Chapter 20

There was a moment of silence.

The blond young man came to his senses, turned around suddenly, and before Lan Yexing could withdraw his hand, he grabbed the other's slender wrist with his big gauze-wrapped hand.

With just a slight pull, Lan Yexing staggered and leaned forward due to inertia. Even though he supported the table with his other hand in time, his nose tip almost touched the other person's nose tip.

Lan Yexing blinked slowly and puzzledly: Why is this person so strange when he is sick?

Qiao You’s skeleton was almost a circle larger than the boy’s. Because of the backlight, his shadow completely enveloped the boy’s body, creating a very oppressive feeling.

He glanced at the fair wrist in his palm almost frivolously - the fair wrist that could be grasped with one hand almost made his possessive wrist-gripping action look hideous.

After that, his eyes swept across the boy's thin shoulders and neck, his chest rising and falling with his breathing, and his waist that could almost be held in his hand - if he took one more step closer, he could easily hold the other person in his arms.

At this point, no matter how slow-witted Lan Yexing was, he could sense that something was wrong.

The young man's breath was already hot due to his fever, and the dangerous scent of lime invaded every pore of his body, making him slightly dizzy.

This posture was too aggressive. Lan Yexing subconsciously pulled his wrist and took a step back, but the tall young man did not move at all, and his big hand was still firmly holding his wrist.

Lan Yexing frowned slightly: "Hey."

Qiao You stared at him, and finally a wicked smile appeared on his face. He said, "You have a really good personality, junior. When you are very happy after a date, you still care about whether others have a fever."

Lan Yexing: "?" Is this guy crazy? What kind of date is this?

He was about to say that he should at least take antipyretics first, but Qiao You continued: "Are you so nice to everyone?" Even to the point of being willing to risk your life for everyone.

The corners of his lips curved up into an emotionless, cold arc: "It looks like you have some very strange complex, junior brother."

Lan Yexing stood there in a daze as if he was stabbed by something. He didn't know what he remembered, his pupils suddenly shrank, and he was silent for a long time.

When he came to his senses, he almost laughed out of anger. He showed that provocative smile in front of Qiao You for the second time. He said, "Senior, you yourself have this kind of personality. When you are sick, your personality is more than ten times worse than usual. Do you have the right to say that others are weird?"

He tugged at his wrist forcefully again: "Senior, please, let, go."

Qiao You glanced at him calmly: If you hold it tighter, there will be glaring red marks on that white wrist - it will be painful.

His hand suddenly loosened.

Lan Yexing staggered back a step due to inertia.

He didn't fall, but just rubbed his wrist expressionlessly, turned around and left with the notebook - after all, the guy was an adult and couldn't be burned to death.

Not long after, there was a soft "bang" sound and the door of the classroom was closed neatly.

Qiao You was the only one left in the empty classroom.

He still sat in the last row, looking in the direction where Lan Yexing left.

After a while, he muttered to himself:

"I'm angry."

The breeze outside the window blew the young man's golden hair, and in the light and shadow, an interested yet extremely vicious smile appeared on his face.

…

Lan Yexing was walking on the campus, and for the first time since he came into this world, he felt his fists itchy.

The system then comforted him: [This is the first time I've seen the host so openly angry. Do you want to eat something sweet? I heard that eating sweets makes people feel happy.]

Lan Yexing was stunned, and suddenly remembered that Qiao You ate those abnormally sweet tiramisu in order to verify this theory.

He twitched his lips: When it comes to being weird, who is more cunning?

He took a deep breath, put what had just happened out of his mind, and then strode towards the cafeteria - after lunch, he had professional classes in the afternoon.

After classes, he has a holiday this week. I really hope he can have a peaceful and quiet holiday.

…

But before the class was over, the system's dial quietly lit up: [Tonight, Prince Leon of the royal family will join several school executives to host a dinner in the Royal Banquet Hall on campus. Some students including Qiao You will be invited, and the others who will attend the banquet are all celebrities. They will donate to important academic projects at Xingdu University.]

[Xingdu University is a closed-door university, so this is an important place for students with good backgrounds to make connections.]

[Zhao Xi, one of the honorary presidents of the university, will hand Qiao You a glass of champagne with ingredients at the banquet; Prince Leon will introduce a special omega to Qiao You. Under the premise of paying attention to your own safety, please prevent these two attack incidents from happening. ]

Lan Yexing, who was in class, narrowed his eyes and clenched his hands on the table into fists. His nails hurt his palms - the so-called strategies of those nobles were becoming more and more vile and despicable.

