Chapter 4

After resigning, I went straight to work for the client company, Thunder Tech, where I was entrusted with important responsibilities.

When I returned to Gwendolyn's company as a client representative, I was welcomed in by the receptionist.

As soon as I walked into the office area, I saw Rowan wearing a director's badge, strutting between employee workstations:

"Make this logo bigger, but also smaller at the same time."

"When I said make it black, I didn't mean pure black. I meant that iridescent black, like a crow's wings."

"Looking at it again, the first version is better overall. But I like the font from the seventh version, and the color from the sixteenth... Make those changes and let me see it today."

The employees at their desks were full of resentment. Someone couldn't hold back and retorted:

"This design has already been approved by the client. The main issue now is the stability of the program."

Rowan snorted coldly:

"The client is just a nouveau riche. What do they know about true art?"

"I'm the director, so listen to me. With my top-tier aesthetics, the client is sure to be satisfied. They might even give us a bonus."

Give me a break!

The company developed a brand new system just to provide convenience for users, not to open an online art exhibition!

Moreover, the text was so colorful it was barely legible. Were they trying to contribute to the hospital's ophthalmology department?

With Rowan's level of competence being so highly valued, no wonder efficiency was plummeting. The program crashed as soon as it ran, and the quality had deteriorated beyond recognition.

Some colleagues noticed my presence. Those once hostile eyes now turned to me for help.

And my former apprentice Jack, who had said harsh things about me, had already been kicked out of the core team and demoted to buying coffee at his own expense.

Rowan swept a contemptuous glance over me:

"Looks like I need to suggest to Gwendolyn that we add a security position. Otherwise, any stray cat or dog can wander into the company."

The receptionist was about to remind him to watch his words, as I was representing the client.

The next second, Gwendolyn strode past me in her stilettos. Thinking I had come to apologize, she snorted:

"Well, if it isn't Director Felix. Realized jobs aren't easy to find out there and want to come back?"

Rowan chuckled, pretending to be kind:

"I think highly of Felix's abilities. I think we can arrange a manager position for him. Work hard under me, and you'll make something of yourself in no time."

Gwendolyn crossed her arms and looked at me with disdain:

"Manager? He wishes!"

"If you want to come back, you can start over as an entry-level employee. Half salary, no performance bonuses."

The other colleagues gasped, distancing themselves from me, afraid of being tainted by my bad luck.

I couldn't help but laugh.

Gwendolyn raised an eyebrow, asking curiously: "What are you laughing at?"

I silently took out a contract from my briefcase and slapped it on the table:

"Let me reintroduce myself. I'm Felix, Technical Director of Thunder Tech."

"I'm here to inform you that..."

"The project is suspended, and the contract is terminated!"