☆, Dialogue, Rage meter full
Alex could assure him that if he had known Ye Xi, this seemingly harmless but wicked (fake) soft girl, was so shameless, he would have injected her with poison the moment he put her in the jar. Her mocking voice sounded too grating, but he couldn't stop it.
Ye Xi's mocking laughter came from the loudspeaker, so Alex, besides seething inside, could only maintain a cold, expressionless facade, trying to prove he was a calm and collected individual. The fact that the voice came from the loudspeaker indicated that Ye Xi and that annoying Number 13 were either in the aircraft carrier's control room or watching the spectacle from the shore, with Alex feeling the latter was more likely.
It's not difficult to observe from the shore. If Albert Wesker couldn't even handle something that could be done with a few simple tools and programs, then Alex wouldn't have been entangled with him for so long. Therefore, based on Alex's understanding of Albert Wesker, after taking the test subject away, that guy would definitely not stay. If it weren't for his beloved test subject Ye Xi wanting to watch the spectacle, he wouldn't care about the lives of these humans who were unrelated to him.
But so what if she left? Alex stopped Kaina, who was about to burst into a tirade, took a deep breath, and said leisurely, "Ye Xi, congratulations on reuniting with your researcher. It's a pity you didn't stay. There's a special feast coming up later."
Yes, a special feast. Even if you, Albert Wesker, have the ability to take Ye Xi away without anyone noticing, I, Alex Wesker, also have the ability to make Ye Xi obediently return. At that time, will you abandon your precious experimental subject? Alex adjusted his glasses, a cold glint flashing across his eyes.
"Who~ told~ you~ that your big sister has left?~ Oh dear, I didn't expect you to miss me so much, little brother of the Wesker family~~~" Ye Xi's voice, coming from the radio, was unusually lazy and also unusually arrogant.
Alex's hand, which had been holding up his glasses, trembled slightly before he slowly lowered them again. He silently reminded himself that it wasn't the right time yet before continuing, "Oh? So, you and that loser Albert Wesker are still on the ship?"
Compared to Alex Wesker, the other Wesker was much more mature. Hearing the blatant provocation, Wesker remained unperturbed, his expression stiff and indifferent, seemingly not taking Alex seriously at all. So when Ye Xi turned to look at the guy beside her after hearing this, she nodded in satisfaction—Alex, what are you arguing about? No matter how much you jump around, in Wesker's eyes you're just a dispensable flea. You may be good at disguising your emotions, but even if you are, are you as powerful as this guy? He completely ignores you!
The comparison immediately revealed the difference in their abilities. Even without considering his true strength, Ye Xi, with a powerful figure by her side, completely outclassed Alex. Was this the legendary case of a dog relying on its master's power? Ugh, that's a really harsh way to put it. Feeling a piercing gaze, Ye Xi finally pulled herself back from her wandering thoughts.
"You..." Ye Xi paused for a moment, then spoke in a more relaxed, arrogant, and irritating voice than before, with a rhythmic quality, "Guess~~~~ah~~~~"
...
Alex's expression changed, while the three men and one woman who were somehow connected to the girl whose tone was so suggestive, having overheard the conversation, unanimously slapped their foreheads—how embarrassing! Why did they suddenly feel so ashamed to know this family...
Ye Xi turned off the microphone with a smug look on her face, then turned to look at the expert next to her. Seeing that his expression seemed a little unnatural, she immediately asked with concern, "What's wrong? Did the poison gas leave you with some kind of aftereffect?"
Wesker didn't say anything, but stared at Ye Xi's face for a long time, until Ye Xi felt a little uncomfortable, before he looked away and said as he turned to leave, "We can go now."
Ye Xi shrugged. When she asked to stay and observe for a while, she had to haggle with this ruthless guy for a long time. Heaven knows what she was waiting for. Maybe she was waiting for Alice? No, no, no, her intuition told Ye Xi that Alice was no match for Wesker now. Besides, she was the one who pushed Alice into Umbrella's underground hive alone. Whether Alice would help Ye Xi escape from Wesker was still a question.
So, she wasn't waiting for Alice; to be precise, she was waiting for the person who would arrive with Alice. Ethan, before he died, had told her that Carlos and Nicola had escaped from Umbrella, so…maybe they'd run into Alice and then joined her?
Well, Ye Xi was genuinely concerned about the two mercenaries. So when she saw them both still alive and kicking, she immediately felt relieved. Wesker, of course, noticed all of this. Although he felt it would be safer to leave the ship as soon as possible and observe from the shore, well… it was rare for this stubborn and strong-willed girl like Ye Xi to ask him for a favor, so out of consideration for the experimental subject, he remained silent, neither agreeing nor objecting.
However, this guy was still thinking about things she shouldn't be thinking about. It seems that the training over the past three years wasn't enough... When Wesker saw Ye Xi's eyes light up and her mouth open for no reason when she saw the four people, or more accurately, two of them, a cold glint flashed in his blood-red eyes behind his sunglasses.
Ye Xi, of course, couldn't figure out what Wesker was thinking. So, when she heard that Wesker wasn't planning to give her any more time to catch up with the others, she sighed helplessly. Just as she was about to follow Wesker and think of another way to escape, a figure suddenly came into Ye Xi's field of vision. She stared at the familiar person in disbelief, completely stunned on the spot—
His golden hair was like the warmest sunshine in the world. His warm, golden eyes, which should have held a special tenderness and affection for Ye Xi, were gently closed. His handsome face, like that of a prince bathed in sunlight, was somewhat pale. His slightly thin body was dressed in white. This clean-cut man was just like the first memory Ye Xi had of him. His gentle, slightly indulgent, yet helpless call seemed to echo in her ears—'Junior sister…'
!
