C646: Jealousy
“Mr Li, it’s not that I don’t want to do it for you. I’ll listen to CEO Li. It’s just that the company has decided that Young Master’s chip manufacturing has to come first.”
After Manager Wang said this, Li Xuelei still did not understand. However, the next moment, he saw Manager Wang respectfully take out an order book and hand it to Li Xuekai. “Young Master, take a look. These are all the chips that our company will be purchasing in the future. We still have some stocks that can be used. As for the rest, can you arrange them for us?”
Li Xuelei: “?”
Li Xuekai was tall and skinny. He was wearing a white coat. One of his hands was casually in his pocket, and the other was holding a document with his arm. At this moment, his gaze swept across Manager Wang’s orders before he slowly said, “Of course, we have to keep the rest of the phones in mass production. We can’t shortchange them. Let’s do this batch first. I’ll tell Sister Xi to give us another batch. Then this batch, this batch...”
In the end, he pointed at Li Xuelei’s application form and slowly said, “This is a new product. There’s no hurry to get it listed. When we have a few more light sources, we can stabilize the production. Let’s talk about that later.”
Manager Wang nodded respectfully. “Yes.”
Li Xuelei: “!!!”
He looked at Li Xuekai angrily and heard him say slowly, “Did you just say that the condition for the bet you made with Sister Xi is that the products have to be mass-produced? Or are you willing to admit defeat now?”
Li Xuelei felt as though he had been slapped in the face. Mass production. Now, he could only pray that the light source machine would be mass-produced so that his product could be mass-produced for him!
He had never expected that he would fall into Li Xuekai’s hands one day!
However, if he did not mass-produce the product that he had worked hard to do, then the initial few million investments would have been wasted. Li Xuelei was furious, but in the end, he clenched his fists. “Alright, I apologize. I’m sorry. I was wrong!”
Li Man: “I can’t hear what you’re saying.”
Li Xuelei clenched his fists and could only repeat, “I said, I’m sorry. I was wrong!”
Li Man rubbed his ears. “Damn, how can I describe what I’m feeling right now? It’s really satisfying!”
Li Xuelei: “...”
He looked at Li Xuekai and said angrily, “Is it alright now? When are you going to mass-produce it for me?”
Li Xuekai raised an eyebrow. “Didn’t I tell you? It’ll take half a year.”
Li Xuelei: “?”
He said angrily, “Are you kidding me?!”
Li Xuekai ignored him and entered the laboratory.
...
“Hahahahaha!”
“Sister Xi, you didn’t see Li Xuelei’s face. It’s simply too satisfying, alright?”
Xie Yingying and Li Zixia had told Xue Xi the story in a vivid manner, fully displaying Li Xuelei’s anger and ferocity.
Xue Xi sat behind the desk and replied, “Oh.” Xiang Huai then said, “Open your mouth.”
Xue Xi turned and opened her mouth, and a piece of watermelon was stuffed into it.
The fresh and tender watermelon juice filled her mouth, making Xue Xi feel very satisfied. She continued reading.
Xiang Huai asked, “Is it delicious?”
“...Mhm!”
Although Xue Xi’s reply was slow, one could still hear her excitement.
Xiang Huai: “I want to try it too.”
Xue Xi: “?”
She asked in confusion, “Are you eating?”
“Little kid, there’s nothing for me to eat.”
Xue Xi turned around and saw that the watermelon had been finished.
Xiang Huai: “It’s difficult to buy this watermelon. It’s a Qilin melon. It’s very small. Sigh, I didn’t even get a single bite.”
Li Zixia and Xie Yingying, who had witnessed him picking up a plate of watermelon from the laboratory’s snacks area, were speechless.
Instructor Xiang had lied without blinking.
But the problem was!
Sister Xi, who did not have much life experience, actually believed it!
She widened her eyes. “Qilin melon?”
She thought about it carefully and did not feel that it was any different from an ordinary watermelon.
However, seeing how much Xiang Huai seemed to crave it, she felt a little embarrassed. “I’ll definitely remember to save some for you next time.”
“There’s no need to wait for next time,” Xiang Huai said. “I know a way I can taste it.”
“What?”
