Chapter 33: Rivals
"Hey, Ah Yu, I'm shopping here in Causeway Bay, do you want to come over?"
On the side of the seaside highway in the Eastern Corridor of Causeway Bay, Ma Xiaoling leaned her back against the railing, her waist and the 42-inch long legs formed an alluring perfect curve.
The voice of an octopus sounded in the receiver of the mobile phone: "No, I made an appointment with my colleague to have dinner and talk about things, otherwise you will come over too, and we will be together?" ”
Ma Xiaoling said boredly: "I don't know your colleague again, so forget it!" I'll go to the Waiting bar and sit for a while. ”
Octopus: "Alright then! I'll go to the Waiting bar to find you after dinner, bye-bye. ”
"Well, bye-bye."
Ma Xiaoling hung up the phone, stretched out in boredom, and went to her Beetle.
Now Wang Zhenzhen learns Taoism with Xiaobai Xiaoqing with Jin Zhengzhong, Guo Tianyou, and Jin Future every day after work, and no one goes shopping with her.
Octopus had already passed on the Five Spirits Xuanyuan Recipe to her in private, but she had been practicing at home all day during the day, and she wanted to go out shopping and relax after dinner in the afternoon.
When she didn't have a business, she was actually more diligent in cultivating than anyone else.
Twenty-four hours a day, she spent at least sixteen hours cultivating, sleeping only five hours, and only three hours of her leisure time.
If it weren't for this diligence, she wouldn't have been able to overcome the talented Mao Wei back then.
She was already a monk in the late stage of Qi cultivation, and after cultivating the Five Spirits Xuanyuan Technique, her cultivation had advanced very quickly, and she had faintly touched the threshold of the Spirit Period.
"Bang"
Ma Xiaoling had just sat in the driver's seat, and before she could light the lighter, there was a sudden muffled sound, and the car suddenly rushed forward, and she was rear-ended.
"There's no mistake." Seeing that her car would be hit if she didn't move, Ma Xiaoling was very annoyed.
She pushed the door and got out of the car, and yelled at the owner of the car who rear-ended her, "What's the matter with you? You won't drive home! I can't see a car so big in front of me. ”
The owner of the silver-gray convertible BMW who was rear-ended said apologetically: "I'm sorry, I just came back from abroad and I'm not used to driving on the right." ”
Ma Xiaoling saw that he had such a good attitude, but she didn't want to say anything, she just stood there with a depressed face.
Who knew that after the BMW owner said this, he suddenly said with surprise on his face: "Hey, are you Ma Xiaoling?" ”
Ma Xiaoling looked at him suspiciously and said, "Are you?" ”
"I'm You Zhijie, the former squad leader of Secondary 5, do you remember?"
Ma Xiaoling said in surprise: "Short Jie? ”
The memory of You Zhijie quickly came to mind, and I don't know what came to mind, Ma Xiaoling suddenly showed a smile that couldn't help laughing.
But she quickly restrained her smile and stepped forward.
"What a coincidence!" You Zhijie opened the car door and got out of the car, and when he stood in front of Ma Xiaoling, Ma Xiaoling couldn't help but be stunned.
Because she found that the short man who stood in front of her five years ago and needed to look up at her was now half a head taller than her, but she needed to tilt her head slightly to see his eyes.
Looking at the look of surprise on Ma Xiaoling's face, You Zhijie seemed to know what she was thinking, and a hint of pride flashed in his eyes.
He chuckled a few times, took out a business card from his pocket and handed it to Ma Xiaoling, "I'm sorry!" I made an appointment with a friend for dinner, this is my business card, how much did your car repair, remember to call me. ”
Ma Xiaoling took You Zhijie's business card, nodded and said, "I will." ”
After speaking, he also took out a business card of his own and handed it to You Zhijie, saying, "This is my business card." ”
You Zhijie took it with a smile, shook it in his hand, and said, "Then let's do this first, bye-bye." ”
"Bye-bye."
You Zhijie got back into the car, waved at her again, and then drove away.
Ma Xiaoling looked at the business card in her hand and said to herself in surprise: "Vice President of ITM Computer Asia Pacific? Isn't that Ah Yu's top boss? ”
……
However, it was said that after You Zhijie said goodbye to Ma Xiaoling, he drove the car to the southeast for less than a kilometer and parked his car in the parking lot of a Louis XIII Western restaurant.
