Regarding the matter of awakening lightning abilities after transformation

"Hmm~ I'm a little confused whether you've already gotten home or you're already bent over like a mosquito coil..." The girl sat up straight on the sofa, letting out a soft moan of pleasure.

"You understood the first hint, so why can't you understand the second?"

"What...does it mean?" Gu Cheng had barely uttered the words when she vaguely guessed what the other person wanted to say.

Gu Chengyan pressed the back of his hand to his forehead and sighed almost imperceptibly, "That sentence could be used as a confession, why are you asking me what it means..."

"Confess, confess..." The voice in my mind grew fainter and fainter, almost inaudible. "That... it should just be concern between friends..."

When Su Wanxi spoke those words slowly and deliberately, Gu Cheng did feel some inappropriate emotions well up inside her, but she simply brushed them aside, unwilling to dwell on them.

"Friend? You should know Su Wanxi better than I do..."

Su Wanxi is indeed not a warm person, or rather, not the kind of person who would say these things to a friend...

"Is it really possible that she... likes me?"

"Of course." Qin Kexin was also Su Wanxi's friend, but Gu Chengyan had never seen her often take Su Wanxi home or lend her clothes.

"..." Feeling that she could move again, Gu Cheng bent her legs and pressed her cheeks against her knees.

"I like Su Wanxi." Her fingertips caressed her skin, and her fair and delicate toes curled slightly.

"I can tell..."

Even if she doesn't like me, I still want to try to pursue her.

If she really is Gu Cheng, if she still has time...

......

"What do you want to eat tonight?" Her long, curled eyelashes fluttered as the girl bent down and pulled her white rabbit slippers from under the coffee table. Having neither the appetite nor the inclination to think about it, Gu Cheng passed the problem to Gu Chengyan.

"casual..."

"How about we have some fruit? There are apples and pears in the fridge."

"Okay." She put her jeans back on the sofa and walked into the kitchen in her sandals.

Gu Chengyan: "If I were willing to give you my body... what would you do?" Her tone was extremely complicated, as if she had gone through several struggles.

Gu Cheng was halfway through turning the tap when she suddenly paused.

"...I don't know." She held the apple steady again as the water cascaded down, her fair wrist trembling slightly from the cold water.

"And, is this... pity for me?" Gu Cheng asked her expressionlessly, taking a bite of the washed apple.

"Yes."

"Then I accept." The words had barely left her lips when a tacit silence fell over them.

After finishing the apple, Gu Chengyan chuckled, "Dream on..."

It was still Gu Cheng's familiar tone, as always, asking for a beating.

"Oh right, the video." After resting on the sofa for a moment, Gu Cheng remembered the three rules she had agreed upon with Su Wanxi.

I took out my phone, put on a light jacket, and started recording after confirming that my attire was appropriate.

"Su Wanxi...I just had dinner..." At someone's request, Gu Cheng chatted a few more words in the video, and finally made a lightning bolt peace sign.

Chapter 117, Section 119: Long Time No See

"Ladies and gentlemen, the plane is descending. Please return to your seats, fasten your seatbelts, and adjust your seatbacks to the normal position..."

A silver-gray plane swooped down through the thick clouds, and Su Wanshan raised the back of her hand and quietly looked out the window.

Lanjiang... He had only visited this famous commercial city a handful of times in his twenty-three-year career, and this trip abroad made it his fourth.

As the buildings and trees gradually enlarged, Su Wanshan closed her eyes and waited for the plane to land.

After a brief period of turbulence and ringing in the ears, the Boeing 767 successfully landed at Lanjiang International Airport.

"Someone will pick me up when I get off the plane. After you get your luggage, go and arrange your hotel. I'll contact you later." After giving instructions to her secretary, who was dressed in an office lady style, Su Wanshan unbuckled her seatbelt and boarded the airport bus.

After turning off airplane mode, dozens of text messages popped up on my phone instantly, the first one being from Su Wanxi.

Sister: "Where are you...? Should I come find you?"

Su Wanshan glanced at the time in the upper right corner; the flight was seven minutes and twenty seconds slower than expected.

"I just got off the plane and am heading towards the exit. Just wait for me where I am." The man slightly adjusted his collar, tied his blue-gray tie, and followed the flow of people forward.

Sister: "Yes, I'm at Exit 21."

Not long after, Su Wanshan spotted a beautiful figure in the crowd.

Su Wanxi wore an apricot-colored trench coat today, which perfectly accentuated her tall and slender figure of 1.7 meters. A light yellow round-neck knit sweater revealed her delicate collarbone just right. Below, she wore a light blue pleated skirt that didn't reach her knees, and her fair and slender legs were encased in sheer stockings, which were smooth, delicate, and beautifully shaped. Her slender feet were clad in a pair of black Martin boots, adding a touch of playfulness to her elegance.

Upon seeing a familiar face, Su Wanxi took off her round hat, her long, jet-black hair flowing smoothly over her shoulders.

"Welcome to Lanjiang~" She parted her cherry lips slightly and extended her hand gracefully.

"You've become even more beautiful in the past six months." Feeling the jade-like texture on her hand, Su Wanshan smiled slightly at the girl in front of her.

"Hmm, didn't that secretary come along?" Su Wanxi smiled, her clear eyes brimming with laughter.

"I told her to arrange the hotel affairs first... After so long, the second thing you said was to tease your brother?" Su Wanshan twitched the corner of her mouth and gently released her hand.

......

After getting off the car, the two arrived at a French restaurant in the city center. The cold dishes had already been prepared in advance by Su Wanxi, just waiting for the guests to start their banquet.