Just as Xue Xi said this, Xiang Huai suddenly lowered his head and kissed the corner of her lips.
Xue Xi: “?”
She stuttered and wanted to say that there were others in the room. At this moment, Xiang Huai raised the book in his hand and blocked Li Zixia and Xie Yingying’s gazes.
Li Zixia and Xie Yingying: “...”
Even if you blocked it, we know what you guys are doing!
Moreover, why should they be fed dog food?!
Alas, he had an indifferent expression.
Li Zixia and Xie Yingying’s faces turned red and they ran out before they could react.
After the two of them left, Xiang Huai let go of Xue Xi.
Xue Xi slowly blushed. “...”
She stared at Xiang Huai for a while before saying, “You did it on purpose.”
Xiang Huai nodded. “I’m clearly right here. Why are they always mentioning other boys in front of you?”
They kept harping about Li Xuekai as though he had suffered a lot for the sake of the little kid.
He clearly had a huge advantage.
Tsk.
Xue Xi: “...”
Just as she was about to say something, she saw Li Zixia return with a look of panic. “Sister Xi, bad news. Li Xuelei brought the police and they’d just arrested Dr Ji Silin!”
Xue Xi paused and suddenly stood up. “Why?”
Li Zixia shouted indignantly, “Li Xuelei said that in order to win, our project team sent Dr Ji to hypnotize and control the researchers under him! He wants Dr Ji to take responsibility!”
“...”
C647: Who Exactly Are You?
Xue Xi was stunned and said coldly, “Nonsense.”
Just as Li Zixia was about to say something, Li Xuelei rushed into the laboratory and shouted, “Xue Xi, Xue Xi, get out here!”
Xue Xi frowned.
She and Xiang Huai looked at each other. When the two of them slowly walked out, Li Xuekai was already blocking Li Xuelei. He said, “What are you doing? Why are you acting crazy here?”
Li Xuelei was exasperated. “What am I doing? I’m here to confront Xue Xi. In order to win against us, she was so unscrupulous! She actually used such a method. It’s so disappointing that she could even think of it!”
Li Xuekai was stunned. “What nonsense are you spouting?”
When Xue Xi walked out, she coincidentally heard Li Xuelei say angrily, “What nonsense am I spouting? In our laboratory, the members of the mathematics team who passed by here are all muddle-headed every day. It’s as though their spirit has been sucked dry. They don’t sleep enough every day and fall asleep while doing the project. I was wondering why and thought that you guys may have used too many people. Only today did I find out that it was because that psychiatrist, Ji Silin, had spoken to them!”
Li Xuelei pointed at Xue Xi angrily and said, “In order to win that bet, she really resorted to every means possible. She even used such a strange and unexpected method. She’s too shameless!”
Li Xuekai could not help but shake his head. “You know that this is unexpected, yet you’re still saying that here? Who would believe such unbelievable words? It’s simply nonsense!”
Li Xuelei sneered. “I’m spouting nonsense? Ha, I called the police just to confirm it, but it turned out I was right!”
Seeing how certain he was, a bad feeling rose in Xue Xi’s heart. “What did you find out?”
Li Xuelei swore, “It’s him! Otherwise, why would he reject the investigation and run away?”
Xue Xi’s pupils constricted. “What?”
Li Xuelei was indignant. “I said that after the police arrived, they invited the people in our laboratory to the hospital for a check-up. Then, they came to capture Ji Silin and asked him to cooperate with the investigation. However, during the arrest, Ji Silin ran away!
“If he’s not guilty, why is he running?
“Heh, but Xue Xi, you’re really something. If Ji Silin runs away, you won’t be implicated, right? But everyone knows that Ji Silin is on good terms with you and is serving you! Do you think you can get rid of the suspicion just because he ran away? Let me tell you, no way! I’ll definitely pursue this matter to the end!”
After shouting this, Li Xuelei turned around and left the laboratory.
After he left, the entire laboratory fell silent.
Everyone looked at Xue Xi in disbelief.
Ji Silin could actually really hypnotize someone? Make people so depressed that all they wanted was to sleep and have no energy for anything else? This matter sounded strange, right?
