It's the cyber age now, and you're still playing traditional villains?

Although it's not as tiring as Jiang Chengcheng's, my free time has visibly decreased... I keep talking about playing games with Little Black Rabbit, and I don't know how long this has been dragging on. I haven't even been home much in the past few days.

Whether it is saying that you should do your job according to your position or that the greater your ability, the greater your responsibility, you can't escape it anyway.

Since you can't escape, you have to adapt slowly.

In a daze, he heard a knock on the office door.

"Enter."

Xu Shi said in a muffled voice, thinking that Su Lin had returned, "You're back so soon? Is there anything else?"

After waiting for a while but there was no response, he thought something was wrong. It seemed that Su Lin didn't knock on the door...she didn't need to.

When he opened his eyes, he saw Xia Wuyou in casual clothes.

"……it's me."

When Xia Wuyou heard the word "still", he knew that Xu Shi was thinking of the wrong person, and he felt a little embarrassed for a moment.

"Ahem, a little confused."

Xu Shi blinked and sat up. "Is there something you want to talk to me about, Team Leader Xia?"

"Nothing, just some reports from the field department... Manager Du asked for leave, and I couldn't find Director Su, so I thought of delivering them personally."

Xia Wuyou whispered, "Sorry to disturb your rest."

Xia Wuyou is not the top leader in the field department. In fact, she is still standing still and is just a team leader.

The supervisor is an elder named Du Wei, who is also one of the talents left by his father.

He is a rather neutral person, and was impartial in the previous factional disputes. He is the type who does his job conscientiously... Under his leadership, the Field Affairs Department has been working diligently over the years without any complications.

The only drawback is that the old man is old, and this high-risk department has left him with a lot of injuries and illnesses, so it is normal for him to take leave. He himself has repeatedly expressed his desire to retreat to the second line, but due to the previous situation, it could not be approved.

It is something worth considering.

"……fine."

Xu Shi seemed to be thinking about something, "Put it on the table, thank you for your hard work."

"This is what I should do."

Xia Wuyou shook his head. What kind of thing is this?

Instead, she saw Xu Shi's tiredness, so she just put her things away silently and then asked tentatively.

"I see that Director Xu is a little tired...Do you need me to help you relax?"

(End of this chapter)

Chapter 121 It’s not a big problem for the two of you to be together, right?

"Oh?"

Hearing Xia Wuyou say this, Xu Shi became interested, "How do you relax?"

"Just... I, I know a little bit of massage techniques, will it help relieve fatigue?"

Xia Wuyou lowered his eyes and stammered, "Director Xu, do you want to give it a try?"

"Okay."

Xu Shi agreed readily. Of course he was happy to accept such a thing. He took off his shirt without any hesitation, turned over and lay on the sofa, allowing her to serve him.

Xia Wuyou paused, but immediately rolled up his sleeves and started massaging him seriously.

The truth is she's really good at massage.

After all, there was a frail and sickly aunt to take care of. What Xu Shi didn't know was that during the first few years when the aunt and niece were displaced, Xia Ke'an was almost completely paralyzed in bed. He always needed this way to keep his body active, which allowed Xia Wuyou, the former eldest daughter of a consortium, to gradually master this skill.

But she had never given a massage to anyone else, so Xu Shi was honored to be the second one.

Enjoying the massage from her slender hands, I felt the fatigue in my body gradually fade away, and I felt a lot more relaxed.

But, even better...

"Did you... use some supernatural power to get in?"

Xu Shi always felt that there was something indescribable about her technique, so he asked casually.

"Ah."

Xia Wuyou responded softly.

"Was it intentional or accidental?"

Xu Shi asked with interest.

"It was intentional."

Xia Wuyou nodded and explained, "I slightly weakened the gravity around us, so that I can..."

Xu Shi didn't pay much attention to the specific operating details, but it is undeniable that he enjoyed it very much. He felt like he was floating in the air and almost fell asleep lazily.

He didn't expect that superpowers could have such a wonderful use. This was something he had never considered.

"Is this strength okay?"

It was also the first time that Xia Wuyou gave a massage to someone other than her aunt, so she asked another question cautiously.

"Not bad, at least my evaluation is very satisfactory."

Xu Shi buried his head in the sofa, his voice sounded muffled, "If you have time in the future, can you give me more massages?"

"……OK."

Xia Wuyou stopped massaging after hearing this, and continued massaging after a while, "However, is this kind of thing usually done by Su, Director Su?"

"She would never do such a thing."

Xu Shi chuckled, but it was hard to tell whether there was any complaint in his tone.

But to be honest, Su Lin really wouldn't take the initiative to give him a massage or something. Of course, this might be because he didn't ask her to do so, and he had never thought about it in the past... Maybe she would be able to do it if he told her? He would give it a try.

"Why do you ask that? If she presses it, then you can't press it?"

He suddenly wanted to tease Xia Wuyou, and his words were a little more frivolous, "If it really doesn't work out, you two can go together, it shouldn't be a big problem?"

“You don’t need two people to have a massage…”

Upon hearing this, Xia Wuyou's voice became even smaller, as thin as a mosquito's, and his face felt a little hot. He knew that what he said was not serious, so he naturally felt a little embarrassed.

