The female colleague who joined the company with me called me sister all day long. She could always get various weird snacks, and every time insisted I taste the first bite. I thought this was a girlfriend friendship exclusive to me, every time moved to eat clean. Until that day I had a severe cold, tonsillitis inflamed couldn't even swallow water, first time refused her feeding. Result that afternoon, she along with few colleagues who mooched food, collectively food poisoning entered hospital. She called me, tone fierce: "It's all you harmed us hospitalized, you have to be responsible for this!" I was confused: "You brought snacks yourself ate into hospital yourself, what does it have to do with me?" Hearing this she was more angry: "If not you didn't help me taste test this time, how would I dare eat these almost expired stuff!" "Cut the crap, look at our sisterhood sake, I can not call police, but you must compensate money!" Is this human words? Turns out I treat her as workplace bestie, she treats me as lab rat?! ... Chapter 1 I just sat at my cubicle, Jessica from next door leaned over, face full of smiles. "Chloe, quick taste! Ghost Pepper Beef Jerky, limited edition!" She excitedly shoved a bag of red to black beef jerky in front of me, that pungent spicy smell choked me to sneeze three times in a row. I covered my throat, apologetically waved hand. "Jessie, I have tonsillitis today, doctor said must avoid spicy food, a bit spice can't touch, throat like swallowing blades." Smile on Jessica's face froze instantly. Tone became somewhat stiff, carrying a bit sarcasm. "Chloe, this is not interesting right? I good heart good intention left first bite for you, you also too not give face? Is it look down on sister?" Surrounding few colleagues who usually love mooching food also gathered around, seven mouths eight tongues helping. "Chloe, this is your wrong. Jessica usually treats you how good, have any good food all think of you, how you so spoiler?" "Exactly, girls don't be too pretentious, eat a bite won't die." They one word I one word, all accusing my fault. Jessica seeing this, directly picked up a piece of beef jerky again want send to my mouth, carrying force. "Quick eat a bite, eat then this matter flip page, we still good sisters." If usual, I might eat to not let her embarrassed. But today I really uncomfortable, head dizzy brain swollen, really no energy handle her emotional blackmail. I fiercely pushed away her hand, tone tough: "I said can't eat! Jessica, you share to others eat, don't waste." Finished, I put on mask, turned back to process documents. Behind came Jessica heavy cold snort, that is some kind of anger of losing face. "Good heart treated as donkey liver lung, later I have good things never think of you again!" Then is her voice greeting others, deliberately raised very high, as if demonstrating. "Come come come, since someone not know appreciation, then we share! This is good stuff, who eat who has fortune!" Few greedy colleagues immediately surrounded up, some even grabbed two pieces in one breath. "Still have to be Jessie atmospheric! Unlike someone, pretend what high cold!" "Exactly, later we eat alone, greedy her to death!" Listening their pointing mulberry scolding locust, fire in my heart also rushing up. Just because refused one feeding, in their mouths, I seemed became some treacherous villain. But I didn't want argue at this time, afraid they use topic make fuss, again force me eat that bag of beef jerky. But things they ate originally heavy spicy mouth, smell also big, not a while harmed my throat inflamed again. No way, I could only ask leave go home afternoon. Just walked to door, heard behind a sarcasm: "Really delicate, like a princess!" Couldn't help roll eyes, this workplace sisterhood really is plastic! I muddled lay whole afternoon, woken by phone vibration. Look message, I instantly awake. Jessica and them actually food poisoning entered hospital?! I a burst of after fear, if I ate, also afraid hard escape a calamity. At night, I was pulled into a new group, group name called [Victim Crusade Alliance]. Group total six people, except me, remaining five all colleagues entered hospital today. Leading is Jessica. She sent a photo of herself on hospital bed with IV drip, face wax yellow, looking indeed miserable. [@Chloe, you don't play dead! We almost lost life, you don't even have a greeting?] [Doctor said is severe bacterial infection, old lady almost vomited bile out!] [Chloe, usually look you honest obedient, didn't expect scheme so deep. You yourself escaped a calamity, just watching joke beside right?] I looked at screen, full head question marks. I didn't eat because I sick, how became scheme deep? I haven't had time