Li Xuekai frowned and said, “Alright, don’t think too much about it. This is nonsense. Everyone should do what they should do. We are all in the scientific field. Don’t believe in such superstitions! Psychologists can only guide others. How can they have the ability to bewitch others?”
Everyone nodded.
Only Xue Xi clenched her jaw.
Li Xuekai did not know. She did not know in the past either. She had even concluded that hypnotic suggestion did not exist. However, now, she knew that there was another type of person in this world—espers.
If she thought about it carefully, Ji Silin’s psychological counseling was so formidable. Was he really just a psychiatrist?
Just as she was thinking, she saw Li Man in a daze. Li Xuekai patted him. “What are you thinking about?”
Li Man said, “I was thinking that back then, I felt that I was useless. When I was feeling depressed, Dr Ji chatted with me and I immediately felt full of confidence. Actually, I’m not someone who is easily swayed. Since I was young, my mother said that I loved to drive her up the wall. Now that I think about it, I was convinced too easily by Dr Ji.”
Li Xuekai shook his head. “Dr Ji is a psychiatrist. He will definitely be able to hit your soft spot with just two sentences. Don’t think too much.”
Li Man asked in a low voice, “Did Dr Ji really escape from punishment? I think Dr Ji is a good person!”
The rest discussed in private:
“The feeling that Dr Ji gives me is very mild. How can he be a bad person?”
“Moreover, the ones who feel dispirited are all from the neighboring project. Dr Ji is clearly helping us, so we definitely can’t make a comeback.”
“...That’s right. Even if Dr Ji did something wrong, it’s for our own good.”
“...”
Just as this group of people was discussing in low voices, two familiar people walked in and greeted them.
Jing Fei waved. “Hello, Sister Xi!”
The person standing beside Jing Fei was Zheng Zhi. He did not speak and the two of them walked straight toward Xue Xi. When they entered the office, they saw Xiang Huai.
The corners of Jing Fei’s lips twitched. Boss, you said that you had to rest after returning from a business trip. Is this your rest?
Xiang Huai ignored his gaze and continued sitting on the sofa in Xue Xi’s office.
Xue Xi asked, “Little Pigeon, why are you here?”
She had a bad premonition.
Indeed, the next moment, Jing Fei closed the door and his expression turned serious. “Sister Xi, after our investigation, Ji Silin is indeed revealed to be an esper.”
Xue Xi widened her eyes.
Esper...
Jing Fei said, “In Li Xuelei’s project team, it’s been found that those few dispirited people had nothing wrong with their bodies after being checked by the hospital. It was just that they were mentally exhausted and wanted to sleep. This is a psychological problem. We are still investigating the exact reason, but this definitely has something to do with Ji Silin. Sister Xi, do you know where he is?”
Xue Xi sat behind her desk with a calm expression. She said calmly, “I don’t know.”
The moment she said this, Zheng Zhi panicked. “How can you not know? Aren’t you very familiar with him? Xue Xi, this kind of mutant who is out of control is very dangerous! We suspect that his special ability is on the spiritual level. For example, he can control people’s thoughts. This kind of person is too scary. If he controls someone to kill someone else, it will cause a huge impact and commotion in society! This kind of person must be within our surveillance range. You can’t protect him. Let me tell you, if you know where he is but dare to...”
As Zheng Zhi spoke, his tone was anxious and fierce.
But before he could finish speaking, he heard a bang. Xiang Huai placed the glass of water in his hand on the coffee table and made a sound. Zheng Zhi was so frightened that he jolted awake.
His tone changed. “...Dare to not report it, then our boss has the right to punish you.”
Boss?
Omnipotent Boss?
Xue Xi recalled that “Moguls’ Group.” Brother Silin was the deputy leader of the Moguls’ Group, while the teacher was the group leader.
These two must know each other.
Xue Xi frowned. “...Oh.”
Zheng Zhi was speechless.
He had said so much righteously, but this person only gave such a reaction?
Just as he was about to say something, Jing Fei grabbed his hand and said with a smile, “Sister Xi, let me tell you, espers can be very scary. Don’t be soft-hearted. Ji Silin looks gentle and harmless, right? But in fact, that might be because his special power is being used to make you lower your guard against him! Perhaps the feeling he gives off in real life is very scary! Before you realize it, he will eat you up!”
