Chapter 818: Group Major Meeting!

Just as the two...... were only tens of meters above the ground, at the critical moment of life and death in an instant,

Qin Bore's movement suddenly changed.

She lifted one hand, precisely reaching behind her, and instantly opened the small storage backpack on her back.

Accompanied by a crisp mechanical pop, the parachute hidden in the interlayer of her clothing's back instantly sprang open.

The huge canopy instantly opened, fiercely catching the high-altitude airflow, generating tremendous buffering resistance.

The rapid downward momentum was forcibly halted in an instant, and the strong drag force steadily supported both bodies.

Qin Bore exerted force with her arm, holding Lin Yuan in her embrace, leaving him no chance to break free.

The two clung tightly, and at the extreme perilous distance of only half a meter above the hard ground, they suddenly hovered steadily in midair.

The bodies that had just been plummeting lethally now completely arrested their descent, stably hovering in low air.

The fully inflated parachute caught the evening breeze, gently drifting the two bodies along, lightly rubbing against the surface air above the ground.

Accompanied by the gentle airflow buffering, the two figures landed steadily, their feet firmly planted on the solid ground.

At the moment of landing, all the thrill and weightlessness completely faded, leaving only an overwhelming lingering fear sweeping through their bodies.

Lin Yuan's hairs stood on end all over, his back already thoroughly soaked with cold sweat.

He stood rigidly in place, his mind blank, completely dazed by the recent thrilling scene.

The brief few seconds of high-altitude fall let him truly experience the despair and terror of facing death head-on.

Just now he had firmly believed from the bottom of his heart that he would surely die this time, absolutely going to crash hard onto the ground and perish.

He had even mentally prepared himself to die together with Qin Bore in a lovers' suicide, buried in the high-altitude fall.

No one expected that Qin Bore had been prepared all along, and from start to finish she was merely trying to frighten him on purpose.

At the moment both of their feet firmly stepped onto the ground, the heart-pounding high-altitude crisis…… came to a complete end.

Qin Bore's icy stubbornness in her eyes completely faded, and the corner of her mouth curled into a bright, playful smile.

She leaned forward lightly, quickly approaching the stiffly standing Lin Yuan, gently bending down to his ear.

Her warm breath lightly brushed over Lin Yuan's ear, and a soft, teasing whisper sounded.

"Fun, huh, you stinky little brother? Look, you're sweating cold from fright."

The teasing words reaching his ear instantly ignited the pent-up anger and frustration in Lin Yuan's heart.

Lin Yuan's eyes widened, he glared fiercely at the woman before him who was wantonly toying with him, his gaze filled with anger.

He could no longer suppress his emotions, he raised his hand and shoved the clinging Qin Bore away with force.

"What's fun about joking like this?!"

Faced with Lin Yuan's furious questioning, Qin Bore showed no restraint, instead blinking her clear, lively, absolutely beautiful eyes.

"It's quite fun."

Her eyebrows curved, she wore an open and innocent expression, her tone light and playful.

Recalling the recent plunge from hundreds of meters in the air, facing life and death, Lin Yuan instantly flared with rage.

Her simple, lighthearted four words completely shattered Lin Yuan's last patience.

Lin Yuan, surging with anger...... unwilling to linger another moment, turned and lifted his foot, striding quickly forward.

"You're really a lunatic! A nutcase!"

Watching his angry retreating figure, Qin Bore showed no panic, instead smiling even more brightly and charmingly.

The clear, lovely laugh...... %% softly echoed in the night, full of allure, graceful and enchanting.

Seeing Lin Yuan's decisive steps, truly having become angry, Qin Bore then put away her playful expression.

"That's right, I'm a nutcase, you've found me out, hehehe."

Her clear voice carried a hint of panic and softness, and she hurriedly spoke to ask for forgiveness.

She quickly restrained her smile, lightly stepping forward to catch up, closely following Lin Yuan's pace.

"I was wrong, okay?"

As her words fell, she followed Lin Yuan step for step, earnestly lowering her head to apologize, appearing especially obedient.

"Hey, you're really angry, huh?"

The thick night spread across the entire city streets, quiet and deep.

The streetlights along the side lit up one by one, casting a dim yellow, gentle glow that softly fell.

The light fell on the ground, stretching Lin Yuan's and Qin Bore's shadows long and long.

The warm light penetrated the slightly cool night breeze, lightly enveloping the two figures on the road.

The two overlapping shadows lay flat on the pavement, swaying lightly with their steps.

The evening breeze gently blew, smoothing the fierce, chilling aura from the earlier high-altitude fright.

Lin Yuan still held a fire in his chest, his steps unceasing, deliberately quickening his pace.

Just thinking of Qin Bore's earlier act of toying with their lives, his inner anger lingered and could not dissipate.

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The whole street was silent and still, only the faint rustle of the night wind brushing past the leaves.

His back still exuded a thin layer of cold sweat, the fear from the brush with death still lingering in his heart.

Qin Bore followed closely behind him, no longer retaining her earlier teasing smile.

