Took a look at the phone and couldn’t help but raise an eyebrow. It was the manager of their company’s administrative departnt, an easygoing woman with strong capabilities, but she loved matchmaking.
To put it bluntly, she enjoyed playing matchmaker, and purely did it as a hobby without charging anything. All the older singles in the company were her key targets, especially stubborn cases like Li Qing, who hadn’t found a girlfriend in four years at the company.
Yet, this administrative lady was undeterred, failing again and again, but persistently trying.
Li Qing truly admired this hardworking administrative lady while also feeling exasperated.
Until one ti, the administrative lady accompanied him personally and witnessed Li Qing’s conversational skills, such chilling discussions that even she couldn’t salvage. After a period of silence, she finally shifted to underground work.
After so thought, he answered the call.
"Hello, Sister Li, have you eaten?" Li Qing greeted with a smile.
Sister Li got straight to the point, "Xiao Qing, I arranged a eting on Saturday with my seventh uncle’s third niece’s cousin’s uncle’s son’s classmate nad Chen Chencheng. This girl is quite attractive, hasn’t dated from childhood till now, and I matched your compatibility using her birthday, zodiac sign, and personality. You two have a match rate of at least over ninety percent.
et at Good Gather and Scatter, A17 seat, at 5 PM on Saturday, don’t forget!"
Li Qing answered helplessly, "Sister Li, are you sure you still want to et? I don’t think I can do it."
Usually, he communicated normally, even got along well with many female colleagues in the company, but when it ca to relationship issues, everything changed.
He had seen a psychologist before, and the doctor, plump and brainy, told him it was ’Opposite-Sex Communication Disorder Syndro,’ then emotionlessly took two thousand yuan from him.
"No, you can do it, you have to believe in yourself!" Sister Li’s voice was firm and unwavering, "Don’t worry, the girl on the other side is also what you call a conversation terminator, or in today’s online jargon, an indestructible steel maiden! I think you two will have common topics to talk about! She cos from a good family and has a decent job."
"I..."
"It’s decided, no matter the outco, you have to try first to know the result. Standing still here won’t help, you’re already in your thirties..."
"I got it, Sister Li, I’ll be there on Saturday!"
After hanging up the phone, Li Qing sighed deeply. Honestly, he wasn’t getting any younger, so it was indeed ti to start.
Even though he was already learning magic, gradually stepping onto a path different from ordinary people, after studying these days, he also realized that the road to magic wasn’t easy. All powerful mages have extraordinary talents, and so are even fortunate enough to have various opportunities.
Finally, Li Qing sighed deeply again, realizing he had ended up passively accepting a problematic woman as his match.
Having ended up like this, Li Qing felt his life was a failure, a rather significant failure.
Casting aside all these unnecessary thoughts, Li Qing waited silently for midnight.
He checked the ti; with less than three minutes left, he placed the admission notification scroll on the open ground, then put on his hood, hiding his face in shadow.
Three minutes slipped by in a flash.
The magic runes on the scroll began to surge rapidly, writhing like maggots, finally forming a black rift overhead large enough for a person to pass through.
Li Qing stood silent for a mont, hesitated, took a deep breath of Long Qi, and carefully stepped forward, holding his breath as he entered.
...
...
Dark!
Gloomy!
Whether it was the heavy clouds seemingly about to press down from above or the slightly pungent air with a hint of rotting flesh sll.
The first thing that caught his eye was a wide road paved with brownish-yellow bricks, flanked by unnad tall trees with leaves moving without wind, seemingly swaying lightly in sync with rhythmic breathing.
Though the description might seem sowhat problematic, this was precisely the feeling Li Qing got.
These trees were alive.
And fifty ters down the road was an impressive-looking gate, made of red bricks stacked piece by piece, with two large iron gates pushed outward, revealing a towering building.
To Li Qing, the entire Magic Academy exuded a dark and sinister aura; this classroom seed like a slumbering beast waiting to devour.
The most crucial part was that, despite it being midnight, it was dayti here.
Yes, dayti, although the sky was extrely gloomy, and in Li Qing’s feeling, it concealed sothing.
"Is this the legendary Gray Magic Academy?"
A high-pitched, excited voice suddenly brought Li Qing back to his senses.
While he was focused on the Academy, he hadn’t realized that several people had appeared around him.
All these people were dressed in black robes with hoods, hiding their faces in the shadows, making them unclear to see.
While these people were still discussing Gray Magic Academy, Li Qing quietly moved back and blended into the group.
Standing out too much at the front, Li Qing, who has always disliked showing off, didn’t feel comfortable.
After a while, a figure in a black robe walked forward, and as all fourteen people began moving, Li Qing silently followed.
In a strange environnt, don’t do anything too conspicuous.
Shooting birds with the first whistle.
This was the wisdom Li Qing gained from his career over the years; he understood where his skills stood and positioned himself so that he wasn’t conspicuous, yet still indispensable to the company.
Thus, he had remained unremarkable from graduation till now.
"Jes, why do we have to wear these black robes and have to put on the hood?"
A petite female figure nearby murmured softly.
Li Qing acted as if oblivious, continuing to walk at his pace, though his ears were pricked up secretly.
"Hey, don’t put yourself in trouble; the last person who tried that was eaten by a scarecrow!"
Jes, next to her, softly reprimanded and complained, "Anna, you have to understand the price we paid to co here. This isn’t your palace or private playground. We’re just students here, so you need to adjust your mindset."
"I know, I know! I’ll be careful."
Anna waved a bit impatiently.
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