Chapter 46: Killing Wants to Eat You
Lin Yao's words brought Ye Heng's teasing to an abrupt end.
Ye Heng looked at him in disbelief, the confusion and inquiry in his eyes no less than those in Lin Yao's eyes at this moment.
He quickly recalled that the detector had been taken out by Yan Rufeng. Even if it was placed here, it was an instrument specifically for detecting his isolation bag, and Lin Yao could not understand it.
"What did you say?" His voice was half a tone lower than before, and his fingertips subconsciously shrank.
Ye Heng felt that he had concealed it very well. His acting skills were so good that even the people in his family were fooled. How could Lin Yao find out?
Lin Yao did not miss the instant tenseness of his jawline, and the guess in his mind became clearer and clearer.
"So it really exists?" Lin Yao sensed Shasha waving his vines wildly up and down in the mental image.
The familiar feeling of hunger and the reaction to medicine mixed with poison like the Heart-Eroding Grass undoubtedly told Lin Yao that there was something on Ye Heng's diet.
Moreover, Shasha had just absorbed so many Zergs at the Jiuchen Auction House. Even when its energy was about to be saturated, that thing still piqued Shasha's interest.
Fierce! Very ferocious! This was Lin Yao's definition of that thing. After all, if it wasn't ferocious, he wouldn't bother to care.
"Is it a toxin?"
Ye Heng's original intention to deny it was completely blocked by Lin Yao's subsequent questions.
In the treatment room, Ye Heng looked at Lin Yao for a long time before he chuckled softly. There was helplessness in his laughter, but also a hint of relief.
Ye Heng's Adam's apple rolled: "When did you find out?"
"Start from entering this door." Lin Yao's voice was firm, explaining the facts.
Ye Heng shook his head helplessly. He had tried so hard to hide the secret from Lin Yao, but he couldn't last even a second in front of him.
Ye Heng tapped lightly on the edge of the warehouse with his fingertips, trying to keep his tone as casual as possible: "It was contaminated with some toxins."
"Just now in the warehouse, after you left, I was killing bugs alone and accidentally got splashed with bodily fluids."
He gave a half-truthful explanation, avoiding the old injury from five years ago and only talking about the recent war.
"As you know, those insects carry toxins in their body fluids, but don't worry, Yan Rufeng has already suppressed them with inhibitors."
He raised his eyes to look at Lin Yao, the smile in his eyes was just gentle enough, trying to cover up the danger of the poison with understatement:
"It's just a common toxin, not a big deal. The medical equipment on the warship is limited, so it can't be completely removed. We'll have to wait until we return to the Central Planet and use specialized equipment to treat it."
Lin Yao quietly watched Ye Heng making up stories and did not respond immediately.
If he hadn't been there, he would have believed it! Those bugs were poisonous, yes, but were they mildly toxic? Their venom wasn't even as toxic as the red-striped worms they'd killed before the Overlord Bugs appeared.
Lin Yao looked at him deeply, then walked to the door, opened it, said something to Yan Rufeng, and returned to the treatment room again.
"Shasha wants to eat you." Lin Yao said these somewhat scary words as he opened his mouth.
Ye Heng's pupils suddenly contracted, as if he had heard something out of the ordinary. He subconsciously repeated, "Shasha wants to eat... me?!"
This was so absurd that he even suspected he was hallucinating.
Looking at the sentry opposite whose eyes were rounder than planets, Lin Yao began to explain.
"It doesn't want to eat your flesh, it wants to eat the things inside your body."
"The toxins from the Overlord Worm and the swarm of insects can only make it yawn. The toxins from the Red Stripe Worm can slightly perk it up, but the one in your body can excite it."
"Do you think this can still be considered an ordinary toxin?"
Lin Yao knew that if he didn't tell Ye Heng about Shasha's strange excitement about this extremely evil creature, Ye Heng would not tell him the truth, so he simply made it clear.
And it was impossible for him to allow such a thing to exist in Ye Heng's body after knowing its existence, so he needed Ye Heng's honesty.
Ye Heng pursed his lips and finally realized where he had revealed his flaw.
He would never have thought that there would be a spiritual being like Shasha who could detect things through appetite.
The treatment chamber fell into a brief silence, with only the hum of instruments echoing in the air.
