"If you wish to apply for this service..."
"...there are currently preferential terms for heart mortgage loans."
"Your medical examination report..."
"We're very sorry..."
"Congratulations, your loan has been approved. It will arrive in your account after ninety business days. Of course, you may also use our express service..."
As always, life began with work in the morning and continued until two in the afternoon.
Huai Shi numbly handled his work, replying to emails, receiving clients, making calls and sending faxes, or clearing himself of responsibility and passing the buck like a walking corpse.
Just like in the past, he relied on instinct to deal with it all.
He did not think. He did not dwell on anything.
Just like usual.
Yet unlike usual.
Whenever he lost focus, even he did not know what he was thinking about...
"Not bad, Huai Shi. Your performance today is much better than yesterday's."
Just as he was hesitating over whether to dawdle a little longer or get something to eat, he suddenly heard a voice behind him. A hand patted his shoulder.
The newcomer wore an enthusiastic smile.
But when Huai Shi turned around, he could not help crying out.
A coworker he had previously only exchanged nods with was covered in blood, his expression twisted. Behind his savage grin, his skull was incomplete, as though it had been split open with an axe. Worms extended their feelers from the crack, and one eye slowly peered out through the opening.
But soon, all of the hallucinations vanished without a trace.
His coworker returned to normal.
It was not some worm or monster, merely a thought plug-in...
Only now, the smile had become awkward.
Noticing the strange looks from the people around them, the coworker's smile disappeared. He shot Huai Shi a glance,