CH 40

TL: Moonlit

Xie Bai was startled by the sudden appearance of Lin Feng in his home. Lin Feng is the second son of the Lin family, a prominent family in the capital. The current head of the Lin family is Marshal Lincoln. During the Star Domain War, he worked together with His Royal Highness the Prince and achieved remarkable military exploits. However, due to years of battles, his body was severely injured, and he rarely appeared in public.

Lin Feng ranks second in the Lin family and, like his female father, belongs to the Imperial Institute of Mental Disorders. The soothing agent is a research project established by his female father, Qin Yi.

Although the Xie family is considered one of the prominent families in the capital, it is nothing compared to families like the Lin family.

Seeing someone who had only appeared online suddenly appear in reality, Xie Bai couldn’t help but feel nervous. “Hello, is there something you need?”

As a usually proud and willful individual, Xie Bai, looking at the young man who suddenly appeared at the door, suddenly lost his ability to speak.

Lin Feng’s expression remained indifferent, as if he didn’t receive any signals of nervousness from Xie Bai. He said seriously, “I came to North Star this time to study the soothing power contained in purified fruits and vegetables. Do you have any purified fruits and vegetables here?”

“Yes, we do.” Xie Bai quickly turned around to get them. In fact, he hadn’t had the chance to eat them since he bought them. He picked up the paper bag that he casually placed on the table and handed it to Lin Feng. “They’re all here!”

Lin Feng lowered his gaze and saw that the paper bag contained not only oranges but also apples. It was more than he had expected, and he felt pleased. “Thank you. How much do they cost?”

Xie Bai waved his hand. “No, no need to pay. Just take them. But how did you end up here?”

Could it be that his male father invited him? But Xie Bai had never heard of any connection between An Ye and the Lin family.

“Well… I can’t reveal the person, but you know him. I’ll transfer the money to you.”

Lin Feng shook the paper bag in his hand and walked away, leaving Xie Bai behind. “…”

What did he mean by a person he couldn’t reveal but Xie Bai knew?

After Su Ge finished showering and came out of the bathroom, he saw Lin Feng wearing his clothes coming in, holding a familiar paper bag. “Did you go to see Xie Bai?”

“Yes, I didn’t mention you to him.” Lin Feng placed the paper bag on the table and took out an orange from it. “But I need the account number of um um. Do you have it?”

Su Ge rubbed his still-damp hair and fell silent for a second. “Who is um um?”

“The person whose name cannot be mentioned. I promised you not to mention him in front of you, including his name.”

Looking at Lin Feng’s particularly serious gaze, Su Ge remembered that on the way back, after being “analyzed” by Lin Feng, he did say not to mention Xie Bai in front of him. But he never expected it to be like this, “not mentioning” him.

As a scientist, should he say he was rigorous?

During the time Su Ge was waiting for a response, Lin Feng didn’t waste any time. He lightly exerted force with his fingers and peeled the orange. In an instant, the fragrant smell of the orange filled the air, causing both of them to brighten their eyes. “It smells so good. This fragrance must contain rich natural elements that make the inhaler feel relaxed.”

Su Ge twitched his nose and sat down, watching Lin Feng, who was showing symptoms of a professional habit. “Can you determine it just by smelling?”

“I conducted experiments in the laboratory. More than 60% of natural elements emit a pleasant fragrance, and inhaling them alone has a calming effect. However, it is difficult to purify these natural elements even in the laboratory.”

That’s also why the soothing agents are so expensive.

While talking, the orange had already been peeled. The palm-sized orange flesh was plump and tempting, with juicy fruit segments that made Su Ge involuntarily swallow.

He had already experienced how good the taste of this orange was and how comfortable it felt when eaten.

So, it was natural for him to react to the smell.

Lin Feng’s attention was entirely focused on the orange, and he didn’t notice Su Ge’s reaction. After carefully recording the color and smell, he broke off a segment and put it in his mouth.

As he chewed, the sweet and sour juice burst forth, and the rich orange aroma rushed to the top of his head, causing Lin Feng, who rarely showed any expression, to squint his eyes and tremble in pleasure.

Su Ge sat up straight. “How is it? Does it have an effect?”

Su Ge, who had long experienced this taste, couldn’t help but feel a secret joy. Obviously, he wasn’t the only one who couldn’t resist this kind of pleasure.

Who knows how good it is if you don’t eat it? Whoever eats it will know.

