This made Yu Xingchuan a little smug.

I told you, my approach worked, didn't it?

The two people standing nearby did not react at all.

Xia Xiaomao wasn't even jealous anymore, because she knew Xu Shi well; when this person showed you kindness, it usually wasn't for anything good...

I just don't know what he plans to do to Hoshikawa...

But she wouldn't remind the other person to be careful, since she herself had gone through the same thing.

People who have been caught in the rain always hope that others will also get soaked.

...

Xu Shi did not return to his own cabin, but went to the one at the stern.

Once the door opened, the interior was undeniably luxurious, spacious and comfortable, with everything one could need, no different from what one would find on land—most rooms on the command ship were like this. Although everyone was out there as pioneers of exploration, there was no need to deliberately suffer within the limits of their capabilities.

Even so, the people staying in the room were still not very satisfied. The furnishings inside were deliberately messed up, and the food that was delivered remained untouched.

"Is it not to your liking?"

Seeing this, Xu Shi blinked and then gently advised, "Eat a little bit, Miss Chen Qin, what if you get hungry?"

That's right, the one staying here is Shen Qin, who was brought here by Xu Shi to be his bodyguard.

"...I don't need your fake kindness."

Sitting by the window in a daze, Shen Qin slowly turned around, looking at him with icy eyes, "You brought me here... how are you going to torture me again?"

She was actually a little confused about the situation—the truth was that ever since she was locked back in the incubation chamber that day, she had been completely unaware of everything that was happening outside, and when she woke up again, she was here, as if in a dream.

However, she was well aware that she was currently under Xu Shi's control, and as long as she understood this premise, she could not possibly be happy.

"What are you saying? Making you eat is torture?"

Xu Shi clicked his tongue. How could this little girl not appreciate kindness? "Or are you trying to starve yourself to death?"

"..."

Shen Qin remained silent, feeling only disgust at the other person's feigned concern.

She desperately wanted to find something to sacrifice herself and take the other person down with her, but when she thought about what had happened before, she gave up the idea.

The most contradictory part is this: she can't kill him, but she absolutely doesn't want to submit to fate either, which keeps her in a state of constant struggle and pain.

The feeling of helplessness was driving her crazy; this was the enemy who had killed her brother right in front of her!

However, just as she looked up and glared at Xu Shi, she suddenly felt a blur before her eyes.

In a daze, something seemed to overlap, causing her to blurt it out uncontrollably.

"Brother...brother?"

(End of this chapter)