Chapter 70: The Secret
Lin Xi had no idea how long she'd slept. When she woke up, it was still dark outside. She yawned and just as she stood up, she heard her stomach growl. She felt her stomach, got up, washed, and changed. She picked up her phone, which showed it was already eight o'clock the next evening. She'd actually slept quite a while.
The base had internet, but it was severely restricted. She was forbidden from using any messaging apps on her phone, but that didn't matter to Lin Xi. Her relationships were simple. With both her parents and her lover dead, her network of significant others was almost empty. At most, she had one or two close friends.
Her relatives were almost completely cut off. Although she was still a minor when her parents' accident happened, she was only two years away from adulthood. Faced with such a lucrative opportunity, many relatives wanted to adopt her. However, their intentions were too obvious, and the greed on their faces was sickening. Naturally, Lin Xi chose not to choose any of her relatives, instead keeping the compensation herself.
Because of this, the relationship with relatives is not good. Besides, after my parents passed away, relatives don't interact much, not even during the Chinese New Year, so it's even more estranged. As for friends, Lin Xi is also limited. Although she looks carefree, she is not a person who easily gives her true heart. So there are not many people I can talk to.
In this case, there was really no need for her to use social media. However, although Lin Xi did not contact others, many people contacted her. At the beginning of the first instance, Lin Xi was recognized by her classmates and friends. They had been looking for Lin Xi and trying to contact her.
Some people wanted to show their concern, some wanted to build a relationship with Lin Xi to see if they could get some inside information, and some had other ideas... In short, if Lin Xi opened his social media app, the message would definitely show 99.
Even now, these people had nothing to do with Lin Xi. Yawning, she made her way to the base's cafeteria, where food was available 24 hours a day. Although her stomach was growling with hunger, she had no real appetite. She ordered a bowl of noodles, drank a sip of chicken soup, and then slurped another mouthful of noodles. Only then did her stomach finally settle.
While Lin Xi was eating noodles, she saw Li Lana coming over to make coffee. Li Lana also noticed Lin Xi, greeted her, and simply sat down in front of Lin Xi with a cup of coffee. Lin Xi looked at her, a little surprised: "I remember that there is a tea room in your control room, so why are you coming here to make coffee?"
"The auntie here is better at making the tea. It's much more delicious than mine."
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Lin Xi hadn't expected that her aunt had this skill. Li Lana simply started chatting with Lin Xi. Inevitably, when facing Lin Xi, the topic of the rules and strange stories would come up. Lin Xi couldn't help but ask, "How many people have cleared the level this time?"
Li Lana took a sip of coffee before answering Lin Xi: "There are two. Besides you, there is also a female college student named He Sitong. Her ability is 'Friendship with All Things'. To be honest, she was able to pass the level thanks to you. If you hadn't accumulated so much intelligence, He Sitong might have died in a few days."
Lin Xi, who was eating noodles, was stunned for a moment, and Li Lana noticed that her mood had improved. Maybe it was because she felt good knowing that she was not the only one who passed the level this time, or maybe it was because she felt good because she helped others. Therefore, Li Lana talked a lot about things related to He Sitong.
But there is an old saying that goes "too much talk leads to mistakes". Compared to her teacher Cai Hua, Li Lanna is still a fledgling student. She can't speak perfectly and occasionally leaks some information. She actually realized that something was wrong, but when Lin Xi noticed this, his face darkened: "What did you say?"
Li Lanna's heart skipped a beat, realizing she'd done something wrong. She tried to brush it off. But when Lin Xi saw her expression, she already knew the answer. She didn't even bother eating her noodles, but simply stood up and walked out. Li Lanna realized something was amiss, so she quickly followed him out.
In fact, Li Lana did not say "If you become a boss, you may become a ghost and stay in the world of ghost stories", she just mentioned a corner, and Lin Xi was very keen to perceive this information. Lin Xi is not a fool, or she just doesn't care about other things and is not good at thinking, but she is particularly sensitive to things related to Shen Sang Ning.
Li Lanna's speed was completely inferior to Lin Xi's. One reason was that she was older than Lin Xi, and another was that she hadn't practiced for a long time and was no match for Lin Xi. When she arrived, the scene before her made her want to explode.
Lin Xi was in the control room, still holding his teacher Cai Hua's collar with one hand, and the other hand hung at his side, clenched into a fist, with veins even bulging, as if he was ready to punch his teacher at any time.
Cai Hua, however, remained unfazed. She leaned back against the edge of the table to prevent herself from falling if Lin Xi let go. Seeing Li Lanna come in, she gave her a look. Li Lanna pursed her lips, her eyes filled with panic as she shook her head, bewildered.
