You Are Deep in The Stars

The train traveled through the wilderness, getting faster and faster, gradually turning all the scenery on both sides into large colorful lines.

Mrs. Zhou took out a book from her handbag, put on her glasses, and read it carefully. She didn’t seem very willing to talk, so Bai Xi wisely stopped talking. Although he was very concerned about the progress of the plan, it was obvious that Zhou Yong would not disclose this kind of highly confidential information to any unrelated person—even his closest wife.

Han Zhuo handed over the headphones and clicked on a movie.

There were snacks, movies, and people Bai Xi liked. This journey should have been easy and comfortable. But since the person sitting opposite was Mrs. Zhou, Bai Xi inevitably started to think about people with superpowers. Even though he seemed to be staring at the screen, he didn’t know what he was looking at. It wasn’t until the train arrived at the station more than two hours later that Han Zhuo pulled him back from his chaotic thoughts.

Mrs. Zhou closed the book, took her luggage from Han Zhuo, and said thank you again.

“Where do you live?” Bai Xi asked, “We rented a car, which is very convenient. Otherwise, I’ll take you to the hotel first.”

“No, I have a friend to pick me up.” Mrs. Zhou smiled and said, “Goodbye.”

“Goodbye, Aunt Zhou.” Bai Xi waved and watched her get off the train, then said to Han Zhuo, “Shall we go too?”

“Someone was absent-minded the whole way.” Han Zhuo packed up his things.

“I was thinking about Uncle Zhou, and I really wasn’t in the mood to watch a movie,” Bai Xi admitted honestly.

“I’m talking about Mrs. Zhou just now. She seemed more out of sorts than you.” Han Zhuo said, “The book in her hand has only been read twice, and she always had a worried expression.”

“Really?” Bai Xi was a little worried when he heard this. “Is there something going on at home? Or… the underground warehouse knew that we were asking Uncle Zhou for help, so they simply threatened her?”

“The possibility of the latter is not very high.” Han Zhuo took him to the car rental agency and quickly mentioned the car, “The underground warehouse has been coexisting peacefully with the government for so many years. Even if Shi Tian is dissatisfied with Zhou Yong, he can go directly past him to report to a more senior official. There is no need to threaten a woman.”

“That’s right.” Bai Xi nodded. If it was really related to superpowers, then Uncle Zhou probably wouldn’t allow his wife to go out alone, so he temporarily put the matter behind him and began to prepare for the meeting at noon.

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At the taxi waiting point at the train station, Mrs. Zhou was wearing a mask and was waiting in a group of people. There were no so-called “friends” to pick her up, and she didn’t want to meet more acquaintances during this trip. So even though the queue at the taxi spot was winding, she still stood in the cold wind for more than an hour before it was her turn to get into a car and whispered, “Miami Hotel.”

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Bai Xi’s stomach growled with hunger. He took the sandwich from Han Zhuo and wolfed it down in two mouthfuls facing the wall. Then he wiped his mouth and turned around to be the well-dressed, calm, and collected young man again—the partner was still in a meeting, and they could only wait outside the hotel conference room temporarily.

“If I had known this, I should have taken you for a meal first.” Han Zhuo whispered, “There is no need to stand here and waste time.”

“This is not a waste of time.” Bai Xi said, “I am willing to stand here and wait, which can be regarded as a sign of sincerity. If he is really willing to sign the contract, I can stand for another hour as a penalty.”

“What should I do? I feel distressed watching you working so hard.” Han Zhuo asked.

Bai Xi thought for a while: “Then let’s go home at night and have a luxurious meal.”

Han Zhuo nodded and turned on his mobile phone to search for restaurants. He planned to pick out a few for Bai Xi to choose from, but he received a call from Zhou Jinshan.

“When do you plan to come over?” the other party asked, “I can make arrangements in advance.”

“No need to bother.” Han Zhuo walked to the end of the corridor, “I just want to come over for a drink and then officially introduce Xiao Bai to you.”

“I’m looking forward to it.” Zhou Jinshan held his mobile phone under his shoulder and walked to a customer who had just entered. “What would you like to order?”

“Pomegranate juice, thank you.” The other person replied in a low voice.

Han Zhuo frowned slightly: “Who was talking just now?”

“Who is talking?” Zhou Jinshan didn’t know why he asked, “It’s just an ordinary guest.”

“Han Zhuo!” Bai Xi waved from the other side, gesturing for the two of them to enter the conference room together. So, Han Zhuo only gave a few hurried instructions and strode back to Bai Xi.

A minute later, his phone screen lit up again, showing that a new message had been received.

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Zhou Jinshan turned off the food processor and walked to the customer to apologize: “Sorry, if you only need pomegranate juice, you may have to wait a moment. It will be on sale starting at nine o’clock tomorrow morning.”

“What’s wrong?” The guest looked a little nervous.

Zhou Jinshan said: “Don’t worry, it’s just that the sales are good. There have been a lot of customers ordering it recently, so we are a little short of stock.”

“It doesn’t matter, I’ll come back tomorrow morning.” Hearing his explanation, the guest was obviously relieved. She picked up the handbag on the table, lowered her head, and hurriedly left the tavern.

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Three hours later, Bai Xi closed the computer in front of him and said sincerely, “I really hope to cooperate with you.”

“We will go back and think about it. There should be no problem.” The other boss took the initiative to extend his hand and said with a smile, “Mr. Bai is really a young talent. No wonder your father praises you in front of us every day. Do you want to have dinner together in the evening? Xiao Yun just returned to China the day before yesterday. I also want to let her know more peers.”

An alarm sounded in Bai Xi’s heart.

What did elders of this age like to do most?

Arrange a blind date.

Even if it was just a simple meal, as long as there were single men and women of the same age, the dinner would definitely be a blind date.

So, Bai Xi quickly declined with a smile on his face, saying that he had other arrangements for the evening and needed to rush back to the company immediately, and he was really sorry. Mr. Han also glanced at his watch at the right time and pretended to remind Mr. Bai that their train still had an hour and a half.

Seeing that he was so busy, the other party naturally couldn’t force him to stay, so he could only nod and let him go. Bai Xi kept a hurried expression all the way until he got into the car, then smiled and reached out to pat Han Zhuo: “If this contract cannot be negotiated, it must be because I refused tonight’s dinner, and you have to take full responsibility.”

“Are you hungry?” Han Zhuo helped him fasten his seat belt, “Otherwise, I’ll take you to eat something first.”

“Now?” Bai Xi looked at the time, “Aren’t you going to Old Zhou’s place?”

Han Zhuo shook his head: “The plan has changed. We probably need to stay here for one night.”

Bai Xi asked, “What happened?”

Han Zhuo handed his cell phone to him. It was a photo that Zhou Jinshan had just sent. Mrs. Zhou was sitting at the bar, looking even more haggard and worried than when she met them on the train.

“She is a superpower,” Han Zhuo said briefly.

Bai Xi was shocked and said, “Are you sure?”

Han Zhuo nodded: “Yes.” According to the information provided by Old Zhou, this Mrs. Zhou, like many other people with supernatural powers, was eager to use drugs to turn herself into a “normal person.” Because she had been taking drugs to suppress her powers since she was born, there was never anything out of the ordinary until over a month ago.

“This is too dramatic,” Bai Xi said in disbelief, “The wife of the deputy director of the Beidou Research Institute is actually a superpower?”

And the couple was probably still hiding from each other, and one was hiding his true work content, but didn’t know that his wife was a person with superpowers; and the other one, perhaps never even dreamed that his husband not only knew about the existence of superpowers long ago but even had an inseparable connection with Shi Tian, the source of superpower’s nightmares.