“Damn, they are really shameless,” Xiang Qiang slapped the document in his hand on the table, his face turning blue with anger, “we arrested their people, and they are shameless enough to ask us to return them to the country. Unbelievable!”
A colleague who had just joined the group picked up the document and took a look, “what is this ‘International Mystical Exchange’?”
“What else could it be? A meetup for the monks, taoists and the like from various countries. On the surface, it is called a networking event, but in fact, it’s just a competition.” This colleague was just transferred to the department not long ago, so Xiang Qiang explained it to her, “we haven’t had many skilled masters in recent years. Fortunately, Master Qian would guide the newbies, otherwise we’d be so embarrassed.”
“But now…” The colleague realized the seriousness of the matter and couldn’t help frowning. Master Qian passed away some time ago. Although their newly hired consultant was somewhat famous in the industry, his ability was not comparable to that of Master Qian’s.
Although she didn’t say it aloud, Xiang Qiang knew what she was thinking. He sighed, “now I just hope that the other masters will come forward and help us get through this difficult time.”
“Don’t we have Master Qi?” When she mentioned Qi Yan, her cheeks flushed slightly, “Master Qi is so powerful, he can definitely help our country’s image.”
“Master Qi is amazing, and he has helped us a lot. At the beginning, he almost died during the incident at Wangxiang Town. He had just left the hospital, I really don’t want to bother him with these things.” Xiang Qiang noticed that her cheeks were a little red, “Yin Na, what’s wrong with your face, are you sick?”
Yin Na touched her face, “what’s wrong with my face?”
“It’s as red as a monkey’s butt,” Xiang Qiang looked at Yin Na suspiciously, “aren’t you sick?”
“You’re sick!” Yin Na rolled her eyes at Xiang Qiang and turned back to her office.
“What?” Xiang Qiang was dumbfounded.
“You are dumb and don’t understand women’s hearts,” Zhao Zhicheng walked in and patted Xiangqiang on the back with the folder in his hand, “no wonder you’re still single.”
“Captain, how could you say this?” Xiang Qiang lay on the table, weakly flipping through a document, “how would I know what she’s thinking?”
“What do you think of Master Qi?” Zhao Zhicheng looked at Xiang Qiang with a half-smile, “Don’t you understand?”
“No way,” Xiang Qiang was stunned for a while, “But Master Qi has a lover.” Xiang Qiang didn’t mention the relationship between Qi Yan and Cen Baihe. After all, many people still couldn’t accept it. He was afraid that speaking out would affect Master Qi. Now that he knew that Yin Na actually had feelings for Master Qi, he subconsciously felt a little bad.
“Master Qi has a girlfriend?” Zhao Zhicheng looked at Xiang Qiang in surprise. He didn’t even know about it. He thought Yin Na was a good match for him. He could introduce the two, but now it seemed pointless.
However, Master Qi had kept the secret well. They had worked together several times, but he never heard Master Qi mention it, and he never met his girlfriend.
“Captain, do you want to invite Master Qi to this meetup?” Xiang Qiang wisely changed the subject, “I’ve been thinking about this for a long time, and I’m still not sure.”
“How many of the younger masters do you think are comparable to Master Qi?” Zhao Zhicheng smiled helplessly. In other countries, the older generation of masters would guide the younger generation, but in their country, all the young masters were incapable.
It was quite embarrassing. The country was well-developed in other aspects, but it was stagnant in the field of mysticism, especially taoism, which was not only unheard of in other countries, even the people in their own country preferred the foreign sects.
As the captain of the Special Task Force, Zhao Zhicheng was also embarrassed. He knew that others called him a useless captain behind his back.
But what’s the use of knowing? When they were dealing with a mystical phenomenon, they couldn’t let others know about it, so they had to cover it up.
But no matter what others said, as long as what he did was beneficial to the people and the future of the country, he would keep doing it.
Qi Yan received a confidential letter sent by a member of the National Security Bureau. When he opened it, he saw the words “Invitation to the International Mystical Exchange” printed in bronze. This invitation letter alone was a rare handicraft.
What surprised him even more was that it was sent by the National Security, not the Special Task Force.
Interesting.
