Editor: Xinghe
Translator: ChuRen/ YuQiChen
At half past four in the afternoon, “Su Ling Life Ltd.” finally welcomed its first visitor.
At that moment, Boss Su had just returned from outside and walked into the office. With a glance—
He stood there for three seconds, walked out, then re-entered.
As he walked, Su Ling murmured in confusion, “I didn’t go the wrong way…”
There was a man sitting on the office sofa.
Despite the hot weather, the man was meticulously dressed in a cotton shirt, with sleeves neatly rolled up to his elbows. He was also holding a book titled the “Book of Changes” and appeared to be engrossed in reading.
Looking at him, Su Ling inexplicably felt a sense of ‘being in the peaceful ages1tbh the actual thing was ‘the years are peaceful and the present life is stable’ but idk how to phrase it properly.’
He seemed out of place in this messy office.
Upon hearing the door open, the man subconsciously looked up and naturally glanced over.
A pair of beautiful eyes fell directly on Su Ling.
“Boss Su, hello, my name is Sheng Ze.”
The man smiled slightly, his voice deep and pleasant.
Su Ling was momentarily stunned, then smiled sincerely, “Mr. Sheng, how can I help you?”
Sheng Ze calmly and somewhat coldly uttered two words, “Job application.”
“Of course, of course, the customer’s needs are our…” Su Ling’s smile suddenly froze halfway, “Wait a minute, what did you just say?”
Sheng Ze handed over a job advertisement and repeated, “I am here to apply for a job.”
With the aura, gaze, and posture, what was handed over by him seemed like some billion dollar mega contract.
Su Ling’s mouth twitched. He quickly glanced at it and his smile became more stiff, “Um, I am hiring a driver.”
…Not a high-level CEO.
“Okay,” Sheng Ze responded nonchalantly.
Su Ling was a bit worried and reminded again, “Did you see what it says on it? Monthly salary of two thousand Mingbi2mingbi is basically the money they use in the underworld, only includes food and accommodation, no bonuses.”
“Okay.”
Seeming to sense the other’s confusion, Sheng Ze finally added, “The job market is tough now in the ghost sector.”
Su Ling: …Has it really come to this point?
“My main business here is catching ghosts for clients. Um, do you know how to use talismans?” Since he was here to apply for a job, Su Ling didn’t beat around the bush and instead asked about work matters.
“…I don’t.”
Sheng Ze tilted his head and thought. He usually just used hand seals directly, without needing talismans.
“Do you communicate with spirits?” Su Ling asked again.
“…No.”
Sheng Ze thought to himself, he was usually the one being communicated with.
“Then what can you do?” Su Ling reminded himself to be gentle with newcomers.
After careful consideration, Sheng Ze said, “I can eat.”
After all, swallowing a dozen or so thousand-year wandering spirits in one gulp was no problem.
Huh???
Su Ling was at a loss.
He finally understood why the other person had come to apply for a job that required no technical skills like driving.
“Boss Su?” Sheng Ze waited for a response for a while, then couldn’t help but ask softly.
Hmm, a slightly soothing voice.
A good point.
Su Ling’s thoughts involuntarily drifted for a moment.
“Boss Su, can’t I stay?” Sheng Ze lowered his eyes, his long eyelashes trembling slightly, looking very upset.
Su Ling couldn’t help but cover his chest.
That deep voice just now struck his heart.
—The words ‘Boss Su’ weren’t really a big problem, he was just a bit soft-hearted, plus a bit of voice-con.
Faced with such a high-quality voice, Su Ling instantly forgot about the deficit on last month’s financial report and boldly declared, “No, I want you!”
Sheng Ze raised an eyebrow slightly, showing a sincere smile, “Thank you.”
Su Ling’s heart trembled suddenly, once again conquered by more than half.
“It’s okay, you can learn if you don’t know.” Su Ling subconsciously softened his tone.
“Thank you, boss.” Sheng Ze smiled even sweeter.
Su Ling retreated two steps feeling suffocated, his heart fluttering wildly, almost blushing and feeling flustered by this obedient smile, like a deer in headlights.
Unfortunately, the merciless knocking interrupted Su Ling’s daydream.
“Come in.” The friendly atmosphere vanished instantly, and Su Ling’s mood visibly soured.
Behind the door, the administrative staff Meng Xiaoman peeked out and whispered, “There’s a new assignment.”
Upon hearing about this new business, Su Ling’s expression changed from gloomy to bright in an instant, “What assignment?”
“A boss in the north of the city says the ancestral hall in his old mansion is haunted. He wants us to help exorcise the spirits, and just the appearance fee is a four-digit figure! Shall we take this assignment?” Meng Xiaoman’s eyes curved with joy and excitement about making money.
“Accept it!” The broke boss Su Ling decided decisively, “Xiaoman, inform the monk and have him go directly to wait for us. Sheng Ze, you come with me, consider it as an internship.”
Sheng Ze raised an eyebrow, with no objections.
However, a few minutes later, he regretted it.
Looking at the navy blue exquisite little ‘car’ in front of him, Sheng Ze felt that his professional career faced the most serious challenge yet.
“Is this the ‘car’ you mentioned?” Sheng Ze looked complicated.
“Yes.” Su Ling reached out, lovingly stroking the little electric scooter.
Sheng Ze took a deep breath, tried to endure it, but couldn’t help asking, “Why does this vehicle need a dedicated driver?”
