Chapter 51: Morning |
Shen Siyuan retracted the Ten Thousand Souls Banner and said to Yin Xingyue, "You can consider your wish fulfilled."
Yin Xingyue smiled and nodded, looking very happy.
Even the perpetual gloom on her brow seemed to have dissipated quite a bit.
"Brother~"
Yin Xingyue suddenly called out again.
"What is it?"
"I want to go see my grandmother," Yin Xingyue said.
"Of course you can, but do you know the way?"
Yin Xingyue nodded.
"In that case, you should go."
"Thank you, Brother~"
Yin Xingyue gave Shen Siyuan a deep bow, then rode a Yin Wind and whistled away.
Shen Siyuan turned around and got back into bed, preparing to go back to sleep.
But for some reason, he felt a faint sense of unease in his heart.
That night, Shen Siyuan dreamed the entire night, with a succession of different women appearing in his dreams, a complete release of desires.
It got to the point where when he woke up the next day, not only did he feel uncomfortably bloated, but the area below was also soaking wet.
This was very abnormal. He was already twenty-six this year, not a boy of eighteen or nineteen, yet he still had a wet dream.
Shen Siyuan knew he was being influenced by Fang Yunlou.
After the Ten Thousand Souls Banner had devoured Fang Yunlou's soul, the desires staining it hadn't disappeared.
They were also absorbed by the Ten Thousand Souls Banner and ultimately fed back to him, the Banner Master.
Fortunately, it was just one Fang Yunlou, so it wasn't a major problem.
At most, it would cause a heat in his lower abdomen and generate some urges, which Shen Siyuan could still suppress.
He got up, washed up, took the letter he wrote for Lu Guanchang last night, went downstairs, and rode his Electric Bike out of the residential complex.
As he passed the bus stop, he was immediately called to a halt by Lin Manzhi, who was waiting for the bus.
"Sister Manzhi, you didn't drive today either?"
"The car's in for maintenance. I won't be able to drive it all week."
Lin Manzhi walked over and sat sideways on the back of his bike.
"You should have told me earlier. If I'd woken up late, we could have been late."
"How could I always trouble you? If I run into you, I'll hitch a ride. If not, I'll just take the public bus."
"It's nothing, Sister Manzhi.
No need to be so polite with me."
The two of them chatted idly on their way.
"What about Brother Lü, is he back yet?"
"Probably in about half a month," Lin Manzhi said with a sigh.
The Brother Lü Shen Siyuan mentioned was Lin Manzhi's husband.
He worked at a Design Institute, so he often had to travel for projects.
This was why Lin Manzhi always commuted to and from work alone, even though their two companies were very close.
"By the way, how are things between you and Tingyu?"
"How are things? Just so-so."
"Let me tell you, you need to step it up.
Just because she doesn't contact you, you won't take the initiative to contact her?" Lin Manzhi said, slapping him on the shoulder.
"She told you about this too?"
Shen Siyuan thought about it.
The two of them had only not contacted each other yesterday.
"Of course.
She's my best Best Friend," Lin Manzhi said.
"How did you two meet? Don't tell me you were classmates, there's quite an age gap between you."
"We met at a previous company, but we got along really well, so we've always kept in touch…"
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"Morning, Chief Shen.
Morning, Sister Manzhi…"
With such a warm greeting, you didn't even need to see the person; you could tell it was Ding Youguang just from the voice.
"Morning," Lin Manzhi nodded at him.
"Have you had breakfast?" Ding Youguang asked casually.
Shen Siyuan stared at the breakfast in his hand and said, "Nope.
Are you treating me?"
"In your dreams. This is mine.
If you really want something, I have a loaf of bread in my drawer. I can get it for you later."
Ding Youguang immediately pulled his hand back, his face full of caution.
"Tch~, who'd want your bread."
"I also have a bottle of Cola."
"Well, that's not out of the question…"
Lin Manzhi was amused by them from the side.
After they got out of the elevator and went their separate ways back to their offices, Lin Manzhi casually asked, "Are you and Ding Youguang very close?"
"We're pretty close. We often pool our orders for lunch."
"That Ding Youguang, he's quite a capable person," Lin Manzhi suddenly said.
"You know that too?" Shen Siyuan asked in surprise.
"I heard it from a friend.
He started his own company before, doing Traffic Promotion. He should have made quite a bit of money.
He sold it later and then came to our company."
"I heard him mention it.
It wasn't that he sold the company. It was because a company he partnered with was acquired.
He relied on them for business, so when they were bought out, he lost his clients and the company went bankrupt."
The company Ding Youguang had was the one now being used to sign contracts with Shen Siyuan and the others.
Shen Siyuan had just returned to his seat when he received a message from Ding Youguang.
He figured that since Lin Manzhi was in the elevator just now, there were some things Ding Youguang couldn't say.
"Zhou Zhengdao said your proposal is very detailed. He said there's no problem implementing it. Let's get together this Friday and touch base."
"I have no problem with that.
Have Zhou Zhengdao ask Li Qunfang to come along, too. See if she's willing."
That girl was a real homebody; she might not be willing to go out for a meal with the three of them.
"Don't worry, it'll definitely be fine," Ding Youguang said, seeming very confident.
Just then, Wang Chao walked in from the door and placed two bags in front of Shen Siyuan.
"Boss, your Buns and Soy Milk."
"Thanks. How much? I'll send it to you on WeChat later."
It turned out that the reason Shen Siyuan hadn't eaten breakfast was that Wang Chao was bringing it for him.
The Buns from this [Youguang Breakfast Shop] tasted excellent. It was right on Wang Chao's route to work, and he ate there every morning, which was why Shen Siyuan had asked him to help bring a portion.
Of course, Shen Siyuan wasn't the only one who asked him; he was still carrying several other orders.
As Shen Siyuan was reading the news and eating his breakfast, Doudou ran over, looked left and right, and asked strangely, "Where's Sister Xiaoyue?"
"She went to her home to see her grandmother."
"Oh."
Doudou looked as if she understood.
Then, she stood on her tiptoes and looked at the breakfast on Shen Siyuan's desk.
"What are you eating?"
Although she was asking, she had already taken a deep breath, and a wisp of faint green smoke was sucked into her belly.
"So it's Buns, hee hee~"
After saying that, she ran off to the side to see what everyone else was eating.
Seeing her lively appearance, Shen Siyuan thought of Yin Xingyue again.
After seeing her grandmother, her wish would be completely fulfilled.
For her, what was left in the mortal world to linger for?
He didn't know if she would choose to leave or to stay.
Although they had only known each other for a few short days, Shen Siyuan had genuinely grown fond of this sensible and well-behaved little girl.
If she chose to leave on her own, Shen Siyuan would respect her wishes.
But there was no longer Reincarnation in this world.
This departure was a final one—dust to dust, ashes to ashes, a complete disappearance from the face of the earth.
At this thought, Shen Siyuan suddenly found that the Bun in his hand didn't taste so good anymore.