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 in 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 he had to sharpen his skills first before he could work on 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 to 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. He asked Jacob for the car key and drove straight to the Emgrand Group, s

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

replied, then went outside the car and smoked while waiting.

called him and asked, "Mr. Wade, are you here at the

asked curiously, "How do

office, I saw

up instinctively and asked again with a smile, "Is there something

to report to you about the company's recent development." 2 Charlie pondered her remarks. Indeed, he hadn't gotten involved with the company lately. As the chairman, he couldn't be oblivious about the company's business and progress, so he said, "Okay, wait for me, I'll come up

to your office, I'll meet

"Okay."

Charlie strode into the building, got on the elevator, and went straight to the chairman's office on the

exited the elevator and headed towards his office,

she bumped into a familiar figure as soon as she left her

that the figure was unusually similar to the mysterious man on

be the chairman that she had been always eager to meet? Did he finally come

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