The Yu Xing Research Association Can't Do Without You

Yu Xing paused, glancing sideways.

A flower shop I'd never seen before had appeared on this street sometime recently. It wasn't very big and was inconspicuous among the other shops. Even its sign was small; you could easily miss it if you weren't looking closely.

A stylish and beautiful young woman was accepting yellow roses from the florist with some surprise. Yu Xing glanced at her and noticed that she was no more than a college student, with very good makeup, and all the clothes and accessories she was wearing and carrying were designer brands, quite expensive.

Yellow roses... Yu Xing narrowed her eyes. The flower symbolizes infidelity and jealousy.

The shop owner leaned against the door frame, dressed in thin clothes, with short, choppy hair, looking very young and with excellent looks.

Strangely, even though the shop owner looks like he's in his early twenties, he has a calm and steady demeanor that makes people feel at first glance that he's a person who could be a boss and manage such a flower shop well.

The girl took the flowers and didn't waste any time with the florist. She thanked him and walked away with the yellow roses.

Yu Xing's gaze followed her retreating figure, trying to figure out what was so special about her that she would be... would be personally delivered flowers by Hua Subai.

That's right, the florist was none other than Hua Subai. After many years, he saw Boss Hua again, and the other woman looked exactly the same as him, without any change.

I just changed my hairstyle.

Tsk... This feeling of meeting an old friend in a foreign land is touching for others, but for him it's terrifying, especially since this old friend is so unpredictable and elusive. For so many years, he has relentlessly tracked his location from all over the world, and I don't know what methods he used, but he always manages to find him.

Yu Xing of this, Yu Xing had no desire to have any interaction with Hua Subai today. He felt that Hua Subai was like a perverted fan who was trying to disrupt his life.

For example, the yellow roses I just gave to that girl... Yellow roses don't have a good meaning for Boss Hua; often, once these flowers are given, the recipient will suffer great misfortune.

You see, a flower is nothing special in itself, but flowers Hua Subai will acquire certain powers: contracts, confinement, influence, and punishment. People never know what different effects and consequences these flowers will have on different people.

For example, Han Xinyi. Although Yu Xing didn't see how she died on the spot, he could roughly guess that her death was related to Boss Hua.

There was also White Face; Boss Hua cut off White Face's tongue and severely injured him.

Although, in a strict sense, these are all acts of eliminating harm for the people, the method is very strange and clearly satisfies some twisted desire within Hua Subai himself.

The other party's level of alienation is definitely not low. Yu Xing can't tell whether it's the Mutation Path or the Fallen Path for the time being. In short, before deciding to break up with the Lingren, Yu Xing will not provoke such uncertain factors.

He planned to quietly turn around and slip away, without disturbing Boss Hua, who was still basking in the excitement of having tricked another person.

Unfortunately, he was a step too slow. He had only turned halfway around when he heard Hua Subai ask in a puzzled tone, "A Xing?"

Hua Subai was smiling, but when he noticed Yu Xing's presence, his pupils dilated slightly.

The next moment, the familiar voice, tinged with laughter and teasing, rang out again. "Hi~ This customer is standing in front of my shop, are you looking to buy flowers? Feel free to come in and pick some out."

Yu Xing glanced at him indifferently, and they both saw different emotions in each other's eyes. Hua Subai seemed very happy, while he himself... was probably wary.

He said, "Sorry, I was just passing by and I'm not really interested in flowers."

The flower vendor persisted, taking a few steps forward and putting his arm around the man's shoulder. "Oh, I'm sorry my flowers didn't attract your attention, but you look so familiar, like I've seen you somewhere before. What a coincidence! How about I give you a flower too?"

Yu Xing instantly guessed that he was trying to slip another restriction into his hand, and said coldly, "I'm even less interested in the Black Rose."

After saying that, he patted Hua Subai's hand and started walking. His steps seemed steady, but in fact, his pace was much faster than usual.

Seeing his unwavering steps, Hua Subai curled her lip. "You recognized me and you're still pretending? You won't even catch up with me. What a cold-hearted person... Why are you so afraid of me?"

The next second, he appeared next to Yu Xing. Yu Xing glanced at him warily but didn't say anything.

"A Xing, look how smart you are now. It's hard for me to fool you like before. Can't you be a little more confident in yourself? Stop treating me like a monster!" Hua Subai was full of nonsense, and Yu Xing had only ever heard such advice from him.

