Lin Xue

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A single phrase, "You're really lucky to be alive," led to an awkward silence that lasted for nearly a minute.

The beautiful woman across from me hadn't even had time to drop her stiff smile before being choked by my incredibly creative "greeting." Her face instantly became a spectacle, the forced smile and angry expression merging into one. I doubt even the most talented face-changing master in the world could replicate that exact expression.

"I'm sorry!"

"I'm sorry!"

We spoke in unison, then both stood frozen in place.

I don't know why the beautiful woman froze, but I was genuinely surprised. I had thought she was here for revenge (and judging by her expression, she certainly looked like it), but I never expected the first thing she said to be an apology—even if her tone lacked any sincerity.

"Uh—it's okay, no, why are you apologizing?"

The beautiful woman bowed, gritting her teeth as she said, "I'm here to apologize for attacking you a few days ago!"

"Ah—oh." I was a bit slow to react. This situation was like two people preparing for a life-or-death duel. I had my poison, hidden weapons, traps, and will all ready, and the other person had arrived aggressively. But as soon as we met, she suggested we play rock-paper-scissors, and I was instantly dumbfounded.

After a few more seconds of being stunned, Qian Qian's voice came from the living room: "A Jun, who is it? Why aren't you letting them in?"

I finally snapped back to reality and said somewhat awkwardly, "Beautiful lady, have you eaten? We're eating right now, why don't you join us?"

I think that was the most creative sentence I've ever said in my life—when facing someone who had almost killed me.

A few minutes later, the girl who introduced herself as Lin Xue sat down at our dining table, taking the place of my sister, whom Qian Qian had helped back to her room after she got drunk.

"You said you're A Jun's friend?" Qian Qian looked at the somewhat stiff-faced Lin Xue with suspicion.

Lin Xue shook her head firmly: "He said that himself, I'm not this guy's friend!"

Qian Qian turned her gaze to me: "How come I didn't know you had a friend like this?"

Lin Xue, clearly ignored, shouted angrily: "Didn't I say? I'm not this guy's friend."

"Well—Lin Xue is someone I just met a few days ago, I haven't had a chance to introduce you yet."

"Hey, are you guys even listening to me?! I'm not this guy's friend at all!"

"How did you meet A Jun?" Qian Qian ignored Lin Xue's protest again. "Considering your personalities, it's impossible for you two to get along, right?"

"I already said, I'm not this guy's friend..." Lin Xue protested weakly.

"Forget it, no matter how you met," Qian Qian raised her glass, "Today is a welcome party for Sister Lili anyway, so let's also welcome our new friend Lin Xue!"

Lin Xue was in tears...

Looking at the two completely self-absorbed, boisterous live wires in front of her, Lin Xue couldn't help but wonder: Was that boy really the powerful esper from that day?

Thinking back to that day's experience, Lin Xue couldn't help but shiver again. Such powerful strength—could it even be classified as an esper ability?

Just then, Lin Xue, whose mind was already in a mess, suddenly noticed that there was still one person at the scene who had been overlooked.

The blind girl named Pan Lili, if she hadn't guessed wrong, was also someone with a powerful esper ability. But for some reason, this little girl had absolutely no reaction to her arrival. Logically, the other party couldn't possibly be unaware of her identity, could they?

Looking at the little girl quietly eating the food in front of her, Lin Xue couldn't help but think: What a child with a weak sense of presence! Even I, who am best at reconnaissance, subconsciously overlooked her existence... Is this her esper ability? To hide her presence? What a useless ability...

Don't try to scheme against big brother. A voice suddenly sounded in Lin Xue's mind, startling her so much that her chopsticks almost fell onto the table.

Stay calm, this is the most basic quality of a warrior. The voice sounded again, and Lin Xue was finally sure that this voice was not her hallucination.

This was the ability of the little girl in front of her? Telepathic communication?!

Lin Xue suddenly became excited as if she had discovered a new continent.

