Eight Treasure Diced Rabbit Part 1

Yin Yan was very sure that Yu Zhen was sulking, although he expressed it in a very subtle and cute way.

The first batch of workers had already returned to the construction site and started working. Because the design plans needed to be changed, all the previously completed work had to be torn down and redone. This was what everyone was busy with now.

After getting out of the car, the two first went to check the place where the Golden Lotus Seeds were buried. After confirming there were no problems, they turned into the construction site together.

As a result, just as they turned past the project sign, they were stopped by a man in his thirties. He was wearing a construction uniform and a hard hat on the outside, but a shirt and tie underneath. His expression seemed a bit haggard, but the aura on his body was quite upright. He should be a good person.

"Manager Yin, regarding this project, I have some details I'd like to discuss with you."

The man said as he approached, his attitude slightly urgent.

Yu Zhen was puzzled. 'Who is this person?'

Yin Yan, however, immediately recognized the man. He took the initiative to extend his hand and greeted, "Hello, Manager Chi. Your outfit is..."

"Ah, this, I arrived a bit early, so I took a tour of the construction site first," the man explained. Realizing he was being a little too hasty, he quickly shook the hand Yin Yan extended and said embarrassedly, "I forgot to introduce myself. I'm Chi Nan, the previous person in charge of this project. I'm here today to hand over the project."

Chi Nan had only joined the Yin Family's company in the middle of last year. He had been abroad before and had outstanding abilities. To show his appreciation for talent, Yin Hexiang assigned him the Leisure Center project as soon as his probation period ended, promoting him to project manager.

The construction site had had three accidents before, and the project's progress had not been ideal. Chi Nan, who was ready to make a big splash in the new company, was troubled by the obstacles this small project threw at him. Just as he was about to showcase his ability to properly resolve the matter and let the big boss see his capabilities, the higher-ups transferred him to another, larger comprehensive shopping mall project as a deputy manager. Meanwhile, the project he was responsible for here was given to the big boss's son, who had been parachuted in.

Logically speaking, the shopping mall project was bigger than the Leisure Center project. Although he was demoted to deputy manager upon transfer, it was actually a promotion. Both his status and say in the company were higher and greater than when he was just the person in charge of the small Leisure Center project.

But logic was one thing; emotionally, he felt absolutely terrible.

The current situation was that he had taken on a project, the project ran into problems, and in the end, the higher-ups didn't even give him a chance to solve them before directly removing him.

It was as if he was too useless to solve the problem.

But he clearly had a way to solve it! This kind of minor issue with workers having accidents, although a bit tricky, was definitely solvable!

This was like he was doing a homework assignment, and the assignment accidentally had a mistake. He had already picked up his eraser, ready to erase the error and continue writing, but the teacher took the assignment away and gave it to someone else to complete.

As someone who pursued perfection and valued seeing things through from beginning to end, this project had made him so anxious he couldn't eat or sleep well. Over the New Year, he had lost a significant amount of weight.

After eagerly waiting for the project to restart after the New Year, he immediately organized all the materials and took the initiative to handle the project handover. He waited early at the construction site for the legendary eldest son of the boss, who was said to have worked at a branch company for many years, preparing to stand his last post for the Leisure Center project.

After a round of mutual introductions, Chi Nan's anxiety, which had been stretched out over the long New Year holiday, finally subsided a little. He quickly took out several documents he carried with him and said while leading Yin Yan inside, "This one is the information for the heads of each department of the project. The one the company gave is quite general; this is a more detailed one I made later. Take a look, it might help you."

"This one is the landscaping design submitted by the landscape architect before. I went back and thought about it, and considered making some small changes. Take a look, I don't think using large, tall trees in this area is very suitable. You can discuss this issue with the designer."

"This is the research material on the nearby school and gymnasium, which I did privately. Because the purpose of building the Leisure Center is to benefit students, it's positioned as a cultural leisure center. But I was thinking, students nowadays are quite mature for their age, so the planning for the Leisure Center could be made younger and more flexible. This is some information on good cultural leisure centers at home and abroad that you can use as a reference."

"And this..."

Once Chi Nan started talking about work, he couldn't stop. He led Yin Yan on a tour around the construction site, speaking in great detail about everything from personnel to landscaping, from the Leisure Center's early construction to its mid-stage planning and layout, and then to its later promotion and operation.

Yu Zhen followed by Yin Yan's side, listening. The more he listened, the more he admired him, and the more he felt like a blank sheet of paper who knew nothing compared to those truly capable talents. He couldn't help but fix his gaze on Chi Nan for a long time.

And as he stared, he gradually noticed something strange.

Chi Nan was of medium height and very thin. Although he seemed to be in good spirits, his complexion was very haggard, his lips were pale, and he had the frail appearance of someone just recovering from a serious illness.

But when he sensed carefully, he found that there was nothing seriously wrong with Chi Nan's body.

After his cultivation advanced another stage, his ability to sense negative things had become much stronger. If someone in poor health stood in front of him, he would definitely be able to see something if he looked this carefully.

But now, he didn't "see" anything wrong.

'Something is wrong. A person without any major physical problems shouldn't have such a mental and physical appearance.'

He frowned slightly and glanced sideways at Yin Yan. Seeing that he was listening intently to Chi Nan's analysis of the Leisure Center's future market and didn't seem to notice anything wrong, he hesitated for a moment, then forced out a bit of Merit and wiped his hand over his eyes.

This was an ability he gained after the Farming Classic entered its second stage—Discernment.

Discernment was similar to Ghost Vision, yet different.

Ghost Vision didn't need to be deliberately used; it was always active once possessed, and it only allowed one to see various soul bodies and Baleful Qi. Discernment, on the other hand, required Merit or Spiritual Qi to activate. Its range of application was broader; all things good and bad, as long as they were different from the norm, could be clearly discerned using this ability.

