Chapter 80: Xunxun will be mine then.
Xie Xun tried to break free, but was trapped in front of the sink by the black mist that surrounded him.
The reflection in the mirror showed her eyes sparkling, and even the side of her neck was tinged with a blush, making her look radiant and beautiful.
"Let me go."
"Last night, some drunkard said his heart would race whenever he saw me,"
Fu Qinghuai not only didn't let go, but instead lowered his head and took a deep breath into the crook of the man's neck, saying in a hoarse voice, "It seems... nothing has changed."
Xie Xun looked into his eyes in the mirror and suddenly relaxed his tense body.
He tilted his head slightly, letting his warm breath mingle with his own. "And what about you?"
Fu Qinghuai paused.
Taking advantage of his distraction, Xie Xun gently grasped the hand that was covering his chest. "Is your heart beating faster too?"
He turned around, and slowly moved Fu Qinghuai's hand down to rest on the other's chest.
"Thump thump—"
"Knock knock knock".
A polite knock came from the door, followed by a man's voice.
"Mr. Xie, I am Mr. Liu's assistant, Xiao Li. Mr. Liu would like to invite you to the observation deck for a chat."
The man's voice was polite. "Let's chat about matters between our two families."
Fu Qinghuai lowered his head and hugged Xie Xun, burying his face in the crook of Xie Xun's neck, his voice very displeased, "You've come at a really bad time."
...
The sea breeze was biting on the observation deck.
"Xunxun is here?"
Liu Yongchang had his back to him, but his voice carried an eerie gentleness, "Did you have a good time last night?"
This affectionate nickname made Xie Xun frown.
He ignored it and simply took half a piece of jade from his pocket and placed it on the table.
"Mr. Liu, you didn't arrange this cruise ship just to ask me to dance, did you?"
"Of course not."
Upon hearing this, Liu Yongchang turned around, an incongruous smile on his face, which bore a striking resemblance to Fu Qinghuai. "A feud spanning hundreds of years must come to an end..."
As he spoke, he suddenly stepped forward and lowered his voice, "If you are willing to cooperate with me, why do you have to be protected by that madman? I can give you everything he can't."
Before Xie Xun could answer, Fu Qinghuai's illusory figure solidified beside him.
"Tsk tsk, a fake is a fake, it can never be presented in a respectable way."
Fu Qinghuai's eyes turned cold, his mockery growing stronger. "A mere remnant soul dares to covet the original body? And dares to steal my people?"
Liu Yongchang, or rather, the remnant soul within him, was now greedily gazing at Fu Qinghuai.
“We are the same kind of people, aren’t we? By consuming you, I can become whole…”
As he spoke, he couldn't help but glance at Xie Xun, "Then Xun Xun will be mine."
Suddenly, Liu Yongchang clutched his head in pain, his expression contorting as he looked up again, his eyes regaining their sinister glint. "The Xie family owes the Liu family a blood debt, and they must pay with their lives!"
But the next second, his tone became frivolous again, even mimicking Fu Qinghuai's tone, "But your face is indeed handsome, no wonder the original body is so infatuated with you."
That's enough.
Xie Xun coldly interrupted, "Saying such things with that face is truly disgusting."
Liu Yongchang's expression shifted constantly between pain and greed, clearly indicating that the remnant soul within him was vying for control over his original body.
Finally, he stared intently at Xie Xun, "I hope you'll still be this arrogant once we get to international waters..."
He led him away, staggering, his peach blossom eyes filled with coldness.
"What an ungrateful thing! I was originally planning to keep it for a few more days."
Fu Qinghuai, his fingertips wreathed in black energy, sneered, "It seems we need to take it back as soon as possible."
Xie Xun pressed his hand down, "Taking action on the ship will harm innocent people."
"Don't worry, Xunxun, I won't act recklessly and hurt innocent people."
Fu Qinghuai grabbed his wrist with his other hand, his voice full of danger, "Once we get to international waters, I'll let him know who the real boss is."
Having said that, he leaned closer to Xie Xun, his fingertips gently stroking the side of his neck. "As for what it just said..."