refute, Jessica sent a long voice message. Voice although weak, but malice in tone didn't reduce a bit. [Chloe, today that bag of beef jerky, I originally gave you first. According to our previous convention, all you eat first, you eat finish fine everyone then eat.] [Today bias you refused, everyone then poisoned.] [So, root cause of this accident lies in you! Is you didn't fulfill your obligation as taste tester!] I finished listening this voice message, brain wrinkles all smoothed. What robber logic is this? My fire instantly also came up. [Jessica, you speak some reason. Snacks you brought, also you distributed to everyone. I didn't eat because sick, this also blame me? Could it be I ate for you guys, poisoned is me, you guys then happy?] Jessica seconds reply: [You constitution good ah! You are iron stomach! Before so many expired, leaking air ones you ate all fine, how bias today pretentious? You just intentional! You knew that thing problematic, intentionally not eat, want harm us die!] I stunned, this time my brain really has something wrong. I fingers trembling typing: [What you say? Before gave me eat also expired?] Next second, Jessica rapidly withdrew message, but still that rogue face. [Less nonsense! Now result is we five lying in hospital, medical fee added up already spent over thousand, follow up still have various fees, say less also need five thousand.] [Everyone is colleague, also don't want do things absolute. This five thousand dollars you pay, this matter count finished. Otherwise, don't blame us not polite!] Heart instantly cool half, this is sincere friend I thought. Since entered company, Jessica always treated me very good. She has a relative open imported food supermarket, always can bring various flashy packaging, full foreign language snacks to company. Every time would leave first bite to me, colleagues all said she treat me as biological sister. Under such atmosphere, I felt lucky, met sincere sister in workplace. Even sometimes snack taste a bit strange, I also thought is exotic flavor. But turns out, I was calculated by her for whole half year! I deep breath, screenshot chat record save. Then, I directly quit group chat. Chapter 2 Next morning early, I just walked into office, felt atmosphere wrong. Receptionist who usually greet me when seeing, today lowered head pretend not see me. Passing pantry, could still hear whispers inside. "Did you hear, Marketing Department Chloe intentionally poisoned colleagues." "Not poison, is know situation not report, watch colleagues eat bad stomach helpless." "Oh my god, usually look quite honest, know person know face not know heart ah..." I pushed door in, voice stopped abruptly. Two colleagues gossiping awkwardly held cups scattered. I cold face returned to cubicle. Desk was poured a pile garbage. Computer screen pasted a sticky note, wrote three big words with red pen: Harmful Spirit. I dead clenched fist, nails embedded into flesh. This is Jessica's means. Although she in hospital, but she operated in company many years, that ability of stirring gossip is first class. Just one night, she molded me into a workplace vicious villain. I didn't clean desk, instead directly took photo. Just then, Department Manager Dave walked over. Manager Dave is a smiling tiger, also Jessica's distant uncle. This is also one reason Jessica unscrupled in company. "Chloe, come my office a trip." Entered office, Dave sighed, a look of earnest words and heavy heart. "Little Lin ah, yesterday matter troubled very big ah. Company high level all alarmed, after all at once fell five, belongs to major safety accident." I straightened waist: "Manager Dave, this matter has no relation with me. Snacks Jessica brought, I didn't eat a bite, also didn't handle distribution." Dave waved hand, interrupted me. "Focus now is colleagues emotion very big, spearhead all point to you." Dave paused, eyes carrying a trace oppression. "Jessica and them insist is you didn't fulfill reminder obligation, although this saying in law not necessarily stand firm, but in company public opinion, you already lost." "My suggestion is, you go hospital see everyone, advance medical fee. Also not much, just few thousand dollars. As long as everyone anger gone, this matter I help you press down, otherwise..." He meaningfully looked at me once. "Otherwise colleague relationship made so stiff, later work also hard carry out. Year end promotion, afraid also hang." This is blatant threat. Use future force me submit, take blame pay bill for his niece. But I since small is a stubborn seed, no obligation bow head! I suddenly laughed. "Manager Dave, you said right, this matter indeed must have an explanation." Dave thought I soft, face full satisfaction: "This is right, then