60. Night 60: Jealousy
"...we were just talking about that."
He wanted to punish that guy by making him stay out forever if he did something wrong, but he was afraid that Miss Lu Xi would think he was stingy.
"Is that the only thing?" He still cared.
Lu Xi thought of his confession. The boy in front of her had lost his childish face. She couldn't just treat it as a child's words.
But how should she respond to that feeling? Even if she also likes the boy in front of her, she can't ignore the other personality's thoughts...
Besides, she will go back after completing her mission.
"Do you treat me as if I don't exist?" Xi Luo interrupted.
He had been invited by Ji Qiuhu to do some preliminary preparations for treatment some time ago and had just returned today. "I'm still having breakfast."
Lu Xi: “…”
Mermaid: “…”
Lu Xi accompanied Xing Ya to do some physical examinations. Surprisingly, the doctor said that he was in good health. Even Lan Xi said that his breath was very active and there were signs of awakening, so he asked Lu Xi to try him.
Why hadn't this phenomenon occurred in previous examinations? Lu Xi didn't know why until Xing Ya took out a bottle of pills.
"You said it was given to you by Asent?"
Xing Ya glanced at the merman cautiously, remembering that night when the young man with whip marks all over his body appeared in front of his bed, handed him a new bottle of medicine and a note, and asked him to find a chance to give it to Lu Xi.
He had never seen a mermaid like that before. Who could have left such horrific scars on him? Moreover, he had that expression on his face, very sad, yet also feeling relieved and like he had given up everything.
After reading the note, Lu Xi realized that Xing Ya was unable to awaken because he had been given an inhibitor. He could have recovered by stopping the medication, but he had been drugged for too long and needed to take another drug to stimulate himself.
Lu Xi felt a chill in his heart. Who could be so cruel as to drug a baby? The Lu family really had a lot more rats.
She remembered that she had sent a bottle of medicine to Xiang Chenglin before, but hadn't asked about the result yet, so she made a phone call and sure enough, they confirmed it.
"Yes, I consulted the doctors of the demon tribe and they are medicines in this area, but I was busy some time ago and forgot to tell you."
"Really?" Lu Xi glanced at the mermaid.
It turned out that he had done so many things behind her back. If Lu Xi still found it difficult to let go of what he had done to humans before, then with Xing Ya's incident, those concerns had disappeared.
And this is also part of the mermaid's plan.
"Did you give it to him, or did he give it to you?"
The merman took Lu Xi's hand and said, "Him."
Lu Xi fell into deep thought. The mermaid held her hand tightly and said, "Miss Lu Xi, do you think I am useless and can't help you?"
"Um?"
"I will work hard to be better than him."
"No, I don't think so," she sighed. "You're fine."
Compared to that unpredictable personality, the boy in front of her is much better. At least he will tell her everything in person. She doesn't know if that personality has done other things behind her back.
Of course, Lu Xi didn't know that during their previous trip, the mermaid did a lot of things while she was asleep.
"Really?"
The mermaid squeezed her hand tightly, trying to analyze whether her words were just to comfort him or if she really thought he was a good person.
"I promise."
A week after returning from the hospital for examination, Xing Ya successfully awakened. Hearing the prompt sound in his mind that the task was completed, Lu Xi breathed a sigh of relief.
"Host, congratulations."
"Thanks."
"Now you can focus on your mission."
The matter of selecting an heir has entered a tense stage. The mermaid goes out more and more frequently, but because it involves many internal affairs of the Yuan family, Lu Xi knows less and less.
"Ms. Lu Xi, please wait at home." Qingyu said with a smile. This was the sentence she said to Lu Xi most times.
"Can I go and see it?"
"No, please let him deal with it himself."
One night half a month later, the Yuan family held a grand dinner, and the mermaid invited Lu Xi to attend as her female companion.
Wearing a dark blue evening gown and tying her hair into a beautiful bun, Lu Xi attracted a lot of attention when she appeared.
"Ms. Lu Xi."
"Um?"
"They're looking at you." His tone was unhappy.
Lu Xi almost laughed out loud. Was he jealous? The boy's narrow eyebrows were stained with a hint of anger, but it still couldn't hide his captivating beauty. These people were more looking at him than at her.
"Brother Sen." A sweet call came from behind. Yuan Lingling walked over like a butterfly and took the boy's arm. "Brother Sen, why didn't you tell Lingling that you were here?"
The mermaid calmly pulled out her arm.
"Brother Sen..." She wanted to pounce on him.
The boy gave her a warning look in return.
"Brother Sen, I haven't seen you for two days. I miss you." They had just met at a meeting two days ago.
"Ms. Lu Xi, do you want to eat something?" The mermaid ignored her and lowered her head to ask Lu Xi who was silent.
Lu Xi looked at the girl in front of him who seemed to want to kill with her eyes, as if she would tear her mouth apart if Lu Xi spoke.
"...I want to drink some juice."
"good."
The merman took Lu Xi's hand and led her to a corner. Yuan Ling was so angry that her teeth were itching. How could a mermaid, who was neither human nor demon, snatch away her brother Sen? They were a perfect match.