When I entered the restaurant and arrived at the reserved seat, the octopus was already seated with a cup of coffee on the table in front of him.
"I'm sorry for the delay."
The octopus shrugged, indicating that he didn't mind, and after calling the waiter to order a meal, he spoke: "I already know what happened at the sales center, what is the situation?" ”
You Zhijie said: "The forensic doctor's judgment result is sudden cardiac death, but it is very strange, as you know, our company organizes all employees to undergo physical examinations every year. ”
"The employee who died suddenly was in good health, he didn't have any medical conditions, and there was no reason for him to die suddenly, and I asked his colleague if he had behaved a little erratically in the last week."
"Oh?" The octopus wondered: "What are the specific anomalies?" ”
You Zhijie said: "Although this employee was not very eye-catching before, it was almost half a little transparent, but he was still down-to-earth and willing to work. ”
"But since a week ago, his work attitude has suddenly changed, he fishes at every opportunity, he no longer cares about work, and always hides in the corner with his laptop to surf the Internet."
"There are also people who hear him mumble to himself often into the computer, as if he is chatting with the computer, and he doesn't know what the hell he is doing."
"Oh yes, according to his colleagues, he has become more and more annoying during this time, and people can't help but want to hit him when they see him."
After listening to what You Zhijie said, Octopus said thoughtfully: "It's really strange that you say this, is there anyone else in the company who is like this besides him?" ”
You Zhijie shook his head and said, "I haven't heard of anyone else doing the same for the time being, but there is also a situation in the marketing department's office." ”
The octopus said in surprise: "What happened to the marketing office?" ”
You Zhijie said helplessly: "Don't you usually pay attention to the company's situation?" ”
The octopus blinked and said with an innocent face: "Our technology research and development department is not with other departments, how do I know the situation of other departments." ”
If he knew, he would definitely investigate secretly, and maybe the problem would have been solved long ago.
He listened to You Zhijie's description and felt that it was probably a resentful spirit.
Because he knows that the living will instinctively reject resentment, and those who are haunted by resentment will naturally annoy others.
You Zhijie explained: "Yes, the recent progress of the work on the marketing department is very slow, and they are unwilling to work overtime, and there are problems in the intermediate nodes, which has slowed down the efficiency of almost all departments. ”
The octopus wondered, "Why don't they work overtime?" ”
You Zhijie said with a depressed face: "The staff of the marketing department said that the previous tenant of the office once had a heart attack and died while working. ”
"When they work overtime, there will always be a man's voice in their ears saying: Get off work! Why all this hard work? Let's get off work......"
"The staff were so scared that no one dared to work overtime."
Octopus said: "So you mean, the marketing office is haunted?" ”
You Zhijie corrected: "This is not what I meant, but what those employees said, although they swore by it, but I always felt a little outrageous, and even came up with such a reason to refuse to work overtime." ”
The octopus's heart moved, his eyes flashed, and he said: "Don't believe this, there are really ghosts in this world, I think you'd better find an exorcist to take a look." ”
You Zhijie was stunned and said, "Are you joking with me or are you serious?" ”
Octopus asked rhetorically: "Have you paid attention to this year's Miss Bauhinia selection?" ”
You Zhijie said: "I paid attention to it, saying that it was because of a serious broadcast accident that caused the program to be suspended, does this have anything to do with our company's business?" ”
The octopus said with a solemn expression: "The real inside story has been covered, and I was on the scene on the day of the selection meeting, so I know the truth of the matter." ”
You Zhijie became interested and said, "Let's talk about it." ”
The octopus selected Miss Bauhinia to broadcast the ins and outs of the accident, and explained it to You Zhijie in 1510.
You Zhijie was dumbfounded, as if he was listening to the Arabian Nights.
"In the end, Mengmeng's ghost appeared at the scene and identified the owner of the Nitto Group, Shizune Domoto, as her murderer."
"Mengmeng is my friend, and I have witnessed this whole thing, so I am very sure that there are really ghosts in this world."
"If nothing else, the marketing office must be really haunted, and you can't save the money for an exorcist."
When Octopus said these words, she had already made up her mind to solicit a business for Ma Xiaoling, so it was estimated that she would be very happy.