Or maybe she had always been shy in front of Xu Shi. In the past, it might have been because she resisted being forced by him, but now... she was really shy, or she didn't know how to face it.

At first glance, the relationship between the two seemed to have warmed up a lot. She had even taken the initiative to ask for a hug before, but thinking about it afterwards, it was only after Xu Shi's guidance that she felt comfortable saying it out loud. Otherwise, she would rather keep it in her heart than make such a request.

She is somewhat conflicted about this.

Generally speaking, due to lack of experience, I can't tell whether my feelings towards Xu Shi are simply obedience or a deeper liking for him.

She has never been in love... Are you talking about her childhood with Shen He or something? That was just a child's play, far from this.

Later, when his family fell into poverty, Xia Wuyou no longer had the energy to think about these things. The burden of life alone took up his entire being, so how could he have the time to think about these trivial things?

Even after she joined Snake Ring, it was still the same. She was never very sociable and her interactions with colleagues were limited to work. There was no such thing as chatting or gossiping, and there was no close sister who could answer her questions or resolve her doubts.

The only hope left is Xia Ke'an? But unfortunately, the social skills that the white-haired girl used to have are not applicable to her, and after all, it seems that Xiaogu has never really been in a relationship...

The only advice she could give was to let her niece follow her heart and say whatever she wanted to say, because it wasn't her who was struggling anyway.

Xia Wuyou did as she said, otherwise she wouldn't have tentatively offered to give Xu Shi a massage just now... She always felt that from the beginning to now, she had never taken the initiative to do anything for him, which she thought was not good.

You mean following orders? That's just my job.

Other than that, it's just verbal thanks, which doesn't seem to be enough, right?

On the contrary, Xu Shi gave her a lot of help, including the treatment of Xia Ke'an. Later, he took the initiative to stand in front of her and resolved Shen He's mental attack for her... Comparing the two, this is completely unequal.

It made her feel very uncomfortable and like a mess.

"What are you thinking about?"

Xu Shi looked at her sideways, and vaguely sensed her thoughts. "Just say whatever you want to say. Is there anything you can't say to me?"

He also understood Xia Wuyou's shyness, and it had never changed... Let's not talk about anything else, just talking about massage. Although he didn't have much massage in this life, he had massaged in the last life. Not to mention the dirty ones, even the vegetarian ones didn't seem to be restrained to this extent. Just sitting aside and being cautious was enough? Obviously, he was hiding something in his heart.

All I can say is that sometimes a person’s mental activities can be seen from his actions.

The only daring thing she did was probably rubbing her fingers on her own initiative, but that was actually a special case, and I never saw her do that again after that.

"what……"

Xia Wuyou was already confused, and was suddenly asked this question by him, which made him even more confused.

After hesitating for a long time, she finally managed to utter these words.

"I heard from my aunt that... you want to torture me?"

"..."

The air suddenly became quiet.

"……Ha ha ha ha!"

Xu Shi was stunned for a while before he reacted and couldn't help laughing out loud.

I have to say, this really ruined the atmosphere and it was hard not to laugh.

And it’s so annoying, old auntie, you really don’t avoid your niece, right?

Is this something you can say? I'll spank you next time we meet!

Seeing his reaction, Xia Wuyou also regretted it. What was wrong with him? Why did his brain always crash at critical moments?

It was like this last time when I faced Su Lin in the hospital. Is it happening again this time?

She even wondered if something was wrong with her and wondered whether she should see a doctor.

But Xu Shi didn't give her the chance to consider it.

"I'm not going to torture you, I'm going to torture you severely."

This guy is also very shameless. After hearing what Xia Wuyou said, he just went ahead with the mistake.

"So, what do you think, Team Leader Xia?"

(End of this chapter)

Chapter 122 Did I come at the wrong time?

"I……"

Xia Wuyou is not a fool and can hear the subtext in Xu Shi’s questions.

This is forcing me to express my stance.

Or maybe, by asking this, he actually wanted to think things over carefully and confirm what was really in his mind?

Xu Shi didn't urge her, just stared at her embarrassment quietly.

Xia Wuyou turned his face away, thinking in confusion.

In fact, she knew best whether she was simply obeying him. If it was really just like that, she would never take the initiative to ask for it, whether it was asking him to hug her or anything else...even if he deliberately guided her.

So... you really like it, right?

Xia Wuyou actually didn't know when he had this idea. His thoughts changed little by little, and he didn't know where to start when trying to trace the root cause.

Logically speaking, maybe in the beginning it was simply because he kept his word and really fulfilled his promise to save his aunt?

Seeing Xia Ke'an recovering day by day, it would be a lie to say that I'm not grateful.

But when it comes to things like feelings, she feels that it is a bit inexplicable when they are broken down... But she also knows why, it has something to do with this guy's ability, right?

She was also an "Ascendant", so of course she would not be completely ignorant of this aspect. Especially since his attitude changed so quickly, she knew without even thinking that it must be due to some supernatural power.

Especially on the day of the press conference, Xu Shi was able to easily help her block Shen He's attack, and she knew exactly what happened.

So he used his ability to influence herself... She still felt a little indignant when she thought about it. This was cheating, cheating!