MCL CH17

Chapter 17: To have the honor of receiving an invitation to my own funeral…

The people from the action team came looking for him on the second night after the fissure incident ended.

Lei Gang’s condition was clearly much worse than Lin Xi’s. After finally receiving complete treatment, he also cooperated with the action team to give his statement.

In his words, the whole incident was very simple. That is, they entered the fissure as scheduled after receiving the outsourcing commission, but something unexpected happened during the cleanup process, which ultimately led to heavy casualties among the ability users participating in this cleanup. After finally managing to kill the contaminant in the fissure, only he and Lin Xi were lucky enough to wait for rescue.

Yes, lucky again.

Not to mention what Su Qiuyin thought of this statement, even Qi Xian couldn’t help but have a complicated expression when he heard this word.

Lucky once, lucky twice, and then a third time… Is this Mr. Lin some kind of lucky boy?

Several members of the action team stood by the wall, taking down the statement simultaneously. Lin Xi sat on the sofa and repeated what he had said to Yan Xingzhou before, word for word, with great emotion.

During this time, he could feel Yan Xingzhou looking at him with an exasperated expression when he was halfway through, but this still didn’t affect his performance in the slightest.

The night leaked into the room.

As Lin Xi finished speaking, the treatment room gradually became quiet again, leaving only the rustling sound of the pen scratching against the paper during the recording process.

Qi Xian supervised the team members in completing the statement and asked respectfully, “Director Su, the statement is complete. Are we preparing to go back now?”

Su Qiuyin leaned against the wall and only emerged from the shadows of the corner when he heard the words. “No rush.”

This statement was identical to Lei Gang’s. Even the sudden appearance of his ability user identity could be explained. However, it was precisely because of this that the one key issue that could not be explained before was once again placed before them—the team that entered the fissure this time simply did not have the ability to deal with such a sudden situation, yet they had actually managed to kill the final monster and successfully complete the cleanup mission before the action team arrived.

Was this something that could be accomplished with just luck?

Su Qiuyin’s gaze was fixed on Lin Xi. Like a venomous snake’s, his gaze fell from his cheek, point by point, and lingered on his slightly open collar. “Mr. Lin Ni, the wounds on your body seem to have recovered quite well.”

This out-of-the-blue sentence made Qi Xian also look in the direction of Su Qiuyin’s gaze. He happened to see Lin Xi’s incredibly beautiful collarbone, with no trace of injury on the fair skin.

Thinking back to when he had just rescued this person from the fissure, his whole body soaked in blood, he was also slightly stunned—come to think of it, such serious injuries had healed so quickly?

Under Su Qiuyin’s blatant gaze, Lin Xi flinched slightly and seemed to subconsciously glance in Yan Xingzhou’s direction. “I have to thank President Yan for arranging the treatment in time. Of course, the person I should thank even more is Brother Gang. Everyone took great care of me in the fissure at that time. Although the blood on my body looked tragic, it wasn’t actually mine. If there’s anyone to blame, it’s that I was too weak. That’s why everyone protected me so desperately, allowing me to be lucky enough to get my life back.”

His glance towards Yan Xingzhou showed no attempt to hide his plea for help. Even Su Qiuyin’s gaze shifted subtly between the two of them, his tone meaningful. “Indeed, very lucky. After all, during the sudden incident in the fissure, the monitoring devices outside even detected contamination value indicators exceeding S-class. I wonder if you noticed anything unusual when you were inside.”

Lin Xi took a slight breath. “How could there be an S-class? Could it be that besides the contaminants we encountered, there were other monsters?”

While speaking, Yan Xingzhou could feel Lin Xi glance in his direction again. “…”

After a moment of silence, he finally released his fingers from the cup handle and spoke, “Since the statement is complete, don’t continue to disturb the patient’s rest.”

Su Qiuyin sneered, “An unharmed patient?”

Yan Xingzhou stood up, just in time to block Su Qiuyin’s direct gaze on Lin Xi. “At least, not your prisoner.”

This conversation plunged the room into a brief, dead silence.

A moment later, Su Qiuyin spoke again. “You’re right.”

He beckoned for the action team to assemble. Before leaving, he didn’t forget to give Yan Xingzhou another meaningful look. “I also hope that you will never become my prisoners.”

“I’ll take that as a blessing.”

Yan Xingzhou’s expression did not fluctuate much while speaking, but even just standing there, it was a clear gesture of seeing guests out.

Finally, the people from the action team followed Su Qiuyin and all left.

It wasn’t until all the footsteps had completely faded away that Yan Xingzhou withdrew his gaze and turned to look. “It seems you’ve made a choice between my side and the action team.”

Lin Xi revealed a pleasant smile. “After all, in comparison, President Yan does seem very approachable.”

