Chapter 469 Talk
Click——
The door is locked.
The body with its back to Xia Yan suddenly stiffened.
Xia Yan leaned lazily against the door frame, looked at her and said indifferently: "You don't mind me closing the door, do you?"
“…As you wish.”
The cleaner took a deep breath, grabbed the brush and started cleaning the gap vigorously, his movements several times faster than before.
The room became quiet, and the atmosphere in the cramped bathroom became increasingly tense.
The vague gaze on his back seemed to carry a scorching temperature, almost enough to roast him to carbonization.
The cleaner didn't dare look back, but all his attention was on the man.
What does she mean?
Why is the door closed? Could it be...
Fine beads of sweat oozed out of his forehead, nose tip, and philtrum, gathering into lines and flowing down his face, landing on his knees with a plop.
Under the silent and urgent pressure, time passed extremely slowly, and every second felt like a year.
When she finished cleaning up the last trace, her tense nerves suddenly relaxed, and she suddenly felt extremely tired, as if she had run a marathon.
I have to leave now, I've been here for too long...
The cleaner stood up, his eyes went dark and he took two steps back dizzy, then he was supported by a pair of warm hands.
"Be careful."
The voice said.
"Thank you, I, I think I have low blood sugar." She made up an excuse.
It is rare to be able to have a full stomach in the apocalypse. Everyone has low blood sugar, so it makes sense for her to say that.
"Yeah." Xia Yan waited until she stood up and then let go of her hand. He seemed to be making way for her casually, but in fact he was blocking the door.
The cleaner noticed, his chest pounding again.
She pretended to be calm as she packed up her tools. Finally, she stood behind the cleaning cart, holding the handrail and said:
"The cleaning is done. Please make way. I have to hurry to the next room."
Xia Yan looked at her and smiled: "Now that the work is done, it's time for us to talk about personal matters."
The bright eyes beneath the brim of his hat suddenly blinked. "I'm just a cleaner. I've probably never come into contact with you. If anything has made you uncomfortable, I sincerely apologize."
Her tone was sincere and her posture was humble, she tried her best to appear weak.
Xia Yan raised an eyebrow and stretched out a finger, waving it left and right in the air: "No, I mean, it's time to talk about your eavesdropping."
Click——
Her body hidden under her clothes trembled violently.
"...stealing, eavesdropping? I didn't..."
"You don't think your disguise is very secretive, do you?" Xia Yan looked down, "Or should I help you take off your gloves now?"
——She knows!
The cleaner half lowered his head and clenched his rubber gloves together.
In that case—
"Boss Xia is truly extraordinary." She raised her head again, the timid tenderness in her eyes disappeared without a trace.
"You've guessed who I am by observing so carefully?"
"It's almost certain that you were the one who sniped the person who jumped into the sea."
Xia Yan looked at the beautiful eyes under the brim of the hat with admiration.
"You have beautiful eyes, like a cat."
"Thanks, but I hate cats."
She looked at Xia Yan, reached out to take off her yellow rubber gloves, and crossed them over the edge of the basket.
Then, she spread out her five fingers and turned them back and forth. As Xia Yan expected, her fingertips and knuckles were covered with thick calluses, and her bones were as thick as eagle claws. She did not look like an ordinary working person at all.
That's why I always wear gloves to cover myself.
While Xia Yan was looking at him, the other party was also guessing why she suddenly revealed her true colors.
What is the trigger?
Xia Yan suddenly said: "You know my name is Boss Xia, so what do you call me?"
“…”
"Don't want to talk about it? In that case, Mr. Mermaid..."
"What do you mean?"
Seeing her suddenly break down, Xia Yan knew that he had the upper hand.
"I think you've heard that I'm going to get Mr. Mermaid tonight. Do you have the confidence to snatch him away from me? Don't forget that you can't beat Jing Wenbin."
From her behavior last night, to how she managed to come here to work as a cleaner today, to when she heard the handsome man making a deal with her, she eavesdropped on them bit by bit under the pretext of cleaning the bathroom.
When he heard Xia Yan's agreement, the brush in his hand fell into the water with a snap. Xia Yan saw all of this.
"My name is Fan Shuyi."
Her cat-like eyes were filled with a cold light, and when she stared at a certain place, people would feel that she could kill with a single click of her finger.
But she was tense at the moment. She felt that Xia Yan would keep asking her questions, such as: what was their relationship, why did they break up, what did she want to do...
Fan Shuyi was mentally prepared that she would be as hard and straight as a sniper rifle.
But when Xia Yan opened her mouth, the mask she had worn on her face for years suddenly cracked apart——
"Okay Xiao Fan, how about a deal? Mr. Mermaid will be given priority."
“…”
Thunderbolt!
It was a huge pie flying towards her, making her dizzy.
"What did you say?"
Xia Yan had no choice but to repeat, "I'll give you Mr. Mermaid, and you pay me for the crystal core."
She was stunned as if struck by lightning: "How could you bear to do that? He is so good!"
Feeling helpless, Xia Yan wanted to call the police.
Fan Shuyi felt dizzy and thought she was really suffering from hypoglycemia.
What a great day today was! After eighteen years of bad luck, the gears of fate were finally turning! She was finally starting to get lucky.
"How many crystal cores do you want?" Fan Shuyi tried her best to remain calm, but her trembling fingers revealed her extremely excited heart.
"How much do you think he is worth?" Xia Yan asked instead of answering.
A desolate look flashed across Fan Shuyi's face, and for a moment she looked old, which was extremely inconsistent with her age.
"I'll give you all the crystal cores, I only want him."
"Okay, pay the crystal core first."
Xia Yan was too lazy to talk nonsense and directly stated his purpose. People who are trapped in love are stupid and want to express their care and love for the other person in various ways.
She loves the other person deeply, but she doesn't love herself.
Xia Yan had done a similar love brain task. When the system closed a certain part of her cognition for the task, her mind was really full of that person. Even her brain grooves were filled with him, and even her favorite food could not be saved.
Xia Yan will never forget that mission, which successfully topped the blacklist.
When seeing Fan Shuyi coming over with all the crystal cores, Xia Yan, who was deeply immersed in the painful memories, suddenly smiled.
"Tsk tsk, that's quite a lot. It seems he is really important to you. Don't worry, baby, I will definitely send him to your bed/oh no, next to you~"
Xia Yan grabbed all the crystal cores with his big hands and put them into the system grid. Seeing that she looked pitiful with empty hands, he was kind enough to take out a few crystal cores and hand them over to her.
"How can a woman not have a crystal core in her hand? Keep it in your pocket for emergencies or something."
Fan Shuyi had none of the boldness she had when they first met. Instead, she kept shaking her head, clasping the calluses on her palms.
"I can't take it. We agreed to use all the crystal cores in exchange for his safety."
It seemed as if if she took someone, they would lose their arms and legs.
Xia Yan: ...Okay, respect.
"Wait for you."
"Eh? Don't leave so quickly. You still have to clean up next, right? Is the exhibition hall's sanitation your responsibility?"
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