The young man, with a roguish air about him, turned around and saw the sharp blade so close to his face. He instantly raised his hands, his eyelids twitching. "Madam, don't get agitated."
"The fat man died because of your plan." The woman's face was grim.
“I am also very sorry that this accident happened, so I would like to ask you to help me send my condolences to his family.” Yuan Shijie carefully took out a check from his pocket and handed it over.
The woman took the check, glanced at the number, and her expression remained displeased. "He has no family."
“Then you are his family.” Yuan Shijie remained calm, keeping his hand raised.
The woman stared at him in silence for a moment, then put away the mantis knife and placed the check into her pocket.
Yuan Shijie's gaze swept over the other man's arm, which had become indistinguishable from a normal person's. He couldn't help but swallow hard, wiped the cold sweat from his forehead, and found a seat. "I want to ask what exactly happened that day. Was Fatty killed by that Cheng Fei?"
"I don't know, he was already dead when I got back." The woman snorted and sat down.
"You didn't help him?" Yuan Shijie asked, puzzled.
"You think I don't want to? I've met other competitors." The woman seemed to have been stirred up by annoyed memories.
"Are there other people who are your rivals?" Yuan Shijie asked, puzzled.
"It might be another apostle." A hint of confusion flashed in the woman's eyes.
"There are other apostles?" Yuan Shijie was stunned.
"Don't ask questions you shouldn't ask." The woman gave him a cold glance.
“I understand.” Yuan Shijie quickly lowered his head and cleared his throat. “In any case, the goal has been barely achieved. Song Xuejun is dead, and the board of directors will hold a by-election soon. I can fill this seat.”
"I hope you succeed, otherwise I won't be able to explain Fatty's situation back home." The woman stared at him, her eyes devoid of emotion.
"Rest assured, madam, the Yuan family is well prepared." Yuan Shijie said with a solemn expression.
After some time, the young man left the suite.
“Madman…” Stepping into the elevator, he let out a heavy sigh of relief, loosened his collar to let in some fresh air, and stared at the red numbers descending on the elevator wall, muttering to himself, “Cheng Fei, what kind of monster are you?”
……
Over the next few days, Cheng Fei spent his spare time in the garage dismantling the fat man's remains.
During this time, Nagasaki Asuna came over several times on her own. When he sat at the workbench and focused on studying the wreckage, the girl knelt on the ground and studied him intently.
It is also worth mentioning that his fund received an unexpected large influx of funds, totaling more than one billion, which seems to have been subscribed by the important figures who escaped from the fire that day.
This delighted Liu Tao and his two colleagues, who were part of the management team. They invited relevant Lin's employees to a dinner party, followed by a karaoke session and late-night snack to celebrate until midnight. However, Cheng Fei only participated in the first half of the celebration.
Until Friday.
The National College Entrance Examination (Gaokao) will be held from Monday to Wednesday next week. First and second-year students at Yinghua High School will enjoy a three-day holiday, but at the cost of emptying classrooms to serve as examination venues.
As the bell rang for the end of the last period in the afternoon, the students of Class 6, Grade 1, arranged their desks and chairs under the direction of their class monitor, who had long, straight black hair.
Cheng Fei also participated, although the physical labor he was doing was providing him with very little experience in terms of physical attributes.
After putting the last table away, the boy packed up his things and left the classroom.
At this moment, Zhou Han pulled Ruan Jingyi along and ran up to him. The petite girl had a mysterious expression on her face. "Cheng Fei, Cheng Fei, can you come here for a second?"
"What's wrong?" The boy followed her to a corner of the corridor.
Zhou Han took out a flat, pink gift box with a girlish feel from behind her back and handed it to the boy, saying, "This is for you."
"Why are you suddenly giving me something?" Cheng Fei was confused.
"This is what Ruan Jingyi and I bought with our wages. Open it and take a look." The girl was full of energy.
Cheng Fei remembered that the two of them had been working as real technology interns for a month. According to the salary they had casually made up, they were each entitled to three thousand yuan. Nagasaki Asuna had probably transferred the money to them.
The boy ripped off the ribbon bow, opened the gift box, and found something that looked like a tablet computer inside.
"What is this?" the boy asked, raising an eyebrow.
"E-reader," Zhou Han quickly said, turning on the screen for him.
"E-reader?" Cheng Fei watched as the gray screen changed, displaying black text that did not emit light and had a texture like ink.
"Because you read books every day, we thought if you had electronic materials, you could use this to read them, which is better for your eyes. What do you think? Isn't it great?" The petite girl raised her chin, her face full of smug anticipation for praise.
"I have a lot of electronic materials to review, this is great, thank you." Cheng Fei accepted the items and smiled at the two of them.
