Legendary Captain

Chapter 133 The Aura of Love?

"You're preventing me from standing out so you can monopolize the fame?" This was Xu Xian's statement, and Lian Shanxue could tell the difference.

But then she heard the next sentence, "Didn't you already guess it? Why are you asking?", and she recognized it as someone else's voice.

Lian Shanxue didn't recognize Chen Qi and couldn't tell who the other man was at all.

"What is this?!" Lian Shanxue was baffled. She exited the playback interface and selected a different audio file, the one Xu Xian had mentioned that she had specially recorded the answer.

About ten minutes later, Xu Xian came out of the bathroom looking refreshed. When he returned, he found Lian Shanxue staring out the window, looking bored.

"Listen carefully?" Xu Xian sat down and said to Lian Shanxue with a smile.

Lian Shanxue: "There weren't many to begin with, so we finished listening to them in no time."

"I was a little embarrassed while recording!" Xu Xian laughed. He always felt a sense of shame when he spoke into his phone and recorded himself.

"I accidentally clicked on an audio file and heard what sounded like a conversation between you and a man. The things you were saying seemed a bit strange. Are you alright?" Normally, this was Xu Xian's private matter. However, the conversation Lian Shanxue overheard felt somewhat tense and hostile. Fearing Xu Xian was in some kind of trouble, Lian Shanxue asked him directly.

Xu Xian instantly realized that the audio file Lian Shanxue mentioned about the misplay was the recording of his phone call with Chen Qi, and immediately replied dismissively, "What could possibly be wrong with me? You're overthinking it!"

He couldn't think of a reason for the moment, so he tried to change the subject by talking about something else.

Seeing that Xu Xian didn't want to dwell on this topic, Lian Shanxue decided to give up. However, she still made her stance clear: "If you really encounter any difficulties, I will do my best to help you. Don't bear it all by yourself."

Faced with Lian Shanxue's somewhat overly enthusiastic stance, Xu Xianming seemed caught off guard. He coughed a few times to calm his inner turmoil: "I know, we're all family, I won't treat you like an outsider."

Xu Xian's feelings for Lian Shanxue were somewhat complicated. Rationally speaking, Xu Xian didn't have any romantic feelings for Lian Shanxue, but with such a beautiful woman constantly around him, how could Xu Xian, who wasn't a saint, not have any wandering thoughts?

It's said that it's hard for a man to pursue a woman, but easy for a woman to pursue a man. If Lian Shanxue keeps hanging around him like this, who knows if there's any possibility of feelings developing over time?

After all, Lian Shanxue's unusual concern for him was genuine. Xu Xian wasn't an idiot; how could he not sense it?

Lian Shanxue's situation is different from Xu Xian's childhood playmate, Su Yalin. Although Su Yalin is equally beautiful, her personality in front of him is too cheerful, which is not the kind of personality Xu Xian likes. Or rather, this personality is fine as a friend, but if it is a partner, Xu Xian would prefer to choose a quieter girl.

Of course, Lian Shanxue can't be simply described as the quiet type, but she's definitely better than Su Yalin. Xu Xian has no romantic fantasies about Su Yalin, but it's a different story with Lian Shanxue.

However, Xu Xian still seemed to have a better impression of Xia Qing, the flight attendant he had met before. Xia Qing, with her gentle temperament, seemed to better match Xu Xian's requirements for a partner.

"By the way, the company is going to shoot a promotional video for its flight fleet soon, and we need a male pilot to help out. Are you interested?" Lian Shanxue asked.

This promotional video wasn't for Star Travel, but rather for Chimelong Airlines' anniversary celebration.

Although Lianshan Snow is Star Travel's calling card in external promotions, it wouldn't be appropriate to use just one Lianshan Snow aircraft to represent Star Travel's fleet strength during its own anniversary celebration! Everyone here is a professional and wouldn't appreciate such flashy gimmicks. Therefore, Star Travel decided to shoot a promotional video featuring a male and female co-star.

There was no objection to the selection of the female pilot; it was undoubtedly Lian Shanxue. However, the choice of male pilots was somewhat controversial. Some wanted experienced and skilled pilots. However, these pilots were generally older, which seemed somewhat incongruous standing next to the youthful and beautiful Lian Shanxue. On the other hand, those pilots who seemed visually compatible with Lian Shanxue were all young co-pilots, and representing the entire male pilot team by these young co-pilots felt biased.

