Starting with a Breakup: Why Is the True Heiress My Possessive Ex? - Chapter 73

“Tell me.”

“What exactly happened?”

Xiao Ge fixed Xu Nian with a piercing stare.

There was no escaping this one.

Just as Xu Nian was about to explain—

“…Forget it.”

“We can discuss that later.”

“We’ll have plenty of time.”

He glanced around the theater.

“An Innate Fluxweapon capable of creating a large-scale domain is extremely rare.”

“As expected of an S-rank.”

“For now…”

“Send me outside first.”

“Keep the ability active.”

“Then bring Jiang Xue and me back in afterward.”

Leng Xiao’s back was injured.

Moving her carelessly could make the injury worse.

“…Alright.”

“I’ll try.”

Xu Nian hurriedly took out her Innate Fluxweapon.

She unfolded the folding fan…

Then suddenly froze.

“…Captain.”

“What if…”

“I accidentally cancel the entire domain while trying to use it?”

“You still can’t control it?”

Xu Nian awkwardly raised one slender finger.

Then absentmindedly twirled a lock of hair.

“…Actually.”

“This is my first time using it.”

“…Ever.”

“So…”

Xiao Ge looked at her for a moment.

“…You were being guided by the Fluxweapon earlier?”

“…Something like that.”

He didn’t ask further.

Instead, he walked back toward Leng Xiao.

“Bear with it.”

Leng Xiao neither answered nor resisted.

Xiao Ge carefully lifted her into a princess carry, deliberately making every movement as gentle as possible.

“Alright.”

“You can start.”

Xu Nian nodded.

She waved the folding fan.

The entire theater immediately began collapsing like a dream shattering into countless fragments.

The crimson curtains dissolved.

The stage cracked apart.

Reality itself seemed to peel away.

When everything settled…

Everyone found themselves standing on the lawn outside the hospital.

Xiao Ge gently set Leng Xiao down.

Sensing the emotional fluctuations—

Jiang Xue and Gu Tong immediately rushed over.

“Captain!”

“Vice-Captain!”

“What happened?”

Gu Tong hurriedly asked.

Jiang Xue said nothing.

She simply knelt beside Leng Xiao.

Then…

began quietly crying.

“…”

Xu Nian stared blankly.

As Jiang Xue cried…

Leng Xiao’s complexion visibly improved.

“…What’s the principle behind this?”

Xu Nian couldn’t help asking.

“It should be…”

“Using the Compassion Path’s crying to stimulate the body’s cells…”

“…allowing them to recover to their original state.”

“…?”

Xu Nian blinked repeatedly.

“…You do hear yourself, right?”

Su Qingya looked perfectly serious.

“…When I treated the bruises on your legs before…”

“I frightened the pooled blood.”

“…???”

Xu Nian was speechless.

That wasn’t even what shocked her.

What shocked her…

was that emotions could influence individual cells.

Does that mean…

I could make someone’s cells believe my jokes?

Although…

Cells probably wouldn’t understand jokes.

But then again…

If cells could be frightened…

Or moved to compassion…

Why couldn’t they be fooled?

That was completely unreasonable!

Then again…

She suddenly remembered a common saying.

“She laughed so hard that every cell in her body was laughing with her.”

…

Maybe…

It actually wasn’t unreasonable after all.

Hehe.

She’d definitely have to test that herself later.

As Jiang Xue continued crying…

Leng Xiao’s condition rapidly improved.

The pain gradually faded.

Her tightly furrowed brows relaxed.

Moments later…

She slowly stood back up.

“…Captain.”

“Here’s everything that happened.”

Without waiting to be questioned again…

Xu Nian recounted everything she had experienced.

Naturally…

She concealed the simulator.

She also hid several of her Fluxweapon’s true abilities.

Even so…

The story was unbelievable.

In less than two hours…

She had already developed multiple practical abilities for an S-rank Innate Fluxweapon.

Not random abilities either.

