Whenever I see you now, I can't help but want to teach you a lesson.

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"Xiaoqi, what are you making such a racket for so early in the morning? I want to sleep!"
"Sleep later, I have a question that's been bothering me endlessly."
Xiaoqi picked up the fluffy white cat, stroking its fur. "When I first met Lin Yichen, whenever I was near him, my superpowers wouldn't work. Later, they started functioning again around him, but recently they've failed whenever I'm close by. Xiaobai, what do you think is happening?"
Xiaobai pondered. "Didn't you say you coughed up blood when you saved him? Your blood landed on his chest. Could it be related to your blood?"
Hearing this, Xiaoqi remembered. "That’s possible, but why do my superpowers sometimes work around him and sometimes not?"
"Did anything happen when you interacted with him?"
Anything happen?
Xiaoqi ran through every moment since she met him in her mind.
After thinking for ages, nothing came to mind.
Unable to figure it out, she gave up.
It was still early; she decided to sleep a bit more.
Setting down the sleepy Xiaobai, she lay back down.
But sleep eluded her, and she started pestering Xiaobai again. "Xiaobai, Lin Yichen said yesterday he wants to be my boyfriend."
"What?" Xiaobai immediately shook off sleepiness. "Don't tell me you agreed."
"How could I possibly agree," Xiaoqi declared righteously. "He's Ye Xiyang’s boyfriend, and I'm not Ye Xiyang."
"As long as you know. Anyway, you're an alien, and aliens can't be with Earth people—"
"Alright, alright, I know. Let’s just sleep."
Xiaoqi was always the type to accept things as they came. Though Lin Yichen wanting to be her boyfriend troubled her a little, she only dwelled on it for a moment before drifting off to sleep again.

...

Xiaoqi was delivering food and happened to see a man walk out of the president’s office, heading in another direction.
He wore a tailored black suit, exuding elegance and vigor.
For a moment, it felt as if time itself froze; Xiaoqi stared at his upright figure, holding her breath.
She felt that even the tips of his black hair shimmered with dazzling light.
Unable to contain her excitement, she called out, "Lin Yichen!"
Hearing her voice, Yichen turned his head.
At that moment, over a dozen people stepped out of the elevator.
Xiaoqi felt awkward—why were so many people coming out of the elevator all of a sudden?
She hoped Yichen wouldn’t hear her call.
But...
With everyone’s attention on him, Yichen acted as if he were alone, ignoring the stares. He walked naturally over to Xiaoqi and stopped before her.
He looked down at her.
Instinctively, Xiaoqi raised her eyes, meeting his thick lashes, feeling as if their breaths mingled in the narrow space.
Am I bewitched?
She shook off the nonsense in her head and raised the food in her hand. "I left this in your office."
"Alright." Yichen smoothed her slightly messy hair. "I have an urgent meeting. If you have nothing to do, just play some games, okay?"
"Okay."
The dozen or so people nearby were shocked, their eyes almost falling out.
President Lin was so... gentle with this little food delivery girl?
Yichen glanced at them.
They quickly averted their eyes.
Wow, his presence was truly overwhelming!
Just one look could intimidate over a dozen people.
"You’d better get inside."
"Alright, alright, alright!"
Xiaoqi quickly entered the president’s office.
"Xiaoqi," Xiaobai jumped out of her food box.
Xiaoqi jumped. "Xiaobai, when did you get in there?"
Xiaobai ignored the question and asked, "Just now, seeing you act like a lovesick fool, don’t tell me you’ve fallen for that Earthling."
"I already said I won’t," Xiaoqi replied calmly. "Isn’t it normal to be infatuated with someone handsome? Besides, President Lin is the best of the best. If I didn’t swoon, that would be strange."
Xiaobai couldn’t argue with that logic. "Anyway, you can’t fall for anyone on Earth. Besides, Earthlings are very casual when it comes to choosing partners, unlike our planet where all data is entered into a database—height, personality, weight—everything is used to determine compatibility, and then—"
"Xiaobai, can you stop? I know, on our planet, the organization decides who we marry."
"As long as you remember..."