The promotional video supplied to Chimelong Airlines is to be played at the anniversary celebration, so Star Airlines dares not be negligent. It is precisely because of this extreme caution that the candidate has not yet been determined.

Fortunately, the promotional video is not long, so even if it drags on for a while, there won't be any major problems.

"Take pictures of something?" Xu Xian's face froze for a moment, and the first thing he blurted out was, "Will you pay me?"

"Huh?" Lian Shanxue's mouth gaped slightly. She had never imagined that Xu Xian's first thought was about the reward. Wasn't that a bit too practical?

Lian Shanxue's eyes gradually curved into crescent moons, and she said playfully, "You want money for doing things for the company?"

Xu Xian shook his head vigorously, like a rattle-drum: "Only the rich have the luxury of making sacrifices. Someone like me, struggling to make a living, is expected to work for free? No way, no way!"

"I didn't see you starving! All I saw was you yelling over here?" Lian Shanxue laughed, then suddenly glanced past Xu Xian and waved to the side.

Curious, Xu Xian turned around and looked in the direction Lian Shanxue was waving. He saw a shop assistant carrying a dessert toward them.

The staff came over and put the dessert down: "Your yogurt mousse!"

Xu Xian looked at the yogurt mousse, then at Lian Shanxue: "Did you order this?"

Lian Shanxue smiled and nodded, pushing the yogurt mousse in front of Xu Xian, and said softly, "How about trying this dessert?"

"For me? What about you?" Xu Xianke hesitated to take a bite, and instead asked Lian Shanxue first, "What kind of dessert do you like? I'll order one for you too?"

Lian Shanxue laughed and said, "Girls should eat less dessert. It's too high in calories, and it's not good to get fat."

Xu Xian's gaze swept over Lian Shanxue's face for a moment: "You seem to be a bit far from being fat!"

"It's better to be safe than sorry!" Lian Shanxue urged, "You eat! If I want to eat, I'll buy some myself."

"That's true!" Xu Xian thought for a moment. Lian Shanxue wasn't as short of money as he was. So, he stopped worrying about it and picked up a small fork to start eating.

Perhaps because he really liked desserts, Xu Xian didn't eat it in small bites with restraint, but ate it very quickly. At this rate, the yogurt mousse would be finished in no time.

Watching Xu Xian wolf down his food, Lian Shanxue felt a sense of satisfaction. Was this what it felt like to feed the person she liked?

"Is it delicious?" Lian Shanxue asked softly.

"Delicious, delicious!" Xu Xian replied hastily, coughing twice as he ate, then continued eating in silence, asking, "How did you know I like yogurt mousse?"

Many people enjoy desserts, but Lian Shanxue accurately chose Xu Xian's favorite yogurt mousse. Whether it was just luck or not, Lian Shanxue had put her heart into it.

"Because of all the desserts in the hotel, you ate the most yogurt mousse," Lian Shanxue said.

The hotel restaurant at the Xiangyu Training Center serves a fixed amount of dessert after the meal, with a fairly standard selection. Xu Xian eats other desserts much more slowly, almost as if he's trying to avoid wasting food and forcing himself to eat them. Only when it's time for yogurt mousse, however, does Xu Xian eat it visibly faster, indicating that he enjoys it.

Xu Xian and Lian Shanxue ate at the hotel restaurant many times. Lian Shanxue, being observant, remembered Xu Xian's eating habits. She also knew that Xu Xian vehemently disliked ginger. Every time he ate, even if the dish contained ginger scraps, he would pick through them, removing any larger pieces. This showed that Xu Xian's aversion to ginger had reached a point of physical discomfort, something even the frugal Xu Xian couldn't tolerate.

It's not that Xu Xian is being pretentious; everyone has likes and dislikes. Xu Xian already has a fairly high tolerance for food, but he still can't stand ginger, so there's nothing that can be done about it. Of course, if he's really starving, he won't care about likes or dislikes anymore.

Xu Xian finished the last bite and said, "Girls are so observant. I wouldn't have noticed."

"That's the thought that counts!" Lian Shanxue smiled. "I can also make desserts. Since you like them so much, I'll make some for you to try sometime?"

After Lian Shanxue finished speaking, her expression remained unchanged, but her fingers under the table kept fidgeting, revealing her inner anxiety.

When a girl offers to cook for a boy, it's basically a clear indication that she's interested.

Xu Xian wasn't stupid, and he immediately panicked, creating an awkward atmosphere: "It's too much trouble to do it yourself. If you'd like, I'll treat you to dessert next time!"

