Chapter 78
Another day has passed.
With Ma Zhichao's help, Yun Xin successfully joined the company.
But before she had even started her first day of work, she received a notice that the company was going on a company-wide employee benefit trip.
Ma Zhichao asked Yun Xin whether she should go with them or take a few days off and come back to work.
Based on past experience, the boss might be gone by the time they returned, so Yunxin insisted on going with him.
Ma Zhichao readily agreed.
Back home, Yunxin solemnly warned her family, "I'm going on a trip and will be back in a week at most. Be good while you're home alone, and don't miss me too much."
Xiao Wei, "..."
I want to skip work, sneak into my suitcase, and secretly follow them.
He hung his head, turned his face away, too heartbroken to speak.
"Don't do that, smile?" Yun Xin leaned closer, pressed her index finger against Xiao Wei's lips, and lifted it up, creating a forced and insincere smile in front of her.
"You have to set aside a day to spend with me after you get back," Xiao Wei began to set conditions.
"Okay," Yun Xin readily agreed.
"Let's go shopping together any day after dinner," Xiao Wei said.
“No problem!” Yun Xin agreed.
"Take me with you next time you go on a trip," Xiao Wei said again.
Yunxin: ? ? ?
Yunxin pondered.
Yunxin had her doubts.
Yunxin poked the puppy's cheek and interrogated it sternly, "Are you trying to trick me?"
I never intended to stop her from leaving; I was just pretending to be sad to benefit myself.
Xiao Wei sighed inwardly; her partner was too clever, and even the slightest trick would be detected. She feigned innocence, wrapped her arms around Yun Xin, and pleaded pitifully, "I can't bear to part with you."
Yun Xin, "..."
What did the puppy do wrong?
He just didn't want to be home alone!
If she doesn't go out, the puppy won't need to resort to tricks!
"Let's skip the trip. We'll go sightseeing around the area this weekend when I get back," Yunxin promised.
"Mm." Xiao Wei kept his head down, a smile he couldn't hide on his lips—he could feel that he was loved.
At the end of April, the weather was as hot as an oven.
The sun hung high in the sky, scorching the earth.
Sitting in the bus, even with a breeze blowing, I couldn't feel any coolness, only waves of heat.
“I say, isn’t the weather this year a bit strange?” A woman in her thirties held a small fan and blew it directly onto her forehead. “In previous years, this was just the beginning of summer, but this year it feels like we’re already in the two hottest months of the year.”
"It's already 40 degrees Celsius. If the temperature rises further, how will everyone survive?"
"Try to increase your 'physique' attribute?" The aunt in her forties next to me gave this suggestion, which is theoretically feasible but difficult to implement in practice. "My current physique attribute is 3.5, which is not bad. I can withstand the heat and feel that summers are better than in previous years."
The woman in front of me rolled her eyes.
Was it because I didn't want to increase my physical attributes that I couldn't increase them?
When I was in school, was it because I didn't want to go to one of the top three federal universities that I didn't get to go?
That's all nonsense!
It was too hot for her to even argue, and she was too lazy to retaliate.
"Look! It's a lake, so beautiful!" A young girl's excited cheers came from not far away. "The water is so clear, it looks like a blue-green gemstone."
The woman in her thirties felt nothing but heat. She even wondered if she was getting old, lacking energy, and having a weak immune system. Otherwise, why were the young women all so cheerful and full of energy?
But upon closer inspection, even women in their forties were looking out the window with great energy, showing that age is not an absolute influencing factor.
The older sister leaned back and started to give up—whatever, she needed a break anyway.
Yunxin sat in the corner of the bus, looking out the window with her face turned to the side, like a traditional Chinese ink painting.
The girls nearby nudged each other, but no one dared to go up and talk to her.
Then they created a group chat and spammed the chat with messages.
"Holy crap! Who's that girl? Why doesn't she look familiar at all? Is she really from our company? Or did I get on the wrong bus?"
"Given that this bus was chartered by our company, that the entire company is traveling together, and that the company has several departments, it is reasonable that you do not know any members of other departments in the company."