Ye Heng looked at Lin Yao and suddenly felt that all his cover-ups were in vain because of Sha Sha.
“Kill, kill…” Ye Heng shook his head helplessly, his tone a bit awkward, “It’s more effective than the empire’s most sophisticated detector.”
He finally gave up and gently pressed his fingertips on the skin at the back of his neck, where the cool touch from the stabilizer still remained.
"It's definitely not an ordinary toxin. Five years ago on Gamma Star, I was stabbed by a Broodmother's tail when I was killing it. I brought it back as a 'souvenir'."
He spoke lightly, as if he was talking about an insignificant past event:
"The isolation bag built by the plant guides was able to suppress it, but the explosion loosened the joints, causing it to leak a little. Yan Rufeng has added stabilizer, so it's fine for now."
This time he didn't hide the source of the poison, but he still deliberately avoided the stone that actually destroyed the isolation bag and smashed into his body:
"After returning to the Central Star, we can just find the guides who helped us reinforce the isolation zone. It won't be a difficult task."
Lin Yao listened quietly without responding. He just stretched out his hand and gently placed it on the back of Ye Heng's hand that was pressing on the back of his neck.
His palms were warm, as if silently refuting the words 'it's not a difficult thing'.
If it really wasn't difficult, Ye Heng wouldn't have hidden it from him three times, from never intending to tell a lie to now telling half and keeping the other half.
But Lin Yao knew that this was the biggest concession Ye Heng could make.
"Instead of bothering those guides, it's better to let Shasha and I take advantage of it."
As he finished speaking, an ice-blue color appeared. Shasha couldn't wait to rush out of the mental image and probed back and forth near the back of Yeheng's neck, but was very obedient and didn't touch his skin.
Ye Heng looked at Shasha who was ready to attack, and then saw the determination in Lin Yao's eyes, and suddenly felt like a prey being targeted.
He wanted to say something, but Lin Yao spoke first: "Don't tell me it's not possible."
Lin Yao leaned forward slightly, and the distance between them instantly shortened. He could clearly see his own shadow in Ye Heng's pupils:
"Will you just let go, or should I let Shasha do it?"
The threat was a bit joking, but it warmed Ye Heng's heart. He had heard countless threats since joining the army, but this was one of the few threats he was willing to accept sincerely.
Ye Heng finally compromised and told Yan Rufeng through the optical computer to send in all the data of the isolation bag.
The other end replied without hesitation, as if knowing the outcome, "Two minutes."
Ye Heng caught a glimpse of Shasha, who was still glaring at him, and he coughed lightly.
"Don't get excited yet. Let your master understand clearly first, so that he won't be too harsh on you later."
Lin Yao raised his eyebrows: "Are Shasha and I so unreliable?"
As soon as he finished speaking, the door of the treatment room was pushed open, and Yan Rufeng walked in holding a silver data tablet. When he saw Lin Yao, he nodded as a greeting.
He handed over the data pad and then reminded: "The neural connection point is marked in red, be careful to avoid it."
Ye Heng didn't take the data tablet, but motioned Lin Yao to take it and take a look.
Yan Rufeng had no objection to this, but instead asked, "Do you need my help?"
Lin Yao replied, "Wait a moment," and then began to look through the data on the isolation bag.
The data board unfolded and the stereoscopic projection constructed a model in the air.
A light green mesh structure wrapped around a black energy body, which was the isolation bag and toxins in Ye Heng's body.
The red-marked nodes flashed warning lights, indicating that those places should not be touched at will, otherwise it would cause devastating damage to Ye Heng's body.
There are also densely packed parameters, marking the toughness and range of the isolation bag, the toxin storage situation, and the status of each repair in the past five years.
"This was just marked today. It's the toxin diffusion coefficient and range." Yan Rufeng said, pointing to a set of parameters above.
Then he asked Lin Yao, do you have any plans to make up for it after reading it?
This isolation bag has been patched up. Sometimes you can't just patch it up, you also have to consider the thickness of the original place.
Lin Yao looked at Yan Rufeng and then at Ye Heng without responding to this sentence. It seemed that he had never thought of the word "make up".
Lin Yao felt that based on his understanding of Shasha, the isolation bag and the toxin would be swallowed by Shasha.
This plan would be a bit cruel, Ye Heng might be able to accept it, but Yan Rufeng might not.