Lian Shanxue sighed inwardly, "Xu Xian really isn't giving me any chance at all!"

Having said all that, staying any longer would only lead to an awkward silence, so Xu Xian quickly made up a flimsy excuse and ended the meeting as if he were fleeing.

Star Travel Aviation Flight Preparation Room.

"Are you doing this on purpose?" Qin Zongyang leaned casually against the edge of the table, questioning Xu Xian with extreme dissatisfaction. "It's not the early morning shift anymore, and you've given me a late shift that doesn't arrive until after 2 AM. I really thank you for that!"

"No need for thanks! Your current routine is exactly like that of a retired old man. I just wanted to let you experience what the routine of a young person is like!" Xu Xian waved his hand, shamelessly accepting Qin Zongyang's sarcastic words. He was not ashamed but proud of it, utterly shameless.

Since becoming the deputy general manager of the flight department, Qin Zongyang has used his position to have the planning department schedule him for flights with departure times after 8:00 AM and arrival times before 11:00 PM as much as possible. It is precisely because of this relatively healthier flight schedule that Qin Zongyang has been able to maintain a very healthy and regular work-rest schedule.

However, this early-to-bed, early-to-rise routine is more suited to the lifestyle of older people.

Qin Zongyang nearly had a stroke from anger: "This is fucking intoxicating!"

Xu Xian's flight this time didn't require him to get up early; it took off around 6 PM, and he could even have a nap after lunch before heading to work. However, the landing time was absurd, not until after 2 AM.

This is considered a relatively late landing time even in the civil aviation industry, where people typically wake up early and go to bed late. Especially considering that Qin Zongyang started feeling sleepy after 11 PM, this flight was exceptionally difficult for him as well.

Although he was extremely unwilling, Qin Zongyang still reluctantly complied with Xu Xian's request. However, this did not stop Qin Zongyang from launching into a barrage of complaints against Xu Xian during pre-flight preparations.

"It's not like there aren't better classes available. I didn't say I wouldn't talk to you, so why did you choose these classes? Are you deliberately making yourself suffer?" Qin Zongyang said with dissatisfaction.

Qin Zongyang initially thought that Xu Xian found it difficult to secure flights with good time slots, so he opted for flights with time differences instead. This way, even if the flight was booked, the original crew didn't have any objections.

But Qin Zongyang made it clear to Xu Xian that his master was a tyrant who didn't care whether the original crew was willing or happy. Without this much privilege, there would be no point in him being the deputy general manager of the flight department.

However, even after Qin Zongyang's reminder, Xu Xian still chose such an annoying flight, which is why Qin Zongyang suspected that Xu Xian was doing it on purpose. Or perhaps, Xu Xian is someone who can't stand comfort and likes to make things difficult for himself, commonly known as a masochist.

"Are you just bored and don't like being comfortable?" Qin Zongyang asked again.

Xu Xian looked towards the door for a while, then checked the time. When no one came, he became impatient: "Ugh! You don't understand!"

"Holy crap!" Qin Zongyang immediately snapped, "You little brat, tell me, what don't I understand?"

Just then, Xu Xian's eyes lit up. At the door, a group of flight attendants lined up to enter, and Xia Qing's figure was prominently displayed in the middle of the line.

Qin Zongyang continued his accusations, which annoyed Xu Xian, who whispered, "Shut up!"

Qin Zongyang was startled by Xu Xian's sudden low shout and dared not utter another sound. He kept giving Xu Xian meaningful glances, asking what had happened. Meanwhile, the first co-pilot, as an observer, watched Xu Xian and Qin Zongyang as if they were watching a monkey show.

In the office of the deputy general manager of the flight department.

Lu Xinyu was reviewing the investigation report on Chimelong 5677. He was taking notes as he read. Soon, he would need to conduct a detailed investigation and analysis of the Chimelong 5677 incident and report it at the fleet meeting.

However, as Lu Xinyu was making notes and summarizing his thoughts, he kept feeling that something was wrong, but he couldn't quite put his finger on it. He initially thought it was something inaccurate in the investigation report, but after searching through the entire document, he found nothing amiss.

It wasn't until he read the final part of the investigation report, which summarized the incident, that he realized something was wrong.

The investigation report listed the crew's inappropriate responses to the incident, including maneuvering to avoid obstacles at the mountain pass and the five-sided landing maneuver.

The reason he felt something was off was because he seemed to have heard this summary from the passenger in the front seat!

I'll give it a score out of 100 for the time I'm writing this!

(End of this chapter)