Defeat the system! Kiss my little monster!

Pei Du had no intention of refusing the military's invitation. Sheng Shixian was still at his home, and their invitation to Pei Du was most likely because of Sheng Shixian.

The military did not take any coercive measures. If Pei Du went, he could at least scout out the situation. If he didn't go, it would only worsen their current predicament.

He found a spare phone at home, entered a long string of numbers, and gave it to Sheng Shixian.

“From now on, we’ll keep in touch by phone. If anything happens, I’ll call you in advance so you can prepare accordingly,” Pei Du said, handing the phone to Sheng Shixian.

Sheng Shixian leaned back in his chair, his expression uncertain. He stuffed his phone into his shirt pocket, looked up, and asked, "What time are you coming back tonight?"

“It’s uncertain. If it’s simple, we’ll do it sooner; if it’s complicated, we’ll postpone it.” Pei Du said. Seeing that Sheng Shixian was silent, he reached out and pinched the beast ears that had already taken shape.

No longer the flesh-colored creature it was at birth, it has grown fur that is completely black and feels soft to the touch.

“You don’t need to wait for me to come back. If a stranger comes, you decide what to do yourself,” Pei Du said. “There are many trees behind the villa. Go that way, and no one will be able to catch you.”

Sheng Shixian's hand and foot shackles had long been unlocked, and he allowed Pei Du to touch his beast ears without responding.

Before leaving, Pei Du found the concealment potion that Gong Yuanshen had given him and injected it into Sheng Shixian. The red veins on Sheng Shixian's arm changed color rapidly, turning blue in no time.

Wearing a hat can conceal the ears, but it's hard to hide the veins on the arms. After much thought, Pei Du decided to cover up Sheng Shixian's veins for now.

Sheng Shixian watched the whole process, his brows furrowed slightly, his gaze flashing across Pei Du's arm.

"Twelve o'clock." Sheng Shixian suddenly gripped Pei Du's wrist, pressed his palm against the back of Pei Du's neck, and slowly rubbed the skin under his fingertips. "If you're not back by midnight, I'm leaving here."

He pressed his ear against Pei Du's ear; the wound on Pei Du's ear had scabbed over, but the scars of the injury remained.

Sheng Shixian glanced at him, his tone becoming increasingly threatening: "I don't care if you live or die."

Pei Du laughed silently, turning his head slightly to intensify the heat and sensation as his skin touched Sheng Shixian's. "So heartless."

Sheng Shixian snorted coldly, his thin lips brushing against the wound on Pei Du's ear, and said, "I am just that ruthless. If you don't come back, I'll leave, and I mean it."

Pei Du pressed down on his head, "What if you can't do it?"

Sheng Shixian didn't speak, he just kept sneering, closed his eyes and turned his head to one side.

Pei Du knew that Sheng Shixian wouldn't give up on him so easily, otherwise he wouldn't have secretly followed him all the way. He said helplessly, "Don't worry, I'll be back soon."

Sheng Shixian remained silent for a long time before nodding and humming in agreement.

*

Pei Du prepared to leave the villa in the afternoon.

He also gave the key to the basement to Sheng Shixian. The military had many considerations and might send someone over again after Pei Du left. The basement under the villa was a good hiding place.

During his heyday, he welcomed anyone who came his way, mixing car keys, door keys, and basement keys all together and stuffing them into his pocket.

Pei Du initially wanted to tell him that it was easy to get confused, but then he thought that Sheng Shixian was in good health and had good eyesight, and now his mind was normal and active, so he simply stopped talking.

He closed the villa's gate and drove to the laboratory.

As Gong Yuanshen said, the military's arrival this time was grand and their trap was set up openly and without any attempt to conceal it. Pei Du, sitting in the car, could see a group of armed military personnel standing guard at the entrance of the laboratory from afar.

Pei Du withdrew his gaze, parked his car in the garage, and as he went upstairs, he happened to run into Ling Yu, who was coming from another direction.

Pei Du last saw Ling Yu on an online news program. At that time, he was impeccably dressed, his net worth had skyrocketed after inheriting hundreds of billions of assets, and his speech and behavior were exceptionally polite, making him look like a newly rich tycoon.

Pei Du once thought that Ling Yu would no longer come to work at the laboratory.

The Sheng family's funeral had just ended a few days prior, and the property division ceremony had also been completed. Ling Yu replaced Sheng Shixian as the new CEO of the Sheng Group, succeeding Sheng Shixian.

Is he out of his mind to be working as a errand boy at this lab?

"Greetings, Senior Brother." Ling Yu greeted Pei Du as usual.

Pei Du looked at him and saw that Ling Yu looked much more haggard after not seeing him for a few days. His eyes were dark and swollen, perhaps because he had left in a hurry. He hadn't even cleaned the stubble on his lips.

The white ball was still floating beside Ling Yu, but it had grown considerably larger, at least twice as big as before.

Pei Du guessed that it had gained a lot of PUA points again, and he also spoke to Ling Yu, "Hello, are you here for the meeting too?"

“Yes, I participated in the previous experimental project, and the military also invited me,” Ling Yu said.

Pei Du nodded and said nothing more.

The white ball on Ling Yu's shoulder started spinning erratically again, with sharp, shrill noises occasionally escaping from it.

Ling Yu glanced at Pei Du twice, then suddenly asked on the way, "Senior brother, I heard you're already engaged? The other senior brothers even showed me a picture of her; she's a stunning beauty. When are you two planning to get married?"

Pei Du did not stop walking. He said, "It was an engagement from when we were children. We haven't had much contact since we grew up, and now we are preparing to break off the engagement."

Ling Yu's face stiffened: "What?"

“She has someone she likes, and coincidentally, I also have someone I’m developing a relationship with.” Pei Du looked at Ling Yu, deliberately concealing his intentions, and said, “So we simply broke off the engagement.”

Ling Yu asked, "Did the woman agree to this?"

Pei Du was surprised that An Jia hadn't told Ling Yu about this, but since Ling Yu had said that Pei Du was dispensable, he probably hadn't asked An Jia about him either.

“Yes, she and I both agreed.” Pei Du observed Ling Yu’s expression.

Ling Yu's jaw muscles twitched twice, and he said absentmindedly, "That's a real shame."

[Damn it! Ling Yu, how could An Jia treat you like this? You've been so good to her, and she broke off her engagement with Pei Du without even consulting you. Does she even respect you?]

Ling Yu remained silent with a gloomy face.

[I told you long ago, Sheng Shixian is the male lead, he's not so easy to deal with! What's the point of you making a move prematurely and taking over this empty shell of the Sheng family business? Sheng Shixian is using underhanded tactics to trick us; the company has suffered so much loss, he's making us clean up his mess!]

Pei Du frowned slightly upon hearing Bai Qiu's words.

The Sheng family business was previously managed by Sheng Shixian, but after he was infected with the virus and left, it was handed over to President Sheng. Now it has fallen into the hands of Ling Yu.

Unexpectedly, Sheng Shixian had already shorted the Sheng family's assets and was in debt.

...No, Sheng Shixian's purpose in returning to the Sheng family might be to bring down the Sheng Corporation.

Sheng Shixian did not return to acknowledge his family. President Sheng abandoned Sheng Shixian and his mother in his early years, which led to his mother's early death and Sheng Shixian's childhood suffering from bullying.

His initial goal was to bring down the Sheng family.

Now that President Sheng has passed away, and Ling Yu has seized Sheng's assets halfway through, Sheng Shixian simply dumped all this mess on Ling Yu's shoulders.