Chapter 1329: The Taste of Being Abandoned

Chapter 1329: Chapter 1329: The Taste of Being Abandoned

“Have you guys heard? Deputy Director Zhou got his heart broken,” someone said excitedly in a tone that suggested sharing a juicy secret.

“I heard it too. Our director just said it himself.”

“I heard as well.”

People huddled together, gossiping with glee that was even livelier than the New Year celebrations. It seemed as though the Deputy Director’s heartbreak was a delightful bit of news.

“Is it really okay for us to be happy about this?” Clearly, someone’s conscience was bothering them.

“Hehe… it’s not good, but I’m happy.”

“Actually… I also feel bad, but I… hahaha… I just can’t help feeling happy from the bottom of my heart.”

With that said, people exchanged covert glances and then snickered mischievously.

You couldn’t blame everyone for reveling in his misfortune; after all, the Deputy Director’s previous behavior really made him a target for resentment. People liked him, but that didn’t stop them from hating him! Many women in the office had been secretly in love with the Deputy Director, even up until now.

Who knows how many admired him?

But no one dared to confess their feelings.

Because anyone who dared to confess was fired by the Deputy Director, after that, no one dared to confess again. The ones who couldn’t control their fondness just secretly harbored their affections. Sometimes, when the Deputy Director was too detestable, you would wish that someday he would fall into a woman’s trap.

And experience what it felt like to be dumped.

Look, didn’t the payback come now?

Zhou Hengguang walked into the hall and immediately sensed something was off. Everyone avoided eye contact, confirming their guilty conscience.

This made Zhou Hengguang frown unhappily. Amid the increasingly weird atmosphere, he walked with firm steps towards his office. In the corridor, he encountered the director, an old professor, who looked at Zhou Hengguang with sympathy, patting his shoulder earnestly and advising, “Don’t be sad. It’s not worth it! Nothing in this world is worth it! You’re so outstanding; you deserve much better.”

After saying that, the director casually waved his hand and walked away with his large teacup.

Zhou Hengguang was baffled, his bad premonition growing stronger.

The corridor of the design institute was long, flanked mostly by archive rooms, and a turn leading to the main department offices and reception rooms. Along the way, Zhou Hengguang encountered many colleagues, including several of his seniors, who showed him pitying smiles.

Some even spoke words of comfort.

If you didn’t know better, you might think Zhou Hengguang was diagnosed with a terminal disease, not just heartbroken.

Finally, when he reached his office door, Zhou Hengguang once again encountered the director.

This old guy was deliberately finding excuses to approach him, clearly to laugh at his expense; otherwise, he wouldn’t need to wander back and forth in the corridor. Seemingly leisurely, he was actually making trouble out of nothing.

Everyone was busy to death, not a single person was idle.

But today’s design institute was too idle.

Zhou Hengguang grabbed the old director’s arm tightly. “Spill it, what’s really going on here? If you don’t tell me, no one needs to go home for the Lantern Festival tomorrow.”

The director shuddered, understanding he had stirred up trouble with this fella.

“Hehe…” the director chuckled, continuing to console him, “Hengguang, we heard you got dumped and were worried you might take it hard, so we came to cheer you up and console you. The country needs talents like you; please don’t take it too hard!”

“Me? Got dumped?” Zhou Hengguang had never imagined that the bizarre atmosphere in the design institute was actually spreading the news of his breakup.

“Yes! Zou Yi said it himself.”

Just then, the office door suddenly opened, and Zou Yi appeared looking wronged and desperate, “I didn’t, he’s lying. I really didn’t.”

“How could you not have?” the director frowned disapprovingly, “It was clearly you who said it.”

“I really didn’t,” Zou Yi was completely confused about how things had turned out this way.

However, at that moment, Zhou Hengguang simply waved it off, suddenly unconcerned.

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