Chapter 125 See Me?

Lin Xian was starting to crack.

The Zhao family in the capital weren't just rich; they held true power and influence.

Even after Wang Ge spent so long on the procedures, he couldn't get them approved. But during the New Year's Eve dinner, Zhao Yingjun's uncle made a simple phone call, and it was all taken care of instantly.

And that was just her uncle.

In the projection corridor of Zhao Yingjun's personal exhibition hall in the Third Dreamscape, Lin Xian had already learned that Zhao Yingjun's mother was just a schoolteacher, highly educated but from a modest background. The truly formidable one was Zhao Yingjun's father.

So, it was easy to imagine.

Zhao Yingjun's uncle had undoubtedly been elevated by his brother-in-law... and if he was so powerful just from being elevated, how much more so was the brother-in-law himself?

Of course, Lin Xian, being "good brothers" with Gao Yan, the Dean of the Dragon Science Academy, and Liu An, the Director of the Security Administration, didn't feel any pressure from Zhao Yingjun's father, nor was he afraid of meeting him.

He was just curious...

Why did Zhao Yingjun's parents want to meet him at this particular time?

Poke, poke.

Beside him, Yu Xi suddenly poked Lin Xian's arm:

"No more meat."

She said, wearing oversized sunglasses.

Lin Xian chuckled and looked at the rack holding the dishes on their table:

"Don't you want some vegetables?"

"Vegetables are fine too," Yu Xi replied.

Lin Xian added some tofu, kelp, and Chinese cabbage for her, things that would last a while. He figured she'd be full after finishing this pot.

After taking care of the little one.

It was time to respond to the older one.

Lin Xian pulled out a paper towel, wiped his hands, and looked at Zhao Yingjun again:

"Your parents... want to see me?"

"Yes."

Zhao Yingjun continued:

"They really want to meet you. Mainly, my father insists on thanking you."

"Thank me?"

Lin Xian was getting more and more confused.

"It was about a year ago, when you were driving the Bentley and you took me flying over the overpass."

Zhao Yingjun looked up and said:

"I think I told you about it, right? When I went home for the New Year that year, I told them about it. They were very worried about me at the time, but since I was unharmed and nothing happened, they stopped worrying after a couple of days."

"My father has always been a very sentimental person. He suggested thanking you properly at the time, for saving me in such a dangerous situation. But you were very busy at the time, and since they wanted to thank you, they couldn't very well ask you to make a special trip to the capital, could they? My parents also thought that would be impolite, even arrogant."

"So, he thought about finding an opportunity to come to Donghai and thank you in person. Unfortunately... he was also very busy all last year, and you were often away on business, so the timing never worked out. Although I knew you were in the capital during the New Year this year, weren't you on temporary assignment for a secret mission? So I didn't bother you."

"My father has always kept this matter in mind, even though I've said several times that there's no need to be so formal with Lin Xian, he has always insisted, saying that someone risked so much to save his daughter, he can't just let it go without a word... He's been looking for a chance to thank you in person."

Saying that.

She glanced over and saw that Yu Xi had finished her drink again.

She reached out to call the waiter and ordered two more bottles to be delivered.

Then she turned back:

"It just so happens that my mother retired at 55 this year, so my father took a month's leave to bring her to Donghai for a month, to relax and for the family to get together."

"My father couldn't wait to meet you. They're flying to Donghai tomorrow morning, and our family will have dinner out tomorrow night... Do you want to come, if you're free?"

"That's why I went to your office today, my parents asked me to invite you, thinking we could all have a meal together."

"Oh~ I see."

Lin Xian understood.

Zhao Yingjun had indeed mentioned this to him, on the day he submitted his resignation.

Zhao Yingjun had said a lot of things that day.

Including how her usually stern and unsentimental father's attitude towards her had changed after seeing the video of the overpass jump, Donghai 007.

Lin Xian especially remembered.