Lin Feng didn’t have time to answer that question. With his eyes half-closed, he quickly and accurately ate the entire orange without even realizing it.

Licking his lips regretfully, he said, “It’s gone just like that.”

Su Ge: “…”

This palm-sized orange was already substantial enough, okay? Not even mentioning giving him a segment to taste, damn it!

Wiping his mouth and burping, Lin Feng’s eyes sparkled. “Let’s go now.”

Although he didn’t mention a specific address, Su Ge knew where he wanted to go.

In the face of Lin Feng, this academic fanatic, Su Ge sighed deeply, well aware that if he didn’t satisfy Lin Feng today, he wouldn’t have a good time.

He truly understood his childhood friend.

Su Ge got up to change in the dressing room. “I’ll change my clothes.”

“Well, hurry up. I’ll wait for you downstairs,” Lin Feng replied without waiting for Su Ge’s response, stepping out of the room ahead.

After Su Ge finished packing and went downstairs, Lin Feng impatiently stood by the car door, urging him with his eyes to hurry up.

Once they were in the car, Su Ge couldn’t help but ask, “Has the inspection team dispatched by the Capital Star arrived? Don’t you need to meet with them first?”

“No need. They don’t have authority over my itinerary.” Lin Feng took out a small notebook from somewhere and started writing and drawing chemical formulas that Su Ge couldn’t understand. “The data reported by North Star is not falsified. For the soothing effect to be present in this orange, the natural elements must account for at least 60% or more. It’s a pity it doesn’t reach a completely soothing level, but the effects can accumulate over time.”

“… ” Su Ge listened to Lin Feng’s ramblings without feeling any regret. His face was beaming with a smile!

“Have you figured out what you want to do later?” Su Ge asked, bringing up the matter he was concerned about. He had a feeling that Lin Su, with his limited understanding of that female, wouldn’t buy into the idea of being a subject for research. After all, An Ye’s status on the Capital Star was high, and there hadn’t been any reaction from Lin Su regarding that1It referred to An Ye’s past motives and their first meeting.

Upon hearing Su Ge’s question, Lin Feng bit his thumbnail and casually responded, “Will he come back to the Capital Star with me? I want to study him.”

Su Ge, who was driving calmly, suddenly gave a wry smile and looked at Lin Feng, who was saying this with a serious expression. “That idea of yours is crazy. Do you think an ordinary person would come back with you to be subjected to experimental research?”

Without hesitation, Lin Feng gave a resolute answer, “I can stay here as well.”

Su Ge: “…”

Is that what I meant?!

During the rest of the journey, Su Ge remained silent. However, he was torn inside about whether he should get off the car with Lin Feng. Lin Su probably still remembered him from the incident with Xie Bai. If Lin Feng ended up angering him like Xie Bai did, he… didn’t want to be implicated. He was innocent, so why should he bear the consequences of being disliked by Lin Su?

The car slowly entered Farm No. 13, and the destination was right in front of them. Lin Feng’s eyes filled with excitement.

After a safe landing, Su Ge spoke up, “Go ahead, I’ll wait for you in the car. I won’t go down with you.”

Lin Feng didn’t expect Su Ge to follow him either. His mind was completely focused on the joy of meeting the rumored female owner with special purifying abilities.

In fact, in order to further enhance the efficacy of soothing agents, there was an assistant by Lin Feng’s side whose sole purpose was to remind him to eat and sleep. Otherwise, if he wasn’t careful, this young researcher could die suddenly.

Watching Lin Feng leave, Su Ge adjusted his seat and prepared to rest for a while.

Lin Su’s house was easy to recognize. Looking down the street, only Lin Su’s house had a price sign hanging on the door.

And according to his sensitive sense of smell, the air on this side, just from the scent alone, was much fresher than anywhere else.

Lin Feng stood restrained at the entrance of the yard, preparing to greet someone with modesty, when he saw four fruit trees behind the house, full of oranges, flourishing with branches and leaves.

His mouth opened and closed, repeatedly, before Lin Feng suddenly covered his chest, as if doing so could calm his pounding heart.

Blinking his eyes, he made an effort to suppress the astonishment deep in his heart, at least not making himself appear inexperienced.

In fact, fruit trees as lush as these were rarely seen on the Capital Star, and those few trees were heavily guarded.

Yet here, in this small yard, there were four of them, a total of four, almost half the number found on the Capital Star.

