Chapter 239, Shadow
Whenever she thought about the relationship between Luo Yuting and Si Xu, and the uncertainty of her identity, Luo Rui's originally happy mood instantly became depressed.
However, in front of Luo Yuting, she did not show it, but just nodded in agreement with Xie Chengzhi's words.
"Mr. Luo, I also think that you'd better investigate my background further."
If something went wrong, she wouldn't be the only one embarrassed.
Luo Yuting didn't force it: "Okay, after I finish the things on hand, you and Mr. Xie will come back to Nanjun with me - whether you are the person my parents are looking for will be answered when we get to Nanjun."
Xie Chengzhi frowned. "If not, what would your Luo family do? Just for such an illusory promise of yours, Ruirui and I would follow you across mountains and rivers from Beichen to Nanjun?"
If Luo Rui was not the daughter of the Luo family in Nanjun, why would they risk going to Nanjun?
Luo Yuting said calmly, "Don't worry, since you are going to Nanjun with me, I will arrange your escape route."
Even after receiving the man's promise, Luo Rui didn't show any joy. She nodded wearily and sighed, "Let's discuss this matter after Mr. Luo finishes his work."
She extended her hand to Xie Chengzhi: "Chengzhi, let's go back."
Xie Chengzhi picked up the person as he was told, said goodbye to Luo Yuting politely, and walked out of the apartment.
Xing Xiaoyu walked them to the door, closed the door, and came back to find that Luo Yuting was no longer in the living room.
She asked her companions to go to bed early, searched around the apartment, and finally saw a familiar figure on the balcony of the study.
Luo Yuting and Si Xu were leaning against the wall and the railing respectively, talking in low voices.
Xing Xiaoyu tactfully left the study without disturbing the two of them.
…
Standing on the balcony, he could see the two people leaving. Luo Yuting withdrew his gaze from watching the girls and lit the cigarette Si Xu gave him.
"What's going on between you two?" Luo Rui refused to tell the truth about the grudge between her and Jiang Ran, so Luo Yuting could only ask the other party involved.
Si Xu had recently quit smoking and was playing with the lighter in his hand. He answered his question nonchalantly: "She bullied Jiang Ran, so of course I have to teach her a lesson."
Bullying Jiang Ran? Who could possibly bully that foxy woman?
Luo Yuting rubbed his brows: "Her legs..."
"I failed to frame Jiang Ran and was interrupted by the Shen family."
Si Xu didn't say who did it, and Luo Yuting didn't ask any further questions.
The Luo family will not become enemies with the Xiling base just for Luo Rui. It is meaningless to know who is the person in the Shen family who took action.
He never does anything meaningless.
"If I take Luo Rui back to Nanjun and promise not to let her provoke Miss Jiang again, can you let her go?"
Si Xu laughed, the laughter spreading in the night breeze: "Luo Yuting, I don't have any hatred against that woman - she doesn't provoke Jiang Ran, and I don't have time to waste on her."
“…”
"However, let me warn you - that woman is very narrow-minded and ambitious. If you bring her back to the Luo family, you might get yourself into big trouble."
After Si Xu finished speaking, he raised his hand and threw the lighter to Luo Yuting, then flipped directly back from the study balcony to the room balcony, and finally glanced at the stunned young man.
"Don't turn over at night."
Besides you, who else would want to climb over this balcony?! You're sick!
Luo Yuting was too lazy to pay attention to him.
He was thinking about the various situations that would arise after bringing Luo Rui back to the Nanjun base.
…
Si Xu stood in the room for a while, and only lay back on the bed after the coldness on his body dissipated.
As soon as he lay down, Jiang Ran rubbed against him and reached out to hug him in a daze.
He leaned slightly to the side, held the person in his arms, and whispered: "Did I wake you up?"
Jiang Ran said vaguely: "When I woke up, you were gone again. I was just about to go look for you."
The warmth around her was gone, and she tossed and turned, unable to fall asleep.
Si Xu chuckled: "Jiang Ran, are you always inseparable from me?"
"Stop being so narcissistic, hum." She hummed twice, but her body honestly snuggled into his arms, "Si Xu, I'm going to see Mr. Tu Su tomorrow, do you want to come with me?"
Tomorrow? Si Xu said regretfully: "I'm going to the Huo family tomorrow."
Going to the Huo family again? Jiang Ran rubbed her forehead against his chest in dissatisfaction, messing up his pajamas: "What are you doing going to the Huo family? Didn't we already discuss tonight?"
Feeling itchy from being rubbed by the girl, Si Xu held the back of her neck to steady her nodding head, saying helplessly, "Huo Sichan needs to make the decision on matters concerning Beichen Base."
But Huo Sichan is absent tonight.
"Si Xu, is there something important you're looking for Huo Sichan about?"
She seldom asked about his affairs, but at this moment she suddenly realized that she didn't know what he did when he went out tonight.
Si Xu's reply was simple: "Just a casual chat. It would be even better if we can reach a cooperation."
He didn't want to give her false hope before he was 100% sure of the alliance.
Although, as he said, he could do those things alone.
Just think about it, if he can speed up the progress of things by cooperating with others, why should he waste his time on such boring things?
When the world returns to the way she likes it, he can take her to travel across thousands of mountains and rivers. Isn't that more free than curling up in a small base all day?
"It's possible now." Once this idea came into his mind, it was hard to dispel it. Si Xu pondered, "If the cooperation is successful, Jiang Ran, I will take you to see the other two bases."
Given the current situation, it is a bit difficult to travel all over the country, but at least you can visit the four major bases first.
Not knowing what he was planning, Jiang Ran responded, "Okay—let's go to the Dongchao base, where we can just meet up with Team Chu."
I don’t know what Chu Yuan found out at the Dongchao base. Now that Pei Xiao has come to Beichen, maybe he can find a chance to investigate the situation first.
Speaking of Chu Yuan, Si Xu remembered something.
"Qinhuai attacked Xiling Base this time, and someone provided support."
"Hmm?" Isn't Qin Huai at the Yancheng base? Isn't it normal to have someone familiar to pick him up?
"The people who picked him up knew Xiling Base and even Xiling Snow Mountain very well."
After he rescued Shen Yao, Qin Huai had disappeared from the steep cliff. It seemed that he was taken away by the person who was supposed to pick him up.
To be able to reach Xiling Snow Mountain and pick up people at that time, one must be absolutely familiar with the area and avoid mutant beasts and zombies... I'm afraid it would be impossible for someone who is not familiar with the terrain of Xiling to do it.
"Huh?" Jiang Ran also thought of someone, "Si Xu, that person named Si Nian, do you think he has any relationship with your father..."
Huo Zhigui said that she entrusted Si Xu to Jiang Yize because she trusted him as a friend, but who knew that he brought Si Xu to Xiling Laboratory.
Jiang Yize knew Huo Zhijue, so did he also know Si Xu's father? That Si Nian...
"When I mentioned Si Nian today, Mr. Tu Su's reaction was very strange."
The man who remained calm in the face of the threat from the psychic revealed hatred with gnashing teeth after hearing the woman's name.
"If Tu Su really had a deep relationship with my father, why would he hate Si Nian?" In her memory, Jiang Yize's tone was full of trust when he mentioned Si Nian.
(End of this chapter)
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