Chapter 40 The Infinite Boss Invites You to "Eat Melon" 40. I'm the one who suffers...

Are you sure it's Lu Dan and Lu Shuang?

Ji Chengchuan's first reaction was suspicion.

“Confirmed,” the messenger said. “It’s been verified with the artifact. They were all injured, and Doctor Sanqian has already given them some basic treatment using his special abilities. They’re feeling a little better, and now they’re insisting on seeing the vice president.”

Ji Chengchuan and Zeng Ming exchanged a glance, then stood up and said, "It's good that they're back. They fought the Boss, so their injuries must be quite severe. I'll go check on them."

Zeng Ming immediately stood up and said, "I'll go with you."

Qian Yue didn't say anything, but followed behind.

Before the three could even leave the room, a series of hurried and chaotic footsteps echoed in the hallway outside, accompanied by a girl's delicate sobs: "You've already checked me, I'm fine, why won't you let me see the vice president! I risked my life for the vice president, and now I've escaped from the Boss's clutches with my life on the line, bringing back important intelligence, but I can't even see the vice president once!"

"Let me go! I need to see the vice president... I need to see the vice president!"

Upon hearing the words "important intelligence," Ji Chengchuan's eyes flickered, and he immediately pushed aside the people blocking the doorway: "Shuangshuang, I'm here! I didn't refuse to see you! What are you doing? Let Shuangshuang go!"

The people in the corridor were startled by the order and all retreated.

"Vice President!" The girl, looking disheveled yet pitiful, called softly and stumbled over, tears streaming down her face.

Ji Chengchuan opened his arms and looked back with deep affection.

To an unsuspecting person at first glance, it might seem like a pair of star-crossed lovers who had been forcibly separated had finally reunited.

When Lu Shuang ran over, whether intentionally or unintentionally, she blocked Lu Dan, who was her older brother, from behind, which just happened to slow him down.

The older brother frowned, a fierce look appearing in his eyes.

Ji Chengchuan smiled gently as he caught Lu Shuang, taking in the seemingly scheming scene between the siblings.

They even know how to compete for favor; it seems there's nothing wrong with them.

Ji Chengchuan lowered his eyes, concealing the fleeting thought and smugness in them.

He embraced the frail, tearful girl, stepped inside, and didn't forget to give his brother, who was walking forlornly behind him, a comforting look.

Lu Dan, the older brother: "...Ugh."

The gatekeeper asked, "What's going on here?"

Lu Dan forced a smile: "It's nothing, I just got a backlash from the poison during the battle, it's making me feel a bit nauseous."

Players who use drugs are prone to this.

The gatekeeper was very understanding.

Suppressing his nausea, Lu Dan glanced at Lu Shuang, who was curled up in Ji Chengchuan's arms and putting on a dramatic performance, and inexplicably recalled an essay he wrote in elementary school, "My Great Sister".

He silently gave Lu Shuang a thumbs up.

Once inside the room, Ji Chengchuan, preoccupied with important intelligence, ignored Zeng Ming and Qian Yue, instead sitting down on the sofa with Lu Shuang in his arms. He gently comforted her while bluntly trying to extract information from her.

"It's alright, Shuangshuang, you're back, you're safe. Look, you're not in the rainforest anymore, you're in my arms. Calm down, think carefully about the important information you just mentioned? We're planning our next steps, and your information might just be the key."

"You managed to escape from the Boss and bring back important news. I don't even know how to reward you enough..."

"Vice President! Don't you love me anymore? You only care about intelligence and news, and you don't care about me anymore!" Lu Shuang cried again.

"How could that be!" Ji Chengchuan had his own persona, not arguing with girls. Although he was annoyed, he didn't show it on his face and quickly asked someone to pour him water.

Lu Dan happened to be next to the cabinet and, seeing this, took a glass of water and brought it over.

Ji Chengchuan shuddered as soon as he took the hot water, but this was not the time to complain. He decisively endured it and said gently with a smile, "Come on, drink more hot water. Hot water is good for your health... I'll blow on it for Shuangshuang."

Lu Shuang looked at him with her doe-like eyes, as if he were the only person in her heart and mind.

Even though Ji Chengchuan was a womanizer and quite selfish, he couldn't help but feel a stirring in his heart at this moment. He thought that this little girl, whom he had already rejected, could not be completely out of his reach. After all, she had escaped death and brought back important information, so she deserved some comfort.

