"Lingyun, what happened? How did you get here?" Yang Yuqi finally calmed down. Recalling her passionate outburst, she blushed and slowly released herself from Lingyun's embrace. Lingyun finally breathed a sigh of relief, and his muscles, stiffened by the electric shock, relaxed. He thought to himself that this hug was quite a workout.
"You were kidnapped by Zhou Ping and Ding Hao's men. They wanted to use you to blackmail me, but luckily I arrived in time, defeated them, and saved you." Ling Yun briefly recounted what happened. He had originally intended to alter Yang Yuqi's memory to make her forget this incident and erase some unpleasant experiences. However, since Yuqi had already regained consciousness, Ling Yun didn't want to go through with it anymore and simply told her the truth.
He thought Yang Yuqi would be shocked when she heard the truth, after all, Yuqi was a well-behaved girl who had never experienced even minor setbacks, let alone kidnapping.
Unexpectedly, Yang Yuqi's eyes lit up after hearing this, her expression both excited and thrilled: "Ling Yun, you saved me again! I really don't know how to repay you." In Yuqi's heart, Ling Yun seemed to be omnipotent. The person who came to her rescue after she was kidnapped was actually her beloved. This romantic and legendary heroic act instantly ignited the romantic candle in her mind, making her forget the fear she had before being kidnapped and unable to help but feel happy.
Ling Yun smiled awkwardly and casually made up a story: "It's nothing, don't worry about it. I just happened to be back at school and saw it. Luckily, I've practiced martial arts for a few days, otherwise I wouldn't have been able to rescue you so easily." If it were just Yang Yuqi and him alone here, hearing the girl's admiring words, Ling Yun would probably feel very comfortable. But now that his girlfriend was watching, Ling Yun felt extremely uneasy.
"So what do we do now? Should we call the police?" Yang Yuqi asked softly. Although she was independent, she was still a girl after all. After a moment of turmoil, she calmed down. Her emotions were sensitive and fragile, and she didn't know how to handle the situation. Anyway, she hadn't been hurt much, she had only been unconscious for a while, and she could see her sweetheart. The girl's heart was filled with happiness and a sense of security, so she didn't care too much.
"No need, I don't want to make a big deal out of it. Besides, they've already received their due punishment. I'll take you back to school instead." Ling Yun said, knowing he couldn't afford to get entangled with other girls any longer, or he'd be suspected of being a womanizer.
"The dorms must be closed so late. How are we going to get back?" Yang Yuqi glanced at the clock hanging opposite her and said with a worried expression. She was a good student and had never violated school rules. This was the first time in her life that she had spent the night outside the school. Although she was overjoyed to be with Ling Yun, she was still vaguely worried.
Ling Yun glanced at the clock and thought that made sense; it was so late, the school must have closed long ago. Since he couldn't use his special ability to send her in, he said, "Then you'll have to make do for the night. Rest on the sofa in this apartment, and I'll take you back early tomorrow morning."
Yang Yuqi parted her pretty lips, wanting to ask, "So, where do you sleep?" But saying it, especially on a night when a man and a woman were alone together, seemed a bit ambiguous. So, the words stuck in her throat.
Suddenly, she remembered something, and couldn't help but sigh softly. She said with a pale face, "Lingyun, I can't rest anymore. In a few days, I have to ask for leave to go home. I've been looking for you these past few days, just wanting to hear your opinion on what I should do."
"What happened? Is your family pressuring you to get married?" Ling Yun asked, raising an eyebrow. Last time, Yang Yuqi asked him to pretend to be her boyfriend and visit her hometown during winter break, and Ling Yun agreed. However, there was still almost a month until winter break, so Ling Yun hadn't thought much of it. Now that she suddenly brought it up, he couldn't help but wonder if something had changed.
"No, not at all." Yuqi shook her head, her expression immediately turning sorrowful. "It's my father who's in trouble. I told you last time he was sick and receiving treatment in the hospital, right?"
Ling Yun nodded. He possessed a photographic memory and naturally remembered every word Yang Yuqi had said.
“I heard from my uncle and cousin that my father is very ill recently, and the major hospitals in China can’t treat him. He has now been transferred to the best internal medicine hospital in Hong Kong. They keep urging me to go back and have me go to Hong Kong on my way. I don’t know if this is a conspiracy or if it’s true. Are they urging me to go back to force me to get married or do they have some other motive?” Yang Yuqi said, feeling upset.
Ling Yun thought for a moment and asked, "Couldn't you just call your father to confirm it once?"
“I can’t reach him.” Yang Yuqi shook her head sadly. “Both the phone and the internet have stopped communicating. Not only my father, but I can’t reach my mother either. Even several of my close brothers and sisters in the family have suddenly lost contact with me. I don’t know if my uncles are deliberately trying to trick me into going back or if something has really happened. But even if it’s a conspiracy, I have to go back. They’ve hit my weak spot. No matter what, I have to go back and see them. Otherwise, I really can’t rest easy.”