“E... Ethan…” Ye Xi stared intently at the person in a glass jar, her lips trembling as she murmured his name. He seemed to hear Ye Xi’s voice, which was as faint as a mosquito’s buzz. His pale eyelids, with veins visible through them, twitched, and a pair of bloodshot eyes met Ye Xi’s incredulous gaze.
He is Ethan, but he is no longer Ethan.
Wesker, whose hearing was far superior to that of ordinary people, naturally heard Ye Xi's trembling cry. He turned around and looked in the direction of Ye Xi's somewhat dazed gaze, and sure enough, he saw the man he had previously loathed. But now, he was probably Alex's lackey... Wesker snorted contemptuously, and looking at Ye Xi's absent-minded appearance, a fire rose in his heart for no reason.
Wesker had been monitoring Ye Xi in his own way, something Umbrella was unaware of, and Alex even less likely to know. Therefore, he certainly knew what Ye Xi had done and said after the chip was removed from her cheek, including the questions she involuntarily uttered about A-Quan, which was essentially herself. Although then, and even now, Wesker didn't understand what those strange feelings he had meant.
But none of that matters now. The important thing is that he heard, “Ye Xi, I like you…” These words came from the blond man inside the glass jar. And then, his experimental subject seemed, no, it should be said, wavered at the sight of this man who dared to covet his experimental subject.
like?
Wesker scoffed at the word, expressing his disdain. He had a clear understanding of it—it was a human emotion, a useless emotion that could render one weak and powerless. Only a hypocritical and incompetent human would utter this word so weakly, as a hypocritical expression of wanting to possess someone.
So, for Wesker, who has an extremely strong possessive desire for Ye Xi, although he believes that humans equate possession with liking, he would never utter that word. The reason is simple: he's not human (shrug)... Okay, to be more serious, Wesker doesn't have much knowledge of human emotions, so of course he couldn't possibly know that in the realm of emotions, possession is not the same as liking.
So, is Wesker's feeling for Ye Xi possessive or just affection? Tsk, how would I possibly know such a question? Why don't you just ask Wesker directly! ~(picking nose)
Ye Xi's wavering state genuinely annoyed Wesker. Jealousy? Envy? Oh no, do you really think this emotionally clueless Wesker can accurately distinguish between annoyance and jealousy? The fact that he can interpret that nameless feeling as annoyance is already a huge improvement. However, Wesker, if you don't realize this soon, be careful your experimental subject might get given away to someone else by some brain fart I might have!
↑Please ignore the dust that suddenly appeared and went berserk; let's get back to the main topic. Clearly, seeing Ye Xi's distracted state, Wesker frowned, and his suppressed killing intent and violence were released in an instant, successfully startling Ye Xi into a cold sweat and forcefully pulling her back to her senses. "He's not the human you think he is. Can't you see that?"
Wesker's cold, deep voice rang in Ye Xi's ears, his tone slightly raised, carrying a hint of mockery, completely waking Ye Xi from her fantasy. Yes, Wesker was right; Ethan had become a zombie in her eyes. She had witnessed this cruel process firsthand, and after that came her third confrontation with Alex.
It was obvious that Alex hadn't died that time, and he knew that Ethan had fallen for Ye Xi, and he also knew Ethan's special place in Ye Xi's heart, so he brought him back to do some experiments... Damn it, if only she hadn't held back then, if she had gritted her teeth and shot him, just once, at his sun-like golden head, he wouldn't be like this now! Ye Xi thought painfully that Ethan's current state was entirely her fault. She gave a helpless, cold laugh, realizing with self-mockery that she still possessed the emotion of self-blame.
"Ye Xi, aren't you going to come out and say hello to an old acquaintance?" Alex seemed to have assumed Ye Xi and Wesker were still on the ship. "Or have you been assimilated by Albert and turned into a cold-hearted person? Poor Ethan, he still only has you on his mind..."
As if to prove Alex's words were true, the top and surrounding glass of the jar containing Ethan disappeared. Losing his support, Ethan's legs gave way, and he swayed against another jar beside him, panting heavily. After a long while, he finally managed to prop himself up, raising his head anxiously to search for Ye Xi, calling out weakly, "Ye...Ye Xi, where are you? No, don't stay with that dangerous terrorist Albert Wesker anymore. Now I'm perfectly capable of protecting you, giving you support, and freeing you from that villain's threat..."
Ye Xi lost track of what he said after that, because the moment Ethan opened his mouth, she froze—that caring tone, that look in his eyes… except for the color of his eyes, it was completely Ethan, Ye Xi's silly, virgin senior! Could it be that Alex really was so kind as to save Ethan without taking the opportunity to brainwash him? Or…
Ye Xi lowered her eyes, a cold smile slowly curving her lips. There was no murderous intent, no suppressed aura, but Ye Xi knew just how angry she was—angry to the point of calm. After all, he still used his experiment to defile Ethan's "corpse," and incidentally used him, didn't he? Oh dear, this Alex really likes to use people. He used Ethan while he was alive, and even in death, he still wanted to extract all his usefulness from him. How pathetic.
Or rather, it was truly frustrating that she had been underestimated to such an extent, that someone thought they could use Ethan to lure her out, capture her, and then use her to lure out Wesker? Ye Xi glanced at Wesker beside her. She was already used to all the murderous aura emanating from him, so she felt no fear. The cold smile on her lips slowly widened—sometimes, if you don't risk your life and let certain people see what you're made of, everyone will probably think you're easy to bully…
Author's Note: It's been a while since I updated, but you guys should be used to it by now, hehe (digging nose). I said it would be a bit biased not to give Uncle Wei a little threat, right? Well, Ye Xi's anger level is truly at its maximum this time (digging nose).
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