Chapter 85 The Backlash of Green Tea Spray

The caller ID kept repeating itself.

Su Qianqian's cute pink-haired profile picture flashes almost non-stop.

A stubborn determination to get through on the phone.

Zhou Zhiheng's face showed impatience. He reached out to take it, but Situ took it first.

Su Qianqian answered the call with a look of anxiety.

"Shuyin! Where did you go? Are you alright? Thank goodness you didn't come. The movie theater's AI malfunctioned; it's a complete mess everywhere, I..."

She blushed suddenly halfway through her sentence.

Because she could see the person on the other side of the screen.

It wasn't Ning Shuyin, but a very handsome man.

The man was sitting on the edge of Ning Shuyin's bed in her apartment.

As for her friend, she was sleeping soundly in her small bed, covered with a blanket, looking exhausted.

Su Qianqian suddenly smiled like an aunt.

"Who are you……"

"Ahem, I'm her friend," Situ Linchen said succinctly.

As perceptive as he was, he naturally realized the problem from Su Qianqian's expression.

The holographic calling function of the optical computer comes with privacy features and allows users to customize the background environment of the call.

Situ Linchen had just classified the cinema incident as a military secret a minute ago, so naturally he couldn't reveal that Ning Shuyin was in the hospital.

So he covered Ning Shuyin's medical equipment with a blanket and then randomly selected a virtual environment.

Unexpectedly, the background was her bedroom.

From Su Qianqian's perspective, the scene was absolutely explosive.

A friend who's too tired to sleep, a blanket covering her neck.

And... there's this outrageously handsome man by the bedside.

He even answered her private phone calls for her?

In an instant, eight hundred episodes of adult films were playing out in Su Qianqian's mind.

"Ah... um..." Su Qianqian's tone became cautious, "Is Shuyin... not available?"

Situ Linchen looked at Ning Shuyin, who was still unconscious.

"Yes, she was too tired and fell asleep. I'm sorry."

I'm so tired.

She fell asleep.

He was very sorry.

What inhuman and lewd words!

Su Qianqian decided to end the call as soon as possible.

"Then you can stay with her and rest. I just got back from the movie theater today and I'm feeling really dizzy. Um... I'll hang up now."

After saying that, without waiting for Situ Linchen's response, the communication was quickly cut off.

The other people in the ward were blocked from the call and naturally had no idea what had happened.

Ning Shuyin was still asleep and didn't hear the series of system announcements in her mind:

[Ding! The host has successfully rescued the main storyline couple from danger. Reward: "Cultivation Acceleration Aura x1", valid for one week.]

However, after the pleasant reward announcement ended, a red warning box appeared immediately.

[WARNING: Key plot point has shifted.]

[The female protagonist, Su Qianqian, and the male supporting character, Situ Linchen, meet at a significantly earlier time. The system has determined that this has created an uncontrollable risk in the plot.]

The host will be punished with "Green Tea Spray Backlash" lasting for 4 hours.

The broadcast ended, and the system's playful voice appeared.

[Host, you are currently in a deep coma. This punishment poses no threat to you. Sleep soundly, you're welcome.]

At this moment, Situ Linchen had already stood up.

"I need to go back to the Alliance headquarters immediately."

After speaking, his gaze swept over Ning Shuyin on the hospital bed and the two men in the room.

"Zhou Zhiheng, let's talk about the aftermath of the cinema incident."

With that, Situ Linchen walked towards the door.

Zhou Zhiheng raised an eyebrow and followed helplessly.

We arrived outside the door.

"Zhou Zhiheng, please maintain a consistent narrative to the outside world regarding this incident: a malfunction of the cinema's AI. All relevant personnel must sign confidentiality agreements. The matter of the You family's betrayal will remain confidential for now, pending my report to the Alliance Council."

"Okay." The young man nodded, indicating that he understood.

After Situ Linchen finished speaking, he did not move, but his expression softened and his tone became sincere.

