All Chapters of Working Overtime and Asked to Pay the Electricity Bill: Chapter 1 - Chapter 10

10 Chapters

Chapter 1

After working all-nighters for a full week, the company's new game was finally launched successfully.Seeing the flood of positive reviews online, the other four team members and I finally breathed a sigh of relief."The new VP said we're having a celebration at lunchtime today, everyone in the company will be there, so let's wash up and head over now," someone said.Everyone cheered.Westley, who sat next to me, rubbed his neck and turned to me with a smile."Jane, with so many players online and such high frame rates, the game still ran smoothly—it was all thanks to the servers you built.""If you ask me, your servers are even more stable than those used by the largest industries in this industry.""That's why Ms. Lawson is the lifeline of our operations department," another colleague chimed in."The general manager even emphasized before that Jane's the only person in this company who should absolutely not be mistreated."Everyone began flattering me one after another.I w

Chapter 2

The room had been full of people listening to the VP, Mr. Foster, boast about the future.My sudden intrusion shattered the harmonious atmosphere.Mr. Foster glanced at the phone and quickly regained his superior expression.He said the announcement was already very clear.He claimed that staying in the company outside working hours caused a waste of resources that employees should bear themselves.“The company isn’t a free hotel, and neither are we your parents. We don’t take freeloaders,” he said.I laughed angrily. “We worked overtime and did all-nighters to help the company save costs. We brought the launch date forward by two months, and you call us freeloaders?”I pointed out that a pregnant employee had nearly collapsed.“It’s exactly because of what you’ve accomplished that we went easy on you with the punishment. You’ve been occupying company resources without permission and should have been fined half of your monthly wages. But because you’ve brought forward the launc

Chapter 3

To prevent me from taking anything important—and also just to disgust me—Mr. Foster had assigned a newly arrived intern to watch me as I returned to the company to pack up my things.On the workstation, sheets of A4 paper printed with all kinds of requirements from the clients.In a disposable paper cup at the corner of the desk was instant coffee that had already gone cold.Everything testified to a week of working day and night, yet in such a short time, everything had completely changed.The tip of my nose stung again, so I rubbed it hard and blinked a couple of times.On the screen, the backend user data was still constantly jumping, with several places flashing error alerts.I only watched coldly, with no intention whatsoever of stepping in to fix anything.None of this had anything to do with me anymore.I packed up my own belongings and counted out each piece of company equipment, lining them up neatly on the desk.Finally, without the slightest hesitation, I reached ou

Chapter 4

When I returned to the small rented apartment, I slept blissfully and lost all sense of time.When I opened my eyes again, it was already the early hours of the morning, and I had been woken by loud banging at the door.Yawning, I went to check the door camera and saw that it was Ian, the CEO of the company that I just resigned from. During the company's hardest startup phase, he had once used my apartment as an office, so he knew this place.He looked travel-worn and exhausted, his face haggard and his eyes bloodshot. It was obvious that he had rushed back after booking a flight the moment the incident happened.Seeing that I had not responded for a long time, he grew more and more agitated, and he knocked harder and harder."Open the door, Jane! I know you're in there! If there's some misunderstanding, let's talk it out!"I could not be bothered to deal with him. I stretched lazily, went into the kitchen, and slowly poured myself a glass of milk. As I drank, I took out my phone

Chapter 5

As I followed the police downstairs, I discovered that the area around the police car at the apartment entrance was already surrounded by reporters who were filming and livestreaming.Cameras of all sizes were all aimed at me, and the flashing lights were so blinding that I could barely keep my eyes open.Ian, who had just been wiping away tears and reminiscing about old times, had completely changed his face now, speaking to the cameras with apparent heartbreak."Jane, you were a key technical backbone of the company, an old hand who rose together with us. All these years, you were reported many times for being late, leaving early, and slacking off, yet I turned a blind eye to all of that because you stood by me all these years. When did I ever shortchange you on salary or bonuses? Even though you were only a technical director, your pay was almost catching up to mine as CEO. All these years, I truly believe I've treated you with the utmost loyalty and righteousness! I thought you

