After Qin Yan sent Dream Butterfly back to the room, he also went to rest. The next morning, he took Lin Shiqi's car to school. Today, Lin Shiqi's mood seemed not so good. She didn't talk much and was quite cold towards Qin Yan.

"What's wrong, Shiqi? Are you not feeling well today?" Qin Yan asked sensitively on the way to school in Lin Shiqi's car.

"Good? What's not good?" Lin Shiqi replied with a sour face, clearly not happy.

Qin Yan felt that Lin Shiqi seemed to be angry with him and asked, "Did something happen?"

Lin Shiqi snorted and didn't even look at Qin Yan. Qin Yan could tell that she was indeed angry with him and said, "What's going on? Just tell me so I know."

Lin Shiqi still didn't speak. Seeing this, Qin Yan decided not to continue asking. The two of them remained silent for a long time, making the atmosphere in the car awkward.

After some time, Lin Shiqi couldn't help but speak up, "Why did you team up with Ice Sister to bully me?"

"What?" Qin Yan quickly denied, "I didn't."

"Don't lie. Yesterday, didn't you tell Ice Sister about us going out to fight with other superpower organizations?"

"Yes, I did. What's wrong?"

"After Ice Sister found out, she immediately found me and scolded me harshly. She told me not to go out to gather information anymore, or she would freeze me into a popsicle. She said you would support her and help her supervise me."

"Well... there might be some truth to that." Qin Yan remembered saying something similar and began to understand why Lin Shiqi was angry. He said, "She's just worried about you. There's nothing wrong with that."

"Still trying to defend her!" Lin Shiqi raised her right hand and hit Qin Yan hard on the side, saying angrily, "Now I have nothing to do. I can't even come back a little late. It's all your fault. You've made me like this."

Qin Yan hesitated and said, "How about this, next time I see Li Ruobing, I'll talk to her and see if we can compromise. As long as you're not doing anything dangerous outside."

Lin Shiqi snorted and said, "That sounds nice, but who knows if you're just trying to appease me. And when did you become so close with Ice Sister? Weren't you disliking her before?"

"It's not that bad. Actually, she's not as bad as you think, just a little clumsy."

"Oh..." Lin Shiqi glanced at Qin Yan with a sly look and said in a subtle tone, "It seems like you know Ice Sister quite well. What happened between you two?"

"It's nothing."

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"You're still trying to hide it. Spit it out!" Lin Shiqi was a bit angry for some reason and said loudly, determined to get to the bottom of it.

"These are my private matters. Why do I have to tell you?" Qin Yan caught Lin Shiqi's hand and said, "Stop messing around. Watch out for a car accident!"

"Do you tell or not?!"

"Fine, I'll tell you. When I came back yesterday, she gave me some clothes. She seemed a bit down, so I comforted her. That's all."

"Is that really all?" Lin Shiqi looked at Qin Yan suspiciously.

"Yes, I gain nothing by lying to you. Why would I lie to you?"

"Fine, I'll believe you this time. But you can't team up with Ice Sister to bully me again. If she speaks ill of me in the future, you have to stand by my side."

"Well, let's see how it goes in the future?"

"You bastard!" Lin Shiqi was starting to lose it. She suddenly grabbed the steering wheel, causing the car to sway left and right like a crab on the road, scaring Qin Yan to death. Luckily, there weren't many cars on the road, or they would have definitely gotten into an accident.

Finally, the car arrived safely at the school. Since Li Ruobing no longer allowed Lin Shiqi to act outside, Lin Shiqi dropped off Qin Yan at the school and went straight back to the Academy for Espers.

Qin Yan's life at school was as calm as usual, but today was a bit different. For some reason, the attitude of his classmates towards him changed drastically. Normally, everyone kept their distance from Qin Yan, but today they were all friendly, greeting him as if they were old friends, even though they may have never spoken before.

In addition, some attractive girls were giving Qin Yan flirtatious looks, seemingly wanting to get to know him better. In the past, Qin Yan might have fallen for this, but recently, he had seen too many beautiful women and had become immune to their charms. He was not the type to play around, so he simply ignored these advances, breaking many girls' hearts in the process.

That day, Qin Yan also heard some useful information. It was rumored that the school's sports star, Wang Tieniu, had been seriously injured for unknown reasons and was currently in the hospital receiving treatment. Although he was not in critical condition, he had lost nearly half a month of memory and seemed to be in a daze.

The rumor was mysterious, with some saying that Wang Tieniu had been possessed by an evil spirit, while others claimed he had been abducted by aliens for experiments. Some who knew the truth said Wang Tieniu had been in contact with some cult organizations outside and might have been manipulated by them. However, no one suspected Qin Yan in all these speculations, which was fortunate for him.

Furthermore, Qin Yan was also worried about the situation at Wei Zheng's house. He had no intention of accepting Wei Gang's proposal to spy at the Academy for Espers, as it would mean betraying Lin Shiqi. Fortunately, Wei Zheng was unaware of these matters and treated Qin Yan as usual. If Wei Zheng were to find out, Qin Yan might lose his friendship with him.

After school, as usual, Lin Shiqi came to pick him up. Back at the Academy for Espers, Lin Shiqi suddenly said, "Qin Yan, put your things in the car first and come with me."

"What's going on? Where are you taking me?"

"Captain Gao seems to be looking for you. He wants me to come along, but I'm not sure what it's about."

Qin Yan remembered the person named Gao Zhanxiang. He was the captain of the Academy's special forces team and, aside from being a bit eccentric when talking about women, he was quite steady in his demeanor. Qin Yan didn't refuse and followed Lin Shiqi out of the car.

Before long, the two arrived at a large three-story restaurant inside the academy. It was evening, and many people were gathered here for dinner.

Lin Shiqi and Qin Yan entered the restaurant and went up to a private room on the top floor. There were already many people inside, all of whom Qin Yan recognized. Captain Gao Zhanxiang, Zhao Liang, and Zhou Xiaohui from the special forces team were there. To Qin Yan's surprise, the Academy's principal, Li Ruobing, was also present. He wondered what her purpose was in coming here today.