After I Died, the Scum Gong’s Grief was Too Much for Him to Live

Chapter 18 : What’s wrong with Xu Zhun?

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Xu Zhun’s face was tear-stained and his hollow eyes were filled with despair.

Such an expression made He Chengyang feel shocked and strange at the same time, and for a moment he was panicked.

What was wrong with Xu Zhun?

Had he gone too far?

No, he hadn’t! It was because he was deliberately trying to make people angry!

He Chengyang never bowed his head, even when he knew he was wrong!

“What a buzz kill!”

He Chengyang did not carry on and he pulled away.

His voice was cold and mocking: “I won’t come and fuck you even if you beg me to in future!”

He turned around and walked into the bathroom, rinsing off the ambiguous scent of his body before walking out fully dressed, without leaving Xu Zhun a single glance, and just slammed the door.

Xu Zhun closed his eyes in defeat, tears falling down his pale cheeks.

So be it!

It’s good to accept the reality!

Xu Zhun laid down on the sofa and fell asleep in a daze.

It was noon the next day when he woke up in a groggy state. His manager had called him several times and sent him a text asking why he had missed work for no reason.

Xu Zhun scrambled to get up and rushed into the bathroom to wash up.

As he looked down while brushing his teeth, he coughed violently and there were drops of blood falling …… more and more blood.

Xu Zhun covered his mouth and couldn’t catch his breath as he kept on coughing.

After a long time, the coughing slowly subsided.

A pale face was reflected in the mirror, and he looked at his increasingly thin self and smiled bitterly.

His time was running out ……

He had hoped that his last moments would be reserved for He Chengyang, but now it seemed to be wishful thinking on his part.

Xiao Shuo!

He Chengyang’s gentle voice as he called out this name was like a burn in Xu Zhun’s heart, reminding him that his feelings and dedication were just so ridiculous.

It was true that the one who made the first move never deserved pity.

After changing his clothes, Xu Zhun hurried to the office, and it was already afternoon.

As soon as he entered the office, he was aware of the numerous strange gazes falling on him, making him feel uncomfortable.

Recently, he has become the subject of discussion in the company.

At first it was a secret talk behind his back, but now it was just a matter of pointing fingers at him.

“Look what time it is! Our very own Celebrity has only deigned to come now!”

“Learn about bullying! He’s now the company’s cash cow!”

“It sure is great to sign a contract with the He Group!”

“That’s really impressive! If you can, go sign one!”

“You know in your heart how it was signed!”

“You can tell by the way he looks that he’s a disturbing one.”

“There are unspoken rules in any industry! But I didn’t think our company had such disgusting ones!”

“It’s not like you’re going to be missing a chunk of flesh by spending special time with a client, just get the money!”

The murmurs became increasingly unpleasant, to the point of being unabashed.

Xu Zhun was sick to his stomach and wanted to escape from this embarrassing situation.

He quickly walked into the manager’s office and came out quickly after first apologising and admitting his mistake.

Xu Zhun printed out the company’s accreditations on his computer and prepared a brochure before planning to go out to visit clients.

He was about to leave when Zhou Fuming approached him, “Xu Zhun, are you going out?”

Xu Zhun said, “Yes, I’m going out. Brother Zhou, is there something wrong?”

Zhou Fuming handed over a stack of materials: “You help me send this information to Shengxin and give it to Manager Qi of the publicity department. I’ve spoken to Manager Qi about this. You can also talk to him about the details of the contract by the way. I’m very busy here and I don’t have time to go. Xu Zhun you do me this favour since you’re going out, I don’t think you’ll delay it, will you?”

“What are you saying, Brother Zhou! There’s no need to be so polite between colleagues.”

Xu Zhun carefully put the information into his briefcase.

He kept his head down, not even noticing how sinister Zhou Fuming’s eyes were.

After Xu Zhun left, Zhou Fuming returned to his work station.

Someone next door probed over and said in disbelief, “Why did you let him deliver something? Aren’t you afraid he’ll rob you of the contract! That’s Shengxin company! The contract price is over a million!”

Zhou Fuming sneered, “Manager Qi is the most disgusting homosexual, Xu Zhun’s routine won’t work on him.”

“Brother Zhou, don’t be so naive! People like Xu Zhun are the best at showing off, what if Manager Qi can’t resist his tricks and takes the bait?”

When other colleagues heard this, they joined in the mockery of Xu Zhun.

