So far, Xia Wanyi has been protected by three or even four layers of security.
First, there are the bodyguards hired by Xia Zhiyi. However, it seems more appropriate to call them personal assistants, as they can still be influenced by unseen forces at crucial moments and cannot provide truly airtight protection for Xia Wanyi and Xia Zhen.
Secondly, the base made some arrangements out of good intentions, but in reality... well, it's similar to the previous point.
Thirdly, there's the protection Xia Zhiyi has secured for Xia Wanyi and Xia Zhen. He'll definitely tell Xia Wanyi about this later, although he hasn't figured out how to say it yet.
Fourthly, there's the fate of the nation, something no one in Xia Zhiyi's plan knew about.
Connecting an individual directly with the fate of the nation is no simple matter.
An individual's fate is rarely equivalent to the fate of a nation.
For a country, especially a large country like Xia Country, it is something that many Ordinary Person would never even dream of for one person to influence the country.
Based on Xia Zhiyi's experience, among all the worlds he has lived through, only a very few great figures—those remembered by history and deeply loved by the people of this country—are truly blessed by the nation's destiny.
Xia Zhiyi of becoming a great man, nor did he desire the long-term protection of the nation's fortunes. He simply needed to ensure that those he valued were temporarily protected during the period in which he acted, before the invisible constraints were broken.
However, achieving this is not that difficult.
Li Jing was unaware of Xia Zhiyi's inner turmoil. He simply found Xia Zhiyi words strange. "What did you mean by that just now? I can't quite put my finger on it. Could it be that your sister is going to be my colleague later?"
As he spoke, Li Jing seemed to remember something, popped a peanut into his mouth, tilted his head and thought for a moment, then said, "Hey? It's not impossible. My security measures are very tight. If your sister really works for me, getting a regular clerical job won't be difficult, and her safety will be guaranteed."
Xia Zhiyi glanced at Li Jing and the more she looked at him, the more she thought he was a bit silly.
Li Jing: "What kind of look is that?"
Xia Zhiyi smiled, "It's nothing. You don't need to go back today, right? Would you like to come with me to meet my boyfriend?"
Upon hearing this, Li Jing hesitated for a moment, then shook her head. "No, no, why would I want to see your boyfriend for no reason?"
No need, really no need.
He knew who Xia Zhiyi's boyfriend was— Fu Chi.
Given Li Jing's abilities, it wouldn't be difficult for him to find out information about Fu Chi.
Putting everything else aside, Fu Chi, a wealthy and capable young master from a prominent family, is one of the people Li Jing is least adept at dealing with.
In the past, he might have thought he could get some money from Fu Chi to upgrade his company's firewall or modify the system, but...
With Xia Zhiyi around, Fu Chi certainly wouldn't have any worries in that regard, so Li Jing wouldn't be interested in associating with someone like that.
It's definitely not because Fu Chi is famously aloof that Li Jing refused, fearing an awkward meeting!
Absolutely not.
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As it turned out, Xia Zhiyi didn't stay with Li Jing for long. Li Jing said he wanted to take advantage of this break to go back and finish the games he had bought but hadn't played yet, then he left.
Xia Zhiyi thought for a moment and then called Xia Wanyi.
"Hello? Zhiyi, is there something you need when you call at this hour?" Xia Wanyi's gentle voice rang out on the other end of the phone, immediately soothing Xia Zhiyi's somewhat downcast mood.
Despite her composed Xia Zhiyi in front of those people, Xia Zhiyi has actually been in a bad mood lately.
Not only because this added a constraint to his life, but also because of what happened with Gu Miaomiao, which made him unhappy.
It wasn't that Gu Miaomiao did anything wrong; it was simply because of recent events that Xia Zhiyi's perception of the Power of the Plot had become increasingly apparent.
Before this thing exerted its power, it had no physical form, and Xia Zhiyi couldn't see it. She just needed to proceed step by step according to her plan.
But when it started to exert its power, even though Xia Zhiyi couldn't see it, its presence was extremely obvious to him—as someone who had been tricked by the plot to the point of almost wanting to destroy the world, Xia Zhiyi it hard to like the existence of such a thing.
However, Xia Zhiyi tell Fu Chi these things, but not Xia Wanyi.
If Fu Chi hadn't known something himself, Xia Zhiyi wouldn't have told him.
That wasn't exactly pleasant content.
"It's nothing, I just finished discussing a collaboration with someone, I'm free right now, I missed you, sister," Xia Zhiyi said with a slight smile.
In reality, there was no smile on his face; only his voice sounded like he was laughing.
Xia Wanyi, oblivious to anything amiss, softened even more upon hearing this. "Didn't you say you found a college student to partner with to open a studio? Was it a partnership for the studio itself?"
Xia Zhiyi: "No, it's something else."
"Well, things are a bit complicated, and we need to sign a confidentiality agreement, so I won't tell you the specifics of the collaboration, sister."
Upon hearing this, Xia Wanyi, though unclear about the nature of the collaboration and why it needed to be kept secret, didn't press further since Xia Zhiyi had stated so. She smiled and said, "Alright, I won't ask."
"If you're going out today, where's Fu Chi?"
He's at home.
"Oh, is his injury better?"
"Much better, but we should tell everyone the situation isn't good. Although no one will probably ask you about it, just pretend you don't know."
Upon hearing this, Xia Wanyi considered Fu Chi's family background and thoughtfully asked, "Is there something going on with his company?"
Xia Zhiyi gave a soft "hmm".
Xia Wanyi: "Okay, I understand."
Xia Wanyi: "Although I probably can't be of much help, but... Zhiyi, if you encounter any trouble, you can still talk to your sister. Sometimes, talking about things makes you feel better."
"... Hmm." Xia Zhiyi paused for a moment before letting out a soft "hmm."
He didn't want to guess whether Xia Wanyi meant she had sensed something. Since Xia Wanyi hadn't asked, he assumed she hadn't.
"How's Xiao Zhen doing today?" he asked.
Xia Wanyi walked to Xia Zhen's bedroom door, peeked inside, and then returned to the living room before smiling and saying, " Xiao Zhen is doing her homework. She doesn't seem to be bothered at all. I've been worried sick these past few days, always afraid that I'd turn around and not be able to find her."
" Xiao Zhen probably sensed my worry, and she's been following me around these past two days. I'm sorry to have troubled her."
Xia Zhiyi: "Sister, you're on vacation too, right? I'll pick you and Xiao Zhen up then."
Xia Wanyi: "No need, it was an accident before. You've already arranged for people to protect me. We'll act together next time, so there shouldn't be any more accidents like this."
Xia Zhiyi: "It's okay, I have final exams this week, I'll be free after that, I'll come pick you up then."
Anything can happen at a time like this, so it's best if he goes himself.