This one sentence made the assistant Ju Ze, who had been maintaining a proper attitude on the side, choke on his saliva. “Ahem.”

It was very obvious that the word “approachable” didn’t really fit their president.

Yan Xingzhou ignored this teasing and just glanced at Lin Xi. “Tidy up.”

Lin Xi didn’t react for a moment. “Tidy up what?”

“Su Qiuyin’s people should still be waiting outside. If you don’t want to be taken to the action team to talk about the S-class contamination value as soon as you step out, moving with me should be the best choice right now,” Yan Xingzhou stated lightly. “I have many ready-made guest rooms over there for you to choose from. It’s better than staying in a treatment room anyway. Or if you prefer the smell of disinfectant here, I don’t mind letting you stay here for a few more days, this—unharmed patient.”

Lin Xi: “…”

Three years later, still the same sarcastic mouth.

But if he really had to choose between Su Qiuyin and Yan Xingzhou to deal with, Lin Xi had to admit that he was more willing to deal with someone who suited his tastes better.

After a moment of thought, he nodded compliantly. “Then I won’t be polite.”

He said to tidy up, but in fact, Lin Xi had no personal belongings. Soon, he left the treatment room with Yan Xingzhou, traveling light.

Just as Yan Xingzhou had said, as soon as they went downstairs, they could see the action team’s vehicles parked by the roadside. However, at this moment, they could only watch as Lin Xi got into Yan Xingzhou’s car. No one dared to step forward to stop them.

The vehicle started.

Lin Xi leaned against the window, his peripheral vision glancing at Yan Xingzhou, a hint of a smile appearing in his eyes.

To be honest, whether in the past or now, Yan Xingzhou was indeed still the best shield to use.

The dedicated treatment room was not far from Yan Xingzhou’s residence.

The car quickly arrived at its destination. Yan Xingzhou walked into the detached villa and casually took off his suit jacket, handing it to Ju Ze. “What time is it?”

Ju Ze took it and replied, “It’s almost ten o’clock.”

Yan Xingzhou nodded and continued up the stairs.

Lin Xi followed behind, observing the surroundings along the way.

This villa, from the inside out, exuded Yan Xingzhou’s preferred style. Even the cold and deserted atmosphere perfectly matched his persona.

He really doesn’t like crowds, no matter where he is.

Just as he was thinking, at the turn of the second floor, he didn’t expect the person walking in front to suddenly stop. His sharp instinct to dodge was halted the moment he snapped back to reality.

Then, under Yan Xingzhou’s subconsciously opened arms, he crashed straight into that embrace.

Lin Xi had originally intended not to reveal any flaws. This development stunned him, and he then felt the posture holding him stiffen slightly.

Soon, Yan Xingzhou pushed him away directly. “…”

He glanced down at Lin Xi and said to Ju Ze, “I’m going back to my room. You’ll be in charge here.”

Ju Ze tactfully lowered his head and didn’t look at the two of them again. “Rest assured, President. Leave it to me.”

Lin Xi watched as Yan Xingzhou strode to the end of the corridor, pushed open the door to the innermost room, and went in.

Turning back, he happened to see Ju Ze raise his head again. He pointed over there and asked, “President Yan is in such a hurry. Is there something important?”

“It’s like this every night. You don’t have to worry about it too much.”

Ju Ze’s attitude was very friendly, but it was clear that he had subtly avoided the topic. This made Lin Xi even more certain that there might be something hidden in this room. But before he could investigate further, Ju Ze had already made a “please” gesture. “The guest rooms are over here. You can choose one you like.”

In the end, Lin Xi casually chose a room closer to the corridor.

After entering, he noticed that Ju Ze was standing at the door and asked, “Is there anything else, Assistant Ju?”

“There is one more thing.”

As Ju Ze spoke, he took out an envelope from his briefcase and handed it to Lin Xi. “This is also what the President asked me to prepare for you.”

Lin Xi took it curiously. “This is…”

“The President said you would definitely be very interested.” Ju Ze smiled humbly. “Although you haven’t known each other for long, it’s clear that he is indeed very concerned about you. He even knows your preferences very well.”

Lin Xi’s gaze lingered on the contents of the envelope for a long time. “…”

What the hell, preferences.

The voice in his mind took the opportunity to gloat: [How could he not be interested? He’s definitely too interested! After all, this is a wonderful experience that a normal human could never enjoy in their entire life, hee hee hee.]

Invitation to the Century Funeral of Executive Lin.

Lin Xi was speechless as he took another look at the end of the corridor.

To have the honor of receiving an invitation to his own funeral?

Ordinary people really don’t have this kind of luck. But really, thank you, so, so much.