Her figure was slender and graceful, she obediently followed Lin Yuan's steps, appearing with a touch of careful, well-behaved charm.

She dared not speak jokingly again, merely following silently, patiently waiting for Lin Yuan to calm down.

On her absolutely beautiful face lay a faint guilt, her gaze softly locking onto the back ahead.

……

A quiet night silently passed……

The sky outside the window…… gradually brightened, and the clear morning light spread across the entire city.

The next morning, Lin Yuan slowly opened his eyes in Qin Bore's home, fully waking from sleep.

He did not want to continue staying here and bothering the other party,

Lin Yuan's heart…… still clung to last night's…… thrilling drama high above.

Lin Yuan did not want to linger any longer.

After a whole night of rest and conditioning, the injuries he had sustained in the earlier…… fight…… had mostly healed, his body no longer felt obvious pain, and his strength had fully returned.

As the sky just began to lighten, Lin Yuan rose early, finished washing up, and went straight to the kitchen to start preparing breakfast.

Lin Yuan was skilled and orderly in preparing ingredients and cooking; every movement was clean and swift, without any delay.

After a brief moment of busying, a simple yet refined breakfast was steadily set on the table.

After finishing all that, Lin Yuan took out a clean sheet of white paper, picked up his pen, wrote a line of calligraphy, and lightly pressed it against the edge of the plate.

After confirming everything was in order, he had no reluctance, gently closed the door, and left Qin Bore's residence alone.

……

Time passed slowly; in the blink of an eye it was ten o'clock in the morning, and the indoor morning light had become bright and soft, filling the whole room.

Qin Bore only then rubbed her sleepy eyes, stumbled out of the bedroom, her brows still bearing lingering drowsiness.

Just as she stepped out of the bedroom doorway, a rich, tempting food aroma wafted through the air and instantly filled the entire living room.

She instinctively lifted her gaze to the dining table and at once saw the neatly arranged breakfast, its heat already dissipated.

The dishes on the table were abundant and exquisite: a seared steak with fragrant, browned color placed neatly, accompanied by tender, flavorful tomato scrambled eggs, and a generously filled sandwich.

Without needing to think further, Qin Bore instantly understood that this must have been prepared personally by Lin Yuan, who had left early.

The meat-and-vegetable breakfast arrangement was clean and refreshing, with a faint food aroma lingering at the tip of her nose, warm and soothing.

She walked slowly to the table, sat down gently, her fingertips brushed the cool plate, and a faint warmth rose in her heart.

As Qin Bore was about to eat, she glanced and noticed a neatly folded slip of paper resting quietly in the corner of the table.

Qin Bore extended her slender, fair fingers, lightly picked up the slip, and slowly unfolded the smooth paper.

On the paper…… was Lin Yuan's own handwriting, a few brief words, concise and neat, without any extra adornment.

The text was short and plain, yet each character was clear, the attitude open and straightforward.

"My injuries have recovered; I've troubled you these days, farewell."

Each stroke of his was steady and powerful, controlled at will, harboring the depth and sharpness forged by worldly experience, orderly yet imposing.

What was astonishing, however, was the calligraphy on the paper: its brushwork flowed like clouds and water, the tip vigorous and unrestrained, an exceptionally beautiful example of the Number One Running Script style.

Qin Bore secretly marveled that this seemingly ordinary man, even his writing, revealed a unique vicissitude and dominance.

Qin Bore lowered her gaze, quietly fixated on the characters on the paper, her clear, moving eyes faintly sparkling with fine light.

She took small bites of the warm breakfast, the food's fresh fragrance lingering between her lips and teeth, while she murmured softly to herself.

"Not bad handwriting."

After finishing the last bite of breakfast, she carefully folded the slip of paper bearing the writing and put it away.

Just three simple words, carrying genuine approval, the languor in her brows and eyes completely faded, replaced by a hint of tender feeling.

She lightly pinched the slip between her fingertips, lifted her hand, and placed it into her inner clothing pocket, keeping it safe.

After properly storing the slip, Qin Bore leisurely tidied the table, simply adjusted her attire, and then set out from the residence.

……

Qin Bore drove…… straight to the Divine Phoenix Group located in the city's central business district.

Her cool brows and eyes…… lost yesterday's gentle teasing, gaining instead a few points of steady, stern authority over the situation.

Upon reaching the group's headquarters, Qin Bore immediately issued a notice for full assembly, urgently summoning all core personnel and lower-level elites within the group.

All personnel of the Divine Phoenix Group at every level…… received the notice;

……

Everyone dropped whatever they were doing and rushed to the headquarters building to assemble and await orders.

Meanwhile, Lin Yuan was seated comfortably in an office floor of the Su Group, focusing on handling his work tasks.

His phone suddenly vibrated and rang; an urgent summons message from within the Divine Phoenix Group popped up abruptly at the top of the screen.

The message was concise and solemn, notifying all registered core personnel to return to headquarters immediately for an important emergency meeting of all staff, with no absences or delays allowed.

Lin Yuan stared at the phone screen, slightly stunned, his heart full of doubt and incomprehension.

