Chapter 156

Chapter 156

Jian Fan did indeed have that concern.

But-

“Why should I be worried about him?” Jian Fan asked in return.

After saying that, he seemed to decide this was a completely irrelevant question and turned back to his work.

Qin Nan scoffed. “Fine. You’re not worried about him. I’m the one worried about him, okay? We’re on the same team, at least.” Despite saying that, Qin Nan kept his eyes fixed on Jian Fan’s expression.

Jian Fan said nothing, but the space between his brows still drew together for an instant.

It was only for a moment, and his brow quickly smoothed out again, but Qin Nan still noticed.

Seeing this, Qin Nan reached out and rested a hand on Jian Fan’s shoulder. “Don’t always keep everything bottled up. I think I’m pretty trustworthy, right? We’ve been partners for several worlds already. You can’t still not trust me, can you?”

Jian Fan stopped what he was doing and looked at Qin Nan, appearing to think it over.

Qin Nan thought Jian Fan was considering where to begin. But after waiting for quite a while, Jian Fan finally spat out three words-

“You’re so annoying.”

Qin Nan: “???”

“Jian Fan, do you know what that’s called?” Qin Nan asked.

Jian Fan couldn’t be bothered to answer him.

“That’s called biting the hand that feeds you. You don’t know a good person when you see one,” Qin Nan said viciously.

Jian Fan gave a flat, indifferent, “Oh.”

“Don’t you think your attitude toward your teammates is way too perfunctory?” Qin Nan asked.

Jian Fan nodded and replied, “Mm. I do.”

I know I’m perfunctory, but I’m not changing.

Qin Nan heard the unspoken meaning loud and clear.

He was so angry he could hardly stand it. Looking at Jian Fan’s utterly unmoved expression, Qin Nan felt his teeth start to itch from sheer irritation. He puffed out his cheeks, and a thought suddenly flashed through his mind. Before he could think it through, his hands had already moved first.

Qin Nan half-crouched, wrapped his arms around Jian Fan’s legs, and then-he picked him straight up.

Jian Fan was suddenly weightless, his entire body lifted into the air. Even someone as habitually calm as Jian Fan truly couldn’t hold back and burst out with a curse.

“Fuck!”

The others’ attention was quickly drawn over. But once they saw what was happening, everyone’s expressions turned particularly strange.

Jian Fan was slender. Although he was tall, he didn’t weigh much, and Qin Nan still had strength to spare while holding him.

He really couldn’t stand the way Jian Fan hid absolutely everything in his heart, forever wearing only those same few expressions.

After realizing that Jian Fan could curse too, Qin Nan was greatly encouraged. Holding Jian Fan, he even spun in a circle and said with a cheerful laugh, “See? You’re young. This is how you should be if you want to have some energy. Always going around with a cold face-how ugly is that?”

Jian Fan’s face at that moment was what truly deserved to be called ugly.

“Qin Nan, put me down!” Jian Fan said through gritted teeth.

Qin Nan thought Jian Fan shouldn’t live like some ice sculpture. But when he saw that Jian Fan really did seem angry…

Oh no. He might have gone too far.

Qin Nan immediately deflated and hurriedly set him down.

Jian Fan glared at Qin Nan with a face full of resentment, grinding out his name. “Qin Nan.”

Qin Nan cleared his throat, reached up to scratch his hair, and said, “I was just joking. If you mind, I won’t do it again, all right?”

Jian Fan was utterly unmoved. Coldly, he spat out one word: “Scram.”

Qin Nan slunk away in embarrassment.

Mu Xin looked at the two of them, her eyes faintly lighting up. In the end, she lowered her voice and muttered to herself, “That hit me right in the shipper feels.”

Lu Jing was right beside Mu Xin and asked in confusion, “Hit you? Where?”

Caught off guard by Lu Jing’s question, Mu Xin froze for a second. Then she reached out and, in a clumsy attempt to cover it up, placed her hand over a spot on her thigh. “Just bumped it a little. It’s fine, it’s fine.”

Seeing that Mu Xin didn’t look particularly strange, Lu Jing said, “Oh,” and didn’t think much of it.

Not only did Lu Jing not think much of it, the others didn’t either. Only Lin Junruo’s gaze swept back and forth over Qin Nan and Jian Fan. At last, she revealed an expression of sudden understanding. Then she and Mu Xin’s eyes met across the room, and they smiled at each other.

