Chapter 254: Emotional Adjustment Turns into a Thrilling Suspense

Chapter 254: Emotional Whiplash: A Thrilling Suspense

Jian Suiyu, "Shen Que's parents died when he was very young. The honor of their heroic sacrifice in battle was stolen by Vlad Dracula.

Even Shen Que's rare blood type and Dragon Bone were coveted, nearly taken from him."

Wu Yue, "Deputy Captain, why are you suddenly telling me this?"

Jian Suiyu smiled, "You probably already know this. Let me tell you something you don’t.

Shen Que was always exceptionally beautiful. When he was still a child, nobles would deliberately dress him up as a girl to humiliate him.

If not for the protection of his Dragon Bone's power, Shen Que might have long become a noble’s plaything, a living container for his panda blood.

But even with such formidable strength, growing up in such a cold, loveless, and unprotected environment, Shen Que never really learned how to protect himself.

No one ever taught him to defend himself appropriately, to leave himself a way out, to avoid being cornered.

He could only rely on instinctive, near-masochistic ways to clumsily express his emotions and thoughts."

Jian Suiyu looked at Wu Yue,

"Wu Yue, even if you’re returning to the Jiang family, do you really have to sever all ties with Blaze?

Is Blaze really so weak that we don’t even qualify to be your backup?

Or do you think everyone in Blaze is spineless cowards, so afraid of danger that we’d rush to distance ourselves from you before anything even happens?"

Jian Suiyu admitted frankly, "To be honest, I’m a little angry.

I thought we were teammates who could entrust our lives to each other, yet you didn’t hesitate to push us all away at the first opportunity.

Since you joined, Blaze has developed rapidly. You brought us purified food, decisive victories in scenario dungeons and World Boss raids, a complete weapons overhaul for the whole squad, personnel reinforcements, the establishment of planting zones, wiping out DX001, vast resources, and control over calamity zones.

Almost every high-ranking member of Blaze owes you their life to some degree, and you even pulled Shen Que out of the abyss.

The ripple effects you triggered allowed Blaze to achieve in less than half a year what would normally take three to five years. Yet, when you faced difficulties, your first instinct was to push us away.

You say you’re a real piece of work, and I know you don’t want the entire team to risk their lives for you.

But in my eyes, if we simply go along with this meekly under the guise of respecting your decision and let you face unknown dangers alone,

then we are the truly despicable ones."

Wu Yue slowly raised her head, her eyes red and brimming with tears.

Jian Suiyu asked her, "Did you really join Blaze just because it’s the top team with great prospects?

No, right? I knew you’d never be that shallow."

Wu Yue nodded. "Yes."

It was the *truth*.

Jian Suiyu choked on his words.

He had just been trying to give her the whole 'team spirit' speech!

Oh, come ON!! Now of all times your morals take a vacation?!

It killed all his prepared arguments before they could even be spoken!!

Whatever, let's cut to the chase.

Jian Suiyu rubbed his forehead, "So, can you seriously consider what I said?

Wu Yue, to be honest, I’ve always been the ends-justify-the-means type. I might not have Shen Que’s level of patience."

Jian Suiyu smiled, "If I really can’t persuade you, I have other ways to force my involvement.

But by then, Shen Que might get the short end of the stick.

Whatever—he's used to it, and he can handle more.

That would completely go against your original intention of pushing us away, wouldn’t it?"

Wu Yue looked at Jian Suiyu, who smirked challengingly at her, "So, what do you think?"

Wu Yue smiled, "Jian Suiyu, you’re really something. You’d better sleep with one eye open tonight."

Jian Suiyu scoffed coldly, "Still got fight in you? Seems you’re not as tragic as you pretend."

Wu Yue nodded, "Yeah, I’m about to embrace my boundless fortune. I couldn't be more thrilled."

Jian Suiyu gritted his teeth, "Wu Yue, cut the crap. Haven’t you seen how Shen Que’s been losing his shit at base recently?"

Wu Yue blinked, "I haven’t seen it."

Truth, she added.

She really hadn’t—she’d only heard some rumors.

Jian Suiyu smiled, "Keep pretending, go ahead."

Wu Yue tilted her face up into the wind, "Deputy, I really am leaving."

Truth, she added.

Jian Suiyu nodded, "Yeah, I heard the cafeteria bell! Going to chow counts as leaving too!"

With Wu Yue’s mind games, Shen Que wouldn’t even know how he got played like a fiddle!!

Wu Yue stood up, "Well? Let's move. Let’s go eat. Aunt Chen said she’d make my favorite braised pork chops today."

Jian Suiyu started getting suspicious, "Jie Chen mentioned you’ve been eating one less bowl of rice every day recently."

Wu Yue nodded, "That’s right. Aunt Chen hooks me up with the best cuts every day.

Since I’ve got my own special treatment, I have to go easy when eating with everyone else."

What’s so strange about that? With her heavy workload, she needs to eat enough to have the energy to train.

Jian Suiyu’s eyes went wide—wait, what?! Having special treatment and only eating one less bowl than usual?!

Is this what she calls ‘some restraint’?? This is total gluttony, chowing down without a care!

Jian Suiyu suddenly stopped in his tracks and barked, "Wu Yue!"

Wu Yue turned her head, "What? What's with the yelling?"

Jian Suiyu looked Wu Yue up and down with suspicion, those words in bold swirling incessantly in his mind.

The finest food often requires the simplest preparation...

No, damn it! He was genuinely starving!

The most skilled hunters often appear in the guise of prey!!

Wu Yue glanced at Jian Suiyu, "Not eating? Then I’ll go by myself."

Jian Suiyu instinctively swallowed, carefully weighing his words,

"Teacher Wu Yue, for this social mixer, we’re entrusting our Xiao Que to you.

He has a bit of PTSD from these events, so please take good care of him."

Wu Yue smiled breezily, "No worries, I'm with Blaze. Looking after the captain comes with the job."

Ring any bells? It should!

The last person who spoke like this had already completely folded, panicking and agreeing to whatever was said!

Jian Suiyu bowed respectfully, "Yes, ma'am. Thank you for your hard work, Wu Yue.

I won’t disturb you any further. I’ll get going now."

Wu Yue nodded with a smile, "I'm gonna grab some food then."

Before leaving, Wu Yue tilted her head toward Zhen Zhen, who was quaking behind Jian Suiyu,

"Bye-bye, Zhen Zhen."

These people, running a lie detector test on her while she was struggling and even pushing their own agendas—just wait till she deals with them later!

Zhen Zhen shivered meekly, "Bye-bye, Yue Yue."

Watching Wu Yue leave, Jian Suiyu asked sincerely,

"Zhen Zhen, what are you afraid of?"

Zhen Zhen, "Just now, Zhen Zhen wanted to eat Yue Yue, but Yue Yue’s little angel counterattacked."

Great, just great...

Jian Suiyu’s already hanging heart was now stone cold dead.

Wu Yue’s little angel could sense hidden dangers and even had a reflexive counterattack.

An absolute wipeout—this was nothing short of a devastating, career-ending humiliation for a genius like him!!

Jian Suiyu was past the point of despair, "Zhen Zhen, why didn’t you say anything earlier in the room?"

Zhen Zhen, "Zhen Zhen was scared of Yue Yue. When the captain brought me back earlier,

Yue Yue opened the door, and Zhen Zhen happened to peek out from under the hood—only to see Yue Yue watching me with one eye through the crack QAQ"

Jian Suiyu imagined the scene:

Wu Yue opening the door, revealing a single eye, grinning eerily at an innocent like Zhen Zhen.

Suddenly,

He wrapped his arms around himself and shuddered all over.