My organs are too abstract.

[Clear this marker?]

"Yes."

Xu Yuan had a sudden thought and stood quietly to the side to observe.

A scarlet tongue quietly darted out and licked Guang Ge's shiny bald head a few times. Then, as if sensing something, the movement suddenly stopped, and the tip of the tongue slowly retracted.

His left hand hovered above Guang Ge's head, motionless, like a lurking hunter, silently waiting for something.

Take a breath.

Two breaths.

Three breaths.

"Eek—ya—"

A delicate, ethereal female opera voice drifted in from who-knows-where.

Suddenly, a faint shadow slowly rose on Guang Ge's scalp, condensing into a pattern with extremely simple lines yet full of charm, and lightly attached itself to the top of his head.

With just a few strokes, resembling a meticulous brushwork sketch, the painting precisely outlines the figure of a gentle woman.

"What is this?"

Xu Yuan became interested and stared intently at the illusory figure, his expression full of curiosity.

The woman, dressed in an elegant theatrical costume, left only her graceful back view. She gently held a round fan, half-covering her shoulder, her neck slightly lowered, her eyebrows and eyes lowered, standing quietly as before, just like a serene lady in an ancient painting, gentle and reserved.

"Ee-ya-"

A soft, melancholic opera tune drifted in, lingering and tender, carrying a chilling, misty feeling as it enveloped Xu Yuan's ears.

As the opera aria began, the static image of the lady slowly came to life.

She moved with graceful steps, her figure elegant, her eyes lowered, and her face always partially obscured by a round fan. Her every movement exuded the gentle and reserved grace of a young lady from a noble family, as if she were immersed in the world of a play, completely oblivious to her surroundings.

But she didn't notice at all that a person with one hand was silently watching her from the side.

She took a few slow, deliberate steps, then suddenly stopped.

The fan slowly moved away from her shoulder, and she slowly turned her head. At first, her eyelids were drooping heavily, and her thick eyelashes covered her eyes, revealing no light in them.

In an instant, her eyelids lifted slightly, revealing her shy and timid eyes, which were about to burst into laughter—but the next second, she met the crimson, grotesque mouth hanging above her head.

The woman's smile froze abruptly.

The strange mouth on the left palm suddenly opened silently, revealing fine, sharp teeth, as if greeting someone, or perhaps silently grinning.

"babble--"

The opera singing suddenly became sharp and then stopped abruptly. Before she could react, a scarlet tongue suddenly darted out and licked her fiercely!

The faint silhouette of the lady was instantly crushed, turning into specks of light that vanished in an instant.

The scarlet tongue slowly retracted, the grotesque mouth gradually closed, and everything returned to calm.

A line of pale white characters slowly appeared in the void:

This marker has been removed.

"So fast?" Xu Yuan withdrew his hand, somewhat reluctant to say more.

To be honest, the phantom danced quite beautifully, and he was even a little mesmerized by it. But before he could finish watching, the other party was dealt with.

Just now, the moment my left hand suddenly twitched and touched Guang Ge's head, I vaguely sensed that he had been marked by something.

This was the second time Xu Yuan had seen the word "calamity." The first time was with that inexplicable corpse.

Although he didn't know what the mark really meant, his intuition told him that it was probably not a good thing.

Guang Ge is quite an interesting guy. Since Xu Yuan happened to want to ask him for help, he conveniently solved this problem for him. It was a win-win situation and a fair trade.

"Is that phantom figure the owner of the mark? Why did she mark Brother Guang?"

As Xu Yuan's thoughts raced, Guang Ge on the other side felt as if every second was an eternity, his whole body going numb.

He had barely closed his eyes when he felt something warm and moist rubbing against the top of his head, and he froze.

"Holy crap, is that a tongue? No way!"

Guang Ge instantly imagined Xu Yuan excitedly licking his head, and his face turned green.

He said that when they were in the private room, this person kept staring at his head, and it turned out that he had been plotting against him all along!

But he dared not open his eyes.

Because he really didn't know whether he should accept it or not if things really turned out the way he thought.

Of course, Guang Ge also has his bottom line—if the other party tries to do something even more outrageous, he can only cry and say that he has AIDS and beg the other party to let him go.

Guang Ge was torn between his own thoughts and how to arrange his medical records when he heard Xu Yuan's voice: "Alright, you can open your eyes now."

Guang Ge felt as if he had been granted a pardon and carefully lifted his eyelids.

The expectant look of Xu Yuan's covetous gaze did not appear, but he still subconsciously took a step back, subtly distancing himself from Xu Yuan, and looked at him warily.

"What's with that expression?" Xu Yuan was puzzled. Seeing that he seemed completely unaware of what had just happened, he asked curiously, "Did you feel anything just now?"

"What does it feel like?" Guang's heart skipped a beat. "Damn, is it really that weird? They need to ask me what it feels like?"