"Why did you suddenly think of me?" Su Wanshan was the eldest son in his family and rarely had the opportunity to leave Beidu. Su Wanxi asked softly, propping herself up on her arm.

"Of course I miss my younger sister..." Su Wanshan draped her suit jacket over the back of the chair and slowly untied her tie.

"If you just wanted to come see me, would you need to bring a briefcase and a secretary?" Su Wanxi said with a smile, revealing her true intentions.

"Part of it is for work, but seeing you is the main reason." After not seeing each other for half a year, Su Wanshan really missed him.

After he finished speaking, he took out an exquisite gift box tied with a ribbon from his briefcase.

The gift box was about half a foot long, with a string of characters in white on a black background. Su Wanxi recognized that it meant "blessing" in French.

"Jean-Christophe, a custom edition I had someone buy for me in France." Inside the gift box lay a thick, gold-embossed book with Jean-Christophe's name on the cover.

"What is this?" Su Wanxi noticed a green sycamore leaf embedded at the bottom of the gift box.

“In Cramsey, the hometown of Romain Rolland, there is a river that flows through the town. The designer of the custom edition made specimen bookmarks from the leaves of the plane trees near the river.”

Su Wanxi held it up and examined it carefully, and could vaguely see the veins of the leaves.

"Thank you~" Hearing the girl's thanks, Su Wanshan just smiled casually. Unlike other young ladies of the same age who liked perfume and jewelry, his pretty younger sister could only ask for help to order some unique little gifts from abroad.

As soothing piano music filled the air, Su Wanshan leaned back in her wooden chair, completely relaxed.

"I originally wanted to invite you to eat somewhere else, but unfortunately they're closed at lunchtime." After accepting the gift box, Su Wanxi handed the menu to the man.

"Not open... which restaurant is it?" Su Wanshan took the menu and pen and asked the other person curiously.

"Hmm... a place that isn't too big." The spicy crayfish and garlic eggplant there were delicious. Su Wanxi suddenly thought of something, and a warm smile appeared on her lips.

Su Wanshan casually ordered a few dishes, and inadvertently caught a glimpse of the light in her younger sister's eyes.

"This should be enough." She seemed to remember something... and was so happy... Su Wanshan was somewhat surprised.

"Okay." Su Wanxi then checked off a few more dishes and handed the menu back to the waiter.

......

I'll bring Gu Cheng here another day; maybe she'll like the atmosphere... Su Wanxi picked up her wine glass, pressed her red lips to the rim, and took a sip of champagne.

"Have you had any problems at work lately?" Su Wanshan cut off a piece of foie gras, the mushroom sauce staining the porcelain plate a light dark brown.

He knew that Lanjiang had entered the so-called "frequent outbreak period," and Su Wanxi was the leader of the Lanjiang City Special Action Group, so her work would naturally not be easy.

"It's all fine, but we might have to get up at night frequently to deal with emergencies." At least we have a few more support members, so we won't have to do everything ourselves like before.

Su Wanxi parted her lips slightly, her cherry-pink lips becoming even more moist from the alcohol she had been drinking.

"Do you have insomnia?" Excessive work pressure is a trigger for insomnia. Su Wanshan used to wake up in the middle of the night frequently, and it usually took three to four cigarettes to solve the problem.

"...No." Su Wanxi shook her head; her sleep quality was much better than it had been a year ago.

Wait... The Western-style knife made a clinking sound as it touched the porcelain plate, and Su Wanxi's pert eyelashes trembled slightly.

When did it start... that she stopped having nightmares night after night... that the shadows hidden deep in her mind gradually blurred, and that she could hardly remember them unless she deliberately thought about them?

"I'm going to the restroom, you eat first." Just then, Su Wanshan pushed back her chair, put on her suit jacket, and left the private room.

“…” After staring at the steak on her plate for a long time, Su Wanxi gently stroked her wrist, her white fingers bending and stretching in front of her eyes.

My handbag, which I had been keeping nearby, vibrated slightly. The girl released her wrist and took out her phone from a hidden compartment.

"Orange" sent you a video. The first frame of the video shows Gu Cheng sitting at the dining table in her pajamas, her light brown pupils slightly bright.

Was it after she joined the Hermit Bureau... or even earlier...? A touch of the finger, and the video started playing.

Chapter 118, Section 120: The Prophet

After wetting the glass lenses and wiping them clean with a special eyeglass cloth, Su Wanshan tidied her clothes and slowly walked back to the private room.

Pulling out the chair, the girl sitting opposite held her phone, her cherry-pink lips slightly upturned, her clear and bright eyes reflecting tiny, glass-like sparkles.

Su Wanxi narrowed her eyes, her fair fingertips supporting the phone stand, seemingly unaware that the man had returned.

Su Wanshan looked down at the girl and asked in a subtle tone, "Boyfriend?"

As she grew older, Su Wanxi's personality became increasingly aloof. In Su Wanshan's memory, very few things could make her so lost in thought...

Could it really be some troublesome brat...? Su Wanshan doesn't oppose free love, but the thought of her beautiful younger sister, whom she's watched grow up, suddenly wanting to throw herself into someone else's arms makes her feel uneasy.

“A woman…” Su Wanxi explained softly, just as Gu Cheng’s clear voice came through the screen.

"Eat less takeout...it's not good for your health." After glancing at it a few more times, Su Wanxi turned off her phone and put it back in her purse.

"Her voice is very pleasant." Su Wanshan finally breathed a sigh of relief and was happy about the girl's change.

With such a caring best friend, Su Wanxi must have had a good six months...