The thought had barely formed when Lu Shuang said, "Vice President, you're so kind to them. Actually, it probably doesn't even qualify as important intelligence..."

Ji Chengchuan paused in his boasting, a fleeting, barely concealed glint of malice flashing in his eyes. No intelligence?

Lu Shuang caught a glimpse of this and sneered inwardly, but her face remained gentle and innocent as she continued, "To be honest, it's just that when we were fighting the Boss, we discovered that the Boss seems to have a weakness. It's like some of the classes in the online games that the vice president used to play with. They have very high burst damage, but their endurance is a bit poor. If the fight drags on, they're not as strong."

"Oh right, Boss was also poisoned by them, and it hasn't been cleared off for a while!" Lu Shuang said proudly. "Isn't that amazing, Vice President?"

Lu Dan, standing next to him: "..."

You're not referring to that tiny scratch on Boss's face that's supposed to heal in a minute, are you?

Ji Chengchuan was unaware of the reason, but his eyes flickered slightly, as if he had figured something out.

"Vice President, Vice President? Why aren't you praising him? Hurry up and praise him!"

Seeing that Ji Chengchuan didn't respond immediately, Lu Shuang's eyes darkened, and she grabbed his arm, shaking it forcefully in a coquettish manner.

With that sudden movement, Lu Shuang's shoulder and elbow knocked over the water glass in Ji Chengchuan's hand.

A cup of hot water splashed out and, by sheer coincidence, spilled all over Ji Chengchuan's shorts.

In the sweltering summer heat, at the beach, he was dressed in thin clothing. The single layer of fabric offered absolutely no protection, and the hot water scalded him so much that he jumped up on the spot.

"Holy shit! You—"

"Oh, Vice President, I'm sorry, they'll clean it for you right away!"

But Ji Chengchuan didn't jump up. Lu Shuang looked panicked, as if she had caused trouble. She pushed aside Zeng Ming and Qian Yue, who rushed up to check the situation, grabbed a few tissues, and pinned him down, then pinched his shorts hard a few times.

Ji Chengchuan's face turned green instantly. The overwhelming pain prevented him from even screaming. His knees buckled, and he knelt down on the sofa.

Whether by chance or not, Lu Dan, who had shoved aside other concerned onlookers with his second buttocks, happened to step forward slightly with a pair of pointed studded boots.

The location was right beneath Ji Chengchuan's knees as he knelt down.

Ji Chengchuan: "..."

Three seconds later, amidst a heart-wrenching scream, Lu Dan and Lu Shuang were kicked out of the hotel room under the pretext of hurrying back to recover from their injuries.

Lu Shuang didn't leave, pitifully clinging to the door frame, looking at Ji Chengchuan who was being helped up to treat his injuries: "Vice President, I didn't do it on purpose, I'm just naturally strong and a little clumsy, you won't blame me, will you, sob sob."

Ji Chengchuan thought that Lu Shuang must have some special skills to escape from Lu Yu's clutches, and he was also worried that she might not have revealed all her secrets. So even though he was in so much pain that he wanted to strangle her, he still forced a smile and said through gritted teeth while sweating profusely, "It's okay. I'm too worried about Shuangshuang to blame her... Ouch, Shuangshuang, Shuangshuang, go and rest. Don't let your injuries get worse."

“Okay,” Lu Shuang said, looking touched. “Then, Vice President, I’ll come find you again when I’m better.”

Lu Dan lowered his head and said, "Vice President, I didn't mean to just now. I didn't expect you to kneel on my shoes..."

Ji Chengchuan twitched his cheek in annoyance, then quickly waved his hand to indicate that it was nothing and sent the person away.

For the first time, he was so grateful that he was a player, and an "evolved" one at that, whose physique had been devoured and evolved. Otherwise, with just that smooth little combo, his happiness for the rest of his life would be over.

Seeing the two leave, Zeng Ming whispered, "They seem to have done it on purpose..."

Ji Chengchuan took off his shorts and was checking his injuries. Hearing this, he said irritably, "It's normal. I stopped sleeping with them a long time ago. It's my fault. Besides, Shuangshuang probably didn't do it on purpose. She's very strong, it's natural. She used to punch me with her little fists and broke my ribs several times. I really can't take it!"

Ji Chengchuan didn't suspect anything. Zeng Ming recalled the results of the mental examination of the two people by the strange creature that he had specifically looked at earlier, and there was indeed nothing wrong with them.

So there shouldn't be any problem, right? It's impossible for our own people to be turned by the Boss after only a few hours away, that would be too outrageous.

