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  The dawn is breaking.

  No one knows what Xiang Tianliang has been doing these past few days, being so mysterious and elusive.

  For several days in a row, he got up very early, ran to the roadside stall to buy two steamed buns and two fried dough sticks, with a bottle of hot soy milk in his other hand, then came to the front of the Construction Bureau's office building, squatted on the steps, swallowing the buns and fried dough sticks while staring blankly.

  Work starts at 8:30. Mr. Tian Liang comes early every day, and only slowly gets up and goes upstairs when it's already 8:30.

  "Little Director, squatting there picking up money?" someone joked.

  "Hey, when did Director Xiang become a gatekeeper?"

  "Director, are you sunbathing or looking for ants?"

  "Haha, spring has arrived, and our little Xiang is also feeling romantic, right?"

  "When daylight comes, our little sister in the planning room has many options, would you like big sister to choose one for you?"

  “……”

  Everyone stepped into the building, one by one, and couldn't help but tease Xiang Tianliang. Although they didn't interact much on a daily basis, Xiang Tianliang was well-liked because he had been the champion of the National Day sports competition in their department, making everyone remember this young man from the office.

  Chen Dabao pushed his bicycle over and shouted at Tian Liangyu, "Tian Liangyu, what are you waiting for?"

  "Go away, just wait and go." Xiang Tianliang's face was stern, rarely serious and solemn.

  He threw the empty soy milk bottle into the trash can, clasped his hands together in front of his chest and looked around.

  The location of the Municipal Construction Bureau office building is exactly Qinghe City's most famous "Wujiao Square", which is actually the intersection of five major streets. In the center of the street, there is a large circular flower bed. Standing on the flower bed and looking around, you can see all five streets at a glance.

  The clear river in March already has the breath of spring, the afternoon sunshine makes the air neither cold nor hot, and the flowers and grasses in the flower bed have already begun to dress up for spring.

  The Municipal Construction Bureau office building faces east and sits west, directly opposite the end of Haitao Road. The starting point of Haitao Road is the Qinghe Sea Port, which is the oldest street in Qinghe City, with a history of over 150 years. The street is about 7-8 meters wide and over 2 kilometers long, paved with bluestone slabs from over 150 years ago, neatly arranged and tightly joined. On both sides of the street are mostly one or two-story old wooden houses, exuding an ancient charm and a serene atmosphere.

  He squinted his eyes towards the sky for a while, then turned back and looked at the office building.

  A twelve-story building, very stylish, in the midst of the Five Corners area, where cranes stand out like a sore thumb, looking out of place. The sky brightens and furrows its brow, then shifts its gaze back to its own feet.

  The pedestrian path in front of the building is three meters wide, made of beige marble, and about ten centimeters higher than the road surface. Except for a three-meter-wide section directly opposite the main gate for people to enter and exit, the two sides of the pedestrian path are lined with 50-centimeter-high square stone pillars, spaced one meter apart, connected by iron chains, which also serves an aesthetic purpose.

  Through the pedestrian crossing, there are still 7 or 8 meters of slope from the stairs of the building. The slope is also paved with beige marble, and there are eight stone balls on each side. Outside the stone balls, on both sides, are the flower beds of the Construction Bureau.

  There are twelve levels of stairs, and on the stairs, there is a large stone carving lion on each side, squatting on the ground, looking far away. Behind the stone lions are four large pillars, two on each side. After passing through the pillars, it is the entrance to the Construction Bureau office building and the first floor duty room.

  No one knows what Xiang Tianliang is staring at, these days he looks like he has a lot on his mind. Whoever asks him, he doesn't respond. Many people asked his good friend Chen Dabao, but Chen Dabao was also baffled and just laughed saying "This kid might be possessed".

  For the next two days, still before and after work, Xiang Tianliang was still wandering around in front of the office building, and surprisingly, he had a compass in his hand, which he kept turning.

  This matter finally caught the attention of Director Wang Zigui.

  Wang Zigui shouted for Ye Nan, "Little Ye, that stinky little brat, what's he been doing hanging around the door these days?"

  "I don't know."

  The prince glanced at Ye Nian with a slanted gaze, "You guys are always sticking together whispering to each other, and you still don't know?"

  Yenang's face turned red as she said: "Director, this is what you arranged, didn't you say to let me get close to him?"

  The prince hummed and said, "Look at my memory... Xiaoye, what have you found out these days?"

  "Director, you know this kid is too cunning, casually asking him won't get anything out of him."

  "Is that so? I don't believe it, a young whippersnapper like him and you can't even hold on to him?"

  Ye Nan's face turned red again, and she stomped her foot, saying: "Director, what are you talking about?"

  "Little Ye, don't get me wrong, I'm just letting you understand their movements, not asking you to pretend and really do it, with your body as a pledge. You can remember this, in this world, there's not a single good man."

  Yenang also burst out laughing, "Director, I agree with your view, this kid must be pretending to be a ghost, we don't need him anyway." Now, she had played both sides, on the one hand helping Wang Zigui, and on the other hand still clinging to Xiang Tianliang.

  "No way." Prince Wang waved his hand, his face slightly darkened. "This stinky little brat actually dared to flirt with my family's maid in Jin Chuan Town. I must teach him a lesson. In short, you have to nail him down for me."