Espers' abilities are diverse, and all sorts of strange and bizarre abilities emerge endlessly. However, apart from a few combat-type abilities, most unpopular esper abilities are useless and redundant. This has led to espers being powerful but unable to play a greater role. But this little girl's "telepathic communication" is a powerful esper ability that has never been seen before. It's not an exaggeration to call it a king-level skill. Although it's not suitable for direct confrontation, in team operations, the role it can play...

At this point, Lin Xue suddenly thought that since this little girl's ability was "telepathic communication," then the elusive high-temperature energy from a few days ago was obviously the ability of this hateful boy in front of her. Although he made her so miserable and his personality was also very hateful, if they could really join the organization...

As long as she could contribute to the organization, what did a little grievance matter? At worst, she could secretly cause trouble for this guy named Chen Jun later to call it even...

Thinking of the two treasures sitting in front of her, Lin Xue immediately felt that the girl named Xu Qianqian was too much of an obstacle...

"Hey!" Lin Xue suddenly spoke.

"Hmm?" I responded with some surprise. I still couldn't quite figure out the identity and intentions of this unknown person named Lin Xue. However, she had been acting quite friendly, so I just waited and watched. Now that she had spoken first, what was she going to say?

"You," Lin Xue's gaze scanned back and forth between me and Qian Qian several times before finally saying, "You two, are you lovers?"

"Who knows!" Qian Qian and I answered in unison.

Lin Xue was stunned.

What did that answer mean? Yes? Or no? How could there be such a baffling answer in the world!

"How should I put it," Qian Qian said, pulling at her hair in distress, "I guess this guy and I are a couple—our relationship seemed to develop a bit after we transferred to the same school half a year ago, but the current situation—hey, A Jun, are you my boyfriend?"

I... I felt a bit of a cramp...

Although I knew Qian Qian occasionally had extremely off-the-wall moments, I didn't expect her to be this off-the-wall. But thinking about it seriously, our relationship really was like this. We both had feelings for each other and cared about each other, but we just couldn't find the feeling of being in love. It was like—we had entered the married couple mode before we even had a chance to date...

"Qian Qian, unfortunately, I am your unlucky boyfriend..." I said with a mournful face.

"Oh," Qian Qian turned towards Lin Xue, "It seems we are lovers."

I never expected that my relationship with Qian Qian would be confirmed in such a ridiculous way.

Lin Xue was about to crash.

She somewhat suspected that the two people opposite her were intentionally teasing her, but based on her observation, the two people in front of her showed no sign of joking.

"Alright, I get it, you two are a rather amusing couple," Lin Xue said helplessly. "Didn't you feel any suspicion or jealousy when a strange, beautiful girl suddenly appeared next to A Jun?"

Qian Qian blinked, then looked at me with some confusion and said, "A Jun, I think so too. You suddenly met such a pretty girl. Logically, as your suspected girlfriend, shouldn't I be a little unhappy or something?"

"Theoretically, yes," I analyzed very seriously.

"Then why don't I feel anything at all?" Qian Qian was even more confused. "Is it because you give me too much security?"

"Qian Qian," I was almost in tears, "I'm starting to doubt my position..."

"Alright, alright, I was just kidding," Qian Qian waved her hand. "Don't I know what kind of person you are? Although I don't know how you met Lin Xue, I can tell if there's any inappropriate relationship between you two..."

Lin Xue could finally confirm that this pair of suspected lovers in front of her could not be dealt with using normal interpersonal methods. So, she said somewhat dejectedly, "Alright, I admit defeat to you two... It's getting late, I'll leave first. You two continue chatting."

Actually, what I wanted to say was, I've been waiting for you to say that...

After the thoroughly depressed and confused Lin Xue left, Qian Qian also stood up and said, "Okay, I should head back too. I have plans to go shopping with Zhou Jie and the others this afternoon. The arduous task of washing the dishes is left to you~~~"

It seems Qian Qian still cared a little. This could be seen from the fact that she specifically waited until Lin Xue left before getting up – she was still uneasy about me being with a beautiful girl whose background was unclear.

I have to say, I felt somewhat comforted...

After Qian Qian left, only Pandora and I were left in the living room. A few minutes later, the doorbell rang.

I got up to open the door, and as expected, Lin Xue, who had just left not long ago, was standing at the door.