85: Join them

Su Mianmian didn't refuse; she nodded.

After she left, Shi Xu also returned to his room.

The rain was pouring down, and Su Mianmian yawned. Even after sleeping, she still looked sleepy.

"Why is this rain still falling? It's so noisy."

"I can't get used to it at all."

Su Mianmian clenched her fists and punched the bed hard.

She hated the sound of the rain. At first, it was fine, even hypnotic.

But after a month of listening to it, she was getting increasingly annoyed.

Perhaps because she hadn't seen the sun for a month, her mood was as gloomy as the weather outside.

Humans really can't go without the sun for too long; it affects one's mood too much.

Su Mianmian shook her head, then went to wash up and eat.

She went out but didn't see anyone after looking around.

Su Mianmian was puzzled. Could they still be sleeping in their rooms?

That shouldn't be right, should it?

Su Mianmian walked to Shi Xu's door and knocked.

She waited for about a minute before hearing faint footsteps from inside.

The footsteps grew closer, and then the door opened from within.

Su Mianmian looked at Shi Xu, who was still wearing pajamas, and was stunned.

She hadn't expected that Shi Xu, who always woke up early, would actually have a day of lying in bed today.

"Shi Xu, did you just wake up?"

Su Mianmian looked at Shi Xu with curiosity, asking in confusion.

Shi Xu raised a hand to rub his eyes, looking very sleepy.

He nodded, showing no embarrassment at all.

Su Mianmian's knocking had disturbed him; otherwise, he wouldn't have gotten up.

"It's already past noon, twelve o'clock."

"You're only just getting up."

"Shi Xu, you surprise me."

Su Mianmian reached out and patted Shi Xu's shoulder, smiling.

She had discovered Shi Xu's little secret; it turned out he wasn't always a person of strict routine.

He even had times when he liked to lie in bed, which was surprising.

Shi Xu nodded and said, "I didn't go to sleep until after ten, so I've only slept for about two hours."

Su Mianmian: "..."

She looked at him in surprise, not expecting that he didn't go to bed until after ten.

Hadn't he come back much earlier?

Why wasn't he sleeping?

Perhaps sensing Su Mianmian's confusion, Shi Xu explained, "I needed to plan the route a bit; Ren Tingfeng is coming with us."

Su Mianmian seemed to understand Shi Xu's hidden meaning; she said in surprise, "Is he planning to join us?"

Her voice couldn't help but get louder due to her shock.

Shi Xu reached out and ruffled her hair, his gaze confirming it.

Su Mianmian didn't know how to express her excitement. She had never expected Ren Tingfeng to agree to join them, and he seemed to have brought it up himself.

With Ren Tingfeng joining them, their future actions would definitely be much more convenient.

Su Mianmian was full of excitement. Seeing this, Shi Xu couldn't help but laugh.

"Mianmian, don't get too happy too soon."

"We still haven't resolved the Yao family's issue."

"They definitely want Ren Tingfeng to join them too. Now that he's joined us, we've added fuel to the fire with them."

"I heard from Ren Tingfeng that many people in the military have been bought off by the Yao family, so the situation isn't very optimistic."

Shi Xu's expression was cold. He hadn't expected the Yao family to be so powerful.

Bribery like this certainly couldn't be accomplished overnight, which showed how long they had been planning this.

These people were truly not to be underestimated.

Shi Xu clenched his fists, his heart filled with hatred for the Yao family.

New grudges and old hatreds, he would settle them all at once.

Su Mianmian understood Shi Xu's hatred for the Yao family. Seeing his displeased expression, she reached out and took his hand.

His hand was a little cool. Su Mianmian didn't mind; she squeezed his hand tightly and said seriously, "Don't worry, the Yao family will definitely fall."

The Yao family had to fall. How could they let them off if they dared to obstruct their path?

Su Mianmian's lips curved slightly, forming a cold smile.

Shi Xu nodded. He wasn't worried about what would happen to the Yao family. He believed that with their abilities, the Yao family would eventually fall.

"Oh, right. After Su Ran absorbed the essence of the ability users in our building, she ran to the building next door."

"She took Yao Sheng with her. I wonder if, as you said, she's going to seduce Yao Yin."

Shi Xu was in deep thought, as if a little curious about the current situation next door.

Last night, after searching around, they discovered that Su Ran had taken Yao Sheng to the next building.

Su Mianmian hoped things would turn out as she expected. Neither Yao Yin nor Su Ran were good people; if they got together, she could imagine what kind of scene it would be without even thinking.

She couldn't help but smile.

"It's such a pity we didn't install surveillance there."

"If we had, we could know what's happening over there."

Su Mianmian shook her head regretfully, expressing her helplessness.

Shi Xu nodded. This was indeed an oversight on their part.

At first, they had only focused on their own building and hadn't considered the one next door.

Unfortunately, it was too late to say anything now; they could only observe the situation for the time being.

Su Mianmian knew Shi Xu had only slept for two hours, so she urged him to go back and get more sleep.

Shi Xu was actually already awake, but seeing Su Mianmian's worried expression, he obediently went back to sleep.

Su Mianmian finished lunch alone, then returned to her room.

She wondered if there was anything in the space that could be used for scouting; she needed to go in and look for it.

To this day, her development of the space was still very low.

Su Mianmian felt that if she had time, she should make an effort to go into the space and learn more about it.

Otherwise, if she needed something in the future and couldn't find it, that would be troublesome.

Just like yesterday's incident, Su Mianmian shook her head, feeling that she absolutely had to seize the opportunity to develop the space.

Su Mianmian arrived in the space and began searching.

book book watched Su Mianmian searching everywhere, passing by him several times. He felt like she was making him dizzy.

He stretched out a branch to stop Su Mianmian, who was passing by him again, "Master, what are you looking for?"

Su Mianmian saw the branch blocking her way and turned to find book book standing to her right.

"book book, why are you here?"

"I didn't even see you."

Su Mianmian reached up and rubbed the back of her head, looking confused.

book book: "..."

He clearly hadn't expected Su Mianmian to not notice him at all. He didn't know what to say.

He had initially thought Su Mianmian was deceiving him, but then seeing her genuinely sincere expression, he knew she really hadn't noticed him standing there just now.

He felt the grievance of being ignored.

"Master, I've been standing here the whole time. You passed by me several times, and you didn't even notice me once?"

"I'm truly too pitiful!"

book book said aggrievedly.

All his branches drooped low, as if he was extremely wronged.

Seeing him like this, Su Mianmian was filled with guilt.

"I was too rushed just now, so I didn't observe my surroundings. I'm sorry, book book."

"Can you forgive me?"

"I promise I won't do this again next time!"

Su Mianmian looked at book book anxiously, apologizing.

Seeing Su Mianmian's sincerity, book book naturally forgave her immediately.

Having received book book's forgiveness, Su Mianmian couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.

Seeing that book book was happy, an idea suddenly came to her.

Since book book was so idle, why not let him help her find things?

Her own strength was too small; having book book help her would be much better.

Thinking of this, Su Mianmian's expression towards book book took on a hint of a smile.

book book always felt that Su Mianmian's expression when looking at him was a little off.

He even felt a slight chill down his back.

He glanced at the weather, noting that the climate was still the same, with no changes.