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Gao Jinze didn't dare disturb her and quietly followed her into the lobby. Qi Qi stopped at the center of the lobby where she had stood before, still staring at the boxwood compass in her hand. She remained silent, her delicate brows furrowing more and more deeply. The compass needle, pointing south, sank, sticking tightly to the line where the Qian and Kan palaces of the compass met! Qi Qi was startled: "A sinking needle!" Qi Qi knew that this compass was one of the three used by her Tang Dynasty ancestor, Yang Yunsong. Through the use of generations of Feng Shui masters in the Yang family, it had acquired its own spiritual energy and could actively sense energy fields. Qi Qi usually didn't use this compass. This time, she wanted to verify a conjecture, a conjecture about the cause of the "Great Void" at Tianyuan Apartment. Now it seemed, it was almost certainly true…

Gao Jinze finally couldn't hold back any longer: "Didn't Miss Qiqi use a compass to measure it last time? Why are you measuring it again today?" Qiqi put away the compass, tucked it into her violin case, and zipped it up. She said in a low voice, "I'm sorry, Mr. Gao, I think I have a solution, but I need to go back and report to the manager first, and then discuss implementation with you." Gao Jinze wanted to know immediately, but he couldn't force her, so he could only smile and say, "I'm on pins and needles right now. The expert group from the Shanghai Academy of Building Research and the Geotechnical Engineering Survey and Design Institute is coming this afternoon. If they conclude... the building is not viable, then—" "Don't worry, Mr. Gao, the expert group won't say anything inappropriate, after all, it involves maintaining public order... Besides, there won't be any problems with this building within a month," Qiqi reassured him. Unexpectedly, Gao Jinze immediately asked nervously, "Then there will be danger after a month?" Qiqi hesitated for a moment, bit her lip, and said, "Not necessarily... Be careful on August 12th... I really have to go." Gao Jinze couldn't keep her any longer and saw Qiqi to the top of the building.

After Gao Jinze left, Qi Qi didn't leave immediately. Instead, she went around to the back of Tianyuan Apartment, thoughtfully observing it. Several elderly residents followed her. One of them, a polite silver-haired old man, asked Qi Qi, "Yesterday, the TV said experts from the Shanghai Academy of Building Research and the Geotechnical Engineering Survey and Design Institute are here today. Are you one of them?" Qi Qi shook her head and said, "No, I'm just interested in this building." Another old man shouted, "I told you it wasn't you! A little girl, what kind of experts? Didn't you see her always with Gao Jinze? She might be from Qianqiu Real Estate!" He then moved closer to Qi Qi menacingly. Qi Qi took a step back and calmly said, "I'm not from Qianqiu Real Estate, don't misunderstand." The other old men also surrounded her menacingly, and Qi Qi found herself in a semi-encirclement, retreating step by step. "Gentlemen, she's really not from our company, she's a reporter from the Morning Post, here to interview people who are advocating for homeowners!" A security guard from Qianqiu Real Estate ran over, his dark face beaming with a smile, and stood between Qiqi and several elderly men. Qiqi vaguely remembered seeing him last time; Lin the Skinny seemed to have called him "Xiao Wei." He had taken care of that strange old woman who collected garbage. The elderly men were somewhat skeptical, but they still let Qiqi go.

Xiao Wei led Qi Qi back. Qi Qi thanked him, and Xiao Wei chuckled, saying, "Our boss Gao is so thoughtful. He saw you hadn't gone far and asked me to escort you... These homeowners all have terrible tempers, but I can understand. They've saved up their whole lives, even incurring debt, to buy a house, and now it could collapse at any moment. Anyone would be furious..." Qi Qi secretly admired Gao Jinze's thoughtfulness and consideration. She asked Xiao Wei, "How's that Granny Qian? You seem to have known her for a while?" Xiao Wei's smile vanished instantly. He stopped, turned away, and said, "I have to go back on patrol. Goodbye!" Without looking back, he hurried towards Tianyuan Apartments as if fleeing. Qi Qi stood there, watching his figure disappear around the corner of the wall, and nodded slightly.