"(Angry) You're insulting the professional ethics of someone who's obsessed with looks! In the entire company, I know every good-looking person, male or female! (Proud)"
"I need all her information within one minute! (Domineering CEO-style wall slam) (School bully-style pampering) (Dog head carrying rose)"
But everyone was asking questions, and no one knew the answer.
More than ten minutes later, someone chimed in, "Her name is Yun Xin, a spiritual attribute superpower user."
Finally, someone in the know came forward, and the group members were moved to tears, "Tell us the details!"
However, a member of the Bubble Science Popularization team stated, "I don't know anything else."
“He was brought in by Vice President Ma. He said he stopped him from buying sesame cakes and saved his whole family.”
"I even helped with the onboarding process, just the day before the trip."
"Holy crap?! Is it that pancake shop from the flour poisoning case?!"
"That pancake shop is doing very well! It's said that if passersby hadn't intervened in time, at least a hundred people would have been affected."
"Waaaaah, this young lady is beautiful and kind-hearted, I love her so much!"
"...You're a young lady, why are you looking at pretty women all day? What kind of fetish is that? Can't you be normal?" a member of the popular science group said disdainfully.
"Beauty knows no gender. Appreciating pretty young women and appreciating beautiful landscapes are based on the same principle."
"The thought of seeing each other at work gives me more energy every morning when I get up!"
"I can't usually lift heavy things. But if there's a fire and a pretty girl is inside, you believe me, I'll pick her up and run away!"
Bubble Science Popularization Member, "..."
She comforted herself, saying that being surrounded by danger for months was normal and it was normal to be on edge. She was just a little crazy, but that was okay and wouldn't stop her from getting things done (working overtime).
"I really want to flirt with her. What should I do to get a chance to talk to her?"
Life is short, so enjoy it to the fullest! Go for it, I support you!
"I just want to talk to a pretty girl, so what!"
"I just wanted to connect with a spiritual-attribute superpowered individual, so what!"
The group chat was flooded with messages.
Bubble Science Popularization Member, "..."
She promptly logged off, preferring to stay out of sight, out of mind.
In the chat group, a bunch of noobs discussed and discussed, but couldn't come up with a good solution.
He secretly glanced at Yun Xin, once, twice, three times, until he was caught by the person in question.
Yunxin felt a burning sensation on the back of her head. She turned around and caught the little girl's curious gaze.
The little girl was caught red-handed and was slightly flustered. Yun Xin smiled kindly at her.
"!!!"
"She smiled at me; she must be trying to seduce me too!"
"Never mind, I'm going!"
The group members who were chatting enthusiastically were all surprised.
"How much did you drink in broad daylight? You're already talking in your sleep."
"If it were a different gender, I would call the police right now. Just because you smile doesn't mean you're trying to pick someone up. Didn't you learn from your teachers when you were a kid that you should be polite and courteous even to strangers?"
"As someone with social anxiety, I start smiling (smirking) when I don't know what to say. I have reason to suspect that the girl was embarrassed by being stared at, which is why she was forcing a smile."
Amid the discussion, the little girl sat down next to Yun Xin and mustered up her courage to ask, "Miss, I heard you're a spiritual superpower user and stopped Vice President Ma from buying the poisoned pancakes, is that true?"
"Yes, I just happened to run into them while shopping," Yun Xin replied.
This is a disguised admission.
The little girl's eyes lit up. "You saved so many people, that's amazing!"
Hearing them talking about the poisoned pancake case, more people gathered around. "I've seen the news reports. That person who poisoned the pancakes was really wicked! He didn't even have long to live, yet he still tried to ruin his friend's business."
"The debtor is the boss, and the debt collector is the servant. I've lent money to others before, and they ended up buying celebrity merchandise, going to concerts, and buying the latest iPhones, but they still couldn't pay me back. When I mentioned it to them, they were extremely reluctant, as if I was the one who was too stingy and wouldn't let go of them over that little bit of money."
"The customers are the ones who are really in trouble! They just wanted to buy a sesame seed cake, but this terrible thing happened... Fortunately, the casualties were not serious, with only a dozen or so people injured. And because they took the special medicine in time, they did not suffer any aftereffects."