you afternoon ask leave go hospital..." "However," I interrupted him, took out phone, clicked recording function, "Before going hospital, I have to go Health Department a trip first." Dave smile solidified on face: "You go there do what?" I shook phone, eyes ice cold. "Jessica personally admitted in group, she gave me eat before also expired food, this belongs to long term attempted poisoning." "Also, suggestion you just let me advance medical fee, does it represent company admits this belongs to work injury? Or is you personal shielding relative?" Dave face became iron green, fierce slapped table. "Chloe! Do you still want work?!" "Want work ah." I looked at him without retreat. "But I don't want be sucker. Manager Dave, is five thousand dollars important, or you and Jessica's future important?" Walked out Dave office, I straight ran pantry. From trash can, took that bag of Ghost Pepper Beef Jerky out. I carefully looked a bit. Under that string unknown text on packaging bag, vaguely had a smeared black mark. I used wet wipe wiped, although blurred, but still can identify original spray code date: 2023/12/31. Now is 2025. Actually expired whole two years! Anger instantly straight rush top of head, Jessica simply is intentional! I put snack into ziplock bag pack well, then straight ran hospital. Haven't entered door, heard Jessica proud voice come out. "Relax, my uncle side already pressured her. Chloe that coward, usually even a fart dare not let, this time definitely scared gall broken." "Wait she send money, we settle this medical fee, remaining money us few split equally, just right I fancied that limited edition bag long time!" Colleagues also hard hide pride: "Still have to be Jessie awesome, this kind get rich way can think of. But five thousand is it too little? I see Chloe usually wear quite low key, but things used not cheap, family should have foundation." Hearing here, I sneered. In their view, I am a workplace punching bag. That is they haven't seen look I flip table before. Parents felt my temper fiery, insist force me come work temper nature. Otherwise, confiscate my right to manage family Real Estate Portfolio. I originally just wanted be a quiet worker, but treated by them as easy bully. Then this nature, I also not suppress! I a kick kicked open ward door. Voice in room stopped abruptly. Jessica and those few colleagues sitting together eating fruit, complexion look much better than when selling miserable in group. See me enter, Jessica first stunned, immediately face hung rogue smile. "What, thought through? Money brought?" She reached hand, a look of matter of course asking debt. I strode over, smashed that ziplock bag containing expired beef jerky in hand, fiercely on Jessica face. "Money none, but this thing, you better open big your dog eyes see clearly!" Jessica ouch a sound, covered nose. "Chloe you crazy?! Dare hit people?!" I pointed that bag thing, sternly shouted: "Jessica, look yourself date on it, full expired two years! You take this zombie meat give everyone eat, what is your intention?!" Hearing this, female colleague beside face sudden change, leaned bedside retch. Other few colleagues also scared face like earth color, terrified look at Jessica. However, Jessica just glanced that bag, face no trace guilt or panic. "Expired so what?" She raised chin, used a look at idiot eyes look at me. "Chloe, you don't shout here. This thing my relative gave, people said is aged flavor, understand or not? Besides, before those expired you ate not also fine?" I was shocked by her shamelessness speechless for a moment. "You also know before gave me eat also expired? You take me as poison test lab rat?" "You think you are what golden branch jade leaf?" Jessica cold sneer: "Before those expired things, you ate fine, then your constitution is cheap! You can test poison for me, is your existence value!" I laughed in anger. Actually heard this kind speech as if brain not developed. "Jessica, you are committing crime!" "Less take law scare me!" Jessica arrogance higher than me. "I tell you, now lying on bed suffering is me! My body how precious do you know?" She suddenly covered stomach, started dry howl there. "Doctor said, this poisoning hurt my vitality, later might affect my fertility function, even affect me marry into wealthy family!" "I originally next month go blind date, other side is a rich second generation! If blind date yellow, my lower half life glory wealth who responsible?" She fierce looked up, dead staring me, eyes flashing greedy essence light. "Five thousand dollars that was price just now! Since you now this attitude, still dare throw garbage at me, then we recalculate account!" "My youth loss fee, fertility risk mental comfort