Chapter 94 The Cosmic Backup Plan
Cheng Boyan took off his headphones, lowered his voice, and bombarded him with questions: "Are you trying to rebel? You asked Lin Yao to come at eight? Isn't the banquet at seven?"
"I'll finish that mess at seven and meet Lin Yao at eight. Is that okay?" Xie Xingchen also turned off his voice.
"Are you really that sure?" Cheng Boyan was truly amazed by his mental fortitude. "Broadly speaking, meeting Jiang Qiran at seven and arranging to meet Lin Yao at eight, you're practically a scumbag version of a time management master."
Xie Xingchen, who was called a scumbag twice in one night: "........Thank you."
Cheng Boyan stubbed out his cigarette and slowly sighed, "Being the son of the Alliance Leader isn't easy. You can't even choose your marriage partner. It's pointless."
It's meaningless; this place is full of power and money transactions, and there's hardly any sincerity mixed in.
Xie Xingchen's gaze was fixed on Lin Yao, who was wandering around the room: "So I want to choose for myself."
"Hey, what's that idiot He Li doing?" Cheng Boyan got up, then sat down again, and turned on the listening device. "Lin Yao, go take a look. That guy dumped a bowl of watermelon on someone's head."
Lin Yao quickly finished delivering the drinks, then turned around and found He Li, whose eyes were red: "What happened?"
The once cheerful little dog, who always had a smile on its face, now has a long face. If it had a tail, it would probably be drooping to the ground by now. It looks so miserable.
"He tried to kiss me forcibly, how disgusting!" He Li reached out to wipe the back of his hand that had been rubbed, and shouted, "Try touching me again, and I'll pour this wine on your head too."
"Don't slander me. Who forced a kiss on you?" The other person said nonchalantly. "Someone like you doesn't deserve it."
Upon hearing this, Lin Yao expressionlessly unscrewed the bottle and poured it directly over the man's head: "Sorry, my hand was shaking. Code name 01. Feel free to complain."
Soaked to the bone, she reached out fiercely to grab him, but before she could even touch his sleeve, Lin Yao shoved her onto the sofa.
Xie Xingchen's lips curled up, and he slowly said, "I told you I'd cover for you, but you're really being presumptuous. It's alright, go ahead and beat me up."
With just that one sentence, Lin Yao got a good beating.
The price was that I worked for nothing all night, and all my salary and bonuses were gone. It hurt.
When he got home that night, Lin Yao was still grumbling, "Damn rich people."
Xie Xingchen parked the car at the small villa on the mountain, afraid of accidentally hurting anyone: "There are good people among the rich, like... your godfather."
Lin Yao glanced at him disdainfully: "You want to talk about yourself, don't you?"
"You've had a tough day. It seems you didn't get any useful information." Xie Xingchen handed him the takeout late-night snack. "Remember to eat something when you get back."
“Actually, yes.” Lin Yao hesitated for a moment before saying, “I really ran into your dad, Yun Qing. He said there’s a reagent called Z7035 that Zhuang Lang needs to find a buyer for, for children. It costs one million per vial.”
Xie Xingchen was stunned, his eyes darkening slightly: "Okay, I'll investigate. He does have a pharmaceutical business, and the Z7032 stimulant specially supplied to the military was produced by his company. I just didn't expect that it was him who supplied it to Langzhuang."
Lin Yao hummed in agreement, observing his expression: "If you feel uncomfortable, I can do it. After all, you're my father."
“It’s alright.” Xie Xingchen lowered his eyes, his fingertips lightly rubbing the steering wheel. “I do hope he’s not involved in anything bad, but if he really is, I’ll say it again: I will personally send them to court.”
That's what he said, but I still saw the emotion in his eyes.
Lin Yao raised his hand and said softly, "Want a hug?"
Rarely did he hear him take the initiative to invite someone, Xie Xingchen leaned closer, feeling his ring finger being held by the other's hand, the soft fingertip brushing against it, and asked in a low voice, "What's wrong?"
"We ran into him." Lin Yao withdrew his hand and patted him on the shoulder. "Don't worry, your dad will be fine."
Xie Xingchen hummed in agreement, lowered his head, and his lips touched Xie Xingchen's earlobe. Before they could do anything, the car window next to them was banged on loudly.
