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The Bureau had slowly returned to the right tracks. Those who were in the same faction as the previous director had almost all been dealt with and a new order was gradually being established.
Wu Su’s role had changed from temporary director to official director.That afternoon, the weather was just right.Wu Su entered the Combat Division’s office for non-employees.There were four people in the room.Ye Jia, Chen Qingye, Blast and Wei Yuechu.Due to their busy schedules, they seldom gathered together.This time, they had just finished their list of assigned tasks and were loitering around in the office doing nothing.Ye Jia was still the same as usual. With his hand supporting his chin, he stared at the wall in daze.The other three looked over at Wu Su with serious expressions, silently listening to him talk about his promoted position.Blast raised his hand and asked, “Now that you have become the official director, can you raise my salary?”Wu Su, “…..”He answered, “No.”Wei Yuechu, “Can you get those bothersome people from the Combat Division to stop bothering me? I’ve said it many times already, I’m fine on my own. Their presence affects my performance.”Wu Su, “…...No.”Chen Qingyue asked after some thought, “Can you give us our own private offices?”“That should be….” Just as he was about to agree, Wu Su became vigilant, “Wait a minute. Why do you want a private office?”Chen Qingye’s expression softened and he reached into his sleeve and petted his gu insects, “A’Chang is about to shed its skin. It will need enough room…”Wu Su immediately felt uncomfortable.Although he hadn’t agreed to the request yet, he could already imagine a room filled with insects and a giant centipede shedding its skin….”Who knows how many people would raise their complaints when that happens?Wu Su shivered and resolutely shook his head, “No.”Ye Jia lazily turned his head, “Then…..”Wu Su screamed, “No!!!”Ye Jia, “………”He said, “You don’t even know what I was going to say.”“Then go ahead.” Wu Su narrowed his eyes and continued expressionlessly, “Apart from quitting, I’ll agree to anything.”Ye Jia, “………”He was silent for a moment before turning his head back, “Then forget it.”Blast made a strange face, “Then what’s the use of you becoming the director?”Wei Yuechu nodded in agreement, “Yeah, that’s right. Can’t do this, can’t do that, we can’t do anything!”Chen Qingye slowly let out a sigh and went back to petting his insects. He clearly shared the same sentiments.Wu Su, “……”He weakly spoke up, “I...I was originally wanting to invite everyone to dinner…..”Blast yawned, “I want to go home to play games.”Chen Qingye was apologetic, “A’Chang is shedding its skin and is a little sensitive at the moment.”Wei Yuechu, “Not interested.”Her answer was extremely blunt. She didn’t even bother making up an excuse.Wu Su, “…….”This wasn’t giving him any face!He looked hopefully at Ye Jia.Under his eager gaze, Ye Jia’s expression softened somewhat. He hesitated for a moment and seemed to be thinking about something.A few seconds later, Ye Jia slowly spoke up.“….Actually, I guess I can go.”Wu Su’s eyes lit up.Wei Yuechu was surprised. She looked over at Ye Jia, “Brother Ye, you’re going?”
Ye Jia grunted in agreement, “He’s now the official director after all. We should celebrate with him.”Wu Su looked tearfully at Ye Jia. He was very moved.------ Sure enough, Ye Jia was a respectful person. What a great guy!!!Wei Yuechu nodded after some thought, “Alright. Count me in.”Blast scratched the back of his head and said with difficulty, “Then….since I don’t have anyone playing games with me tonight, count me in too.”Chen Qingye said without a change to his expression, “I’ll just leave A’Chang at home.”Wu Su, “……..”They’re clearly not going for my sake!He cried without tears.“But….” Ye Jia suddenly spoke up.That word was dragged out for a long time. His bright amber-coloured eyes stopped on Wu Su. It clearly didn’t contain any bad intentions but Wu Su for some reason felt uncomfortable. He slowly took a step back.W-what’s going on?Wu Su was frightened.He still lacked experience.He couldn’t understand why the other three people’s eyes suddenly lit up like that, like cats who have managed to capture their prey.…...Scary.Wu Su swallowed with difficulty.Was it too late to take it back……?*Very clearly, it was too late.Wu Su stepped in with a wooden expression, looking like he was about to be executed.The private room was deadly silent.Everyone looked at the man before them in shock, almost unable to believe their eyes.The originally rough-looking man with a beard now had a smooth face. Not a single strand of his beard was left. He looked a lot more young and youthful.One of the employees managed to find their voice again, “Um…..director…..are you trying to change your look?”Wu Su’s face turned red.Without the beard, his lower face felt empty, as if it was naked.With this blush, the change to his face was even more apparent.He even looked a little shy.Everyone laughed out loud.Particularly the subordinates who used to work under Wu Su. Even tears had formed in their eyes from laughing so hard.Wu Su was angered, “Stop laughing! If you continue laughing….I’ll deduct your salary!”But the others were not able to stop laughing. As they slapped the table and wiped away their tears, loud laughter filled the room.Wei Yuechu, Blast and Chen Qingye were clearly laughing gloatingly.They welcomed another one of Ye Jia’s victims to join their group.Congratulations!*It had been extremely busy the last few months with the Bureau undergoing massive change. Regardless of which department it was, everyone was exhausted.This was also why Wu Su wanted to organise this get together.With all the pressure, they needed a way to let loose. This would also help with their future work efficiency.As Wu Su had generously offered to cover all the costs, everyone went wild.Blast got completely wasted.He angrily expressed his frustration over no one being curious about his real name.Out of pity, Wei Yuechu followed the flow and asked, “Then what’s your real name?”Blast stared at her seriously for a few seconds before hiccuping and answering.“It won’t be mysterious anymore if I tell you.”Wei Yuechu, “……..”
