Genius Club-Chapter 169 - 13: Further into the New East Sea

This...

Lin Xian put down his fork and tactfully took a sip of red wine from his glass.

Is this the prowess of the overseas returnees?

Is the direct approach always this intense?

It made Lin Xian feel a bit overwhelmed.

It must be said, Tang Xin was indeed a very forthright and candid girl. Whatever she thought, she would express openly without beating around the bush or acting coy.

She truly harbored a special fondness for him and didn’t hesitate to make it directly known.

Her situation was similar to Zhou Duanyun’s and like many others... everyone had vivid memories of their adolescence, some of which could even be described as indelible.

Just as Zhou Duanyun said, all his efforts now were just to make up for his feelings of inferiority during high school.

As for Tang Xin, an act of kindness in high school that Lin Xian thought nothing of turned out to be a river she couldn’t cross in her entire adolescence. Even after years had passed, she frequently looked back and couldn’t forget.

This was probably the so-called "destructive power of the white moonlight," wasn’t it?

Lin Xian never imagined... that one day, he would become someone else’s white moonlight.

"We were classmates after all, helping each other out is only natural."

Lin Xian put down his wine glass and smiled at Tang Xin:

"It was like this before, and it’s the same now. You’ve just arrived in Donghai City, and everything is unfamiliar. If you really need help, don’t be a stranger. You can ask either me or Gao Yang for anything, and we will do our best to help you."

"Hehe, with your words, I can rest assured."

Tang Xin smiled cheerily and sat up straight, continuing to enjoy the delicacies on her plate:

"As you said, I don’t really have friends or relatives in Donghai… even after coming back from abroad after such a long time, I’m still getting used to many things here."

"Luckily, my colleagues are very nice and caring. They not only took care of things like housing for me, but they also take great care of me on a daily basis."

"So, what do you usually do?" Lin Xian made idle chat:

"For instance... when you’re not busy with work, or after work hours, what do you do for leisure?"

"One colleague, after hearing that I was quite skilled at violin, introduced me to the Donghai City Symphony Orchestra, which happened to be short of a few violinists."

Tang Xin took a bite of salad and looked at Lin Xian as she spoke:

"I’ve been learning the violin since I was young, and even while studying abroad, I was part of the school symphony orchestra... so the audition at Donghai City Symphony Orchestra went very smoothly, and since they were indeed short-staffed at the time, they immediately had me join their regular rehearsals."

"So in my free time, I practice the violin and then go to the orchestra for rehearsals and such. I really love music, and playing the violin truly makes me happy."

"I see."

Lin Xian nodded:

"You really are talented. Being able to join the Donghai City Symphony Orchestra means your violin skills must truly be excellent."

"Hehe, no false modesty here~" Tang Xin laughed:

"If you’d like to listen... I can find an opportunity to perform for you. I’m quite confident in my violin skills!"

"Sure, if there’s a chance," Lin Xian said politely.

...

The dinner came to a pleasant end.

Since there was still time, Tang Xin suggested taking a stroll by the riverside nearby. Lin Xian happily agreed, and the two of them walked along the bank of the Huangpu River for an hour, talking about the past and sharing amusing stories. Then, Lin Xian took a taxi to send Tang Xin home.

"Bye, Lin Xian~ See you later!"

Tang Xin waved to Lin Xian as she got out of the car.

"Bye."

Not long after he got home, Gao Yang called, nosily inquiring about this and that, and then with satisfaction, he nodded:

"I approve of this match."

"Your approval means squat!" Lin Xian was amused.

"What? Are you not satisfied with Tang Xin?" Gao Yang was quite indignant:

"Tang Xin has the looks, the figure, a great personality, and most importantly, she’s been steadily unwavering in her fondness for you! Tell me, where else can you find such a great girl?"

"That’s true…" Lin Xian scratched his head, pulling back the curtains of the bedroom and gazing at the moon hanging in the sky.