After finishing their exams, Weiwei and Song Yu walked from the conference room to the corridor. Weiwei, her face contorted with anger, darted around in her eyes and said to Song Yu, "I think Tianxin is clearly targeting me, deliberately giving me questions I don't know!" Song Yu, looking relaxed, countered, "What do you know about palmistry and face reading?" Weiwei was speechless for a moment, then scoffed, "I bet you've been hoping I'd get fired all along, haven't you? Now look what happened!" With that, she turned and strode away. Xiu was the last to leave the conference room, meeting Weiwei in the process. Weiwei's anger transformed into a bitter smile as she said, "We might meet again, or we might never see each other again. Goodbye." Xiu didn't speak, but the corners of his lips twitched, which Weiwei interpreted as encouragement. Her mood improved, and she slowed her pace.

As soon as the elevator doors opened, Qiqi stepped out. One look at Weiwei's face, and she knew Weiwei hadn't done well on the exam. Patting her shoulder, Qiqi said, "It's just one exam, nothing serious. Come to our department's small conference room with Song Yu in a bit." Then she went straight to Zhou Haisheng's office. Weiwei called Song Yu, and they arrived early at the Zhuque department's small conference room and sat down. Weiwei stood up and said, "I'll make Qiqi a cup of chrysanthemum tea; there might not be another chance tomorrow." Song Yu looked at Weiwei and sighed, "If only you had known this would happen… why didn't you study harder?" Weiwei glared, "Of course I studied! It was just a tiny bit short! I missed Sichuan University by only one point two years ago. Unfortunately, I was unlucky and ended up going to a private university. This young lady didn't want to go, so I didn't go. Otherwise, I wouldn't be here learning this weird palmistry and face reading! So what if I got fired? This company is so mysterious; I don't want to work here anyway…" Song Yu knew she was just putting on a brave face and didn't respond.

Weiwei couldn't help but recall the advice her mother often gave her over long-distance calls: 1. At work, find opportunities to complain to your boss; don't just silently work hard—those who do that are the ones who suffer the most. 2. Play dumb; don't show that you're smarter than your colleagues. This will make them less vigilant and teach you their most secret skills. As long as you keep playing dumb, you can secretly laugh at others' underestimation of you, and seize the opportunity to strike. These are golden words of wisdom from her mother's many years of work experience—every sentence a gem, every word heartfelt.

Based on this, Weiwei added a few points using her limited social experience: 1. Proactively seek opportunities to make a name for yourself within the company, at least to become a familiar face and leave a strong impression on each department head, which will greatly benefit future promotions; 2. Frequently tell your direct supervisor that you will be working overtime at home on company matters, and try to be the last to leave work, showing that you are very dedicated. Supervisors are too busy to check your workload, but over time, this will leave a good impression that you love the company like your own home; 3. If you make a mistake or do poorly on a test, your colleagues will naturally stand up for you. It's difficult to retaliate against the masses, so the leaders won't say anything. In such a big company, does everyone expect you to do everything yourself? Even a hero needs three helpers, so building relationships with colleagues is very important and requires effort; 4. Never proactively do things outside your job scope. Tasks like serving tea, pouring water, delivering packages, or unpacking parcels aren't paid, so let whoever wants to do them do them. Of course, serving tea to the leaders is an exception. Weiwei firmly believed in her own intelligence, thinking that even her mother paled in comparison to her four guiding principles. The company's seemingly rigorous testing system was likely just a facade, a mere pretense. Passing the internship at this company was incredibly easy, practically nonexistent. For someone like herself, who had ventured to Shanghai alone after graduating high school, Weiwei felt that achieving great success was only a matter of time.

As soon as Qiqi entered the office, she saw a steaming pot of chrysanthemum tea and asked curiously, "Who made this for me?" Weiwei listlessly raised her hand. Qiqi couldn't help but laugh and said, "Have you changed your ways? This test is important, but no one said you'd be fired immediately if you failed... However, you need to work hard for the remaining two months and achieve some results..." Weiwei was skeptical, but her eyes blinked and then lit up again.

