Regarding the matter of awakening lightning abilities after transformation

The screen lit up and found the folder the other party mentioned. In addition to the plan, there was also information about the target. Jiang Xuewei had indeed put in a lot of effort. Su Wanxi's attitude softened considerably. She raised her fair and delicate hand and gently pointed to the nail gun and small steel balls.

"If I'm not mistaken, these two things should be used together."

"Miss Su is indeed intelligent," Jiang Xuewei replied, not forgetting to flatter her. Su Wanxi remained calm, as if she was used to the other party's style of conversation.

Just then, An Zhishui finally finished the Black Forest cake in front of her, and her attention shifted from the dessert to the object next to her lover's wrist.

"Little Weiwei, what is this...?"

Seeing this, Jiang Xuewei patted An Zhishui's little hand, signaling with her eyes that she should eat and drink as usual.

“Since it’s an assassination mission, bullets and explosives alone are far from enough, so I’ve prepared some new things.” The woman picked up the plastic bag, the glass lens reflecting a silvery-white light from the chandelier.

“Each iridium sphere contains 0.45mg of ricin, which, once it enters the human body, can cause bleeding, degeneration, necrosis, and lesions. It can also agglutinate and dissolve red blood cells, inhibit and paralyze the cardiovascular and respiratory centers, and ultimately lead to death.”

“In the late 1970s, criminals used special firearms disguised as umbrellas to stab their targets; a wound the size of the umbrella tip was enough to kill.”

Putting aside supernatural abilities, Awakened individuals are only slightly better physically than ordinary people; their bodies are still fragile. Jiang Xuewei is nearsighted, and Su Wanxi can lose her combat ability due to a paralysis bullet.

Gu Cheng stared at the small steel ball on the table, her eyes clearly pausing for a moment. She released her hand from covering Ling Yi's ear and lightly brushed her bangs aside as if to ease the tension.

Su Wanxi took the plastic bag, weighed it in her hand with a cold expression, and a faint, indifferent smile appeared on her lips.

Since China does not regulate castor bean cultivation, Jiang Xuewei has many ways to obtain castor beans and the method of extracting ricin is relatively simple. However, the other party's plan mentions ricin, which is obviously a high-purity product and not so easy to obtain.

Jiang Xuewei shouldn't be so enthusiastic. Something's definitely up. Su Wanxi crossed her legs and put her fist to her lips.

"Miss Jiang, now that we've finished explaining reason one, shouldn't we move on to reason two?"

Noticing the probing gaze, Jiang Xuewei cleared her throat almost imperceptibly: "It seems we can't hide it from Miss Su. We do indeed have another purpose for this trip."

......

By seeking the protection of the Su family through cooperation, and after much maneuvering, Su Wanxi finally managed to elicit Jiang Xuewei's true thoughts. She took a small sip of black tea and relaxed slightly.

"The proposal is indeed good, but I'm sorry, you've come to the wrong person. I cannot speak on behalf of the entire Su family."

Such a request would be more reliable to give to Su Changqing or even Su Wanshan than to talk to her directly; the other party's actions seem overly hasty.

Jiang Xuewei shook her head and continued, "I understand what you mean. Miss Su doesn't need to agree immediately. We can try cooperating on a simpler level first."

"How exactly do you plan to try it?" Su Wanxi asked indifferently.

“We will provide information on the supernatural. Miss Su only needs to use her connections to get me into the team that can participate in the crack handling.”

It sounds like a sure-fire deal, but it usually means a bigger trap. Jiang Xuewei might want to infiltrate the military with a laundered identity. Su Wanxi was undeniably tempted. She had seen the effects of the mimic ghost and it would be a great help to the Su family.

Gu Cheng was caught in the middle, feeling conflicted, when she suddenly felt the fabric rubbing against her from below. Looking down, she saw a section of dark jade-like leg gently brushing against her.

She looked up and saw Su Wanxi looking at her, her eyes filled with inquiry.

