Open a group to change your life

Chapter 12 Immortal Group Hot Pot

The midday hour is always bustling. Liang Junjie randomly chose three dishes in the cafeteria, then found a quiet corner to eat and play on his phone.

"A kidnapping case recently occurred in our city, involving the chairman of the Yushi Group..."

"An unidentified woman fell from a skyscraper; forensic examination determined the cause of death to be..."

As Liang Junjie clicked on and read the news articles, he was surprised to find himself in the shot. It was taken when he was helping Huo Chuyu downstairs, and someone had taken the picture.

"Shocking! The eldest daughter of the Yu family is suspected of having an affair with a strange man!"

Liang Junjie's lips twitched as he clicked on the video and saw that it had captured his face perfectly.

Just as he opened the comments section to watch, the video was taken down. Without a doubt, it was because Grandpa Yu had hired someone to suppress the popularity of this matter.

And he was clearly not the only one who saw this message; there were also several other office workers in the group who only knew how to slack off and chat in the group all day.

A reposted video caused a stir in the group chat; it was the very video Liang Junjie had just seen.

"Tag Liang Junjie, tag Yu Xueji. I never expected that you two would actually..." The one who said this was Huo Zhenhui, who had been keeping a close watch on the group.

"Wow, Brother Jie is awesome!" x15

Liang Junjie silently gave Huo Zhenhui a mute, then typed: "Yu Xueji and I are completely innocent. What happened yesterday, people online don't know, but you all don't know? What are you making a fuss about here?"

Just as someone posted again in the group chat, "Yeah, yeah, Brother Jie, you're right."

Huo Chuyu tagged him: "Tag Liang Junjie, Xiao Liang, Xiao Xue is coming to our house tonight, please prepare the room."

Liang Junjie: "???"

"As your master, I have accepted her as my disciple. From now on, you two are fellow disciples. As her senior brother, you must perform well."

Liang Junjie could clearly feel Huo Chuyu's condescending tone even through the screen.

"Can you tell me what happened? This is a lot of information."

Confused, Liang Junjie decided to make a direct call to Huo Chuyu.

The voice coming from the other end of the microphone wasn't Huo Chuyu's, but Yu Xueji's.

"What? You, Liang Junjie, are allowed to become my disciple, but I, Yu Xueji, am not? Hmph~"

Upon hearing Yu Xueji's words, Liang Junjie instantly flew into a rage. He was still on his way back to his post when he nearly crushed his phone in his hand.

"Yu Xueji, I'm your savior! Is this how you talk to me? Everyone else is just a friendly little sister or older sister, but you're acting like an unreasonable person."

"Hehe, let's chat again tonight. Master needs to compress and condense my Qi~"

Liang Junjie was disgusted. When she had a crush on this girl before, she wasn't like this. How come she's changed so much in just a few years? Could it be that she only became like this after joining my group chat?

Liang Junjie was completely baffled and could only find out what was going on that evening.

Before that, he needs to take a lunch break.

At his work station, Liang Junjie would lean back on the stool and meditate.

The cultivation technique accelerated with his thoughts, and the surrounding spiritual energy began to gather. Gradually, the spiritual energy in the office became richer, and the snoring of some old guys who were taking a nap became even louder.

Before the afternoon meeting, Liang Junjie had already completed a round of training.

After a month of training, his physical fitness is now completely different from before. If he were to compete in a running race with the fastest athlete in the world, he would be confident that he would crush them.

"Boss, I think this year's plan..." Liang Junjie listened intently to the old hands' grand plans for the coming year, as well as the boss's rosy promises.

Around dusk, Liang Junjie's boss, Mr. Li, announced something: "The company is not doing well lately, and we plan to lay off a group of employees."

"Xiao Liang, Lao Li, Lao Chen, the three of you come to the office."

Liang Junjie was called out by name, and he reluctantly followed the two seasoned veterans to the boss's office.

"Both of you failed to meet the performance targets last year. Although Xiao Liang is a newcomer, he barely met the targets. Starting next month, if you two still fail to meet the targets, you should apply for resignation."

The two seasoned veterans didn't take it seriously. Even if they left, they could find another company. After all, their qualifications were there, and many technical positions needed people like them.

As for Liang Junjie, although his performance met the targets, his presence was undoubtedly a negative factor for a company that was neither particularly successful nor unsuccessful.

"Xiao Liang, how long have you been with the company?" Boss Li asked, taking a sip of his coffee from his desk.

"Nine months," Liang Junjie replied calmly, his hands behind his back.

"Nine months have passed, and your performance is still the same as it was four months ago. This won't do. Next month, your performance needs to increase by 10%. If you can't do it, you'll end up like those two people just now, resigning on your own." Boss Li's words were ruthless and realistic.

Liang Junjie took a deep breath. To be honest, he wasn't short of money right now. As long as Huo Chuyu helped him exchange spirit stones for Chinese currency, he could be financially free in no time. It was just that he couldn't immediately accept the transformation from a mortal to a cultivator.

But now, he has a reason, a reason to leave behind the life of an ordinary person.

"Boss Li, thank you so much for giving me this opportunity."

Upon hearing this, Boss Li frowned; he had a bad feeling.

"What do you mean by that? What are you trying to say?"

Liang Junjie took another deep breath, then sighed, and then dialed the citizen hotline in front of Boss Li.

"Hello, I want to report someone..."

Under Boss Li's astonished gaze, Liang Junjie revealed to him the company's address, as well as a host of other unsavory practices, such as employees not receiving overtime pay, the company not providing insurance for its employees, and the company not giving holidays.

Boss Li's face first turned deathly pale, then rosy, and finally purplish-red, clearly indicating that he was extremely angry.

"Liang Junjie! What do you mean by this?!"

Boss Li's voice was almost a shout.

"Boss Li, isn't what I mean obvious?"

Liang Junjie sneered, then put away his phone and started recording.

"I think you don't want to work out here anymore! Do you believe I'll fire you and make sure you can never find a job again!" Boss Li pointed at Liang Junjie, his voice so loud that even the employees in the office outside could hear him clearly.

"Heh, Li Lumei! Today, it's not you firing me, it's me firing you!"

"You! You! You! Good! Good! Good!"

Three "you"s in a row, three "good"s in a row—in a fit of rage, Boss Li smashed everything he could on the table—official documents, files, books, teacups—at Liang Junjie!

Liang Junjie punched them repeatedly, sending them flying.

Then Liang Junjie forcefully pressed down on a book that was about to be picked up and smashed.

"Today, I have six more words to say. Do you want to hear them?"

Staring into Boss Li's eyes, at his bloodshot eyeballs, Liang Junjie slowly uttered six words.

"Duck shit, Li Lumei!"

Without waiting for Boss Li's reaction, Liang Junjie kicked open the wooden door, abandoned his belongings at his workstation, and left.

What remained was a deathly silence in the staff area and the boss's furious rage in his office.