Qi Qi said seriously, "Weiwei, Song Yu, you've been complaining about not having any practical experience during your internship. Now the opportunity for practical experience has arrived! I've already applied to Manager Zhou to have you officially join the Tianyuan Apartment case!" Weiwei cheered excitedly, and Song Yu was eager to try. After they calmed down, Qi Qi took a sip of chrysanthemum tea and said, "Remember to add goji berries, red dates, longan, and rock sugar next time." Weiwei nodded repeatedly in agreement. Qi Qi asked Song Yu to turn on the projector and then asked Weiwei to bring her own Apple ultra-thin laptop, connected the video cable, and pulled up the environmental photos of the area near Tianyuan Apartment that Song Yu had taken last time. Qi Qi pointed to the big screen and said, "Now that you've joined this operation, it's time to start really learning. Don't find it tedious, and don't think that theoretical things are useless. If you want to truly become a Feng Shui master, you must first understand the theory so that your practice can be targeted." Seeing Weiwei and Song Yu's bitter faces, Qi Qi couldn't help but laugh: "Don't worry, I won't make you memorize classical Chinese texts yet. I'm not as outrageous as Tianxin." Weiwei and Song Yu breathed a sigh of relief. Qiqi added calmly, "Don't memorize it by rote, but apply it practically. I'll be checking your work anytime." Then, ignoring their sour faces returning, she opened a PowerPoint presentation on her desktop and said, "I've compiled some 'practical tips' on feng shui. It's all useful information, and you must review it every day until you know every detail by heart!" Qiqi spoke with absolute certainty. Weiwei and Song Yu fell silent, trembling with fear.

"You two have terrible foundations in metaphysics, practically negative! Compared to Xiu and Su Qin from the Azure Dragon Division, it's like heaven and earth! I really don't know how Manager Zhou chose these people!" This was the first time Qi Qi had complained about their poor foundations in front of them. Song Yu lowered her head, her face flushed. Wei Wei, however, turned her gaze elsewhere, acting as if she hadn't heard anything and didn't care. Qi Qi looked up and sighed, "Confucius said 'education should be provided to all,' no one is born knowing all the Heavenly Stems, Earthly Branches, Purple and White Stars. However, if you want to become a full-fledged Prophet, you have to work hard and put in a lot of effort. I can help you with the palmistry and face reading tests at Tianxin, but there's absolutely no backdoor for my test!" "Huh?" Wei Wei looked up, pitifully at Qi Qi, "I thought that Tianxin's test was hard to pass, but you could... could get away with it here." Wei Wei grinned mischievously.

Qi Qi, however, was even more serious: "There's a saying in our Feng Shui world: 'A quack doctor kills only one person; a quack master kills an entire family!' That is to say, a quack doctor, lacking skill, at most kills one person. But if a Feng Shui master, lacking skill, haphazardly adjusts someone's ancestral grave or tomb, he can kill without a trace, even causing the extermination of the entire family!" Wei Wei shuddered, forcing a smile, "It can't be that serious..." "Of course it can!" Qi Qi said without room for doubt: "Especially for ancestral graves, if the dragon vein and acupoint are not accurately located, 'a slight difference in the compass position means no wealth or honor.' A ancestral grave governs three generations; it's one thing if they don't become wealthy and powerful, but worse, it might lead to their descendants becoming homeless and dying violently on the streets!" Wei Wei and Song Yu exchanged glances, both feeling somewhat alarmed. Qi Qi sighed, "I don't blame you for your poor foundation in metaphysics. Nowadays, schools don't teach these things, and you 80s and 90s kids don't read many leisure books. At most, you know a little about the twelve constellations and tarot cards, and you treat that like a treasure. How could you know the profoundness of the five arts of Chinese metaphysics?" "Martial arts?? Sister Qi Qi knows kung fu?" Wei Wei asked with great interest.

Qi Qi snorted and said, "I told you you guys were ignorant and incompetent, and you even gave me a personal example... I was talking about the number 'five,' not the 'martial arts' in Chinese martial arts. The so-called 'Five Arts' is a general term for Chinese metaphysics, including five major categories: 'mountain, medicine, fate, divination, and physiognomy.' Our Feng Shui is a type of 'physiognomy.' In the past, it wasn't just about 'judging people,' but also about judging weapons and horses—Bo Le was skilled at judging horses. Feng Shui is 'judging houses.' Oh, Weiwei, don't interrupt, you're going off on a tangent." Weiwei quickly nodded more than twenty times to show her understanding and dared not interrupt again. Qi Qi scrolled back a few pages of the PPT and said, "Go back and review the earlier slides. I'll teach you some practical stuff. When it comes to Feng Shui, there are two important things, remember them: 'form' and 'qi'. They're fundamentally the same." Song Yu raised her hand: "'Form' is easy to understand, but this 'qi,' it's not some 'vague and indistinct' thing Lao Tzu talked about, is it? We don't have the ability to see ghosts." Qi Qi laughed: "There have been so many Feng Shui masters throughout history, it's impossible for every one of them to have the ability to see ghosts. Have you ever heard of the 'Three Treasures' of Feng Shui masters in the past? You probably haven't. Let me tell you directly: it's the compass, the Lu Ban ruler, and the Luoyang shovel."

