Mr. Melancholy Wants To Live A Peaceful Life

CHAPTER 33

Lian Yufan's thought process was simple. There were only two possibilities for Yu Hua's identity. One was Destroyer. If he was a Destroyer, Yu Hua couldn't really have fainted at the amusement park that day, and he would have noticed the pants the handsome uncle Protector was wearing; perhaps You Zhengping's identity had already been exposed. If this were the case, in order to conceal his identity, even if he clearly saw Lian Yufan's attempts, Yu Hua would still act as though nothing were the matter, pretending he was blind and didn't see anything wrong with the pants.

The other possibility was that Yu Hua really was in fact innocent. Based on his investigation of Yu Hua, Lian Yufan had concluded that he was an extremely attentive person. He would already have noticed the receipt, and the fact that Lian Yufan's pants were in fact You Zhengping's. Under those circumstances, how could an ordinary person not get angry? How could he not make a scene? No man could hold out.

As for whether You Zhengping's marriage would fracture from this probing or how You Zhengping should deal with this situation, that was outside the scope of Lian Yufan's jurisdiction.

This was the sort of person Lian Yufan was. During actual combat exercises, in order to accomplish the mission, he could shoot the hostages or his teammates "dead." He was rational to the utmost, and also unfeeling to the utmost. Even though he had been lectured by Director Xiao, he still couldn't stand the sight of You Zhengping's clingy behavior.

Lian Yufan thought that a Protector had to put everything at the back of his mind. Love? Marriage? Family? Sorry, Protectors didn't have a right to those.

Cen Xiao was sitting next to Lian Yufan. He raised his glass to liven up the atmosphere. "We didn't have anything to do with each other before, but for all sorts of events, we've become connected. While the events themselves are a little awkward, it's still a wonderful kind of fate. A toast to our fate!"

As he spoke, Cen Xiao's other hand was under the table. He stuck out his index finger and fiercely poked Lian Yufan's thigh. Cen Xiao's ability was fire. It was the most commonplace and also the strongest and most difficult to deal with power. Heat concentrated at his fingertip, burning Lian Yufan's skin. The smell of burning flesh was covered up by the mixed smells of the food stalls.

"!!!" Lian Yufan used all his willpower to force down the pain of his leg being burned, and he also had to force himself to raise a glass and touch glasses with everyone else. His facial muscles began to twist.

Seeing him gulping down the beer, Cen Xiao relaxed his finger and took a lighter out of his pocket. He held it in his hand and absent-mindedly played with it. Lian Yufan saw the lighter now lit, now extinguished, and understood Cen Xiao's threat. He didn't dare to mention the pants again. He put his head down and drank.

Yu Hua's performance was flawless. While he had openly revealed that he was somewhat jealous, he hadn't lost his temper in front of his new colleague. He had chosen a gentle and even sweet way to resolve this matter, displaying the intelligence and self-restraint of a grown-up person.

There was nothing for Lian Yufan to probe. Everyone drank together until after 11 PM. When the crowd at the night market was gradually thinning out, everyone had had enough to eat and drink and went home.

Yu Hua, who had been planning not to drink, had broken his rule, so there was no one to drive. Cen Xiao, Lian Yufan, and Zhen Li took a taxi home, while You Zhengping and Yu Hua called a substitute driver.

Because of Cen Xiao's special ability, alcohol dispersed as soon as it entered his system. His alcohol tolerance was bottomless. He was the most sober person present. He first saw Zhen Li off home, then went with Lian Yufan to the new apartment he had rented. Lian Yufan's apartment wasn't far from Cen Xiao's house. The two of them got out of the taxi together.