Bonus ko-fi chapter

Qiu Xings weight was rising slightly and his complexion improved every day. At the beginning of November, Qiu Xings illness was suppressed and he became a cool boss again.

Xie Yang had gradually become used to Rongdings affairs. He no longer always worked overtime and could go back and forth between Yang Xing and Rongding with ease. He had lost some weight due to being so busy but he was intentionally fed by Qiu Xing and it rose back up.

Everything was developing in a good direction except for supplementing his ability.

Winter in B City came very early. After November, the surrounding vegetation started to wither and decrease at a speed visible to the naked eye. Even if there were some evergreen plants that didnt wither, the plant energy in their body became thinner. It was hard for his ability to enter and the harvest was small. Xie Yangs ability had upgraded by two levels and it mightve made it more delicate and easy to use but it also made it extremely difficult to collect and recover energy. Every time, he had to massage a large area of plants to ensure the supply.

There was expanded consumption on one side and reduced supply on the other side. His ability soon became insufficient.

Xie Yang wanted to buy some plants back or find a place with lots of plants to stay. The first option was too much trouble and the efficiency was too low. Secondly, he had to work most of the day and didnt have time to stay with plants to collect energy. His ability was consumed every day and needed to be replenished every day. He could only give up.

Once it reached the point where his ability was exhausted after just moving Qiu Xings tumor for a few minutes, Xie Yang finally made up his mind and focused on the blocked area near his ability core.

The health of Qiu Xings body couldnt be delayed. Every bit of ability he expended on Qiu Xing now was a guarantee for his smooth operation. He had to act.

Xie Yang opened his eyes, watched Qiu Xing who was sleeping close to him and touched Qiu Xings face. However, he needed to pick a suitable time to do it so he didnt scare Qiu Xing if something happened.

Xie Yang had already talked about it with Qin Cheng so at lunch, he told Qiu Xing about his business trip next week. Qiu Xing frowned and raised an eyebrow. Where are you going and for how long?

Y Country and one week. This time, D Brands new commercial is being shot there.

Qiu Xing frowned deeply. Y Country?

Xie Yang nodded and promised. I will try to come back as soon as possible and I will handle Rongdings affairs remotely.

Qiu Xing put down his chopsticks. I dont need you to work yourself so hard. During your business trip, I can handle Rongdings affairs myself. However, going abroad will it be another situation where youre not used to the environment?

It turned out he was worried about this.

Xie Yang considered that the action he was trying this time might be a bit dangerous and gave Qiu Xing a preventative shot. It is possible but the chances are very low. I will pay more attention to this type of illness.

It cant be prevented by paying attention.

Xie Yang saw Qiu Xings furrowed brow and got up to sit next to him. He held Qiu Xings hand and coaxed, Ill ask Qin Cheng to prescribe medicine for me first. I will take it as soon as there is something wrong.

Qiu Xing held Xie Yangs hand silently for a few seconds before confirming, What time is your departure next week?

Wednesday at noon.

Qiu Xing nodded to show he understood. Then he got up, grabbed the dish on the other side, put it in front of Xie Yang and touched his head. Eat.

Was this a pass? Xie Yang observed Qiu Xings expression. This person wasnt happy but his expression wasnt particularly ugly. Xie Yang was relieved and picked up his chopsticks to continue eating.

In the blink of an eye, Wednesday arrived. Xie Yang got up early and checked his luggage again. Qiu Xing also got up and helped. This time, Xie Yang didnt stop Qiu Xing from getting up early and helping.

Soon, the items packed were confirmed and the two of them went down for breakfast. After breakfast, Xie Yang went back to his room to change clothes. Qiu Xing followed and also changed clothes.

It wasnt the usual time for Qiu Xing to go to work. Xie Yang thought that Qiu Xing changed clothes because he wanted to take Xie Yang to the airport. Xie Yang saw this and took the initiative to help Qiu Xing put on a hat.

It is winter and the cool boss has to keep warm. Xie Yang helped Qiu Xing adjust the position of the hat and smiled. Yes, it has a distinctive style.

The evaluation was messy.

Qiu Xing pressed down on Xie Yangs head, went to the dressing room and pulled out a big black suitcase. He told Xie Yang, Lets go.

Go? Xie Yangs gaze fell on the big suitcase in Qiu Xings hand and a bad premonition rose in his heart. He tentatively said, This doesnt seem to be my suitcase.

Qiu Xing replied, Its mine.

Xie Yang raised his eyes to look at Qiu Xing. I thought it was an empty suitcase.

Qiu Xing was calm. It really was empty yesterday.

Xie Yang immediately understood. When did you pack your bags?

When you were working in the study last night.

Xie Yang made one last struggle. Are you going on the business trip with me?

Qiu Xing had an expression that said If you refuse, it will be a big problem as he asked, I cant?

Xie Yang would definitely agree if it was an ordinary business trip but he had other purposes this time. He glanced at Qiu Xings face and then the hand that was holding the suitcase tightly. Of course you can. However, I have a request. Once abroad, you must adjust to the jet lag as soon as possible. You arent allowed to sleep less.

Qiu Xings hand squeezing the handle of the suitcase relaxed slightly and he stepped toward Xie Yang. I will.

Xie Yang got in the car and finally remembered one thing.

What about Rongding if both of us are gone?

