Embers Ad Infinitum

"It's only half past seven!" Long Yuehong put down the phone and said through gritted teeth.

He wished he could rush back to the 495th floor right now and beat up Shang Jian Yao, but unfortunately he couldn't.

"It's time to go to the cafeteria for breakfast." Bai Chen had experienced this kind of thing of being forced to get up early many times.

Of course, when she was forced to get up early before, she meant that she was scheduled to get up at dawn, but had to move in the middle of the night.

"No more sleep?" Long Yuehong asked with concern.

There is still an hour and a half until nine o'clock, and I can still get some sleep.

Bai Chen shook his head:

"No, I'm completely awake."

Long Yuehong couldn't help but turn around and glanced at the phone on the table:

"I can finally relate to the complicated feelings that the protagonists in those old world entertainment materials had about the love and hate of the phone."

He pressed his cold right palm to his face, forcing himself to calm down in this way.

After having breakfast and dawdling for a while, Long Yuehong and Bai Chen went out at half past nine, carrying the fabrics, biscuits and fruits they bought in advance, and took the elevator to the 495th floor.

Today is Sunday. There are many employees active in the streets and activity centers. Most of them know Long Yuehong. When they see him holding Bai Chen’s hand, they all smile meaningfully and greet him warmly. Say hello.

Long Yuehong straightened her back, trying not to look awkward and uneasy.

He responded to the neighbors generously and took Bai Chen all the way to No. 11, Area C.

Gu Hong opened the door early and sent Long Aihong and Long Zhigu to wander in the corridor outside, always paying attention to whether the guests were coming.

"Come on, come on!" Long Aihong shouted into the room, then quickly walked towards Long Yuehong and Bai Chen, smiling sweetly, "Hello, sister-in-law!"

On the one hand, she was happy for her brother, and she was a little crazy. On the other hand, she heard from her brother that her future sister-in-law would have a high rank and would have a lot of contribution points. If she could have a good relationship with her, wouldn't there be another one in the future? Snack source?

"Hello." Bai Chen recalled Jiang Baimian's teachings and kept the smile on his face from being too stiff.

At this time, Gu Hong had already walked out of the room and greeted warmly:

"Come in, why are we talking at the door?"

We haven’t had time to chat yet, okay? Hypocritical woman. Long Ai blushed and slandered his mother.

Bai Chen had rehearsed the process of meeting his parents in his mind before, and immediately nodded and said:

"Hello, aunt."

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Gu Hong glanced at Bai Chen's face, feeling quite satisfied, but looking at her height, she felt a little regretful.

The smile on her face remained unchanged:

"Come in, come in."

Long Yuehong quickly took Bai Chen's hand and walked into the room with the gift she bought.

He handed the thing to Gu Hong:

"Mom, Xiaobai gave this to you."

"Oh, you're too polite, you don't need to buy these!" Gu Hong smiled broadly as she handed the gift to Long Dayong.

Bai Chen suddenly had a sense of vision.

This is exactly the same scenario the team leader used as an example.

What happened next was pretty much what Bai Chen expected. Everyone sat down and chatted with smiles about how she and Long Yuehong met, whether they had suffered a lot in the dust, and other topics.

Bai Chen answered clearly, it was not a sensitive matter anyway.

We continued talking like this until it was almost lunch. Gu Hong finally stood up and said with a smile:

"Let's talk while eating. We can't go hungry."

"Okay, Auntie." Bai Chen breathed a sigh of relief.

Jiang Baimian said that when meeting parents for the first time, if the elders are still satisfied, they will not explore issues that can easily cause disagreements, but will only talk about insignificant and petty things.

Therefore, Bai Chen initially thought that his performance just now was barely up to standard, and Long Yuehong's parents, younger brothers and sisters had a good impression of him.

Listen more and talk less, praise more and complain less, laugh more and move less, that's all.

Taking advantage of the opportunity when Gu Hong went to help Long Dayong serve the food and Long Yuehong was embarrassed to be idle, Long Aihong finally found the opportunity and came to Bai Chen's side and asked in a lowered voice:

"Sister-in-law, why do you fall in love with my brother?"

"He's pretty good, why can't you like him?" Bai Chen told the truth.

Long Aihong asked with a smile:

"I'm asking, how did you develop feelings?"

Bai Chen recalled:

"We stay together every day, we often live together, uh, we often face danger together. He also behaves very courageously and values ​​you very much. It's normal to have feelings for you."

"That's it... so romantic!" Long Aihong remembered some fragments of entertainment materials from the old world and sighed with longing.

Bai Chen didn't hit the little girl. She didn't even dare to say the word "life and death" just now, for fear of irritating Long Yuehong's family.

She just smiled and reminded:

"It's unlikely that you'll be assigned to the security department."

"Yeah..." Long Aihong sighed longly.

She turned to look at Bai Chen, her eyes shining brightly and said:

"Sister-in-law, please tell me some adventure experiences. My brother rarely mentions them."

"If there is a chance, I will go back." Bai Chen did not refuse.

Long Aihong suddenly beamed:

“Okay, okay.

"Sister-in-law, you are so kind!"