Zhao Yingjun's father, who had always disapproved of her and didn't think much of her business, had even managed to choke out a sentence when Zhao Yingjun left the capital to return to Donghai:

"The cat design is not bad, your aunt's daughter likes it very much."

Zhao Yingjun said it was the first time her father had acknowledged her, even if it was just a trivial acknowledgment, and she wasn't the one who designed the cat... but she was still very happy and told him with a smile:

"I have to say, Lin Xian... you really saved my life and changed my life. I'm lucky to have met you."

Because he felt so guilty that day he submitted his resignation, Lin Xian remembered those scenes and words very clearly to this day.

…

"It's really nothing."

Lin Xian smiled politely:

"It wasn't a big deal to begin with. Besides, it doesn't really count as saving you, does it? I was in the car too, and I was the one who had a gun pointed at the back of my head... I had to find a way to save myself."

"On the contrary, I chose such a radical way to get rid of the gangsters by jumping over the overpass, forcibly dragging you into danger... If it had worked out, like now, your father would be very grateful to me; but if it had failed... I wouldn't have had the face to face him."

"It wouldn't have mattered if it had failed."

Zhao Yingjun shook her head gently:

"You probably don't even remember, do you? When the gangster first appeared and pointed the gun at you, you first pulled over to the side of the road and told the gangster to let me down, and you would take him to find Miaoke yourself."

"Although the gunman didn't agree at the time and still demanded that I be used as a hostage to threaten you to keep driving..."

"[But in fact, from that moment on... I felt that whether or not the overpass could be flown over was no longer important; whether it succeeded or failed, you were willing to risk your own life to save me, so how could I be reluctant to bet my life with you?]"

She chuckled and rubbed the broken hair on her temples:

"So... it's not just my father, but also my mother and me, who are very grateful to you for this. If you have nothing to do tomorrow night, you can really have dinner with my parents. They've changed a lot now, and their views on many things are different from before... They've become much easier to get along with."

Lin Xian thought for a moment.

Justin's schedule was that he would go to Zheng Xiangyue's ward at the Donghai University Affiliated Hospital at 10 a.m. tomorrow.

He had already planned to meet him and have a good talk. The primary goal was to rescue Angelika, and the rest could be discussed later.

If all went well, he would definitely be free that night to meet Zhao Yingjun's parents and reluctantly accept her father's gratitude.

If the negotiations with Justin didn't go well... then it was really hard to say what the situation would be like tomorrow night.

So, he shouldn't agree so readily.

What if he agreed now, but something unexpected happened tomorrow night and he couldn't go? That would be too embarrassing, and it would make both him and Zhao Yingjun seem unreliable in front of her parents.

"I'm really not sure if I'll have time tomorrow night."

Lin Xian said truthfully:

"So, I can't guarantee that I can attend your family gathering."

"That's okay."

Zhao Yingjun didn't mind:

"Anyway, my parents are staying in Donghai for a month. When you have time later, we can always make another appointment to have dinner together."

"That's definitely no problem."

Lin Xian agreed directly:

"I'll definitely let you know when I'm sure I have time."

That was right.

It wasn't as if Zhao Yingjun's parents were only coming to Donghai for one day, there would be plenty of opportunities to meet in the future.

Although they were coming with the excuse of thanking him, he couldn't really be so shameless as to be a guest of honor. He should meet Zhao Yingjun's parents more formally later, and bring them some authentic West Lake Longjing tea from his hometown as a gift.

Although they probably wouldn't be short of such tea, it never hurt to be polite.

"Let's start eating too, we can't just watch her eat."

Lin Xian pointed to the steaming hot pot, signaling Zhao Yingjun to pick up her chopsticks:

"Listening to you talk about your parents, it seems that you've been getting along well recently, and your relationship has improved."

"Yes."