Chapter 6

The young police officer sighed and left.I walked over to a corner, sat down, leaned my head against the cold iron bars, and closed my eyes.Back in university, I had already independently completed the development of several small programs and the construction of simple platforms, and my professional skills had been outstanding.Before I even graduated, many large companies had already sent offers to me.I had originally still been hesitating over which one to choose when Ian found me.Holding a thick stack of game design blueprints, he begged me for a few minutes of my time and used the simple platform I had built to demonstrate the first game he had created himself."My dream is to let more people enjoy playing my games. Whether casual or competitive, I want to give them the ultimate gaming experience. I need your technology, and I believe that if the two of us join forces, we can definitely achieve this! Although it's still a bit rough now, one day we'll definitely build our

Chapter 7

Because of the earlier wave of public opinion, the court hearing two weeks later drew enormous attention. To satisfy the curiosity of netizens, the company confirmed that the entire trial would be livestreamed, drawing even more eyes.Ian Gaming wanted to use this surge of attention to nail me to the pillar of shame and salvage its own reputation.Online abuse directed at me was one-sided, filled with every kind of ugly insult imaginable.In contrast, my own two weeks passed quite peacefully.After confirming all the evidence and details with my lawyer, I continued to look into the server-leasing business.However, the pressure of public opinion was too great. Aside from the Conquest Group, the other companies were no longer as proactive as before, and all said they wanted to wait and see until after the trial ended.On the night before the trial, an unexpected person contacted me.At the time, I was making a final confirmation of all the evidence details with my lawyer when a f

Chapter 8

Ian panicked instantly."This can't be! I'm sure I got it from your..."He quickly cut himself off.I calmly finished the sentence for him."You want to say you secretly copied it from my portable hard drive on the day you came to beg me, right? For something that important, I naturally installed anti-theft protection. Without the password, everything you copied was nothing but garbled data. It's completely meaningless."I stepped forward, took his USB drive, plugged it into the computer, and opened the files.Inside were nothing but lines of garbled characters that could not even run properly.Then I connected my own portable hard drive. The code was clean and well-structured, and I even did a demonstration by running a small game.Ian's face was darker than ever."This can't be..." he muttered to himself.But soon, he gritted his teeth and said, "Even if I admit that you built the server and that this set of code is yours, you still completed it while working at Ian Gaming.

Chapter 9

The server-leasing business was extremely popular, and after thinking it over, I simply registered a small company of my own with that as its core business.Jennifer was my very first employee.Despite her growing belly, she worked tirelessly, full of energy and busier than ever.Soon, I welcomed my second employee—the intern who had once been assigned to supervise my resignation.He scratched his head, looking a little embarrassed.“Jane, even though I was only there for a few days back then, I saw your abilities, and I believe that sticking with technology is always the right choice!”I smiled and took him in as well.The three of us were so busy running around that we had no time at all to pay attention to what became of Ian Gaming.The next time I heard any news was several months later.When Yvonne came by again to mooch coffee, she chatted with me about some gossip.Ian Gaming had gone bankrupt.The company’s flagship games all relied heavily on a stable and smooth ser

Chapter 10

Although I said that, I still appeared at the auction the next day.I took over almost all of the games, as well as Ian Gaming's office building.That was not only Ian's life's work, but also the result of my own years of hard struggle.I renamed the company Initial Aspiration.The company culture focused on simplicity and efficiency, and absolutely did not tolerate scheming or infighting.Former colleagues from Ian Gaming came one after another to apply for jobs, and I treated everyone equally, selecting only the best.The three people who had once given false testimony in court also wanted to come, but I rejected them.I would never use anyone who had been disloyal. I would never forgive those who betrayed me.One day, I unexpectedly ran into Ian outside the company, where he had come to apply for a job.With his reputation ruined and his age working against him, he truly could not find work anywhere else and came to me in a sorry state.He bowed to me and forced a flatteri

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