Although he is usually willing to spend money on Ma Xiaoling, and she is willing to accept the gifts he buys for her, she will not ask for his money, and occasionally buy him some gifts in return.
Ma Xiaoling is still very principled, after all, they have not determined their relationship, and it doesn't matter if friends exchange gifts, but it's not the same with the money he gave.
After listening to the octopus's words, You Zhijie couldn't help but feel a chill down his spine.
He naturally knows very well what kind of person the octopus is, so he knows that the octopus will not talk nonsense about these things.
He said solemnly: "Money is not a problem, the problem is that I don't know any exorcists!" ”
After saying this, his eyes lit up, and he said, "By the way, how did Ruan Mengmeng's ghost deal with it in the end?" ”
The octopus smiled, "Don't worry, I happen to know a very powerful exorcist." ”
"Mengmeng refused to be reincarnated because she was worried about her mother, so the exorcist helped her set up a temporary shelter."
"If you have a place to stay, you won't become a lonely ghost, and after her mother is a hundred years old, she will be sent to reincarnation."
You Zhijie exclaimed: "So powerful." ”
The octopus nodded, "It's really powerful, but because of this, this exorcist is a bit expensive." ”
You Zhijie waved his hand and said, "It's okay, as long as it can solve the problem, it doesn't matter if it's expensive, then please help contact the exorcist!" ”
"But I have a request, we must be present when he solves the problem, preferably so that I can see the ghost with my own eyes."
He said with great interest: "I'm so big, I haven't seen a ghost yet!" ”
The octopus laughed and said: "That's why your luck has always been so good, your yang energy is strong, and your body is also very healthy, do you think it's a good thing to see ghosts?" ”
In the absence of a ghost appearing on its own, there are only three types of people who can see ghosts.
One is a person with yin and yang eyes, the second is a person who is weak or dying, and the third is a person whose fortune has declined to the extreme and is unlucky.
So not seeing a ghost is definitely a good thing for a living person.
……
"Hi, Aqiu."
At about eight o'clock in the evening, the octopus walked into the Waiting bar and said hello to Sun Jingqiu, who was carrying a tray and preparing to deliver wine to the guests.
Sun Jingqiu smiled and shook his head at him, and said, "Xiaoling is at the bar, go over by yourself!" ”
Octopus nodded, walked to the bar, sat down next to Ma Xiaoling, and said hello to Ma Jingle beside her.
At this time, Ma Xiaoling was chatting with Ma Dingdong, Da Mi was bartending in the bar, and when she saw the octopus, she also smiled and called "Brother Octopus".
Now Xiaobai and Xiaoqing will go to Jiajia Mansion every day to teach them to cultivate, and they will not come back until ten o'clock in the morning and evening, and the bar will naturally only be handed over to Sun Jingqiu and Da Mi.
Ma Xiaoling didn't know the details of Ma Dingdong, and she didn't even know her surname Ma, she always thought that her surname was Ding, she just felt that she could talk to Ma Dingdong very well.
Whether it is their hobbies, tastes, or ways of thinking, they are very similar, so Ma Xiaoling introduced Ma Jingdong as a confidant.
Xiao Mi, who has always been hostile to Ma Xiaoling, has changed because of many things, and she is no longer hostile to her.
Now Xiao Mi has lived with Guo Guohua, as if it was a boyfriend and girlfriend.
Seeing the octopus coming, with a thick smile on her face, Ma Xiaoling also showed a light smile and said, "What is so happy?" ”
Octopus took the wine glass handed over by Da Mi, thanked him, and then smiled at Ma Xiaoling: "Our company is haunted. ”
Ma Xiaoling was dumbfounded, she didn't get the point of the octopus, is there anything to be happy about the company's haunting?
"With your ability to solve it casually, what are you happy about? Be all abroad. ”
The octopus laughed: "Why should I solve it casually? I'm just a part-time technician, so I'm not obligated to help the company solve paranormal events, right? ”
"So what?"
Octopus spread his hands and said: "So when I was having dinner with my boss just now, I suggested that he pay an exorcist to deal with it, and he agreed, and it just so happened that I knew a very powerful exorcist." ”
Ma Xiaoling finally reacted, lightly punched him in the shoulder, picked up the wine glass and said happily: "It's interesting to have yours, come, cheers." ”
The octopus touched one with her glass, then drank the wine from the glass.
