CHAPTER 257: CHAPTER 257: AN EXCITED AND ANXIOUS HEART

Nan Xi immediately put it on after receiving it.

Although they bore no ill will towards others, no one wanted to expose their inner thoughts to others.

It was like stripping oneself bare.

After passing through one checkpoint after another, they finally arrived at their destination.

Wang Yi led Lin Xiaoyan and Nan Xi out of the car, and at the entrance, they had their identities checked once more before being allowed in.

"Don’t be nervous, the Director is inside. Just listen to the Director’s instructions," Wang Yi whispered.

Lin Xiaoyan looked at the door ahead, taking deep breaths to try and stay calm.

However... as she stood at the door, waiting to be called in, Lin Xiaoyan felt an instant of nervousness, as if she might faint.

It felt like the time during her graduation defense, sitting under the scrutinizing eyes of all the supervisors, waiting to be questioned...

"Please enter."

The door opened, and a man in a suit walked out from inside, smiling as he invited Lin Xiaoyan in.

Lin Xiaoyan nodded stiffly, glancing at Nan Xi, who was being taken to another room.

Nan Xi silently mouthed to Lin Xiaoyan, "Good luck, don’t be afraid."

Understanding her, Lin Xiaoyan nodded, took a deep breath, and entered through the door.

Once Lin Xiaoyan stepped into the meeting room, a silence settled in.

She noticed the seven or eight people inside were all familiar faces, and her heart pounded with a jittery leap.

"This is our Special Investigation Bureau’s young comrade, Lin Xiaoyan."

Director Qian, seeing Lin Xiaoyan’s slightly anxious and tense expression, introduced her with a smile, gesturing for her to come closer.

Seeing Director Qian, Lin Xiaoyan secretly exhaled in relief, feeling much stabilized with someone she knew present.

"Hello, Director."

Approaching Director Qian, Lin Xiaoyan softly greeted.

Director Qian smiled at her and introduced, "This is our..."

"Hello, leaders. I... I’m Lin Xiaoyan, hello everyone..." Lin Xiaoyan babbled, flustered under the gazes of all the bigwigs.

The leaders looked at Lin Xiaoyan and laughed, "Hello, Comrade Xiao Lin, I know you.

Over the past six months, your name has frequently appeared on my desk!"

Meanwhile, He Zhi was watching Lin Xiaoyan’s tense yet forced composure, pondering surprised thoughts of his father’s rare call.

He couldn’t believe that the second brother was dating this girl.

Listening to the leader’s words, Lin Xiaoyan blushed with excitement.

Beside Director Qian sat another woman, who, if Lin Xiaoyan looked carefully, she would recognize as a familiar face.

When joining the Special Investigation Bureau back then, both Shui Yuanyu and Lu Lan had gone to Sea City together.

Lin Xiaoyan exited the meeting room alongside Director Qian.

Outside, as they emerged, Nan Xi hurriedly approached upon seeing them.

"Director Qian," Nan Xi respectfully greeted Director Qian.

Director Qian looked at Nan Xi, knowing she was Xiao Lin’s bodyguard.

On the other side, emerging with Nan Xi were four bodyguards who stood behind Lu Lan once outside.

Lin Xiaoyan glanced over, catching Lu Lan looking her way.

Director Qian introduced to Lin Xiaoyan, "This colleague here is Lu Lan. You two will be on a mission together. Once abroad, you have to support each other.

Xiao Lu, take good care of Xiao Lin. It’s her first time going abroad."

Lu Lan: "Alright, Director Qian."

At this moment, Lin Xiaoyan recognized Lu Lan, realizing her superpower was mind reading!

At the same time, she recalled why during their first meeting with Lu Lan and Shui Yuanyu, every time Shui Yuanyu asked a question, he looked towards Lu Lan...

It turns out that at that time, Lu Lan was constantly reading her mind, verifying whether her words were sincere.

And one more thing, her name is exactly the same as Sister Lan’s! (The author refuses to admit to recycling names!)

"Hello."

Lin Xiaoyan looked at Lu Lan’s expressionless face, unsure about how easy she would be to get along with.

Lu Lan glanced at Lin Xiaoyan, furrowing her brows, "Why can’t I sense your thoughts!"

Director Qian looked towards Lin Xiaoyan after hearing Lu Lan’s words.

Lin Xiaoyan: "Huh? Oh, it must be because of the talisman paper."

Lin Xiaoyan calmly retrieved a small box from around her neck and opened it in front of them.

Director Qian glanced inside, his lips twitching involuntarily.

Lu Lan: ...

The small box was packed to the brim with countless tightly-compacted sheets of talisman paper.

Embarrassed, Lin Xiaoyan smiled, "Previously, in E Province, Shiyi and the others took us to see the Ghost Gate, so now Nan Jie and I can see ghosts. I was scared, so I brought all the talisman paper with me, hehe..."

Listening to her explanation, Director Qian and Lu Lan understood.

Director Qian, knowing about the E Province incident, looked at Lin Xiaoyan with kind eyes, "You’ve worked hard, Xiao Lin."

Lin Xiaoyan responded quickly, "Not at all, not at all!"

Watching Lin Xiaoyan carefully re-pack the talisman papers, Lu Lan snorted internally, never having seen someone so timid!

Director Qian: "You should go back and rest first. Remember, once out there, don’t speak out of turn. Be cautious..."

After several reminders, Director Qian had someone escort Lin Xiaoyan and Lu Lan out.

Back at the resting area, Lin Xiaoyan collapsed onto the bed.

"Oh my god, Sister Nan, I actually met the big leader!!!

I never imagined I’d be fortunate enough to meet someone from the news!

Oh my gosh! Oh heavens!"

Lin Xiaoyan was beyond excited.

Watching Lin Xiaoyan’s elated antics, Nan Xi chuckled, "After meeting the big leader, were you scared?"

Lin Xiaoyan sat up, nodding vigorously, "Scared! But more than that, I was thrilled!

I even shook hands with the leaders!

Ah, oh, I mustn’t wash this hand, I have to preserve it!"

Clutching her right hand, she looked at Nan Xi with shining eyes, "Come, Sister Nan, don’t you want to feel it!"

Unexpectedly, Nan Xi really came over and grasped Lin Xiaoyan’s right hand.

"Once, from afar, I saw the big leader. At that time, I was just as excited as you are now."

Nan Xi said with a smile.

"Really? So today I wasn’t out of line!

I keep saying, who wouldn’t be excited to meet big leaders!"

"It’s a pity we couldn’t take photos..." Lin Xiaoyan said regretfully.

Nan Xi released Lin Xiaoyan’s hand and asked, "What time are you leaving tomorrow?"

"I have to gather at five, board the plane and wait for departure."

"Hmm, since I’m not going on this trip, you have to be careful, stay safe, don’t stray from the main group, and also..." Nan Xi worriedly reminded.

Lin Xiaoyan listened attentively.

Since arriving here, they weren’t allowed to roam freely.

Meals were delivered to their room.

That night, after a brief conversation with He Qi’an, Lin Xiaoyan trained with Nan Xi.

He Family

He Qi’an had been questioned by his grandfather all afternoon.