But before he told this plan, he needed to make sure that Yan Rufeng was worthy of absolute trust, or he would not let Yan Rufeng participate.
Lin Yao's silence made Yan Rufeng smell something strange. It was Ye Heng who broke the silence. He was the first to ask Yan Rufeng to go out.
Looking at the closed door.
"Can't we tell him about Shasha's ability?" Ye Heng asked Lin Yao. After getting the confirmation, Ye Heng also understood.
After all, Shasha's ability is too extraordinary. Lin Yao is willing to save him out of trust in him, but this trust is only limited to Ye Heng himself.
"Yan Rufeng has been following me since I joined Chiying. I trust him very much, but I also respect your consideration." Ye Heng said this to Lin Yao.
"Thank you for your understanding." After thanking him, Lin Yao began to tell Ye Heng about his treatment plan, which was to let Shasha directly absorb the toxins and isolation bag.
Ye Heng pondered for a moment after hearing this, "This plan is very cruel, but it would be better if you help me fill it in."
-
Lin Yao lay on the soft bed, his fingertips sliding across the silky quilt, the fabric still lingering with a faint scent of cedar.
The source of the smell was the place just across the door, which was Ye Heng's bedroom in the exclusive lounge on the warship.
Ye Heng's lounge is very large, with an alloy door with dark patterns separating the two bedrooms.
Because it was late and Ye Heng was still lying in the treatment chamber for stabilization after being treated by Sha Sha, Lin Yao chose to spend the night on the warship.
Yan Rufeng was guarding there and monitoring Ye Heng's various data. Lin Yao was brought by Ye Mang to rest, and the resting place was Ye Heng's lounge.
Ye Heng only used one bedroom here, and the other was empty. Ye Mang felt that if the Marshal was awake, he would arrange it the same way! Otherwise, why would he give him the lounge room card?
So Ye Mang and the others quickly cleaned up the empty bedroom.
Lin Yao could only accept this. He wasn't familiar with the warship, so where else could he sleep if not here? In the aisle?
Under Ye Mang's guidance, Lin Yao passed through the elegantly decorated outer hall and bedroom of Ye Heng's lounge and arrived at the innermost bedroom.
The potted plants that were brought in at some point were placed on the windowsill; there were also several stuffed toys;
The soft carpet was spread beside the bed, and stepping on it felt like sinking into clouds;
There are even a few interstellar landscape paintings on the wall, which are said to be healing works that Zhao Kun specially selected from his private collection.
This is out of tune with the outside decoration, yet has an awkward warmth.
"This bedroom has never been occupied. It has a bathroom. Oh, and by the way, the clothes are already in the closet, and the toiletries are ready. Thank you for troubling you today, Guide Lin. I wish you a sweet dream!"
Ye Mang handed a card in his hand to Lin Yao. This was the card to open this lounge, and said goodbye to Lin Yao.
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After washing up, Lin Yao lay down on the bed. His consciousness sank into the spiritual picture and sensed the spiritual sea. It had expanded again, which showed how serious the poison in Ye Heng's body was.
Another thread appeared on Shasha's trunk, and a frightening black energy lingered on the thread. Every energy fluctuation told Lin Yao, "I am poisonous!"
In addition to this poisonous pattern, there was another thing in the spiritual sea, which was the isolation bag, or to be more precise, a part of the isolation bag.
Lin Yao’s thoughts returned to the past.
Ye Heng completely denied Lin Yao's treatment plan, and instead proposed another plan that Lin Yao had not even thought of.
Perhaps it was because Lin Yao told him the secret of Shasha, so Ye Heng also spoke frankly and revealed the fatal factor hidden under this life-saving isolation bag.
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Among the ten plant guides invited by Yan Rufeng that year, one was from the Lin family, the main family of the herbal plant guides.
The guide's name is Lin Xue.
When Lin Xue was responsible for reinforcing the innermost node of the isolation bag, she secretly left a trace of her own mental power inside.
Her mental power was mixed with many energies, so it escaped Yan Rufeng's post-operative detection.
It was only after Ye Heng woke up and used his mental power to check that he discovered it.
After discovering this, Ye Heng went to the Lin family immediately, wanting to ask the guide for an explanation.
