Chapter 132: Be in Her Shoes
Translator: Henyee Translations Editor: Henyee Translations
As soon as she finished speaking, Mo Yu’s perspective suddenly became higher.
She realized that she and Gu Lian had swapped again. Gu Lian clearly reacted and shouted angrily in his heart, “Mo Yu!”
Mo Yu did not listen to him. Now that the person being sized up by those naked gazes was no longer her, there was naturally nothing to care about. Her mood instantly relaxed and she slowly began to walk forward.
Gu Lian also realized why Mo Yu was unwilling to walk the red carpet and expose herself in front of everyone.
He originally thought that Mo Yu felt inferior because she had never seen such a big occasion and was not presentable. Now that he in Mo Yu’s body, Gu Lian felt those disgusting gazes. It was like the disgusting mucus left behind by a reptile that swam wantonly on his skin and could not be shaken off.
Gu Lian was so disgusted that he had goosebumps all over his body. He was in a high position, and every time he was sized up, he was sized up by others with respect or admiration. Even if the opposite sex looked at him, most of them were shy.
Gu Lian had never thought that women and men would feel completely different when they were also sized up.
For a moment, Gu Lian even felt that he was no longer an independent person, but a dish, a vase, or an insignificant animal. Those people looked at him as if they were looking at a commodity.
Gu Lian wished he could dig out their eyes, but under the spotlight, he could only maintain a smile.
Fortunately, the red carpet was not long. Even if Mo Yu deliberately dawdled, she only walked for two to three minutes. After entering the exhibition hall, Gu Lian felt that those disgusting gazes had disappeared. He heaved a sigh of relief and looked at Mo Yu seriously.
“I’m sorry.” Gu Lian looked at Mo Yu, his eyes filled with sincerity. “I’m sorry. I didn’t know how women felt when they were sized up. I thought that when everyone was sized up, the other party would have the minimum respect.” “President Gu, you can’t take it anymore? It’s only been a few minutes. We women spend most of our lives under such gazes.” Mo Yu was still angry at being forced. When she heard Gu Lian’s apology, she could not help but be sarcastic.
Gu Lian was slightly stunned. He suddenly remembered that he had read in a project proposal that someone in the company had mentioned asking men and women to work separately. The reason was that they had encountered sexual harassment in the workplace. He had also seen women’s requests for affirmative action to reduce discrimination in employment on the news and social media websites.
What was he thinking at that time? Gu Lian suddenly felt a little confused and recalled his state of mind at that time.
When he received a report of sexual harassment in the workplace, his first reaction was that both parties were indiscreet. After all, it was to bring bad things upon oneself as a result of one’s bad character. When he saw the request for affirmative action, Gu Lian thought that the world was clearly very fair.
What happened after that? He received the resignation letter from the harassed girl. There was also evidence of that middle-aged superior harassing her.
When the girl politely refused, the reply she received was “I don’t believe you.” After the girl rejected angrily, the reply she received was a threat of “You won’t have an easy job in the future.”
At that time, Gu Lian’s method of dealing with it was to confront that Manager and fine him a month’s bonus. Gu Lian did not know what was going on with that girl now.
Gu Lian suddenly realized that after so many years, his understanding of the world only existed in a small part of his own world. He was a recipient of social dividends, so he naturally thought that there was no unfairness in society. However, those sticky gazes and Mo Yu’s sarcastic words just now suddenly enlightened him.
Those who had the right to speak tried to shut the mouths of the exploited and oppressed. They said that ‘everything is fair’, but in fact, they divided the cake into incomplete portions and handed the less portion to the weak with a charity attitude. They euphemistically said, ‘You’re weak, so you get less.’
When the weak began to resist, they would be exasperated and accuse the other party of not knowing gratitude.
Gu Lian suddenly realized how wrong he was. Just like the ordinary yet confident men that people joked about, he treated women’s rejection as welcoming. He treated their anger as pretentiousness. Yet when he was treated the same way, he started to curse again, saying that the other party was disrespectful.
Gu Lian looked at the still angry Mo Yu. This time, he faced Mo Yu sincerely and bowed deeply. “I’m sorry. I realized my mistake. I ignored your feelings and forced you to do something you didn’t like. For this, I’m very sorry..”