Casa de la Dama

Capítulo 13

Qi Qi said, "It's not particularly bad. It's just that if the homeowner lives in a house that is in conflict with the 'Three Killings Mountain' of their birth year, they will feel a lot of constraints and will always be unable to exert their full potential in their career. They won't be able to use their skills and won't even know why."

Just as Mu Feng was about to speak, his cell phone rang in his bag.

Mu Feng said "Excuse me," casually took out his phone, glanced at it, and immediately became serious. He pressed the answer button, said "Hello, Mr. Pan..." and quickly hid in the bedroom, closing the door behind him.

He snorted leisurely, "Mu Feng is usually unruly and doesn't care about anyone. He only bows and scrapes to his 'President Pan'."

Qi Qi said, "Is she the deputy general manager of Wanjia Real Estate's Shanghai branch? That super beauty in the real estate industry, I heard she used to be a print model?"

Youyou curled her lip: "Exactly. What vice president? Just a little vixen. She used to be my ex... Speaking of which, she's lucky. When she was helping Wanjia Company shoot the print advertisement for their 'Wanjia Lights' antique-style residential area, she met the general manager of Wanjia's Shanghai branch. She and that old man hit it off immediately, and she quickly jumped ship to Wanjia in Shanghai. And look, in less than two years, she went from assistant general manager to some 'vice president'!"

Qiqi could hear the jealousy in Youyou's voice. In fact, she rarely saw a woman so envied by the proud Youyou.

Qi Qi patted her on the shoulder and said, "But the newspaper also said that this Mr. Pan has an MBA and two master's degrees from abroad. He has also been running Wanjia Shanghai very well recently."

Youyou scoffed, "These days anyone can get an MBA. Who knows which diploma mill awarded those two double master's degrees!"

As the two were talking, Mu Feng pushed open the door and walked out.

Qiqi immediately noticed that Mufeng's expression was complicated and his eyes were flickering.

Youyou approached Mufeng and asked in a gruff voice, "Is your boss Pan asking you to drink with him again? Let me tell you, you can't escape tonight's dinner at the Yan'an Hotel. You have to treat me!"

Mu Feng smiled ingratiatingly: "How could I dare to stand Miss Youyou up? You can order whatever you want tonight, I won't even flinch... Youyou, have you sold that apartment in Fenghe Shuiyuan yet?"

Youyou said in a harsh voice, "Are you deliberately trying to provoke me? I get so angry just thinking about that house! I originally wanted to be the first to accept the compensation and return the house, but the other owners threatened to beat me to death if I dared to return it alone. You think that's an exaggeration? Actually, the main problem is that they now know my company address, and I'm afraid they'll come to my company and cause trouble. Sigh!"

Mu Feng asked, "How much compensation per square meter is Fenghe Shuiyuan offering?"

Youyou said irritably, "It used to be 12,000 yuan per square meter, but now it's gone up to 14,000 yuan. Those homeowners are really ungrateful. The new apartments for sale on Lotus Road are only about this price. They could easily use the compensation to buy the best new apartment in the neighborhood, and they're still making a fuss!"

Mu Feng said mysteriously, "Whatever you do, don't check out..."

Youyou asked, "What?"

Mu Feng then turned to Qi Qi and said, "Anyway, this second-floor apartment facing the meridian isn't suitable for you. Let me help you pick one in the Lotus Road area."

Qi Qi asked curiously, "Why choose a house near Lotus Road?"

Mu Feng hesitated for a moment, then said, "Well... actually, most people who buy houses nowadays do so for investment, to preserve and increase their wealth, even if the house faces the northwest... you can buy it and not live in it."

Qiqi was even more puzzled and said, "But I'm not buying a house for investment purposes; I just want to live in it myself. I don't have any spare money to invest in real estate right now."

Mu Feng stopped trying to persuade him. He said, "Then let's go to the Yan'an Hotel now."