But the one who received Ye Heng was Lin Zhixiong, the head of the Lin family. The head of the Lin family said that he would leave that trace of spiritual power to monitor the stability of the isolation zone in real time.
The reason was so reasonable that Ye Heng could not find any fault with it, but he still demanded that they withdraw, otherwise he would make the Lin family look bad.
As a result, the head of the Lin family was very smooth and praised Ye Heng with all kinds of compliments.
In addition, he moved out of the royal family, and under the strong influence of the third prince Karen Thorne, Ye Heng had no choice but to make concessions.
But after that, Ye Heng would often have inexplicable feelings. No matter if it was due to training overload or injury on the battlefield, the spiritual power that Lin Xue left in the isolation zone would become abnormally active.
It may even interfere with the isolation bag's ability to suppress toxins.
After these two times, Ye Heng went to the Lin family again, but because Ye Heng could not get any substantial evidence, it was all his own feeling.
Lin Zhixiong always uses the excuse of "monitoring stress response" to get away with it.
They also said that 'the toxin is dangerous, and an extra layer of monitoring means an extra layer of protection' and refused to withdraw.
When Lin Yao thought of this, the image of Ye Heng's eyes flashing fiercely when he spoke appeared in his mind: "I didn't show him any mercy."
Ye Heng's tone was firm as usual.
The Lin family's core competitiveness lies in their exclusive extraction technology for two rare medicinal materials, which is the basis for their monopoly on the high-end market.
But it just so happens that the best quality production place of those two rare medicinal herbs is under the name of the Ye family. They are essential ingredients of the two high-end medicines of the Lin family and there is no substitute for them.
At that time, Ye Heng gave a direct order to block all raw material exports from the medicinal plant gardens on those planets.
It was sealed off for half a month, and the Lin family was indeed anxious, but Lin Zhixiong was not panicking because he had the third prince. With this operation, Lin Zhixiong found Ye Heng with the notice of interstellar trade.
Tell Ye Heng that if the blockade is not lifted, the Ye family will have to accept the intervention of the Interstellar Trade Association. In response, Ye Heng throws out a plan that he had prepared long ago.
Long before the blockade order was issued, he had submitted a price adjustment application to the Interstellar Trade Association on the grounds that the plants were in dormant period.
As a result, the prices of the two medicinal herbs were raised to ten times of the original price, and a limited supply clause was added. The high prices of the medicinal herbs directly squeezed the Lin family's profit margin.
But the old man was still very stubborn and still unwilling to withdraw his mental power.
Lin Zhixiong had a good idea. If the production line of high-end medicines stopped and high-end medicines could not be produced, those families would have to ask him for an explanation.
When the time comes, he can just play the victim and shift the blame to Ye Heng.
Unfortunately, Lin Zhixiong miscalculated Ye Heng's determination to stick with him to the end. Some families did go looking for Ye Heng for this reason.
But Ye Heng released Mo Yun without saying a word and threatened him, telling him to either get out or come and have some fun with Mo Yun.
Mo Yun immediately entered combat mode, so who would dare to talk to Ye Heng?
In addition, Ye Heng spread the word that it was not that there was no medicinal material, it was just that the Lin family did not want to buy it, and the freedom of trade had nothing to do with him.
In the end, Lin's competitors took the opportunity to launch alternative products, and Lin's stock price plummeted like a kite with a broken string.
Lin Zhixiong finally panicked and began to actively seek peace.
But Ye Heng didn't want to let this shameless Lao Deng go just like that. He was determined to teach him a thorough lesson and refused four times.
Even the intervention of the Third Prince did not change Ye Heng's mind.
Finally, the emperor stepped in to mediate, saying that the Lin family was, after all, a long-established botanical guiding family, and that it would be bad if the situation became too tense.
Ye Heng was obviously not satisfied with the reconciliation, but the old man was very sensible at the time and rolled down the stairs swiftly, allowing Lin Xue to withdraw her mental power.
But in the end, he was like a toad and had to annoy Ye Heng a little bit, saying that the toxin was indeed dangerous and needed to be monitored, so Bai Ta took over the monitoring and implanted a monitoring wave for Ye Heng.
Because of this, Ye Heng told Lin Yao that this thing of his could only be used to replenish.
Lin Yao strongly disagreed with this. He felt that keeping such a dangerous thing in the body was no different from carrying a time bomb.