Tang Xin truly was an all-around remarkable girl.

She very much resembled a fusion of Zhao Yingjun and Chu Anqing, possessing Zhao Yingjun’s stunning charm as well as Chu Anqing’s sweet adorableness—truly blessed by nature.

However, as good as it was, Lin Xian had never considered their relationship in that way.

"You could consider it in that way," Gao Yang said over the phone:

"We are not children anymore. The joy of men and women is too normal, especially since Tang Xin has been so proactive towards you… practically laying her cards on the table. If you keep avoiding a clear response, wouldn’t that be a bit too impolite?"

"It would be."

Lin Xian thought so too.

When it comes to love, either you’re in it or you reject it outright, not giving the other party any meaningless illusions. That is the polite thing to do.

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But now, he was also in a difficult position.

Although he felt that Tang Xin was quite nice, he didn’t have those feelings of fondness for her at the moment.

After all, it was true that Tang Xin had kept him in her heart for six or seven years… but for Lin Xian, this was only the second time they had met in his life.

As for the things that happened during high school, he had completely forgotten them, so naturally, they couldn’t count.

So, having met only twice and not understanding each other, there was no talk of any feelings.

Moreover, there was another concern.

According to Huang Que, his Catch Me If You Can game had already begun.

Without a doubt, he was in a certain amount of danger at the moment, with the enemy and their purposes unknown; in addition to that, he had a lot of things to do, leaving Lin Xian with no interest in contemplating romance.

"And there’s also the matter in the dreamscape to take care of."

Thinking of his demise in New Donghai City, Lin Xian felt overwhelmed. These days, he had been so busy that he hadn’t found the time to enter his dreams at noon to find CC.

Since Tem Bank was not too far from their infiltration point, it was necessary to make a trip as soon as possible.

The next day.

After dealing with the backlog of work in the morning, Lin Xian hurriedly ate lunch and went home.

Lying on the bed.

He smoothly entered the land of dreams.

In the dreamscape, he followed the previous routine: first, he found CC in the woods at Lee Cheng’s backyard, convinced her, then brought her back to old Donghai, joined the Lian Gang, persuaded Lee Cheng to provide a human ladder for him, hid in the garbage truck, and successfully infiltrated New Donghai City…

...

"There’s still a lot of blood on the clothes," he noted.

At that moment.

Lin Xian and CC had just assassinated the two guards at the checkpoint and were changing into their uniforms.

Even though Lin Xian had been careful when slitting throats this time, it was inevitable that a lot of blood would splatter onto the uniforms, sticky and wet.

"There’s no helping it, there’s bound to be blood if you slit a throat."

On the other side of the garbage truck, CC had already dressed in the female guard’s uniform and holstered the service pistol at her waist.

"This is indeed too ostentatious; we’re bound to be discovered sooner or later," Lin Xian said, stroking his chin and pondering.

He had noticed during his escape on the hoverbike that the area near Tem Bank was bustling, with a large flow of people and traffic. If the two of them paraded around in bloodstained clothes, being exposed was inevitable.

Moreover, New Donghai City’s security alert system was a bit stricter than he had imagined, with many areas patrolled by mechanical dogs and security personnel… Having finally entered the dream, Lin Xian did not want to be killed halfway through as he had been before.

At the very least, he had to try the password at Tem Bank.

He turned his head.

Looking at the neatly parked row of garbage trucks in the courtyard:

"I got it! Why don’t we just continue hiding in the garbage truck?"

Lin Xian looked at CC:

"This garbage truck was originally set to go to Tem Bank; it only stopped here temporarily for the city inspection. So we just need to find the switch or the corresponding clearance procedure to get the garbage trucks moving again."

"Then we can continue hiding in the garbage truck and hitch a ride directly to Tem Bank without any risk."

CC nodded:

"Indeed, it shouldn’t be hard. I’ll go take a look at their computer."

With that, she headed towards the control room.