Chapter 13: Beautiful Atheist

In front of the desk, Wen Keke and Zhu Li straightened their upper bodies.

Seated opposite them was a beautiful woman with loose reddish-brown curls and fair skin.

The woman wore a white shirt with a bow tie, a black blazer, and her slender, straight long legs were clad in black pencil pants.

She leaned back in the office chair, legs crossed, a black high-heeled shoe dangling from the tip of her raised foot, swaying slightly.

Although her posture and movements were somewhat improper, they gave Wen Keke and Zhu Li an intangible pressure.

Liang Shishi, General Manager of the Yanjing branch of Great Flag International Media.

In the advertising media industry, Liang Shishi is widely recognized as a formidable woman.

She is also the workplace idol of Wen Keke and Zhu Li.

The two women felt Liang Shishi's aura, but it was actually just psychological.

Liang Shishi looked over Wen Keke and Zhu Li's resumes with a blank expression.

Then she gently placed the two resumes on the desk.

Wen Keke and Zhu Li's hearts rose to their throats, fearing another rejection.

Liang Shishi fell silent for a moment, then nodded and said to Wen Keke and Zhu Li, "You two come tomorrow to complete the onboarding! The planning department is short-staffed, three-month probation, a base salary of 5000 per month, after becoming regular, the base salary is 8000 plus bonuses…"

As soon as she finished speaking, Wen Keke and Zhu Li's faces showed excited expressions.

After leaving the office, Wen Keke and Zhu Li placed the cardboard boxes at the front desk for safekeeping.

At the elevator entrance, Lin Feng stood with his arms crossed, waiting for the two as before.

"How was it?"

Lin Feng asked with a smile.

Zhu Li exclaimed excitedly, "Lin Feng, you're amazing! Manager Liang looked at our resumes and directly hired us."

Wen Keke also happily nodded, "Lin, Lin Feng, thank you."

Wen Keke finally stopped calling Lin Feng "Mr. Lin."

Lin Feng waved his hand and said, "Actually, you don't need to thank me, because I was deceiving you all along—I'm not acquainted with Manager Liang, and I didn't call her just now."

Ah~

The two women stared at Lin Feng, faces full of surprise.

Earlier, when they went to the interview, Lin Feng didn't accompany them, saying he would call Manager Liang ahead to give her a heads-up.

Who would have thought……

Lin Feng laughed and said, "Sometimes things aren't as difficult as you think. That Manager Liang is famous as the cold-faced queen; she wouldn't give face to a small landlord like me. She valued your abilities—congratulations!"

Wen Keke and Zhu Li gave a wry smile, not knowing what to say.

Wen Keke and Zhu Li went to the 22nd floor to get a meal.

They wanted to stay and familiarize themselves with the work environment in the afternoon.

Lin Feng arrived at the underground parking garage, opened the car door, and got in.

He turned on the ignition, about to drive out of the parking spot, when a curly-haired beauty appeared in front of the car with her arms crossed.

Lin Feng immediately hit the brake and shifted into reverse.

"Thump thump!"

The woman came to the outside of the driver's window and knocked on the glass.

Lin Feng lowered the window.

"Xiao Feng, you're already on the 36th floor—why not come up to my office for a sit?"

The woman asked, frowning.

If Wen Keke and Zhu Li were here, they'd surely be surprised—Lin Feng said he didn't know this Manager Liang, didn't he?

This beautiful woman in her early thirties was none other than Liang Shishi.

"Aunt~"

Lin Feng called softly.

"You're still as shy as ever! Your parents passed away—why didn't you tell me? I only found out the day before yesterday and went to the cemetery to visit them."

Liang Shishi said with a gloomy expression.

Lin Feng replied helplessly, "My parents had arranged everything before they passed away; not informing you was also their wish, so you can't blame me."

"Even if they're dead, they still don't want to see me… I…"

Liang Shishi choked up, completely losing her usual formidable demeanor.

She is not Lin Feng's mother's biological sister, and she shares no blood relation with Lin Feng.

As for the entanglements, the grudges and grievances, Lin Feng doesn't really understand them either.

Seeing Liang Shishi's tears, Lin Feng sighed in his heart and comforted her, "My mother always kept a photo of you laughing happily in her arms."

"Really?"

Liang Shishi widened her beautiful eyes.

Lin Feng nodded: "They weren't completely indifferent to you; otherwise, they wouldn't have given you the 36th floor rent-free, worth several million a year, my aunt!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Liang Shishi couldn't help but laugh.

But the tears in her eye sockets kept flowing uncontrollably.

Lin Feng pulled out a tissue and handed it out the window.

Liang Shishi quickly composed herself, wiped away her tears, went around the front of the car, opened the door, and sat in the passenger seat.

"What are you doing?"

Lin Feng watched Liang Shishi fastening her seatbelt, eyes wide, and asked.

Liang Shishi said, "I've been short on cash lately, I sold my house—you have so many properties under your name, arrange one for me to live in."

Lin Feng gave a helpless look and said, "I just knew it would be like this!"

"Where are we going?"

After the car left the underground garage and entered the main road, Liang Shishi brushed her long hair and asked.

Lin Feng chuckled and said, "I have a haunted house ready for rent under me—a 200-square-meter luxurious apartment, fully equipped with all appliances, perfect for a cold beauty to move in and guard the house for me!"

Liang Shishi put on a serious look and said, "Xiao Feng! The previous generation's grudge has nothing to do with you; don't think about revenge—my old bones can't take your tossing about."

