Chapter 38: He Yueyin (Part 2/2)
This hand that reached out towards him was slender and spotlessly white, but the contours of the cold and hard joints gave off a completely different charm.
Luo Nan raised his head, setting his eyes on the seemingly familiar face. The face looked to be excessively cold, detached, and hard to deal with. Also, there were those slim fit dress pants. They caused a great disparity with his memories of the weaving rays of a blade’s aura from several dozen seconds ago.
“You are……”
“He Yueyin. Sir’s temporary secretary. I’m very sorry Mr. Luo. I came late.”
That’s right. Her last name was also He!
Luo Nan eventually made a confirmation. Wasn’t this the same white collared female that was at the entrance to the pub? The one who Chen Weican of the Mutual Assistance Group had shouted “Sister He”.
Luo Nan had even acted as a bellboy for her.
But now this Sister He had become his secretary…… The rules and status of the world of ordinary people and the world of ability users...It seemed that the difference was quite large? And it appeared that this was quite favorable for him.
He Yueyin’s eyes were drooping slightly down at this moment, somewhat disagreeing with the cold and proud appearance within his memories. Only now did Luo Nan realize that her gaze was far too sharp. When she covered up this characteristic, intentionally or otherwise, what remained was only a peaceful impression and nothing more.
And of course, she was extremely beautiful.
Having this kind of secretary was really not bad!
Tiny buds of vain thoughts sprouted in Luo Nan’s mind and were immediately uprooted. Luo Nan had not forgotten about Zhang Yingying’s introduction to the situation: This was most likely a special period due to the havoc wreaked by the Human-Faced Arachnid; the value of psychics was reflected in this.
If he were to take this to be in his right, then he would probably become the laughingstock of the Wilderness Explorers Society and be forever engraved in memory.
These thoughts operated in his mind for only a split second, and He Yueyin’s hand remained in front of him all the while.
Luo Nan’s brain operated for another cycle before he was able to react by gripping her hand with his own. When he felt He Yueyin’s hand, he found that it was indeed as cold and hard as illustrated by his sight. Several finger segments and joints had formed calluses. In comparison, Luo Nan’s own hand was like the hand of a young master who had never gone through the baptism of wind and frost; it was excessively silky and soft.
He Yueyin exerted a bit of strength to bring the half collapsed and half leaning Luo Nan up. She withdrew her hand, yet supported him for a bit. It seemed that she was scared Luo Nan would collapse again.
In reality, Luo Nan really wanted to tell her that he was just a bit hungry, a little bit “swollen”, and that there weren’t any major problems with his body. But speaking in this way would be no different than uttering the words of a nutjob. He was on the verge of speaking his mind, but he switched topics and pointed to the unconscious Xue Lei:
“He’s fine, right? He’s my friend. It was him who saved me just now.” Luo Nan was really worried that He Yueyin would take Xue Lei as an enemy to be eliminated.
“He’s just temporarily unconscious. His blood and energy will start flowing soon and he will wake up naturally. This other miss is a bit more troublesome; she probably needs to be hospitalized and observed. And a mental hospital needs to be arranged…… Wait a little bit.” He Yueyin stopped speaking as she pressed lightly against her ear. She’s probably using the HexaEar to communicate with somebody.
Luo Nan did not feel like he was given the cold shoulder. He used precisely this opportunity to continue sizing up and evaluating his secretary.
He Yueyin’s eyebrows were locked in place by habit while she was communicating. What was noteworthy was that Luo Nan had never seen her truly smile or relax. It seemed that she was dissatisfied towards everything, including herself. Perhaps the reason was from her rather prominent life experience, but she always gave off an enormous oppressive feeling.
Luo Nan was not unfamiliar with this kind of feeling. He was normally like this as well. He had exhausted nearly all his energy trying to reproduce the experiments from his grandfather’s notebook. The complicated theory and high level operating procedures made him doubt if his actions and works were perfect. He didn’t know if he met the requirements of these experiments, so the pressure was always there. Naturally, it was very hard for him to be happy.
The only thing was that Luo Nan didn’t have a lot of life experience, so he was unable to form an oppressive air towards others. He could only display himself as introverted and depressing.
For such a powerful woman to be constantly living life under pressure…… This world was more difficult than he imagined.
The feeling of sorrow was born inexplicably. Luo Nan shook his head; he didn’t know why he had suddenly become a bit more depressed. But then a second later, he discovered that the floor beneath his foot seemed to still be vibrating. The elevator had already resumed a peaceful atmosphere. The vibration could only come from an external source.
He asked instinctively: “Is there an earthquake?”
“No, this is just the pointless venting of a failed operation.”
He Yueyin actually responded and then selected the 81st floor as the elevator button. The elevator vibrated slightly, then it restored to normal operation, slowly going up.
Luo Nan mentioned a few words: “Zhang Yingying’s still on the 27th floor……”
“She’s already been called up.”
Luo Nan blinked his eyes. He was already lost in regards to the Society’s plans and logic. Zhang Yingying was quite the unreliable woman, having said only a word or two; she was quite misleading. It didn’t matter how he looked at things; He Yueyin was much more conscientious than her.
“Can you tell me just what the heck is going on now? I remember that I just came here to participate in the evaluation to enter the Society……”
He Yueyin raised her brows while looking at him: “Evaluation?”
Luo Nan sold Zhang Yingying out without the least bit of pressure: “I just submitted my application to join the Society this morning. Then Zhang Yingying told me to participate in an evaluation exam over here; I've already passed it. Then you guys told me about the havoc the Human-Faced Arachnid is causing and that the Society really needs psychics, even arranging a secretary for me……. The aforementioned should be correct right?”
He Yueyin responded with wrinkled brows: “You only knew of the information pertaining to the Human-Faced Arachnid when you came to the pub? What about the specific details about the operation?”
“Details?”
Luo Nan was stunned before realizing that he had sold out Zhang Yingying completely…...
Well, that's good! In that split second, Luo Nan had a completely new affirmation towards Zhang Yingying's degree of reliability on the spectrum.
In the end, He Yueyin shook her head: “There wouldn't be any point even if I do tell you the details. Everything is a chaotic mess.”
…...Was she talking about the Society?
Right when Luo Nan was trying to figure out this unfathomable mystery, He Yueyin used her HexaEar to transmit him information: “Please enter the encrypted channel. Adjust to Warfare Mode.”
Luo Nan acted telepathically according to her words. The translucent interface on his retina reopened. He discovered, at this time, a series of 7~8 blood red warnings in the wartime encrypted communications channel. All of which came from He Yueyin. The time stamps were all around the time of the incident. And on the normal communications channel was additional information from Zhang Yingying.
It was only that Luo Nan’s complete attention was on the Human-Faced Arachnid during that time. He had been completely unaware of the channel.
He Yueyin reminded him at this moment: “Mr. Luo, pay as much attention as possible to the information provided by HexaEar. It's best for all our future communication to be through this device. This is to ensure accuracy and efficiency.”
“Mm. Yes. But it seemed that I had lost connection just then?”
He Yueyin’s eyebrows constricted a bit more: “That's my negligence. Even though Mr. Luo is already capable of achieving third level communications, in the end, you’re not an Awakened. It's hard for you to perform tasks simultaneously once you enter a tense situation…… I hope that Mr. Luo will take a set amount of time to do emergency response training in order to avoid situations involving communications disconnections.”
Luo Nan didn't respond immediately, for the architectural drawings of Limestone Water Village Pub had appeared on his retina in this moment. There was something eye-catching on it, a moving marker.