Chapter 39

Chapter 39: Well, This Is Awkward!

Tang Qian Qian did not understand the hidden meaning behind Du An Rao’s words. Her face was full of worry as she said: “Then what should I do?”

“Try not to go to closed, dark, out of the way places, especially at night. Even if you have to go, it is best to go with a group and not act alone.”

[If you bring a few more people with you, even if you do run into that killer, you at least will not be helpless. If you are lucky, you might even save that poor ex girlfriend.]

Xi Jing Yue’s eyes flashed slightly. He already had a rough plan in mind.

Tang Qian Qian let out a breath of relief. For her, it was not hard to do these things.

“Then what about this pot of flowers…”

“You can deal with it yourself. But since it has already been on your desk for a while, it means the cause and effect have already formed. Dealing with it now only means it will not hurt you anymore in the future. It does not mean the cause and effect from before will disappear. So you had better keep what I just said in mind and try to avoid those things, or the results will be too terrible to imagine.”

Just now Tang Qian Qian did have that thought, thinking that since everything came from this pot of flowers, if she just threw it away, would she be safe?

She had not expected her plan to be exposed before she even acted. She rubbed her nose in embarrassment and no longer dared to hold on to any lucky thoughts.

With Tang Qian Qian as a warning example, everyone became much more careful in how they treated Du An Rao.

Luckily, after Du An Rao walked a round, there was no second Tang Qian Qian. Everyone breathed a sigh of relief. At least they did not have to worry about dropping dead for no reason.

After visiting the lobby of the Public Relations Department, Du An Rao finally followed Li Zhao Yang into the final destination of this trip to the Public Relations Department.

Each department head at Xisheng Entertainment had a private office. It was not very big, but at least they did not have to squeeze in with a big group of people outside.

As soon as she walked into the office, Du An Rao’s eyes started moving like a scanner, quickly sweeping over all the items in the room. She thought about how she should remind Li Zhao Yang that this PR Director’s heart was already somewhere else.

With one look, she really did spot a problem.

[Tsk tsk tsk, you can tell this Director Hong is really desperate for money. Money tree, lucky bamboo, beckoning cat, golden leopard, all kinds of occult arts buffs stacked to the max. What a pity, people at the gambling table do not care about occult arts. What they care about is skill.]

Du Yu Xi and Xi Jing Yue were speechless. [She actually knows quite a lot.]

[Oh, there is even a piece of Qing Dynasty peacock blue glaze porcelain here. But it is a fake.]

Just as Du An Rao finished looking at that item, Li Zhao Yang spoke first: “That vase is Yue Yang’s, right? I completely forgot about it, and he probably did too. Put it away later. I will have someone send it back to him.”

As soon as he finished speaking, the room fell into sudden silence.

Li Zhao Yang turned in confusion to look at Hong Shi Tao and asked: “What is it?”

Hong Shi Tao forced down his unease and forced a smile as he said: “N nothing. This really is the vase Young Master Yue left here that day. I will find a box for it later and send it to your office.”

Du An Rao’s expression went blank for a moment, then she looked like she had thought of something.

[…Well, this is awkward. From Li Zhao Yang’s attitude, it really does not seem like he knows this vase is a fake. Could it be that this thing was real before, and it only turned fake after passing through this director’s hands? Pft… If they send it back to the original owner and he sees it, who will be blamed?]

After hearing that, Xi Jing Yue immediately shot his cousin another sharp glare. This foolish guy had probably been tricked and still did not even know what the problem was.

Li Zhao Yang, who had no idea what he had done wrong this time: “…” [Did my cousin eat explosives today?]

The full of grievance President Li had no choice but to turn and ask Du An Rao: “Grandmaster, can you see if there is any problem here? If not, we can go on to the next place.”

“There is not any big problem with this office, it is just…”

The sudden change in tone hooked everyone’s attention.

“Just what?”

“Director Hong, do you really like plants? I see a lot of green plants in your office.”

Hong Shi Tao was not sure what Du An Rao meant, so he could only let out two dry laughs and nod: “Yes, yes, I like these lush potted plants a lot. I think they are full of life. When I am working, I look at them once in a while and my mood gets better.”

“And do people not say that with more green plants, the air becomes better? People like us who stay in the office all year round rarely have the chance to go out and breathe fresh air, so I raised more plants in here.”

Du An Rao first nodded in agreement, then said earnestly: “That saying is not wrong, but taking too much of anything backfires. Putting some plants in the office to improve the air is good, but you cannot have too many. Too many plants can lead to a lack of oxygen indoors, which harms the body. At the same time, they can form a plant siege that affects your wealth and health.”

Hong Shi Tao’s smile stiffened: “I is that so?”

“Yes. Besides that, the placement of the green plants on your desk also has some problems.”

“What problems?”

“A money tree is a potted plant that means bringing in wealth. Many people like to keep it, and that is fine. But your money tree happens to not be in the wealth position, but in an inauspicious position. Instead, this cactus of yours is placed right between the wealth position and the peach blossom position. In feng shui, this kind of thing is seen as evil. It is bad for family harmony and for wealth. Put in this spot, it cannot exorcise evil and dispel miasma. Instead, it adds thorns. Over time, it is very easy to lose money and bring in heartbreak.”

Hong Shi Tao froze. He thought of how his gambling luck had been dropping again and again these past few months, and how his wife had been making a scene about divorce a few days ago after he beat her into the hospital. Cold sweat poured down his back.

“The money tree and the cactus stand guard on both sides, facing each other from a distance, and by accident form a cycle of struggle. In the end, the result is nothing more than ‘those who seek wealth lose it, and those who lose wealth seek it again.’ The cycle repeats, and you will be trapped in endless tribulations with no way out.”

[My hint is clear enough, right? “Those who seek wealth lose it” means losing big from gambling. “Those who lose wealth seek it” means selling company secrets to make money. Whether it is gambling or selling secrets, both are roads of no return. Once you step on them, do not dream of coming back. Is that not what being trapped in endless tribulations means?]

Hong Shi Tao was already fearful and guilty. When he heard Du An Rao’s conclusion, his legs went weak and he almost knelt on the spot.

“This…” Li Zhao Yang did not think too much when he saw this. He even could not help feeling sorry for Hong Shi Tao. “Is there any way to break it?”

As soon as he finished speaking, Xi Jing Yue’s knife like gaze swept over again.

[This person is about to sell you out, and you still feel sorry for him? How did I never notice before that this stupid brother is so hopeless?]

Even Du Yu Xi could not help giving him two more looks, with a face that clearly said: [Whose fool is this? Can I not be related to him so he will not drag down my IQ?]

Li Zhao Yang, who had mysteriously been shot by two arrows again: “???” [Enough already. If you have something to say, say it straight. After a whole day of this, I am almost a hedgehog from being stabbed. Can this please stop?]