"I know, I know!" Song Yu seemed very excited. "I've read 'Ghost Blows Out the Light' on Q and I know how to use the 'Luoyang shovel.' Does your company have any?" "No!" Qi Qi said sternly. "What 'Ghost Blows Out the Light' and 'Tomb Raider's Chronicles'? Ghostly tricks and unorthodox methods—how can such things be so popular in the book market? On the contrary, the truly effective Feng Shui techniques are ignored. Song Yu, you should take some time to read the introductory Feng Shui books I recommended." Song Yu responded listlessly, saying somewhat aggrievedly, "It's not that I haven't read them... but those things look like gibberish..."

Qi Qi said, "Getting back to the point, when looking at feng shui, don't rush to use the compass. You should walk around the house three times first." "But when you looked at the feng shui of Tianyuan Apartment, you didn't even walk around once!" Weiwei couldn't help but express her doubt. Qi Qi rolled her eyes at her and said, "Now, half a circle is enough. You could walk around all night and still not understand. What I mean is that you should observe the front, back, left, and right sides of the house more. You need to pay attention to which directions have mountains, water, tall buildings, TV towers, high-voltage lines, things with special shapes, wall blades, reverse bows, road intersections, sky cuts..." Weiwei made an exaggerated fainting motion, lay on the table, and groaned. Qi Qi said, "These terms sound strange, but they're actually very simple. I've drawn them into diagrams on the PPT. You'll understand at a glance." Song Yu, however, was carefully looking at the feng shui terminology explanations that Qi Qi had drawn, and excitedly said as she looked, "The Pudian River opposite Fenghe Water Garden and Tianyuan Apartment is actually a standard 'reverse bow evil'!"

Upon hearing this, Weiwei quickly climbed up from the table to look. It turned out that Qiqi had not only drawn a diagram on the PowerPoint presentation, but also horizontally projected the picture of the riverbank that Weiwei had taken. Sure enough, it fit perfectly. Weiwei said, "So a 'reverse bow' is like the curved part of a bow pointing towards a building, ready to shoot at any moment—how interesting! What about the other side of the 'reverse bow'? Is that bad feng shui too?" Qiqi said with satisfaction, "That's rare! Our Weiwei knows how to think. Questions lead to progress. The other side of the 'reverse bow' is called 'embracing,' which is considered an excellent feng shui configuration."

Song Yu stared at the neatly collapsed Fenghe Shuiyuan and said, "If Fenghe Shuiyuan hadn't collapsed, judging from the position of its foundation, it would have been offset from Tianyuan Apartment. It should have been a 'wall blade' relative to Tianyuan Apartment, right?" "Right!" Qi Qi answered happily, "It's good that you can think of it that way. As long as two buildings in a row are offset, then they are 'wall blades' to each other. A 'wall blade' is a blade formed by a wall. It creates a sharp aura that affects the buildings next to it. But now it seems that Tianyuan Apartment's 'wall blade' is clearly stronger, and Fenghe Shuiyuan has already collapsed." Song Yu nodded, as if she had gained some insight.

“Tianyuan Apartment is right next to the collapsed Fenghe Water Garden. Originally, Fenghe Water Garden was used to shield it from the ‘reverse bow’ evil energy of the river, but now it faces it directly. The hydrogeology is the same, so it’s easy to repeat the same mistake,” Qiqi analyzed. She continued, “Also, I just retested the energy field of Tianyuan Apartment, and it’s the same as last time, ‘Great Void’! Moreover, there’s a ‘sinking needle’ phenomenon…” “What is a ‘sinking needle’?” Weiwei became excited at the mention of the new term. “The difference between a feng shui compass and a regular compass is that, in addition to measuring the orientation of a house, a compass also has the function of ‘sensing energy.’ So-called ‘sensing energy’ is a kind of ‘information,’ telling you what’s in this room…” “What is it?” Weiwei pressed on. “There is… the existence of some kind of… spirit… It’s hard to say specifically, but there’s definitely something unusual.” Qiqi clearly didn’t want to discuss this topic any further.

