Who Was the Real Madman!

Lin Qi suddenly slipped into a dreamlike state, his whole body dazed, as though he were falling from the clouds, or being tossed high into the air.

"Tell me, what happened last night?"

Even that simple question seemed shrouded in a hazy veil, too indistinct to make out clearly.

Lin Qi spoke in a daze, his words halting. "Last night, the power went out, someone, had a bow and arrows, couldn't see clearly, it hurt, it hurt so much..."

With a muffled groan, Lin Qi's head slumped sideways, and he passed out.

Gu Xiao withdrew his mental power expressionlessly and noticed that Fu Huai and Feng Ji, standing over a meter away, both had flushed faces and strained expressions, as though suppressing something.

Gu Xiao snorted coldly, and only then did the two snap out of their trance.

"A-Xiao," Feng Ji moved behind a chair, looking deeply embarrassed. "Were you soothing Lin Qi just now?"

The gap between him and Gu Xiao was still far too great.

Gu Xiao had merely released a soothing agent toward Lin Qi, yet he had been affected simply by being in the same space.

So the gap between them was this vast... this vast!

He could accept being affected by the mental power released last night. After all, A-Xiao had been furious!

But now, A-Xiao's mental power was gentle, meant to soothe...

And he had still been suppressed, unable to resist!

Fu Huai, on the other hand, showed little expression. His face faintly flushed, he paid no attention at all to his body's reaction, unlike Feng Ji, who had found something to hide behind.

"A-Xiao, this alpha seems to know nothing," Fu Huai said calmly. "He's already given a statement, and it was completely different from what he just said. In his statement, there was no second person, much less a bow and arrows. I'm inclined to think he was brainwashed."

Fu Huai's solemn manner eased some of Feng Ji's embarrassment.

Listening to Fu Huai's analysis, Feng Ji frowned. "Lin Qi may not be very strong, but he's still an alpha with B+ mental power. Even A-Xiao couldn't brainwash him while leaving him lucid, could he?"

Gu Xiao nodded. "No, I couldn't."

Hearing Gu Xiao say he "couldn't" gave Feng Ji a secret thrill of pleasure.

Even A-Xiao could potentially be suppressed.

His gaze flickered. "A-Xiao, has a little bug crawled into our territory?"

Gu Xiao chuckled. "With strength like that, how could they be a little bug? More like a tyrannosaurus."

Fu Huai said, "A-Xiao, you think that highly of this person?"

"Highly? I'm merely stating the facts."

Gu Xiao snapped his fingers, and a moment later, Lin Qi jolted awake.

Seeing the three still in his hospital room, his heart couldn't help trembling.

"Y-Young Master Gu," Lin Qi's voice trembled too. "Was there anything else you needed?"

His body shook, whether from fear or... excitement.

Although he couldn't remember what had just happened, he knew Gu Xiao had soothed his mental power.

It was Gu Xiao!

Probably no one else in the entire Aisili Noble Academy had ever received such an honor.

He was the first!

The first!

Lin Qi's hands shook uncontrollably.

In Gu Xiao's eyes, this reaction was fear.

Only Fu Huai and Feng Ji looked at Lin Qi coldly.

Had they known Gu Xiao would handle it personally, they would never have allowed him to come to this wretched place.

All for a mere Lin Qi!

With this brief encounter with Gu Xiao, Lin Qi Leslie's position as heir to the royal family was practically nailed down.

"You needn't dwell on what happened last night," Gu Xiao said indifferently. "Someone will protect you during this time. I swear on my own name that nothing will happen to you before you're discharged."

Lin Qi's eyes widened. "Young Master Gu, n-no, there's no need..."

"A-Xiao!" Fu Huai's tone grew sharper. "What are you doing?!"

That brief stretch of time had been enough for him to dig up every last detail of Lin Qi Leslie's background.

This alpha had never had any dealings with Gu Xiao.

Why was A-Xiao going this far?

"Nothing. Just tying up loose ends," Gu Xiao said, looking coldly at Fu Huai. "The person from last night may well come after him again."

Lin Qi listened in bewilderment, his fingers clutching the snow-white sheet beneath him.

Who had been there last night?

"Let's go." Gu Xiao glanced at Lin Qi, his gaze indifferent. "Rest and recover."

Lin Qi couldn't help straightening his back. "Y-yes."

Only long after the three had left did Lin Qi finally relax.

W-was this really not a dream?

Gu Xiao had not only visited him and brought him a gift, but had even, even soothed his mental power!

Lin Qi felt as though even his soul had become steeped in the scent of Gu Xiao's pheromones.

The faint scent of irises in the air made Lin Qi shiver.

He clasped the exquisite watch and kissed it reverently.

He would keep it safe. This time, he would never lose this precious gift again.

Lin Qi's eyes curved, and he fell asleep, utterly content.

Watching Lin Qi's reaction on the surveillance feed, Ji Chuan nearly lost control of his mental power.

How dared A-Xiao! How dared he personally soothe some nobody?!

Who the hell did this Lin Qi think he was!

"Young Master Ji," Lu Keyan's voice drifted through the darkness. "Can I work with you now?"

Although Ji Chuan had agreed last time, Lu Keyan knew he hadn't been sincere.

Ji Chuan sneered. "You think those little things you did left no traces? If A-Xiao finds out, we will retaliate against both you and the Lu Family!"

Lu Keyan gave a short laugh and said calmly, "Then we simply don't let him find out."

"Young Master Ji, allow me to inform you that Young Master Fu and Young Master Feng have already joined forces."

Lu Keyan toyed with a little object. With a click, he used the lighter worth hundreds of thousands to light a cigarette that cost thirty.

The cheap smell made him narrow his eyes.

"Why approach me?" Ji Chuan asked. "Do you think you can shake the bond between me and them?"

This time, Lu Keyan gave a genuinely amused laugh.

"Young Master Ji, you shouldn't have asked the first question before asking the second. Doesn't asking that only make it clearer that you're tempted?"

Lu Keyan said softly, "Why approach you? Probably because you're more twisted, and even crazier."

That answer earned only a sneer from Ji Chuan.

"I'm twisted?"

Ji Chuan thought he was fairly restrained.

Even if he was interested in A-Xiao, even if he coveted A-Xiao, he wouldn't actually do anything.

Instead, he chose to vent on other people.

He didn't want to hurt A-Xiao, nor did he want the bond between them to change.

This Lu Keyan wasn't much, either. He couldn't even tell who the real madman was.

"You chose me because you were probably certain I'd be interested in you," Ji Chuan said coldly. "Although you no longer meet any of my standards for a conquest, we can choose to cooperate."

He wanted to see just how far this illegitimate son of the Lu Family would go...

They had grown up with A-Xiao, yet couldn't take even one step further. What could a mere Lu Keyan do?

As for cooperating? That was just talk.

An illegitimate son like Lu Keyan wasn't worthy.