The flower shop owner pointed to the flower shop and said, "Look, I've practically opened a nationwide chain of flower shops just to find you. Every time I try to contact you, you ignore me."

"You've mistaken me for someone else." Yu Xing really didn't expect Hua Subai to have chased him all the way from Fuhua City to here again. When he saw the flower mark on White Face's corpse and the tuberose next to Han Xinyi's corpse in the report, he had already guessed that it was Hua Subai, whom he hadn't seen for more than ten years, sending him a signal from Fuhua City.

They made an agreement when they parted last time: Hua Subai could not appear in his life without his permission. If he wanted to enter, he had to send a signal and get a response from Yu Xing first.

This is also why Yu Xing stayed in Fuhua City for many days after seeing the tuberose. Without his consent, even though Hua Subai had found him, he could not appear in front of him.

Yu Xing had chosen to ignore all of Hua Subai's previous signals to avoid causing herself any more trouble. She never expected that after just two days of not keeping an eye on things, Hua Subai Yu Xing Bai would open his flower shop right in front of her house.

No matter what, Hua Subai could always find a way to get to him. He and Hua Subai met directly on the street, so there was no longer any signal issue. This broke the balance, and Hua Subai would no longer be bound by that agreement.

Yu Xing didn't need to doubt it; he was absolutely certain that Hua Subai did it on purpose. Perhaps his restlessness tonight was due to Hua Subai using his abilities to interfere, just to make him show up on his own.

Hua Subai blocked his way, smiling broadly, "Don't go! How could I mistake you? You haven't aged a bit. By the way, A Xing, look, after watching your live stream on 'Death Parallel Line,' I even cut my hair short!"

No matter how long it had been since they last met, Hua Subai always maintained a familiar air in front of Yu Xing, as if they had just met yesterday.

Yu Xing was helpless. He was used to being unable to do anything about Hua Subai. In the past, he could have left again and let Hua Subai search for him for another ten years or so, but now he was not strong enough and could not escape.

He couldn't possibly actually hurt the other party. He just couldn't accept Boss Hua's idea of using Black Rose to control him. Even if Hua Subai wouldn't let him do anything excessive after controlling him, he still felt disgusted by this feeling. But that was all. Sometimes he was still very grateful for Hua Subai's help.

He took a step back and casually asked, "What does your haircut have to do with me?"

"In that live stream, the Master played by the Lingren had hair about the same length as mine, right? I remember you and the Lingren have a huge grudge. What if you start hating me too because of this?" Hua Subai ruffled his now-shortened hair. "Now the Lingren and I have absolutely nothing in common."

Yu Xing: "..."

Only Hua Subai would dare to mention Lingren so freely in front of him, as if afraid he wouldn't remember the grudge.

He shook his head. "There's one more thing you all really want, and that is that you all have serious mental problems. I'm sorry, I really haven't had time to play with you these past two years. Why don't you take a break and come bother me again in a couple of years? I'm going home now."

Although these words are of no use in dealing with the consequences of Hua Subai not having to abide by the agreement, it's still better than talking to Hua Subai in this troubled state. If he were to find a loophole, Hua Subai would naturally have many ways to slip the black rose into his hands.

Hua Subai's expression stiffened for a moment upon hearing this, then he slowly stepped aside to make way for her. "... Oh, then you should go home. It's... it's quite cold outside."

There was a hint of feigned grievance in his tone, as if to say, "After all these years, I've been looking for you for so long, and this is how you treat me when we meet again?"

Yu Xing, however, was completely unmoved by this. Just as he knew how adept the Lingren at manipulating people, he was also well aware of how skilled Boss Hua was at putting on an act with him.

This guy is a stubborn madman. If he had the means, he would probably be happy to establish a "Yu Xing Research Association" to study his psychology and behavior, so as to achieve the goal of circumventing his bottom line.

For a time, Yu Xing was extremely cold, while Hua Subai was very enthusiastic, managing to force Yu Xing to open a small part of her heart and reluctantly accept him as a friend.

For a while, Yu Xing wrapped himself in a protective shell, covered in thorns. He couldn't resist others showing weakness in front of him. Hua Subai would show weakness every day, as if he were a weakling who was hundreds of years old and had barely survived until now, and needed to be rescued.

Now, it's a new phase. Yu Xing is much more difficult to deal with than before, and he knows very well that this will undoubtedly spark a new round of research interest from Boss Hua.

