68. Night 68: Court
After serving for a certain number of years, clergy can apply for retirement and receive a pension, ensuring a comfortable life for the rest of their lives. However, few apply so young. With more years of service, salaries increase significantly.
"I have my considerations." Lu Xi retired not to rest, she was just tired and wanted to change jobs. Once she adjusted, she would look for another job.
"I know, it's about a relationship. There are so many talented people in our company, and you don't like any of them?"
"No, I want to live a good life."
"Can't a clergyman live a good life? Look, I'm living a good life, except for being dumped every day..."
Lu Xi remained silent and did not respond.
"If you don't want to work in the warehouse, you can apply for a job transfer. I don't have to work in the warehouse, but I have to complete a lot of paperwork."
Mu Nong actually knew that Lu Xi didn't like this job. Although she was very diligent, she was just doing her job.
"I can teach you what you don't know."
Lu Xi also thought about this matter. The Quick Travel Department could help her erase those memories so that she would no longer be sad for the people in the mission, but she still chose to keep the memories.
"Mu Nong, I submitted my application a long time ago, and it was approved. This last mission is just a buffer period for me. I'm no longer part of the Fast Travel Club."
"No... Lu Xi, as long as you don't want to leave, the company won't kick you out. You know how much they need people..."
Lu Xi shook his head and said nothing.
The next day, Lu Xi received a call from the department. Her retirement application was approved, but before leaving, the department assigned her one last task, which was to deliver a document to Zhongting.
Zhongting is a department one level higher than theirs, and is externally treated as a parent-subsidiary company. Having worked in the subsidiary for many years, none of them would not want to squeeze into Zhongting.
Lu Xi had only been to Zhongting once, and that time was also to deliver information. However, the experience was not a good one, because of that incredibly beautiful man with white hair...
Lu Xi came to Zhongting again. The receptionist directed her to take the elevator to the 300th floor. Recalling the past, she hesitated for a long time before knocking on the door. "Knock, knock, knock—"
A male voice came from behind the door, "Come in."
Lu Xi pushed the door open and saw a young man sitting behind the desk. He was wearing a neatly ironed suit, gold-rimmed glasses, and was very serious.
"Are you the one who helped me?" the man asked.
"Are you... the president of Zhongting?"
It was different from what Lu Xi expected. If this person was the CEO of Zhongting, then that white-haired guy from last time...
"Yes, thank you for saving me."
During the forty years that Lu Xi later faked her death, Qi Lu had successfully completed his treatment and returned to this world, but he no longer remembered what happened during the treatment process.
"No, it's my duty." Even if she didn't want to save him, the law wouldn't allow it, so there was no need to thank her.
"I'm here to deliver some information today." Lu Xi put the information on the table. "If there's nothing else, I'll go back."
"Wait." He called Lu Xi.
Lu Xi turned around and saw the man's eyes on her face, "I can give you whatever you want."
Sure enough, asking her to deliver the information was not the main purpose. In fact, today, Qi Tang mainly wanted to thank her. Even if she just happened to help him, he didn't want to owe her a favor.
Lu Xi shook his head. "No need."
Lu Xi left his office and went back along the way he came. The corridor was very long. He finally reached the elevator door. Suddenly, there was a "ding" sound and the elevator opened.
Before she had time to think about who came up, she saw a man rush out from inside and fall directly to the ground, with half of his body still inside the elevator. She tried to close the elevator door several times but failed, opening and closing continuously.
Lu Xi was startled and quickly pulled him out of the elevator. The man with white hair groaned.
"Are you okay?" Lu Xi asked him.
His skin was so white that the veins were clearly visible. Lu Xi hadn't noticed his snow-white hair just now, but now that she noticed it, she was startled and wanted to let him go.
But before she could do anything, someone grabbed her waist. The weak and boneless person held her so tightly that she couldn't breathe.
"What a coincidence, we meet again." He licked his lips.
Lu Xi's mouth twitched, and she tried hard to pull him away. At this moment, someone came over, "Uncle."
The person who came was Qi Tang, whom Lu Xi had just met.
"Uncle, are you okay?"
"...I have something to do." She was almost out of breath.
Qi Tang hurried over to help his uncle up. The man who had been so weak just now cleverly avoided his support and stood up, but he was still leaning on Lu Xi's shoulder with a lazy look on his face.
"Why are you here?" Qi Tang asked.
Only then did Lu Xi notice that Zhong Ting's immediate superior called this man uncle. This uncle was really young. Compared to the mature Qi Tang, he looked like a newly graduated student.
His eyes fell on Lu Xi's face, "I came to see you."
"You should have told me in advance so I could help you in..."
"No, I'm done. I'm leaving now."
Qi Tang: “???”
"Have your staff take me downstairs."
Lu Xi: "...I'm not his employee."
"Sorry to trouble you, Miss Lu." Qi Tang said.