"Hehe, right? But even though this is good, remember to rest more and protect your eyesight." Zhou Han stood on tiptoe and patted the boy's head with a smile.
After saying goodbye to the two, the boy arrived at the school gate parking lot.
A cool, aloof girl with long, dark hair stood next to Panamera, glancing at his expressionless face. "Too slow."
"Sorry, something came up and I was held up for a bit." Cheng Fei opened the car door for her and got into the driver's seat himself.
Shen Xi got into the car and noticed the gift box in his hand. She frowned slightly and asked, "What's this?"
"A gift." The boy placed the item in the back seat.
"Who sent it?" The girl narrowed her eyes slightly.
"Zhou Han and Ruan Jingyi." The young man drove off nonchalantly.
"They're really enthusiastic towards you, Cheng Fei, giving you gifts for no reason." The girl sneered.
"It wasn't exactly out of nowhere. They got paid, so I guess it was a way of thanking me? They gave me an e-reader. Please don't look like I'm cheating on you, Ms. Shen, although this sensitive attitude from a wife is kind of cute." The boy smacked his lips.
"Cheng Feiyu is talking nonsense again. No one here is your wife. Besides, you know very well how much they like you. I advise you to be careful." Shen Xi looked ahead, not without disgust.
"Teacher Shen, you're really something else. Let's get down to business." The young man casually turned the steering wheel.
"What important business is it?" The girl glanced at him coldly.
"Based on my hard work in the garage these past few days, I've gained some new insights into the Apostles," Cheng Fei said with a hint of pride.
"Ha, so-called hard work just means calling over vixens every day to fool around until midnight."
"Teacher Shen, I must state that Nana went there by herself; I absolutely did not invite her." The boy's expression hardened.
"Yes, it's really convenient to keep such a vixen who doesn't require any effort, is always willing to fawn over you, has good looks, and is obedient to satisfy all kinds of filthy desires." Shen Xi's smile became even colder.
"Teacher Shen, please don't say that. Let's get to the point." The boy coughed lightly. "I've examined the wreckage, and so far I haven't found any obvious signs of alien technology."
"Cheng Fei, tell me, do you prefer the vixen's top or bottom?" Shen Xi gritted her teeth.
"Teacher Shen, have you been secretly taking extra classes lately, learning things you shouldn't be learning?" The boy realized something and was surprised.
"I'm sorry, I just wanted to systematically learn about this topic out of necessity. To be honest, I regret it now. Knowing about these things makes me want to vomit." The girl frowned, as if bad memories had been stirred up.
"If I may ask, could you interpret my so-called 'out of necessity' as you preparing to help me...?" The boy carefully chose his words.
"Cheng Fei, don't show that eager reaction, or I'll give up." The girl's pure, dark eyes became empty.
"Okay, then never mind. Thank you for your hard work." The boy zipped up his mouth, looking at him with reverence.
"What were the results of your research on the wreckage?" Shen Xi's tone remained unchanged.
"The design is very advanced, but it's still within the realm of what Earth's technology can explain," Cheng Fei quickly said.
"That is, it was accomplished using Earth's technology." The girl pinched her chin.
“That’s right, so thankfully, our enemy is still Earthlings, as expected.” The boy nodded.
“But they couldn’t have mastered this technology on their own; it must have come from somewhere.” Shen Xi said thoughtfully.
"The truth is still to be uncovered. Tang Yu told me that if I want to know everything, I can go play in the corridor. I'll contact her again in a while. Maybe I'll have a chance to join her organization."
"That's Cheng Feiyu for you. His first thought when facing an enemy is to surrender," Shen Xi sneered.
"Teacher Shen, what are you saying? Tang Yu isn't necessarily an enemy. Besides, infiltrating the enemy's ranks would be much easier than a direct confrontation. Don't worry, even if there really is an empress on the other side who's even cuter than you, I will still be loyal to you." Cheng Fei said seriously.
739. The two arrived at the psychiatric ward.
"Cheng Fei, what did you say? Say it again." Shen Xi's pupils contracted, and her tone suddenly turned cold, releasing a faint chill.
The boy glanced at her, his expression hardening. "Tang Yu isn't necessarily an enemy. This is just a rational judgment. Is that not acceptable?"
"I meant behind." The girl took a deep breath, her voice calm.
"Isn't infiltrating the enemy much easier than a direct confrontation?" the boy said calmly. "Teacher Shen, I know your Protoss Queen is warlike, but I think sometimes a roundabout approach is better..."
"And then." The girl gritted her teeth, seemingly even more annoyed.