Xue Xi: “...”
This tone to scare children!
Jing Fei continued, “Moreover, it’s fine if he’s just an esper in the wild. For example, Yu Da doesn’t have any nefarious schemes. But if he’s part of that organization...”
At this point, he suddenly realized that he had said too much. He immediately coughed and awkwardly changed the topic. “Anyway, Sister Xi, our department is wary of wild espers. Think about it. Do people with special abilities really want to live an ordinary life? Even if they don’t do evil, they will show their presence one way or another. Anyway, it doesn’t bode well if they are not controlled by us. That’s why, if you see him again, you must be wary.”
Xue Xi: “...Oh.”
Seeing that her reaction was still so calm, Zheng Zhi was really anxious. He wanted to say something, but he did not know what. In the end, he could only say angrily, “Forget it. If you don’t want to listen, you’ll learn to when you suffer!”
Jing Fei chuckled. “Sister Xi, don’t mind him. My son is stubborn and soft-hearted. He’s just worried about you. Erm, if there’s nothing else, we’ll leave first!”
When the two noisy people finally left, Xiang Huai turned to look at Xue Xi. Just as he was thinking of how to warn the little kid to stay away from Ji Silin, he saw the little kid staring at him. “Are you also an esper?”
Xiang Huai paused.
Before he could speak, Xue Xi asked, “Why didn’t those two hide anything from you when they spoke just now?”
The existence of espers was a huge secret.
Ordinary people would not know. Even if they did, their memories would be erased and they would forget about espers. After all, the existence of espers could bring on more crimes.
However, when Jing Fei and Zheng Zhi spoke, they subconsciously did not block Xiang Huai out. Moreover, these two seemed to be a little afraid of him?
Xue Xi stood up and walked toward Xiang Huai. She asked hesitantly, “Who exactly are you?”
C648: Xixi, We’ll Meet Again If It’s Fated
Xiang Huai raised an eyebrow.
Unexpectedly, a small mistake by Zheng Zhi and Jing Fei actually allowed the little kid to catch a flaw.
Last time, when she found out that Gu Yunqing was the murderer and Yu Da had been framed, he realized that the little kid’s IQ was really high.
She was usually easily fooled by him because she did not have enough common sense.
But once such a person was given a platform, she would definitely shock everyone.
A sense of pride rose in Xiang Huai’s heart. As expected of his little kid, her IQ was higher than that of others.
As he thought this, he smiled. Before he could speak, he heard Xue Xi say, “You actually know Jing Fei and Zheng Zhi, right?”
This question could be answered.
Xiang Huai nodded.
Just as Xue Xi was about to continue asking, her phone rang.
She had originally intended to hang up and have a good chat with Xiang Huai, but when she saw the caller ID, she was stunned.
She did not pursue Xiang Huai’s questioning and picked up the call. Just as she was about to speak, a gentle and pleasant voice sounded. “Xixi.”
It was Brother Silin.
Xue Xi paused. “Where are you?”
Ji Silin sighed. “I’m saying goodbye to you. Xixi, you’re very outstanding. I also like the time we’ve spent together. I’m afraid we won’t be able to meet for the time being. I don’t want to bring you any trouble...”
Xue Xi pursed her lips when she heard his words. In the end, she slowly said, “Brother Silin, even if you’re an esper, it’s fine as long as you didn’t commit any crimes. I believe that they will give you justice. Come back.”
Although Jing Fei and Zheng Zhi were annoying and inflexible respectively, they were very particular about the law when it came to dealing with people.
If Brother Silin did not break the law and did not do any bewitching, the special department would not charge him.
Ji Silin smiled bitterly. “You believe that I didn’t do it?”
Xue Xi did not reply.
She did not know if it was Ji Silin who did it. Actually, when she recalled it, she did not know who Brother Silin was at all. It was just that the psychiatrist she’d met in the orphanage would always chat with her.
Ji Silin always gave off a warm and gentle feeling. It was as though he was a big brother who was tolerating her, guiding her, and giving her the only warmth in her life back then.
Although she later had a mother and father who loved her, along with Xiang Huai, the chatterbox, Little Flame, and Canine Teeth, Ji Silin was still a special existence to her.