He Jun will look after it. He will connect to me remotely if there is a problem. It just so happens that this is a good opportunity to give those restless guys on the board a chance to test each other.

Xie Yang was relieved. Then he thought about what he was hiding from Qiu Xing. After considering it, he decided to wait until they were abroad before confessing to Qiu Xing.

They arrived at the airport. Qin Cheng pulled his luggage and came to find Xie Yang. He was following Xie Yang on this business trip and would help him handle all matters of external communication. He was stunned for a bit after seeing Qiu Xing and hurriedly glanced at Xie Yang.

Xie Yang shook his head imperceptibly to Qin Cheng and explained, Ah Xing will accompany me on the business trip this time.

Qin Cheng suppressed his emotions and greeted Qiu Xing.

The group quickly went through the boarding process. This once again reflected Qiu Xings calculations. After knowing that Xie Yang was going on a business trip, Qiu Xing took the initiative to help Xie Yang and his team book a ticket. Then he booked one for himself.

On the plane, Xie Yang leaned close to Qiu Xing and deliberately murmured, Scheming mouse.

Qiu Xing pretended not to hear it.

During the flight, Xie Yang was afraid that Qiu Xing couldnt sleep well. He secretly used his ability to help soothe Qiu Xings body. 10 hours later, the plane landed in Y Country. It was still in the afternoon in Y Country. Xie Yang carefully observed Qiu Xings expression when getting off the plane. Seeing that he didnt look tired, Xie Yang was a bit relieved.

The hotel was booked in advance which was also Qiu Xings work. The group settled in and ate something simple to fill their stomachs. Xie Yang returned to their room and immediately urged Qiu Xing to wash. He drove Qiu Xing to bed the moment they washed.

It might be afternoon in Y Country but according to the time in B City, it was actually past midnight. Qiu Xing mightve slept on the plane for a while but it definitely wasnt sufficient. Qiu Xing listened to his arrangement in this regard. He obediently washed up and went to bed. He first pulled Xie Yang to take his temperature and asked, Arent you sleeping?

You go to bed first and Ill stay with you when Im done taking a shower.

Qiu Xing asked again, What time will you start working tomorrow? Are you feeling uncomfortable right now?

It was time.

Xie Yang sat down on the bed and held Qiu Xings hand. In fact the official commercial shooting wont start until four days later.

Qiu Xing immediately sat up straight. What?

I was afraid that I couldnt acclimatize to the environment when abroad so I set a bit of time in case I get sick. Xie Yang explained and immediately added, It was just in case. I didnt deliberately lie to you.

Are you angry?

No. Qiu Xing leaned back on the bed and grabbed Xie Yangs hand. Your sickness take a shower first. Pay more attention these days and try not to get sick.

He secured a pass.

Rather than taking a shower, Xie Yang smiled and leaned toward Qiu Xing. If I dont get sick, can we explore these few next days? It will be a date.

A date.

Qiu Xings cloudy expression finally cleared up and he pinched Xie Yangs hand. Then you have to fight hard.

By the time he came out of the shower, Qiu Xing had already fallen asleep. Xie Yang lay down next to Qiu Xing and looked at the time. He felt that since he couldnt avoid Qiu Xing, some things should be tried as soon as possible.

He pulled Qiu Xings arm and leaned over. He waited for Qiu Xing to instinctively hug him and then closed his eyes, putting his forehead on Qiu Xings collarbone and slowing down his breathing. A lot of his ability had been consumed on the plane so he needed to collect a larger amount first to prepare for the inevitable resistance of the system.

His ability slowly emerged from his body, spread out and wrapped around all the plants closest to it.

Around four hours later, his ability core was slightly full. Xie Yang withdrew his ability and first circulated the new energy around his body two times to digest it. Then he used the ability to create a sealing barrier around his body like last time.

The pre-preparations were complete. Xie Yang became more focused and kept extracting his ability from his core, sending it toward the area blocking the system. He made the ability in that area more dense and solid.

His thinking was very simple. The system was just hiding and hadnt really disappeared. As long as he kept squeezing its hiding space, it would show up sooner or later. In any case, it was impossible to release the blockade. He was afraid the system would run away secretly or move its position.

The ability in the blocked area was getting denser. It was unknown how long it took. Just as the ability in the blocked area was so dense that it almost formed an entity, an intermittent mechanical sound finally appeared.

[Hibernation interrupted alarm detected a crisis sending a help signal to the main system sending failed alarm! Detected a crisis!]

Xie Yang hurriedly increased the ability. A series of intermittent prompts sounded again and a vague dark shadow finally appeared in the blocked area. It was caught.

Xie Yang immediately manipulated his ability to surround it, eroding the power around it to quickly strengthen himself. Then he used his increased ability to devour the power of the dark energy group more fiercely.

The alarm in his head suddenly became sharper.

[Alarm! Attacked by an unknown energy! Starting the defense failed to start. Starting the final self-protection system program successfully started.]

The moment this prompt was heard, the dark energy group that was being nibbled on suddenly disappeared again. Then Xie Yang clearly felt something swelling and spreading in the blocked area, trying to break the blockage of the ability.

Xie Yang was dizzy for a moment. He wondered if this dark energy group was going to kill him and run away. He tightened his fingers and simply used his ability to surround the dark energy group and bring it to his ability core.

Proofreader: Paranoid Kitten