Zeng Ming's doubts subsided, and he walked over and said, "Shall I take a look at you first? I've sent someone to call Doctor Sanqian. With your constitution, even if it's broken, it shouldn't be a big problem... Hmm, it seems like it really is broken?"

"How could that be! Be gentle!" Ji Chengchuan leaned against Zeng Ming.

Qian Yue frowned even more, her gaze sweeping coldly over the sofa before she silently turned and left the room.

Lu Dan and Lu Shuang walked one after the other in the hotel garden.

Upon reaching a corner, Lu Shuang suddenly stopped and turned back: "My poison gas has dissipated; no one will eavesdrop here. So, don't you have anything to say, Lu Dan?"

They hadn't spoken a word to each other since leaving the rainforest. At first, their minds were filled with chaotic thoughts, and then they simply didn't know how to begin.

They had such a falling out before, insulting each other with the most offensive words and using the most despicable means to deal with each other. At one point, they even wished the other dead. Now, even if they have both come to their senses... can they still be considered family?

Lu Dan stared at Lu Shuang in silence for a long time before slowly opening his mouth: "The 13th of next month is the anniversary of Mom's death. If we can still go back alive... let's go back to our hometown together."

Lu Shuang stared at him for a moment, then turned her head away.

Lu Dan was taken aback.

Lu Shuang seems to be...crying?

Lu Dan paused, and after a long while said, "Xiao Shuang, if you don't want to, there's no need to pretend with Ji Chengchuan. We..."

“It’s none of your business,” Lu Shuang interrupted him. “I hate Ji Chengchuan, I despise him, I feel disgusted just touching him, but that’s precisely why I don’t want to run away. It’s just acting, what’s the big deal? I’ll make him pay!”

She touched her face and strode forward: "Alright, that's enough. I'm tired, I'm leaving now."

Lu Dan paused, his foot about to lift, and had to stop.

That's how my sister is; she's always had her own ideas, much stronger than her older brother.

Lu Dan lowered his eyes, stood there for a while, and then turned around and went to his residence.

He walked through the hotel garden for a few steps before stopping.

Not far ahead, Qian Yue was sitting alone on the terrace, enjoying her lunch.

With a slight change in expression, Lu Dan seemed to realize something, turned on his toes, and walked towards Qian Yue.

Qian Yue noticed the newcomer but didn't even look up: "What is it?"

"Sister Yue, I heard that your pollution outbreaks have been quite frequent lately, and you've even stopped contacting the vice president for fear of hurting him, is that right?" Lu Dan's voice was gentle. "I know a player who has the relevant abilities. If you're willing, perhaps you could try to help with the treatment."

Qian Yue frowned and looked at Lu Dan.

Lu Dan smiled, took out a pollution level monitoring watch, and put it directly on his wrist.

Watch display.

Qian Yue's expression suddenly changed.

...

In the stone statue forest, Lu Yu and his three companions studied the tree hole stone statues for half a day.

They could confirm that it was a mysterious switch and they suspected they had found a way to turn it on, but the switch had already been turned on, and it could not be turned on again to send people in unless the people inside came out.

Simply put, no matter how busy he was, Lu Yu could only wait outside and couldn't go into the instance to find Pei Yanzhi.

Lu Yu: "...Never mind, let's clean up the scene first."

The stone statue forest was a bit messy after his first battle in five years, and it needed to be cleaned up. Otherwise, when the guide and his three colleagues woke up, they might think they had stumbled into a bloody scene of a ferocious beast devouring its prey.

While waiting for others, Lu Yu and Xiao Qian did a good job of cleaning up.

He didn't want to use his spatial powers any more, so he took a little more effort. After cleaning up, he patiently posed the guide and his three colleagues so he could later use the line, "You guys are exhausted, you just tilted your heads and fell asleep, did you black out?" to fool them.

The four of them were halfway through when Pei Yanzhi returned.

Lu Yu's expression relaxed, and he immediately went to greet him: "Are you alright, Yanzhi?"

Pei Yanzhi looked at him: "I'm fine, you..."

"I'm injured."

Lu Yu spread his arms, encircling the person across the spatial barrier, slightly lowered his glasses, and leaned closer: "Look."

Pei Yanzhi's heart tightened upon hearing this, until his gaze focused and he saw the tiny, healed bloodline on Lu Yu's cheekbone, barely noticeable unless one looked closely.

Pei Yanzhi: "..."