Empty flower mirage
"Teacher, why did you quit?"
After the meeting, Xu Tingting ran directly to Wu Siqi's workstation to question her.
After the regular meeting on Monday, the news spread like wildfire, and the news of Wu Siqi's resignation became completely known. The meeting voted to elect a new successor for Group B. Nan Nan from this group was elected by a majority of votes, and Wu Siqi will hand over the team leader's position to her next.
"Uh-huh, this is personal privacy." Wu Siqi folded the documents in his hand and asked her lightly: "Tingting, I'm going to get busy. Do you have anything else to ask?"
Ordered to leave, Xu Tingting had no choice but to leave in frustration.
Seeing Xu Tingting leave in frustration, Sister Jin came over to gossip, "Siqi, you're so heartless. Not only did you not tell us in advance that you wanted to resign, but Tingting didn't tell us either."
"Whether you tell me or not, the result won't change. Why waste your breath, right?" Wu Siqi raised the corners of his lips, looking in a good mood.
Seeing that she was in a good mood and occasionally hummed a few times while organizing documents, Sister Jin asked her in a low voice: "Is there another company trying to recruit you with a high salary?"
Wu Siqi laughed instantly and shook his head, "How is that possible? If there was, Boss Cui would have heard about it long ago and wouldn't have let me go so easily. It's just that I'm not feeling well and I just want to rest."
"Oh~" Sister Jin sighed enviously, "Being single and childless is good, you can be willful. But, Siqi, you're already thirty, right? It won't be easy to find another job after a good rest. It's a shame to quit like this."
"We'll talk about it later." Wu Siqi handed her the organized files. "These are all project plans from the past. I've divided them into folders by type, so you can apply them directly."
The days progressed in an orderly manner, and Wu Siqi completed the handover work smoothly. After a farewell banquet, she bid farewell to the workstation where she had sat for more than seven years.
When she woke up the next day, she was like a newborn. The morning light was lovely, the hot wind was lovely, the chirping of cicadas was lovely, everything was lovely.
When she left the company yesterday, she bought a small pot of bellflowers. She wanted to test whether her fate had really changed.
After getting up and washing up, Wu Siqi took a watering can to water the small flower pots. The greenery was lush and pink and white flowers dotted among them, overflowing with vitality.
Wu Siqi shook off the pants that were wrinkled by the washing machine and hung them on the clothesline while humming a song. The heat wave had not yet set in the early morning, and the coolness in the early hours of the morning was still lingering. Before he knew it, it was August.
It has been almost half a month since Yi Ning returned to the underworld to work, and there has not even been a text message. What a heartless guy.
Wu Siqi held a cup of hot tea and sat at the dining table, slowly flipping through the book "Records of Lai Buyi". She had already read half of the book. The words in the book had magic power. After reading it once, they were engraved in her mind, and she could remember them firmly without having to spend effort to recite them.
Her fingertips slid across the words on the rice paper. The book was divided into two parts, Qi Men Dun Jia and Tian Di Suan Shu. She had just started reading the Tian Di Suan Shu part. The words were obscure and difficult to understand. Even if she could remember them, she would not be able to understand them.
Her long hair was casually draped over her shoulders and slid down to her cheeks as she moved. She raised her hand to hook it and tuck it behind her ear. Wu Siqi looked up at the pale green bellflower in front of her, wondering if it could survive.
Could I become a veterinarian again?
After a few days, the wind chime flowers were still lush and green. Wu Siqi was very happy. While taking a walk after dinner that evening, he bought a small fish tank and some colorful fish from a flower and bird shop in front of a nearby primary school.
For a more daring attempt, she placed the fish tank on the windowsill, plugged in the oxygen pump and started to supply oxygen. Wu Siqi scattered some fish food, and the small fish rushed to eat it. She tapped lightly on the transparent glass with her nails.
Wu Siqi said softly: "I hope you can live well."
