"Captain is right! I lost my mind back then!
I will definitely reflect seriously and discipline myself from now on! I will absolutely not let the same situation happen again!"
"..."
Jiang Lin glanced at Hong Ya, who was bowing at a ninety-degree angle, and fell silent.
He wasn't actually scolding a ghost.
Afterward, Jiang Lin briefly explained the existence and function of [Ling] to Hong Ya.
"...It affects a person/ghost's thoughts, inducing and amplifying a certain idea."
Hong Ya listened, her heart pounding.
This meant that she still had those thoughts, which were then induced and amplified.
Having these thoughts wasn't important; what was important was that she had expressed them to the captain in that manner!
Jiang Lin: "So, this has nothing to do with you. Just work hard from now on."
"Huh?"
Hong Ya raised her head in a daze. She wasn't being punished?
As Jiang Lin was about to turn away, he saw she hadn't moved and asked:
"Is there anything else? If not, go to work."
Hong Ya quickly straightened up and instinctively replied, "Yes, Captain!"
Then she swiftly flew out of the Eighteenth Hall, no longer lingering there to be an eyesore to the captain.
After flying all the way out of the underworld, Hong Ya gradually came back to her senses.
She was actually fine?
The captain hadn't punished her?
What was this thing called [Ling]? Why had she never heard of it before?
Could it be that the captain saw her sincere attitude and, to comfort her and give her an out...
...was using this explanation?
However,
If not for the existence of [Ling], it would be difficult to explain why she had acted that way.
Hong Ya thought about it in a confused mess, finally reaching a conclusion.
—In short, this matter was over with the captain.
From now on, she just needed to work hard and strive to catch up on the performance she had fallen behind on.
...That should be enough?
...
Compared to Hong Ya's 'averting disaster'.
The upheaval in Xingfu Community was much greater.
As the influence of [Ling] disappeared, the popularity of Xingfu Community also subsided.
Those who had rushed to get in all left.
The original residents of the community also woke up one by one.
It was as if they had woken from a dream.
After understanding their current situation, they were all like Hong Ya had been initially.
Almost collapsing!
"Ahhh, what have I done?! My hard-earned civil service position, it's gone, just like that?!" I resigned myself?!
"Holy crap, holy crap, holy crap..." What's going on?
"Damn it! The money I saved for three years is gone in three months!"
"Help! Why did I get divorced??? Where is my son???"
Some of them had resigned under the induction of [Ling], some had divorced.
Others had squandered their savings.
Even more were on a spontaneous trip.
Upon waking, they found themselves in the vast wilderness, the sky as their canopy and the earth as their shelter.
Completely clueless.
The most troublesome thing, however, was that their minds clearly recalled every single detail of the past few months.
Telling them that this was reality.
"...Was I possessed by someone these past few months?"
Otherwise, how could they explain their foolish behavior over these months?
They were happy, they had poetry and the distance.
But the reality after slacking off was even more unbearable.
No work, where does the money come from?
Divorced, what about the child?
Not studying, an empty mind, how to get promoted and raise salary???
These questions laid before the residents of Xingfu Community.
Like heavy stones pressing down.
That day, Xingfu Community became irritable, no longer 'Xingfu' (happy).
One by one, they were busy with job hunting, chasing their wives, apologizing...
Busy and frantic, tearing at their hair.
The next day—
Various topics trended on hot search.
#On the matter of me being possessed for those few months#
#Boss, listen to me, it wasn't me, I didn't do it#
#Son, listen to me, come back quickly#
Netizens were also having a blast watching the drama.
:"Hahaha, just consider it an early retirement."
:"I still remember the hot search from two months ago—Woman slams resignation letter on boss's face."
:"What's that? Do you remember that news?—Man kicks wife and son out of the house, preferring to be single for life."
:"Pfft, us professionals usually don't laugh hahaha..."
Although they felt sorry for their friends in Xingfu Community.
But thinking about those news reports and their bizarre actions, they couldn't help but laugh hahaha!
They did things they wanted to do but dared not.
But why didn't they dare?
Isn't it because the pleasure was momentary, not eternal?
Too tragic, too difficult!
Netizens clicked their tongues in amazement while munching on the gossip.
Sighing at their misfortune while laughing heartily.
Casually remarking, "Human joys and sorrows are not shared, hhhh..."
...
Later, as the heat of the event continued to rise.
Some people successfully returned to their original companies.
But many more were politely rejected.
Although it was the influence of [Ling] at the time, the presumptuous words spoken to the boss during that period, and the lost business...
...made it difficult to ignore.
Bosses are human, and not philanthropists, they couldn't just laugh it off.
Those who weren't directly told to 'get lost' were considered good-tempered.
Of course,
A small number of people benefited from the misfortune.
They successfully did things they wanted to do but dared not, thus confirming what they truly desired.
And then they went further and further down that path.
…………
Afterward, a netizen compiled the entire sequence of events.
From the introduction of [Ling], to the changes in Xingfu Community, and finally to the streamer.
In the end, they made a summary:
[Everyone has times of annoyance, times when they want to throw caution to the wind.
No matter how much one loves their job, there will be times when their head aches.
No matter how much parents love their children, after a day of their child's fussing, they will have a moment of irritability.
But,
It is precisely because of these small troubles that our lives can be considered complete.
Because work gives us a headache, it is especially joyful when we solve problems and get promoted.
Because children are fussy, it is especially comforting to see them sleeping soundly in bed.
Joy, anger, sorrow, happiness, sour, sweet, bitter, spicy.
These eight characters encapsulate life.
Without any one of them, it is incomplete.
View your life correctly, take fewer detours, and avoid the [shortcuts] you think exist.
Be steady, focus on your goals, and move forward.
This is the right path!]
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'Ding~'
'Ding~'
In Room 1503, Building 5, Luolan Community.
The phone on the bedside table popped up two message notifications.
[Programmer Can't Go Bald (Shen Jie): Hahahaha, Brother Jiang, have you seen the hot search? What a scandal...]
[Programmer Can't Go Bald (Shen Jie): By the way, Brother Jiang, how are things on your end? How's the job the other party introduced?]
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