Crack.

The scorching muzzle pressed against Lin Xian's forehead.

He sighed helplessly… This Big Fat Cat really was an incurable pig teammate!

The situation just now was obvious: CC had already been driven into a dead end!

Her last words were nothing more than a bluff, a gamble to see if she could trick a breakthrough out of Big Fat Cat.

Unexpectedly, Big Fat Cat really cooperated!

CC had no idea what was in the safe, what Big Fat Cat's purpose was, or what he needed most…

But Big Fat Cat directly confessed without being pressed:

"An invitation! Could there be an invitation to the Genius Club in the safe?!"

It was a blatant admission of guilt!

Is this the level of stupidity one would expect from the son of a Fields Medal mathematician?

After that, Big Fat Cat’s brain overloaded.

And CC pretended to surrender by putting her hands behind her head, just to take out the gun hidden in her updo and shoot him in the head.

…

"Just shoot."

Lin Xian was getting a little tired of it.

Since his plan to break the situation had failed, there was no point in staying here.

"You're really the person who takes their life least seriously that I've ever seen."

CC, behind the Ultraman mask, said sincerely:

"First you impersonated me and got into his car, and then you caused such a big commotion here… Are you really not afraid of death at all?"

"Stop talking nonsense, hurry up."

Lin Xian closed his eyes, ready to wake up early and go to bed early:

"But I still want to know the answer to that question."

He pursed his lips:

"Anyway, you're going to kill me, so just tell me the answer, okay? Consider it a good deed, so I can die with a clear understanding."

"What exactly do you want to ask?" CC still didn't lower the gun.

"I just want to know if there's any connection between us." Lin Xian opened his eyes:

"I don't know how to describe it. But it's obvious that this isn't the first time you've seen me, right? At least you're not completely unfamiliar with me. There must be some special reason why you haven't shot me dead."

"You can kill me in a moment, and I won't have any complaints. You can kill me however you want. So now, can you honestly tell me—"

Lin Xian stared directly into CC's eyes, the gun pointed at his head:

"Have we ever met before?"

"..."

"..."

CC raised the muzzle, her serious gaze meeting Lin Xian's:

"No."

Bang!!!

…

…

The deafening sound of gunfire.

The smell of gunpowder filled the air.

The intense ringing made Lin Xian's entire head buzz.

A piercing pain came from his ear—

?

Wait.

Ear?

Lin Xian opened his eyes…

He found that he had not returned to his familiar bedroom, but was still in the warehouse full of safes.

The muzzle in front of him was smoking… and had shifted slightly to the right.

The bullet pierced Lin Xian's ear cartilage, embedding itself in the stone wall behind his ear, and blood dripped slowly from the shattered eardrum.

"You're still not killing me?"

Lin Xian really couldn't believe it.

He had just done something so outrageous to her, and she didn't even blink before killing Big Fat Cat, so why was she reluctant to kill him?

This was obviously a problem…

If this scene were in a wuxia drama, it would be 100% certain that this female demon had fallen in love with him!

"Leave. Don't interfere with my work."

CC silently turned her head, put away her gun, and walked towards the safes in the back.

She began to crack the passwords, clack, clack.

Lin Xian stood there without speaking…

Time passed second by second.

Until with a click, a crisp electrical sound, the main circuit was restored.

Wee-ooh! Wee-ooh! Wee-ooh! Wee-ooh!

The alarm blared.

CC punched the unopened safe and sighed.

Lin Xian stepped forward.

"I want to ask a question."

"Why do you have so many questions?!"

CC's emotions were starting to get out of control. She turned her head and shouted through gritted teeth:

"It's all your fault for wasting time here!"

"Just one, just one."

Lin Xian held up his index finger and forced a smile.

To be honest, even though this was a dream, Lin Xian still felt a little guilty.

For some reason, he had the feeling that… others were behaving honorably, while he was acting like a petty person.

"Ahem… let me ask, does this Lin Xian's safe really contain an invitation to the Genius Club?"

Wee-ooh! Wee-ooh! Wee-ooh! Wee-ooh!

Amidst the alarm, CC stood up and walked towards the large hole in the wall.

Without even turning her head.

Boom!!!!!!

Boom!!!!!!

Boom!!!!!!

The scorching white light engulfed the world again, burning everything away.

…

…

Sigh…

In the bedroom, Lin Xian sighed, his eyes still closed.

He felt that today's quilt was particularly heavy, pressing down on him and making it difficult to breathe.

Why did he always feel so complicated whenever he saw this woman, CC?

Lin Xian desperately wished that everyone in his dreams was a bad person, so he could kill them without restraint and without any guilt.

He liked people like Big Fat Cat, who would use any means to achieve their goals.

He also liked his three subordinates, each with their own ulterior motives and wicked intentions.

Killing them was satisfying, and deceiving them felt justified.

But then there was CC.

"What's going on…"

Lin Xian covered his eyes and rubbed them vigorously.

His daytime work and social engagements were already tiring enough, couldn't his dreams be a bit more fun?

Lin Xian was increasingly impressed by his own imagination.

The plot in his dreams was thrilling and stimulating, with interconnected logic… If it were written as a novel and published, it would definitely get a guaranteed contract from a top author.

"Sleep, sleep. I have to go back to being a wage slave tomorrow."

Lin Xian turned over.

He slept dreamlessly through the night.

…

The next day.

Lin Xian met a colleague from the production department at the front desk, who waved and walked over:

"Team Leader Lin, your Rhine Cat plush toy sample is ready. Here's one for you."

The colleague handed over a meticulously crafted plush toy.

It was about the size of a soccer ball, made of a material that felt great to the touch, and all the details and expressions were spot on.

The small tail was a fluffy little ball, incredibly cute.

"Really good." Lin Xian praised.

He smiled and patted the production department colleague's shoulder:

"I'll send this to General Manager Zhao first. You can send a few more to my office later."

The colleague nodded and left.

"Hey! Team Leader Lin! Are you going to General Manager Zhao's office?"

Lin Xian turned his head and the receptionist called out to him:

"This morning, a lady dropped off an invitation, saying it was for our General Manager Zhao Yingjun… Can you take it up to General Manager Zhao for her?"

"Sure, give it to me."

Since he had to go to Zhao Yingjun's office anyway, it was no trouble.

Lin Xian took the invitation.

It was a dark red invitation, like a folded greeting card.

The opening of the invitation was sealed with a blob of red wax, obscuring the contents inside. Upon closer inspection... the wax was also stamped with an exquisite seal, making it look very high-end.

"Is General Manager Zhao having a friend get married?"

Lin Xian said casually, turning the invitation over to look at the back—

A chill spread through his body… He suddenly recalled what Gao Yang had said at the bar:

"What's so strange about things from reality appearing in dreams?"

"It's when things from dreams start appearing in reality that things get really serious!"

Lin Xian frowned tightly.

Looking at the back of the dark red cardstock, he saw five gold-stamped characters written on it—

Genius Club