He silently muttered to himself, Qin Bore usually acts impulsively and flamboyantly; to suddenly call a full meeting without any warning is truly baffling, leaving one clueless.

Although filled with doubt, Lin Yuan knew the Divine Phoenix Group's emergency summons was no trivial matter, and he dared not be the slightest bit negligent.

He immediately got up, found Su Mo Nong, proactively explained the situation, applied to her for an afternoon leave, and told her he had urgent matters to attend to.

After obtaining approval for the leave, Lin Yuan delayed not a moment; he promptly left the Su Group and drove toward the headquarters building of the Divine Phoenix Group.

……

Within just a few tens of minutes, Lin Yuan's figure appeared at the entrance of the magnificent Divine Phoenix Group building.

The moment he stepped into the main hall of the building's entrance, his whole person was utterly shocked by the scene before him.

The interior of the entire building was already thronging with people; dense crowds of the Divine Phoenix Group's elite filled the hall, a black mass of humanity spreading across the whole floor.

The flow of people from the First Floor Lobby entrance was layered and congested, extending along stairs and corridors all the way straight to the door of the meeting room on the top floor.

Gazing out, the surging sea of heads lay in layers upon layers, endless to the eye, the scene grand and oppressively imposing.

Everyone present were elite personnel selected by the Divine Phoenix Group, each upright and bearing a stern aura, with strict discipline.

The instant Lin Yuan's footsteps entered the hall, the assembled crowds all lifted their gazes, focusing in unison on him.

The next second, the whole…… % dense ranks of elite enforcers and group members moved in perfect unison, slightly bowing their heads in salute.

"Greetings, Priest!"

The unified, booming sound instantly echoed through the whole building, its momentum mighty, shaking the surrounding air to faintly tremble.

The solemn, reverent salute sounded… layer upon layer, rising and falling, filled with utmost reverence and obedience.

Now Lin Yuan is no longer the obscure ordinary person he once was; within the Divine Phoenix Group he has firmly established himself, becoming a prominent, highly respected core figure.

The title Priest had long since, with his repeated acts of stepping forward, resounded throughout the entire group and taken root in people's hearts.

In previous life-and-death confrontations, he repeatedly risked his life to protect Qin Bore, fighting to the death to safeguard the interests and safety of the Divine Phoenix Group.

Time and again, his life-risking defense made every group member remember it in their hearts, fully acknowledging his status and ability.

At this moment, every person present looked at Lin Yuan with eyes brimming with heartfelt reverence and esteem, daring not to show the slightest contempt.

Faced with the uniform salute formation of the whole assembly, Lin Yuan could only raise his hand and give a slight nod.

Rows upon rows of thousands simultaneously bowed in salute; the solemn scene came like a flood, making him feel a bit constrained and quite unaccustomed.

Lin Yuan was accustomed to keeping a low profile; he had never before been publicly honored by hundreds of elites, and such a grand display was truly too eye-catching.

The grand, shocking formation weighed down people's hearts, far surpassing any scene he had previously experienced.

Lin Yuan lingered no longer, stepping toward the private elevator beside him, swiped his card and entered the cabin.

The elevator doors slowly closed, shutting out the huge crowd below; the cabin rose smoothly and swiftly, speeding toward the building's top floor.

In just a few seconds, the elevator steadily reached the top floor, and its metal doors slid open to either side.

Lin Yuan stepped out of the elevator and strode straight into the ultra-large conference room on the top floor of the Divine Phoenix Group.

This conference room occupies an extremely spacious area, decorated in a grand and imposing manner; it is the group's highest-standard venue for deliberations.

At this moment, the vast conference room had every seat filled; all the group's core senior leaders were present, each a powerful figure holding real authority and overseeing a domain.

Everyone sat upright in their seats, solemn expressions, the atmosphere tense throughout, conveying a heavy feeling as if a storm were imminent.

An Yunxi sat composedly in the side seat, her posture dignified and calm, her brows and eyes bearing a touch of steady gravity.

Lin Yun'er was also in the conference room, sitting quietly in her seat, her gaze continually attentive to any movement at the door.

In the spacious conference room, all senior leaders had taken their places, except Qin Bore, the group's helmsman, who had not yet arrived.

At a glance seeing Lin Yuan push the door and enter, Lin Yun'er's brows and eyes instantly softened; she raised her hand and lightly waved, proactively greeting him.

She wore a faint smile, gave Lin Yuan a slight nod, indicating he should come forward and take a seat.

Lin Yuan walked slowly into the conference room, his gaze quickly sweeping over the solemn senior leaders and the oppressive atmosphere, his inner unease growing stronger.

Such a full assembly, with all senior leaders gathered, is far beyond what an ordinary meeting should look like.

His brow furrowed slightly, and a faint sense that something was wrong rose in his heart.

Countless thoughts surged in his mind: could the group be facing a major crisis, or be about to experience some earth-shaking event?

An inexplicable tension enveloped his whole body, causing his originally calm state of mind to sink completely.