Qiqi glanced at Youyou, who was standing very close to Mufeng, and said, "You guys go ahead. I cook a meal for my mom every Saturday and eat with her. She rarely sees me during the week."

Youyou immediately said, "Yes, Mufeng, you can't stop people from fulfilling their filial duties, that's too evil. If you really want to, you can treat Qiqi to a meal at the Yan'an Hotel next time to make up for it."

After the two of them said that, Mu Feng had no choice but to say, "Okay, let's make it up another time."

The three of them arrived at the parking lot downstairs.

Qiqi said, "You guys go first, I'll just take a taxi by myself."

Youyou immediately said, "That won't do... At least let Mufeng take you to the nearest subway station."

Qiqi shook her head and said, "No need to trouble yourself. This neighborhood has a very nice environment. I want to take a walk by myself to clear my head."

Mu Feng rolled down the car window, leaned out, and said, "Qiqi, I solemnly suggest that you buy at least one house near Lotus Road!"

Qi Qi smiled gently and said, "I will seriously consider it, thank you."

Mu Feng's Buick drove away.

Qiqi stood there for a long time.

After leaving the residential compound, I took a taxi home.

Mom should have already bought the groceries.

All the authentic Sichuan seasonings exuded a strangely familiar aroma, filling Qiqi's mind as she sat in the back seat of the taxi.

Chapter Thirteen: When Huang She arrived at the office early on Monday, she saw Zhou Haisheng lingering at the entrance of the Vermilion Bird Department.

Upon seeing Qiqi, he grabbed her hand and started walking, saying, "A special envoy from headquarters just gave me a lecture in English. I didn't quite catch what he said, but it seemed to be something like he wanted you to go to a meeting right away. He's in Vice President Shang's office right now!"

Zhou Haisheng pushed Qiqi to the door of Vice President Shang's office and immediately turned and slipped away.

Qiqi was both annoyed and amused. Just as she raised her hand to knock on the door, she heard Xishu's signature seductive laughter coming from inside. Then, Xishu spoke in fluent, rhythmic English.

Qiqi barely passed the CET-4 (College English Test Band 4); her listening and speaking skills were terrible.

Therefore, she had no idea what Yuuki was talking about.

At the same time, she was also apprehensive about meeting that special envoy from headquarters. Her English was far from sufficient to communicate with a foreigner face-to-face.

Qiqi knocked on the door timidly.

I probably didn't hear it because the people inside were talking.

Qiqi had no choice but to put a little more force into knocking on the door.

"Please come in!"

The voice of Vice President Shang.

Qiqi pushed open the door and entered.

At first glance, he spotted a handsome silver-haired boy.

He was wearing a crisp black crew-neck shirt and a white tie. Leaning back in the large, comfortable executive chair of Vice President Shang, he was chatting with Xi Shu with a youthful smile.

Vice President Shang sat on the sofa next to him.

Yuuki sat opposite the silver-haired boy.

The silver-haired boy glanced at Qiqi only once before continuing his lively conversation with Xishu.

Yuuki never turned her head from beginning to end, as if she had no idea that Qiqi was behind her.

Qiqi stood awkwardly at the door, unsure whether to stay or leave.

A complete outsider.

For a moment, she even doubted whether this silver-haired boy, who looked to be under eighteen, was some kind of headquarters specialist! And did he really have Zhou Haisheng notify her to attend a meeting?

It lasted a full five minutes.

The three people inside the room were talking to each other, and none of them paid any attention to Qiqi.

Qiqi felt as if she had been standing there for five years, and her body was almost decaying.

Suddenly, she heard a clear and melodious voice say, "Why don't you introduce yourself? I've been waiting for a long time."

Qiqi fixed her gaze.

The silver-haired youth was wearing a charming smile, and what he had just spoken was fluent Mandarin! His Mandarin seemed to be much more standard than that of Vice President Shang.

Qi Qi froze, then stammered, "Yang—my name is Yang Qi Qi, I request to serve as the head of the Shanghai Zhuque Department…"

The silver-haired boy had a mature air about him, and his eyes stared intently at Qi Qi, causing her to lower her head involuntarily.