This was his first time using this ability, and he was actually a little unsure of what effect it would have.

A golden light flashed before his eyes. His vision distorted for a moment before returning to normal, and then everything changed. The sky was still the same sky, and the ground was still the same ground, but all living things were now shrouded in a faint, warm light.

The light on some people was thick, while on others it was faint and even tinged with black. Looking down, the small blades of grass in the cracks of the dirt ground were the same; some had a vibrant warm light, while others were dim and fading.

Yu Zhen was a bit startled by the bizarre scene before him. He took two seconds to calm down and, after careful observation, found that the stronger the warm light on a person or plant, the healthier and more robust they appeared. Conversely, they were very weak and small.

Having found the pattern, he quickly turned his gaze to Yin Yan and Chi Nan ahead.

Then he was startled again.

Nothing. There wasn't a single trace of light. Yin Yan still looked normal, forming a stark contrast with the others around him who were enveloped in warm light, becoming the only clear figure in this world of light and shadow.

'What's going on?'

Yu Zhen was stunned.

'The fainter the warm light, the weaker the person. With Yin Yan's situation, could it be that he's in poor health?'

As if sensing his small movements, Yin Yan suddenly turned his head to look over, his fingers moved slightly, and he lightly flicked his forehead from a distance, a small punishment for his inattentiveness at work.

Yu Zhen came back to his senses. Looking at Yin Yan's calm and reliable appearance, the worry that had just risen in his heart slowly dissipated.

'Concern really does make one muddled.' Yin Yan was so powerful, how could he have a health problem? He must have just intentionally concealed the aura around him. Even if it wasn't intentional, for someone like Yin Yan who had resurrected, it was normal not to have any warm light.

He composed himself and shifted his gaze to Chi Nan, and then he froze.

The aura on Chi Nan's body was very upright, and the color of his warm light was very bright and beautiful. But a piece was missing—a very large, very abrupt piece, as if a corner of a biscuit had been secretly nibbled away by something.

"Yu Zhen," Yin Yan suddenly called out.

Following his voice, the warm light suddenly vanished completely, and the world returned to its normal state.

Yu Zhen snapped back to reality, reined in his emotions, answered with an acknowledgement, and walked over.

"This is Yu Zhen, the new head of landscaping for the Leisure Center project." Yin Yan very naturally took Yu Zhen's hand, pulled him to stand beside him, and added under Chi Nan's astonished gaze, "He is also my beloved. We will be holding our wedding at the end of the year."

"Ah... congratulations." Chi Nan was a bit slow to react. He had previously thought this young man was an assistant Yin Yan had brought along, but he never expected him to be his partner.

Yu Zhen nodded politely to Chi Nan, inconspicuously pulled his hand back from Yin Yan's grasp, extended it towards Chi Nan, and said, "Hello, Manager Chi. Regarding the landscaping change suggestions you mentioned earlier, I'd like to discuss them with you in detail. I wonder if you're free for lunch together at noon?"

"O-Of course." Chi Nan came to his senses and immediately shook his hand, feeling very satisfied with his work-oriented attitude.

Yin Yan stood to the side, first looking at his own hand, then at Yu Zhen's and Chi Nan's hands clasped together, and finally moved his gaze to Yu Zhen's smiling face, and didn't move.

Yu Zhen pretended not to see and took Yin Yan's place, starting a detailed discussion about work with Chi Nan.

After a morning of conversation, Chi Nan gained a slight understanding of Yin Yan's and Yu Zhen's personalities. All his worries about the "parachuted-in" replacements vanished, and his attitude became more and more at ease, his posture more and more relaxed.

At noon, the three of them had a meal at a restaurant near the school. The dishes were simple, but the portions were generous and home-style, and the taste was also very good.

Chi Nan looked thin, but he surprisingly had a huge appetite, eating a full three bowls of rice before putting down his chopsticks. From the looks of it, he still seemed a bit unsatisfied.

Yu Zhen observed silently, a small guess forming in his mind. After the meal, he took the initiative to ask for Chi Nan's contact information, saying that he was a newcomer and, if it wasn't too much of a bother, he'd like to consult him more about project matters in the future.

Chi Nan happened to have a hard time letting go of the Leisure Center project. Hearing this, he immediately agreed, not only giving him his work number but also his personal number.

On the way home after the meal, Yu Zhen was in a thoughtful state, very quiet.

Yin Yan took the initiative to ask, "Why did you want Chi Nan's number? What are you planning to do?"

Yu Zhen was still "lost in thought" and didn't pay him any mind.

"He has a Hungry Ghost clinging to him. If you want to help him, I can take you to his residence tonight."

Yu Zhen was finally no longer "lost in thought." He looked as if he had just snapped out of a daze, tilting his head in confusion and asking, "What did you say? I was just spacing out, I didn't hear clearly."

Yin Yan fell silent and said no more.

Yu Zhen watched him silently.

Yin Yan turned the steering wheel and drove the car into the apartment's parking garage.

"I want to eat your cooking," Yu Zhen suddenly said.

Yin Yan, who had already backed into the parking space, paused his actions, shifted gears again, and drove the car back out, asking, "What do you want to eat?"

"Eat you."

Screech—

The car came to a sudden halt.

Yu Zhen's eyes widened in fright. He gripped the handle above his head tightly and turned to look at Yin Yan, "Y-you, even if you don't want to cook for me, y-you don't have to do this, right? What if there was a car next to us?"

Yin Yan silently regulated his breathing, turned his head to look at him, and asked, "What did you just say you wanted to eat?"

"Eat you..."

Yin Yan suddenly undid a button on his shirt collar, the action looking a bit wild.