Chapter 148: What Right Does He Have to Play With Her Mood Swings?

Xie Wantang entered the next room.

After she entered, Lu Chen closed the door and locked it.

Xie Wantang: "……"

Is it necessary?

Lu Chen showed her with his actions that it was necessary.

After closing the door, Lu Chen walked over, sat on the sofa, next to a single‑seat chair, lifted his chin and gestured for Xie Wantang to sit there.

Xie Wantang sat down, "Team Leader Lu, do you have any instructions?"

"I have a task to assign to you," Lu Chen said without any courtesy.

"Hmm, go ahead."

"Can you guarantee a hundred percent completion of the task?" Lu Chen raised an eyebrow.

"Team Leader Lu, you haven't told me what the task is; what can I guarantee you?" Xie Wantang was relieved her mind was clear and didn't swoon over Lu Chen at that moment.

"……"

She reacted so quickly; it seemed she had indeed been doing well during this period.

That's good.

"It's a simple task: pry open Senior Martial Brother's mouth and have him arrange a meeting with the Queen for me. I want to see the other party and ask him something."

Until now, Lu Xiu still doesn't know that the Queen is Xie Wantang.

Xie Wantang slightly raised an eyebrow; he wants to meet the Queen?

Moreover, judging by his appearance, he doesn't even know whether the Queen is male or female.

He also said to have her pry open Senior Martial Brother's mouth.

Xie Wantang was once again impressed by Senior Martial Brother's persistence.

Lu Rourou was rescued in such a short time previously because of the Queen's assistance.

However, at that time her abilities were lacking, but over the past few years, under Professor Wu's guidance and two years of overseas study, her skills have indeed improved considerably.

Previously, abroad there were two cases of people hidden underwater; she discerned from the distress device's transmission which seabed and which direction.

Moreover, her judgment was quite accurate, saving two living lives.

Those two lives made the Queen's reputation soar.

What truly catapulted her to fame was that after she helped the International Environmental Agency locate endangered marine species in trouble, her ability in that field kept growing.

For that, she also learned to dive.

After learning to dive, she finally understood what the underwater world is like.

It's truly beautiful.

Later, she collaborated with a geographer to rescue several underwater workers.

Since then, the Queen's fame has become unparalleled.

It has been blown up to an almost divine level.

Lu Chen wants to find the Queen, so he naturally knows Shen Ye knows who the Queen is.

In that circle, everyone signed confidentiality agreements to protect each other's aliases.

In this world, there are some people who are born to destroy beauty and the positive energy of those doing good deeds; these villains take pleasure in ruining good people.

Especially experts and talents who excel in a particular field become their prime targets for destruction.

The Queen also made it onto that death list.

Xie Wantang knows there are several geologists, scientists, and so on as well.

When her abilities advanced and took her life into another world, Xie Wantang realized that any world, whatever level, must follow the cruel jungle law.

Xie Wantang even suspects that King's death was caused by those who wanted to break the jungle law.

It was also right that Shen Ye didn't tell Lu Chen.

"What if I still can't pry it open?"

"You can't pry it open either? That means the first task I assigned you you can't complete; then, how did you get into the project team?" Lu Chen retorted.

"Team Leader Lu, don't you know what I've been researching lately?" Xie Wantang asked back with a smile.

Lu Chen's IQ isn't low.

He never considered that the Queen might be right in front of him?

Or perhaps, from the start, Lu Chen looked down on her?

He doesn't believe she has the ability and talent to become the Queen?

"Of course I know you've been researching voiceprints, so the Queen is the deity of your voiceprint world; I thought she was your idol and you'd worship her."

After all, back then she greatly admired King.

Now that someone has replaced King, Xie Wantang should also hold considerable admiration for the Queen.

That's also why he asked Xie Wantang to help him find the Queen.

After all, they're in the same circle.

Moreover, he's long no longer King; in this circle, he has almost withdrawn.

His grandfather once said that if he decided to quit the circle, he would publicly announce that King had died.

He indeed quit the circle.

Over these years he hasn't touched this area at all, hasn't studied, and his skills have regressed.

Therefore, he is no longer fit to be King.

The current dilemma can only be solved by seeking the Queen's help.

The newly risen deity of the voiceprint world.

I'm quite admiring of her, so I recently got a piece of news: Queen accepted the invitation to the Voiceprint International Summit; next month, she will go to Sijiucheng to attend this summit.

Team Leader Lu, if you really want to find someone, you can make arrangements in advance.

Of course, I was also invited, and I will go too.

So, I'll ask Team Leader Lu for a day off in advance.

……Really?" Lu Chen wasn't disbelieving; rather, after searching for this person for so long, he never expected them to suddenly drop from the sky.

Of course it's true.

Thank you, Xie Wantang.

Don't mention it, Team Leader Lu.

If there's nothing else, I'll head out first." Xie Wantang waited a moment, seeing he had nothing more to say, then stood up, preparing to take her leave.

Wait a moment, Xie Wantang, don't you have anything you want to ask me?

……

Of course there is, and there are many.

But after seeing him again, realizing it was another reunion, he faced her still with a completely calm expression, no ripples at all, and she suddenly felt a bit lackluster.

Let's leave it at that.

There's nothing to ask.

His being alive is his fortune.

Of course, if his drowning at sea was also his own design, then just pretend she never said anything.

"I have a lot I want to ask—can you tell me everything?" Xie Wantang chuckled lightly; she felt asking this was rather ironic, yet she still voiced the question.

Is it unwillingness?

It doesn't seem so either.

I just want to hear how he would answer.

After all, she thought that when they reunited, someone as skilled at acting as he might very well pretend to have amnesia with her.

Feigning not knowing her, or simply pretending not to know her at all.

He didn't play that act.

That's not too bad.

"Go ahead and ask."

"Back when you drowned at sea, was it your own design? The purpose being to have a legitimate excuse not to get married to me?" He let her ask, so she did.

"Of course not." Lu Chen instinctively denied it, "Xie Wantang, I truly never imagined you would think that of me."

His tone was a little displeased; if you listened closely, you could still detect his emotional fluctuation.

His emotions, usually as calm as a lake, actually stirred because of her?

How strange, truly quite strange.

What right does he have to be so emotionally volatile with her?