Whether it was an illusion or not, it seemed as if the boy's eyes were radiating a ray that penetrated Qi Qi's eyes and groped into her heart before he left.

"Miss Qiqi thinks I'm too young and doubts whether I'm a headquarters specialist, right?"

The boy hit the nail on the head.

Qi Qi, of course, wouldn't admit it: "No, I was just wondering why your Mandarin is so good?"

"Miss Yang, are you from Sichuan? I can speak your dialect too."

The silver-haired boy's tone suddenly changed to Chongqing dialect. If Qiqi hadn't seen him speak it and heard it with her own ears, she would have thought that the words just now came from the mouth of a native Chongqing person!

The silver-haired boy laughed arrogantly: "I am actually fluent in all Chinese dialects... including Sanskrit from India, the languages of African indigenous tribes, and even alien languages."

He switched to Chengdu dialect when he said that!

Aside from locals, few people can tell that there's much difference between Chengdu dialect and Chongqing dialect, but Qiqi can.

She had to believe that this boy might truly be a linguistic genius.

The silver-haired boy switched back to Mandarin and said, "Actually, communication between people doesn't necessarily require language. After reaching a certain level, you can communicate directly with your heart. But whenever language is put into words, it's inevitable that information will be missed or distorted. That's why there are so many misunderstandings between people."

Qiqi suddenly realized that this boy was very interesting.

"Now you know my name, right?"

The silver-haired boy asked a question that seemed to come out of nowhere.

Qi Qi shook her head absentmindedly and said, "You haven't introduced yourself yet... Our manager Zhou Haisheng hasn't either."

The silver-haired boy narrowed his eyes: "I already told you my name, where I'm from, and what I'm capable of right away. Think about it carefully again."

He clearly didn't say that!

Even Xi Shu and Vice President Shang felt that he was playing a trick on Qi Qi!

But since he spoke with such certainty, Qi Qi couldn't help but recall what had just happened to confirm that he hadn't actually said those things...

Uncontrollably, Qi Qi blurted out: "Your name is Mark, the youngest psychic in Britain. You were once employed by an American extraterrestrial life research institution to study the topic of communicating with extraterrestrial life. You are proficient in hypnosis, a registered hypnotist with the American company 'Dream Paradise,' and are currently employed by Prophet Company, in charge of the psychic business of the European Community branch!"

Qiqi rattled off the entire set of items in one breath, much to her own surprise!

She asked tentatively, "You...are you really called Mark?"

The silver-haired boy nodded and said, "Do you believe me now? I injected this information into your memory the moment I saw it. Can you tell whether I expressed it in English or Chinese? If an alien life form were to communicate with you, it would never need to use your language, but you would definitely understand its meaning."

Qiqi nodded as if she understood.

Mark stood up and said, "Alright, now that Miss Yang is here, we can officially begin the meeting."

Xi Shu and Vice President Shang also stood up.

“Standing meetings are more efficient,” Mark said with a smile.

Qiqi felt that he did indeed possess a maturity far beyond his years, which allowed him to inspire great trust in people in a short period of time.

"To make a long story short, headquarters sent me here this time because of a big order. However, securing this order will require our joint efforts. Can anyone tell me about Takashima Corporation in Japan?"

Yuuki quickly chimed in, "I know, I know! It's a large conglomerate ranked among the top 30 in Japan. Their ancestors were trusted advisors to the Japanese Imperial Family and have influenced the political and economic landscape of Japan on numerous occasions. In recent years, they've been aggressively expanding into China, and their first move was to fully fund the construction of the world's tallest building, making a name for themselves."

Mark shook his head and said, "That's not what I'm interested in; that's all publicly available information."

Qiqi recalled the gossip Tianxin had mentioned last time and had a sudden inspiration: "Has Takashima Corporation also established a feng shui department to compete with our company?"

"Absolutely correct!"