Jack's apology letter was published in the Base Daily.
This caused a huge uproar. The superhumans who had been saved by the barrier agent were furious and ran to the city lord's mansion to berate Jack.
Even ordinary people feel indignant when Jack is mentioned.
The city lord's reputation was also affected.
Jack's compensation was delivered to the laboratory.
Wei Yan had just finished checking the list provided by Chu Xinxin when Chu Xinxin gave him a day off.
"Go back and recover from your injury. Come back when you're fully healed."
Yesterday, Wei Yan was thrown into a pile of broken glass by Jack, and he has many small wounds on his body.
Wei Yan felt he could work normally, so he politely declined Chu Xinxin's suggestion.
To his surprise, just as he was about to bend down to move the things, Chu Xinxin lifted the box on the ground and said, "I'll do this."
Wei Yan went to move other things, and Chu Xinxin came over to grab them too.
After a while, Wei Yan got a headache: "Professor Chu, I'm not angry, please don't be like this."
Chu Xinxin paused, then turned her head hesitantly: "Really?"
"Yes," Wei Yan replied earnestly, "I heard what the general said that day, and it wasn't good... It's understandable that you don't want to tell him his real name..."
Chu Xinxin breathed a sigh of relief. Wei Yan is such a nice guy!
"Well, thank you for taking care of these things."
Wei Yan: ......
But please don't use my name to date...
Wei Yan wanted to say something more, but Chu Xinxin had already put her things down and returned to the lab.
Wei Yan shook his head as he watched her light and agile figure, and chuckled to himself.
Professor Chu is quite easy to please...
......
When Si Beiting arrived, Wei Yan was sweating profusely as he carried the load.
"Are you the only laborer in your research institute?"
Si Beiting looked left and right. This research institute is so big, yet they're reluctant to hire even a few more people. Director Wu is too stingy.
“No, Professor Chu doesn’t allow anyone to touch anything in the lab…” Wei Yan explained, “Unless… you get a full-body disinfection first.”
Si Beiting didn't believe it and strode towards the laboratory. Before he even entered, Chu Xinxin sprayed him with disinfectant.
"Stop, stop, stop!" Si Beiting raised his hand to cover his face and stepped back three meters away before Chu Xinxin let him go.
"What's up?"
Wearing protective clothing, Chu Xinxin stood at the laboratory entrance and asked expressionlessly.
Jack brought a large group of people over yesterday, and who knows how many bacteria and viruses they brought with them. Thorough disinfection is absolutely necessary.
Si Beiting took out two movie tickets from his pocket: "I'd like to invite you to a movie."
"I'm not going."
Chu Xinxin was about to close the door when she spoke.
"Go ahead." Si Beiting shoved it into Chu Xinxin's hand. "The newly released film, 'Apocalypse Rebirth,' is doing very well at the box office."
Chu Xinxin glanced at it subconsciously; inside the movie ticket was an address written on it.
Holy Light Hospital.
A special hospital directly under the city lord's mansion.
Chu Xinxin unconsciously clenched her movie ticket.
Si Beiting, with his back to Wei Yan, winked at her: "I heard that the movie was filmed on the outskirts of Death Valley in Frontier Area 11. The film must be very shocking."
Chu Xinxin's heart was beating a little fast: "I'll go back and change my clothes first."
Si Beiting's eyes lit up: "Can you wear a cheongsam? I didn't get enough of looking at them yesterday."
Chu Xinxin glared at him.
When she reappeared, she was wearing an elegant ivory-white cheongsam with plum blossom patterns.
With her graceful figure and elegant demeanor, Si Beiting seemed to smell the fragrance of plum blossoms floating in the air as she walked over from afar.
"Professor Chu is so beautiful..."
Wei Yan sighed.
Si Beiting replied proudly, "Of course!"
Chu Xinxin walked up to them. Si Beiting bent his elbow, looked at Chu Xinxin with a smile in his eyes, and gestured for her to take his arm.
Chu Xinxin was momentarily captivated by his smile and couldn't help but place her hand on it.
Si Beiting was so happy he felt like he was about to take off, and he didn't even realize he was walking out with his hands and feet moving in unison.
Poor Wei Yan, not only did he have to work, but he also had to be fed dog food (a Chinese slang term for witnessing public displays of affection).
......
Cars are driving on the road.
"Which way are you going?" Chu Xinxin looked at the road sign; this wasn't the way to Shengguang Hospital.
"The movie theater."
"You're not..."
Si Beiting turned his head slightly and shook his head, but smiled and said, "I know you're in a hurry, but don't rush, I know the way."
Chu Xinxin understood his expression, and sat up straight instantly, trying her best to control herself so as not to show any abnormality.
They might be being followed... or both.
"Honey, could you get my coat from the back seat?"
Chu Xinxin understood immediately, unbuckled her seatbelt to get her coat from the back seat, and glanced back as she did so.
The car following them was a black Mercedes-Benz.
Chu Xinxin quickly memorized the license plate number and sat back down in her seat.
Si Beiting glanced at the numbers Chu Xinxin had written in her palm and immediately understood—it was the City Lord's carriage...
Cinema.
Chu Xinxin, wearing Si Beiting's military uniform jacket, followed the crowd into the movie theater.
There's a momentary unease when your vision shifts from a brightly lit place to a dimly lit one.
Taking advantage of that moment, Si Beiting grabbed Chu Xinxin's shoulder and, with Alice and Lyle as cover, slipped out through the side door of the theater.
"Follow me."
Si Beiting gripped Chu Xinxin's hand tightly and led her quickly through the streets and alleys.
The two ran for about fifteen minutes and finally arrived near St. Light Hospital.
Si Beiting pulled Chu Xinxin into a small house, where there were two sets of medical staff uniforms.
"Put it on!"
Without a second thought, Si Beiting took off his shirt and quickly changed his clothes.
He turned his head and saw Chu Xinxin staring blankly at him.
"What's wrong?"
Si Beiting strode up to Chu Xinxin and asked with concern.
Chu Xinxin was 20 centimeters shorter than him, and her gaze landed right at his chest.
"That pattern on your body... I feel like I've seen it somewhere before..."
It was so familiar, so familiar... Chu Xinxin felt she must have seen it many, many times.
"Hmm?" Si Beiting quickly recalled that he seemed to have never met Chu Xinxin before, not even when he was a child...
He unbuttoned his shirt again, pointed to the pattern, and asked, "Is this what you mean?"
Once again, it appeared before her eyes. Chu Xinxin reached out to touch it, but then felt that it was a little... strange.
Si Beiting simply took her hand and placed it where she wanted.
That's the place closest to the heart.
Beneath her palm, the heart pounded so hard that Chu Xinxin's hand went slightly numb.
The numbness traveled from my fingertips all the way to my heart.
Si Beiting carefully observed her expression, then suddenly began to sing softly: "Where, where have I seen you before? Your smile is so familiar, but I can't quite place it. Ah, in my dream?"
The slightly ambiguous atmosphere was instantly destroyed.
Chu Xinxin rolled her eyes at him and bossed him to turn his back, saying she needed to change her clothes.
"oh."
Si Beiting obediently listened to him.
However, the sound of the zipper being pulled open behind him, the sound of fabric rubbing against his skin, and the pounding of his heart filled his eardrums all at once.
Si Beiting pressed hard on the spot where Chu Xinxin's hand had just been.
Please, don't jump so fast, you're like a little kid, not steady at all!
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