Chapter 126 Touching it will kill you

Lin Yao could tell that Xie Xingchen was in a bad mood.

My boyfriend is sitting right here, so I have to use someone else as a shield, but I have no other choice.

"You're always secretly in love but never take any action, no wonder no one pays attention to you." Xie Hengzhi slowly sipped his soup. "Once I'm done with this busy period, I'll meet a few suitable people. Look at Bo Yan, he's much faster than you."

Xie Xingchen thought this was the funniest joke in the entire galaxy.

You two started dating in freshman year, and you tore it apart. Now you're pretending to care.

She didn't bring up the past, but just glanced at him casually, completely nonchalant: "I don't want to see you. I just like having crushes. Crushes are so much more interesting. What's so great about dating?"

"Are you sick?" Xie Hengzhi looked at him strangely, thinking that he should make an appointment with a doctor in a couple of days to give him a brain CT scan.

The other people at the table didn't dare to laugh out loud either, they were holding it in so hard they almost choked.

Xie Xingchen kept making small talk when his phone vibrated; he had received a message from Lin Yao.

[AA Baby]: You can drag your dad along tonight. I'm going to leave with Boyan under the pretense of a date. Don't go.

[AA Baby]: Don't be angry, I had no other choice but to say that.

Xie Xingchen glanced at him for a moment. His fair skin was flushed, and his eyes were less cold than usual, but more gentle, a silent show of vulnerability.

He lowered his eyes, typed, and still felt a little depressed.

[xxc]: I also want to go on a date.

[AA Baby]: I owe you one, boyfriend, don't be upset.

Lin Yao would never have said such things before. Xie Xingchen comforted himself, thinking that it was somewhat beneficial, as it had forced the simple-minded person who knew nothing about love to learn how to care for others.

"Boyan and I have something to do, so we'll leave first. You guys enjoy your meal." Lin Yao stood up.

"I'm leaving. Don't call me, or you'll disturb our time together." Cheng Boyan was very cooperative, and as he left, he casually draped his arm over Lin Yao's shoulder.

Watching the two figures disappear into the distance, Xie Xingchen took a deep breath and slowly exhaled.

We're all buddies, what's wrong with putting your arm around someone's shoulder? He Li's dog paws are always on him too.

"They're gone. What are we going to do tonight?" He Li turned around, looked at the two of them walking away intimately, pursed his lips, and muttered, "What's going on?"

Xie Xingchen said casually, "You can play with me. I'll take you out later."

"What are we... playing...?" He Li looked at him with a look of horror, then looked at the Alliance Leader and hurriedly tried to clarify, "He doesn't have a crush on me, don't overthink it, we're just playing around."

Xie Hengzhi glanced at him, found it somewhat amusing, and still replied, "No."

He Li inexplicably sensed a subtle dislike and was quite displeased.

A light rain began to fall outside. Xie Xingchen was preoccupied with Lin Yao and somewhat absent-minded. Suddenly, someone next to him touched his wrist. He grabbed the person's hand and almost slammed them onto the plate in his subconscious.

Caught off guard, Xie Hengzhi: "...Let go."

The others had already finished eating, but they felt that watching the show for another two minutes would lead to trouble, so they quickly slipped away.

"Your temperature is very high. Did you not receive any inhibitors?" Xie Hengzhi pulled his hand back, rotated his wrist, and his face looked extremely pale.

"I did," Xie Xingchen said lazily. "It's probably just the onset of the illness these past few days; it's been like this for a while now."

"Yun Qing asked me to bring this to you. It's a new one he developed, and he said it will be more comfortable. Let's switch to this one." Xie Hengzhi took out two tubes from his briefcase. "You might have a slight tingling reaction the first couple of times, but you'll get used to it."

When Yun Qing was mentioned, Xie Xingchen's expression softened a bit: "He's already very busy. Tell him not to worry so much and to get more rest."

Xie Hengzhi hummed in agreement.

Xie Xingchen stared at him for a few seconds, then tried to shoo him away: "Aren't you leaving?"

Xie Hengzhi: "...Can't we chat a little longer?"

"Is there anything else we can talk about?" Xie Xingchen said sarcastically. "I was having a nice meal with my colleague, but he insisted on joining us, scaring her into not daring to say a word. If you're busy, you should go back now."

“I was worried you’d have an attack, you ungrateful wretch.” Xie Hengzhi handed him the inhibitor and turned to say, “Keep your distance from Lin Yao.”

Xie Xingchen clicked his tongue: "She's dating my brother, what can I do?"

Watching the other person bend down and get into the car outside under the cover of the black umbrella, his expression softened a bit. He turned to He Li and said, "Let's go, I'll show you around."

"Huh?" He Li didn't understand what was going on, and didn't dare to ask. He followed him stiffly.

Only after getting into the car did she stiffly turn her head and ask, "Where to?"

"Meet up with Lin Yao and the others." Xie Xingchen started the car skillfully while dialing Cheng Boyan's number on the central control. "Have you arrived yet?"

Lin Yao replied, "We're almost there. You're out now?"

Xie Xingchen caught a glimpse of He Li's tense expression out of the corner of his eye and smiled: "Yeah, when I'm with He Li, he thinks I'm going to kidnap him."

