CHAPTER 148: CHAPTER 148: DO YOU LIKE HIM?

Lin Xiaoyan awkwardly put away her smile, looking at the other two, and noticed they had arrogant expressions, clearly uninterested in talking to her.

Lin Xiaoyan pouted. No wonder people said superpower users were reclusive, arrogant, and looked down on others.

Turns out it’s true!

Shui Yuanyu sat down, glanced at Lin Xiaoyan, then at the members of the Xuanmen Group, and calmly withdrew his gaze.

Once they were all seated, the door was pushed open again.

Lin Xiaoyan looked over; it was He Qi’an, and with him, another man.

The man was slightly thinner than He Qi’an, with ordinary looks, but his fierce demeanor was striking.

Both men’s faces coincidentally had minor injuries.

Lin Xiaoyan stared at the wound on He Qi’an’s mouth and the cut on the other man’s cheek, wondering if they had fought each other.

Lin Xiaoyan’s wild guess about He Qi’an’s injury was spot on.

Just earlier, the two indeed started fighting the moment they met.

Lu Lan watched the two with concern. She knew Shi Nan had always claimed that when he saw the boss, he would beat him up for leaving without a word.

In the end, the boss came back, and he really did it!

"Hello, Chief!" Shi Nan walked to the table and saluted the leader in the center.

He Qi’an directly found Lin Xiaoyan and sat between Lin Xiaoyan and Daoist An.

Daoist An: ? Who is this person? Also from the Special Investigation Bureau?

Lin Xiaoyan: ... Did he sit in the wrong place?

Shi Nan and the others opposite saw He Qi’an sit with the Special Investigation Bureau people, their expressions differing.

Shi Nan kept a straight face, refraining from speaking out of respect for the chief, but his gaze was sharply fixated on He Qi’an.

He Qi’an sat down with composure, indifferent to everyone’s gaze.

"Alright, everyone sit. Now that everyone is here, let’s start the meeting." As the chief spoke, everyone took their seats, faces serious.

"I believe everyone is already aware of the mission before coming here."

A gentle-looking officer spoke to everyone, "Every year, Jiao Mian Country uses various methods to abduct and deceive our country’s people.

None of the people abducted to Jiao Mian Country have successfully returned home.

Either they are killed after being abused, or they collude with those people..."

Listening to the voice from across, Lin Xiaoyan’s mind involuntarily replayed various scenes of abuse.

Her body trembled slightly; each time she recalled those scenes, she felt intense discomfort.

Suddenly, a warm, solid hand held hers.

Lin Xiaoyan lowered her head, looking at the hand, and followed it to see He Qi’an.

He Qi’an looked at Lin Xiaoyan with concern, softly asking, "Were you seeing those scenes again?"

Lin Xiaoyan nodded slightly, feeling a bit nauseous.

He Qi’an withdrew his hand, taking out two mint candies from his pocket.

"Try eating one to see if it helps calm you. Stop thinking about those pictures."

Lin Xiaoyan took one, quickly unwrapped it, and popped it into her mouth.

A wave of coolness swept over her mind, slowly easing the nausea.

She exhaled lightly, controlling herself not to think about those images.

"Thank you."

Seeing Lin Xiaoyan calm down, He Qi’an withdrew his gaze and looked up to continue listening.

Only to see Shi Nan across the table staring coldly at him.

Sitting in the center, the chief’s face flashed with surprise and scrutiny.

Behind Lin Xiaoyan, Lu Lan was staring at the two, astonished.

Even Xuan Shiyi, who wasn’t paying much attention, watched them as if enjoying a show.

Beside him, Daoist An occasionally glanced over again and again...

Xuan Er, Xuan Wu, and Xuan Liu sneaked glances.

Shui Yuanyu and his group expressionlessly turned their heads to look over...

He Qi’an: ... Everyone’s got nothing better to do!

Lin Xiaoyan kept her head down, feeling a bit better, trying to distract herself with other thoughts so as not to think about those scenes.

So she didn’t notice that almost everyone at the table was watching them.

He Qi’an kept a straight face, under the scrutiny of these people, nonchalantly watching the speaking officer, listening intently.

This scene made everyone staring at him feel it was less interesting, and they all retracted their gazes.

Xuan Shiyi: Tsk, boring.

Daoist An: Finally, a bit of fun in a boring meeting, and it’s gone.

Xuan Er, Xuan Wu, Xuan Liu: Continue the meeting.

Shi Nan: This guy, after leaving the military, got into a relationship so quickly?! Damn it, he’s left me in the dust again!

...

The meeting lasted nearly half an hour, finally deciding that starting tomorrow morning, the Special Investigation Bureau people will cooperate with the military to start deploying.

Ensuring this rescue mission leaves no room for error, minimizing losses.

This task will also show other countries that Hua Country cannot be underestimated or bullied!

After the meeting, special soldiers escorted them to the dormitories.

Since Lin Xiaoyan and Lu Lan shared a room.

The others were arranged into two dorms, Xuanmen and superpower users each taking one dorm.

Back at the dormitory, Lu Lan took Lin Xiaoyan to the washroom.

After Lin Xiaoyan finished washing up, she lay on the bed in the dorm, exhausted.

"Miss Lin, are you asleep?"

Lu Lan was as curious as a cat, having held back for so long, she couldn’t resist anymore.

Lin Xiaoyan opened her eyes, "Sister Lan, just call me Xiao Lin or Xiao Yan, I’m not asleep."

"Oh, Xiao Yan, what’s your relationship with our boss... I mean Captain He?"

Lu Lan was very curious.

Lin Xiaoyan turned to look at Lu Lan, "Hmm... we’re colleagues, I guess."

Lin Xiaoyan thought about it; she and He Qi’an seemed like colleagues, contacting each other for work, greeting each other when meeting.

Their interactions were mostly about various cases.

Lu Lan looked unconvinced, "Does Captain He like you? Or do you like him?"

Lin Xiaoyan: !!!???

"What?" Lin Xiaoyan sat up, looking at Lu Lan.

Then she thought of He Qi’an’s unusual behavior today and quickly explained, "Don’t overthink it, neither of us likes the other.

Today... he must have forgotten to take his meds!"

"Besides, I like... gentle and considerate men, look at He Qi’an’s cold face all day, asking him something, he answers coldly.

Talk to him, he looks at you expressionlessly.

If you’re with him, neither of you talks, that atmosphere, just thinking about it is awkward.

And imagine if you marry someone like that, if the two of you get into a fight, he maintains that cold face, he wouldn’t even admit he’s wrong.

People like him only make you angrier!"

Lin Xiaoyan looked at Lu Lan, "Would you find someone like him for a boyfriend?"

Lu Lan shook her head quickly, "I definitely wouldn’t want someone like that!"

Recalling being trained ruthlessly by He Qi’an back in the team and scolded with a cold face, Lu Lan immediately shook her head.

"See!" Lin Xiaoyan nodded in agreement, looking at Lu Lan.

"But... you don’t know, every woman who’s met him in the military liked him, the number of people chasing him exceeds a whole company!" Lu Lan laughed, saying.