"Sichen, what's wrong?" The phone rang and Zhu Cunjun answered it.
When Lin Fan first entered the 800th level, Zhu Cunjun was worried.
At that time, he and Jin Sichen would talk on the phone every now and then. Either he called or Jin Sichen called.
However, as the situation stabilized, Lin Fan's condition gradually improved, and Cui Yan did not show any special problems, such reporting calls became less frequent.
Moreover, the usual reporting calls were at night, after Jin Sichen returned to the dormitory. A call during the day like this clearly meant something was up.
Jin Sichen recounted the story of Lin Fan's encounter with a monster while going into the sea, highlighting his current embarrassing situation.
"When she was at the research institute, I could watch her train anytime. Now that she's in the wild, I can't even follow her." Jin Sichen was helpless. "Why should I follow her? She's not a child who hasn't been weaned. Besides, it's useless for me to follow her!"
"Is Lin Fan okay?" Zhu Cunjun heard it and was concerned about Lin Fan's condition first.
"It's okay, but she has obvious emotional reactions because of this incident. I don't know whether it's good or bad." Jin Sichen covered his head.
"Doesn't her emotions prove that she's recovered?" Zhu Cunjun didn't understand.
"From a medical perspective, the presence of emotions does indicate improvement." Jin Sichen found a place to sit down. "But with emotions, especially fear, Lin Fan can't move forward as fearlessly as before. She'll instinctively be afraid."
"..." Zhu Cunjun took a moment to react before he understood what he meant. "The research institute wants her to be fearless?"
"After this incident, some people said that Lin Fan shouldn't have escaped. She should have fought the monster head-on. Because from the results later on, the monster's physical defense was not high, and Xingchen's strength was much higher than the monster's." Jin Sichen heard more than one person say this.
"What do they think that is? It's not just stars, there's a person inside it!" Zhu Cunjun was angry.
"Xingchen's data has always been very strong, so over time, many people think that Xingchen should be invincible. It just so happens that Lin Fan didn't have much emotion before, and she did whatever she was told. Now that she suddenly backs down, they feel disappointed." Jin Sichen can understand the emergence of this emotion.
"Disappointment!" Zhu Cunjun took out a cigarette, lit it, and took a deep breath. "I want Lin Fan to return to normal and keep the stars stable, and I also want her to not have the fears of normal people. I've thought of everything good for them... What does Xie Bisheng say?"
"I haven't heard anything from him, and Yu Guangli and the others haven't said anything about it either." Jin Sichen finally felt a little relieved. "This is just the opinion of the team members below, but since there are quite a few people with this idea, it's bound to cause problems if it continues for a long time."
No one knows the complexity of human hearts better than Jin Sichen.
When he saw the large number of people in the underground laboratory, he knew that there would be a dispute sooner or later, but he didn't expect it to come so soon.
"People..." Zhu Cunjun sighed, "Tell Yu Guangli about this, and let Xie Bisheng know. Let them intervene in their internal affairs, and you just watch from the sidelines. If things don't work out, I'll take action."
"I see." Jin Sichen nodded in response, then continued, "There's one more thing. I think there might be some issues, and I should let you know."
"You say." Zhu Cunjun took a puff of his cigarette and slowly blew out a smoke ring.
"I think..." Jin Sichen hesitated for a moment, "Is Cui Yan using his beauty to lure him?"
"What?!" Zhu Cunjun felt like he didn't hear clearly, "Can you say it again?"
"Didn't you say last time that Cui Yan had tried to snatch people from you several times but never won?" Jin Sichen knew that it was unreliable to just tell it out loud, so he could only explain it in detail from the beginning.
"Yeah, that kid is mean, but he can't beat me after all." Zhu Cunjun put out his cigarette in the ashtray and laughed.
In fact, it’s not that Cui Yan’s methods are ineffective.
After several secret fights, Zhu Cunjun vaguely felt that the superiors might be wary of Cui Yan.
That's why Lin Fan was able to quickly settle down in the Special Affairs Office before leaving, and no matter what tricks Cui Yan used later, he couldn't transfer there.
There were several times when he almost thought that Lin Fan was going to be transferred, but the higher-ups did not approve it.
Speaking of snatching people, he suddenly remembered that Cui Yan had not made any move for a long time.
He thought he had given up because he knew he was no match for his opponent, but it seems he was naive.
"I've recently noticed that the guys surrounding Lin Fan in that group are all handsome," Jin Sichen also realized one day. "Li Chunhua being married doesn't count. Three handsome guys surrounding Lin Fan every day is suspicious to me no matter how I look at it."
Song Ren is not to be mentioned. He is handsome enough to be on TV. He is capable, has a good personality, is quiet and considerate.
Jin Sichen saw him taking care of Lin Fan meticulously several times and wondered if he was interested in her.
However, according to his observation, no love has been found yet.
But can Lin Fan resist such a considerate and warm man who treats him well every day?
Of course, she hasn't been defeated by the sugar-coated bullets yet, but there is still a long way to go, who can guarantee that there won't be such a day?
Song Ren alone is not enough. Gao Fei and Ji Yu are not easy to deal with either.
Gao Fei looks like an innocent boy at first glance, and always reminds people of the boys who were enjoying their youth on the basketball court during their school days.
His handsomeness is different from Song Ren's, it is full of youthful memories. Even Jin Sichen is like this, let alone ordinary people.
He was particularly close to Lin Fan and called her "sister" all the time.
Perhaps it was this kind of address that brought Lin Fan closer psychologically, and her social distance with Gao Fei became closer and closer, sometimes even closer than with Song Ren.
What's trending now? Sister-brother relationships.
Such an innocent little puppy is the easiest to touch a sister's heart.
There is also a Ji Yu.
He was the kind of handsome man with a delicate demeanor. He stood there with a kind of broken beauty, but also with a touch of loneliness. The kind that made people feel distressed from the bottom of their hearts.
He usually didn't like to smile, always wearing a dull expression. But since returning from the Lunar New Year holiday, he'd been smiling more often, and his smile towards Lin Fan was especially bright.
What’s even more terrifying is that Ji Yu has an extremely high IQ.
He was always able to keenly detect Lin Fan's needs and say things that would make her happy...
"I just don't believe that when the team was being replenished, the other members' qualities couldn't compare to Gao Fei and Ji Yu. This is obviously a selection based on appearance!"
Jin Sichen also took the opportunity to check in with the reserve team and the flight base, and found that the remaining people were not as good-looking as those few people, which further confirmed his thoughts.
"This bastard, when open tactics don't work, he resorts to covert tactics. I was wondering why he hasn't made any moves recently!" Zhu Cunjun lit another cigarette angrily. "He wants to lure Lin Fan to his research institute by using his beauty. Is our Lin Fan that easy to be abducted?"
"It's hard to say." This was also the reason for Jin Sichen's hesitation. "Lin Fan can sense emotions now, so it's hard to say whether he will be tempted later."
"..." Zhu Cunjun choked, and suddenly an idea flashed in his mind, "Isn't it just a beauty trap? Does he think that only the 800 have handsome men? We have some in the special affairs office too... Sichen, you go ahead!"