Ling Yun frowned and remained silent. He hadn't expected things to change again in Yang Yuqi's family. It seemed plans could never keep up with changes, but that was normal. Since Yang Yuqi's father was also in Hong Kong for medical treatment, and Gu Xiaorou had just received her mother's last words, these two matters could be resolved together. He wanted to go and see what the Yang family was really up to.
“Ling Yun…” As she spoke, Yang Yuqi gazed at the boy she had fallen deeply in love with, and suddenly a crazy thought, which startled even herself, surged up, “If I go back this time, I may never come back. Even if there is no conspiracy, according to my family’s rules, as a daughter, I must fulfill my filial duty and protect my father’s illness so that he can get better. Moreover, I may have to drop out of school and be forced by my uncles to marry that businessman. It’s not that I don’t want to, and it’s not that I haven’t tried to resist, but I’m powerless to do anything about it.”
Ling Yun was taken aback and was about to speak when Yang Yuqi raised her hand and gently covered his mouth: "Ling Yun, I am very grateful that you agreed to help me pretend to be my boyfriend and get through this difficult time. I also know that you are a man and will always keep your word. However, you do not understand the power behind my family. It is difficult for an ordinary student like you to deal with the power of a family. So this time, I will not ask you for help again. I just want to see you one last time before I leave and tell you what's on my mind. In my heart, there is only you."
Ling Yun's body trembled, and he sighed silently. For a moment, he didn't know what to say. Ling Yun wasn't stupid; he knew clearly what Yang Yuqi's feelings for him were. However, his love was unrequited, and besides, he already had Xiao Rou in his heart, so there was no room for any other woman. How could he accept Yuqi's feelings? But saying no would inevitably hurt Yuqi's heart, so he simply remained silent. His greatest weakness was his emotions. He was helpless when faced with emotional problems, afraid of hurting anyone, so he didn't know how to refuse. But he didn't realize that this silence was causing even greater disappointment to the girl he truly loved.
Inside the barrier, Xiao Rou gently bit her lip, her expression slightly somber. Not hearing Ling Yun directly reject Yang Yuqi, the girl felt a pang of disappointment. In this world, everything can be shared, except love. To want to possess someone solely, to share them without jealousy, is a fantasy or pure fabrication.
Although Gu Xiaorou was no ordinary woman, she was no different from everyone else in matters of the heart, naturally experiencing liking, disappointment, and jealousy. However, she knew that Ling Yun's heart belonged only to her, so although she felt disappointed, she wasn't particularly discouraged. Everyone has flaws, and you can't expect anyone to be perfect. This was a principle her mother had taught her since childhood, originally meaning that as an assassin with superpowers, one must be perfect or find the opponent's weakness to attack. Now, applying it to Ling Yun, it made perfect sense.
"Lingyun, I will change you." Xiaorou thought silently, then suddenly turned and rushed into the fifth layer of the barrier. Without hesitation, she activated the fourth-stage simulation and flashed into it. The fourth-stage simulation was still quite difficult for her current strength, but the girl's heart was already boiling and she desperately needed a place to vent. The fourth-stage simulation served as a temporary haven.
Ling Yun was naturally aware of her actions within the barrier. He was initially startled, but quickly calmed down. Gu Xiaorou was gradually entering the simulation stage, so the barrier's rules included countless lives, which was the minimum guarantee. Therefore, Ling Yun wasn't too worried. He was just a little puzzled by Gu Xiaorou's sudden actions and thought she was angry, which made him somewhat concerned.
Yang Yuqi had no idea that so much had happened in such a short time. She stared blankly at Ling Yun, a frantic thought growing stronger in her mind: "Yun, I know you don't really like me, but it's okay. As long as you're good to me, that's enough. I'm not a particularly outstanding girl, but I don't want to just hand my body over to a stranger to be defiled. I don't want to have any regrets in my life. Yun, I'm so grateful that fate let me meet you. If I go and never come back, then let me..."
As she spoke, tears welled up in Yuqi's eyes. Suddenly, she hugged Lingyun tightly and kissed him deeply on the lips, sobbing and mumbling, "Yun, please let me be selfish just this once and entrust myself to you, okay?"
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Ling Yun was completely dumbfounded. His brain short-circuited instantly, and his mental energy field went out of control, flowing through his body like a headless fly, almost bursting his body. He had never experienced such sudden passion since childhood, and it almost caused Ling Yun to have an emotional breakdown. Fortunately, Gu Xiaorou had entered the Duanlie simulation in advance, otherwise, who knows how it would have exploded.
Thinking of the consequences if Gu Xiaorou found out, Ling Yun was immediately drenched in sweat, and a chill ran down his spine, as if Xiaorou were holding a dagger to his back. Lust is a dangerous thing, and at this moment, Ling Yun felt like crying.
