618: 10.13 Split Personality?

10.13 Split Personality?

Percy's heart skipped a beat. He had never expected that he would team up these two powerful men who had attracted everyone's attention from the start! His green eyes flashed in a calculating glint. Christian did not look like he was easy to talk to, plus his attention had always been on Leonard, so he might not be interested in taking Percy in. But what about Leonard himself? He looked as if he wanted nothing to do with Christian…2

Percy lowered his head and pondered deeply on his future course of action.

"Elsey," the newcomer introduced himself with a low voice.

Both Christian and Lu Yizhou acted as if they heard nothing, so that left Percy to answer. He forcibly mustered a smile on his face. "Hi, I'm Percy. We're going to be a team for the next three days, right?"

Elsey shrunk his neck fearfully. "I–It seems so."

The atmosphere was so frigid that Percy was going to be turned into an ice block. Fortunately, the instructor addressed the crowd and started to hand over the assignment. They were to measure each other's sizes and cut the fabric according to it. They also had to watch out for each other and make sure that they did not mess up or else if the instructor found out, then a normal warning would be given.

As soon as Lu Yizhou heard that the activity had something to do with touching each other's body, the hair on his body stood on its end and loud alarms rang in his mind. Before anyone could react, he pointed at Elsey with a tone that brooked no argument. "You're with me." He did not want to be with either of the protagonists! Anyway, he was already a wingman so he might as well do his job until the very end. Pushing the two of them together was also a good option. 

Elsey lifted his head in shock. "A–Ah?!" Then his gaze collided with Christian's sharp one and he shuddered violently. "T–This is—"

"I'm messy with my hands." Lu Yizhou casually gave a flimsy excuse. He raised a provoking brow toward Christian. "If you don't mind, then I'd have to trouble you." 

The corner of Christian's lips twitched. He also planned to dump the workload to other people. Sighing, he could only turn to Percy and gestured with his chin. Either way, Lu Yizhou was already in the same group as him. He did not fear that the man would run away.

Then, the tense matter was settled just like that. 

Elsey took the measuring tape with trembling hands and stood in front of Lu Yizhou. "T–Then, I…"

Lu Yizhou nodded at him. "Go ahead." He acted like a good and well-behaved model. When Elsey requested for him to raise his arms with a trembling voice, he complied. When Elsey apologized because he kept losing grip of the tape due to sweaty hands, he only hummed with a careless look. He looked so casual and easy going that Elsey relaxed unknowingly. 

It did not take long for Elsey to discover that… Lu Yizhou did not seem to be that scary? At least, he was way better than Christian who had reduced Percy into tears. Because of that revelation, Elsey's hands also became faster and more agile. He jotted down the number into the form and looked at the last column. "Last, shoulder's width." 

"Okay," Lu Yizhou nodded lightly. He took the initiative to turn around and offered his back to Elsey. 

Gulping, Elsey tightened his grip on the measuring tape and dragged it across the length of Lu Yizhou's broad shoulders. He leaned in and squinted his eyes to take a better look at the exact measurement. In that moment, his gaze was involuntarily drawn to a reddish mark on the side of Lu Yizhou's neck. Curious, Elsey tilted his head and stared at it for a few seconds longer. Then, he suddenly felt a heavy stare landing on top of his head. Elsey froze and slowly lifted his head, his heart thumping rapidly in his chest.

He saw Lu Yizhou's lips which had been pursed into thin lines all this time, curved upward into an attractive arc. Not only that, his eyes were also curved into crescents. There was a mysterious charm in those silver eyes that hooked Elsey's soul over, turning his mind blank inside out.

"Done." Lu Yizhou heard Elsey mutter behind him.

He blinked and turned around. There was not a hint of smile seen on his face and eyes. It was the usual Lu Yizhou. He took the measuring tape from Elsey's hands and started to do his job. His speed was no less than that of a professional. However, he made it look sloppy and careless as if he was just casually doing it.

Lu Yizhou might not realize what was happening just now, but it did not mean others didn't.

For example, 666 who was so terrified until it lost its voice totally.

Another example, Christian, who had been paying attention to the other side. He couldn't help but wonder. Did this man have a split personality or something? That beautiful smile lingered in Christian's mind like the aftertaste of tobacco, sweet and burning at the same time. It truly made one feel… curious.

It was not until Lu Yizhou filled in all the numbers in the form did 666 finally squeezed out its voice with much difficulty.

