Folk customs begin with the entire funeral procession

Chapter 93 The Broken Peach Talisman

On Monday, Gigi Lai woke up feeling a bit tired, which she attributed to the energy she had expended during the escape room activity the previous day.

Get up, wash up, and make breakfast.

After finishing her meal, as Gigi Lai was packing her bag, she suddenly noticed the peach charm that Xiang Shang had given her on the bed, and her face flushed red.

Last night, when she was going to bed, she remembered Xiang Shang's behavior in the secret room, and then she took out the peach charm to look at it.

Who knew that I was so tired that I fell asleep right away, and didn't even have time to hang the peach charms by my bedside.

Reaching out, Gigi Lai grabbed the red string she had tied to the peach charm, but when she pulled it up, she saw the charm come apart from the red string.

Gigi Lai was startled and quickly reached out to pick up the peach charm on the bed sheet.

But by this time, the peach charm had already been broken into three pieces.

"How could this happen? Did you accidentally crush it while sleeping last night?"

Gigi Lai was a little anxious and tried to put the peach charms back together.

But to no avail.

Thinking of what Xiang Shang had said before, she felt a little guilty and heartbroken.

"If Xiang Shang knew that I had broken the peach charm he gave me, he would probably be very disappointed."

Gigi Lai was a little dejected, but it was almost time for her to go to work, so she could only put the peach charm on her bedside table and drive to the company.

When she arrived at the company, Gigi Lai was in a better mood because she had come up with a solution!
After getting off work, I bought glue and stuck the peach charms together.

Since it's made of wood, not jade, glue will definitely be useful!
Thinking this way, she felt much better.

But shortly after she started working, she suddenly heard some surprising news: Sun Yi had resigned!
Not only did he resign, but he didn't even come to work today!

The other members of the team had already created a small group chat and started gossiping in it.

Zhang Ya: What happened?

Wang Hongjun: I don't know.

Zhao Yongsheng: I just asked her, but she didn't reply.

"Jia Bo: Maybe she's found a sugar daddy. Hasn't she always wanted to find a sugar daddy?"

Zhao Yongsheng: Cough, don't talk about people behind their backs.

"Jia Bo: What are you pretending to be a good person for? Haven't you been gossiping about people behind their backs enough?"

Zhao Yongsheng: If you haven't brushed your teeth, I still have toothpaste here.

Wang Hongjun: You're so irritable first thing in the morning! Anyone want some milk tea? My treat!

Jia Bo: Wang Hongjun, what are you pretending to be a good guy for? Didn't you get roasted enough yesterday? I don't know what kind of girl would like you. You'd probably try to smooth things over even if you got cheated on, right?

Zhang Ya: Holy crap, Jia Bo, are you an idiot?!

Bang!
Just as Gigi Lai was shocked by the contents of the group chat, a sound of a chair hitting something came from where Wang Hongjun was in the office.

Gigi Lai looked up and saw Wang Hongjun grab the Rubik's Cube from his desk and throw it at Jia Bo.

Jia Bo, who had been hit on the head, rushed out with red eyes.

As a result, they had only gone halfway when Zhao Yongsheng grabbed their arms. Seeing this, Wang Hongjun kicked Jia Bo hard in the chest, knocking both Jia Bo and Zhao Yongsheng down!
Zhao Yongsheng, having become a human cushion, naturally let go of Jia Bo's grip. Freed from his restraints, Jia Bo turned around, got up, and punched Zhao Yongsheng, causing his nose to bleed.

Just as he was about to deliver his second punch, Zhang Ya, who was at the workstation next to Gigi Lai, opened her thermos and was about to pour it over Jia Bo.

Gigi Lai turned pale with fright and reached out to grab Zhang Ya.

What I saw was Zhang Yana's bloodshot eyes and the water being poured on her.

"You're such a show-off, bringing an outsider along to the team building!"

Wow!
Warm water was poured over Gigi Lai, startling her.

Just then, people from other teams outside noticed something was wrong and rushed in to break up the fight.

Soon, all five members of Gigi Lai's team, except for Gigi Lai herself, were summoned to the manager's office.

Gigi Lai, on the other hand, took leave and went home.

When she got home, Gigi Lai was still feeling scared. What if, what if the thermos contained boiling water instead of warm water?
She dared not think about it, nor dared to go to the company again. So, she took out her phone and called her manager, asking for two days off.

After finishing, Gigi Lai thought of Heung Sheung, so she sent him a message saying she wanted to meet him the next day.

After receiving an instant reply, Gigi Lai's mood improved somewhat.