After being treated like this, Bai Chen suddenly felt like he was beginning to integrate into this family.

Outside Room 14, corresponding to the end of the corridor, a figure in blue clothes secretly watched Long Yuehong's house.

This is Shang Jianyao.

"What are you doing?" Suddenly someone tapped him on the shoulder from behind.

Shang Jianyao turned around and saw Jiang Baimian's familiar face.

"I thought it was the order supervisor." He was visibly relieved.

"What are you doing sneakily?" Jiang Baimian looked up and down at this guy in confusion.

Shang Jianyao quickly explained:

"Isn't this because Xiaobai has stage fright and doesn't perform well for a while?

"If something goes wrong, I will rush over and guide Xiaohong, his parents, and younger siblings to ignore the unpleasant scene and do it all over again."

Jiang Baimian said angrily and funny:

"You really value your friends."

"It's not been easy for Xiaohong and Xiaobai these years." Shang Jianyao suddenly said seriously.

He turned to ask Jiang Baimian:

"Why are you here?"

Today is just a meeting with Bai Chen's parents, not a wedding banquet.

Jiang Baimian laughed:

"You can care about Xiaohong and Xiaobai, but can't I?

"I'll come over to see how it goes and whether there's anything I need to smooth over."

"You're late, it's over." Shang Jianyao pointed out.

Jiang Baimian grinded his teeth:

"The journey of life is always full of surprises."

"So I became lost while walking..." The honest Shang Jianyao was quickly pushed to the "ground" by other Shang Jianyao.

Jiang Baimian exhaled slowly and looked past Shang Jianyao at Long Yuehong's house.

Listening to the faint laughter, she showed a pleased expression.

"Let's go and have a look in your room." Jiang Baimian withdrew his gaze and said to Shang Jianyao.

"What are you going to do?" Shang Jianyao was horrified.

Jiang Baimian gave this guy a blank look:

"Talk about what happened recently."

Shang Jianyao suddenly realized it and looked around warily:

"I'll go back first, you can come over later.

"Remember, Area B No. 196."

It was like meeting a spy... Jiang Baimian did not interrupt Shang Jianyao's play and watched him go to area B on the same floor.

Anyway, what they want to talk about is indeed quite confidential.

After waiting for a few minutes, Jiang Baimian stepped forward and headed to Area B calmly.

Not long after, she entered room 196 where Shang Jianyao lived and looked at the place, which was only six square meters.

Without making any comments, she pulled up the chair behind the desk by the window, sat down, and asked:

"What are your plans for the 'Sacrifice of Life' cult?"

The reason why Jiang Baimian found an opportunity to talk to Shang Jianyao about this matter was because he was worried that he would eventually be upset and make irrational attempts.

Shang Jianyao's eyes lit up and he said:

"I'm going to ask you for help."

"What can I help you with?" Jiang Baimian suddenly became more vigilant.

Shang Jianyao, who was sitting by the bed, said with bright eyes:

"If we have not taken any action, will the person who influenced Xiaobai and Xiaohong's dreams be unable to hold back and make them have the same dream again, in order to convey more and more important information?"

"The possibility is not small." Jiang Baimian commented calmly.

Shang Jianyao laughed:

“We all know that it is impossible to tell who is who through human consciousness.

"If the people whose dreams were affected that day were not Xiaobai and Xiaohong, but you and me, then could we reversely sense the target, capture him, and torture him to find out his purpose and information about the 'Life Ritual' cult? authenticity?"

"Theoretically, it's possible." Jiang Baimian probably understood what Shang Jianyao's plan was.

Shang Jianyao said happily:

"Let's find an opportunity, disguise ourselves as Xiaobai and Xiaohong, live in Xiaobai's house, and wait to be affected in his dreams.

"This can be done during work hours and is not easily discovered."

"But it's impossible to pretend every day. We have no way of knowing when the other party will come to affect the dream." Jiang Baimian poured cold water.

Shang Jianyao thought about it carefully and felt a little downcast.

Jiang Baimian sneered:

“Planning cannot rely on coincidence or luck.

"The success rate of your plan is not as high as directly asking Minister Mei Shouan and Xi Yu if they are members of the 'Life Sacrifice' cult..."

As he spoke, Jiang Baimian suddenly fell silent.

As if being reminded, Shang Jianyao clenched his right fist with his left palm and said:

"Yes, you can ask directly!"

His expression gradually became sinister:

"It would be too risky and abrupt to go to Director Su, but we have enough and reasonable reasons to go to Mei Shouan and Minister Xiyu.

"Go to Mei Shou'an for the physical checkup you promised before, and go to Minister Xi Yu to report Xiaobai and Xiaohong's dreams. When the time comes, hide the 'persuasion' in the conversation to get the most authentic answer."

"What if they don't have any problems? You can't always maintain the effect of 'thought implantation'." Jiang Baimian asked in a deep voice.

Shang Jianyao smiled calmly and said:

"If they really have no problem, but we think too much and are taken advantage of, then I will remove the 'thought implant' myself and accept the corresponding punishment.

"Even if I was beaten to the end and locked up for education, I would not complain."