He felt humiliated, but still forced a smile and cautiously asked, "Was it...was it comfortable?"

"What nonsense! Who asked you that?" Xu Yuan said, speechless. "I asked if you heard anything."

"What did you hear?" Guang Ge asked, puzzled, but replied honestly, "Nothing."

"Was I the only one who heard that voice? Couldn't Guang-ge hear it?"

Xu Yuan thought about it for a moment and decided that it was a good thing, so he didn't bother to worry about it too much.

He thought for a moment, then pointed to the baton in Guang Ge's hand: "Don't let anyone else know about this."

"Understood, brother." Guang nodded quickly, then suddenly seemed to remember something and lowered his voice to remind him, "But that girl from before seems to have followed us and seen us. She's the short-haired girl who was with you."

"I will tell her."

Guang nodded, but seemed somewhat distracted, his expression shifting several times. Finally, unable to contain his curiosity, he asked in a low voice, "Brother, can I ask what you were doing just now?"

"I've solved a problem for you."

"Trouble?" Guang Ge was slightly taken aback.

He didn't know if it was just psychological, but he did feel much more relaxed, and a vague discomfort deep in his heart seemed to have disappeared.

Seeing that Xu Yuan didn't intend to explain further, Guang Ge wisely refrained from asking any more questions and honestly replied, "Thank you, brother."

On the other side, inside the private room.

Seeing Tang Xinxin run back to the private room with a shocked expression, Jiang Yueyao couldn't help but ask, "Xinxin, where did you run off to?"

"Shh, don't speak, Yueyao, I need to calm down."

Tang Xinxin's expression shifted between conflict and excitement, her brows furrowing and relaxing repeatedly, leaving Jiang Yueyao speechless. She shook her head and said, "She's acting all mysterious."

At this moment, Chen Jun approached with a shameless grin, saying, "Yue Yao..."

Jiang Yueyao was playing on her phone, not even lifting her eyelids, and didn't even bother to send an emoji.

In her view, no matter what, a man should at least have some sense of responsibility.

If Chen Jun had acted more assertive and less cowardly, she might have thought more highly of him. Instead, he resorted to tantrums and throwing a tantrum to solve his problems, showing absolutely no masculinity, which was truly repulsive.

On the other hand, Xu Yuan remained calm throughout, stepping in front of everyone several times to resolve problems, and seemed to be a very reliable person.

But... why did he touch someone else's head?

Thinking of that scene, she couldn't help but smile slightly.

"Yueyao?" Chen Jun called out again, unwilling to give up. "Xu Menghan's concert tickets..."

"Don't mention the tickets, I'll figure it out myself." Jiang Yueyao glanced at him coldly, her tone distant. "Also, don't call me Yueyao. We're not actually that close. I didn't argue with you before only out of politeness. Finally, please stay away from me, thank you."

Chen Jun felt as if he had been struck by lightning. His lips moved, but he said nothing. He turned around dejectedly and shrank into a corner.

A silence fell over the private room.

Just then, footsteps and voices came from the doorway.

"Haha, Brother Xu and I are truly kindred spirits today!"

"Hehe, Brother Guang, you're too kind."

Xu Yuan and Guang Ge walked in one after the other, and they even seemed to be chatting and laughing.

"Cough cough..."

As soon as Guang entered the door, he immediately reverted to his previous arrogant and unruly demeanor.

He looked at Chen Jun and said in a deep voice, "I'll give this brother some face and grant you a few more days. If you can't pay back by then, you know the consequences yourself. Get out of here!"

After saying that, he nodded slightly to Xu Yuan, turned around and left with his underlings, his steps seemingly hurried, as if he was in a hurry to run away.

One of the henchmen asked疑惑地问道, "Boss, why are you running so fast?"

Guang looked back and whispered, "Someone's after your brother's head. Don't you think we should run?"

"What?!" the henchman roared in fury. "Someone wants to kill you? Is it that little bastard Chen Jun? I'll get him when I get back!"

"Shh, it has nothing to do with him."

"Not him?" The henchman was taken aback. "Then who wanted to kill you?"

"It's not that they want to kill me, it's just..." Guang Ge scratched his head, hesitating to speak.

"What is it?"

"Snapped!"

"Enough with the nonsense!" Brother Guang slapped his underling on the head, saying irritably, "Just go when I tell you to. Why are you worrying about all this? Go!"

Guang and his group gradually walked away.

Inside the private room, everyone looked at Xu Yuan with surprise.

Chen Jun opened his mouth, and said in a barely audible voice, "Thank you."

Everyone looked at Chen Jun with complicated expressions, then looked at Xu Yuan in surprise, completely baffled as to how he had done it.

Xu Yuan nodded to everyone and smiled, "It's alright, everyone continue playing."