"What are you guys talking about?!" He Li grabbed his hair in frustration. "Yao-ge, who are you dating?! Are you that awesome, two-timing me?!"

Lin Yao paused for a moment, then said in a low voice, "Xie Xingchen, no, can't you see that Bo Yan is just a shield? Are you that stupid?"

He Li: ""

While driving, Cheng Boyan didn't forget to clarify: "Lin Yao and I are really fine, don't overthink it."

Still reeling from this messy relationship, watching the car drive out of the military region and into the city, He Li was utterly exasperated: "Where are we going now?"

"Langzhuang." Lin Yao's tone became more serious. "There might be a conflict this time. He Li, don't rush in. Just wait for us in the car."

He Li responded, somewhat confused, "Is this a new mission from your military region? Or... are you two using this as an excuse to go on a date?"

Lin Yao paused for a few seconds on the other end of the phone before speaking: "Xie Xingchen, come over here before you go in. I have something to tell you."

Even though he spoke very seriously, Xie Xingchen could hear the underlying meaning in his words.

He knew Lin Yao too well; whenever he was hiding something, his pronunciation would become mumbled, which was incredibly cute.

Xie Xingchen turned the steering wheel and said lazily, "What, not afraid of being discovered now?"

“We went back to my godfather’s house and changed cars. No one should notice. We’ll only be here for a few minutes, so it should be fine,” Lin Yao replied matter-of-factly, thinking to himself that Xie Xingchen’s antics had emboldened him.

Even if they went to Langzhuang, the two of them shouldn't have met.

Xie Xingchen teased him deliberately: "What is it that you have to say in person?"

There was a moment of silence on the other end of the phone.

"Xie Xingchen, come if you want, don't come if you don't." Lin Yao hung up the phone directly, refusing to answer.

"You've made Yao-ge angry." He Li commented, looking at the hang-up notification on the center console. "You're such a clueless boyfriend. I might beat you up during the training camp tomorrow."

Xie Xingchen glanced at him and decided to give him a free lesson in love, considering that his future boyfriend had helped her a lot: "Is it possible that he's shy because his little secret of wanting to be affectionate with me was exposed?"

He Li carefully recalled what Fang had just said and was utterly shocked: "Was he shy???"

Xie Xingchen nodded, very certain: "Yes."

He Li gasped. The cool guy was indeed unconventional; his shy reaction was no different from wanting to fight someone.

No wonder he hadn't noticed their secret affair at all.

As soon as the car was parked in the garage, he saw Xie Xingchen get out of the car briskly and disappear into the dark sedan around the corner in just a second. Cheng Boyan took over the driver's seat.

Lin Yao was pulled to the back seat by him, and he couldn't resist making sarcastic remarks: "Aren't you afraid of being discovered?"

"You said it would only take a few minutes, and they wouldn't notice." Xie Xingchen smiled and reached out to grab his wrist.

"What are you doing?" Lin Yao leaned back in the car seat, dodging slightly, and teased, "Didn't you say you wouldn't touch me?"

"I won't touch it." Xie Xingchen grabbed his hand again and said with a smile, "I just came to give you a gift."

This scene feels strangely familiar.

Just like four years ago, when he was waiting at a red light, he saw the Falcon 47, the gun he had always longed for, on Xie Xingchen's waist.

At this moment, Lin Yao's fingers clearly identified that it was the same model.

Even after so long, the other party still remembers.

"Do you want it?" Xie Xingchen asked in a low voice, "Your favorite."

"A gift for me?" Lin Yao was almost half-pulled into his arms, very close.

His Adam's apple bobbed slightly, his mind wandering.

Xie Xingchen hummed in agreement, pulled the gun from his waist, and placed it heavily in his hand: "Yes, this is for you. It's a special silencer, fully loaded. If you have to fire, use it to protect yourself."

Lin Yao stared at him for a moment.

He really just came to deliver a gift. He released his grip on her wrist without overstepping any boundaries. How could anyone remember a casually uttered harsh remark for so long?

He glanced at the time on the control panel, which showed 8:25, and said in a low voice, "Xie Xingchen, there are five minutes left before the operation starts."

Xie Xingchen's gaze slid down from his eyes, lingering for a moment on his lips, and his voice was very soft: "So? Shouldn't we go down and make preparations in advance?"

Lin Yao pulled out the Falcon 47, placed it on the seat with his hand behind his back, and leaned slightly closer to him for a moment.

Their breaths were close, then suddenly pulled away.

He reached out and pulled the zipper of the other person's coat all the way up: "Okay, go ahead."

"Okay, be careful." Xie Xingchen looked at her for a moment, tilted his head slightly, and his finger was on the switch. Just as he was about to press it, he was grabbed by the back of his neck and pulled back.

Suddenly pressed down and forced to lie back on the back of the chair, before she could react, the other person straddled her and kissed her.

"You're really good at holding back." Lin Yao pinched him fiercely. "Stubborn as a mule, would it kill you to be touched?"

Xie Xingchen raised his hand, his arm clamping around her taut waist, and replied with heavy breathing, "Four years apart, you're so wild, baby, you're seducing me again."