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Chapter 297 - Chapter 297 Chapter 296 Severe Punishment (Vote with Tickets)

Chapter 297: Chapter 296: Severe Punishment (Vote with Tickets) Chapter 297: Chapter 296: Severe Punishment (Vote with Tickets) Oof.

The sound of the steam whistle echoed in the sea breeze, as Xilan Island slowly disappeared below the azure horizon, leaving only a clear dividing line between sky and sea.

He returned Qiuqiu and the deer to his own room.

Shao Zifeng came to Chen Yixin’s office.

Standing at the door of the office, Shao Zifeng raised his hand and then put it down.

This feeling of shame must be the so-called social death.

“The door’s not locked, come on in.”

As he hesitated, Chen Yixin’s voice came from inside the room.

Shao Zifeng cracked a smile, looked up, and sure enough, there was a camera in the upper corner.

“Stop looking, come on in already.”

“Oh.” Shao Zifeng slowly pushed the door open and walked in.

Since leaving Liaodong, this was Shao Zifeng’s first visit to Chen Yixin’s office.

Mainly because once she started working, it was as if she was possessed; eating and drinking were all taken care of by her life assistant, Tang Tang, and it was almost impossible to see her otherwise.

Looking around, the place called an office resembled more of a lab.

Aside from a desk and a single bed, the remaining space was filled with various portable instruments.

Chen Yixin was sitting at her desk, chin propped on her hand, intently staring at the computer screen.

Because they had been at sea for quite a while, her chestnut-colored curls were messy.

“Ahem…”

Feeling uncomfortable all over, Shao Zifeng glanced around, and every time he remembered her words just before she left, he felt so embarrassed he almost wished he could scratch a hole in the floor with his foot.

“Here, have a seat.” Chen Yixin gestured with her lips, and from the reflection in her tiny glasses, she seemed to be browsing through some document.

Pulling out a chair, Shao Zifeng’s vision blurred for a moment, and it seemed like something pink had scurried under the desk.

Shao Zifeng didn’t think much of it, but then he felt something off about Chen Yixin…

Guilty?

Surprised, he looked up only to see Chen Yixin still appearing unfazed and focused on her computer, as if nothing had happened.

Although curious, this wasn’t the sort of thing you could just blurt out.

Regardless, after sensing Chen Yixin’s guilty demeanor, Shao Zifeng actually felt less embarrassed.

Seeing Shao Zifeng seated, Chen Yixin cleared her throat,

“Take a look at this first.”

She said, turning the laptop towards Shao Zifeng, a video was playing on the screen.

In the video, a white woman in formal attire stood with a serious expression in front of a blue backdrop with ‘Xilan Island Ministry of Foreign Affairs’ written on it.

“Regarding the attack incident that happened in the center of Christchurch City recently, I would like to make a brief statement to express our stance,”

“As an independent nation, Xilan Island will not allow anyone to interfere with the normal work and lives of our citizens. The cause and consequences of this incident have been thoroughly investigated. A mutant creature from the Da Xia scientific expedition team suddenly went berserk during resupply. Fortunately, it was stopped by our Silver Fern Lady of Xilan Island, and although there was some property damage, the situation was prevented from worsening.”

“We immediately contacted Da Xia to protest this behavior and after our relentless efforts, Da Xia admitted to the mistake of their scientific expedition team and promised to severely punish the owner of the berserk mutant creature.”

“I want to reiterate once again that nobody is allowed to violate the sovereignty of Xilan Island’s…”

As the video ended, Shao Zifeng looked up to speak but saw Chen Yixin watching him with a face full of unfathomable mirth.

“Ahem…”

Shao Zifeng coughed: “What is this?”

“Eh, it’s the statement from Xilan Island, just released not long ago.”

Chen Yixin then shifted the topic: “By the way, who did you learn that from? Understanding applause, you really have some imagination hahaha…”

Looking at Chen Yixin, who was laughing so hard she was bent forward and backward, Shao Zifeng’s face reddened with embarrassment.

“If you don’t stop, I’m leaving.”

“Don’t go, don’t go…” Chen Yixin struggled to hold back her laughter, but started laughing again upon seeing Shao Zifeng’s expression.

“That’s enough, really.”

“Hahaha…”

“It’s just an internet meme, what’s so funny about that… really…”

“Hahaha…”

Shao Zifeng’s face grew darker and darker, wondering if things would ever get better.

A sudden spark of inspiration flashed through his mind, and he tentatively asked, “What was that pink thing just now?”

“Hahaha–*hic*…”

Chen Yixin’s expression froze, and she casually shrank back her feet, clad in pink bunny slippers.

Her expression turned serious in an instant, “What was it you wanted to ask just now?”

“The pink thing…”

“Shut up.”

Seeing Chen Yixin’s embarrassed annoyance, Shao Zifeng suddenly felt a surge of satisfaction in his heart.

He had only meant to test the waters; he hadn’t expected this tactic to actually work.

The pink thing…

A smirk appeared on Shao Zifeng’s face.

Noticing Shao Zifeng’s silence, Chen Yixin brushed her hair behind her ear, “The main reason I called you here is… hey, stop looking at me like that.”

Shao Zifeng smirked.

“That’s enough, don’t go overboard.”

Chen Yixin glared at him fiercely and even bared her small white teeth at him.

Hiss.

She appeared somewhat cute, unexpectedly.

No, he couldn’t let himself be seduced.

Shao Zifeng quickly refocused his mind, continuing to smirk at her.

“You’re unbelievable!” Chen Yixin snapped, but suddenly her eyes twirled, and she switched to a look of grievance, “Because of you, I’ve been cursed at in all sorts of ways, and when I finally encounter something joyful, you still nitpick with me. Why are you so petty?”

Shao Zifeng: …

Suddenly, he felt a bit guilty.

As a man, caring about such trivialities with her did seem a bit, well, that.

“That… Yixing, sorry to trouble you.”

“Hmph.”

Chen Yixin humphed and said with a cold face:

“Enough, let’s talk about something serious. You saw the press conference video just now, right? I asked you here to help you mentally prepare in advance.”

“Prepare, for what?”

“Although I can solve this problem for you, and yes, I’ve been scolded pretty badly, I don’t actually blame you,” she said.

Chen Yixin sneaked a peek at Shao Zifeng, a slick smile flashing across her lips, then quickly vanishing.

“But I can’t shoulder all the responsibility; you still need to bear what you need to bear.”

Hearing Chen Yixin’s words filled Shao Zifeng with a sense of remorse.

He hadn’t known anything for sure, but it seemed Chen Yixin must have faced a lot of pressure over this matter.

In such a situation, his attitude had indeed been rather flippant.

“I understand. Whatever the punishment is, I will bear it.”

“Really?”

“Truly!”

“Oh, then I sentence you to skip lunch.”

“Okay, what?”

Shao Zifeng agreed readily, then suddenly felt something was off.

“Hahahaha, you believed that too.” Chen Yixin laughed, slapping the table.

Shao Zifeng was confused; he couldn’t figure out what was going on.

Chen Yixin wiped away her laughter-induced tears.

She explained to Shao Zifeng.

“What Celan is seeking is nothing more than face-saving measures, we’ll just give them that, it’s not like we lose anything anyway.”

“For this face-saving act, so they can appear strong at the press conference, you blew up their house but they still have to keep smiling.”