After a few seconds of silence, Xiao Jingyi frowned again and slowly said, "He seems to know that girl, but I'm sure I haven't seen her before I asked you to investigate An Xie."

Behind his gold-rimmed glasses, the man's eyes flickered slightly.

After a moment, Su Yan spoke up: "If the boss thinks that contacting An Xie will cause that person to appear out of control, how about I find a way to cancel her and the boss's one-day trip perk?"

An Xie was previously confirmed as the spokesperson for the mobile game "Flying Immortal Peach Blossom Spring". However, because he got out of the elevator that day, "he" suddenly ran out and talked to An Xie. Although the boss regained control of his body after only a moment, the boss was still very displeased.

It wasn't until a few days ago, when he attended a gathering of players of Feixian Taoyuan, that the boss told him that he was temporarily replacing the spokesperson for the mobile game Feixian Taoyuan. Only then did he realize how much influence An Xie had on the boss, or rather, on that person!

"No!" Xiao Jingyi uttered a single word indifferently and seriously, his eyes colder and deeper than the night outside the window, and the smile on his lips was chilling and sinister. "We have been unable to eliminate him for so many years, perhaps she will be a breakthrough."

Su Yan was taken aback: "What does the boss mean..."

Xiao Jingyi's voice grew even colder, tinged with murderous intent, "If he truly cares about her, then I will kill her."

For so many years, "he" had no weaknesses, wandering freely in his mind and controlling his body to do disgusting and boring things, but he had never been able to completely get rid of "him".

Since "he" couldn't help but want to come out after seeing An Xie, it's better to guide than to block. He wants to see what kind of connection "he" has with that girl!

“Boss, An Xie is innocent,” Su Yan hesitated for a moment before lowering his head and saying.

The red liquid in the glass swayed slightly with the man's hand, but it did not reflect his image.

Xiao Jing narrowed his eyes and swept his sharp gaze over.

Su Yan's hand trembled again, this time with a bit too much movement, and a few drops of bright red liquid splashed out, landing on the man's excessively pale hand.

“Su Yan, I never expected that one day I would hear the word ‘innocent’ from your mouth…” Xiao Jingyi smiled slightly, his cool and deep gaze falling on the scarlet mark on the back of the man’s hand.

A flash of crimson light appeared in his dark eyes.

He walked over with a slightly somber gaze, took the red liquid from Su Yan's hand, and drank it all in one gulp.

The red liquid made the man's lips appear even more vibrant, but his face was frighteningly gloomy.

His slender fingers gripped the rim of the cup tightly, his Adam's apple bobbing up and down. Xiao Jingyi narrowed his eyes slightly, staring expressionlessly at the respectful man. "Su Yan, tell me, what kind of medicine do you give me to drink every day? Why is it so red...like blood?"

Upon hearing this, Su Yan stiffened.

Xiao Jingyi gave a cold smirk. He hadn't told anyone that from childhood to adulthood, neither drinking water nor eating could give him a feeling of fullness; on the contrary, it would make him even thirstier.

He didn't know where that vague thirst came from.

It wasn't until he was kept as a plaything by that woman from the Huo family and imprisoned on that isolated yet filthy and rotten island that Su Yan appeared and fed him a cup of red medicine while his life was hanging by a thread. Only then did he feel warmth and fullness for the first time.

After that, every time he had an attack, he would be fed a cup of this red liquid.

Su Yan, stared at by that sharp gaze, frowned slightly on his exposed forehead and clenched his fists as he spoke, "Boss, I... I can't say." He then looked up urgently, as if to make a firm promise, "But I will absolutely not harm you, Boss!"

He clenched his fist and pressed it to one side of his chest: "Su Yan, I will always be loyal to you."

Xiao Jing paused for a moment, then a slight smile appeared on his lips. "If I can't answer this question, then I'll ask another one."

Su Yan's heart tightened suddenly, but he still respectfully said, "Please ask, sir."

Xiao Jing casually tossed the cup into the trash can three meters away.

After a muffled thud, Xiao Jing asked, "Do you know An Xie?"

Su Yan was about to answer when Xiao Jing interrupted her with a cold smirk, "I mean, you knew her before I asked you to investigate her."

The last sentence wasn't a question; it was just to hear him admit it himself.

Su Yan wasn't particularly shocked. When he told Xiao Jing that "An Xie is innocent," he hadn't harbored any illusions. Now, being directly questioned by Xiao Jing, he actually breathed a sigh of relief.

He never pleaded for anyone in front of Xiao Jingyi. He tortured one person after another who had humiliated him on his behalf. It was truly laughable for him to utter the word "innocent"!

“Her aura is somewhat like that of an old friend of mine,” Su Yan said thoughtfully.

"What old friend? Someone I met at the orphanage?"

Su Yan shook her head: "Even earlier than that, many years ago."

Upon hearing this, Xiao Jing narrowed his eyes slightly. Su Yan had grown up in an orphanage since childhood, so how could he have known this girl at a time earlier than the orphanage?

Unless... this girl, like Su Yan, isn't even human.

Xiao Jingyi's lips curled up little by little. This was really interesting. "He" actually knew that girl. Could it be that "he" was not human either?

"For your sake, I won't kill her," Xiao Jingyi said, his expression turning cold again. "Go out and take care of the Flying Immortal Peach Blossom Spring mobile game."

Su Yan nodded, paused in her steps as she was about to leave, and turned around to ask, "Boss, Director Zhang called to ask, which role have you chosen for 'The Heavenly Sacred Fox Song'?"

Zhang Shu was willing to release several roles to players of Feixian Taoyuan because Ruian Technology and Zhang Shu's Tianding Entertainment had a collaboration. Zhang Shu selected several players from Feixian Taoyuan to participate in "Tiansheng Fox Song," which could promote Feixian Taoyuan in the advertisement. In return, Su Yan also had to invest in "Tiansheng Fox Song" and select a role from it.

Xiao Jing had already read the script and immediately suggested a character he felt wouldn't be so boring: "He Shifang."

"Okay," Su Yan replied and then left.

Xiao Jingyi was left alone in the luxuriously decorated room. He seemed to have long been used to this loneliness and silence. He stood alone in front of the floor-to-ceiling window for a long time, arms crossed, coldly mocking this world intertwined with hypocrisy and filth.

The phone suddenly rang.

He doesn't usually listen to music, but Meng Huaichuan manipulated his system and downloaded all of his songs.

The phone ringtone was Meng Huaichuan's new song, "Forget".

The soothing music played for a while before Xiao Jingyi strode over with his long legs.

He stared at the phone number on the screen for a moment, then pressed the answer button before the call automatically ended. "Hello."

Bi Xie went to bed too early that night and woke up groggily around 10 p.m. Remembering that tomorrow was Monday, she immediately started looking for her phone. She looked and looked and finally found it.