But after putting her phone away, Gigi Lai still thought about everything that had happened that day.

"What's wrong with them?"

Gigi Lai looked confused.

Although everyone in their team has their own little flaws, they usually get along well; otherwise, Gigi Lai wouldn't have participated in the team building activity.

But why did things turn out like this just because Sun Yi is missing?
Could it be that the reason they got along so well before was because of Sun Yi?
Gigi Lai thought about it all day but still couldn't figure it out.

……

Before setting off on the second day.

Xiang Shang finally couldn't resist and made a phone call to Chen Miao.

"Sanshui, you'd better be prepared to give a gift at the earliest this year, or at the latest next year."

After saying that, he hung up without waiting for Chen Miao's reply.

After tidying himself up, Xiang Shang set off for the agreed-upon location.

Upon seeing Gigi Lai, he immediately broke into his brightest smile. "Gigi!"

Xiang Shang sat down opposite Li Zi and looked at her. He noticed something was wrong.

There seemed to be something missing in Gigi Lai's eyes when she looked at him, but he didn't know what it was.

"What's my relationship to you?"

Xiang Shang was taken aback.

"friend?"

"Please don't be so familiar, call me by my full name."

"Uh, okay, Gigi Lai."

Xiang Shang looked at Li Zi's expressionless face and forced a smile.

He suddenly realized what was missing in Gigi Lai's eyes.

The gentleness from the escape room experience two days ago is gone; now, her eyes seem to have returned to the days when we first met.

No, it's even colder than when we first met.

Taking a deep breath, Xiang Shang forcefully changed the subject.

"What do you want from me today? Why aren't you at work?"

Gigi Lai took something out of her bag and threw it on the table.

"I'm looking for you to return your things."

Xiang Shang stared blankly at the shattered peach charms on the table.

"From now on, when you're pursuing a woman, you'll have to put in some effort. Do you really think a worthless trinket can win her heart?"

"Are you a pure-hearted boys' high school student, or am I a pure-hearted girls' high school student?"

"Don't contact me again."

After saying that, Gigi Lai left, leaving Xiang Shang sitting there in a daze.

……

Tianmen County.

Tianmen Funeral Home.

Chen Miao had just finished eating the meal that his apprentice had personally brought him.

Originally, Chen Miao did not want to accept Shi Manman as his apprentice, as the relationship between him and Shi Manman was not yet that of master and apprentice.

Because in Chen Miao's mind, he had always regarded this matter as a transaction.

During the transaction, Shi gradually acquired some special techniques for sewing corpses, while Chen Miao no longer needed to sew up corpses himself.

Take what you need.

But Shi Manman didn't think so. In the past few days, whenever she had free time, Shi Manman would run around doing whatever she wanted, treating herself as Chen Miao's secretary.

When Chen Miao needed to eat, she went to get her food.

When Chen Miao needed to hand over the documents to Lao Yu, the crematorium worker, Shi Manman would run the errand.

As Chen Miao wandered around the funeral home with a book in his hand, Shi Manman followed behind him.

This left Chen Miao somewhat dumbfounded.

He told Shi Manman that it wasn't necessary, but Shi Manman did it anyway.

After enjoying it for a few days, Chen Miao gradually got used to this kind of life.

I must say, it's actually quite comfortable.

Enjoying the gentle care, Chen Miao also became more serious about teaching.

He slowly explained the basics of "Southern School of Corpse-Sewing Secrets" to Shi.

This includes, but is not limited to, techniques for sewing corpses, as well as ancient methods of preservation, filling, shaping, needles, and thread.

Because the content of "Southern School of Corpse-Sewing Secrets" is extensive and detailed, Chen Miao found it easy to teach.

As Shi gradually learned about these ancient corpse-stitching techniques that she had never known before, she became even more devoted to Chen Miao.

She even saw that Chen Miao was always holding the book "If Your Eyes Deceive You," and she wanted to buy a copy.

After Chen Miao discovered this, he stopped her. In the end, Chen Miao gave Shi Manman the extra book that he had intended to give to Xiang Shang but had always forgotten about.

Thus, when Chen Miao checked on the situation at the funeral home, there was someone imitating him by his side.

He turned to as many pages as he could, and slowly he turned to those pages.

Although they were looking at different things, they both seemed to be watching quite attentively.

Recalling that scene, Chen Miao couldn't help but laugh out loud.

hum!
Suddenly, the roar of a motorcycle rang out.

Chen Miao was taken aback.

"Why is he here again?"

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