Pretending To Be A Boss
Chapter 874 - 47: The Impossible Alliance_2

But then, looking at Tang Jing's relatively normal expression, Tang Xian's imagination ran wild.

"Is this Stockholm syndrome?"

I used to bully Tang Jing, and he treated me like an older brother.

When the Orderlies bullied Tang Jing, he found a woman who looked just like them.

This is definitely Stockholm syndrome.

Tang Xian was deeply concerned; this was the mischief of life.

Of course, these thoughts lasted no more than 0.5 seconds before he changed his mind.

"No panel, it must be an Orderly."

This thought plunged Tang Xian into contemplation again. He should have reacted much like Tang Jing, but after returning from that odd island, Tang Xian had become much calmer.

At this moment, Qi Yuan also felt Tang Xian's gaze. They were only a dozen meters apart, just a few steps away.

Tang Jing had been exhausted for two days, treading carefully around someone who could destroy the world, wandering everywhere in Baichuan City.

He now personally understood what "I can beat you so I can do whatever I want" meant.

Song Que, Ju Mang, Li Xiaoyu, Akasi, or Qing Jiuyu, Bai Mansheng, Bai Shuang, everyone in Baichuan City, everywhere, Qi Yuan could go wherever he wanted because Baichuan City, as it stood, had no way to stop him.

"I was wondering when we would meet," Qi Yuan said calmly upon seeing Tang Xian appear here.

Tang Jing wanted to say something but was stopped by Tang Xian's look:

"No need to speak. I already know everything."

"What do you know?" Qi Yuan asked.

"I know you had planned for me to collect the Beast God's inheritance."

"Oh, is that so?" Qi Yuan smiled, she indeed preferred boys more.

"This isn't the place to talk. Let's change locations."

Tang Xian led the way straight to Li Xiaoyu's usual office.

On the way, passersby kept looking over at Tang Xian, Tang Jing, and the fortune-telling shop owner.

Tang Jing followed behind the owner, and the owner followed Tang Xian.

And to Tang Xian, who had always been kind to Tang Jing, who had only recently arrived in Baichuan City, everyone assumed he was part of Baichuan City's higher-ups.

So their imaginations ran wild—was this the legendary love triangle? He loves her, she loves him, he loves him.

Of course, that was just the speculation of a minority of passersby, similar to Qiao Shanshan's wild imagination.

More people, especially those living in the bustling downtown areas like Baichuan City's city center, were residents from the abyss, knowing that Tang Xian rarely returned due to a certain mission, thus curious about what had happened.

Li Xiaoyu was, as usual, swamped with work today. When she heard the knock on the door, she looked up and was momentarily startled.

Wasn't Tang Jing not doing fortunes that day? How did he end up with Tang Xian?

However, seeing Tang Xian safe and sound, Li Xiaoyu's joy was undeniable:

"How come you're back? Did you finish ahead of time..." Realizing there were others present, Li Xiaoyu didn't finish her sentence.

Tang Xian shook his head and said:

"Let me introduce officially, this is..."

"Qi Yuan, I know. I was wondering how you ended up together."

"This is an Orderly."

Tang Xian ignored Li Xiaoyu's comment.

Qi Yuan looked at Tang Xian with a hint of surprise, noting the boy's special regard for this young lady.

Li Xiaoyu initially didn't catch on and was ready to invite the group to sit, but within a second, her pupils contracted.

"What...what did you just say?"

"Qi Yuan is an Orderly, the one who granted extraordinary abilities to me and Tang Jing. The master of the Pyramid, a god from the divine realm."

"..." Li Xiaoyu was at a loss for words.

Her reaction wasn't overly dramatic; instead, it was Tang Jing who had the biggest reaction upon seeing Qi Yuan.

But the turmoil in Li Xiaoyu's heart wasn't small.

It took her a long time to come to terms with why Qi Yuan said she lacked such computational abilities and couldn't learn divination, while her man could.

And why Qi Yuan possessed such tremendous computational power.

So the beautiful ending Qi Yuan mentioned, was it actually in the divine realm?

Observing Li Xiaoyu's reaction and Qi Yuan's attire, along with the expressions of people along the way, Tang Xian had indeed figured out what was going on.

"I can't see it, but you still haven't mastered control over your human nature."

"I didn't have desires before; these newfound urges make me want to indulge in them. Although for the most part, I am still a person of clean desires, the rarer the desires, the more conspicuous they feel."

Qi Yuan spoke indifferently.

Just like a white sheet with a black spot, it inevitably draws the eye.

Tang Xian then turned to Li Xiaoyu and said:

"Have you recovered yet?"

"So what's the deal here? The hero and the dragon have a heart-to-heart in the sanctuary?"

"Not bad, you do have a talent for snarky comments."

Li Xiaoyu couldn't comprehend Tang Xian's easy-going attitude.

How can he stay so calm?

Not only Li Xiaoyu but Tang Jing found it strange as well.

Tang Xian laughed and said:

"You don't need to be afraid, they don't have to be afraid, right?"

The first part of the sentence was directed at Li Xiaoyu; the latter part was looking at Qi Yuan.

Qi Yuan said:

"If I wanted to kill one of them, between these two, would you save the man or the woman?"

Tang Jing: ???

Why this question again.

Both Tang Xian and Qi Yuan were actually trying to lighten the mood.

But oddly enough, when these two talked, the atmosphere just wouldn't relax.