Chapter 1: The Disaster of Christmas Eve

  At nine o'clock in the evening, a group of mysterious white jade elves suddenly appeared in the sky, jumping happily and finally mischievously turning into crystal clear ice crystals. On Christmas Eve, Mingyang City finally welcomed this winter's first snowfall.

  Under the neon lights, small snowflakes refract into colorful glows. The young people who have already taken to the streets are joyfully and excitedly waving their hands. For them, a little snow on Christmas Eve is absolutely a romantic and emotional thing.

  Li Yang tightened his collar and blew on his reddened hands as he walked quickly towards a fast food restaurant on the bustling pedestrian street.

  After finishing a bowl of hot and spicy beef noodles, Li Yang's body gradually warmed up. Looking at the lively crowd outside, a hint of envy involuntarily appeared in his eyes.

  Christmas Eve was beautiful and joyful, but this joy did not belong to him.

  Li Yang is 24 years old, 1.8 meters tall, fair and clean, neither fat nor thin. After graduating from Mingyang University two years ago, he has been struggling in this city. Mingyang University is a second-class undergraduate university, but under the current situation where most large-scale enterprises nationwide only recognize first-class undergraduate diplomas, Li Yang's second-class undergraduate diploma is not much better than a junior college diploma.

  In late September this year, Li Yang, who had been unemployed for more than two months, successfully entered Anshi Jewelry from the competition of hundreds of people and became an intern salesperson. Anshi Jewelry is the leader among national jewelry companies, I don't know how many people want to get in by any means.

  Although it's just an ordinary internship sales job, the basic salary is high and the commission is quite good, so the monthly salary is still very considerable. Especially after being converted to a regular employee, the basic salary and commission will be greatly improved, and there will also be various additional benefits. Li Yang has calculated that if he can stay in the company stably for three years without leaving, he can own a two-bedroom apartment in Mingyang, a second-tier city.

  Besides, Ming Yang City An's Jewelry is just a branch of the parent company. If you have the ability and performance is good enough, there is still a lot of room for advancement, becoming a high-end golden collar with a house and a car is not impossible.

  However, the premise of all this is to take off the internship hat first. This time, the company recruited five interns and only two people can stay in the end. Among the five people, Li Yang was inferior in both ability and performance, and he had no advantage at all. It's probably very difficult for him to stay.

  An's Jewelry is located in the most prosperous Central Ring Plaza of Mingyang City, and a turn around is the pedestrian street of Mingyang City. After having midnight snacks on the pedestrian street, Li Yang walked along the road again to the widest Jinggang Avenue in Mingyang City, and the company dormitory was in a small district on the other side of Jinggang Avenue.

  "It's so cold, I'll feel better once I get back!" Li Yang quickly ran a few steps, comforting himself because both the company and dormitory had heating, and normally Li Yang didn't wear much. In fact, every day for these few minutes of journey, Li Yang would run, which also served as a form of exercise.

  "Squeak!"

  A red Chevrolet Aveo suddenly stopped beside Li Yang, who stopped and stood still, looking at the exquisite small sedan with a hint of envy. This car was familiar to Li Yang, it belonged to their colleague Wu Xiaoli, who like Li Yang was an intern this time, but the two had vastly different positions in the company.

  Wu Xiaoli is young and beautiful, a graduate of Tsinghua University. In less than three months of internship, her sales performance was twice that of old employees, and she was the most outstanding among five interns. Moreover, there were rumors in the company that they would promote her to assistant manager after the internship period ended.

  An's Jewelry subsidiary has no deputy manager, and the assistant position is equivalent to a deputy manager. In other words, after their probationary period ends, they will become a company leader, while Li Yang is still worried about whether he can stay on after his probationary period.

  "Li Yang, want me to send you a punch!"

  In the car, Wu Xiaoli smiled at Li Yang and said that Wu Xiaoli could be said to be the most beautiful girl in the company. She usually doesn't like to dress up, but her natural beauty is not inferior to those so-called stars. It's just that she always has a bit of arrogance on her face, giving people a sense of distance.

  "Thanks, it's just across from here, no need for you to see me off!" Li Yang rubbed his nose and let out a bitter laugh.

  Wu Xiaoli has many advantages, but these advantages also bring her a disadvantage, that is, she is too proud and likes to show off. Li Yang has always been the least willing to deal with such people, so the two of them usually don't have much contact in the company, I really don't know why Wu Xiaoli would call out to him at this time.

  Wu Xiaoli nodded slightly and smiled at Li Yang, "Alright then, by the way, Manager Zhang asked me to do a performance report for the whole company today. Your results aren't very ideal, you're second to last among the four interns. If this continues, it'll be hard for you to stay in the company after the internship ends!"

  "Thanks Xiaoli, I'll try my best in the last few days!" Li Yang smiled wryly again. Wu Xiaoli hadn't even been formally appointed as an assistant yet, but she was already showing off her official airs.

  "Alright, good. I hope we can continue to work together in the future. Although your performance isn't the best, you're one of the most diligent ones. I'll report all this to Manager Zhang. Okay, go back and rest now, I should head home too!"

  Wu Xiaoli waved her hand and, without paying attention to Li Yang's reaction, rolled up the car window and slowly drove away. Li Yang shook his head again, and if he hadn't accidentally overheard Wu Xiaoli say something similar to another intern yesterday, he might have really felt grateful to her.