  "Director, what if they are really in love? Wouldn't that be like separating a loving couple?" Ye Nan said cautiously.

  "Hmph, a toad wants to eat swan meat? Don't even think about it. If he dares to touch my daughter's finger, I'll cripple his future generations."

  The prince Guei gritted his teeth, Ye Nan's heart skipped a beat, and Tian Liang said that this old woman was mentally abnormal.

  Now, Ye Nan also understood Wang Ziguang's state of mind, which was still stuck in the western border and the era of "struggle". She would first put the people around her into an opposing camp, and then filter them one by one. According to her current division, Ye Nan was reliable, Li Yajuan was okay too, but all other males had to go through her filter.

  The primary goal is to make Chen Dabao dizzy, but in fact it's a strategy to deal with Xiang Tianliang.

  Ye Nan and Wang Zigui have been in contact for so many days, but she has never seen him truly happy before. Some small quirks left a deep impression on her.

  Wang Zigui always steps into the office with his right foot first, and when leaving, he steps out with his left foot. He only drinks Longjing tea and doesn't touch any other type of tea leaves, no matter how good they are. The layout of the office has also been thoroughly adjusted: the safe that had "issues" before was moved out of the office; the direction of the desk was changed; the two pots of flowers at the door were all moved to the window; and the curtains on the two windows were changed from single-layer to double-layer, with the outer layer being white gauze with a mesh pattern and the inner layer being velvet with floral patterns, but without any red color. The arrangement of files on the desk has also been turned upside down: previously, the files were stacked in two piles, with incoming and outgoing documents separate, whereas Wang Zigui's requirement is to mix them together, without distinction between top and bottom, divided into three piles along the edge of the desk...

  Ye Nan didn't understand, but Li Yajuan had already come to a conclusion: Wang Zigui was very superstitious and believed in Feng Shui.

  The move that Tian Liang wants to make is based on this conclusion, and the effort does not disappoint those who are determined. Under his efforts, he has begun to achieve certain results.

  This afternoon, Wang Zigui brought Ye Nan back from the municipal government meeting and saw Xiang Tianliang standing at the entrance of the office building again, leaning his body to look around. Lao Chen, a retired worker from the first-floor delivery room, followed behind Xiang Tianliang's buttocks, and the two people didn't know what they were muttering about.

  Yenan, who was driving, said: "This Xiang Tianliang, he's always hanging around the entrance of the office building every day, what does he want to do?"

  The prince sneered coldly.

  "Director, shall I call him over and ask?"

  The prince waved his hand, "Don't rush, first let old Chen from the delivery room come to my office for a visit."

  "Oh, I see." Yan Nan responded with her mouth, laughing in her heart, "I" have finally come to terms.

  Old Chen from the transmission room came over quickly.

  "Director, you're looking for me?" Old Chen was originally a worker at the Municipal Construction Company. After retiring, he couldn't stay idle and applied to be a mail clerk in the transmission room. He had been waiting at the entrance of the Construction Bureau office building for more than three years.

  "Lao Chen, I have something to ask you." Wang Zigui's attitude was amiable.

  "Director, please go ahead and speak."

  Wang Zigui asked: "Director Tianliang of the Bureau Office, he has been lingering around the entrance of the building these days, do you know what he is doing?"

  "This, this...... You mean Director, right......" Old Chen glanced at Ye Nan beside him, wanting to speak but stopping himself.

  Everyone in the Construction Bureau knows that Ye Nan and Xiang Tianliang used to be together, so Old Chen must have heard something. With Ye Nan by his side, Old Chen couldn't help but speak hesitantly.

  The prince Guigui smiled and said: "It doesn't matter, Old Chen, you can speak boldly."

  "Director, Director is being superstitious." Old Chen mustered up his courage and said it out loud.

  The prince's eyes lit up and he exclaimed: "How did he get into superstition?"

  "Director, tell the chief, our office building has bad feng shui. Isn't this just superstition?"

  "Did he really say that?" asked Wang Zigui.

  "Yes, he also said, and also said..."

  "He also said that our construction bureau has had a lot of problems, all because the feng shui is not good. If we don't make improvements, there will definitely be more problems in the future..."

  The prince waved his hand and sent Old Chen away.

  Yenang closed the door behind her and turned around to find Wang Zigui staring at her face.

  "Director, what's wrong?"

  "Xiao Ye, you're hiding something from me."

  "No, no... Director, what are you referring to?"

  Wang Zi Guidao: "That stinky little brat, does he really understand Feng Shui?"

  Ye Nan replied: "I don't know, I only know that they have been practicing martial arts in their family for generations, but I've never heard of anyone from the Ye family understanding Feng Shui."

  Wangzi Gui thought for a moment and asked: "Xiao Ye, do you know what Feng Shui is?"

  "I've heard my father mention it before, but I'm not very clear about it. All I know is that the building has something to do with feng shui."

  "Ah, there's a lot of learning in here."

  The prince stood up, his face stern, with his hands on his hips, pacing back and forth in the office.

  "Xiao Ye, I heard that Li Yaowu and this stinky brat are on sister-brother terms. She might know something, call her in right away, I want to ask her."