Zhao Yingjun picked up some dishes and looked at Lin Xian:

"There are advantages and disadvantages. Before, because our relationship was not good, we didn't talk much. Although it didn't feel good, it was considered peaceful and quiet, with no one nagging. Now that our relationship is better, they often call and come to Donghai to see me... but nagging and lecturing have also followed."

Lin Xian chuckled.

It seemed that all parents were the same:

"Do your parents usually nag you too? I thought you only talked about very high-level topics."

"Hehe, how is that possible."

Zhao Yingjun took the two drinks handed over by the waiter, got up, put them all next to Yu Xi's plate, then sat back and continued:

"All parents and children talk about the same things, over and over again. At my age, with their traditional thinking, the topic will inevitably shift to urging marriage and children in the end..."

"My parents got married quite early, but they had children very late. My parents were already in their thirties when they had me, which was definitely considered very late in their era. So, you see, now that my mother has retired, she has even less to do. She's urging me even more than my father, wishing I could immediately give birth to a child for her to hold."

"Alas... so sometimes I still miss the time when I didn't have a good relationship with my parents. At least then, there wasn't so much annoying urging in my ears. Speaking of which, Lin Xian, you should be the same, right? Do your parents urge you about these things too?"

"Of course they urge me."

Remembering his mother's conversation with Gao Yang during the New Year last year, Lin Xian couldn't help but smile:

"They all urge me. My parents also urge me, even from when I just graduated from university, wishing I could get married immediately and give them a grandson. But my parents are still relatively young, not even 50 yet, and they usually have things to do, so they just say it verbally and don't urge me too much."

Zhao Yingjun turned her head and looked at Yu Xi, who was still eating with her head down:

"So sometimes I think it would be nice if I really had a child out of nowhere, like Yu Xi. It would save me the trouble of giving birth and raising it. It would be easier if it just grew up like this."

"Forget it."

Lin Xian shook his head:

"That kind of feeling is too terrifying. I think it's better to raise children little by little from a young age."

"Besides, Wang Ge also said that children are only cute and likable when they are young. After they grow up, they all have stubborn tempers. When they come home from school, they lock themselves in their rooms, and it's difficult to say a word to them... When they reach this rebellious stage, they start to miss the good old days infinitely."

"Is that so." Zhao Yingjun's eyes were still on Yu Xi:

"But I think Yu Xi is very good, she looks very well-behaved, very quiet, and very likable. I've heard a little about the stubborn teenagers you mentioned... I have one in my family, arrogant and full of internet slang, it looks really terrible."

Hearing this evaluation.

Lin Xian could only smile without saying a word.

Well-behaved?

Quiet?

Please...

Yu Xi was a Terminator girl from the future.

She could drive a Harley motorcycle at 100 mph and hit people, then blow up the fuel tank of a Mercedes-Benz and light a raging fire with a Zippo lighter, never looking back;

She could also hold a Smith & Wesson revolver with huge recoil in one hand and shoot people, and fight another Terminator girl with a sharp knife under the moonlight for three hundred rounds;

You could use any strong adjective to describe her, but you couldn't use well-behaved and quiet.

Soon after.

The three finished eating.

They were preparing to return to the hospital to get the paternity test results.

Lin Xian found that, after getting along during this meal, Zhao Yingjun really took care of Yu Xi and was very considerate in many details.

It seemed that she really liked children.

At this time, most departments in the hospital were already off work, leaving only the emergency room and the service desk, as well as comrades in the testing department working overtime.

Lin Xian, Zhao Yingjun, and Yu Xi went directly to the service desk and picked up two reports.

They were the paternity test reports of Lin Xian and Yu Xi, and Zhao Yingjun and Yu Xi, respectively.

The report was very simple, actually just a piece of paper.

However, for confidentiality, it was sealed with thick paper, and now it was held in their books respectively.

Zhao Yingjun looked at Lin Xian:

"Are you nervous?"

"A little bit."

Lin Xian held the unopened paternity test report in his hand, feeling that this "lottery" moment was inevitably a little nervous.