Then why are you complaining?!Chen Qingye had also had a lot of drinks but he still looked sober. Except for the flushed cheeks, it was almost impossible for one to tell that he was drunk. The only difference was that he would grab anyone passing by and coo about how wonderful his insects were and even try to get them to pet them.Very soon, an empty space formed around him.Chen Qingye was very confused. He didn’t seem to understand why everyone was avoiding him.Wei Yuechu sighed.The only normal one here is probably Ye Jia…..Wait a minute. Where is he?Wei Yuechu suddenly realised. It had been a while since she last saw Ye Jia.She was worried.After searching everywhere, Wei Yuechu saw the young man in a dark corner in the private room.He had his head lowered and was sprawled across the table, completely knocked out.There were empty glasses on there as well with some residue blue-green liquid left in it.Wei Yuechu’s heart fell.She knew this alcohol well. Although it tasted sweet, it contained a lot of alcohol and the aftereffects were strong. Those with good alcohol could barely drink three glasses and Ye Jia drank….Wei Yuechu counted the glasses.One, two, three, four, five….Oh no.It was still very rowdy behind her. Blast’s voice was particularly noticeable.Wei Yuechu took a deep breath.But fortunately, Ye Jia didn’t act like the other two when drunk. If he was like that, it would be hard on her.Soon, the gathering was coming to an end. Everyone left the place while supporting each other.The people in the private room slowly dwindled in number.“W-where’s Brother Ye?” Wu Su mumbled drunkenly.Wei Yuechu pointed to the corner of the room, “Over there.”Without his beard, Wu Su looked at least ten years younger. His expressions had also become a lot more vivid.With teary eyes, he was moved, “I didn’t expect Brother Ye to give me this much face…...S-sacrificing my beard was worth it!”Wei Yuechu’s lips moved but she found herself unable to tell him that Ye Jia was still there because he had fallen into the sweet alcohol's trap and that it had nothing to do with him.“Where does Brother Ye live?” One of the girls from the Combat Division came over and asked, “Why don’t we take him home?”Wu Su worked his not-so-bright brain, “J-just get someone to pick him up.”The rest of the people who hadn’t left became curious. They all gathered over and started to discuss.“Get who to pick up Brother Ye?”“Does he happen to have someone he’s in a relationship with?”“Speaking of which, does Brother Ye have a girlfriend?” Someone wondered, “There are many girls secretly crushing on him but none of them dared to approach him….”Wei Yuechu, “………’I’ll probably scare you if I tell you.Hearing this, one of the employees from the logistics department responded confidently, “Brother Ye definitely has a girlfriend. I remember seeing her once when she came to the Bureau last time. Even now, I can still remember her appearance.….”“Hey, hey, why are you paying attention to other people’s girlfriends?”“I-I’m not!” That person’s face flushed red. He tried to explain himself, “You’ll also be the same when you see her!”“What do you mean? Is she good looking or not good looking?”That person said with affirmation, “Good looking. Extremely good looking.”He recalled for a moment and expressed emotionally, “Speaking honestly, she is probably the most attractive woman I’ve seen in my entire life. She’s even more good-looking than a celebrity and her body is amazing.”Everyone moved even closer, their eyes glowing with curiosity.“Are you for real? Don’t be exaggerating.”“If I’m exaggerating, I’m a dog!” That person insisted. “The only thing was that she was a little too tall. She seemed to be about half a head taller than Brother Ye.”“No way. Brother Ye is already 1.8m. How tall could his girlfriend be?”
