From Apocalypse Boss to Farmer: My Vegetables Make Me Stronger!-Chapter 127 - 118: A Late-Night Visitor

Zhang Cheng had indeed come to pump Qi Xiang for information.

Zhou Jinyu’s visit had been too sudden, and his actions were far too abnormal.

This instinctively put Zhang Cheng on alert.

’With Zhou Jinyu’s methods, he had countless ways to hide from everyone and meet Gu Xi in private. But for some reason, he didn’t. Not only did he bring Ye Nan and Ye Junhan with him, he even took the initiative to approach me...’ 𝒇𝒓𝒆𝒆𝙬𝒆𝒃𝓷𝒐𝓿𝙚𝙡.𝒄𝓸𝒎

It forced Zhang Cheng to read more into the situation.

He even began to suspect, ’Has that old fox screwed me over again behind my back?’

But his relationship with Zhou Jinyu was complicated. Since Zhou Jinyu had already put it that way, Zhang Cheng couldn’t very well offend him over such a trivial matter, at least not openly. He had no choice but to begrudgingly play the part of a tool.

But afterward, the more Zhang Cheng thought about it, the more he felt something was wrong.

That’s why he was so anxious to find Qi Xiang and get the details.

Qi Xiang didn’t hide anything. Over the course of a meal, she laid out the whole story crystal clear.

The level of detail was definitely worth the price of the meal.p>When he learned that Zhou Jinyu had approached Gu Xi to discuss cooperation, Zhang Cheng’s heart sank.

’Does The Boss know about this?’

’And Zhou Jinyu is from the Abnormal Ability Research Institute. Gu Xi is about to move against the Institute’s interests, yet Zhou Jinyu is here to cooperate with her?’

’He even brought Ye Xin’s daughter...’

’And Ye Junhan—that kid is with the military.’

’Zhou Jinyu came to see Gu Xi, but he brought these two with him. Why did this whole thing reek of provocation and testing the waters?’

After Qi Xiang left, Zhang Cheng tossed and turned for half the night, thinking.

Ever since Zhou Yi was transferred into South City Base out of nowhere, Zhang Cheng knew that his position as deputy base commander was likely the peak of his political career.

Advancing any further was impossible.

Because the organization wouldn’t allow it.

Even though he had done so much for the organization.

But Zhang Cheng couldn’t accept it.

’He wasn’t even fifty, and he was a Level 9 ability user. Was he supposed to just waste away the rest of his life in this deputy base commander position?’

’But what could he do, even if he was resentful?’

Everything he had now was given to him by the organization. If the organization didn’t give the green light, he, Zhang Cheng, could do nothing.

Last time, he had merely given Gu Xi a subtle hint or two about the Crystal Cores, and afterward, he received a stern warning from the organization—his most trusted subordinate had gone missing.

Originally, after that incident, Zhang Cheng had planned to accept his fate.

But this time, Zhou Jinyu’s abnormal behavior gave Zhang Cheng a glimmer of hope.

After tossing and turning and thinking for half the night, Zhang Cheng ultimately couldn’t suppress the thought nagging at him.

He rolled over and sat up, took a deep breath, and slowly but firmly dialed the familiar number. "01, I have something urgent. I need to contact the Boss."

...

"...Gu Xi."

In the middle of the night, Qi Xiang suddenly knocked on Gu Xi’s door.

Gu Xi was always a light sleeper. Hearing the sound, her eyes snapped open.

She got out of bed and walked to the door. Just as she opened it, Qi Xiang, who was wrapped in a blanket, scurried into her room.

Gu Xi closed the door, looked back, and raised an eyebrow slightly. "What are you...?"

She and Qi Xiang were sharing a suite; Qi Xiang’s room was right next to hers, so she really didn’t understand what was happening.

Qi Xiang, still wrapped in her blanket, quickly occupied Gu Xi’s bed. Her languid voice was tinged with the exhaustion of a sleepless night. "I don’t know what’s going on. I keep feeling like there are noises outside, and the window in my room is making a RUSTLING sound..."

Qi Xiang was a little scared, so she had hurried over to find Gu Xi.

In her subconscious, staying by Gu Xi’s side was undoubtedly the safest place to be.

Gu Xi listened carefully but heard no sound from outside.

But Qi Xiang’s expression didn’t look like she was faking it...

After a moment’s thought, she released a wisp of her spiritual power, probing outside the door...