fee, future wealthy wife potential loss fee..." She extended a finger, shook in front of me. "$100,000! Less a cent no way!" Air instantly solidified. That female colleague forgot vomit, open mouth big looking Jessica, obviously also scared by this number. Jessica however speak more energetic, as if already saw that 100k income. "Chloe, don't feel much. This 100k buy out our grudge, I also not sue you intentional injury." "Otherwise, wait my uncle make you reputation ruined, you can't mix in industry, loss is not only 100k!" I forced down anger. Keep rational, anger solve no problem. I took out phone, pressed stop recording button, then shook in front of Jessica. Chapter 3 "Jessica, you this life indeed have chance live in place with people serve, but not wealthy family, is Prison." "This recording, plus that bag of zombie meat expired two years, and words you said in group yesterday. You guess, what police will say?" Jessica face changed, reached hand want grab my phone. "You dare record! Give me phone!" Her movement big, directly pounced over. I retreated a step, backhand is a punch fiercely hit on her face. "This slap, is hit for my stomach used as trash can by you for half year." "Next, we see in court!" Jessica beaten confused, covering face eyes flashing, strong support momentum: "Chloe, take a broken recording want threaten me? I tell you, useless! You harmed us poisoning is fact!" "Fact?" I raised that ziplock bag, shoved date on packaging bag to other colleagues face. "Fact is she gave you eat zombie meat expired two years! Wang Qiang, didn't you vomit just now? Li Na, aren't you still preparing pregnancy? Look yourselves, this is her so-called good heart!" Wang Qiang face iron green, pointing Jessica hand shaking: "Jessica! You... you really gave us eat expired two years stuff? Are you still human? I treat you as sister, you feed me as pig?" Li Na even screamed, grabbed pillow smashed at Jessica: "Jessica! You thousand knives kill! If my body broken affect pregnancy, I fight with you!" Seeing alliance about collapse, Jessica beaten hold head run like rat, but suddenly like thought of something, loud roared: "Are you guys crazy? Believe her or believe me?!" "She says expired then expired? This packaging bag she dug from trash can, who know if she tampered herself, intentionally alter date frame me." "Besides, even thing problematic, that is my relative pitted, I also victim! But Chloe different, she ate so many times before all fine, explains she long knew this thing problematic, even maybe had antibody!" "She today intentionally not eat, is watching us go die! She this is know situation not report! Is indirect murder!" Jessica panting rough air, tone full of temptation: "You guys think clear! If I go in, you get not a penny medical fee, still have to pay own pocket treat illness!" "But as long as bite dead is Chloe harmed us poisoning, this money she has to pay. You want send me in vent anger then carry debt yourself, or let Chloe this traitor pay money, everyone split money together?" What a shock. This section retarded speech forget it, actually even how calculate me loud conspired. But her words obviously moved other colleagues. Wang Qiang looked at Jessica, then looked at me, eyes gradually became greedy. "Sister Jessie said... seems also reasonable. Chloe, you usually ate all fine, why bias today not eat? Did you long know this batch goods problematic?" Li Na also immediately turn gun head: "Right! If you told us earlier this thing expired, would we eat? Root cause, is you want harm us die!" "Jessica also good heart do bad thing, but you Chloe is heart vicious!" Turn eye, spearhead originally point Jessica again aimed at me. Jessica proudly smiled. "Chloe, now is you alone, against all of us." "Either pay money private settle, 100k, we not pursue your responsibility of know situation not report." "Or, we joint name sue you, also expose you online, let you reputation ruined!" I laughed, laugh their naivety. "I already sent beef jerky residue and packaging bag to third party institution test. Although result not out yet, but I took photo." "Oh, I almost forgot, your relative's supermarket, I haven't visited yet, I go look in a while." Jessica panicked. "You... what you mean? I warn you, don't mess around!" She fierce appearance inside weak shouted, voice however bit empty. "Literal meaning lo." I left this sentence, turned leave. Behind came Jessica exasperated roar: "Chloe! You stand still for me! If you dare make trouble, I let my uncle kill you!" My steps not stop, heart however more certain. Jessica this reaction, explains that supermarket absolutely problematic, and is kind big problem can't stand check.
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