entrance of the company.
Were they waiting for me?
But I had come out from the underground garage today.I pulled up next to them, and they didn't even notice me.I honked twice.
Lily and Tom turned around at the same time and instinctively made way,with extremely full of awkward and mixed expressions on their faces.
I sped past them,and the water splashed by the tires soaked them completely.
From the rearview mirror,I clearly saw Lily's face twisted with anger and frustration.
I had no interest in to play such a childish game with Lily,but she kept pestering me and asking for trouble.
She was the one asking to be slapped in the face, metaphorically speaking.
Since then,I haven't met Lily and Tom again during my off-work hours.
Soon after,I went on another business trip. As a supervisor now, I was busier than ever and had no time for distractions.
As soon as I got back to the office and was going to distribute the gifts I brought back to everyone,I saw Tom walk in only to be quickly dragged by a nervous-looking Lily.
“What is she doing?”I was puzzled.
I scanned the faces of my colleagues,and they all had expressions that were hard to describe.
“Supervisor,haven't you seen the small group chat?This Tom is simply crazy.He's been harassing female colleagues everywhere.”
“Can you believe this? He told me I was into him and warned me not to be delusional, said that I wasn’t his type!”
“That's nothing.He even sent me pornographic photos and said he wanted to win me over.It's so disgusting!”
“Same here. I blocked him instantly.”
“You know what’s even more ridiculous? Lily. She sent everyone messages, telling us to stay away from her boyfriend — like we're all thieves or something. It's so annoying.”
...
After hearing my colleagues'complaints and seeing the screenshots in our group chat,I knew exactly what had been happening.
I didn't expect that during the time I was on a business trip,everyone had been going through such a tough time.
They had really been through a lot.
After I returned to the office and reported the situation to our manager,I quickly got the their approval.
I called Lily into the office.
I said directly,“You and Tom have seriously disrupted everyone’s work and daily life. You have three options: you leave, he leaves,or both of you leave.”
I was handling this matter impartially,and this was also the leader's intention.But Lily obviously didn't understand it this way.
She smiled sarcastically,“Such righteous talk. Aren't you just jealous of me? Trying to take revenge for personal reasons? Ha, I won't let you get your way.”
Lily seemed determined to just spite me, which actually worked in my favor. If the two of them couldn't leave together,of course I hoped that Lily would stay.Lily was much more capable than Tom.
If she wasn't so obsessed with love and put her mind to work,she would have a promising future.