She did not answer and instead asked, “Brother Silin, did you do it?”
Ji Silin paused and smiled bitterly. “Xixi, if it were before, you would definitely have said that I didn’t do it.”
Sensing his hesitation, Xue Xi immediately said, “Brother Silin, I...”
Before she could explain, Ji Silin interrupted her. “Xixi, listen to me. What you’re doing now is the most correct response. This world is not clearly separated in black and white, and our positions are not fixed. Xixi, I hope that you won’t be blinded by your feelings. You should suspect what you should suspect. As for this matter... what does it matter if I did it? Anyway, it’s time for us to say goodbye.”
Xue Xi’s heart tightened and she suddenly shouted, “Brother Silin!”
She had the illusion that she was going to lose this brother.
Ji Silin slowly said, “Xixi, we’ll meet again if fate allows it.”
Before Xue Xi could reply, the call was hung up.
Xue Xi stared at her phone and frowned.
At this moment, she suddenly sensed something and suddenly opened her call log. After she typed on her phone, her pupils shrank. She hurriedly picked up her phone and called Ji Silin.
However, no one picked up.
Oh no!
Without another word, Xue Xi picked up the phone beside her and quickly located Ji Silin’s location when she called. She realized that he was actually in the suburbs of the capital.
She immediately picked up her coat and walked out.
Sensing that there’s something amiss with her expression, Xiang Huai stood up and followed behind her. “What’s wrong?”
Xue Xi’s tone was solemn. “I don’t know if it’s Little Pigeon or Little Square, but he just tapped my phone and used the phone signal to capture Brother Silin’s location. Now, Brother Silin is in danger!”
Xiang Huai’s eyes darkened.
He did not stop Xue Xi and instead said, “My car is outside.”
The two of them rushed to his SUV and Xiang Huai started the car. The car quickly drove toward the location.
On the way, Xue Xi stared at her phone anxiously.
The skyscrapers and trees on both sides of the road hurriedly retreated at an extremely fast speed. Just as Xue Xi was wondering who would be faster, she suddenly heard Xiang Huai call, “Little kid.”
Xue Xi turned to look at him.
Xiang Huai drove and looked ahead. His tone was cold. “Are you going over now to help Jing Fei and the rest catch him? Or to help Ji Silin escape?”
Xue Xi was stunned when she heard this.
She did not answer this question.
Xiang Huai did not seem to want to wait for her reply and stepped on the accelerator again.
Xiang Huai’s sports car was already speeding. Unfortunately, when the two of them arrived, Jing Fei had already brought a few people from the special department and surrounded the villa in the suburbs.
Seeing the two of them, Jing Fei said to Xue Xi, “Sister Xi, the suspect, Ji Silin, is inside!”
C649: Good or Bad?
The sky was already dark.
In front of her was a villa in the suburbs.
As the entire neighborhood had just been constructed, the occupancy rate was very low. Most of the surrounding villas had yet to be renovated and were empty. Only the one surrounded by Jing Fei and the rest had lights on inside.
Xue Xi frowned and asked, “Whose villa is this?”
Jing Fei replied, “We’ve checked. It’s Feng Xingshen’s.”
Professor Feng?
Xue Xi was a little surprised when she heard Jing Fei say, “Ji Silin and Professor Feng are both inside right now. Ji Silin has Professor Feng as a hostage, so it’s not appropriate for us to rush in. Sister Xi, you know Ji Silin. Persuade him to let go of the hostage and surrender immediately. The mistake he made will get him locked up for at most three to four years. There’s no need to fight to the death like this.”
It was just that Ji Silin had used some unknown method to cause the people from the mathematics team in Li Xuelei’s project to be dispirited. Although he had committed a harmful crime, the crime was really not severe. Even if the law for espers was more strict, he would only be sentenced to three to four years in jail.
Moreover, Li Xuelei and the rest were too arrogant. Ji Silin had done things in order to vent his anger. Although it was very difficult to reduce his sentence with Little Square in charge, there was still room for negotiation. As for kidnapping and escaping, though, these crimes were much more serious than the other.
Xue Xi knew what was important and immediately picked up her phone to call Ji Silin.
However, before the call could get through, a woman’s scream came from the villa. “Professor Feng!”