Wei Yuechu, “…….”I’ll probably scare you if I tell you.At this moment, one of them walked over, “Haa. In any case, we shouldn’t let him lay here like that. It’s still cold right now. It wouldn’t be good if he caught a cold….”As he said this, he reached over.Just as his hand fell onto Ye Jia’s shoulder, Wei Yuechu’s body suddenly tensed up. Her instincts that had been honed during those years in that hellish world controlled her body. Without any hesitation, she reached out and pulled that person back by their collar-------A bright light flashed and a blade that was sharp enough to practically cut apart the night sky flew past.That employee’s body stiffened, They stood frozen in place with their back drenched in cold sweat.Wei Yuechu let go and looked towards the other party, “Don’t do that in the future.”The longer you have stayed in the game, the more accustomed to fighting you become and you also become less likely to lower your guard.As a result, their current state is when they are most dangerous.Deep distrust of the outside world engraved into them….In other words, PTSD.Wei Yuechu massaged the bridge of her nose and looked over at Ye Jia.The other party had sat up at some unknown point in time. His face was scarily pale, without a hint of colour to it, and his amber-eyes that were half-lidded stared at a certain place in the room for a while before he proceeded to slowly lie back down.“Clack.”A cleanly cut part of the table fell off and rolled over to Wei Yuechu.Wei Yuechu, “…..”She had relaxed too soon.Although Ye Jia didn’t act too crazy, he was more difficult to deal with compared to the other two.After trying unsuccessfully to get close to him several more times, Wei Yuechu could only give up on the idea of taking him home.She took out her phone and dialled the number listed at the very end of her list of contacts.*When he received the call, Ji Xuan happened to be dealing with the fierce ghosts gathered in the southeast part of the city.A’Mi watched as the Ghost King’s expression suddenly changed.He stood up and immediately ordered the ghosts to quieten down. They all exchanged fearful looks with each other, afraid that they had somehow angered their King.But the other party only waved his hand, “You’re all dismissed.”Immediately afterwards, the man disappeared before their eyes.The remaining fierce ghosts looked at each other in confusion.“What’s going on?”“Something urgent must have happened!”“Perhaps a remnant of Mother?”“Not possible. With King reacting like that, it must be Mother herself!”“Yeah….you’re right.”Only A’Mi didn’t join the discussion.For King to react like this….There was only one possibility.It must be related to his wife.If it's wrong, it will nuzzle its face against a cat upside down!*“Sister Wei, who were you calling just now?” An employee asked curiously.Wei Yuechu didn’t reveal anything, “What’s it to you?”She gave the other party a look, “If you’re this curious, why don’t you ask them yourself?”Wei Yuechu pointed in Ye Jia’s direction.The employee, “………”His gaze fell onto the corner of the table that had been cut off and swallowed nervously.----I don’t have the courage to do that!At this moment, the door to the private room opened.
A handsome man appeared at the door. He was very tall and he gave off a strong air of oppressiveness. Those pitch-black eyes were half narrowed as he lightly scanned around.The room fell silent.His eyes stopped on Ye Jia who was sprawled across the table in the corner of his room. The man then proceeded to walk over, not paying any heed to the rest of the people there.The private room was so quiet, one could hear the sound of a pin dropping.Wei Yuechu pointed from a distance, “Over here.”Her attitude wasn’t great and her expression was cold but those two clearly were acquaintances.Ji Xuan lightly nodded at her.He continued to make his way to Ye Jia.The employee who almost had his arm cut off by Ye Jia earlier couldn’t help but warn him, “Excuse me, you should be careful. Brother Ye….”But before he could finish speaking, that extremely handsome and tall man had already entered Ye Jia’s range of attack.He bent down and carefully picked up the young man.Ye Jia’s leaned comfortably against the other person with his eyes still closed.He showed no signs of attacking.The employee, “………”What???Wait a minute???Everyone was dumbfounded.But it was as if the man who had suddenly appeared didn’t notice their reactions. He wrapped his arm around Ye Jia’s waist and nodded at Wei Yuechu and Wu Su, “We’ve troubled you.”Wu Su rubbed his bare chin and laughed foolishly. He was still in a drunken state.Wei Yuechi only reluctantly raised her eyes slightly as a show of acknowledgement.The two of them soon disappeared behind the door.Like a drop of water falling into a pot of boiling hot oil, the private room immediately exploded with excitement.“Sister Wei, Sister Wei! Please tell me!”“Who was that guy just now? Why didn’t Brother Ye attack him?”“Ahhhhh I’m so curious! Sister Wei, I’ll give you a week…..no, a month of my pay. Please tell me!”Wei Yuechu found herself surrounded, unable to escape.The employee who was talking about Ye Jia’s girlfriend earlier stood there in shock. It was unknown what was on his mind.…..It must be just his imagination.But why did he feel that….the man who came just now and Brother Ye’s girlfriend….looked almost alike?It must be because he drank too much.That must be it!*“Gege?”Ji Xuan spoke gently to the young man in his arms.The young man didn’t respond.His chest rose and fell at a steady rate. His warm breath that carried the sweet smell of alcohol made Ji Xuan a little dizzy.He reached out and carefully caressed the other party’s cheek.Although there was no obvious change appearance-wise, he felt hot to touch.The soft air from Ye Jia’s nose that fell onto Ji Xua’s neck made him freeze.Ji Xuan swallowed.He softly coaxed, “Be good. Change your clothes first before going to bed.”Ye Jia’s eyelids twitched slightly before it slowly opened. His amber-coloured eyes looked through that opening to look at Ji Xuan. Albeit a little slow, he seemed to be in thought.A long time later, he lowly let out an ‘oh’ and began to unbutton his shirt.Ji Xuan’s heart trembled.Fuck. T-this….It’s too hard to resist!