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"Xiaobai," Xiaoqi suddenly became serious. "I think I can sense the signal device."
"Really?"
"Really. I can feel it strongly, right nearby," Xiaoqi walked out of the president’s office.
In the research department, the director handed Yichen a file and a sapphire. "President Lin, here are the documents we found regarding the sapphire. It’s quite unusual—this sapphire is a substance never before discovered on Earth, and it possesses a unique magnetic field. This is an unprecedented new material," the director said, his eyes gleaming.
"If our company can figure out how to manufacture this gem, we’ll..."
"Then focus on your research," Yichen, preoccupied with someone in his thoughts, had little interest in talking. "Let me know if you discover anything."
"Yes, sir!"
Xiaoqi followed her senses to the research department and saw Yichen leaving.
Once he was gone, she went over.
The door had already closed automatically.
She felt the signal device’s presence growing stronger.
It was definitely inside.
She looked around and saw a fingerprint scanner by the door.
The door must require a fingerprint to open.
But she had superpowers.
However...
Wait? Why did her superpowers fail again?
Lin Yichen wasn’t even nearby.
She refused to believe it.
She tried several times, but the door didn’t budge.
What was going on?
Xiaobai poked its head out.
"Xiaoqi, there must be people inside. Why not wait until someone comes out, then sneak in?"
"It’s the only way."
Luckily, she didn’t have to wait long before someone came out.
She rushed in.
The person didn’t even see what was running past, a bit bewildered.
Until the director shouted, "Hey! What are you, a food delivery worker, doing in here?"
Ignoring him, Xiaoqi searched for the signal device.
She was frantic, rummaging through various experimental items.
Naturally, the ten or so people inside tried to stop her—two burly men picked her up and carried her out.
"Hey, let go of me! I need to find my stuff."
She was thrown out.
Xiaoqi landed against the wall, nearly breaking her nose.
Suddenly, she heard—
"President Lin!"
She turned her head, seeing the tall man with a stern handsome face walking toward her.
Why was he here again?
Knowing she was about to be scolded, she pretended to be dead, motionless against the wall.
But—
A large hand grabbed the back of her neck and lifted her up.
"Hey, let go. I can walk by myself."
Yichen ignored her, dragged her to his office, and tossed her onto the sofa.
Xiaoqi felt like she’d been treated like a ball several times today.
"Breaking into the research department," Yichen’s face was cold as he stood before her, hands in his pockets, gazing down. "Stealing—do you know that’s a crime?"
"I didn’t steal anything!" Meeting the predatory gaze of the president, she shrank back, her confidence wavering. "Even if it was stealing, it was attempted theft, so that’s not a crime, right?!"
"Even if it’s not a crime, it’s still industrial espionage."
"Right, right."
"..."
Watching her nod, Yichen felt a headache coming.
He couldn’t help but poke her head with his long finger. "If I hadn’t happened to arrive, it wouldn’t be me standing here in front of you. Do you realize that?"
"I know," Xiaoqi rubbed her sore head, meekly asking, "Then who would be standing in front of me?"

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"..."
Yichen felt that if he kept talking, his head would explode.
"Get out of my sight. Just seeing you makes me want to hit you."
"..."
In a second, Xiaoqi vanished from the president’s office.
Yichen rubbed his brow, feeling that Xiyang was even more troublesome than before.

...

Yiyang was about to go eat when his phone rang—it was his mother.
He really didn’t want to answer, but since his art exhibition had ended successfully, he figured it didn’t matter.
On the other end, his mother barked, "You have fifteen minutes to get home."
The call cut off.
As soon as Yiyang walked in, his mother glared at him. "So you finally know how to answer your mother’s calls? You finally listen to me?"
"Mom," Yiyang smiled, sitting beside Xu Lu on the sofa and massaging her shoulders. "Don’t be angry. Think about it—once your son’s art exhibition succeeds, I’ll be a famous artist, and you’ll have so much to brag about, right?"
Xu Lu pulled his hand away. "What’s the use of pride? I just want you to join the company. If you work there, I’ll live a few years longer."
"Mom, you’re already destined for a long life," Yiyang grinned, massaging her shoulders again. "Once I’m a renowned artist, then I’ll join the company. That’ll make me even more valuable! Then you can arrange things however you want, and I won’t complain."
Xu Lu latched onto the key point. "So you promise—you’ll join the company in the future?"
"Yes, yes, yes. Mom, let’s walk in the garden, and I’ll join you and Dad for lunch."
"You finally want to eat with your parents?" Lin Bosen entered, dressed in white sportswear and holding a club.
"Dad, are you going golfing again?"
"Yes! I made an appointment with Uncle Liu. Want to come—"
"Your son is going to walk with me in the garden," Xu Lu said.
Lin Bosen chuckled. "Alright, alright, let him accompany you. I’ll play a few rounds and be right back."
"Okay."

...

Xiaoqi hadn’t left TC.
She gazed up at the towering building.
How could she sneak into the research department unnoticed, without anyone realizing?
Xiaobai poked its head out. "Xiaoqi, aren’t you on good terms with Yiyang? Why not call him and ask him to take you in?"
"Right, Yiyang is Lin Yichen’s brother. He can go anywhere he wants," Xiaoqi immediately pulled out her phone.
Just as Yiyang reached the garden, his phone rang. He answered.
"Yiyang, are you free? Can you come to TC?"
Yiyang never could refuse Xiaoqi’s requests.
So—
Yiyang apologized to Xu Lu, "Mom, something just came up. I have to go. I’ll come back later!" With that, he dashed away.
"Yiyang!" What could be so urgent?
One call and he’s gone—children can never be kept at home.

Yiyang arrived at TC. Xiaoqi felt a bit embarrassed. "I called you here out of the blue. Did I interrupt you?"
"I told you," Yiyang put his arm around her shoulder, "you can call me anytime. But why did you want me here?"
Xiaoqi glanced around and whispered, "I have something very important in the research department that I need to retrieve. The security is intense—I can’t get in. Can you go inside?"
Yiyang was curious. "What important thing do you have in there?"
"It’s very important, but I can’t tell you."
Yiyang didn’t press her. "Come on, I’ll take you in."
"You really can?"
"Of course," Yiyang lifted his handsome face. "With my good looks, nothing is a problem."
When they arrived at the research department, they were told no one could enter without a badge.
Yiyang felt humiliated.
Suddenly, he thought, "Xiyang, why don’t you ask my brother?"
The mention of his brother made Xiaoqi’s neck ache. "Do you think your brother would let me in?"