Pei Yizhong's sinister face was reflected in the glass: "What are you doing, Lin Yao? Come out."
It was a heartbreaking scene for the old father; he was so angry his face turned red.
Caught in this situation, Lin Yao was so embarrassed he wanted to disappear into the ground. Without thinking, he immediately pushed the person aside, got out of the car, and created a three-meter distance between them.
"Late-night snack." Xie Xingchen reached out his hand.
Before Lin Yao could even catch it, Pei Yizhong snatched it away, looking down at him with disdain and cursing, "Scumbag, get lost."
Xie Xingchen: "........."
This impression score went from a perfect score to a deduction of 100; there's no saving it.
Lin Yao gestured for him to leave quickly, then pulled Pei Yizhong inside, awkwardly asking, "You're still up so late?"
"I'm afraid you'll be fooled by that guy." Pei Yizhong was genuinely troubled by the engagement invitation, and said indirectly, "Why don't you calm down for a while and not see him? Getting carried away in love isn't a good thing; you might get cheated on without even knowing it."
Lin Yao was bewildered: "Huh?"
Pei Yizhong threw the late-night snack into the trash can: "Your godfather will make you something new, you won't eat his."
After thinking for a moment, he said, "I've recently found a new training method. You'll be training with me in seclusion this week."
Lin Yao thought Xie Xingchen must be very busy, so he nodded and agreed: "Okay."
"Sensible, good boy." Pei Yizhong said, subtly putting down others. "Only family is eternal. Love can turn on you in an instant. It's meaningless. Your godfather will keep you company."
Lin Yao: "........You should read less inspirational quotes."
I thought Pei Yizhong was joking, but he was serious. Apart from class time, he would cram people into the training ground after class, from mecha to hand combat to shooting. If you didn't know, you would think you were about to be dragged to the front line.
He bought a cutting machine for his home, and spent his free time in his room preparing birthday gifts.
After practicing dozens of times, on Xie Xingchen's birthday, I finally dared to put the wishing crystal on and cut it according to the blueprint.
The small, beautiful crystal has been hollowed out in the center, with an "X" shaped letter cut out to represent the surname Xie. It's perfect.
"What are you doing?" Pei Yizhong was practically going crazy when he saw this thing. "You're giving him a ring?"
Lin Yao hummed in agreement, carefully embedding the cut-off portion into the diamond he had bought with a large sum of his savings, then placing the ring setting on it, and said calmly, "What's wrong with giving a ring?"
Pei Yizhong raised his hand to cover his face, thinking to himself, "He's getting engaged to someone else at seven o'clock tonight, and you're going to give him a ring?"
That's so thoughtful; even the best backup options in the universe wouldn't be this sycophantic.
After all, he was the one who had failed to educate the boy during his adolescence. He opened his mouth, carefully considering his words: "It's inappropriate. You're only a few years old. This is too formal."
Lin Yao thought to himself, what if Xie Xingchen ran away from her wedding for him?
He was willing to reciprocate with a grand promise.
"It's just a symbolic meaning, it doesn't mean we're getting married."
Pei Yizhong was disappointed in him.
"Stubborn to the end!"
"You're out of your mind!"
"I've given you so many insightful and independent articles compiled by experts for nothing!"
Lin Yao let it go in one ear and out the other, carefully trying to fit the two rings together, then separating them again, as if they were one, yet each independent.
The clock on the wall pointed to six. Pei Yizhong went into the bedroom to change into a suit and came out, determined to do something drastic to break his heart: "Do you know where I'm going later?"
"Xie Xingchen's engagement ceremony." Lin Yao understood instantly from his expression.
Pei Yizhong: "............Huh?"
Huh? Is that even human language?
He strode over, lowered his head, and forced himself to look at him with his hands over his head: "Have you gone mad from all the beatings I gave you during training these past two days? Listen to what you're saying! You know he's engaged and you even made a ring?"
"I arranged to meet him at eight o'clock." Lin Yao closed the ring box and put it in his coat pocket.
Pei Yizhong's vision went black, and he almost had to be put on a ventilator. He opened a drawer, took out a pistol, and slid it into the chamber.
"I'm going to shoot Xie Xingchen, did I drug you with aphrodisiacs?"
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