In Chen Xi's eyes, the incomparably powerful Jean Grey was now as lost and helpless as a child...
"Maybe you were putting your efforts in the wrong direction. No matter how hard you tried, all you did was move yourselves."
"You mean we were striving in the wrong direction?"
Jean Grey murmured softly, but a glimmer of hope still remained in her eyes. More than anything, she wanted to know exactly what was wrong with the direction Chen Xi had mentioned.
"The final outcome proved that you were wrong. Decades later, Mutants no longer existed. The professor went mad, Logan grew old, and you became a cosmic nebula..."
"This is only the ending I saw. Maybe the versions of you in this universe will have a different ending." Chen Xi spoke calmly.
Who could say for sure about a future that could be foreseen? In any case, he believed that ending was bound to change.
If those damn Americans really wiped out all the Mutants, wouldn't that mean he was on the hit list too?
They wouldn't care whether someone was a Mutant or not. As long as they were different, they deserved to die. Thinking of that outcome made Chen Xi's balls ache. If they provoked him, then they couldn't blame him for putting the fists of a god among men to use!
Jean Grey was surprisingly quiet upon hearing this!
After staring blankly for a long while, she finally let out a heavy breath.
"What you said has so many similarities to the fragmented things I've seen in my dreams. I don't understand why I dreamed them either."
"Don't put too much pressure on yourself. If you can foresee the future, then work hard to change it instead of waiting in despair."
"I believe you can change the future. All it takes is changing your way of thinking. For example, kill anyone who refuses to obey and replace them with someone obedient."
Chen Xi smiled faintly as he offered that terrible advice...
"Wouldn't that throw everything into chaos?"
Jean Grey rolled her eyes at him. They would never do such a thing. The professor often said that souls were free.
"Exactly. That's why you're doomed to fail. Your guiding principles are wrong." Chen Xi shrugged teasingly.
"We don't know what to do either..."
Jean Grey also knew they seemed to be trapped in a dead end they could not escape. They did not want to hurt ordinary people, nor did they want to hurt Mutants. Neither path worked.
"Haha, forget it. Let's talk about something happier."
Chen Xi suggested.
"Tch! I came here to hold you accountable, yet somehow you've ended up lecturing me."
Jean Grey was speechless at her own behavior. How could she be chatting and laughing with a murderer?
"Are you hungry? I haven't eaten either. There's a pretty good restaurant nearby. Want to drink and chat while we eat?"
Chen Xi pointed at the restaurant beside them.
"Sure. I haven't eaten either. I'm hungry."
Jean Grey did not refuse. She found being around Chen Xi relaxing and pleasant. His calm, composed confidence gave her a sense of security that no one else could provide.
It was a confidence she could not describe, as though everything in the world was within his grasp. She did not have to think or do anything...
In a private room, Chen Xi ordered two bottles of red wine and several Western dishes that suited the mood fairly well: traditional steak, Boston lobster with cod, grilled tuna with white truffle, and borscht.
Neither of them dwelled on those heavy topics from earlier.
There was simply no way to solve them instantly. With Charles Xavier's kindness, he could never be as ruthless as Chen Xi...
Chen Xi told her about the plots he created for his films, and Jean Grey listened with sparkling interest, resting her chin in both hands in admiration. To them, those films featuring Western-themed material were simply fascinating.
Whenever they had time, they would play Chen Xi's films. Even the magic, superpowers, and wondrous races in them gave them endless inspiration.
The children even felt that Chen Xi was the one who understood them best!
Those dazzling powers and spells—if he had not experienced them himself, how could he have filmed them so vividly?
Red wine, a beauty, fine food, and a starry sky!
What more could he possibly want from life?
The harmonious, beautiful atmosphere made Jean Grey's little face flush crimson, her charm stirring the heart. A faint sense of intimacy slowly lingered between them.
Jean Grey did not notice at all that her pretty face was flushed and her eyes were full of admiration. This was heading for trouble!
"Scott, Logan, I'm really sorry. I don't want to steal someone else's girl either, but I don't want to defy heaven and morality!"
After silently apologizing to them, Chen Xi immediately felt no guilt whatsoever. His whole mood brightened...
"I heard that investors over there always try to slip pretty women into productions. Have you ever run into that?"
Jean Grey asked with great curiosity. No girl was immune to celebrity gossip, and right now, she was just an ordinary girl.
"If their acting isn't good enough, nobody gets in. If someone insists on forcing a person into the production, I won't work with them again." Chen Xi thought about it. He really had encountered that before, and there had been no further cooperation afterward.
"Then as such a famous screenwriter, have you ever had beautiful women come to your place late at night to discuss scripts with you? Hehe."
Chen Xi shook his head as he listened. This woman was getting more and more outrageous with her gossip. Was she already speeding into adult territory?
"Isn't that obvious?"
"Haha, men really are all the same. I never expected you to be no exception."
Jean Grey immediately burst into unrestrained laughter...
She had not expected him to be so honest. What man would not try to hide something when asked such a question?
"Wrong. I'm very picky, and I keep myself clean, okay? I only care about newcomers. They're still inexperienced in the world—don't they need my polishing before they can rise to prominence?"
Chen Xi argued with a completely serious expression. Anyway, he only gave newcomers special care. What he wanted was that freshness.
"Tch! Excuses."
Jean Grey rolled her eyes at him. Did he really think she could not understand what he meant?
"Ah, I really envy your life. A peaceful yet exciting life. Your life is my dream. This is exactly the kind of future life I dream of."
"Hehe, isn't that easy? Come to my place, and I'll definitely save you a bed." Chen Xi said with a sleazy grin.
"Hehehe, you scumbag who juggles countless women!"
Jean Grey immediately shot him a disdainful look. Who knew how many outrageous rumors surrounded him? There were too many actresses living in his villa to count on one hand.
"Slander! Utter slander!"
Chen Xi loudly protested. Who the hell was speaking the damn truth!
"Hmph, all men are like this once they have money."
Jean Grey snorted. Not a single man was any good.
"Hahaha, dear Jean, you're condemning an entire boatload of people with one stroke." Chen Xi laughed loudly without denying it.
Happy times always passed quickly. Chen Xi and Jean Grey talked about everything under the sun, and more than two hours slipped by before they knew it.
"Let's go, beautiful Ms. Jean Grey. As a gentleman, I should escort you home."
"Thank you, my gentleman. Even though I didn't manage to bring you, you bad guy, to justice today, I still had a wonderful time."
Jean Grey's eyes curved into crescents. She even felt as if she must have fallen under his spell...
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