Is a so-called honorary principal still a human being when he uses such despicable means to attack students of his own school?

And Qiao You even had a fever...

When the get out of class was over and there were few people in the classroom, Lan Yexing asked, "What is the spiritual power of Zhao Xi and that omega?"

System: [Zhao Xi's mental power is only used to move fixed matter. That omega is a civilian and has no mental power, but he has a special disease that allows him to secrete more than 5 kinds of pheromone scents. From the perspective of mate selection, this is attractive enough for both beta and alpha.]

Lan Yexing nodded, stood up and left the classroom neatly.

…

For the purpose of entertaining distinguished guests, there is more than one star-rated hotel on the campus of Xingdu University.

The Royal Banquet Hall is located on the third floor of one of the hotels.

The rooms for those distinguished guests have been arranged, and they can stay downstairs after the banquet.

When night fell, Lan Yexing directly used the system's [Open] ability, avoiding surveillance and entering the room of the alpha named Zhao Xi.

The banquet had not yet begun and Zhao Xi was still resting in the luxurious room. He was standing on the terrace holding a glass of champagne and looking towards the campus with a smug look on his face.

Lan Yexing, wearing shoe covers, appeared silently behind him. A moment later, the alpha was electrocuted and fell straight down - in this way, he could not attend the banquet, let alone the champagne that was spiked for Qiao You.

Thinking of the methods this scumbag wanted to use on Qiao You, Lan Yexing kicked him a few times with a cold face before turning and leaving.

After the young man's figure disappeared in the room, Qiao You, wearing an expensive tuxedo, stepped out from a corner.

He looked indifferently at the direction where the boy left: It seems that he has other abilities besides electric shock. The junior has one more secret.

Thinking of this, a hint of helplessness, almost doting, that he himself was not even aware of, could not help but emerge in his green eyes.

When he turned sideways to look at the unconscious man lying on the ground, the doting in his eyes disappeared instantly, and was immediately filled with disgust and disdain. A cold and arrogant smile appeared on his face, and he slowly put on medical gloves - before Lan Yexing appeared here, he didn't know that this alpha was going to use some tricks on him at the upcoming banquet.

But the boy's goal all along has been to prevent those so-called attackers from approaching him. Since Lan Yexing appeared here, it means that this alpha will definitely do something next.

But it doesn't matter. Even if this idiot doesn't intend to do anything, he will not let him go.

Thinking casually like this, the blond young man gracefully half-knelt down, smiled and directly [pulled out] the bloody heart of the man on the ground - he accepted the invitation to participate in such a boring banquet because he came for these psychics.

…

Lan Yexing, who knew nothing about this, had used his ability to sneak into the magnificent banquet hall.

He originally wanted to knock out the omega in advance, but the other party seemed to be in the same room with Prince Leon, and the security there was very good, so Lan Yexing did not rush in.

At this time, people were gradually coming into the banquet hall. Lan Yexing stood low-key in a corner, observing the layout of the hall.

The ceiling of this hall was a beautiful dome-shaped structure with a gorgeous crystal chandelier hanging in the center. Equipment such as moving head beam lights were fixed on the walls. Perhaps because the prince was coming, this hall was under intensive surveillance.

Lan Yexing lowered his eyes and thought: How will the prince match Qiao You and that omega to dance?

At this moment, there was a commotion outside the door, and Prince Leon, a brown-haired man with freckles, walked in accompanied by school staff.

He was accompanied by Su Lou and another slender and pitiful omega. The omega was wearing a white suit and was so beautiful that she seemed to be in a space of her own when she stood there.

And Su Lou looked a little depressed.

It was said that because Prince Leon came to the school to mediate and smooth things over, Su Lou no longer had to be expelled, but was only given a serious warning. But he had obviously been severely punished, and his entire spirit seemed to collapse all of a sudden.

The crowd passed by Lan Yexing. He lowered his head slightly, picked up a glass of champagne and covered his face with it.

Then he saw Qiao You walk in.

The tall and handsome young man was wearing a black tuxedo, which made his figure look even more upright and perfect. His blond hair was combed upwards, revealing his sharp eyebrows and eyes, making him look even more imposing.

He seemed to be famous enough in that circle, and as soon as he entered, he was surrounded by various dignitaries.