Gu Xi had no intention of prying into the privacy of the hotel’s other guests, so her spiritual power only swept through the hallway and around the outside of Qi Xiang’s window. She didn’t find anything unusual.

Just as she was about to retract her spiritual power, the elevator doors at the end of the hallway suddenly opened.

’What is she doing here?’

Gu Xi got dressed and turned to tell Qi Xiang, "I’m going to check it out. You can go to sleep, it’s safe in here."

"Okay, okay, Gu Xiaoxi, don’t worry. I’ll stay right here on the bed and I won’t run around." Qi Xiang was very self-aware. Compared to the rest of the team, she knew she was a complete liability in a fight, so if she could avoid holding her teammates back, she absolutely would.

However, seeing Gu Xi go out alone so late at night, she still felt uneasy. Qi Xiang gave Shen Yue a call.

Crossing the suite’s living room, Gu Xi calmly opened the main door.

In the hallway outside, Ye Nan hadn’t expected the person inside to suddenly open the door and froze for a second.

Then she took an awkward step back.

Gu Xi asked, "Do you need something?"

Ye Nan inexplicably breathed a sigh of relief and explained stiffly, "No, I’m just passing by."

’Passing by?’

Gu Xi gave her a long look, then nodded and started to close the door.

"...Wait!" Ye Nan cried out, a bit anxiously.

Through the narrow opening of the door, Gu Xi looked over with a raised eyebrow.

In truth, Ye Nan felt quite awkward too, but she forced herself to lift her chin slightly and asked in a stiff voice, "Um, do you know where Jun Han went?"

’Looking for Ye Junhan?’

Gu Xi gave her a surprised glance. ’This girl is looking for Ye Junhan, so why did she come to me?’

Then she immediately thought of Qi Xiang...

’No wonder.’

’However...’

"You’re in the wrong place," Gu Xi explained seriously to the girl outside. "Ye Junhan hasn’t been here, and Qi Xiang hasn’t left the room."

Ye Nan froze. ’What does this have to do with Qi Xiang?’

But seeing Gu Xi about to close the door again, she quickly called out, "Wait..."

Just then, Shen Yue emerged from the next room and ambled over lazily. "What’s going on here in the middle of the night...?"

His inquisitive gaze wandered over the two young women before finally landing on Ye Nan.

Ye Nan felt extremely awkward.

Coming to find Gu Xi privately had already taken all her courage, and now she’d been discovered...

What vexed her even more was that, on a foolish impulse, she had used Jun Han as an excuse.

Ye Nan bit her lip.

’But was it really just an excuse?’

’When she’d discovered Jun Han wasn’t in his room, wasn’t the first thought that popped into her head...’

Ye Nan looked at the young woman before her with a complicated expression. She was young and beautiful, with a delicate, fragile look that seemed to cry out for protection. No wonder even Jun Han... couldn’t help but take a second look.

But then she saw Gu Xi open the door wider, inviting her in magnanimously. "Miss Ye, would you like to come in for a bit and have some hot water?"

Shen Yue raised an eyebrow slightly, giving Gu Xi a strange look. ’You’re opening the door for her now? Are you actually going to let her in to catch someone in the act?’

Gu Xi: "..."

The three of them entered the suite. Gu Xi turned on the main light in the living room, then poured a cup of hot water and handed it to Ye Nan.

Ye Nan didn’t take it. Her gaze swept inadvertently over the two closed bedroom doors, and she bit her lip, seemingly hesitant.

Gu Xi: ’Did this girl really come here to catch someone cheating? All because Qi Xiang declared years ago that she’d marry no one but him?’

’She’s keeping way too close of an eye on things...’

Just as Gu Xi was wondering if she should have Qi Xiang come out to prove her innocence, Shen Yue yawned and took the cup of hot water from her hand.

"Miss Ye, if you have something to say, just say it. It’s the middle of the night. You may not need to sleep, but we need our rest," Shen Yue said, sinking lazily into the sofa and rubbing his sleepy eyes, looking disheveled and half-asleep.

But he thought to himself, ’As expected, you get what you pay for with these expensive suites. Just this sofa alone is so much more comfortable than the one in my room.’

’Maybe I’ll just crash on the floor here tonight?’ Shen Yue took a slow sip of the hot water.

His gaze inadvertently swept over to Ye Nan.

Ye Nan was silent for a moment, then suddenly looked up at Gu Xi. As if she had made up her mind, she said, "Miss Gu, I have something I’d like to say to you... in private."