Lin Feng took a deep breath. “Excuse me, is anyone here?”

Lin Su, who was busy making jam with Su Jin in the kitchen, suddenly heard the voice and responded promptly, “Yes, wait a moment.”

Su Jin took the wooden spoon from Lin Su’s hand and stirred the fruit pulp in the pot. “You go, I’ll watch over here.”

“Just cook for a while longer.” Lin Su wiped his hands and turned to leave the house. He saw a young male stranger standing outside the gate, tall and imposing. When he caught sight of him, the excitement in his black eyes couldn’t be concealed.

Lin Feng was surprised by the appearance of the female who came out. His porcelain-white skin was dazzling in the sunlight, accentuating his pair of cat-like eyes that were black and bright, exuding a remarkable clarity and liveliness. For some reason, it made Lin Feng’s heart feel soft and prompted an urge to get closer.

“Hello, is this the home of Lin Su?” he asked.

“Yes, I am Lin Su. What can I do for you?” Lin Su had already walked over and opened the gate. “You can come in and talk.”

“Thank you. My name is Lin Feng, and I’m a researcher at the Capital Star Institute for Mental Disorders. I came specifically for your purified fruits and vegetables. I would like to ask if you are willing to become my research subject. I can assure you that all the research will be safe and harmless.”

Lin Feng’s eyes were burning with anticipation as he approached. His sensitive sense of smell caught the naturally fresh scent emanating from the female.

The smell made the desire to get closer to Lin Su even stronger in his heart.

Lin Su raised an eyebrow slightly and asked, “Do you have anything else besides this matter?”

Lin Feng was taken aback and didn’t quite understand the meaning behind Lin Su’s words. He quickly blinked and replied, “What else do you mean?”

Lin Su chuckled softly, “I don’t want to. You can leave if there’s nothing else.”

Unless he was crazy, why would he want to become a research subject? Was it because he was unhappy with his current life, or was the taste of making money too tempting?

Leaving these words behind, Lin Su turned to walk away, but he heard the other person urgently say, “Can I stay and observe the purification process up close?”

Lin Su looked at Lin Feng and saw the serious expression in his eyes. Although the request seemed somewhat rude, he didn’t sense any malice behind it.

However, he still asked, “Why should I agree?”

Lin Feng pursed his lips, feeling somewhat at a loss. In the past, on the Capital Star, he just needed to immerse himself in his research, and many things would naturally be taken care of for him. It was the first time he had been directly and straightforwardly rejected.

Strangely, he didn’t feel that it was Lin Su’s fault; it was his own issue. Apparently, he was quite poor in interpersonal relationships. After a moment of silence, he said, “You really have no reason to agree with me.”

Upon hearing this, Lin Su was taken aback and couldn’t help but give the tall and imposing man before him another glance, observing his bewildered expression. He found this person quite strange.

If he had no reason to agree, why bother coming here to say all this? Was he just seeking criticism?

“Oh.” The other party had already said that, so what else could he say? He could only nod and affirm his statement.

Lin Feng then quickly asked, “How can you agree? I can pay, and as long as you let me stay here temporarily, I can help you with work. I won’t do anything you don’t want me to do, can it be done?” This was the best idea Lin Feng could think of after contemplating it for a while. “Your ability is extraordinary. If it can be utilized, there’s a good chance we can find a method to cure mental disorders. That would be a great benefit to the Empire’s people. I need to stay here to collect as much data as possible, and I promise not to disturb your life.”

Lin Feng’s urgent and anxious tone was hard to hide, and it amused Lin Su. He didn’t mind letting the man stay; after all, there wasn’t much he couldn’t know.

Besides, after hearing so much, he could already tell that this man was a research enthusiast. He had seen scientists who conquered the zombie virus in the apocalypse.

Regardless of the era, scientists were valuable resources.

“You can stay.”

“Really?”

“Don’t get too excited. I don’t have a place for you to live. You can find a place yourself and come here to help me with work every day. If you do well, I’ll let you conduct your research.”

“I can help with work, and I have money. I can give you money.”

“Okay then, give me a few billion first, will you?”

“…”

“If you don’t have it, just focus on your work.” Once the neighboring yard’s fruits and vegetables were cultivated, he and Su Jin would be too busy to handle it all. Having an extra pair of hands wouldn’t be a bad thing.

“I can do that.” Lin Feng’s expressionless face broke into a bright smile, making Lin Su feel inexplicably silly.