Lin Yao frowned and retorted, telling Ye Heng, "There's no need to joke about your own body. You should know better than me how harmful it is to hand over your lifeblood."
Ye Heng explained that the White Tower's monitoring wave was not so easy to deal with, as it was immersed in the toxin.
Once the toxin decreases, it means that the isolation bag is leaking. If, as Lin Yao said, Shasha sucked it away directly, we must call the White Tower to alert the police.
"Do you know which area the White Tower's monitoring waves are in?" Lin Yao asked Ye Heng after thinking for a long time.
Ye Heng pointed to a coordinate on the holographic image. Lin Yao clapped his hands and said, "That's fine. Use your mental power to take me to sense this monitoring wave."
"Since we can't suck it out, then pull it out completely. As long as the monitoring wave stays in the toxin, it won't sound the alarm, so just let it stay in the toxin. It won't hurt to kill it."
"You want to..."
Lin Yao went on to explain that he followed Ye Heng's mental power to feel this band, and waited until Sha Sha took out the entire isolation bag. Before absorbing the toxin, he would weave a bag according to the direction of the band and wrap up the toxin together with the band that could just cover the band.
"Are you going to give this new bag to Shasha for safekeeping?" Ye Heng understood Lin Yao's plan.
"Well, there is no better custodian than Shasha, it is not afraid." Lin Yao said firmly, then he sat down and motioned Ye Heng to take him to feel the monitoring band.
After sensing the band, Ye Heng took Lin Yao to sense the isolation bag. After withdrawing his mental power, Lin Yao looked at the holographic image again. Now he felt more confident.
After repeating his operation once again, Lin Yao looked at Ye Heng.
After seeing Ye Heng nod solemnly, he called Yan Rufeng and told him to prepare the operating room.
All the questions Yan Rufeng wanted to ask were blocked by Ye Heng's words "Listen to Lin Yao".
After the operating room was ready, Yan Rufeng made only one request. He could wait outside, but he wanted to monitor the data and hoped that Lin Yao could connect his optical computer to the operating room monitor.
Lin Yao agreed to this, and Yan Rufeng quickly connected the monitor and left.
Lin Yao also started to attack Ye Heng. Before the anesthetic was injected into Ye Heng's body, Lin Yao asked him if he had anything else to say.
Ye Heng moved his lips but didn't say anything, but a hint of nervousness flashed across his face.
"Relax, I'll be gentler!" Lin Yao patted the back of his hand and injected the anesthetic without saying a word.
The whole process went even more smoothly than Lin Yao had expected. With the help of the machine assistant, the skin above Ye Heng's isolation bag was cut open.
After Shasha entered, he first set up a barrier for the nerve nodes, and then cut them with sawtooth Kuku.
It took about ten minutes to remove the entire isolation bag.
The robot assistant was helping Ye Heng seal the wound with medical glue, while Lin Yao and Sha Sha were dealing with the isolation bag.
After isolating the monitoring wave, Shasha swallowed the remaining toxins and the isolation bag in one gulp, and his new ability was activated. The monitoring wave was also hidden by Shasha in the dense tree canopy.
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Lin Yao fell asleep while thinking and had a good night's sleep.
The warship had docked in the star port a long time ago. When the morning light came in through the porthole, Lin Yao was awakened by the vibration of the light computer.
The moment he regained consciousness, he almost sat up, his fingertips frantically touching the laptop beside his pillow.
There was an unread message on the screen. The sender was Ye Heng, and the time was just three minutes ago.
"When you wake up, let's have breakfast together."
Just a short line of words, without any unnecessary embellishments, made Lin Yao's heart settle back to its original place. It seemed that he had recovered well.
He hovered his fingertips over the screen, staring at the line of words for two seconds before realizing what was happening and replying with an "OK".
Lin Yao got up, washed, and combed his slightly messy hair in front of the mirror. The person in the mirror had sleepy eyes, but it couldn't hide the relaxed clarity.
The moment he opened the door, he froze in place.
Ye Heng was sitting on the bed in another bedroom, wearing a light grey uniform. It lacked the sharpness of a military uniform and had a more relaxed feel at home.
The morning light fell on his shoulders, outlining a soft contour, and even his usually cold and hard jawline seemed to be smoothed out.