"That's just nonsense," Xie Xun interrupted him, "You actually took it seriously?"
"I'm just thinking about how I should punish that remnant soul after I capture it."
Fu Qinghuai put his arm around the man's waist, took a deep breath at his neck, and chuckled softly, "After all, it dared to covet you, it deserves to die."
Xie Xun: "..."
Does this evil spirit mean it wants to beat itself up?
Fu Qinghuai could tell what he was thinking just by looking at his expression, and sighed helplessly, "Xunxun, you wear your heart on your sleeve."
Xie Xun subconsciously touched his face.
"Since that remnant soul has developed inappropriate thoughts, it is natural that it needs to be properly educated."
Fu Qinghuai twirled a strand of his hair and played with it. "As for the method..."
He paused deliberately, and seeing Xie Xun frown slightly, he continued with a smile, "For example, locking yourself inside that broken jade wall that your Xie family used to imprison me in, or..."
"Or what?"
"Or let it see it with its own eyes,"
Fu Qinghuai lowered his head and whispered in his ear, his tone ambiguous, "How much I love you."
"Are you an idiot?!"
Xie Xun felt a burning sensation on his ears and was about to push him away when Jiang Lehui had already run up to him.
"Ah Xun! Brother Fu!"
Jiang Le looked them over curiously. "I just heard that President Liu called you here. What's going on? When did you meet President Liu? He specially asked you to dance last night, and you met with him alone today..."
He leaned closer to Xie Xun and lowered his voice, "You wouldn't be trying to poach you to work at Ren'an, would you?"
Xie Xun remained expressionless. "It's just that there are some old matters to discuss."
"Old stories?"
Jiang Le was even more puzzled, "Isn't your family a paper craft shop? How could you have a past connection with a large corporation like Ren'an?"
"Business dealings," Fu Qinghuai naturally replied.
"oh!"
Jiang Lehui suddenly realized, "It's about ordering custom-made paper offerings, right? I've heard that rich people really believe in these things and are very particular about them."
Xie Xun: "...more or less."
"Are you done talking?"
After resolving her doubts, Jiang Lehui immediately became excited again, "There's a seafood buffet on the ship today, and I heard there are huge lobsters! They'll be gone if you go too late."
Fu Qinghuai watched Xie Xun being pulled forward by his friend, his smile deepening.
But the thought that the remnant soul, oblivious to his own mortality, dared to devour him and even try to steal Xie Xun from him, gradually faded the smile in his eyes.
The lingering remnant soul of the Red and White Demons from the Ghost Market wanted to devour him, and this time it was the same.
It seems they are from the same wisp of a remnant soul.
Fu Qinghuai let out a cold laugh. Just wait and see who gets swallowed up.
...
The seafood buffet restaurant was bustling with activity, and the long tables were piled high with all kinds of seafood. But the most eye-catching item was the uniquely shaped steamed fish in the center.
This fish was over two meters long and had several pairs of small limbs that were not as vestigial as those of ordinary sea fish. It resembled a deep-sea arowana, with its silvery-gray body densely covered with many gray-black hard-shelled organisms.
It looks like a special kind of barnacle.
The fish's eyes were cloudy and white, and you could smell a faint fishy odor emanating from them from afar.
Strangely, the guests seemed to be particularly fascinated by the fish, crowding forward as if they had lost their minds, and the queue stretched on and on.
Wow! This fish is huge!
Jiang Lehui, holding the plate, exclaimed in amazement, "I have to film this! This is truly an eye-opening experience!"
"Don't come any closer." Xie Xun pressed down on his hand that was holding up the phone.
He noticed that the guests who were sharing the fish were particularly keen on scraping off the barnacles from the fish, and their eyes would become dazed after eating them.
Fu Qinghuai whispered beside him, "Be careful, these things are strange."
Just then, a customer who was enjoying his meal suddenly coughed violently and spat out a small piece of black material.
The fragment was wriggling slightly in the plate; upon closer inspection, it turned out to be a miniature sea cockroach larva, its multi-legged limbs still trembling violently.
"What the hell is this thing!" the lady next to me exclaimed and stepped back.
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