“I can’t ride an electric scooter! And,” Su Ling walked over, patted Sheng Ze’s shoulder, and said with emphasis, “Our company is small, so employees need to wear multiple hats3do different work other than the ones assigned to you when you applied. Although you are officially a driver, when necessary, you may also be a bodyguard, an administrative staff, or even customer service.”
Sheng Ze looked at him incredulously, as if he saw a halo named “Jack-of-all-trades” rising above his boss’s head.
Despite the complaints, Sheng Ze eventually sat on the little electric scooter with a poker face.
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Su Ling quickly got into the scooter, reaching out and unconsciously wrapping his arms around Sheng Ze’s waist.
Sheng Ze stiffened, his Adam’s apple moving involuntarily, “Boss, are you this intimate with everyone?”
Su Ling was lost in thought from behind, not paying attention. When he heard Sheng Ze’s voice, he absentmindedly uttered a syllable, “Huh?”
Sheng Ze sighed, “Forget it.”
The customer’s residence was quite far, and the little electric scooter was slow. Before they even reached halfway, the sky had completely darkened.
Calculating the time, Sheng Ze tightened his grip on the handle of the little electric scooter, accelerating. His black hair was blown into disarray by the night wind.
However, Su Ling couldn’t sit still and kept poking Sheng Ze, reminding him, “Slow down, safety first.”
Sheng Ze chuckled lightly and unconsciously slowed down.
Coincidentally, a taxi whizzed past them.
Sheng Ze looked at the disappearing car and couldn’t help but ask, “So why didn’t we take a taxi?”
“We have limited funds, so we need to save where we can,” Su Ling explained.
The wind was strong and a bit cold. He subconsciously leaned towards Sheng Ze.
Sheng Ze stiffened his back, pursed his lips behind the cover of night, his eyes deep, lost in thought.
After another hour of driving, they finally arrived at their destination.
Sheng Ze elegantly stepped off the scooter. Watching the eerie villa not far away, he furrowed his brows.
At the same time, Su Ling yawned and waved towards the dark area on the right.
Within seconds, a bald monk ran out from the shadows.
“Boss, I’ve investigated, and there are indeed traces of haunting in this house,” the monk reported immediately.
Su Ling held back but couldn’t resist pointing at the eerie house and complaining, “With dark energy lingering and blood-red lights, I could tell something was wrong from 800 meters away. Did we really need your special investigation? Is there anything else?”
The monk looked helpless, “No.”
Su Ling sighed heavily.
“Alright, all of you stay close to me, don’t wander around. The things in this house are not simple,” Su Ling earnestly instructed.
The monk nodded repeatedly, “Understood.”
Su Ling glanced at Sheng Ze, thought for a moment, and somehow pulled out a wooden plaque from somewhere, handing it to him, “They say this was left behind by a Taoist ancestor. It’s a talisman, keep it with you for protection.”
Sheng Ze raised an eyebrow slightly, somewhat surprised.
“Boss, I want a talisman too!” the monk shouted.
Su Ling tossed a safety helmet back to him, not in a good mood, “We’re out of talismans, just make do with this.”
The monk didn’t mind and happily put the helmet on his head.
Sheng Ze lowered his gaze and looked at the wooden plaque that had been thrust upon him.
Speaking of which, this wooden plaque was indeed an item from an ancestor, with a history of at least a thousand years.
However, the runes on it had been weathered over many years, leaving only half of them, and the residual Taoist power was almost nonexistent. If they really encountered something, this thing wouldn’t be of much use.
Besides, he didn’t need these things for protection.
“I don’t need it,” Sheng Ze pushed the wooden plaque back.
“It’s fine, it’s not expensive, it’s only eight hundred each.” Su Ling waved his hand, not allowing any refusal, and stuffed the plaque into Sheng Ze’s hand.
Sheng Ze: ???
This can sell for eight hundred?
He can make at least seventy to eighty of these in a day.
And they don’t even look particularly special.
Just as he was about to comment, he swallowed it back when he saw the genuine concern in Su Ling’s eyes.
Sheng Ze stared blankly at Boss Su’s caring gaze. Eventually, his initial refusal softened, and he changed his tune, “I’ll take it, thank you.”
Su Ling waved his hand nonchalantly, “No need to be polite. You’re my employee, I’ll look out for you.”
Being told by someone else that he’ll be taken care of for the first time, Sheng Ze’s mood was somewhat uplifted. He played with the plaque in his hand and chuckled lightly.
Su Ling’s steps faltered, and a warmth slowly crept into his ears.
Behind them, the monk hummed a tune, following lazily.
Using the helmet to shield his face from the light, the monk unabashedly scrutinized the new employee in front of him.
Then, he squinted vigilantly.
—There was a long-lost scent of danger coming from that person.
Before entering, Sheng Ze tilted his head slightly, his gaze calmly passing over the monk.
“Boss Su, I’ve been waiting for you!” In the old mansion covered in white flags, the customer Fan Ziqi had been anxiously waiting. As soon as he heard a sound at the door, he hurriedly ran out with a few bodyguards.
The moment Su Ling heard the voice, he restrained his lazy demeanor and began to act aloof, hands in his pockets.
Fan Ziqi’s face was tearful, pointing at the house with trembling fingers, “Boss Su, save me, that… thing came back again tonight!”
Su Ling stood with his hands behind his back, nodding sagely, “Don’t worry, tell me everything first.”
Fan Ziqi subconsciously shuddered, suppressing his fear, and stuttered, “That thing started appearing five days ago.”
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