Every single one was highly useful.

The fastest development record on file…

was two full days.

Xu Nian had broken it effortlessly.

She was, without question…

a genius among geniuses.

Yet…

No one looked happy.

Because compared to that piece of good news…

The bad news was far more serious.

“…It seems…”

“I underestimated you.”

Xiao Ge’s voice became unusually solemn.

Xu Nian’s heart immediately tightened.

“This matter…”

“…is beyond what I can handle.”

“A God-Realm Fluxweaver…”

“Why would someone like that target you?”

“I…”

“I don’t know.”

Xu Nian slowly shook her head.

Her confusion was genuine.

It was written plainly across her face.

Xiao Ge remained silent for a while.

Finally…

He spoke again.

“I’ll leave the choice to you.”

“I can transfer you.”

“To a higher-level task force.”

“They’re composed entirely of God-Realm Fluxweavers.”

“Your safety would be guaranteed there.”

“…Or…”

He didn’t finish the sentence.

The implication was obvious.

Stay.

Or leave.

Those were the two choices before her.

Xu Nian found it impossible to answer immediately.

Even Su Qingya remained silent this time.

“…Captain.”

“Can you…”

“…give me some time to think?”

“…Wait.”

Xiao Ge suddenly interrupted.

“Leng Xiao.”

She immediately understood.

Without another word…

She rang the great bell in her hands.

A clear chime echoed softly.

Xu Nian’s restless heart gradually settled.

“Now.”

“Tell me your answer again.”

“In your current state.”

He suspected…

that Xu Nian’s hesitation earlier had been influenced by external emotions.

But…

This hesitation wasn’t caused by anyone else.

It belonged entirely to her.

She was still an ordinary girl.

She had family.

Friends.

A home.

She didn’t know what life inside a special task force would be like.

She didn’t know whether things there would be better…

or even worse.

But one thing was certain.

If she accepted…

She would have to leave everything she treasured behind.

She was greedy.

She wanted to protect everyone…

without giving anyone up.

But…

Would staying here only bring more danger to those around her?

Would her existence eventually drag everyone else into disaster?

Seeing her struggle…

Xiao Ge gently patted her shoulder.

“…Go home.”

“Think it over carefully.”

He said nothing more.

The group quietly prepared to return to the Security Bureau.

On the way—

Leng Xiao deliberately slowed her pace.

She called Xu Nian over.

“…Su Qingya’s condition.”

“…You’ve noticed it too.”

“Haven’t you?”

Xu Nian hesitated.

Then slowly shook her head.

“She’s becoming increasingly prone to losing control.”

“Just now…”

“Her Fear Value reached ninety-nine percent.”

“Do you understand what that means?”

Xu Nian’s eyes widened.

Su Qingya had never told her.

“But…”

“She’s also different from everyone else.”

“Even at ninety-nine percent…”

“She still retained a trace of rationality.”

“If it were anyone else…”

“They would already have been completely consumed by their emotions.”

“They wouldn’t even understand human speech anymore.”

“They would continue transforming…”

“Until they became a true Fluxbeast.”

Xu Nian wasn’t particularly surprised.

Su Qingya had always been extraordinary.

She simply didn’t know how to respond.

The worry on her face…

could no longer be hidden.

“Even so…”

“Allowing her emotions to keep reaching that level is extremely dangerous.”

“No one knows…”

“…whether one day…”

“…she’ll take that final step.”

“…and never come back.”

Leng Xiao looked directly at Xu Nian.

“Xu Nian.”

“You’re a Joy Path Fluxweaver.”

“You should study psychology.”

“Guiding people’s hearts…”

“should become your greatest strength.”

“You are also…”

“the person closest to Su Qingya.”

“…Perhaps.”

“Only you…”

“can help untangle the knot in her heart.”

Xu Nian slowly nodded.

Guide her heart…

For some reason…

She had the faint feeling…

that Su Qingya had become this way…

because of her.