Lu Xi didn't know why it turned out like this, but she was about to go downstairs, so she could only sigh.
There was already a car waiting for him at Zhong Ting's door. Lu Xi left him there and drove over to drive her own car. As soon as she arrived at the parking lot, the security guard told her the bad news, "Miss, are you the owner of K1931? Your car was hit by someone."
Lu Xi didn't expect this to happen. At first glance, her car looked quite badly damaged, with the driver's seat even smashed to pieces.
"I'm sorry, I will compensate you." The owner of the car that caused the accident was very nice and kept apologizing to her.
"Contact the insurance company first."
"Miss, do you need help?"
When Lu Xi was having a headache, a car drove up to her, the window rolled down, revealing a man's face.
Lu Xi thought he had left, but he was still there. She said coldly, "No need, it's been taken care of."
"But your car..." He looked at the miserable car and put his hand on the window, "I'll take you home."
"I can just take a taxi."
His eyes fell on Lu Xi's face, which made him feel creepy, but he did not force it and let the driver drive away.
Lu Xi's car was sent for repair, and the negotiation of compensation went very smoothly without causing her any trouble.
But the car broke down, so going out was a little restricted. So Lu Xi planned to rest at home for a few days and be a stay-at-home girl for a while before the entire retirement process was completed.
I recalled the man with snow-white hair in my mind. It would be better to say that he was between a man and a teenager rather than a man, but he was indeed an adult.
Lu Xi couldn't forget that face that brought disaster to the country and the people. Instead, it was like it was engraved in her mind.
"Zhong Ting's boss' uncle..."
Lu Xi turned on the computer and searched for information about that person. She was shocked by the information she found. A mountain of information beyond her imagination came into view: Qi Shi, the supreme leader of the Shang court, was the god's most beloved child.
What is Shangting? If Zhongting is just like a state-owned enterprise, then Shangting is the central government.
Lu Xi's expression was unpredictable. Could such a strange person really represent Shangting? However, the photos he saw on the Internet showed that he was quite normal. He was wearing a robe specially made for Shangting. The holy robe wrapped his body just right, and his snow-white hair seemed to emit holy light under the sun.
In fact, she had heard the name Qi Shi before, but she didn't pay much attention to it. She only knew that this person was very powerful.
While browsing the information online, Lu Xi accidentally turned to eleven o'clock. He quickly jumped up and ran to take a shower.
While showering, I recalled the information I had just read. Generally, clergy chosen by God could use some kind of device to enter other worlds and perform tasks only God could perform. However, in this world, there were no superpowers. But that person was different. He was powerful enough to wield divine power in this world.
No medium, that is, system, is needed.
Lu Xi didn't feel much admiration or envy, he even felt creepy. If such a person wanted to commit a crime...
No, God will stop him.
Lu Xi wiped her body and came out wrapped in a bath towel. Because she was the only one in the room, she was used to just wrapping herself in a bath towel.
So when she returned to the room and saw someone suddenly appear in front of the computer, she was almost scared to death.
"So you care so much about me." He stared at the lit computer page, "I can tell you in person."
"Get out, now, right now." Lu Xi was shaking with anger. How did he get in? Through the window or the balcony?
This place is 60 stories high...
The person she ordered to leave not only did not leave, but even looked her up and down.
"If you don't get out, I'm calling the police."
"Call the police..." He seemed to have heard something funny, licked the corner of his mouth, and said lazily, "...will it work?"
Lu Xi took a breath and calmed down.
"Are you pestering me on purpose? Why?" Lu Xi finally came to her senses at this point. She asked why she met him again when she went to Zhongting, why he went downstairs with her, and why she offered to take her home when her car happened to break down.
If he hadn't done it on purpose, so many coincidences wouldn't have happened, and he's still here now.
"Why?"
Qi Shi walked up to her with a faint smile on his face. The tall man looked down at her. When she raised her head, she could see his collarbone and snow-white neck right in front of her.
"Why do you say that, Miss Lu Xi?"
Lu Xi's eyes suddenly widened, her face filled with shock. Although it wasn't the same person, the tone...
"You." She took a step back.
"Surprised?" He continued to smile, taking a step forward and approaching her again, his seductive cheek close to hers. "I thought you had long forgotten the merman who committed suicide for you."
"Suicide...what did you say..."
"Yes, suicide. After knowing that his Miss Lu Xi would never wake up again, he ended his life."
"No, what are you talking about?" Lu Xi was furious. "Where did you get his information?"
"Him?" He chuckled with a cold glint in his eyes and raised Lu Xi's chin, "That's not right."
"It's not him, it's me."
Her small chin was pinched and her thin lips were pressed against hers. There was no tenderness at all, it was very domineering, like a punishment.
An answer formed in Lu Xi's heart, but she couldn't say a word and could only stare at him with a blank mind.
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