Jing Fei paused and nervously said, “That is Professor Feng’s caregiver! Something must have happened to Professor Feng!”
He could not be bothered about anything else and waved his hand. “Go!”
The rest of the espers were all wearing camouflage uniforms. They immediately rushed forward like wolves and tigers.
When the caregiver had screamed in fear, Xue Xi had already run into the villa.
However, she was still not as fast as the espers. When she reached the door, the rest of the people had already surrounded the entire room.
The door opened and the esper team inside was looking for Ji Silin, but he was not in the room.
Feng Xingshen had fallen to the ground.
The caregiver beside him was tied to a chair and was breathing heavily while staring at Feng Xingshen. “It’s Dr Ji. He was the one who made Professor Feng faint!”
Jing Fei and the rest held guns in their hands and pointed them at the surroundings to look for Ji Silin. When he heard this, Jing Fei asked, “Where did he go?”
The servant pointed at the window behind. It was wide open. “Over there!”
The esper, who had been standing guard there, immediately said, “That’s impossible. I’ve been guarding here all this while and never saw him leave!”
Jing Fei retracted his hand and sighed. “This person has such strong mental control abilities. You didn’t see him because he gave you a hypnotic suggestion when he left, making you unable to see him.”
To be able to control people’s minds without them knowing, this person was simply terrifying.
Xiang Huai, who had been following Xue Xi the whole time, stared at the open window with a deep gaze.
He narrowed his eyes as though he was seeing Ji Silin jumping out of the window and greeting him.
This was a provocation.
Xiang Huai lowered his eyes.
Xue Xi did not care about this because she had already rushed in front of Feng Xingshen. She placed her fingers under his nose and found that he was still breathing. She instantly heaved a sigh of relief. “Hurry and send him to the hospital!”
...
In the hospital.
Feng Xingshen was still unconscious and was receiving emergency treatment in the operating theater.
In the corridor, Xue Xi sat on the chair in a daze and stared at the operating theater.
She was really out of it.
When she found Ji Silin’s location and rushed over, she was still thinking about saving Brother Silin. She was still thinking about everything Brother Silin had done for her.
However, after she arrived and saw the professor lying on the gurney and being pushed into the operating theater by the doctor, her heart wavered.
Is Brother Silin really a bad person?
At this moment, they heard hurried footsteps and Zhou Hong, Zheng Zhi, and the rest rushed over.
Zhou Hong asked anxiously, “How is the teacher? Why is he like this? Isn’t Dr Ji the teacher’s doctor? Why did he attack the teacher?”
Jing Fei, who was beside him, also said, “Sister Xi, why do I feel that he seemed to have called you on purpose to lure us over? However, I still don’t understand why he attacked Professor Feng. There should be no enmity between him and Professor Feng!”
Xue Xi could not understand either.
In her impression, Brother Silin was a gentle doctor who was kind to everyone.
Moreover, he and Feng Xingshen were in the Moguls’ Group together and had a good relationship. Why would he hurt Professor Feng?
Xue Xi clenched her jaw. “I don’t believe it...”
Before she could finish speaking, she heard Zheng Zhi’s angry voice. “What do you not believe? Do you not believe your eyes, or do you not believe what so many of us saw? Since we’ve seen it with our own eyes, what else is there to not believe?! Xue Xi, that person is a bad person! If you hadn’t been so stubborn, if you had cooperated with us earlier, your teacher, Professor Feng, would not have been injured!”
Xue Xi suddenly turned to look at him. “But what is his motive for hurting the teacher? I don’t believe that there’s no motive.”
Others did not understand Brother Silin.
However, she had known Ji Silin for three to four years!
Just as she said this, she heard Zheng Zhi sneer. “Motive? Some people are born to be baddies. He might be doing bad things to feel a moment of pleasure!”
Just as he said this, the operating room door was suddenly pushed open. The surgery was over!
“...”
C650: The Abandoned Sister Xi?
The moment the door was pushed open, everyone turned to look at the doctor nervously.
Feng Xingshen was a well-known mathematician in China and was also a professor in the Mathematics Department of Huaxia University. He had made outstanding contributions to the development of Chinese mathematics over the years.