"Then let's look at mine first."

Zhao Yingjun said extremely easily.

She quickly tore off the disposable seal, didn't even look at it herself, and directly opened the inside page and held it in front of Lin Xian, with a very confident expression:

"Look, isn't it completely unrelated?"

Lin Xian looked at the report Zhao Yingjun handed over.

He saw a line of bold black characters on it—

[Does not conform to the laws of heredity, paternity is excluded.]

He chuckled inexplicably, looking at Zhao Yingjun:

"You're quite confident."

"Of course."

Zhao Yingjun smiled slightly:

"Because I have a clear conscience."

Lin Xian lowered his head, looked at his report, and also directly tore off the disposable seal.

Since Zhao Yingjun had nothing to do with Yu Xi.

Then he probably had nothing to do with Yu Xi either, so what was there to be nervous about?

"If you put it that way..."

Lin Xian didn't even look at his report, and held it directly in front of Zhao Yingjun:

"Then I definitely have a clear conscience too."

Zhao Yingjun looked at Lin Xian's report, which also had a line of bold characters on it—

[Does not conform to the laws of heredity, paternity is excluded.]

"Tch."

She snorted disdainfully:

"Then what exactly were you busy with all day today?"

Lin Xian turned the report over and looked at it.

Thankfully.

He didn't suddenly become a father!

It seemed that he had really been overthinking it before...

"I was just trying it out, mainly to see what the legendary DNA paternity test was all about."

"Your desire for knowledge is really strong." Zhao Yingjun complained: "I hope you never need to use this knowledge."

"Take your good words."

…

After letting the driver Xiao Li send Zhao Yingjun home, Lin Xian and Yu Xi came to a five-star hotel and booked a suite.

The suite was very large, with several independent rooms, all with independent bathrooms, which was very suitable for Lin Xian and Yu Xi's situation.

After confirming that Yu Xi had no blood relationship with him or Zhao Yingjun Huang Que, Lin Xian also put down this hanging heart and began to concentrate on thinking about tomorrow's plan.

Yu Xi hadn't started washing up yet.

She was still wearing the clothes from the day, with a short ponytail, and walked to Lin Xian's side:

"Tomorrow, have you figured out how to kill Justin?"

"Not yet."

Lin Xian shook his head:

"What I'm mainly thinking about now is... how should I rescue Angelika."

Yu Xi blinked her bright eyes.

She had already taken off her black cosmetic contact lenses and sunglasses, and the crystal-blue pupils were reflected in the floor-to-ceiling windows, looking at Lin Xian like a ghost attacking from both sides:

"You have to weigh it carefully, Lin Xian. Once you miss this opportunity to kill Justin in Dragon Country, there may never be such favorable conditions again."

"You may think my suggestion is a bit cold-blooded, but my first priority in carrying out the mission is to protect your life safety. I can't consider Angelika so much. I hope you can understand that you are someone worth protecting by the future humans at the cost of space-time fate... but Angelika is not, she is just an ordinary person who is insignificant to history and the future."

"To think about it another way, whether Angelika lives or dies has actually already been determined. No matter what you talk to Justin about tomorrow, it will not change Angelika's fate. But you are different... If you are eventually killed by the space-time assassin sent by Justin, then mankind, the future, and everything will be finished."

"Now is the best time to solve the crisis. As long as you can find a way to lure Justin out alone, we can set up a trap, create a trap, find a way to kill him, and then make it impossible for the closed loop of the space-time assassin to form and eliminate it."

"If you don't use this method, I really can't think of a second way to solve the space-time assassin. Lin Xian, you really can't hesitate any longer. Justin is the one who sent the space-time assassin to kill you. Even if you sincerely negotiate with him, wouldn't he lie to you?"

"Believe me... killing Justin in Dragon Country is really a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for us. Now the position of the space-time assassin has been hovering over the ocean outside Donghai City. She is probably in trouble and can't sneak in for the time being."

