"Of course." Chen Xi took a sip of her coconut latte.
When she scanned the code to order, she had forgotten to note that she wanted extra sugar. It was a little bitter.
"When you signed Contracts with the Destined Cards, the corresponding power had already been fed back into my body."
"I'd estimate that I can now rival someone at the peak of Third Rank."
Hearing this, Lin Yue suddenly understood why Chen Xi had previously been so certain that her abilities were special and required preparation.
So that was it...
Chen Xi, who was still talking away, did not notice Lin Yue's private thoughts. Or rather, she had not expected Lin Yue to connect them to the nonsense she had casually made up earlier.
In Chen Xi's original plan, she would probably explain it whenever Lin Yue asked. She had not expected an unintended act to yield such results.
"Of course, because Destined Cards involve the power of Fate, you won't be able to explain the source of your powers or any specific details to anyone outside this meeting."
"So how you deal with it will be up to you."
"What about you? You openly invited us here. Won't they come after you first?" The experienced Qiu Ye immediately sensed the danger involved.
The power of Destined Cards was simply too unusual and too powerful. It was inevitable that someone would covet Chen Xi's abilities.
"You don't need to worry about that." Seeing the concern in everyone's eyes, Chen Xi began patching up her story.
"Once this meeting ends, outsiders will only see the Countermeasure Bureau group coming to this café for team building."
"The traces of the three of us will be obscured by the mist of Fate."
"Then we can rest easy." Everyone immediately breathed a