So she changed the subject, saying, "The void between the twenty-four mountains on the compass is called 'minor void,' which only indicates 'weak energy.' But the void between two trigrams on the compass is called 'major void,' which indicates initial prosperity followed by decline and a series of misfortunes. For example, Lu Xun's ancestral home was a major void facing Ding direction from Gui mountain; his grandfather was equivalent to the Minister of Education, but the family later fell into ruin due to bribery by relatives." Weiwei didn't care: "What void or void? I only know that there are high-end and low-end houses. Living in a villa is great, living in a shantytown is not. No matter how good the feng shui is in a shantytown, I don't want to live there. Even if a villa is a 'major void,' I still like it!" Qiqi laughed: "You're so realistic. The issue we're discussing now... Weiwei, just treat it as a virtual game. In the game..." "There are some settings; if you want to pass the level, you have to follow the game rules, right?" Qi Qi continued, "Let's not delve into whether the 'Great Void' is real or not. The client paid us to solve this 'virtual' problem of the 'Great Void.' Just think of it as passing a level in a game and getting virtual game currency as a reward, how about that?" Qi Qi's words appealed to Wei Wei, who perked up and said, "If the building collapses, like the Feng He Shui Yuan building, there's a scientific explanation; if it doesn't collapse, it means our company's feng shui adjustments have worked. Either way, we can provide a reasonable explanation—what a great deal!" Song Yu shook her head vigorously: "Wei Wei, you're really cunning! If the client runs into you, they're doomed!"

Weiwei laughed triumphantly and said to Qiqi, "Since there's no solution to 'Great Void,' why don't we just tell Lin Shouzi and the others directly?" Song Yu pondered, "As for 'Reverse Bow'... Sister Qiqi taught us last week that the Five Elements should be balanced with harmony. 'Reverse Bow' represents water, so we can't use earth to counter it; that would be confrontational and mutually destructive. We should use guidance, using wood to 'receive water as wealth,' turning disadvantage into advantage, right?" Weiwei immediately replied, "I know, I know! Earth counters water, and wood generates water!" Qiqi nodded in admiration, "You're usually so carefree, but you've actually remembered some of the Five Elements knowledge I taught you." Weiwei tilted her head back and shook her head, saying, "Actually, I've always thought of feng shui as a game. I love playing games, so naturally I'll remember some... Water afflictions can be resolved with wood. But speaking of which, that Tianyuan Apartment, by building its building into a long, narrow shape and painting it an ugly blue, isn't that just turning itself into a piece of wood? That's equivalent to already resolving the reverse bow's water affliction; it has nothing to do with our company!"

Chapter Six: Co-Chairman Song Yu said with a puzzled look, "The problem is, if feng shui professionals were involved in the design of this building and successfully resolved the 'reverse bow evil', then why are they now asking our company to get involved? What else can we do?"

Qi Qi fell into deep thought, and said absentmindedly, "Yes, I just talked to Manager Zhou about this, and he had the same question. Moreover, Manager Zhou pointed out that from the shape and color of Tianyuan Apartment, it can be seen that the designer is knowledgeable, so there shouldn't be a 'Great Void' orientation, which is something any feng shui master could avoid. If we are asked to solve such an unsolvable problem as 'Great Void,' it would be an obvious attempt to embarrass our company, because the building can neither be demolished and rebuilt, nor can it be turned into a temple. However, judging from Gao Jinze, he doesn't seem to be deliberately making fun of us... He's in trouble himself right now."

“It must be someone from Gao Jinze’s company who’s messing with him. That skinny Lin must know the details!” Weiwei’s words were startling.

"How did you know??" Qi Qi and Song Yu asked in unison.

Weiwei was stunned for a moment, then said with her neck stiff, "Seventh sense... My intuition is very accurate, it must be the case."

"Tch..." Qi Qi and Song Yu expressed their disdain at the same time, then looked at each other. Qi Qi said, "However—it seems to make some sense... Song Yu, why don't you call Tian Xin and ask her if she has found out who did the feng shui consultation for Tianyuan Apartment back then!"

Song Yu immediately turned around and went out to make an internal call to Tianxin.

Less than three minutes later, Song Yu returned, her face showing disappointment: "Sister Tianxin said that official newspapers wouldn't record this kind of thing; you can only inquire through people in the feng shui industry. We asked many people who were related, but none of them knew anything. Sister Tianxin is now certain that it wasn't someone from the Shanghai feng shui community who did it. But that's not surprising; many developers from other places bring their own local feng shui masters to look at the land, since they have a higher level of trust."