"Now it's a race against time. If you can kill Justin before the space-time assassin enters Donghai City and meets with Justin, then your greatest danger will be lifted, and my mission will be completed. It's hard for me to imagine how bad things will get if you don't seize this opportunity, let Justin escape, and let the space-time assassin continue to hunt you down..."

"If I can protect you all the time, that's fine, but no one can guarantee what will happen in the future. What if I suddenly disappear one day, or I am defeated by the enemy... Without someone who is equal to the space-time assassin to protect you, and no one to tell you the location of the space-time assassin at all times, Lin Xian, how should you respond?"

Listening to Yu Xi's words.

Lin Xian turned his head.

He withdrew his gaze from the panoramic night view of Donghai City and looked at Yu Xi in the room:

"Don't worry, I have my own sense of propriety."

Yu Xi nodded:

"I hope you can get rid of Justin and the space-time assassin as soon as possible. Of course, I also want your friend Angelika to be safe... but we must focus on the overall situation and not let Angelika's affairs affect our plan to kill Justin."

"Don't be soft-hearted, Lin Xian. If I could kill Justin for you, I would have gone long ago, but this is a task that only you can complete; just like killing Kevin Walker, kill Justin cleanly and neatly. Being kind to the enemy is being cruel to yourself."

After saying that.

Yu Xi entered her room to wash up and sleep.

Lin Xian looked at Yu Xi's closed door, thinking with his chin in his hand.

It wasn't that he couldn't understand Yu Xi's kind persuasion.

It was just...

During this period of time.

He had always felt that there was something, something very important, that he hadn't figured out.

It seemed that he had ignored something crucial.

So much so that the current predicament was confusing.

What was it?

He thought of the last lesson Huang Que taught him in Copenhagen with his life;

The two questions and one instruction he left before his death;

The address of Kevin Walker he received from Justin, and the digital life Turing who wanted to kill Kevin Walker wholeheartedly;

The space-time assassin who killed Huang Que in front of him, didn't even look at him, but chased after him relentlessly in Donghai and the United States;

[I always feel that something is wrong.]

[I always feel that this is a huge puzzle, but the most important piece is missing.]

What was it?

Lin Xian turned around and stood by the floor-to-ceiling window.

Looking at the bright moonlight in the sky, and looking at the brightly lit international metropolis below...

"What is it?"

Lin Xian asked himself:

"Where is the missing piece of the puzzle...?"

…

Donghai, Lingang New Area, Tesla Super Factory.

"Justin, this is not what we agreed on."

Inside an internal building.

Angelika was once again under house arrest, and the two familiar female bodyguards and Justin appeared in the living room together, announcing the end of her free journey.

"Justin, you clearly said you would take me to see Lin Xian, that's why I came to Dragon Country with you."

Angelika glared at Justin:

"Are you going back on your word so soon?"

"Don't be so excited, Angelika."

Justin smiled slightly and put the small refrigerator he was holding in his arms in the corner of the living room.

He patted the dust off his hands:

"I said a long time ago that I am a man of my word. I will naturally take you to see Lin Xian and explain everything clearly. But... not tomorrow morning, but tomorrow night."

Angelika narrowed her eyes:

"What do you mean? Tomorrow morning at the Donghai University Affiliated Hospital, when you send the plane ticket to the little girl named Zheng Xiangyue... you are going to see Lin Xian alone?"

"Why don't you take me with you? Are you going to use me as a bargaining chip, as bait, to deceive Lin Xian?"

Justin shook his head:

"No..."

He said softly:

"Perhaps there are indeed some misunderstandings between me and Lin Xian... But honestly, I have no hostility towards Lin Xian. It's just..."

He lowered his head again and looked at the white square small refrigerator in the corner of the living room:

"It's just that I'm still missing the last piece of the puzzle to figure out everything."

"And this piece of the puzzle, until tomorrow..."

"Will be automatically delivered to my hands!"