Not only Xue Xi and Zhou Hong, but even Xiang Huai and Jing Fei were very nervous about his survival.
The group approached the doctor and Zhou Hong spoke first. “What’s wrong with my teacher?”
The doctor frowned. “Professor Feng... I can’t see any problem. There’s no problem found even after a brain CT scan. We’ve checked every part of his body and there’s no anomaly. I can only gauge that his mind has been stimulated, but he’s already awake.”
Awake...
Everyone heaved a sigh of relief.
At this moment, Feng Xingshen was pushed out by the doctor. He lay on the bed in a daze and stared at the ceiling. Jing Fei wanted to ask what had happened first, but since Ji Silin had done something to him, Xiang Huai stopped him with a glance.
The doctors pushed Feng Xingshen into the ward first. As he did not have any other symptoms, he had to stay in the hospital only for observation.
After the doctor checked his condition, the attending doctor said, “It’s really strange. Professor Feng’s body doesn’t seem to have any problems. We can’t find out why he fainted.”
This was something that surpassed the scope of science.
Jing Fei said, “It’s fine. It’s probably because he’s old and not in good spirits. Doctor, I’ll send you out first...”
After the doctor left the ward, Jing Fei returned and said to Zhou Hong, “Our police department needs to handle a case. Please go out for a while. We need to ask Professor Feng some questions.”
Zhou Hong nodded. After leaving the ward, only Jing Fei, Zheng Zhi, Xue Xi, and Xiang Huai were left.
Jing Fei asked Feng Xingshen, “Professor Feng, can you hear my voice?”
Feng Xingshen was still lying there. His turbid eyes glanced at him before he closed them and did not speak.
Jing Fei frowned. “What exactly did Ji Silin do to Professor Feng? Why does Professor Feng look as though all his energy has been sucked out in a single night? He’s just like those listless people in the laboratory! It’s just that Professor Feng looks even worse!”
Zheng Zhi frowned. “I suddenly realized a problem.”
Jing Fei: “What?”
Zheng Zhi: “The people he attacked were all from the Math Department. Could it be that he has a deep grudge against the Math Department? Or is he trying to stop the development of the Chinese Academy of Mathematics?”
Jing Fei: “?”
Xue Xi immediately said, “Impossible.”
Zheng Zhi sneered. “Why? Do you still want to speak up for your Brother Silin? Xue Xi, wake up. Don’t protect him just because you think that he harmed Li Xuelei’s experimental project because he wants to stand up for you! There must be a problem if a wild esper like him doesn’t cooperate with us who wants to capture him!”
Zheng Zhi pointed at Feng Xingshen and rebuked, “Look at your teacher. What has he done to him? This is a crime that’s hurt others! If he’s caught, he can be imprisoned for life!”
Zheng Zhi wanted to scold Xue Xi, but when he saw Xiang Huai, he swallowed his words and left indignantly.
...
Feng Xingshen was sick and was hospitalized.
He was dispirited and listless every day.
There was an endless stream of people who came to visit him at Huaxia University. A few directors and the principal had all come to visit him. Before the principal left, he even held his hand and said, “Old Feng, you are the hero of our university’s Math Department. Don’t worry, I will definitely apply for a grant for you!”
Feng Xingshen’s lips moved. “No need.”
However, the principal said, “How can you not use it? You definitely have to use it! Those problems you’ve solved have already caused a commotion in the Math Department! Sigh, everyone is saying that Ji Silin is a foreign spy. He hurt you because you completed those projects!”
Feng Xingshen stared blankly at the principal. He wanted to say something, but he shut his mouth.
Li Fan also came. Looking at the white-haired Feng Xingshen, he sighed. “Old Feng, I was too narrow-minded. If I had known that you would tire yourself out because of scientific research, I would have definitely supported Sister Xi long ago.”
...
Two days later, Feng Xingshen was discharged.
When he returned to Huaxia University, the entire Math Department welcomed him.
Feng Xingshen instantly became the mathematics hero of China and was praised by everyone. As Feng Xingshen’s favorite disciples, Xue Xi and Zhou Hong were pushed out by everyone to welcome him.