After a moment's thought, Qi Qi took out her phone and dialed Tian Xin's number: "Tian Xin, I really need to know who did the feng shui survey for Tian Yuan Apartment... Is there really no clue at all?"

"You know, when you're in a hurry, even if the company internal phone is right next to you, you'll still call my cell phone directly. That wastes your phone bill, I'm really fed up with you," Tianxin nagged at her.

Qi Qi panicked: "Big sister! Tianyuan Apartment is about to collapse, and the lives of hundreds of people inside are in your hands!"

"No, no, I'm not the King of Hell, I don't need that many lives... But it's not like I'm completely without clues... I heard from a senior figure in the Shanghai feng shui community that Qianqiu Real Estate has a director surnamed Xu, who is a master of the Jiangxi Gannan Form School of feng shui. He originally worked in Shanghai, doing feng shui for people, made some money, and then went to Shenzhen to develop his business. He partnered with someone in the real estate industry, and in more than ten years, he made Qianqiu Real Estate a thriving company, becoming one of the top real estate groups in the country. The chairman of that company is surnamed Gao, and later, the two of them became directors..."

Before Tianxin could finish speaking, Qiqi hung up the phone. She knew that if Tianxin continued talking, she might drag out all of the director's relatives and friends and start talking about them.

Qiqi sipped her chrysanthemum tea, lost in thought without uttering a word.

After a long while, she said to Song Yu, "Go find Manager Zhou and ask him to get Gao Jinze's phone number. I want to talk to him."

Five minutes later, Song Yu came in with a sticky note.

Weiwei said, "Manager Zhou is really amazing. He didn't just calculate the phone number, did he?"

Qiqi, however, seemed unfazed and dialed the number on the paper.

"Who is it? Miss Qiqi from Prophet Company? Oh, what an honor, what a surprise to receive your call. What's up?" Gao Jinze on the other end was overjoyed.

Qi Qi cut to the chase and asked, "Who assessed the feng shui of Tianyuan Apartment?"

Gao Jinze was clearly taken aback: "Feng shui? I designed Tianyuan Apartment. Who would have consulted a feng shui master for me? I graduated from the architecture department of MIT. I don't believe in any of this nonsense about feng shui... Oh... I'm sorry, Miss Qiqi. I didn't mean to belittle your profession. In fact, I admire your abilities very much!" Gao Jinze hurriedly explained awkwardly.

Qi Qi wasn't offended. She smiled and said, "Don't worry about it. Some people believe in feng shui, and some don't, just like religions. Now, I'd like to ask Mr. Gao, why is Building C different from the other nine buildings? Why is the entrance designed to be so tall and narrow, and why is the exterior wall painted blue?"

Mentioning this, Gao Jinze seemed quite angry: "Don't even mention it! It's all because of the construction team's incompetence! I only found out this time when I came here that they said they ran out of that imported glass curtain wall, so they narrowed the doorway without permission. And the paint, it was supposed to be milky white, but they turned it into an ugly blue! I was just telling Lin to fix it right away, but now the higher-ups won't let us touch this building. We'll have to fix it all together later."

Qiqi now has no doubt that someone has tampered with it.

From the building's main shape to the shape of the main entrance, and even the building's color, everything had been decided long ago. Gao Jinze, the designer, was nothing more than a puppet kept in the dark.

So, who is this person?

It's very likely that he's the Xu, the director of Qianqiu Real Estate that Tianxin mentioned.

It's highly likely that he was the one who looked at the feng shui of Tianyuan Apartment and made the corresponding arrangements. The reason might be that Gao Jinze doesn't believe in feng shui, so he could only change these feng shui configurations behind his back, and only he had the authority to do so.

However, Tianyuan Apartment has run into problems. As a director of Qianqiu Real Estate, why doesn't he step forward to solve the problem instead of allowing other feng shui companies to get involved?

Is it that he simply doesn't care about the fate of Tianyuan Apartment, or that he can't solve the problems of Tianyuan Apartment, or that he wants to see Prophet Company make a fool of itself?

None of the conjectures seem quite plausible.

"Is Vice President Lin in charge of the construction of this Tianyuan Apartment project?" Qi Qi asked casually.

