After a while, Charlie felt a burst of energy surging through his body as if stimulating all of his senses, bones, and blood.
It was Reiki! 1
When he looked at the stone again, Charlie found that the stone seemed to be absorbing all the spiritual energy that it didn't look any different from a normal lifeless stone.
He tried to perform the cultivation method recorded i n the "Apocalyptic Book” but he couldn't extract the Reiki from the stone anymore. 4
Dejected, he put the stone back in his pocket.
Intuitively, he felt that the stone was extraordinary, but he had no way to examine it now. It seemed that h e had to sharpen his skills first before he could work o n the stone again. 1
He hurried to take a bath as he was sticky from the profuse sweating. It was already over 5 pm when he finished the bath, and that's when Claire called him. 2
On the phone, Claire told Charlie that she was in the middle of the meeting with the Emgrand Group about the project details and that she didn’t drive today due t o the road space rationing restriction, hence, she wanted Charlie to fetch her at the Emgrand Group with her father's BMW 530. 4
Charlie obliged to his wife's request wholeheartedly. H e asked Jacob for the car key and drove straight to the Emgrand Group, s
He took out his phone and called Claire’s number as soon as he arrived at the main entrance of the company. Claire didn't answer his call, instead, she quickly sent him a text message that said, "Charlie, I'm still in the meeting with the project team, please wait for me downstairs for a while, thank you.”
"Alright, I'll wait for you downstairs,” Charlie replied, then went outside the car and smoked while waiting. 5
At this moment, Doris, the vice-chairman of the Emgrand Group, called him and asked, "Mr. Wade, are you here at the company?"
Charlie asked curiously, "How do you know?"
"I'm in my office, I saw your car." 2
Charlie looked up instinctively and asked again with a smile, "Is there something you want to discuss with m e?"
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