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Xu Shuo spent the entire morning working efficiently because his frequent outings these days had seriously impacted the development of the studio's new projects, affecting his earnings!

But since he couldn't simply ignore those matters, all Xu Shuo could do was try to improve his own work efficiency a little.

He focused on arranging everything that needed to be handled in the morning, and the rest could be deployed by Li Ziwen.

Fortunately, the employees' execution was not bad.

If possible, Xu Shuo really wanted to take advantage of the lunch break to quickly resolve the subway station issue so that he could still have time to continue working when he returned.

After all, Huangmu District wasn't far away, and there were two hours for lunch break.

Their studio didn't provide meals, so most employees would just order fast food and then rest simply by laying their heads down on their desks.

"Right, your brother asked me to keep an eye on you yesterday..."

Suddenly, Xu Shuo seemed to remember something and looked toward Pei Sheng, who was eating his boxed lunch beside him.

Before he could finish, Pei Sheng slammed his chopsticks down with an angry "whack"!

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Then, as everyone curiously turned their attention, he quickly reined himself in, acting like a thief reaching stealthily into his pocket to pull out an Embroidered Pouch to show Xu Shuo.

"You better not tell anyone about this!" Pei Sheng softly warned.

"What's this?"

Li Ziwen, who was peering over curiously, asked, startling Pei Sheng so much that he hastily stuffed the half-pulled-out pouch back into his pocket and then picked up his chopsticks pretending nothing had happened.

Li Ziwen was relentless, "What's that thing, an embroidered handkerchief?"

Pei Sheng furiously covered his mouth, glaring at him fiercely, "Will you freaking not blab about it, okay? It's not any damn handkerchief! It's an amulet!"

"What's with the secrecy about an amulet; there's nothing shameful to see." Li Ziwen lifted the jade pendant he was wearing around his neck: "I've been wearing my zodiac since I was a kid."

"If my amulet were as normal as yours, would I bother hiding it?!" Pei Sheng said indignantly.

His brother had given him some Ghost Glyphs, which, on top of that, were encased in a pouch characteristic of The North, and insisted he carry it with him!

A full-grown man like him carrying such an object!

It was simply a discredit to his refinement!

He would feel ashamed to hit on women if they saw that!

Li Ziwen, who held different beliefs, didn't think there was anything embarrassing about it, and took the opportunity to scorn Pei Sheng's show-off mentality.

Xu Xi was quietly eating her lunch at a table as well, listening to their discussion and then unconsciously touched her own amulet.

Compared to others, the amulet her brother picked for her was the prettiest!

Xu Shuo glanced at the Embroidered Pouch Pei Sheng had pulled out, looking meaningfully before picking up his phone and saying, "I'll snap a photo for your brother, take it out for a second."

Pei Sheng: "???" So you just have to make me reveal it in front of everyone, huh?!

But spreading the word was absolutely out of the question!

After lunch, Pei Sheng sneakily took it out again so Xu Shuo could take a photo, and during this process, he had to pose as if he was humiliated.

"Delete the photo after you send it!"

"Deleted, deleted."

"And erase the chat history too!"

"Deleted."

Pei Sheng checked his own phone before feeling reassured.

He was afraid such a photo might become a part of his dark history.

After lunch, Xu Shuo didn't stay to rest in the studio, instead, after discussing things with Li Ziwen, he left.

Outside, Xu Xi had just spread out her little blanket ready for a nap when she saw him and paused.

"He has a contract, scheduled to talk to someone at noon." Li Ziwen explained.

"I see." Xu Xi nodded her head.

She watched the figure of the young man disappear at the studio door, then drew back her gaze, her eyes and brows lowered as if in contemplation.

...

...

Gangwan North subway station.

Due to the suspension of three subway lines, and it being the busy lunch hour, Xu Shuo ended up being stuck in traffic for an hour before he arrived, making it clear that his plan to resolve things quickly and return to work was no longer viable.

Luo Kai was substituting cigarettes for lunch, with piles of cigarette butts already gathered at his feet; this guy would really deserve lung cancer.

"You finally made it."

When he saw Xu Shuo's figure, Luo Kai lit another cigarette and spoke with a weathered voice.

Gangwan North station was still under lockdown, and even the whole district was off-limits to unauthorized personnel.

Xu Shuo parked his car in the nearby open parking lot, then put on his mask and walked over, following Luo Kai into the subway entrance.@@novelbin@@

"Has the Abyss' erosion spread?" Xu Shuo asked.

"No signs."

"Then what's the rush."

"..."

Shouldn't showing some urgency at this time be a form of respect for the oddities?

Luo Kai shared the information he had gathered, and the two of them, under the watchful eyes of the security forces who were either overt or covert, stood next to the escalator leading down to the third underground level, gazing into the dark Abyss.

Suddenly, Xu Shuo seemed to sense something and abruptly turned his head to look at a specific spot.

It was a station's leisure chair. Sitting on it, guarded by several armed police officers, was a girl who was also looking at Xu Shuo with surprise.

Shao Dandan appeared somewhat dazed.

Even though the young man had put on a black mask covering half of his face, to those who knew him and weren't face blind, the mask wasn't much of a disguise; his figure, his hairstyle, and his eyes were all distinctly familiar!

This... isn't this Xu Xi's brother?!

Why was he here at this place?

And it seemed he was acquainted with that unkempt man?

Wait, that man, if not mistaken, should be a player, after all, there are no other supernatural elements in this world, hence no other people with special abilities.