"The world is a bad place, and there are many strange people. You have to be careful in everything you do when you're out and about." Yun Xin sighed softly. "I bought some pancakes from his house not long before this happened, and there was nothing wrong with them. I went for a walk outside, and when I came back, they were poisoned pancakes. The person who ran into them was really unlucky."
"Wow, that sounds terrifying," exclaimed the people who had gathered around.
The girl who sat down first belatedly realized something was wrong—I sat down first, I started talking to her first, so why are you all talking to her while I can't get a word in edgewise?!
"If you're scared, don't listen, or you'll have nightmares tonight." The little girl glared at the group of people who had gathered around her.
The other person chuckled and changed the subject, saying, "Fear is one thing, but we still have to listen. The world is too dangerous; knowing what kind of accidents might happen allows us to take preventative measures."
"That's right, that's right."
The girls huddled together, chattering away, and the atmosphere quickly became lively.
Yunxin found it very amusing to watch them banter so energetically; watching them for a while changed her mood.
The bus drove for several hours before stopping in front of the hotel.
"Get some rest early tonight, we're going hiking to watch the sunrise tomorrow morning."
"Ma Zhichao announced loudly."
These words immediately drew complaints.
"We're on vacation, can't we even sleep in? This is insane!!"
"If I had known we were here to go hiking, I would have stayed at the company and worked overtime..."
"I don't want to see the sunrise, is it okay if I don't go?"
"Please cooperate with the company's arrangements. There will be free time afterwards." After saying this, Ma Zhichao entered the hotel first. Judging from his appearance, he probably refused to negotiate.
"Getting up early to climb the mountain to watch the sunrise—the company calls this an employee welfare trip." One employee laughed in exasperation, too exhausted to even argue.
"Hurry up and take your suitcase back to your room to pack. Go to bed early tonight," someone next to me reminded me. "Since you can't fight back, you have to find a way to make yourself feel better."
"That's true."
Everyone resigned themselves to their fate and accepted the company's arrangements.
On the first day Yunxin left, I missed her.
Xiao Wei sat in his seat, his eyes vacant, staring blankly into space.
"What are you thinking about? Why aren't you going home after get off work?" the person in charge asked curiously as he passed by.
Xiao Wei glanced at the clock and realized it was indeed past closing time. Normally, he would keep an eye on the clock and leave on time, never lingering even a second longer.
But today... no one's home, so going back won't help.
"I've decided to stay and work overtime today. Is there anything I can do?"
Upon hearing this, the person in charge was stunned, as if struck by lightning. "Voluntary overtime? You?"
"kindness."
The person in charge looked Xiao Wei up and down, even considering sending him to the hospital for a full-body checkup. Ideally, they'd check his brain to see if there were any abnormalities.
"Forget it." Xiao Wei took a step to leave.
"We agreed to work overtime voluntarily, how can you go back on your word?!" The person in charge quickly stopped him. "We have a lot of work to do! We're desperately short-staffed!!"
Despite saying that, the person in charge was still very curious about Xiao Wei's thought process. "What happened? Why did you think of voluntarily staying to work overtime?"
Xiao Wei remained silent.
He usually leaves on time so he can go back to see Yunxin.
Because Yunxin has to go to work, he stays at home as a full-time househusband, and the two only see each other before going to work in the morning and after getting off work in the evening.
If you switch careers to become a civil servant, as long as you leave work on time and get home quickly enough, the time you spend together can remain the same.
In this way, changing careers has no impact on him.
Similarly.
Since Yunxin wasn't home, it didn't matter to him whether he went home or worked overtime, since he wouldn't be able to see the person he wanted to see anyway.
Since that's the case, we might as well stay and deal with the backlog of work.
Xiao Wei's thought process was too complex to explain. He simply said, "Get to work!"
He then devoted himself to his work.
The person in charge wasn't necessarily going to get to the bottom of it. As long as the able-bodied men were caught and they were doing their jobs diligently, who cared what the reason was!
"If you have time, please do this. And this, this, this..."
Xiao Wei expressionlessly shoved the thick stack of documents back into the office. "One at a time. If you push me too far, I'll run away, believe it or not?"
The person in charge immediately backed down, saying, "Then you can do what you're doing first."
(End of this chapter)
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