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Love and Hate in the Workplace

Rating 2.3
Word count
274K words
Chapters
45
ISBN
9789815296037

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Summary

A key that opens the workplace; a fierce and thrilling battle; a set of lenses that see through human nature; a story that turns the pages of history.

Editor's review

This novel, Workplace Love and Hate, enters the workplace through fiction, examining competition, human relations, and human nature side by side. Published in 2025 by Wang Hongfeng, it builds its narrative around four images—a key, a battle, a lens, a story. As the plot unfolds, readers sense that the workplace is not merely a contest of professional skill but a recurring weighing of relationships, choices, and bottom lines. Its strength lies in not settling for a story of victory and defeat; instead, through its characters' predicaments, it reflects the operating logic within organizations and the psychological shifts of individuals, offering both immersion and room for reflection. Suited to a commute or a weekend stretch of reading; afterward, readers might review their own workplace experiences and turn the story's lessons into judgment. Note that this is literary narrative, not a how-to manual: extract observational perspectives from the plot rather than seeking standard answers.

Who it's for

A good fit for

  • Young readers entering the workplace who want to understand its complex interpersonal relationships in advance
  • Office workers with several years of experience who wish to reflect on their own situations and choices through story
  • Literary readers who enjoy workplace fiction and value character conflict and depictions of human nature
  • Managers or HR professionals who want to observe organizational ecology through story

Not a good fit for

  • Readers expecting a concrete list of workplace skills and step-by-step procedures
  • Academic-minded readers who prefer pure theoretical analysis and lack patience for narrative writing
  • People prone to anxiety about workplace competition who want light reading

Reading tips

  1. Read through the plot first, then go back and mark passages that resonate or unsettle you, writing down similar experiences from your own life.
  2. List the characters' key choices in a comparison table, analyze their gains and losses, and build your own checklist for workplace judgment.
  3. After reading, discuss with colleagues or friends the "love" and "hate" each of you saw; different perspectives often fill in blind spots.
  4. If time is limited, read in installments by character line, focusing each time on one character's motives and transformation.

Contents

  1. 版权信息
  2. 第一章 酸梅竹马
  3. 第二章 红痣之谜
  4. 第三章 钱后难断
  5. 第四章 海龟救难
  6. 第五章 船头难调
  7. 第六章 虎落平川
  8. 第七章 步步紧逼
  9. 第八章 羝羊触角
  10. 第九章 新官受挫
  11. 第十章 闺蜜之争
  12. 第十一章 校花出道
  13. 第十二章 主仆游戏
  14. 第十三章 城府之门
  15. 第十四章 红颜知己
  16. 第十五章 厉兵秣马
  17. 第十六章 芳心初露
  18. 第十七章 后院不宁
  19. 第十八章 首战告捷
  20. 第十九章 混居风波
  21. 第二十章 美女认父
  22. 第二十一章 如鲠在喉
  23. 第二十二章 道高一丈
  24. 第二十三章 釜底抽薪
  25. 第二十四章 钦点鸳鸯
  26. 第二十五章 古城奇遇
  27. 第二十六章 旧梦重温
  28. 第二十七章 杀机四伏
  29. 第二十八章 苦涩行动
  30. 第二十九章 暗箭难防
  31. 第三十章 孤掌难鸣
  32. 第三十一章 烈女裸辞
  33. 第三十二章 星转斗移
  34. 第三十三章 兵戎相见
  35. 第三十四章 难言之隐
  36. 第三十五章 开光保单
  37. 第三十六章 箭在弦上
  38. 第三十七章 白热大战
  39. 第三十八章 反目为仇
  40. 第三十九章 飞来横祸
  41. 第四十章 活人死婚
  42. 第四十一章 蓝海内战
  43. 第四十二章 营盘如铁
  44. 人物关系索引
  45. 参考书目

FAQ

Is this book a workplace skills guide?
No. It is a narrative work set in the workplace, focused on relationships, conflict, and human nature rather than offering methods and steps to copy directly. Readers can gain observational perspectives and material for reflection, but should not use it as an operations manual.
Can I understand it without much workplace experience?
Yes. The story has a complete plot line, and newcomers can follow the characters' situations to understand the conflicts. As you read, pay attention to why characters make their choices; when you encounter unfamiliar workplace situations, relate them to people around you for more concrete takeaways.
Will reading this book easily give people negative feelings about the workplace?
The book does involve competition and conflict, but its purpose is to present complexity, not to paint a bleak picture. Read with a measure of critical distance, treat conflicts as samples for understanding reality, and do a self-review afterward—more valuable than simply immersing yourself in the emotions.

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About the author

王洪峰 Author

Wang Hongfeng: publicly available information is limited, and all that is currently known is that the author has written one social novel, Love and Hate in the Workplace (Zhi Chang Qing Chou). Judging from the title and its categorization, the work turns its attention to the workplace, a setting deeply familiar to modern readers, and builds its narrative around emotional entanglements and interpersonal conflicts there, combining the realistic observation typical of social fiction with dramatic tension. The author appears to use the workplace as a microcosm through which to present the complex interplay of interests, emotions, and human nature, allowing readers to glimpse certain aspects of workplace life as the story unfolds. Because biographical information and material on the author's writing have not yet been made public, the overall character of the writing style, the arc of the author's creative work, and the work's actual reception cannot be reliably determined; this introduction is therefore limited to what is available in the database and offers no further speculation.