"Yes, Lin was in charge of it all. He used to be very capable, but this time, from the building's color to the main entrance, to the foundation, there were a whole bunch of problems. It's not like he's the type to do things like this. It's unbelievable!"

Lin the Skinny?

right.

Qi Qi thought of that shifty-eyed, furtive fellow again. It was the same man who had come to see Manager Zhou; he must know who wanted to change the color of the doors and walls of Building C in Tianyuan Apartments. Even the foundation cement he used was far more than just a matter of saving money.

Qiqi thanked Gao Jinze and made an appointment with him to meet again at 2 pm the next day in the lobby of Tianyuan Apartment.

Weiwei, who was there, roughly guessed what was going on from Qiqi's few words, and shouted, "Damn it, the people from Tianyuan Apartment are obviously messing with us! They've set up an unsolvable dead end and made our company the scapegoat!"

Qi Qi gave her an approving look and said, "You're quite a smart little girl. This skinny Lin must know a lot of inside information. However, getting him to reveal it won't be so easy." "Beat him up!" Wei Wei jumped up. "Beat him a hundred times and then whip his corpse! I don't believe he's not afraid of pain!"

"Why did you hit him? That's illegal." Qi Qi rolled her eyes at her.

"How about..." Weiwei thought for a moment, "Tickle him! That way he won't stop talking!"

Weiwei came up with this idea and was quite pleased with herself. Qiqi ignored her and asked Song Yu, "What do you think?"

Song Yu said, "We've already accepted the Tianyuan Apartment deal and received the prepayment. Even if we know it's a trap, we have to jump in. The most urgent thing is to find a way to break the feng shui deadlock of Tianyuan Apartment!"

Qi Qi nodded slowly, frowned, and said, "Let's solve the 'Reverse Bow Sha' problem first!"

Weiwei asked, puzzled, "Wasn't Tianyuan Apartment able to break that 'reverse bow' technique?"

“Originally, there was a Fenghe Shuiyuan garden blocking the way in front of Tianyuan Apartment. Now that the scapegoat has fallen, the ‘reverse bow’ is rushing directly towards Tianyuan Apartment. With the original layout, of course it can’t withstand it.” Song Yu answered for Qi Qi, then cursed Wei Wei as an “idiot” in her heart.

Qi Qi looked at Song Yu approvingly and said, "That's right. In addition, the orientation of Tianyuan Apartment is 'Great Emptiness,' which will cause trouble sooner or later. It's like a lurking mole. Now that it has the strong support of 'Reverse Bow,' it will attack from both inside and outside, bringing Tianyuan Apartment to its death!"

Song Yu said, "After all, Tianyuan Apartment hasn't collapsed yet, which proves that the time for them to strike has not yet come. We still have a chance."

“Yes, there’s still a month left. I’ve calculated the day the misfortune will occur,” Qi Qi said, gazing wistfully out the window. After a while, Song Yu asked unwillingly, “Is there really no solution to the ‘Great Void’?”

Qi Qi nodded, then shook her head, saying, "Nothing is absolute. Besides, I always feel that this 'Great Void' is a bit suspicious—"

Qiqi stood up, paced around the small conference room, walked to the floor-to-ceiling window, overlooking the Bund and the Huangpu River, and felt that she might be caught in the biggest crisis of her career, and so innocently and inexplicably!

Weiwei couldn't stand seeing people being sentimental, so she walked over and stood next to Qiqi: "Sister Qiqi, don't you have many ways to ward off evil spirits? Why don't you use them! If you can't resolve 'Great Emptiness,' at least block that 'Reverse Bow' water evil spirit first, so it won't be a waste of their money."

Weiwei's simple thought reminded Qiqi. Yes, they couldn't just sit here daydreaming and do nothing; that wouldn't be fair to Qianqiu Real Estate. At the same time, it wouldn't be appropriate to write daily work logs on the internal forum.

Qiqi readily instructed Weiwei: "You are responsible for resolving the 'reverse bow' water sha problem at Tianyuan Apartment tomorrow morning. I have something to do in the morning, so I'll go over in the afternoon."

Weiwei was stunned: "Huh...no way...I have to go and neutralize the 'reverse bow'?"

Qi Qi nodded seriously and said, "Yes. What a great opportunity to train, and Song Yu too, you two can go together."

Song Yu was also stunned.

Before he could react, Qi Qi had already vanished from the conference room and the Suzaku Department's gate in a flash.