"Yun..." Yang Yuqi was already lost in passion, deeply kissing Ling Yun's lips and neck, murmuring softly with a seductive charm, while trying to forcefully push him down onto the large sofa bed. Such a bold action even exceeded her own imagination. In any case, for a stunningly beautiful and gentle lady to make such a crazy move made Ling Yun feel that his nerves were being challenged beyond their limits.
It would be a lie to say that he had no desire at all. For a moment, Ling Yun couldn't help but want to reach out and touch that exquisite body that countless men longed to touch but could not have. His body had already reacted, and his strong desire was about to erupt like a volcano.
Her face, as pink as a sunset, was filled with endless seductive allure. The boy's eyes instantly lit up with desire. His hands trembled as he raised them, wanting to pull the girl into his arms tightly and press her down beneath him…
Anyway, Xiaorou wouldn't see it... A devilish thought flashed through his mind like lightning. But immediately afterward, Gu Xiaorou's clear, bright eyes swept over his burning heart, instantly startling Ling Yun.
"Yuqi, we...we can't do this." Fortunately, with the mental field, Lingyun was able to barely use reason to overcome his desires and said it with difficulty.
Yang Yuqi's body trembled, and she looked at him with complicated and resentful eyes: "Why? Don't you want me? I won't ask you to take responsibility, and I won't pester you. You can go find someone you like. I'm just humbly begging you to stay with me once. Can't you even grant me this small request?" Her eyes were glistening, and two lines of pearly tears finally fell. In that instant, the girl was heartbroken.
"No, it's not what you think." Ling Yun panicked and said urgently, "Yuqi, don't worry, I can go to Hong Kong, I'll go to Hong Kong to help you."
“It’s no use.” Yang Yuqi lowered her head. “Ling Yun, I know you mean well, but you don’t know how powerful my family is. They have intricate connections with both the underworld and the legitimate world. Many powerful figures are our family’s clients. They’ve done countless illegal things through money and power transactions. I can’t go against the family’s will. Even if you’re included, it’ll only cost you your life. It’s not as simple as you knowing a little kung fu and being able to take down two thugs. You know how much I like you. How could I watch you take such a risk?”
“Yun…” Yuqi looked up at him again, “I know you want to help me, but I will never let you get involved in my family’s conflicts. As long as you can stay with me, I will be content.”
Ling Yun looked at her and suddenly felt helpless. He thought for a moment and finally sighed. It seemed that his secret could not be kept after all. But so be it. Yang Yuqi was also a superhuman. Sooner or later, she would transform like a worm emerging from its cocoon. When that time came, she would know that he was a superhuman. It was better to tell her sooner rather than later. But in doing so, his relationship with this girl would become even closer. He didn't know if Xiao Rou would mind, but he couldn't care less at the moment. Otherwise, he would have to refuse Yang Yuqi. But once he refused, he had no idea what this gentle but passionate girl would do in a moment of impulse.
He gently stroked Yang Yuqi's hair: "Yuqi, I'm not saying this without reason. I know you care about me and don't want me to take risks. Actually, I've always had a secret, and I'm going to tell you today. Once you know it, you must never tell anyone else."
Yang Yuqi was stunned. She looked at Ling Yun with a confused expression. Ling Yun's expression was calm, without any hint of joking. On the contrary, his calmness contained an extremely serious attitude.
"What secret?" Yuqi suddenly felt a strange sensation and couldn't help but ask. This feeling was very strange yet very comfortable, like a desperate person suddenly seeing God while praying.
She took two steps back in surprise, letting out a soft gasp. Her beautiful face was filled with disbelief. In front of her, Ling Yun released a small portion of his mental energy field. For ability users with strength above the rank of private, they can control the form of their mental energy field. They can make their telekinetic power invisible or fill it with a unique silver glow. This is due to individual habits, but most ability users still prefer to release the silver glow when fighting or cultivating. This is because if it becomes invisible, there is a deliberate process of removing the light. Unless there are ordinary people present, no one would choose such a troublesome method.
In Yuqi's eyes, Lingyun was like a god descending to earth, his whole body wrapped in a pure silver light, looking so majestic and awe-inspiring, like a figure in a painting.
Chapter 211 Setting Sail Today
Ling Yun gently beckoned to Yang Yuqi, and Yang Yuqi immediately felt her body enveloped by a gentle force, her feet sinking into the air and leaving the ground. Her bright eyes widened in shock, and she whispered, "My God, Yun, how did you do all this? Are you some kind of deity?"
Ling Yun gently placed her on the ground, withdrew his spiritual energy field, and laughed, "I'm not a god. Have you ever seen a god who looks like me? I'm plain-looking, have no special talents, and don't attract attention anywhere."
Yang Yuqi looked intently at him and said softly, "But in my heart, you are the best!"
Ling Yun smiled, skillfully avoiding this somewhat dangerous topic: "Yuqi, as you've seen, my secret is that I possess powers that ordinary people don't have. You can call it a special ability or a superpower, but in short, everything you see in the movie 'X-Men' actually exists in reality, and it's far more amazing than what's in the movies."