Superpowers (Revised)

Qin Yanan called Zhu Juntang's cell phone, but there was no answer, so she dialed the landline in her room.

After a long while, Zhu Juntang's weak voice was heard, "I'm so tired!"

"It's me. Please open the elevator on the roof for me."

"Sing ging bi! Didn't you call for help? You can just call the maid!" Zhu Juntang slowly came to her senses and stopped speaking in her soft Southern Fujian.

"Aren't you curious how I ended up on the roof so early in the morning, with the elevator closed and the emergency exits locked?" Qin Yanan glanced at Liu Chang'an. Zhu Juntang was curious, but she wouldn't say anything.

"What's there to be curious about? A helicopter..." This was a very common thing in Zhu Juntang's life. She blurted it out, then realized that Qin Yanan and Liu Chang'an were together last night, so why were they on the rooftop now?

"Wait for me!"

Zhu Juntang quickly put on a nightgown and ran to the rooftop.

As expected, Zhu Juntang met Liu Chang'an on the rooftop.

"Good morning," Liu Chang'an greeted Zhu Juntang.

"Good morning!" Zhu Juntang excitedly jumped around Liu Chang'an, because she felt that Liu Chang'an's appearance on the rooftop today must be the same as when she first met Liu Chang'an... but she didn't know.

"Stop jumping." Qin Yanan quickly pulled Zhu Juntang back, because Zhu Juntang had only put on a nightgown in her excitement and usually only wore underwear when she slept.

"Thank you for opening the door. Let's have breakfast together sometime." Liu Chang'an was a considerate person; he appreciated Zhu Juntang's smile and then said, "Goodbye."

So Liu Chang'an stepped into the elevator.

Zhu Juntang quickly followed, pulling Qin Yanan along as they ran into the elevator.

Liu Chang'an took the elevator down, then transferred to another elevator to go downstairs. Of course, Zhu Juntang couldn't possibly chase after him, but she wasn't afraid that Liu Chang'an would run away. She just continued to look at Qin Yanan with an excited expression.

Seeing Zhu Juntang's expression, Qin Yanan was in a dilemma. If she told her, Liu Chang'an wouldn't allow it; if she didn't tell her, they had agreed on it before.

"I had pear and chicken stir-fry last night, and now I'm actually a little hungry again," Qin Yanan said, rubbing her lower abdomen.

Zhu Juntang quickly handed the menu to Qin Yanan so she could order breakfast, and then went to get chocolate and two cartons of milk.

Qin Yanan's fingers tapped around on the menu, looking at the chef's handwritten notes. She clicked on the menu to look at the ingredients, then glanced at Zhu Juntang, who was squatting in front of her with a fawning smile, looking up at her. This made Qin Yanan even more reluctant to not tell her.

Zhu Juntang cut a piece of chocolate, forked it, and fed it to Qin Yanan. "Milk or something else?"

"No need," Qin Yanan stopped Zhu Juntang from continuing his fawning.

Zhu Juntang sat down obediently at Qin Yanan's feet, looking up at Qin Yanan intently.

Like a child who has just graduated from kindergarten.

"Liu Chang'an said... I'm not allowed to tell you," Qin Yanan said shyly.

"They've lost all humanity when it comes to the opposite sex!"

Zhu Juntang immediately became disobedient, jumping up and angrily hugging the chocolate and milk to her chest.

"What's wrong with you?" Qin Yanan rolled her eyes at her.

"Why do you listen to him so much? Liu Chang'an... Liu Chang'an is just an old monkey. Once I went to the zoo to see monkeys, and there was a monkey standing in the sunset with its red bottom showing. It thought it was so handsome! Liu Chang'an is that monkey!" Zhu Juntang ate chocolate angrily and then drank milk angrily.

"What a coincidence..." Qin Yanan chuckled, "He also said you were a female monkey last night, you two are truly a match made in heaven."

As she said this, Qin Yanan realized that such teasing made her feel a little uncomfortable.

"Is there any female monkey as beautiful and lovely as me? He must be blind." Zhu Juntang was very confident in this regard, insisting that she was a fairy for a hundred years without wavering.

"I can keep his secret from you, but I can tell you my secret," Qin Yanan said with a hint of helplessness.

"What secret of yours?" Zhu Juntang glanced at Qin Yanan with little interest.

Qin Yanan picked up Zhu Juntang's small chocolate-cutting knife.

"Are you going to perform a magic trick with a bent knife for me?" Zhu Juntang scoffed. She was no longer a sixteen-year-old girl who would shout at any magic trick.

Qin Yanan placed the knife on her wrist and looked intently at Zhu Juntang.

Zhu Juntang was stunned for a moment, and involuntarily pressed down on Qin Yanan's hand holding the knife. Although she didn't think Qin Yanan was going to commit suicide by cutting her wrists, it was impossible. Qin Yanan was alive and well, why would she cut her wrists? She hadn't experienced as much as she had, and her girlish heart was already scarred.

"My skin is very difficult to hurt; even a knife cut won't make me bleed."

"Are you out of your mind?" Zhu Juntang touched Qin Yanan's forehead. "You don't have a fever... If you don't want to tell me, then don't tell me. I won't blame you. Liu Chang'an must have threatened you... You don't need to deal with me like this. Even if you cut yourself with a knife, it won't bleed. You might as well have told me you've gone through menopause; I'd believe you then."

"You've cut off all hope, but I haven't!" Qin Yanan said irritably.

