Chen Xi the Master Manipulator, Jean Grey Was Fascinated

"Didn't Ms. Jean Grey already know?"

Chen Xi smiled and tapped his temple, implying that she had long since peeked into Tony Stark's mind.

As telepathic Mutants, their curiosity far surpassed anyone else's, because prying into other people's secrets was truly addictive...

And the fashionable beauty before him was one of the few strongest Mutants, Jean Grey, the Phoenix Girl, who possessed a fragment of the Phoenix Force.

"Mr. Chen Xi truly is extraordinary. You deceived the whole world. Who would have believed that the world-renowned great screenwriter was actually a super Mutant hiding his true strength?"

Jean Grey stared deeply at Chen Xi as she spoke. How could she not have been shocked by news capable of shaking the entire world?

While investigating John the Pyro's disappearance, she found that he had gone to a bar and gotten into a conflict with someone. Just as she was about to invade the minds of the security guards and servers, the White Queen stopped her.

It turned out that the bar belonged to the White Queen. From her, Jean Grey learned that Chen Xi had clashed with John the Pyro before leaving.

And after that, there was nothing more. John the Pyro was simply gone...

That could only mean that Chen Xi had taken care of John the Pyro.

After receiving the news, Jean Grey tracked him down, intending to probe into his background. To her surprise, her telepathy could not penetrate his mind...

Within his mind, her power was as frail as a small boat adrift at sea, too weak even to support her.

"Were you trying to get information from my mind, only to come back empty-handed?" Chen Xi teased with a grin.

Let alone Jean Grey, who could not yet control the Phoenix Force, even Jean Grey as the White Phoenix of the Crown would not have been able to do it.

"Yes. Everyone has severely underestimated you."

Jean Grey let out a deep sigh. Who could have imagined it?

"Looks like John didn't die for nothing. Provoking someone as terrifying as you was simply bad luck."

Chen Xi hurriedly waved his hands. He was not taking the blame for that.

"Don't make him sound so innocent. You should know perfectly well what kind of person he was. Keeping him around would only have brought disaster. He wanted to kill me, so I could only send him back home. You could even say I cleaned up a traitor for Xavier's School for Gifted Youngsters in advance."

"If you insist on thanking me, you might as well treat me to a lavish meal. I'm not a picky eater."

Chen Xi abruptly changed the subject and spouted nonsense with a perfectly serious expression.

As for denying it? What was there for him to fear?

A true man dared to act and dared to take responsibility. The Mutants were not enough to make him cautious. As Superman, he was naturally invincible in this world.

Jean Grey could not help the corner of her lips from lifting. This guy really had some nerve. He had clearly killed one of ours, yet he was asking us to buy him dinner. This was outrageous!

She said speechlessly, "Don't you think that's going too far?"

"Too far? I don't think so. I was cleaning house for you, so he wouldn't end up harming even more Mutants."

"Can you see the future? You keep insisting that he would betray Xavier's School for Gifted Youngsters."

Jean Grey was confused as well. She doubted Chen Xi's words.

"Of course. I can clearly see every trajectory in this world, including yours."

Chen Xi raised his head and put on an arrogant air.

Wasn't a transmigrator's greatest advantage knowing how the plot would unfold?

Of course, the further things progressed, the less accurate it would become. The more the butterfly flapped its wings, the more things would naturally change.

"Heh, then can you tell me about my future?"

Jean Grey smiled faintly. She was rather curious too.

"Then shouldn't we find somewhere to have a drink? There are too many people here, and too many eyes and ears. It wouldn't be appropriate, would it?" Chen Xi deliberately kept her in suspense.

"Sure. I feel uncomfortable here too."

Jean Grey nodded. She felt uncomfortable all over as well.

Ever since she appeared, she had felt the people around her pointing at her and whispering among themselves. Clearly, no one would be friendly toward her.

Other people's abilities inspired both fear and desire. When such power could not be obtained, only fear remained.

If they had not needed to maintain the so-called manners of high society, they would have long since had security throw her out without any politeness...

Tony had not expected Jean Grey to show up uninvited. The thought of her being able to peer into other people's minds made the muscles in his face twitch uncontrollably. Chen Xi was seriously amazing...

Just daring to get this close to someone who could read minds was enough to make Tony feel inferior.

Ignoring everyone's incredulous stares, Chen Xi put an arm around Jean Grey, the beautiful Mutant who made them all avoid her like the plague, and left.

Once they had gone far away, the crowd erupted into discussion.

"Amazing!! Isn't that guy afraid Jean Grey will pry all his secrets out of him?"

"Haha, as they say, even heroes fall for beautiful women. Still, this beautiful Mutant is a rose with thorns."

"Maybe he just likes excitement. Otherwise, how could screenwriters like them come up with scripts no one else could imagine?"

"I'm just worried she'll even get his bank card password out of him. Then we'll have quite a show to watch."

"..."

Not a single person present thought things would end well for him.

Maybe all the money he had painstakingly earned over several years would be swindled away.

A Ferrari moved leisurely through the traffic.

The pleasant evening breeze lifted the woman's flowing hair, making her close her eyes in relaxation.

"It's been a long time since I went for a drive. It's also been a long time since I felt as relaxed as I do now."

Jean Grey narrowed her eyes and spoke softly. Ever since entering Xavier's School for Gifted Youngsters, she had remained constantly tense, running everywhere for the survival of Mutants.

Not long ago, she had even been mocked by countless people in Congress, making her begin to wonder whether her persistence had any meaning...

"Maybe you shouldn't have to bear this pain. Everyone has their own fate. You aren't a savior."

Chen Xi turned to look at the exhausted Jean Grey and spoke quietly.

"But whenever I see the suffering those children endure, I can't truly let go! When I see the children at Xavier's School for Gifted Youngsters living carefree lives, I feel that everything is worth it."

Jean Grey shook her head, and her tone became resolute once more.

The suffering she had endured could not be allowed to happen to those children too.

"If you cannot succeed, then all the suffering endured will be meaningless."

Chen Xi gazed at the countless lights of countless homes and murmured softly. He did not care where his own future lay anymore. He already felt that he had enough.

Adrift in another world, he was like a fallen leaf in the wind, floating through this human world. Wherever the wind carried him, that was where he would go.

"Then... can we Mutants succeed?"

Jean Grey hesitated for a long time before asking timidly.

She and the others had already lost their direction. As far as she could see, there was only an endless desert. Even if Chen Xi seemed like a charlatan, she still clung to him like a lifeline!!