Xue Xi stood in front and watched as the door of the nanny van opened. Feng Xingshen seemed to have aged ten years. He held his walking stick and slowly got out of the car.
His hair was white and he looked extremely haggard.
The moment he alighted, Xue Xi and Zhou Hong took a step forward and held his arms from both sides.
Feng Xingshen paused and was helped into the office. Just as Xue Xi was about to stay and take care of him, Feng Xingshen said, “Sister Xi, go get busy. I have Zhou Hong here.”
Xue Xi looked at the teacher and nodded.
However, after she left, a rumor spread in the school:
“Have you heard? Elder Feng is angry at Sister Xi!”
“That’s not surprising. After all, Ji Silin and Sister Xi are very close. If Dr Ji hurt Elder Feng, Sister Xi might be involved in this!”
“Do you guys think that Xue Xi really doesn’t know Ji Silin’s whereabouts? Is she protecting Ji Silin?”
Li Xuelei seemed to have grabbed the chance to run to the laboratory at opportune moments. “Xue Xi, Ji Silin’s relationship with you is not ordinary. Does what he did really have nothing to do with you?”
...
“This is too much! The one who hurt others is Dr Ji. Why is Li Xuelei here every day? He even spread rumors about you, Sister Xi. He said that you were the one who instigated it. I’m speechless!”
Xie Yingying was Xue Xi’s hardcore fan. No matter how the outside world commented, she remained unmoved.
Xue Xi sat in the office and did not say anything when she heard this.
At this moment, Li Zixia rushed in. “Sister Xi, why are you still here?”
Xue Xi paused.
Li Zixia said, “Elder Feng’s papers have received the approval of the whole mathematics world and were nominated for the Fields Medal! Sister Xi, this is the mathematics world’s Nobel Prize! Elder Feng is in poor health and doesn’t need to participate in the award ceremony. The World Mathematics Organization has personally delivered the award. Right now, Elder Feng’s office is bustling with activity. I heard that Zhou Hong is also in a jubilant mood!”
Xue Xi paused.
Xie Yingying’s eyes lit up. “Sister Xi, your teacher has won an award. Hurry up and congratulate him!”
Xue Xi paused and finally said, “The teacher didn’t call me over.”
Both Xie Yingying and Li Zixia choked.
This award was a huge matter for Huaxia University. Almost everyone had gone, and the principal even held an award ceremony in the hall.
The hall was bustling.
In the laboratory, there was only the sound of the light source machine turning.
Xue Xi seemed to have been abandoned.
Li Zixia and Xie Yingying looked at the red-haired girl in the laboratory and exchanged glances.
Xie Yingying frowned. “Could it be that Elder Feng is really venting his anger on Sister Xi? At this moment, Zhou Hong has been accompanying Elder Feng, but he actually did not call Sister Xi over.”
Li Zixia also revealed a worried expression. “I’m not worried about anything else. After all, Elder Feng can’t do much for Sister Xi. I’m mainly worried that Sister Xi is in a bad mood.”
Xie Yingying sighed heavily. “Everyone should be happy that the light source machine is done, but how did it end up like this? Dr Ji is such a good person, but how did he become a bad person and become the target of everyone’s criticism? Sister Xi and Elder Feng have also become like this. Just thinking about this makes my heart ache!”
The two of them accompanied Xue Xi until the end of the commendation ceremony.
Li Xuelei returned first and did not go to his laboratory. Instead, he came here first. Li Xuekai blocked the door and did not let him in. “This is our laboratory. Why are you always running here?”
Li Xuelei sneered. “This is Huaxia University’s territory. What’s wrong with me going this way? Moreover, a certain someone was rejected by Elder Feng. Isn’t it just her own fault? Who asked her to be involved with that psychiatrist? Tsk, tsk. She must have ordered Dr Ji to play tricks on the people in my project. Now, she has finally tasted the taste of being a cold stool, huh? Now that she has a project under her belt, it won’t be easy for Elder Feng to make a move. I think that when the popularity of this project dies down, Elder Feng will do something! Doesn’t a professor from Huaxia University have the ability to chase her away from Huaxia University?”
While the two of them were arguing, they did not see Feng Xingshen, who had just received the award, walking out of the elevator with Zhou Hong’s help and slowly walking over.