"I'm younger than you!" Zhu Juntang confidently.

Qin Yanan was too lazy to argue with her. Facts speak louder than words. Taking advantage of Zhu Juntang releasing her hand, Qin Yanan took the kitchen knife and slashed her wrist hard.

Apart from faint marks, there was no broken skin or blood.

Zhu Juntang stared in disbelief, startled, and gripped Qin Yanan's wrist tightly, examining it closely with his fingers.

This knife doesn't have a sharp blade, but it has fine, dense serrations, making it great for cutting chocolate and meat. With a single slash, it can even cut through a pig's face!

Zhu Juntang looked at the knife again, then stared at Qin Yanan in surprise, "This is a magic trick Liu Chang'an taught you, isn't it?"

"So, we agreed to find Liu Chang'an's secret? I told you, that wasn't magic." Qin Yanan didn't elaborate on Liu Chang'an's affairs, continuing to extend her hand, "You try."

Zhu Juntang glanced at Qin Yanan, then at the knife, hesitated for a moment, and picked it up, eager to try but also a little nervous. "Then... you asked me to try it!"

Qin Yanan nodded.

Zhu Juntang placed the knife on Qin Yanan's wrist, tapped it, checked Qin Yanan's expression, then made a small cut with the blade before quickly dropping the knife. "Ah... is there any blood? Ah, is there any?"

"You could have cut yourself with that move and it wouldn't have hurt you," Qin Yanan said helplessly.

Zhu Juntang picked up the knife, brandished it on her wrist, and then felt that the action was stupid, like a suicide pact.

"Again."

This time, Zhu Juntang used a little more force. Qin Yanan just looked at her, and after exchanging glances, Zhu Juntang slowly increased the force for a while.

Her mouth grew wider and wider until finally she made a forceful, sweeping motion.

A faint white mark appeared on Qin Yanan's wrist.

Zhu Juntang quickly dropped the knife, pushed herself back a few steps with her hands on the ground, rolled over and got up, pointing at Qin Yanan, "You're a monster!"

"You're the monster," Qin Yanan said irritably. Since the knife was unusable, she picked up a chocolate and took a bite.

"You won't eat me, right? We're best friends." Zhu Juntang tentatively leaned closer again.

Qin Yanan completely ignored her, even calling her a monster and acting all scared. It was so hurtful.

Zhu Juntang chuckled and sat down next to Qin Yanan, touching her all over.

"I just gained this superpower, it's not like I've turned into something else." Qin Yanan swatted away Zhu Juntang's groping hands. "Do you expect to find scales, a tail, wings, or anything like that on me?"

"Will you still get your period?" It's a normal thought to associate something with not bleeding, but Zhu Juntang still cares about this question.

"Come on! If you don't come, are you even a woman?"

"Sigh, I've always wanted the superpower to never have my period."

"What kind of superpower is that?"

"One of my mother's labs is researching this kind of biotechnology, and it seems they're close to success, but due to public opinion and ethical pressures, it hasn't been put on the market."

"Who would use this kind of technology? It only disappears naturally with age. Isn't it strange that someone so young would lose it?"

Zhu Juntang touched Qin Yanan's wrist, "Yours is even stranger, okay!"

"This is my superpower, so don't tell anyone."

Don't worry, I'm not stupid.

Qin Yanan had some doubts, but she didn't care. "Others wouldn't believe it even if they knew."

"But what's wrong with you?" Zhu Juntang took the chocolate and took a bite.

"I don't know either..." Qin Yanan shrugged indifferently, "When I've lived long enough, I'll donate myself to the country for research."

"You're really insightful." Zhu Juntang pulled Qin Yanan's arm. "No, maybe you'll Longevity like Liu Chang'an. After we all die, you and Liu Chang'an can live in anonymity or go somewhere else to enjoy your freedom."

"What nonsense are you talking about?" Qin Yanan's cheeks flushed red.

"This little girl's Heartbeat!" Zhu Juntang was shocked, and then felt angry. "So you really want to wait until I'm dead so you can go and be all lovey-dovey with Liu Chang'an."

"You're crazy!" Qin Yanan slapped Zhu Juntang. "Who would be all lovey-dovey with him... He has a girlfriend, and... and..."

"And what?" Zhu Juntang immediately perked up her ears.

"It's nothing." Qin Yanan shook her head. "I've already told you my secrets. As for Liu Chang'an's secrets, go ask him yourself."

"You don't have to tell me his secret, but I can take that as confirmation of something," Zhu Juntang said shrewdly.

Qin Yanan didn't speak, she just drank her milk.

Zhu Juntang didn't want her to answer her. She pulled up her skirt, rolled it up, covered her hands, and paced around the room, thinking of a solution while trying to accept the fact that her best friend had superhuman abilities.

Liu Chang'an has already returned home and had breakfast.

He bought the radish greens on the way. Thinking about how his recent lifestyle had been rather extravagant, with meat at every meal, he felt he needed to return to a greener, lighter lifestyle. So he made a bowl of radish greens with chicken soup and ate a small bowl of rice for breakfast.

Following the instructions he received, Liu Chang'an found a group of bats in the same room, stuffed them all into a burlap sack, and then sent them to the train carriage.

After washing his hands, Liu Chang'an continued to check and fix his oil-paper umbrella. Tomorrow was Qixi Festival, and although An Nuan hadn't given any obvious hints, her reserved nature during their passionate romance suggested that she was prepared. Liu Chang'an was also looking forward to seeing what gift she would give him.

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