Li Da gave a thumbs-up and shouted, "Brother Yuan is awesome!"

Liu Cheng also praised, "Brother Yuan truly lives up to his reputation as a romantic; his actions are truly extraordinary!"

After a barrage of compliments from his roommates, he grabbed the microphone and started singing loudly, making the room lively again.

Xu Yuan sat down next to Tang Xinxin and stared intently at her.

Tang Xinxin held her phone, playing games as if nothing was wrong, her eyes focused, only occasionally glancing quickly and discreetly at Xu Yuan.

"Stop pretending," Xu Yuan said helplessly, his voice low so only the two of them could hear, "You saw it all?"

Tang Xinxin couldn't keep up the act any longer. Her eyes sparkled, and she lowered her voice, asking, "Are you Superman?"

"no."

"Is that a superhero?"

"No, that's not it. Stop guessing, can we keep this a secret?"

"No problem!" Tang Xinxin nodded, a hint of anticipation in her eyes, and whispered, "Hehe, does that mean... we have a little secret between us?"

"……Calculate."

Tang Xinxin asked a few more questions out of curiosity, but Xu Yuan gave her perfunctory answers. It wasn't until she pouted and puffed out her cheeks, looking like she was "angry and ignoring you," that he looked down at his left hand and fell into deep thought.

"Could it be that this hand's previous bizarre behavior actually had some deeper meaning? Did I misunderstand it before?"

The thought had barely formed when his left hand suddenly rose without warning and uncontrollably and gently rested on Tang Xinxin's leg.

Xu Yuan: "..."

"...I shouldn't have had any illusions about you, you idiot."

Tang Xinxin was still sulking, feeling that Xu Yuan was ignoring her and speaking without any sincerity. She was also wondering if she had done something wrong.

The next second she felt a heat on her leg, and then she saw Xu Yuan place his hand on her leg.

"ah!"

Tang Xinxin froze abruptly, her cheeks flushing bright red. She was both ashamed and flustered, and instinctively pushed his hand away gently, her voice soft and annoyed: "What...what are you doing?!"

"..."

Even though Xu Yuan's noodles are not what they used to be, they were still a little unable to hold back at this moment.

He was momentarily at a loss for words, and could only bite the bullet and say, "Your legs are rounded and your bone structure is quite unique..."

He only managed to say two sentences before he couldn't continue making up a story and was about to honestly apologize.

Tang Xinxin kept a straight face as she listened to his serious nonsense, but in the end she couldn't help but burst out laughing.

"I know, my legs are shapely and my bone structure is unique..." she teased, with a hint of pride. "You're probably thinking that my legs are the best you've ever seen in a century, and you can't help but say it, right?"

"Uh..." Xu Yuan was momentarily speechless.

"Hmph." Tang Xinxin blinked. "That's great, I'll accept it."

She offered a way out, which immediately eased the awkward atmosphere.

Xu Yuan looked into her beautiful eyes, took a deep breath, and explained earnestly, "I'm sorry, that's not what I meant..."

Before he could finish speaking...

His left hand rose again and placed on Tang Xinxin's leg—a second time.

Xu Yuan: "..."

Tang Xinxin: "..."

Xu Yuan was still staring at Tang Xinxin, while his roommates, who were watching the scene unfold, were dumbfounded.

Liang Xiaolong muttered, "Damn, Lao Xu... no, Brother Yuan is awesome."

Li Da's chubby face was filled with disbelief: "Didn't they just meet for the first time today? How did the plot jump to this point? Brother Long, do you think we missed an episode?"

Liu Cheng was already kneeling on the ground, muttering to himself while taking notes on his phone.

Jiang Yueyao, unable to contain her curiosity any longer, asked, "What are you doing?"

Liu Cheng honestly replied, "I'm learning Brother Yuan's dating skills."

"Then why are you kneeling on the ground?"

"This course is so amazing, I won't feel at ease unless I listen to it on my knees."

"...So what did you learn?"

Liu Cheng looked up, his face sincere: "Touch my leg."

Even Jiang Yueyao, with her aloof personality, couldn't help but twitch her eye.

She realized that Zhao Ze's roommates were all talented, except for Zhao Ze, who was relatively normal.

"boom--"

As she was mentally complaining, suddenly, the door to the private room was pushed open, and an Ultraman, with a captivating gait, darted in through the doorway.

"Ta-da! Brothers, don't I look handsome... Holy crap?!" Ultraman said smugly, then suddenly exclaimed, "Brother Yuan, what are you doing?!"

"well……"

Jiang Yueyao looked at the Ultraman jumping around, and then at Li Da and the others inside the house who were shouting "666" and even yelling "Dad, can I borrow it for a bit?" She sighed helplessly.

She looked around and felt that humanity had been utterly defeated, and that she was the only normal person in the whole world.

"Destroy it, I'm tired."