He smiled and opened the invitation letter that had a faint fragrance. The front page was written in brush calligraphy, and the words were elegantly phrased in the style of the past century.
Whoever saw such an invitation letter would feel the sincerity and respect from the sender.
“The exchange will be held on Rose Island for five days. Participants can travel with their partners…” Qi Yan was a little moved when he saw this.
He read that traveling together would improve the relationship between couples. He and Baihe had known each other for a long time, but they had never traveled together.
Thinking of this, Qi Yan took out his phone and dialed Cen Baihe’s number to ask for his opinion.
“How to Get Along with Your Partner: Call and text them at appropriate times to let them know that you’re thinking of them.”
Qi Yan thought this made sense. Since Cen Baihe went back to work, he had started to miss him. Missing one’s lover, in Qi Yan’s view, was nothing to be ashamed of.
“Baihe,” Qi Yan smiled and said after the call was connected, “are you busy now?”
Cen Baihe handed the document back to the manager, put his index finger to his lips, and signaled the manager to stop speaking. The manager thought that the boss was going to talk business with someone, so he obeyed.
“No, what are you doing?”
“Nothing, I just miss you,” Qi Yan rolled on the sofa, “I didn’t disturb your work, did I?”
“No, I’m the only one in the office now,” Cen Baihe blushed, even his neck was red, “I miss you too.”
“Traveling?” Cen Baihe listened to Qian Qian’s rambling and he could imagine his face.
He must be lying lazily on the sofa, holding a soft pillow in his arms. The table was full of his favorite fruit snacks, and a stray curly hair was stuck on his forehead. Like a panda, he looked soft and cute, but when he was serious, he was intimidating.
“Yes, it is sponsored. We are going to Rose Island, which is usually not open to the public. They said that we can bring a partner. I am not single anymore, so I will definitely take you with me.”
“How to Get Along with Your Partner: You must let your lover know that you value them and be willing to take them anywhere.”
Qi Yan didn’t want Cen Baihe to be neglected, so he must do what he should do.
A man should not make his lover sad.
Cen Baihe agreed immediately, although he had already been to Rose Island when he was a child.
“Okay, I think it sounds like a nice place,” Cen Baihe paused, “but I’m a man, is that appropriate?”
“Why not?” Qi Yan said nonchalantly, “they said we can bring our partner. You are my partner. If they don’t agree, then I won’t go. We can just go somewhere else, since we don’t lack the money.”
“Okay,” Cen Baihe felt as if he had fallen into a honeypot, and would rather drown in it than get up.
The two chatted on the phone for nearly half an hour before hanging up reluctantly. Cen Baihe looked back and realized that the manager was still in the office. He frowned slightly, “you are still here?”
The manager thought, “I’m sorry I’m so invisible to you.”
“I’m sorry for delaying your time. My lover wants me to travel with him, so we got caught up,” Cen Baihe sighed, “I should have thought about this long ago.”
The manager was empathetic, “boss, your lover must love you very much.”
“Really?” Cen Baihe looked up at him and wanted him to elaborate.
How would the manager know? He was just flattering the boss, but looking at his shining eyes, he had to make up some nonsense.
“Otherwise why would she be on the phone with you for so long, and asked you to accompany her on a trip,” the manager also flattered his boss’ future wife, “I sense that she must have unique charm, so she would have plenty of people wanting to travel with her, but the person she chose was only you.”
“I see,” Cen Baihe raised the corner of his mouth, revealing his good mood, “thanks.”
The manager thought, “I didn’t expect the boss to actually believe it…”
One really becomes foolish when one is in love.
“Xiang Qiang, I heard that Master Qi is going to participate in the exchange?!” Yin Na said excitedly, “is this true?”
The list of participants was managed by Xiang Qiang, so she wanted to confirm with him.
Xiang Qiang glanced at Yin Na sympathetically, yes, but not only that, he was coming with his boyfriend.
Unexpectedly, the reason why Master Qi agreed was because he heard that couples who go there together would stay together till the end.
But Master Qi didn’t realize that Rose Island was close to the public, so how many couples had been there? Those who had must have a special status, even if they were not in love, they’d probably stay together till the end.
Alas, as long as Master Qi was happy.