The blond young man was holding a champagne glass in his hand, with a distant and indifferent smile on his face, which was common among superiors. He socialized casually and flawlessly, and when he came out of the crowd, he had not even drunk a drop of wine.

But when he was about to reach the center of the hall, he paused and looked somewhere thoughtfully through the crowd of well-dressed people.

He looked straight into Lan Yexing's eyes.

Lan Yexing was startled and quietly raised his index finger to his lips.

Qiao You chuckled, stopped looking at him, and continued walking forward - there, Prince Leon was already walking towards him.

…

Soon it was time for the opening dance. Prince Leon stood in the center of the banquet hall with a friendly smile on his face. He announced in a humorous and endearing tone that he suggested deciding the person for the opening dance in the same way that was popular among young people in private gatherings.

"Look everyone," Leon pointed at the two moving head beam lights fixed on the wall, "Those two lights will randomly shine on two people later. Later, the two lucky people who were chosen by coincidence and randomness will dance the opening dance for us. What do you think?"

Leon: "I personally think this method is more vivid, friendly and interesting. What do you think?"

The high-ranking person who hosted the banquet said this, and naturally no one present was tactless enough to object.

Leon smiled slightly, and quickly signaled the staff to turn off the chandelier and turn on the beam light.

The hall immediately fell into darkness, with only two beams of dazzling light sweeping across the crowd.

In the light, the beautiful omega in a white suit next to Leon looked at the handsome blond young man opposite with curiosity and anticipation, and her fair face blushed.

Qiao You lowered his eyes slightly, hiding the coldness and disgust in his green eyes. His slender fingers stroked the wall of the cup, as if he was thinking about something.

…

Outside the core crowd, Lan Yexing glanced at the lights on the wall - as long as he could break those lights directly, the mission would be accomplished.

After completing the task, he used the ability of [Open] to leave here directly.

Just as the barely visible electric current was about to gather on his right arm, Lan Yexing's pupils suddenly shrank - he saw that the light beam that was supposed to circle around for several more times had stopped!

One beam of light shone on the tall and handsome blond young man in the center of the crowd, while another beam of light - shone directly across the crowd towards Lan Yexing!

The omega in the white suit was about to stand up with a look of shock on his face, and Prince Leon's face instantly turned cold.

There was an uproar in the dim hall.

In the distance, Qiao You smiled and elegantly raised the champagne glass in his hand towards Lan Yexing under the bright spotlight.

Lan Yexing: “…” How did things develop to this point?

…

The staff on site responded quickly, the spotlight was quickly turned off, and the chandelier on the ceiling lit up.

Everyone's eyes were focused on Lan Yexing, and Janes in the crowd's pupils shrank when he saw Lan Yexing.

Prince Leon also smiled and looked at the boy: "This classmate looks unfamiliar. I remember that today's dinner is by invitation only. This classmate——"

The blond young man took a step forward with his long legs, completely blocking Leon's view of Lan Yexing.

He raised the champagne glass in his hand to the other party arrogantly and elegantly, and smiled: "I invited you, my junior. The invited students all have a place as a dance partner, right?"

Qiao You: "My junior is the dance partner I asked for help. It's perfect for him to dance the opening dance with me. What do you think, Your Highness?"

There was a hint of coldness in Leon's red eyes, but he still smiled and said, "Of course."

Only then did Qiao You turn around and walk towards Lan Yexing under everyone's gaze.

Lan Yexing, who could have stayed in the corner, said: "...."

Looking at the handsome blond young man walking towards him, Lan Yexing sighed softly: He can now almost confirm that it was Qiao You who did it just now!

His nose soon smelled the familiar scent of lime again. The blond young man had come to his side. He looked at him with a smile, bowed slightly to him like a gentleman, and gracefully extended his bandaged hand to him in an inviting manner.

In those beautiful green eyes, there was a startling smile.

Lan Yexing looked at him helplessly, but still stretched out his hand and placed it in the young man's palm.

Soft and moving music sounded, and a slender and strong arm possessively wrapped around Lan Yexing's waist and brought her into his arms neatly.

Lan Yexing's nose was filled with the strong scent of lime. He had never been so close to the young man before. He almost stuck to his broad chest.

The young man's heartbeat rang in his ears, and Lan Yexing was so dizzy that he could hardly hear anything.

They quickly finished the opening dance and moved on to the second dance. Other people at the party also joined in and danced with their partners.

When they passed by Janes and his dance partner, Qiao You's hand on Lan Yexing's waist became heavier, almost hurting the boy's bones.