He was processing documents on a laptop in his hand. When he heard the voice and looked up, a smile appeared in his eyes when he saw Lin Yao.
Lin Yao's mind hadn't fully grasped the situation yet, and he blurted out, "Why are you here?"
The moment the words fell, the air seemed to freeze.
He looked at Ye Heng's slightly raised eyebrows and suddenly reacted.
This is Ye Heng's fucking lounge! From the door to the bed, from the star map on the wall to the thermostatic cabinet in the corner, everything is his stuff.
I slept here for one night and actually treated this place as my own territory. I asked the owner "Why are you here?"
It's too contrary to Tiangang!
His cheeks suddenly felt hot, and Lin Yao wanted to find a hole to crawl into. He frantically tried to explain: "That's not what I meant, I meant..."
"This is my place. Do you need permission to come in?"
Ye Heng laughed softly, his voice carrying the hoarseness unique to the early morning, like a feather gently brushing across the tip of his heart.
He put down his laptop, supported himself on the bed with both hands, and used his knuckles to gently lift his upper body backwards. Probably in the bedroom, Ye Heng's posture was very relaxed.
The collar of the casual clothes was already loose, and this action made the neck line longer, and the Adam's apple rolled gently with the breathing.
The abdominal muscles that are usually covered by the military uniform are faintly visible in the folds of the fabric, revealing a loose and sexy look.
He was a little weak after recovering from a serious illness, and when he looked at people, he was less fierce and more casually indulgent.
Like a wild beast that just raised its eyes from a nap, with its claws retracted, its lazy posture hides an edge that cannot be ignored. People dare not look directly at it, but can't help but want to take a few more glances.
Seeing that Lin Yao avoided his gaze, Ye Heng walked forward, stood just two steps away from Lin Yao, and handed over the coconut milk that had been kept warm.
Then, when Lin Yao took it, opened it and was about to drink, he continued what he had not finished saying:
"Why, am I the husband who made a mistake and was kicked out of the bedroom by his partner?"
Lin Yao had just put the coconut milk to his lips, but before he could take a sip, he was stunned by Ye Heng's earth-shattering words.
“Puff—cough cough!”
He suddenly tilted his head and started coughing violently, his throat tightening. Fortunately, he was slow and didn't actually drink the coconut milk, otherwise it would have choked into his trachea.
But the sudden shock made his fingers holding the bottle tremble.
Lin Yao didn't dare to look at Ye Heng. His eyes were fixed on the tips of his shoes. His heart was beating wildly in his chest, making his eardrums buzz.
What partner? What husband? This man...
Did this guy eat his brain yesterday? How could he say such a thing!
Ye Heng looked at him, looking as if he wanted to chop a crack in the floor. The smile in his eyes deepened, and even his voice was tinged with a hint of teasing: "What else?"
He took another half step forward, and the distance between them became closer, so close that he could smell the faint fragrance of grass and trees in Lin Yao's hair.
Lin Yao was forced to retreat further, his back against the cold door, with nowhere to retreat.
He finally raised his head, his eyes a little red, as if he had been bullied: "You just can't say that kind of thing!"
"What kind of words?" Ye Heng raised his eyebrows, pretending to be stupid, the smile in his tone almost overflowing, "Partner? Or husband?"
Before Lin Yao could continue to refute, Ye Heng said: "It seems that I still need to work harder!"
Ye Heng reached out and tidied up a bunch of his messy hair, then took a few steps back and said, "Let's go have breakfast."
He opened his mouth, but found that the person he wanted to confront was almost at the door.
In the end, Lin Yao could only angrily push the coconut milk to his mouth, using the drink to suppress his anger that was not fully expressed in the "quarrel".
In his heart, he cursed Ye Heng from head to toe. This guy must have done it on purpose! He bullied others just after recovering from a serious illness! Shasha must be gnawing at his brain!
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"Do you remember the pattern you drew during the test?"
After breakfast, the two sat at the dining table and looked at the busy starport outside the window.
"That pattern shouldn't have appeared, but the information I found revealed that its activation was simply a mistake made by a temporary staff member."
Ye Heng's two words made Lin Yao laugh, "Do you believe it?"
Ye Heng twitched the corner of his mouth and said, "I don't believe it!"
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