Upon hearing this, the woman became even more guilty and turned her head away, not daring to look at him.

Obviously not. If it had been truly resolved, the incident wouldn't have happened.

"So why be so stupid and stubborn?"

Xu Shi took her hand and said very seriously, "No matter what, I'm your man, right? What's the meaning of this? You didn't even tell me when something happened? Do you think I'm incompetent and can't help you?"

He doesn't deny that he can be ruthless when it comes to girls, but that's only before he's finished winning them over. Once a relationship is officially established, he certainly won't sit idly by if any of them have any problems.

Take Xia Wuyou for example. Since he promised to help heal Xia Ke'an, he was determined to do so. As for Lin Yue, no matter how he treated her before, he truly helped her fulfill her long-cherished wish after she submitted to him as her master, building the perfect Sin City in the heart of the little assassin sister.

Is this what they call male chauvinism? Thinking about this, I couldn't help but mutter a complaint to myself.

However, he doesn't think it's a bad thing. What's wrong with keeping your word?

Even though we're villains, it doesn't mean we should distance ourselves from such excellent qualities.

What? Shen Qin?

Stop yelling. We agreed that one of the siblings would die and the other would live. Now, little Shen He's grave is overgrown with weeds, but Miss Shen Qin is still living happily.

Isn't this also a case of keeping one's word?

"No, it's not..."

Xie Qingyan retorted softly, "What are you thinking... I, I just..."

She just didn't want to rely on Xu Shi for everything.

This has a lot to do with her personality—she's always been used to handling everything on her own, whether it's her career or anything else. So even now, when faced with this problem, her first reaction is definitely not to ask anyone for help.

Not to mention that she is fundamentally different from others—like Xia Wuyou and Jiang Chengcheng, the seeds in their bodies have taken root and sprouted, completing the closed loop, so they naturally become dependent on Xu Shi and obey him in everything without any problem. That's how it should be.

But that woman is different; she doesn't have that relationship to rely on, so of course she won't get used to it so naturally.

To be honest, she's about the same as Su Lin and Tang Shuang in this respect.

On the other hand, Director Su had served his young master since childhood and had always been grateful to Xu Shi. Governor Tang, on the other hand, naturally had no estrangement from Xu Shi due to the complications of that strange superpower.

It seems that things are not the same as before—on the contrary, due to the various disagreements in the past, even though Xie Qingyan risked his life to save Xu Shi once, he still prefers "not to trouble him".

She used to lock herself in her room, trying to figure out if she could solve the problem herself. Although it's said that a doctor can't heal himself, she's still an authority in this field.

"So now? Are you willing to share with me?"

Xu Shi was well aware of her little scheme, but he didn't expose it. He simply continued to ask calmly.

Of course, it was less of an inquiry and more of a command. It was a clear message: if you can't solve this by yourself, why are you stubbornly refusing to talk about it? Are you waiting for the disaster to strike before you're happy?

"...Since you want to hear it, then I'll tell you..."

The woman paused, then turned her head away, feigning reluctance.

But she was actually a little happy inside, because after all, that scoundrel was worried about her.

From this perspective, being cared for by him isn't so bad, is it? Or perhaps this is how it should be between spouses and lovers? They should face any difficulties together... instead of just bickering, teasing, and having sex. That's called a friends with benefits, a very abnormal relationship.

She probably never expected that this change in mindset would occur in this way.

Or, to put it another way, if there was still a thin veil separating the two, it was now naturally torn away.

Of course, the most important thing right now is her new complication.

Through Xie Qingyan's explanation, Xu Shi gradually understood the problem—her complication of copying ability seemed to be a kind of mental erosion.

In her own words, after regaining consciousness, strange whispers would occasionally echo in her mind. The immediate feeling was that they made her extremely irritable, but the deeper impact was that these whispers seemed to be devouring her, attacking her consciousness.

"Is that so..."

After listening to her story, Xu Shi seemed to be deep in thought.

This complication seems quite domineering, with a kind of intractable disease. To be honest, it's even more terrifying than the old lady's complications. After all, Xia Ke'an's complications won't spread further as long as she doesn't use her abilities, unlike hers, which still has an impact every moment even if she does nothing.

This might be related to how she acquired her abilities? You see, although she had been injected with the adaptation drug early on, that was just a prerequisite. Unlike others, including herself, she didn't have a second ability implanted through surgery. Instead, she gained a new ability by chance under the impact of the Poseidon explosion.

In this situation, will the lingering resentment of the sea god remain?

Most likely, even when he implanted a new superpower himself, he still encountered the remnant consciousness of Chenhe.

Ultimately, Poseidon is no pushover and should not be underestimated.

"I... I really didn't mean to hide it from you... I... I was just worried..."

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