The protagonists of this dinner were the candidates who were very likely to become the next head of the family, especially Yuan Lingling, who exuded charm like a butterfly and tried to attract some supporters.
Later, the mermaid was invited to go on stage.
"Hello, young lady." After the merman left, a man walked up to Lu Xi. He was a gentle and handsome man. He seemed a little nervous. "Can I... invite you to dance?"
Lu Xi didn't expect to be invited to dance. As the mermaid's female companion, would it be disadvantageous to him if she easily rejected the invitation at this occasion where many candidates were recruiting supporters?
"My honor," she smiled.
The man was very polite. When they were dancing, he placed his hands lightly on Lu Xi's waist, maintaining the etiquette of a gentleman.
"Excuse me, what should I call you?"
"My name is Lu Xi."
"Ms. Lu Xi, you are so beautiful."
"Thanks."
"I see you came with Motomori."
"Yeah." Lu Xi followed his dance steps gracefully, stepping, retracting her feet, and spinning. "He's very good, right?"
"Yes, he is very good and my family has always supported him."
Hearing this, a beautiful smile bloomed on Lu Xi's face.
His face flushed and he stopped talking for a while.
When the mermaid came down from the stage, Lu Xi had already finished dancing with the demon. The demon seemed to have something else to do, so he chatted with her for a few words and then walked away. She picked up the juice and continued to drink it.
"Ms. Lu Xi."
"Um?"
She saw his face change slightly, the boy's lips were tightly pursed, his expression was obscure and difficult to understand, and he exuded an obvious coldness.
He walked in front of her, his pupils shrinking slightly.
"Ms. Lu Xi, who approached you just now?"
"Huh? No one..." She suddenly remembered that she had just danced, "Oh, I danced with your supporters."
"Supporter?" He pursed his lips. "No need to do that."
"It's okay, it's just a dance." If it would help him, she was happy to do it for him.
"No, you don't need to do this."
He suddenly grabbed her wrist and led her out of the banquet hall. Outdoors, shrouded in darkness, were only the swaying shadows of trees.
"Assent?" He noticed something was wrong with him.
"Ms. Lu Xi." He suddenly hugged her, smelling the scent of someone else on her body, and remained silent for a long time.
"I don't want them anywhere near you."
Lu Xi was stunned. So was he jealous?
Lu Xi couldn't help laughing. The mermaid raised his head from her shoulder and "looked" at her with a frown. Lu Xi stepped out of his arms.
"Asante, will you dance with me?"
The mermaid looked stunned, as if she had not expected her to invite her. She froze in place for a long while, then raised her hand and held hers.
He placed one hand on Lu Xi's waist, which was still stained with someone else's scent, but now, it was covered by his scent. The other hand gently held her hand, and the two of them were very close.
No one knew how fast his heart was beating. His usually cool blood seemed to be boiling, and no matter how hard he tried, he couldn't suppress it.
"You're not much of a dancer?"
"Yeah." His movements were awkward and stiff because he had never danced with anyone other than her.
He had waited for this day for a long time...
But the mermaid was very smart. Lu Xi only led him to dance for a while, and he had already mastered the trick. He put his arms around her waist, stepped forward, and spun with the right rhythm, without any awkwardness of a novice.
"You learn very quickly." Lu Xi praised.
Her words seemed to make him happy, and the corners of the boy's mouth curled up slightly. Even though he couldn't see, he still stared at her stubbornly.
"Ms. Lu Xi."
"Um?"
"I hope... I can see you again one day."
Lu Xi's heart trembled. She looked up at the boy's face. His unfocused eyes were more beautiful than any star in the sky.
"Okay, you can definitely see me."
The day after the dinner, Lu Xi found Xi Luo who was preparing a lot of things. He was getting familiar with the medical equipment.
"The Yuan family is worthy of being the Yuan family. The machines they provide are simply beyond the reach of those bandits." There was a certain fanaticism in his eyes.
"Look at these machines. If I had to rely on those bandits to find them for me, it would probably be more than a decade before I could use them."
"Too good to know that there is such a device. It's only available in a few hospitals around the world. However, it seems a little different. Has it been modified based on the physique of the demon race? I really want to try it right away."
Lu Xi didn't understand these medical devices. "Since the medical devices are good, does that mean he can be cured quickly?"
"That's not certain yet, but there's hope." Xi Luo touched the outline of the device with satisfaction. "I've looked at the QT-Z07 formula you provided. The poachers also have this formula. I've studied it before and have a good understanding of the lethal and disabling ingredients in it. However, I still need to take his blood test to see if the ingredients have been changed."
"Okay, I'll get him to cooperate with the treatment." Xi Luo's words gave Lu Xi great confidence. "Do you need an assistant? I know a good person. If you need help, I'll contact him to help."
Lu Xi was talking about Xiang Chenglin.
"Assistant? You can be my assistant."
"No, I have other things to do." Besides, she knew nothing. Compared to her who knew nothing about medicine, Xiang Chenglin was more reliable.
"Tsk, so stingy."
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