From her students' behavior, Cai Hua knew that Lin Xi probably knew what she had deliberately concealed. She raised her hand to signal other colleagues not to be impulsive. Cai Hua then looked at Lin Xi who was grabbing her collar. She realized that although Lin Xi looked very angry, he was actually restraining himself, otherwise the fist would not be tightly clenched, but would hit her directly.
"Lin Xi, calm down. Can't you imagine why I didn't tell you?"
Lin Xi's eyes were dark, and she looked at Cai Hua with a complicated look. She knew why Cai Hua concealed it, and she had figured it out on the way here. It was nothing more than the fear that she would really become a ghost and stay in the world of rule ghost stories, and the human side would have fewer people who could pass the level.
But what did this have to do with Lin Xi? Her connections in this world were tenuous, but in that world, she had Shen Sangning, the most important bond that held her together. If Cai Hua had told her, she would have simply chosen to become a funeral home owner to see if she could be with Shen Sangning.
Lin Xi grabbed Cai Hua's collar tightly, wrinkling it. Cai Hua's glasses tilted to one side, forcing her to adjust them. At this moment, she heard Lin Xi's voice: "But you can't! You can't deprive me of my right to know!"
“Now that you know it, you will definitely choose Shen Sang Ning without hesitation.”
Cai Hua's voice was exceptionally calm, yet it also angered Lin Xi: "What's wrong with me choosing Chen Sang Ning?! The most important person in this world to me is only her!" The fact that Lin Xi had fallen into a riot was reported to the higher-ups, and soon the guards rushed in, trying to pull Lin Xi away. She subconsciously chose to resist, and after a few exchanges of blows with the guards, she was pinned to the ground by three or four of them.
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Lin Xi was unwilling to give up, and twisted his body on the ground, but it was difficult to get up from their suppression. There was no doubt that these guys had military backgrounds, and they were all strong and outnumbered Lin Xi, so what Lin Xi did was useless. Lin Xi's voice filled the control room: "She is the only one I have! And you don't even give me the room to choose!"
Her voice sounded full of sorrow, and Cai Hua couldn't help but feel troubled. She closed her eyes, then opened them again: "Lin Xi, even if it's not for yourself, it's for Chen Sang Ning, you shouldn't make such a choice. Chen Sang Ning still has parents, relatives, and friends. She loved this world when she was alive. Are you going to give up her foothold just like that?"
Hearing Cai Hua's voice, Lin Xi was stunned for a moment, and then fell silent.
She thought of the grief-stricken expressions of her parents on the day of Shen Sangning's funeral.
Unlike herself, whose parents were both dead and who had no relatives or friends, Chen Sangning had ties to this world. After Lin Xi fell silent, Cai Hua gave the guards a look, asking them to let go of Lin Xi: "Lin Xi, I hope you will think carefully about this matter. I was wrong in this matter. I didn't give you trust, which is why you exploded today. It's my fault. From now on, I will assist you sincerely and will not deliberately withhold information. Please also, please, give more consideration to this world."
Although the guards were no longer restraining Lin Xi, they still took the silent Lin Xi back to her room and locked her up. However, they only prevented Lin Xi from leaving the house. Everything else was normal, even the internet was accessible. Li Lanna would occasionally come to talk to Lin Xi. Two days passed like this. On the fourth day after Lin Xi returned to the real world, Li Lanna suddenly said to Lin Xi, "Lin Xi, He Sitong wants to meet you and chat. Are you willing?"
Lin Xi was stunned for a moment, but she still agreed.
Lin Xi and He Sitong were scheduled to meet in the reception room of the base. When He Sitong saw Lin Xi from outside, her eyes lit up and she couldn't help but quicken her pace. She quickly came to Lin Xi's side and smiled. "Sister Lin! My name is He Sitong, and I'm the anchor of the Rules Ghost Talk live broadcast room in the previous dungeon 'Survival is Work'. Thank you for the information you provided me, otherwise I probably wouldn't have survived!"
"Also, I'm a CP fan of you and Ning Ning! I really, really like you two!" He Sitong had the clear and stupid eyes of a college student. In her, Lin Xi suddenly saw the past between herself and Shen Sang Ning. Facing He Sitong's enthusiastic voice, Lin Xi felt a little embarrassed: "I didn't do anything..."
Lin Xi could vaguely sense why Li Lanna or Cai Hua had arranged for He Sitong to meet her. Seeing such a vibrant girl, someone who had survived thanks to her, made her feel truly blessed to have made it through. But Lin Xi still didn't want to forgive Cai Hua. Even though she knew her actions were right given her status, she couldn't accept it.
After He Sitong left, Lin Xi was about to go back to her room, but Cai Hua stopped her, "Lin Xi, there are two more people who want to see you."
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