Lin Feng naturally didn't take it the wrong way, gave a faint smile and said, "Don't worry! I won't screw you over; you'll know when we get there."

On his way to meet the mysterious female tenant who wanted to rent the haunted house, Lin Feng felt a little guilty.

If Liang Shishi hadn't come over on her own, he would surely have called Zhao Xiaoyang over.

That kid is full of yang energy.

Liang Shishi suddenly said, "Your parents have passed away; from now on we're the only family left in this world, so we should keep in touch and visit often—understood?"

"Yes, ma'am, Aunt!" Lin Feng nodded.

Next, Liang Shishi began talking about the past.

More than ten years ago, namely the end of the 1990s, Liang Shishi finished high school and wanted to study abroad.

Lin Feng's mother firmly opposed.

At that time, it was also rumored that Liang Shishi had a foreign boyfriend.

Now even Lin Feng's father firmly opposed.

The situation deadlocked, and Liang Shishi resolutely went abroad.

Lin Feng's mother was so angry she fell seriously ill; she had raised this girl, whom her father had picked up from the roadside, as her own daughter.

And yet she was so disobedient!

After a few years, Liang Shishi finished her studies and returned home, but Lin Feng's parents refused to see her.

After Liang Shishi finished speaking, Lin Feng laughed and said, "Actually I heard you ran away because you listened to the neighbors' gossip, claiming my parents were raising you as a child bride."

Liang Shishi nodded and said, "Back then I wasn't very mature, so I did have that worry. But more so, I longed for abroad. Only after going overseas did I discover that it wasn't as wonderful as I imagined."

"It's my fault; I should have apologized to them sooner."

"Oh, come on!"

Lin Feng waved his hand and said, "It's just stubbornness—I miss them terribly inside, but on the surface I'm as stern as a cold-noodle judge. By the way, how's your foreign boyfriend?"

Liang Shishi shook her head and said, "What boyfriend!? Don't listen to people's nonsense—foreign men look handsome on TV, but up close you'll find their pores are coarse and their body odor strong."

After saying that, she raised her hand and pinched Lin Feng's face, laughing, "Our family's men have delicate, handsome skin; they smell good even without perfume."

Lin Feng gave a helpless look and said, "You might as well just say I'm a fresh-faced pretty boy."

As they spoke, the car entered a residential complex called Licheng Shiji.

This complex was newly built three years ago.

The buildings in the complex are not tall; most are duplexes.

Building 7 contains a total of 16 apartments, all owned by Lin Feng.

The year before last, a murder occurred in unit 404 of this building.

A young woman and her so-called male confidant were in bed when her boyfriend caught them in the act and stabbed both to death with a knife.

Afterwards, the boyfriend who killed them hanged himself from a ceiling light with a rope.

After this murder case, the other 15 tenants in Building 7 all moved out.

Until now, these 16 apartments remain unrented.

Residents of the other buildings in the complex usually detour around this building.

At the same time, this has dragged down the property values of the whole complex, making them much lower than those of other complexes.

Lin Feng drove the car into the underground parking lot.

Normally, the parking spaces next to Building 7 are empty.

But now a small truck is parked there.

Also, a long-haired woman in a white coat stands beside the truck, her hands in her pockets.

Lin Feng pressed the horn twice.

The woman in white turned and looked at Lin Feng's car.

An exquisitely delicate melon-seed face, as if retouched by a beauty filter, appeared before Lin Feng's eyes.

Although she wore a loose white coat, her waist and hips were visible—what a pair of long legs!

Lin Feng turned the steering wheel, letting the car slide into the adjacent parking spot.

Then he hurriedly got out of the car.

"Hello, I'm Lin Feng. You must be Miss Qi, the one I spoke with on the phone, right?"

Lin Feng eagerly extended his hand toward the beauty.

Judging by appearance, this is another high-quality tenant!

The woman surnamed Qi gave a faint, expressionless nod, extended her hand and shook Lin Feng's, then said lightly, "I'm Qi Yao."

After saying that, she released her hand, pointed to the van behind her and said, "These are the things I brought; they need to be moved upstairs. Because they're somewhat special, I need to tell you in advance—if you disagree, I won't rent."

Qi Yao's voice sounded very soft, with a peculiar trailing tone.

Moreover, the underground parking lot has an echo, making her voice sound faintly mournful, like a sob.

Qi Yao waved her hand.

The masked male driver got out of the van and opened the cargo compartment.

When he saw what was inside, Lin Feng's eyes widened.

It turned out to be a series of cylindrical glass containers.

Inside were filled with various kinds of human organ tissues!

Liang Shishi walked over, just took a glance, then immediately covered her mouth and darted to the side.

Lin Feng suppressed his discomfort, furrowed his brow and asked: "Miss Qi, are you a doctor?"

Qi Yao said calmly: "I am a forensic doctor, just transferred to Yanjing. Mr. Lin, rest assured, I can take these things home; they are all with proper procedures."

Lin Feng was stunned for a moment, then smiled and said: "No problem, anyway if you don't rent, this building has no one living in it."

Qi Yao nodded: "I'll just take 404! The duplex space is large, I can place these specimens, and also free up a workroom. As for rent, I'll only pay half the market price."

Half the market price, that is ten thousand yuan a month.

You know, that's a 200-square-meter duplex, the living area can reach over 300 square meters, and the top floor even has a balcony.

"No problem."

Lin Feng nodded, then curiously asked: "Miss Qi, you really aren't afraid? That's a haunted house, three people died inside!"

Qi Yao said calmly: "I am an atheist."