Chapter 1199: Scheming Ning Chen

Before Ning Chen and the others went on their mission, the custom-made uniforms for each squad in City F were ready.

In fact, the factory responsible for the uniforms had many identical outfits in various sizes; the only processing done was selecting one character from each person's name and embroidering it onto the clothing.

For instance, Ning Chen had a cloth badge on his arm, embroidered onto the uniform, with the character "Chen" on it.

Gu Yanqi's was "Qi," Lin Yi's was "Lin," and Huo Jinglin's was "Jing."

As for which character to use, it depended entirely on the embroiderer's whim.

The uniforms were dark green work clothes; according to the Elders, they were fireproof, waterproof, and slash-resistant, making them quite useful.

Of course, this fire, water, and blades referred only to ordinary physical attacks; against the magical attacks of abilities like theirs, they were absolutely useless.

Forced to put on this unattractive outfit, Ning Chen stretched his body; fortunately, the clothes didn't hinder his movements, otherwise he would never have worn them.

As for Lin Yi, his disdain for the outfit was visible to the naked eye.

"These clothes are way too ugly! I mean, couldn't they at least look a bit better? This color, this style—it's so old and outdated. Wah, I feel my looks have dropped significantly."

Looking at the slightly loose-fitting clothes on his body, Lin Yi's face scrunched up.

Ning Chen finished putting on his Martin boots, then straightened his clothes and stood up.

While the clothes lowered the looks of others, Ning Chen, Xiao Han, and Gu Yanqi seemed completely unaffected.

The uniforms fit Ning Chen and Xiao Han perfectly; their pectoral muscles were faintly visible, radiating a sense of power from their bodies.

Tall, broad-shouldered, and handsome—if they went out like this, they would definitely attract many fangirls.

Gu Yanqi was also unaffected by the ugly clothes; she tied up her usually loose hair into a high ponytail, revealing a beauty that was even more striking from behind her hair, looking both beautiful and cool.

Just like that, Xu Yue was completely bewitched by Gu Yanqi.

"Sister Yanqi, you're so cool! If you were a boy, I would definitely marry you!"

Hearing Xu Yue's words, Xu Ri's vigilance suddenly spiked; he had always been worried that with so many men around, someone might steal his family's precious cabbage.

After getting to know everyone, he found that Ning Chen and Gu Yanqi were a couple, Lin Yi and Huo Jinglin each had their own crushes, and Xiao Han wasn't interested in his sister at all, barely speaking two sentences to her, so Xu Ri finally felt relieved.

Now, Xu Ri decided that even if it was a woman, she had to be added to the observation list; his sister was a die-hard looks-obsessed person, and if she got her heart stolen by a woman in the end, who would he complain to?

Xu Yue didn't know that her single sentence had brought such great worry to her dear brother; she continued to look at Gu Yanqi with starry eyes, wanting to stick to Gu Yanqi's side.

A cute girl looking at him with an admiring gaze, not only that, but constantly trying to get closer—what could he do?

Gu Yanqi's answer was: then just hug her immediately!

From Ning Chen's perspective, Gu Yanqi was hugging Xu Yue with a doting (dead) expression, while Xu Yue looked at her with affection mixed with full shyness.

Ning Chen's face was covered in black lines; his wife, whom he hadn't even been sickeningly sweet with for a few days yet, was about to be snatched away by a woman—how could that be allowed?

Scheming Ning Chen silently approached Gu Yanqi's side, then pressed down on her shoulder and said calmly, "Yanqi, my arm hurts a bit."

Upon hearing Ning Chen's words, Gu Yanqi immediately let go of Xu Yue, quickly snapped back to reality, and looked at Ning Chen.

"Your arm hurts? Where does it hurt? Let me see quickly."

Ning Chen grabbed Gu Yanqi's hand, which was trying to peel off his clothes, and then led her to sit on the sofa.

He pointed vaguely to a spot on his shoulder: "Don't worry, it might just be a slight twist; there's no injury."

After confirming that Ning Chen was truly fine, Gu Yanqi finally breathed a sigh of relief; she reached out and rubbed the spot Ning Chen had just indicated.

"It might be caused by long-term tension; I'll use some strength to rub it for you. If it hurts, remember to tell me."

Looking at his wife's serious face so close, Ning Chen, from an angle she couldn't see, revealed a victorious smile.

Lin Yi, who was struggling with his clothes on the side, stopped worrying about the clothes and instead looked on with eyes that couldn't bear to watch; Brother Ning, to get his wife's attention, was truly "unscrupulous."

Sister Yanqi too; how could she be so completely eaten up by this black-bellied big boss? Clearly, Xiao Han had a healing Wood-element ability; for any injury or illness, just go to him, so why did she have to come to her?

Indeed, the IQ of people in love drops to zero.

Seeing that Ning Chen was fine, Xu Yue tried to go stick to Gu Yanqi again, but this time she failed; she was directly blocked and pulled back by her own dear brother.

What a joke; the two of them didn't see it just now, but he did; Ning Chen's dissatisfied gaze just now, and the accusing look directed at him, seemed to say, "Why doesn't he manage his sister?"

Xu Ri, on the verge of tears, to avoid facing such a threatening scene again, decisively grabbed the suicidal Xu Yue.

Sister, brother is actually helping you; otherwise, once you go out, you'll probably be left behind by everyone.

Unaware that her brother was helping her, Xu Yue was dragged away by Xu Ri with wide eyes, still looking in Gu Yanqi's direction.

Unfortunately, Gu Yanqi was busy massaging Ning Chen and didn't notice the change in the surrounding situation at all.

Seeing the potential rival leave, Ning Chen took hold of Gu Yanqi's hand and stopped her movements.

"Alright, stop rubbing; it's fine now, no pain. How about it, are you tired?" Ning Chen massaged Gu Yanqi's hand, relaxing the muscles in her hands.

It must be said, Gu Yanqi originally didn't feel anything, but once Ning Chen really squeezed her, she felt her hands ache terribly, as if she had gone through a heavy labor.

But immediately after, she felt a wave of relaxation coming from her hands.

"Brother Ning, you, you know how to massage too?" Gu Yanqi looked at Ning Chen with some curiosity; the longer she was with Ning Chen, the more charm she could see in him, as if it were endless.

Ning Chen didn't speak, but his slightly upturned corners of the mouth revealed his good mood.

Nothing makes a person happier than having someone they like staring at them with admiration.

Gu Yanqi enjoyed Ning Chen's hand massage; she suddenly felt a bit drowsy and wanted to take a nap right then and there.

"Why are they still showing off their love?" Just as Gu Yanqi was about to fall asleep, a huge noise suddenly came from her ear, startling her; she quickly sat up and looked around.

She saw Ning Chen frowning at the Elder standing behind Gu Yanqi, his eyes full of dissatisfaction.