Weiwei and Song Yu stared at each other with their mouths wide open for a long time, then said at the same time, "Go!" and then closed their mouths together.

After a long silence, Song Yu spoke first: "Don't you always complain about not having any real combat opportunities?"

Weiwei retorted, "Well—I can't go alone, can I? Anyway, you'll be there to cover for me."

Song Yu said with a worried look, "Usually we're the ones hanging out with Miss Qiqi, at most carrying bags and doing odd jobs. She can handle everything. Now they want us to take the job? We've only been at the company for a week. The clients don't know our capabilities, but don't we know ourselves? If we go there and know nothing, we won't be able to do anything. Wouldn't that be incredibly embarrassing!"

Weiwei took a deep breath and said, "Actually, it's nothing. We just need to take a compass, look serious, not say much, and point out things like moving potted plants or tearing down a wall, and we'll get away with it."

Weiwei's words reminded Song Yu, who quickly took the compass from the Vermilion Bird Division and put it in her bag, saying, "We'll rely on this to make a good impression tomorrow! Weiwei, let's meet at Lotus Road tomorrow morning."

Weiwei said, "You reminded me. I also need to bring my super invincible magic amethyst ball. Crystals are the most powerful for warding off evil spirits, and they can also bring me inspiration."

After Qiqi got home last night, she received a text message from Zhou Haisheng saying that there was an important meeting at 9:30 am tomorrow and that she should be there on time.

When Qiqi arrived at work early in the morning, she didn't see Weiwei and Song Yu, and guessed that they might have gone to Tianyuan Apartment.

Qiqi certainly didn't expect the two of them to solve anything; she just wanted to let them train on their own, and also to avoid Zhou Haisheng blaming Weiwei for not doing well in palmistry and face reading.

She put down her bag and went to the restroom. Considering she was attending a "joint meeting" today, Qiqi had deliberately dressed professionally: a white H&M cotton shirt and black trousers. In front of the mirror, her figure was shapely and she looked sharp, but her baby face completely betrayed her age. She sighed softly; because of this supposedly small face that celebrities all desired, she always looked five years younger than her actual age, and clients often worried about her.

Back in her office, she had just turned on her computer when Zhou Haisheng, wearing a navy blue short-sleeved shirt and carrying a crocodile briefcase, appeared before her: "There's a temporary inter-departmental meeting at 9:30. You'll be preparing your report. I'm afraid our Zhuque department alone can't handle the Tianyuan Apartment issue. Rather than being unable to explain it to Vice President Shang later and being watched as a laughingstock by the Qinglong department, it's better to push the problem out now, so everyone can contribute their ideas. If we can't solve it, it won't be our department's fault."

Qi Qi frowned and asked, "Did you ask those three advisors from our Vermilion Bird Department last night? What did they say?"

Zhou Haisheng scoffed, "What's there to ask? 'Great Emptiness' plus 'Reverse Bow Sha', you've got it all figured out."

Qiqi hates attending company meetings the most.

Many things could be explained in a few words on a forum, but instead, they're turned into written reports, and then each department gives a summary of the previous week and a forecast for the following week at a meeting. It's a complete waste of time. With that time, you could have analyzed the feng shui of an entire office building.

However, she knew Zhou Haisheng's style very well. He was always timid, afraid of trouble, and eager to protect himself; at the first sign of trouble, he would immediately try to distance himself from the situation. This time, no matter what, he was standing up for her, so she couldn't refuse to cooperate.

Qiqi hurriedly gathered and printed the materials for Tianyuan Apartment and went to the conference room. Usually, all employees of Xianzhi Company are required to attend the company's regular Monday meeting. However, this kind of ad-hoc departmental joint meeting is usually chaired by Vice President Shang, with several relevant department heads in attendance.

Qiqi dislikes having meetings with the Azure Dragon Division the most!

Because she would see someone she really didn't want to see—Yuuki, the head of the Azure Dragon Division.

Speaking of which, this woman joined the company at the same time as her, and they were both trainees in Zhou Haisheng's Vermilion Bird Department. At first, the two got along quite well, but as the position of head of the Vermilion Bird Department became vacant, a subtle rivalry developed between them.

Qi Qi had no intention of competing for any supervisor position. As long as she had work to do and a salary to receive, she didn't care about any empty title of supervisor, since she was working under Zhou Haisheng anyway.