Cheng Fei said cautiously, "Uh, even if there really is an empress on the other side who is cuter than you, I will still be loyal to you. I'm not lying to you, Shen Xi."
The girl stared blankly ahead, then suddenly let out a cold laugh. "As expected, believing a single word of that trashy nonsense is just asking for humiliation."
"Teacher Shen, what's wrong with me again?" The boy asked, looking bewildered as he drove.
Shen Xi raised her chin and tilted her head, looking down at him with a condescending gaze. Her delicate and beautiful face was filled with merciless disdain. The girl spoke softly, "Cheng Fei, have you forgotten who you said was the cutest person in the multiverse in your heart?"
The boy, like a student facing a fatal question during his graduation defense, fell silent at first, then rubbed his mouth hard, his expression becoming serious. "Teacher Shen, let me explain. In my heart, you are undoubtedly the cutest in the multiverse. However, just to be on the safe side, I can't deny the possibility that there is a one in a billion chance that there is a life form in this world that is cuter than you. I believe that with Her Majesty's humble heart and rational mind, you should be able to understand this, right?"
"Cheng Fei, tell me the truth, are you secretly hoping to meet a better Protoss Queen than me?" Shen Xi asked casually.
"That's absolutely not true," the boy quickly shook his head.
"Then please stop with your moral blackmail and give me another chance to explain what it means to have a one in a billion chance of having an empress who is more adorable than me." The girl's pure, dark eyes reflected the boy's serious expression, with a hint of pity on his face.
The boy thought for a moment, then showed a serious look of surprise, and said with great interest, "Teacher Shen, so you said you were disgusting, but actually you were really concerned about me being the cutest in the multiverse, and even refused to accept that there was even a one in a billion chance that someone was cuter than you? This kind of narcissism, jealousy and possessiveness is too exaggerated."
The girl blinked, then let out a loud, uncontrollable sneer, raising her voice and speeding up her speech, "Cheng Feiyu is trying to shift the blame again! Please understand, nobody here cares about any of your nonsense. It's just that I unfortunately have hyperthymesia, so I happen to remember it. Secondly, your so-called 'cutest in the multiverse' is your absurd personal opinion, which I've never agreed with. But since you said it, you should have kept it in mind and acted accordingly. If you now think there's a chance there's someone cuter than me in the world, then it proves that everything you said before was just fabricated nonsense that can be easily refuted. You still dare to laugh and joke around, completely unaware of the seriousness of the problem. Has Cheng Feiyu, such a short-sighted creature, even lost his brain during the evolutionary process?!"
As soon as she finished speaking, the girl's flat chest heaved rapidly, and the atmosphere in the car became quiet.
Cheng Fei stopped the car at the traffic light, opened his mouth, lowered his head and silently mourned, "Teacher Shen, I'm sorry, I admit it. I spoke without thinking just now, only wanting to be rebellious and provoke you. I actually forgot that I put you in the highest and most adorable position in my heart. You're right, adorable is a subjective definition. To me, you are already the most adorable in the multiverse, so there is absolutely no possibility of anyone being more adorable than you. I will definitely be more careful with my words next time."
Shen Xi narrowed her eyes and turned her face to the window, expressionless. "I hope it's true and not just another excuse."
"Don't worry, Teacher Shen, it's absolutely true." Cheng Fei nodded seriously and stepped on the gas when the light turned green.
The Panamera was driving on a straight road.
"Teacher Shen, may I interview you?"
"what?"
"How do you manage to seize even such an opportunity to be cute?"
"Shut up."
……
A silver sports car was parked at the entrance of a quiet facility.
Cheng Fei got out of the car, looked up and sized it up, "Academy City Psychological Rehabilitation Center..."
Shen Xi looked inside expressionlessly, as if she were reminiscing.
The two of them are here today to investigate Shen Xi's hospitalization when she was a child.
"So, do you remember this place?" The boy asked, his hands in his pockets.
"I can't remember." The girl shook her head, a look of confusion flashing in her eyes.
"Even people with hyperthymesia can have moments when they can't remember things?" Cheng Fei asked curiously.
“You’ve forgotten everything that happened back then.” Shen Xi gave him a light kick.
"Then let's go, Your Majesty."
"hand."
"Can't I even hold your hand?"
"Ha, don't even think about it if you canceled the regular meeting yourself."
"They really have a lot of resentment."
"Stop talking nonsense."
The two chatted casually as they walked inside.
He went straight to the nurses' station in the inpatient department and knocked on the open door. "Excuse me, is Nurse Zhang here?"
"This is me. What do you need?" A middle-aged nurse who looked relatively young turned around.
“We called before to ask for Shen Xi’s medical records.” The handsome young man looked reserved.
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