You Are Deep in The Stars

Bai Xi stood alone at the end of the corridor. There was a dusty window there, which should have been kept closed all year round, but at that moment, he forced it open, and the autumn wind mixed with slightly cold rain hit his face, making his bones start to shiver.

“Brother Bai, Brother Bai!” Wang Xiaosen came running from a distance. He grabbed Bai Xi’s arm and panted, “Why were you here alone? I couldn’t reach you on the phone. I was so worried.”

“… …I wanted to come over and enjoy the breeze.” Perhaps because of the weather, Bai Xi’s face looked pale and his eyes were a little dazed.

“Uncomfortable?” Han Zhuo asked.

Only then did Bai Xi notice that two people were following Wang Xiaosen. In addition to Han Zhuo, there was also his assistant – she was standing stiffly holding a stack of documents, looking very frightened.

“Mr. Bai, are you okay?” the assistant asked worriedly. She actually didn’t understand the current situation very well. She originally just wanted to ask Mr. Han to help find someone, but she didn’t expect that Mr. Han would have such a big reaction, which made her feel uncomfortable. Then, she became nervous and thought there was a kidnapping going on in the building.

“It’s okay, tell the client I’ll be there right away.” Bai Xi said, “Ten minutes.”

The assistant nodded, turned around, and hurried to the conference room. Han Zhuo patted Wang Xiaosen on the shoulder and motioned for him to go back first.

When there were two people left in the corridor, Han Zhuo took out a dry and soft handkerchief from his trouser pocket and helped Bai Xi dry the cold rain on his face: “Do you want to take a rest?”

“No,” Bai Xi said, “Thank you.” His voice was low, and he was in a daze, as if he hadn’t completely woken up from a nightmare.

“Aren’t you going to tell me?” Han Zhuo asked patiently, “What just happened?”

Bai Xi shook his head: “I have to go to the meeting.”

Han Zhuo held his shoulders with both hands: “Your current state – ”

“I’m fine.” Bai Xi interrupted him and forced a smile, “I’m sorry, I want to be alone for a while.”

“But you just said you will have a meeting in ten minutes.”

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Bai Xi didn’t speak anymore. In fact, at that moment, there were at least a dozen blenders stuffed in his mind. They were running recklessly, crushing all logic and thinking into powder.

The world began to become unexplainable, and reality was swallowed up by dreams. He didn’t know what he was talking about or what he should do. He just vaguely heard Han Zhuo calling and asking his assistant to cancel today’s meeting.

The silver sports car passed through the city, but instead of returning to the villa, it turned onto Xinghai Road.

After arriving home, Han Zhuo turned on all the switches in the apartment, letting the warm yellow light fill the entire room.

He also made a cup of hot chocolate and brought it over: “Want to drink it?” Bai Xi shook his head and sat on the carpet. His right hand was always in his trouser pocket, as if he was holding something.

“Although I don’t know what happened, you said a long time ago that I am not an ordinary bodyguard.” Han Zhuo sat cross-legged opposite him, “So tell me, okay? We will face it together, no matter what happens to this matter.”

“You know?” Bai Xi finally spoke, his brows slightly frowned and his voice was hoarse.

“I don’t know, but I can guess.” Han Zhuo said, “Don’t be afraid.”

Bai Xi averted his gaze and remained silent for a long time before slowly pulling his right hand out of his trouser pocket, a distorted metal box then fell to the carpet. It was covered with charred fingerprints. It looked like it had been roasted in a fire and then hit hard with a hammer more than a dozen times.

“The tissue box in the company bathroom?” Han Zhuo asked.

Bai Xi nodded: “After I washed my hands today, I suddenly felt a little dizzy, so I grabbed something nearby.” Then what happened next was far beyond his cognition – a sturdy metal box after touching his palm, it melted into a ball of shriveled scrap metal in just a few seconds, just like falling into magma.

“I thought I was dreaming.” Bai Xi spoke very slowly, “So I turned the faucet again, and the result was the same.”

“What about your body?” Han Zhuo checked his palm, “Is there anything wrong with it? Feeling uncomfortable?”

Bai Xi shook his head: “No.”

“That’s good.” Han Zhuo put the water cup into his hand, “Drink something hot first, and then calm down.”

“Am I… mutated?” Bai Xi asked, finding it really hard to find a word to describe all of this.

“You are not mutated.” Han Zhuo watched him drink hot chocolate, “In other words, this is a superpower that many people want, just like… in the movie.”

Bai Xi returned the empty cup to him: “Spider-Man?”

Han Zhuo smiled and said, “You like this name?”

“I don’t like it.” Bai Xi asked, “You must know something. What is going on? My parents also know, so they invited you here, right? And the people from Moses Gallery also wanted to kidnap me because of this?”

“Yes.” Han Zhuo didn’t hide it this time.