She sent her resume to some small pet hospitals in the past few days. Since she has not been working in the relevant industry for a long time, many hospitals did not even respond to her messages, which was expected.
Wu Siqi was not in a hurry either. She still had a lot of time and there were still many things that needed to be verified.
She closed the book. She had read the entire Lai Buyi Record. She remembered many parts but didn't understand them. She searched online but found nothing but nonsense from novels, which made it impossible for her to understand deeply.
She tried to use the Taoist magic of Qimen Dunjia, and the process went smoothly. The Taoist magic was as easy to learn as if it came at the fingertips.
She bought a sand table online, spread it out in the middle of the living room, and arranged the positions according to the instructions in the book. The entire sand table started to move on its own, shocking Wu Siqi so much that she opened her mouth wide.
Wow, Darcy is a genius, Kanayo.
Wu Siqi smacked his lips and used a trendy internet slang he had seen recently to summarize his emotions.
The little fish swam safely in the fish tank for more than a week, and the wind chimes were still blooming. Wu Siqi became more and more convinced that his lonely star fate had changed.
Not only that, her physical condition is also getting better. Her headache problem has disappeared, she can finish a whole bowl of rice, and her sleep has become better.
She once tried to cut her fingertip with a knife. The wound oozed blood and then healed at a speed visible to the naked eye. It was simply not like a normal person.
Wu Siqi called that heartless guy, but the call was always out of service area. He didn't know what he was busy with.
She also called Fan Yu and got the same message, which made Wu Siqi feel vaguely uneasy.
The early morning of the day before the 15th day of the seventh lunar month.
Wu Siqi was sitting on the sofa directing the paper man to make oatmeal for him when he received a call from Senior Yu.
"Good morning, Siqi."
Wu Siqi asked in surprise, "What do you want to talk to me about, Senior Yu?"
Senior Yu: "Haha, nothing much. I was having dinner with a friend yesterday and I learned that you've been looking for a job related to your major. I wanted to ask if you're interested in helping out at the homeless shelter."
"Homeless home?" Wu Siqi was overjoyed and said with a smile, "Of course I do!"
Senior Yu: "I knew you would. Are you free this afternoon? Come to the homeless shelter office and we can talk in detail. You know the address."
Wu Siqi agreed repeatedly: "See you in the afternoon!"
The days went so smoothly that bubbles seemed to fill the air. Wu Siqi tied her hair into a high ponytail, changed into a neat shirt suit, and stood in front of the mirror to look at herself for a while.
The corners of her mouth turned up unconsciously, her eyes were filled with happiness, and her cold and depressed heart had melted away quietly.
Wu Siqi's home is in the old city, which is in the city center. The address of the homeless shelter is a bit remote. The foundation organization rents a row of houses in the suburbs to adopt and rescue stray animals.
There is no subway in that place, and it was three o'clock in the afternoon when Wu Siqi took a taxi here.
Most of these charitable organizations are relatively poor. Wu Siqi looked for a while at the photo before he found the main entrance and rang the doorbell.
After waiting for a while, Senior Yu came trotting over. He opened the door from the inside and said breathlessly, "I was busy neutering the puppy and didn't pay attention to the time. I didn't see that you sent me a message."
"It's okay. Why did you run out during the operation? Why not call other people over?" Wu Siqi followed him, paying attention to the decoration of the entire space.
Senior Yu waved his hand: "The operation is almost done, just leave it to the interns to do the finishing work."
The interior is bright and clean, with photos of stray animals on the walls. The entrance is the reception area, and further in is a room with many cages. Every stray child has his or her own independent little space here.
The offices and conference rooms are located at the innermost part. When Senior Yu took her to the conference room, there were several young men in white coats walking around with animals in their arms. Most of them were cats and dogs, but there was also a man walking out with a box containing a gecko.
Senior Yu introduced those people to her, many of whom were students from the Agricultural College who came here for internship. There was no one in the conference room, so Senior Yu brought her a bottle of mineral water.