“Young Master Zhou, I owe you a great debt this time. Although your rare treasures did not directly awaken her, they did stabilize her life essence. I owe you this favor, and you can send me the bill.”

Situ Linchen's attitude has changed 180 degrees from before.

Zhou Zhiheng didn't understand it at first.

As a business tycoon, the Zhou family had used some unscrupulous means to pursue profit, causing the Allied Fleet to suffer in silence.

He thought Situ Linchen wouldn't give him a friendly look.

In fact, Situ Linchen had his own purpose in saying these words.

A trip to the Alliance headquarters is of utmost urgency.

He really wanted to take Ning Shuyin away, but her health condition wouldn't allow him to do so.

There are two major destabilizing factors for her staying here.

Loran had hurt Ning Shuyin in the past.

Now her value has been fully realized.

There's even an F-rank combat ability that Loran himself didn't know about.

It's hard to predict what he might do next given his intense interest in her.

Besides, Lorraine is a doctor with an extremely deep understanding of physiology. He even used that drug on her last time.

There are too many possibilities for leaving Ning Shuyin alone with him.

As for Zhou Zhiheng, he seemed nonchalant, but his willingness to use those cosmic treasures without reservation was enough to prove how much he valued Ning Shuyin.

Perhaps he himself was unaware of this level of importance placed on him.

Situ Linchen has been on the Alliance battlefield for many years and is quite shrewd, adept at analyzing the pros and cons of battles.

Now, he has no choice but to choose the lesser of two evils.

Zhou Zhiheng is only 19 years old, still young and impetuous. He might not be able to win her favor.

It's also possible, as rumored, that he is inherently emotionally deficient and incapable of feeling love.

Moreover, his greatest advantage is that he is rich.

As for money, Situ Linchen can give Ning Shuyin whatever amount she wants.

With these calculations in mind, Situ Linchen spoke up decisively.

“The military meeting is urgent, and I must leave. Ning Shuyin is, after all, your employee. I don’t trust Luo Lan. What if he uses some strange new invention on Ning Shuyin for his research and injures her? It would be troublesome. It would be better if you kept an eye on her.”

Situ Linchen hadn't spoken to anyone in such a tone for hundreds of years.

He was confident that these words would satisfy the young master's possessiveness.

Sure enough, a hint of pleasure flashed in Zhou Zhiheng's phoenix eyes.

"Understood." He smiled slightly. "I will naturally keep an eye on my employees."

The objective has been achieved.

Situ Linchen led Mu Ze away quickly.

Zhou Zhiheng listened to the receding footsteps and felt quite pleased.

Someone will take care of the exorbitant bills, and looking after a sleeping beauty doesn't seem like such a difficult task.

He turned on his personal terminal and gave instructions to his subordinates.

"Prepare the highest-grade nutritional supplements, and... cough cough, the most expensive clothes and daily necessities for young women, send them to me immediately."

Inside a ward he was unaware of.

Ning Shuyin was awakened by an extremely strange feeling.

I tried hard to open my eyelids.

"I made it out alive? That's great!"

She tried to move her fingers, but they felt a little unresponsive.

Even though control of her body has returned, there's an uncontrollable sense of affectation, as if it's trying to burst out of her body.

"System. What... what's wrong with me?"

[Host! Why are you awake?! No... you shouldn't be awake right now!]

The system's tone made Ning Shuyin sense something was wrong.

"What happened? Tell me quickly!" Ning Shuyin pressed.

[Host, because Situ Linchen answered Su Qianqian's call just now, you triggered the "Green Tea Spray Backlash" punishment.]

【You could have easily gotten away with it by falling asleep, why did you have to wake up at this time!】

Ning Shuyin caught the key words.

Situ Linchen answered Su Qianqian's call.

That means they're both alright, that's great.

but……

Green tea spray!

She still vividly remembered how this thing had messed with Loran last time.

Now you're telling me there will be a backlash?

"System, are you trying to kill me?!"

[Host, I absolutely did not!]

Before she could recover from this bolt from the blue, a white figure appeared in her sight.

It's Loran!