Gong Yao stopped in his tracks: "Where is she?"

"who?"

"Lin Zhenzhen." Gong Yao said each word clearly, his cold voice tinged with a hint of unfamiliarity.

Rex paused for a few seconds before connecting the name "Lin Zhenzhen" with the host of the account.

"She lives next door."

Gong Yao didn't say anything more. He strode out of the room and pushed open the door next to him.

Seeing that his expression was a bit off, Rex quickly stepped forward, blocking the embarrassing scene behind him, and laughed it off.

"Oh, well, it's because when she was unconscious, she seemed to have some strange hallucinations in her mind, so she was a bit emotionally unstable and kept asking to see you."

"There's no other way, I can only inject her with a little bit of the drug. Don't worry, I'm careful with the force, even if the research department comes, they won't notice anything unusual."

"Rex," Gong Yao suddenly called out his name.

"Um?"

"Move aside." Gong Yao's gaze focused on what was behind him.

"Huh? I..."

"Now that you're awake, there's no need to pretend to be asleep anymore."

Gong Yao pushed Rex's shoulder aside and looked at the girl who had collapsed on the ground: "Get up."

Lin Zhenzhen's eyelashes trembled slightly, and she seemed to take a deep breath, her chest rising and falling with it.

After hesitating for a few seconds, Lin Zhenzhen slowly opened her eyes.

The intense incandescent light overhead struck the metal instruments and the hard floor, refracting a blindingly cold light.

Lin Zhenzhen tilted her head slightly, feeling a little uncomfortable, and gripped her right hand even tighter.

The man suddenly stepped forward.

Lin Zhenzhen shrank back nervously, raised her chin, and her eyes were full of vigilance.

Gong Yao's eyes flickered, and he said in a low voice, "Don't be afraid, I won't hurt you."

The familiar features and voice made Lin Zhenzhen's breath catch in her throat.

She felt as if something was gripping her heart, and waves of hidden pain washed over her, almost crushing her.

But Lin Zhenzhen also knew clearly that now was not the time to be weak.

She pressed her canine teeth firmly against the base of her tongue, forcing herself to stay awake.

"But I don't believe you."

Gong Yao didn't speak, but his eyes flashed with an ambiguous light as he looked at her.

Lin Zhenzhen looked up and surprisingly saw a hint of bewilderment on that cold, hard face.

She pressed on, seemingly unwilling to give up, "Or, could you explain to me what exactly happened? Why did you...?"

Gong Yao coldly interrupted her: "I never need a reason to do things."

“But I need it.” Lin Zhenzhen stood up unsteadily. “You told me to trust you, so you have to give me a reason to believe you.”

"Who exactly are you? Are you a high-ranking and powerful head of the disciplinary inspection department? Or are you Gong Yao, who suddenly appeared in my memory?"

Lin Zhenzhen moved forward with her head down, her steps slow, her figure as thin as a fragile piece of white paper.

"You offer no explanation, yet expect me to believe you. Sir, you are being far too arrogant."

As she spoke, Lin Zhenzhen suddenly sprang up, her right hand, which had been hanging by her side, abruptly raised.

A white light flashed across the room, like lightning hidden in the night, tumbling and leaping out of the thick clouds, disappearing in an instant on the horizon.

Gong Yao remained expressionless, without even blinking.

Lin Zhenzhen's hand seemed to be blocked by an invisible shield, frozen in mid-air, unable to move forward even a fraction of an inch.

"Tsk tsk tsk, didn't you say you were ranked very high on the new host list? You shouldn't be this stupid, right?"

Rex emerged from behind Gong Yao: "There are very few people in the entire Imperial system who dare to fight Yao. What makes you think such a clumsy sneak attack can succeed?"

"I never thought the sneak attack would succeed."

"Then why did you still do it? Ha, you're really not very smart."

"Just because you know you're destined to fail, does that mean you should just give up?" Lin Zhenzhen gritted her teeth, her eyes red-rimmed.

Rex paused for a moment, then frowned and said, "Of course. A wise person would naturally make the wisest choice after weighing the pros and cons."

What do you think?

Lin Zhenzhen's question had no subject, but there were only the three of them present.

Gong Yao knew that she was asking herself.

"You also think I'm doing something stupid?"

"Should I not think about anything, not ask anything, and be like a puppet being manipulated, led by the nose by you?"

"Should I kneel on the ground, cling to your legs, and beg you to let me go?"

Gong Yao frowned: "To do something beyond one's own capacity is to overestimate one's abilities."

"Okay! You're right!"

Lin Zhenzhen cried out in despair, "Then let me ask you, Gong Yao repeatedly rushed into the sea of ​​fire, risking his own life to save people. Wasn't he overestimating his own abilities?"