“So, should you stay today or come back tomorrow?”

“I’ll stay today!”

“Alright then, I just finished sowing the seeds in the neighboring yard and haven’t watered them yet. You can go water them first. The spray bottle is over there.” Lin Su pointed to a large spray bottle not far away. “After that, sweep the yard.”

“Okay, but I need to inform my friend first.” Lin Feng glanced at the hovercar parked outside the courtyard and said, “I’ll go now.”

Sitting in the car, Su Ge had been paying close attention to Lin Su’s side. When he saw Lin Feng returning, he immediately sat up straight, ready to accept Lin Feng’s failure.

The car door opened, and Lin Feng bent down to him and asked, “Are you going back first or waiting here for me?”

“What do you mean? Aren’t you planning to leave?” Su Ge couldn’t believe his eyes. “You’re really staying here to work? Isn’t that true?”

“I can’t wait anymore.” From the moment he saw the four fruit trees in Lin Su’s yard, he couldn’t wait anymore.

He has also studied many owners with purification abilities, but none of them have such abilities. The most outstanding among them could only give birth to a flower. To make them give birth to a fruit tree, it would require several people working together. Yet, Lin Su has four fruit trees. What kind of concept is this?

Seeing the fervor in Lin Feng’s eyes, Su Ge’s heart trembled, realizing that he couldn’t change Lin Feng’s mind anymore. He said, “Then I’ll wait for you.”

“Okay.” Finally getting the answer he wanted, Lin Feng closed the car door and hurried back. Su Ge watched him leave, then suddenly pushed open the car door and shouted to Lin Feng, “Wait!”

Furrowing his brows, Lin Feng impatiently asked, “Do you have something else?”

Su Ge closed the car door and walked over, saying, “I’ll go with you. He shouldn’t refuse two people working together, right?”

Confused, Lin Feng asked, “Why?”

“I’m bored waiting, and it’s faster if I work with you.” He didn’t mention his concern about Lin Feng getting hurt doing the work.

Staring at him with a gaze as sharp as an “X” for a while, Lin Feng reluctantly said, “Then you can’t take my tasks. What if he doesn’t let me conduct the research anymore?”

Su Ge: “…”

Damn, his good intentions were taken for granted!

When Lin Su heard the commotion and saw Lin Feng returning with Su Ge following behind him, he raised an eyebrow, silently asking what was going on.

Lin Feng pursed his lips, unsure of how to explain Su Ge’s presence to Lin Su. Fortunately, Su Ge spoke up tactfully, “I know him. Do you mind having one more person help you with the work?”

Lin Su didn’t mind at all. Even though Su Ge had some relationship with Xie Bai, since he came here willingly to work, why would he refuse?

“Then let’s go.”

Su Ge was momentarily stunned by this casual response. He thought Lin Su would at least say something, but he didn’t expect this kind of attitude.

Suddenly, he started to doubt if his charm was really that small.

“Let’s go. We should start working quickly.” Lin Feng was already eager to get started. If it weren’t for Su Ge suddenly joining, he would have already started working by now.

Su Jin came out and looked at the two tall males, one holding a broom and the other a spray bottle, walking towards the neighboring yard. He asked with some concern, “Is it really okay?”

“Let Ding Ding watch over them and make sure they don’t damage the seeds I just planted.”

Even though most of those seeds were the result of Mu’en and An Ye’s labor, Lin Su didn’t want to redo the work if they were damaged. It would be too tiring.

So, as Su Ge was watering the plants, he saw a tall and clumsy robot walking over clankingly. It then sat at the entrance of the courtyard with its big, blinking eyes and said, “I’m Ding Ding. Master Lin Su sent me to supervise you. You better work well, or Ding Ding will report you, hehe!2I love you Ding Ding XD HAHAHAHAHHA”

Su Ge: “…”

Not very harmful, but extremely insulting.

…

In the room, William listened to the conversation between Lin Su and the person who came through his black terminal. He touched the black terminal in his hand and glanced at the long-eared rabbit lying on the edge of the bed, clearly separated from him.

Suddenly, the long-eared rabbit felt a chill and looked warily at William, saying, “Ji!”

W-what’s wrong?

William dissipated his aura and leaned against the headboard, half-closing his eyes.

With the scientist from the Lin family and the reviewing team, it would be difficult for them to have any fun.

The fox tail hanging by the bedside swayed irritably…