  Shaking her head, she didn't want to think about these things. Wu Xiaoli and he were fundamentally different kinds of people, and thinking too much about it was pointless anyway.

  "What a cute girl!"

  Just as he was about to leave, Li Yang couldn't help but call out in a low voice. About ten meters away from Li Yang, a girl wearing a tight black down jacket, about 1.6 meters tall, was walking slowly towards him along the pedestrian path, holding hands with a boy of twelve or thirteen years old.

  The girl in front of him had only a ponytail on her head, no hair clips or necklace. Her bright eyes and smooth white face with a hint of redness walked straight past Li Yang's side.

  The light snow was still falling slowly, and the girl walking in the snow seemed like a fairy who didn't touch a speck of worldly dust. The small snowflakes seemed to be only circling around her, not daring to profane this beautiful fairy.

  "Clear water produces lotus flowers, and natural beauty needs no adornment."

  Li Yang had seen beautiful women before, Wu Xiaoli in their company was one of them. The customers who came to their jewelry store were also not lacking in young and pretty girls. However, the girl in front of him, who didn't wear any accessories but had a clear and pure aura, was someone he had never seen before. This girl was completely different from those ordinary women who couldn't move when they saw diamonds.

  One minute later, Li Yang surprisingly turned around and chased after him, which was absolutely unthinkable for the normally introverted Li Yang.

  "Sister, there's a shooting star!" The little boy beside the girl suddenly shouted, and Li Yang, who was almost walking up to the girl, hastily stopped in his tracks, looking up at the sky to cover up the guilt of following someone.

  In the sky, a bright light was rapidly falling, and Li Yang's attention was immediately drawn to this beautiful meteor. In that instant, he thought of a legend.

  It is said that when a meteor flashes by, if you make a wish, then this wish will definitely come true.

  "Wishing dad and mom good health and longevity!"

  Li Yang quickly recited a phrase in his heart, then smiled at the lingering light. In this extremely short period of time, he didn't think about the job he was about to lose, nor did he think about the girl in front of him. This rare opportunity, Li Yang's first choice was his parents.

  The smile only lasted for a few seconds on Li Yang's face, the next moment he opened his mouth again, the meteor did not disappear, but instead became brighter and brighter, now it was like a fireball that was rushing towards them at an angle.

  "Boom!"

  A loud noise, the ground shook violently for a moment, and a huge cloud of dust suddenly appeared not far in front of Li Yang, with the ground also swaying slightly.

  At this time, there were still many people on the side of the road, most of whom were frightened by the sudden change in front of them. Many girls let out ear-piercing screams, and there were cries everywhere. It was a peaceful night, but there were not a few people playing on the streets.

  Li Yang was half squatting on the ground, staring blankly at the scattered dust in front of him. Within three or four meters from his side was the little boy who had just shouted "Meteor", that little boy's entire body was pressed against the ground, and it was unknown whether he was injured. The pure girl was now sitting dazedly on the other side.

  "Rumble!"

  The ground's shaking suddenly intensified, Li Yang directly knelt on the ground to maintain his body's balance, facing the eerie and unknown danger in front of him, Li Yang's mood became calm instead.

  After a quick check of his own body to make sure he was not injured, Li Yang immediately observed his surroundings. More than half of the streetlights on the road had gone out, but fortunately there were still some lights on. The ground was still shaking and scattered rocks were falling from the sky from time to time. A lot of dust was floating around, and people were running around in a state of panic. Before figuring out what happened, Li Yang decided to observe carefully before making any plans.

  As early as when he was in college, the instructor had given Li Yang a very high evaluation. Among all the students, Li Yang's mentality was the best, being calm and composed in handling matters, which is extremely rare and precious.

  Now, this good mentality is revealed without a doubt, the more chaotic the surroundings are, the calmer Li Yang's heart becomes.

  Li Yang's eyes suddenly widened, a tall electricity pole on the left side of the road was swaying violently and tilting straight towards him. If this thick stone electricity pole were to fall, no matter where it hit, it would be a mess.

  "Damn it!"

  Li Yang cursed silently, ignoring the overhead power pole that was tilting precariously, and stood up straight. The ground was still shaking, and the power pole could fall over at any moment. Standing under a tilted power pole like this was no different from looking for death.

  Li Yang didn't dodge because of the little boy next to him. The little boy was also under the tilted utility pole, and Li Yang could have dodged with one jump, but the little boy had no chance of escaping.

  The pure girl next to the little boy suddenly let out a shrill scream, and the girl seemed to wake up and find the danger around her. In a panic, she went to pull the little boy's body, but in the chaos and tension, she only managed to grab the corner of his clothes. Perhaps just a few seconds later, this little boy would have gone to heaven.

  At the critical moment, Li Yang, who was still staggering on the shaking ground, had already arrived at the little boy's side and directly picked him up to jump outwards. At this very moment, the utility pole that had been tilting to a certain degree finally came crashing down heavily.

  Bang!

  Li Yang only felt a sudden pain in his body, and then he completely lost consciousness. Li Yang's upper body had already dodged, but his arm was scratched by the electric pole, and bright red blood immediately gushed out of his arm, dyeing the little boy's clothes all red.

  The earth suddenly came to a standstill, the dust was still swirling, and the howling continued, but no one noticed that an inconspicuous black light suddenly drilled into Li Yang's injured body from afar.