Amid the music, Lan Yexing twitched his lips, stepped heavily on the other person's foot, and lowered his voice and said, "Senior, what do you mean?"

Qiao You danced, lowered his eyes to look at him, and said with a smile: "There are psychics here who are responsible for recording. No matter what you do, you can't escape their eyes."

He guessed that in order to stop Leon from doing something, the boy would probably use electricity to destroy the two beam lights, and the slight electric current would be captured by the psychic.

Lan Yexing raised his head slightly and frowned at him: "Then what did you do? How could you escape the other party's eyes?"

Qiao You raised his eyebrows: "Of course." He used his ability to remove the other person's eyes for a very short moment - so short that the psychic didn't even notice it. At the same time, he removed a part of the light beam for a moment and controlled its direction.

Lan Yexing glared at him with her beautiful light-colored eyes: Then you are so awesome!

Qiao You looked at him thoughtfully: It was amazing that he actually thought the boy’s expression was... cute.

He suddenly felt an irresistible impulse, so he smiled and said jokingly in a casual and relaxed tone: "Junior, don't be angry about what happened at noon, okay?"

Being so close, Lan Yexing could feel that the young man's breath was still slightly hot: this guy's fever had not gone down at all.

So he lowered his eyes and looked away, saying softly: "I'm not that stingy."

A rare smile appeared in Qiao You's green eyes: "Yeah."

At this time they had come to a pillar. Qiao You suddenly leaned over, put his hot lips close to the boy's ear, and said, "The lights will dim for a minute and the place will be very chaotic. After I count to 3, you hold on to that pillar and don't fall." Falling in the dark in a crowded place is very dangerous.

Lan Yexing's pupils shrank, and after a moment, he nodded calmly.

Thinking of something, he whispered thoughtfully: "When the lights go out, the psychic responsible for recording can no longer use his ability, right?"

Qiao You didn't know what he was going to do, but he raised his eyebrows and answered, "Yes." Then he began to spit out numbers, his voice low and hoarse: "1, 2, 3——"

The moment Lan Yexing held onto the pillar, Qiao You pulled out all the lamps in the room, and the hall instantly fell into darkness.

"ah--"

Screams rang out, mixed with the voices of staff members: "Go check where the short circuit is!"

In the darkness, Lan Yexing counted silently in his heart. An invisible electric current surged in his right wrist. In an instant, all the surveillance cameras in the hall stopped working.

When he counted to 5 silently, Lan Yexing smelled a faint smell of blood, like an hallucination, very faint.

He knew what the young man was already doing.

When he counted to 30, the bright light above his head suddenly lit up, and Lan Yexing's pupils shrank. The blond young man was already standing beside him, as if he had never left.

The scene was in a mess, with cakes and champagne towers knocked all over the place by the frightened people. Even Leon, who was standing in the center of the crowd, was rubbing his forehead - his temples seemed to be in severe pain, and the movement of rubbing his forehead was getting faster and faster.

But there was nothing abnormal about his body from the outside.

Lan Yexing looked at Qiao You thoughtfully: The agreed time was 1 minute, but the time was shortened by half.

The blond young man also lowered his eyes and looked at him: Lan Yexing broke the surveillance, saving him the time to use his ability to control the surveillance, so the time he used was reduced by nearly half. This reduced his risk of being exposed.

Qiao You looked at the boy's handsome face, his expression unclear.

…

The staff's final inspection results showed that the circuit was short-circuited for 30 seconds, and even the monitoring line was damaged due to the short circuit.

The chaos was so severe that the dinner could no longer go on. Prince Leon was very angry and had an inexplicable headache, so he had to end the party early and let everyone leave.

Lan Yexing and Qiao You followed the crowd and left the lobby. Most people went to stay downstairs, but they left the hotel.

It was already too late, the sky was blue and turning dark. In the evening breeze, Lan Yexing walked on the quiet road in the campus. He thought that he should go home. It was so late today, Mao Tuan must miss him.

He was about to say goodbye to the blond young man beside him. As soon as he turned around, his eyes suddenly widened.

The young man who had just been so imposing and at ease in the banquet hall now fell straight towards him.

Lan Yexing hurried forward and held him with great effort. His hot breath mixed with the scent of lime burned his neck, causing Lan Yexing to almost let go.

He supported the man, took a deep breath, and touched the young man's forehead:

Amazingly hot.