All Chapters of Demeaned at My Promotion, I Quit and Left Him Begging: Chapter 1 - Chapter 9

After sleeping on a makeshift floor mat at the office for thirty consecutive nights, I finally finished coding every last core module of the Nebula Algorithm.This afternoon was the company’s quarterly promotion meeting.The Tech Director position had been vacant for six months.Having single-handedly resurrected our flagship project with this algorithm, I was convinced the spot was rightfully mine.By 2:00 PM, the main conference room was packed wall-to-wall.Our CEO, Sebastian, walked up to the podium holding the promotion list, beaming with pride.I sat in the front row, my palms slightly clammy.“Now, for this quarter’s executive appointments,” Sebastian announced.“The position of Tech Director is officially awarded to Julian Monroe!”A round of enthusiastic applause erupted across the room.I froze in my seat, a sudden high-pitched ringing buzzing in my ears.Julian was an “overseas master’s graduate” brought in out of nowhere just last month.He didn’t even understan

At the exact moment I accepted Apex Global’s offer, Sebastian’s company was filled with laughter and celebratory cheer.Julian was sitting at my old desk, sipping a hand-drip artisan coffee while bragging to several interns about his “glorious days” abroad.Sebastian pushed the door open, his face flushed with excitement.“Everyone, stop what you’re doing for a second!“I’ve got great news for you all.“Apex Global’s inspection team will be coming to our office in three days!“As long as our Nebula Algorithm demonstration passes their review, the multi-million-dollar buyout funds from Apex will be wired straight to our account!”The office immediately erupted into a round of thunderous cheers.Sebastian walked over to Julian, clapping him affectionately on the shoulder.“Director Monroe, everything riding on you this time.“Prepare the demonstration thoroughly. Make sure not a single thing goes wrong.”Julian pushed up his glasses, bursting with confidence.“Rest assured, M

At ten o’clock the following morning.Three black Mercedes-Maybachs slowly pulled up to the front entrance of the office building.Sebastian, along with Julian and the entire executive suite, had been waiting eagerly by the front doors early in the morning.Fawning, sycophantic smiles were plastered across everyone’s faces, even though the backs of their shirts were thoroughly drenched in cold sweat.The doors opened.Nathaniel Anderson, Senior Vice President of Apex Global, stepped out first, straightening the lapels of his suit.Sebastian hurried forward to greet him, extending his hand to shake Mr. Anderson’s.“Mr. Anderson! Welcome, welcome! It is an absolute honor to have you grace us with your presence!”Nathaniel merely gave a cool, distant nod, making no move to hurry inside.Instead, he turned around and walked respectfully toward the rear door of the middle Maybach.He personally pulled the door open.“Mr. Bennett, we’ve arrived.”Hearing the title “Mr. Bennett,”

Sebastian collapsed heavily back into his chair with a loud thud, his face as pale as a sheet of paper.“Aaron... no, Mr. Bennett!“Listen to me! Let me explain! This was all Julian’s doing!“He’s the one who crashed the system! It has nothing to do with me!”At this life-or-death crisis, Sebastian threw Julian under the bus as a scapegoat without a second thought.Julian whipped his head up, glaring at Sebastian with bloodshot eyes.“Mr. Carter! You hypocritical traitor!“You’re the one who forced me to step up and run the demo!“I didn’t write a single line of this code—I can’t even make sense of reading it!”Turning toward me, he screamed and sobbed as if clutching at his absolute last lifeline.“Aaron, please testify for me!“You wrote this code! All the core technology belongs to you!“I’m just a guy who makes slide decks—I don’t know anything at all!”Julian’s mental defense line collapsed completely, laying bare the whole ugly truth right in front of everyone.The

The following spring.I received a special invitation.My Alma mater—the humble community college that Sebastian had once held in utter contempt—invited me back to deliver a keynote lecture.I didn’t decline.On the day of the lecture, the main auditorium was packed to capacity with not a single empty seat in sight.Thousands of younger students sat in the audience, their eyes filled with uncertainty, self-doubt, and a desperate craving for direction.Dressed in a simple white button-down shirt, I stepped onto the stage.I hadn’t prepared a slideshow, nor had I drafted fancy, polished rhetoric.Looking at those young, anxious faces below, I began to speak slowly.“I know many of you might have ended up here because you stumbled on your college entrance exams, swallowing a bitter lump of frustration in your hearts ever since.“You might feel like the bar in this society is set far too high, and that you failed to secure a sturdy stepping stone in the form of an elite degree.”