[666: H-H-H-Host!!!]

[What?] 

[666: A–A–Again, you're smiling again!! QAQ oh my Admin God, that's so scary!! 666 almost got a heart attack!]

Lu Yizhou's hands paused for a second before he handed the form over to the instructor. His brows tightened. [Again? Pull up the surveillance record.] However, he was not very lucky this time. When he moved the footage to the timestamp 666 told him about, he discovered that his face was coincidentally facing away from the camera. He only knew that he was looking over his shoulder at Elsey. Then, the only choice left was…

He turned his gaze toward the quiet guy who was diligently sorting through the fabric. He did not beat around the bush and directly asked, "Did I smile at you just now?"

"Ah?" Elsey raised his head, surprised. Genuine confusion filled his eyes as he shook his head. "No, you didn't…"

[666: Liar! Host, he's lying to you!! 666 saw with its own eyes that Elsey was looking at you back then!!!]

Of course, Lu Yizhou did not doubt 666's words at all. However, Elsey's reaction was too natural. Even an actor would slip if Lu Yizhou threw a sudden question like that. Lu Yizhou was proficient in analyzing someone's micro expressions and body language, especially when it came to detecting lies. And the final conclusion he drew was that Elsey was honest when he said that he did not see Lu Yizhou smiling. 

What was this? Lu Yizhou speculated in his heart. Memory alteration? Why did he keep showing this strange phenomenon? What could have triggered it?

Lu Yizhou's mind was full of unanswered questions.

The rest of the morning passed by uneventfully. Lu Yizhou had almost forgotten about his unusual loss of temper when Christian approached him again on their way back to the cell. "Hey." 

The veins on Lu Yizhou's forehead bulged and he had to remind himself to ignore this person. They were cellmates, after all. If Lu Yizhou were to get angry every single time, then it would be his loss. 

He pretended as if he heard nothing and strolled forward casually.

"Hey, there's something I want to confirm," Christian kept up with him easily and asked in a low voice. "Do you have a split personality or something? One second you're giving everyone this cold look, then the next second you're smiling sweetly—"

Lu Yizhou suddenly halted on his tracks and turned to him in surprise.

[666: A–A–Ah, the protagonist saw you, Host!!]

"What?" Even though Christian was delighted that he finally managed to draw Lu Yizhou's attention, he did not show it on his face. He merely raised a brow in a seemingly casual gesture. "Am I right?"

Lu Yizhou looked around and noticed that everyone was discreetly pricking up their ears to eavesdrop on them. Annoyance flashed in his eyes. He tilted his head to gesture at Christian. "Let's return first and talk."

Oh? The corner of Christian's lips ticked upward. It seemed like he had managed to grab ahold of this man's weak point. For some reason, it made him excited like no other, even more than when he caused that green-eyed beauty named Percy to burst into frustrated tears. Humming, he followed behind Lu Yizhou until they reached the cell. Then he slammed the door shut and leaned against it with his arms crossed. "Well?"

However, Lu Yizhou only stood in the middle of the cell without moving.

Feeling that something was off, Christian straightened up and took on a wary stance. "What's wrong with you?" It couldn't be… did he want to fight it right here and now to settle the scores? Because Christian found out about his weakness?

In the next second, he was caught by surprise when Lu Yizhou suddenly turned around to face him.

A devilish and bewitching smile spread across his face. It made his whole countenance softer and more approachable, yet also very dangerous at the same time. This was exactly the smile he had seen on Lu Yizhou's face back in the tailor room!

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Mini theater

A new post appeared in the system forum by none other than 666. [AAAH, MY HOST IS POSSESSED BY A GHOST! HELP!!!]

The reply came in seconds. Systems were very gossipy, after all.

[Eyy, how can this be?]

[Right, right, there is a mental protection shield program on our Host that's effective against drugs, hypnosis and evil spirits. Otherwise, won't our business get discovered by others?]

[Lol, you made it sound like we're a shady organization!]

[You don't get a warning beforehand, 666?]

[It's weird. The simulator should have informed you. Is this another bug?]

[Ugh, please don't! I hate maintenance!!]

666 faintly recalled that there seemed to be something like that when Host was drugged in the previous simulation. However, this time, there was completely nothing! There was no warning at all and all of a sudden, 666 was unable to reach Host anymore! What should 666 do?! QAQ

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