So, in a company, even if you've finished your work, you're not allowed to leave before your boss?
As a newbie in the workplace, this is the first time I've heard of such a rule.
Yang Fan looked at me with a fake smile on his face.
"If you've completed your tasks, and Li has a heavy workload, you can take over some of hers."
Then, he turned to Li Xinrui beside him and said, "Li, transfer all the verification work to Du Xinghe. We didn't even have time for lunch because General Manager Dong paid us a surprise visit. Are you hungry now? Let's go grab something to eat together."
"Sure."
Li Xinrui nodded immediately. She had been eager to leave the company earlier, so she naturally agreed wholeheartedly to this excuse Yang Fan came up with.
"Du Xinghe, care to join us?"
Yang Fan asked me in a feigned polite manner.
"No, thanks. I'll eat at home."
As I said this, a warm feeling suddenly welled up in my heart. The aroma of those delicious congees seemed to still linger on my lips and teeth.
"Oh..." Yang Fan gave me a meaningful look. "I really envy you. You can have your own place in a city like Beijing where every inch of land is precious."
I had no idea what rumors he had heard from others, but it seemed that he was convinced I had some mysterious background.
I didn't bother to care. Let them spread whatever rumors they wanted. It had nothing to do with me.
After filling my water bottle, I turned around and was about to leave.
Unexpectedly, Li Xinrui suddenly raised her voice and said, "Let me give you a piece of advice. Don't wander around the building at night. There are ghosts!!"
"Where are the ghosts? On the 12B floor?"
I quickly turned my head, which actually startled her.
My grandpa's soul was in this building. Given his restless nature, he would surely cause some trouble if he got the chance. If there were really ghosts in the building, there was a 99.9% chance it was him.
Fang Jie had once told me about her encounter with a ghost in the spa on the 12B floor, but I never associated it with my grandpa.
Because that old man still had a moral bottom line. He would never harm others for no reason!!
"You!!"
Li Xinrui's face turned even uglier. "How... How do you know Fang Wang died on the 12B floor?!"
"I've already said that she told me herself."
I smiled mischievously at Li Xinrui and said, "Sister Fang is still in our office!"
You little thing! Did she really think she could scare me, a well-informed young fortune-teller?
I immediately fought fire with fire!
"Ah!!"
Sure enough, Li Xinrui was so frightened that her complexion turned pale. She let out a scream and threw herself into Yang Fan's arms. "I can't stay here for another minute, Yang Fan! I want to go back!"
"Hey, Du Xinghe, don't talk nonsense!"
Yang Fan's face also turned extremely ugly. His lips twitched as if he wanted to say something else, but I didn't want to waste any more time with them in the tea room.
The 12B floor... I'd start my investigation from here.
Although I was certain that those red eyes didn't belong to my grandpa, who knew if those villains who had captured my grandpa's soul had also caught others?
I walked back to the office briskly.
"Sister Fang, do you want to go with me to check out that spa room?"
As I packed my backpack, I asked Fang Wang, who was huddled in the corner of the desk.
She was a regular customer there and had died in the water for no apparent reason. If she could show me the way, it might save me a lot of trouble.
"Okay!!"
Fang Wang nodded and followed me, all wet.
The light in the office shone through her body clearly, casting a faint shadow on my shoulder. The moment I stepped out of the office door, she didn't follow me.
"Sister Fang?"
Sensing something was wrong, I quickly turned around.
I saw Fang Wang had returned to the side of the desk. She looked at me anxiously and helplessly.
"I can't get out. I still can't get out!"
She had thought that by following me, she could finally leave this office that seemed to be haunted by a maze, but unexpectedly, she was still stuck in the same place.
This was a classic earth-bound spirit!
Fang Wang should have died in the SPA store. Why was she bound to the office and unable to leave?
I was completely puzzled.
Helpless, I waved goodbye to her and went downstairs on my own.
The 12B floor was actually the 13th floor.
I don't know when we in China started following the Western countries' example and regarded 13 as an unlucky number, avoiding it at all costs.
As soon as I stepped out of the elevator, I took out the small ivory compass from my backpack.
The golden pointer shone brightly. As soon as I stood in the corridor, it started to tremble slightly.
The vermilion needle tip seemed to be stirred by an invisible finger. No matter how I turned my body, it stubbornly pointed in the same direction.
Following the guidance of the compass, I walked along the circular corridor towards the inside.
There seemed to be mostly business service shops on this floor, probably targeting the white-collar workers in the building.
I passed by a beauty salon and two nail salons after walking just a short distance.
After turning a corner, the front half of the floor was covered in a pale blue water-like light.
With my limited knowledge, I thought that a SPA store would be just like the small shops I had seen before, only taking up one or two storefronts.
It wasn't until I saw the magnificent decoration in front of me that I realized the luxurious lifestyle of the rich was beyond the imagination of us ordinary people.
This spa store took up half of the floor. The entire glass curtain wall was composed of psychedelic neon lights. The light was dim but not glaring. Two female receptionists in light blue uniforms were smiling at me.
"Hello, miss! Is this your first time visiting our store?"
One of the receptionists asked, "We have a free trial package. You can give it a try..."
"Um..."
My gaze passed by the charming girl and landed on the spa store called "Water Cloud Pavilion". In the rippling light, I could faintly see rows of human heads hanging inside the semi-transparent glass door!!
In an instant, it felt as if a bucket of ice water had been poured on my back, and my hair stood on end.
"Come... come..."
Seeing my gaze fixed on the ceiling inside the store, the two beautiful female receptionists suddenly showed a strange smile at the same time.
Their mouths painted with bright red lipstick stretched hard to the sides, revealing their white and shiny teeth.
They blocked my way and said, "Once you're here, don't leave..."
"Sure! As long as it's free, I'm willing to give it a try!"
I came here looking for trouble in the first place. Even if they didn't stop me, I wouldn't run away.
Seeing my calm demeanor, the two female receptionists showed a look of surprise.
"Then, please come in."
They bowed slightly and made a "please" gesture. The magnificent inlaid glass door of the spa store opened automatically, and a sweet and decaying smell wafted out!