After putting down the glass, he continued, "But he has one request, he has to be present when he is dealing with things, and he has to see the ghost with his own eyes." ”
Ma Xiaoling said with interest: "This little meaning, how much money does your boss plan to pay?" ”
The octopus smiled and said, "It depends on how you make the price!" This guy is a big leader, vice president of Asia Pacific, you can open your mouth widely, he won't care about that little money. ”
"You wait a while, ......" Ma Xiaoling looked at the octopus with a strange face and said, "You weren't eating with You Zhijie just now, right?" ”
The octopus was stunned when he heard this, and said in surprise: "How do you know?" ”
Ma Xiaoling suddenly couldn't cry or laugh, took out the business card given by You Zhijie from her carry-on bag, put it in front of the octopus, and said, "I just met him before I came to Waiting bar, this guy is my high school classmate." ”
The octopus looked at the business card and said in amazement: "It's such a coincidence." ”
Ma Xiaoling said: "If it were him, I wouldn't be able to come forward in this business, otherwise how would I be embarrassed to open my mouth?" Let's let Zhengzhong do it. ”
The octopus said indifferently: "Whatever you want, it's you who collects the money anyway, it's just a resentful earth binding spirit, with the current strength of Zhengzhong, it should be easy to solve." ”
Ma Xiaoling said with a smile: "The most important thing is that there will be no problems with you watching from the side." ”
Octopus smiled, and then said with interest, "I didn't expect you and Applejack to be classmates, tell me about his student days." ”
Ma Xiaoling said curiously: "Do you have a good relationship with him?" ”
Octopus said: "It's a dead friend, if it weren't for my lack of interest and voluntary withdrawal, he wouldn't be able to sit in the position of vice president of the Asia-Pacific region." ”
"What a stinking fart!" Ma Xiaoling teased, and then talked about her student days.
"I have the impression that You Zhijie is a genius with a high IQ, and his grades have always been among the best, but he was very short at that time, and his classmates called him Short Zijie."
Octopus nodded: "I heard him say this, he said that he had a pact with a girl, as long as he could grow five inches taller within five years, the girl would agree to date him." ”
"So he has been exercising desperately since then, and in the time that he almost stopped developing, he grew six inches taller, reaching the current 1.86 meters."
Ma Xiaoling was stunned when she heard his words, she turned her head, picked up the wine glass in front of her, and took a sip to hide her strange look.
The octopus said with great interest: "By the way, you are his classmate, do you know who that girl is?" ”
Ma Xiaoling smiled at him, and the octopus saw a hint of embarrassment in her smile.
She covered her forehead and said, "What is this guy doing!" I just said it casually. ”
“……”
The octopus looked at her with a stunned face, and then said, "That girl is you?" ”
Ma Xiaoling smiled bitterly: "That year, when we were about to graduate from high school, he suddenly found me with two movie tickets and wanted me to accompany him to watch a movie. ”
"At that time, I casually said that he would come to me in another five years and grow five inches taller, which was already a very clear refusal, but I didn't expect ......"
The octopus held his forehead with his hand and said with a slight headache: "I didn't expect him to take it seriously, this guy, why didn't I find out that he was so admitted." ”
When the two were talking, Ma Jingdong and Da Mi on the side didn't interject, and when they heard the words of the two, they couldn't help laughing.
Da Mi said with a smile: "This is not called admitting death, it can only be said that Xiaoling's charm is too great, and it can make a boy have such a big motivation." ”
Octopus looked at Ma Xiaoling and said helplessly, "Then what are you going to do now?" ”
Ma Xiaoling scratched her hair and said tangledly: "Don't ask me, I have a headache." ”
The octopus smiled bitterly and said, "If you like it, you like it, if you don't like it, you don't like it, what's the headache?" is a sworn friend, I will not back down in the face of love. ”
Ma Jingdang raised his glass to the octopus when he heard this, and said with a smile: "Well said, when dealing with love, the most taboo thing is to drag mud and water, you must stand firm, I salute you." ”
The octopus happily raised his glass and touched her, and drank the wine in the glass.
Da Mi also smiled: "Squidward, I support you." ”
"Thank you."