The two sat opposite each other, and Wu Siqi asked him, "Senior Yu, I wonder what kind of job you want me to do in Wandering Land?"
Senior Yu opened the bottle of mineral water and took a sip, then took a breath before saying, "That's a bit complicated. As you know, our foundation was just established, so everything is not perfect."
He pointed at Wu Siqi with his finger while holding the water bottle. "As for you, you graduated from this field and have done so many event planning in the advertising industry. I hope you can come and be a promoter and medical staff."
"After all, you know that charity funds don't make money. The most important thing is promotion. Only with high visibility can more funds support charity. Are you willing to help?"
This is not a job that can be easily agreed to. The burden is heavy. If she fails to do it well, it will affect the stability of the fund at any time. Wu Siqi bit her lower lip and thought.
Seeing her thinking silently, Senior Yu continued, "I know this is a difficult decision to make, and the salary we can offer here is not as high as your previous company. I heard that you had a very high annual income before, and coming here might be unfair to you."
He gave Wu Siqi a way out: "You don't have to agree to me right away. Go back and think about it before you reply. There's no rush. Do you want to accompany me to inspect the environment here? Maybe you will have the answer."
"It's indeed a very tempting and challenging opportunity for me, Senior. I'll think about it for a few days and get back to you." Wu Siqi stood up and invited him, "But I'd be happy to see the children here."
Senior Yu also stood up and said confidently, "I believe you will like it here."
This place is neither too big nor too small and has more than a dozen independent rooms. It takes more than two hours to walk around it. In the middle, Wu Siqi also helped to suture the wound of a stray cat.
"You're truly a top student. Even after not working in this field for so long, your skills haven't deteriorated at all." Senior Yu applauded her. "It was such a waste for you to go into advertising before."
Wu Siqi washed his hands twice, took off his white coat and returned it to him, saying with a smile, "Senior, you are exaggerating."
It was a little after six in the evening. The sun always set late in the summer, and the streetlights outside the bungalow were still dark. Senior Yu locked the door and asked Wu Siqi, "Do you want to have dinner together and continue chatting?"
Wu Siqi nodded in agreement, and Senior Yu's car stopped at the door. The two returned to the city and chose a more comfortable restaurant. While eating, Senior Yu told her in detail about the basic situation of the fund, its operation status and future prospects.
The concept of the homeless shelter was very much to Wu Siqi's liking. After the meal, Wu Siqi had basically made her own decision. She declined Yu's request to take her home, and the two said goodbye at the door of the hotel.
The restaurant was very close to her home. Wu Siqi was so happy chatting that she ate a little too much without realizing it. It was only two subway stops away, so she decided to walk back.
At eight o'clock, there was no traffic jam on the road. Cars were passing by and the streets were bustling. Wu Siqi walked slowly inside, feeling the vitality of summer. She would be thirty years old tomorrow.
When she passed by a bakery, she went in and bought a small cake for one person - a white chocolate cake.
She walked home leisurely with her thermos bag. The city had been quiet recently and it was summer vacation, so the street stalls near her home were very popular. In order to avoid the crowd, she took a shortcut into a sparsely populated alley.
Halfway through the journey, the air suddenly turned icy cold. Wu Siqi stopped walking. This feeling! It was Yin Qi!
She looked around vigilantly and unconsciously made a hand gesture.
"It's me. Take it. Don't move or make any noise! Wait until I come back."
Suddenly, a black cloth fell from the sky and covered Wu Siqi. A small but heavy cardboard box was stuffed into his hand, and Fan Yu's voice rang in his ears.
She could feel that Fan Yu left after saying that. The black cloth covered her whole body, and the dark and quiet environment made her heart beat wildly.
She sensed a restriction on the black cloth that could conceal her breath. Fan Yu's voice just now was very urgent, as if she was being chased by something.
What happened!
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