Apparently, they were the only two here who could get it.
At that moment, Lin Junruo felt like she finally understood why, the first time she worked with Jian Fan and Qin Nan, she had felt such a strong sense of being left out.

She had never belonged there in the first place. She belonged under the car.

Qin Nan was feeling rather awkward right now.

Why couldn’t he keep his hands to himself?

Don’t ask. If you asked, the answer was regret.

Qin Nan looked utterly remorseful.

Especially when he saw Jian Fan’s dark expression, clearly showing that he was angry. Qin Nan began to worry. Coaxing women, he could barely manage a little. But coaxing men… he had zero experience.

Qin Nan thought it over, his gaze sweeping across the group before finally landing on Lin Junruo.

The others were all men, so they definitely only had experience coaxing women. If he wanted to coax a man, he had to ask a girl. Mu Xin had only just come of age, so she probably didn’t know much. As for Lin Junruo…

This girl absolutely knew!

With looks like hers, she was probably the type chased by crowds of people. And hadn’t she had a thing with Xia Zeqin before? She definitely understood.

Qin Nan was already starting to consider how he could find an opportunity to discuss with Lin Junruo the proper methods of coaxing men.

However, before Qin Nan could figure out how to make Jian Fan happy…

Lu Jing looked at Jian Fan, then at Qin Nan, and said, “I think Qin Nan has a point. Young people should live a little colorfully. This is the first time I’ve ever seen Jian Fan angry. Right now, I have only one thought: oh my god, Jian Fan can actually get angry.”

Jian Fan: “…”

Jian Fan’s expression was very unpleasant at the moment.

He was smart. From childhood to adulthood, he had always achieved outstanding results. But there was just one area where he was lacking… physical ability.

Maybe God had put all his stat points into intelligence. In any case, when it came to physical strength, Jian Fan was so weak that even he despised himself for it. So Qin Nan’s action just now had somehow stepped right on his landmine.

Of course he knew Qin Nan meant no harm.

But… he couldn’t get past it himself.

Jian Fan was furious.

“Bro, stop talking, stop talking.” Seeing Jian Fan’s expression growing worse and worse, Qin Nan hurriedly rushed over to Lu Jing, pressed his palms together, and made a pleading gesture.

Qin Weiyi couldn’t hold back and let out a laugh.

Immediately after that, Yellow Hair… Shi Chen…

Amid the laughter, Jian Fan’s expression became increasingly ugly. He turned his head and glared fiercely at Qin Nan.

Qin Nan immediately raised both hands in surrender, his heart filled with regret.

Why had he been so reckless and provoked Jian Fan? Still, looking at Jian Fan’s angry face, Qin Nan thought about it and realized his current state of mind was basically: I was wrong, I was wrong-but I’d dare do it again next time.

Naturally, Jian Fan had no idea what Qin Nan was thinking. Seeing Qin Nan begging for mercy, Jian Fan’s anger faded quickly, but he still didn’t want to bother with Qin Nan anymore. He turned away and focused his attention on searching for clues.

Qin Weiyi, however, after all that commotion, thought of Xia Zeqin again.

“Xia Zeqin should still be on the sixth floor right now. There’s something a bit uncanny about him. Looking at it this way, I’m afraid there really is some problem on the sixth floor that we haven’t discovered yet,” Qin Weiyi said.

He didn’t care about the relationship between Jian Fan and Xia Zeqin. He was looking at the matter purely on its own merits.

Jian Fan looked up and gave a soft “Mm.”

Only then did Qin Nan suddenly understand.

Jian Fan hadn’t been worried about Xia Zeqin at all. His thinking was the same as Qin Weiyi’s.

Although Jian Fan had locked the iron door, he had always understood that Xia Zeqin was definitely not like those ordinary Players. He had some trump cards in hand that they didn’t know about. Under such circumstances, the fact that Xia Zeqin still hadn’t appeared by now did not, in Jian Fan’s mind, mean that Xia Zeqin had no way to leave. Rather, it was highly likely that he simply didn’t want to leave.

Why didn’t he want to leave?

After thinking it over, wasn’t it obvious? There was still something wrong with the sixth floor.

The stench from the cabinet, and the fact that Xia Zeqin was still staying on the sixth floor. These two points made Jian Fan realize that his actions this time had been too rash. He should not have left recklessly before thoroughly investigating the sixth floor.

Now, Zhao Yingguo’s presence had already become a major obstacle to their return to the sixth floor.