“Fucking women gets them pregnant, men don’t. Xu Zhun is only so bold when he sells himself, and the person who plays with him can rest assured that he doesn’t have a sense of modesty and won’t cry out for responsibility!”

“How disgusting! How can there be such people?” (Note: That’s literally what I’m thinking of 97% of the characters of this novel lmao)

“Did you ever notice the red marks on his neck? There’s a new one almost every day. Tsk, tsk, tsk, that’s disgusting enough!”

“It’s enough for a grown man to get ahead by selling his ass!”

” He doesn’t care! Perhaps he’s not ashamed but proud of it!”

Zhou Fuming did not hide his heartfelt loathing: “This kind of person is a poisonous tumour, and they only worsen the company’s atmosphere.”

“Brother Zhou, you’re quite unlucky too! Originally, the He contract was yours, but it ended up being snatched away by this little junior Xu Zhun duck!”

Zhou Fuming’s grip on the mouse abruptly tightened, anger erupting from the bottom of his eyes.

Xu Zhun, you won’t be able to walk out of Shengxin’s door today.

He had already “cried” to Manager Qi in advance, saying that the contract had been snatched by a colleague who relied on sexual intercourses with other males to get ahead. From now on, that colleague would be responsible for contract negotiations.

Manager Qi raged on the phone, saying a lot of mocking and disgusting things and acting particularly agitated.

Once Xu Zhun went over there today, Manager Qi would definitely crush him, and perhaps even hurl insults to his face.

If Xu Zhun clashed with Manager Qi, the company would not dare to offend Shengxin and would definitely fire Xu Zhun.

Even the manager couldn’t protect him this time!

Xu Zhun came to Shengxin Company to deliver information to Manager Qi, but he found that Manager Qi seemed to have a strong opinion of him.

When they first met, he politely extended his right hand, but Manager Qi did not shake it back, and the look of disgust on his face was very obvious.

Xu Zhun was so embarrassed that he withdrew his hand.

He placed the information on the table and explained the reason for his visit. He also asked if there were any changes to the contract that needed to be made.

These were all things Zhou Fuming had asked him to ask about, but he didn’t understand why Manager Qi suddenly became agitated.

“What kind of a piece of trash are you? You dare to come over and talk to me about the contract?”

“Where does your company stand? Are there no more salesmen? Letting people like you come over and disgust me?”

Manager Qi’s scolding made Xu Zhun feel aggrieved and embarrassed, he had no enmity with Manager Qi, why did he scold him like this?

“I …… I was just helping Brother Zhou with the delivery of information. On what grounds do you insult people like that?”

Xu Zhun was particularly good-looking, even when he was angry gave a special appeal. It made Manager Qi think that he was really the kind of person Zhou Fuming was talking about.

Manager Qi was sick to his stomach and pointed at the door, “Get out! Get out!”

“I told you, I’m here to help Zhou with his materials! Who are you to scold me? You must apologize to me!”

Xu Zhun felt that he had done nothing wrong and shouldn’t have to bear such an insult.

“Huh? An apology? You think a brat like you deserves an apology from me! Ask your manager, does he dare to talk to me like that? You think you’re great just because you sell your ass!”

Seeing Xu Zhun looking at him with sharp eyes, Manager Qi was completely enraged, and he called loudly to security, “Security, get him out of here!”

The security guard lifted Xu Zhun and pulled him out of the office.

“A company as big as yours, and as the manager of a department, why would you insult me like this? I want to see your president!”

Xu Zhun felt that he had to get justice for himself, he couldn’t let someone humiliate him like that.

Seeing that Xu Zhun did not let go of the door frame, Manager Qi was enraged and kicked him in the chest, “Get out!”

Xu Zhun subconsciously let go of his hand, losing his weight and falling backwards.

He fell to the ground and hit the back of his head against the wall of the corridor, causing tears to form at the corners of his eyes.

“What are you doing?”

An authoritative voice rang out, followed by the chaotic sound of footsteps.

Xu Zhun tried to look up to see, but the pain in the back of his head was so severe that when he raised it, his vision flared into blackness.

He was sitting on the ground in disarray, covering the injury at the back of his head.

A hand held his arm and someone made to lift him off the ground.

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The author suddenly upped the length with this chapter, so if you feel there’s more, you’re correct as there’s like 1000+ words more than usual chapters xD

Also, as I’m now translating three novels at once, I’ve changed the goal for the bonus chapter to 5$ instead, but I won’t post a bonus for all three novels at once as I don’t want to stress over not having enough chapters already translated just in case x)