Hmm, maybe he really should learn some metaphysical skills like fortune telling and divination, at least to the point where he can calculate the almanac. He could always check whether it's auspicious before going out. It's rare for him to stay up late and go out in the cold, and how did he end up running into Hua Subai...?

It's time to go back to sleep. There's no one in my dreams, so peaceful.

Thinking this through, Yu Xing ignored Boss Hua's probing and decided to return along the same route as the food stall.

Seeing that Hua Subai was telling him to go home but was actually following silently, he scoffed, "I'll reiterate once: we'll talk about it later if there's anything, and don't come looking for me unless it's absolutely necessary. Thanks for your cooperation, Amen."

Hua Subai: "..."

After a brief silence, he shrugged. "Oh dear... it seems A Xing no longer sympathizes with pitiful people. I'll have to observe you for a while longer and find a new way to get along with you."

As expected, the Yu Xing Research Association can't do without him.

However, Hua Subai's past research and tactics were still quite useful. Although Yu Xing didn't want to talk to him now and was very wary, she would still say, "I have a friend who likes flowers," when mentioning him to others.

When he was explaining the meaning of flowers to little Luo Jue in the Brown family's garden, he said it without much thought, and this impression was deeply imprinted in his mind.

Yu Xing was no longer surprised by Hua Subai's persistence; after all, he couldn't avoid this mysterious man, as enigmatic as Lingren, at every stage of his life. In fact, for a time, he even got along quite well with Boss Hua, until later...

Hua Subai's oscillating between alienation and depravity ultimately led to Yu Xing unilaterally announcing the end of their friendship.

Let him be.

The next morning, Yu Xing woke up naturally. He squinted at the bright sunshine outside the window and thought to himself, "Finally, the sun is shining again."

According to the weather forecast, there will be no more rain or snow for the next week, and the temperature will rise, making it a rare good day.

After getting dressed, Yu Xing quietly went to check out the commercial street from last night. Sure enough, the place that was a flower shop last night had disappeared during the day. The shops on both sides of the flower shop were tightly packed together, leaving no room for another shop.

Clearly, the Boss Hua had pulled some tricks again last night. Whether it was using illusions or spatial distortion, he set up a non-existent flower shop here because he hadn't received a response after sending several signals and had impatiently created an opportunity for a direct meeting.

Now it's disappeared, and nobody knows where it's gone. Boss Hua's flower shop can suddenly appear anywhere, something Yu Xing already knew.

He put that person out of his mind, went to the mall to buy some used daily necessities and some groceries, then went home, tidied up, and stretched.

He stared blankly at the sunlight for a moment, then felt a little bored.

His actions are often based on the premise of being "fun," or more accurately, he can't stay still.

The case with Xiang Xiaoqun can only be tackled during the script reading. The Lingren are a long-term project; Boss Hua won't be bothered by it. He's rested for so many days already, isn't it time to get back to the simulations?

He estimated that he would never need Delay Bracelet in his life.

Yu Xing brought up the Persona Mask templates. Taking advantage of the sacrificial item ban, he removed [Tears of the Underworld Candle], [The Weird Doll], and [Rose Mask] and put them into the system warehouse, freeing up three slots so that he wouldn't have to choose which to keep when encountering new sacrificial items during the simulation.

Of the remaining three offerings, one remains unnamed, one has a clause in the Yuri he signed with Yiqing stipulating that "Sheqing Dreamscape cannot be removed from the mask offering slot," and the other, [The Cage], is currently in effect and cannot be removed.

He was going to enter Investigator type deduction game. The first time he went, the system automatically changed his clothes to the character San's clothes, so he didn't want to find any lighter clothes to change into. He simply carried the Tang sword box, picked up the incense burner, and selected the deduction game.

[Would you like to actively enter Investigator type deduction game? This type of deduction game has a strong sense of continuity in its world view. If you enter now, you may encounter a deducer with whom you have a way to contact in this world: the Magician.]

Yu Xing raised an eyebrow. After the Differentiation Tier, Investigator type deduction game still offer this kind of hint?

Or is it that once you've entered this kind of simulation, you'll receive similar prompts every time?

He found it amusing and whispered, "I'm sure."

I hope I can bring the props in; this knife is quite handy.

Just before her vision went completely black, this thought flashed through Yu Xing's mind, and then she lost consciousness.

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