Should I agree to Jiang Xuewei's request?

Damn it, how would she know whether she should agree or not? Gu Cheng returned Su Wanxi's conflicted expression, then pursed her lips, her eyes watery.

Jiang Xuewei can be trusted, but whether you agree or not is up to you. Su Wanxi understood Gu Cheng's meaning. Her delicate profile was raised in the dim light, and she looked extremely beautiful.

They left each other hanging like that until Ling Yi finished the last piece of mousse cake, at which point Su Wanxi stood up and reached out her hand to Jiang Xuewei.

"Then, it's a pleasure to cooperate."

Jiang Xuewei paused for a moment, then quickly took the snow-white, delicate hand.

"Pleasant to work with."

Chapter 271, Section 276: The Daily Life I Long For

It was nearly 7 p.m. when we left the Western restaurant.

As the sunset deepened outside, the clouds at the horizon were tinged with crimson by the afterglow. The wind was gentle, just enough to sway the hem of their skirts. The two held hands, their fingers intertwined, listening to the clatter of their high heels beneath their feet.

The afternoon tea was a pleasant affair, with both hosts and guests enjoying themselves. Su Wanxi and Jiang Xuewei finalized many details of their collaboration. Ling Yi was a little reluctant to see them leave, though her lips were smeared with cream and her eyes were sparkling.

Since everyone has settled in the capital, they will meet again eventually. Whether or not they can visit each other depends entirely on whether it is convenient for An Zhishui. Sensing that the girl beside her was absent-minded, Su Wanxi slowed down to accommodate her. As they walked, Gu Cheng herself realized that their pace was as slow as a snail.

"Su Wanwan?" she called softly.

Su Wanxi paused, thinking that Gu Cheng had been absent-minded ever since leaving the private room, her eyelashes drooping and her hair disheveled without her noticing. So she gently pinched her cheek and asked softly, "Want to take a walk around the side?" As she spoke, the woman put her hand behind the other's head, twisting the strands of hair with her fingertips, and soon tied them into a delicate and cute wheat ear shape.

"It looks like there's a... department store next door?" Gu Cheng noticed a red billboard on a building not far away, with the words "Qianda Plaza" clearly written on it. Su Wanxi obviously wanted to go in and take a look. The girl thought for a moment and nodded.

Since Su Yuanjun left that day, Gu Cheng stopped urging Su Wanxi to continue working. Considering that Su Wanxi was, after all, the company's vice president, and that there was still a process to go through before she could submit her resignation, Su Wanxi basically went to the company as soon as she woke up and didn't get home until it was dark.

Firstly, because the environment in Beidu was unfamiliar, and secondly, because she had no familiar friends, Gu Cheng could only stay in her apartment every day, feeling bored. The only thing she looked forward to was probably cooking a lot of delicious food for Su Wanxi when she came home from get off work.

Before, she was too busy working to have time, and now that she has free time, she has no interest. Gu Chengyan said that she roughly understands what it is like for those wives whose husbands are away doing business and who are left alone at home. Gu Cheng is just like them. Su Wanxi also knows that her lover is getting bored at home, so she quickly takes this opportunity to take her out for a walk.

The two arrived at the underground parking lot, where Su Wanxi carefully wrapped the dangerous item in her purse and stuffed it into the car's interlayer.

"What if someone steals it?"

Before leaving, Gu Cheng asked a question out of the blue.

Su Wanxi was slightly taken aback, but quickly smiled and replied, "You're overthinking it. There aren't that many thieves." If you threw a brick in Beidu and hit ten people, nine of them would be driving Ferraris or Maybachs, and the other would be driving a globally limited edition Bugatti Veyron. As the second young lady of the famous Su family in Beijing, her Maserati Quattroporte 3.0T was already as low-key as could be.

Ordinary thugs wouldn't dare to make a move, and professional pickpockets wouldn't bother with it. Besides, this is the capital of China. Who would be so bold as to cause trouble under the emperor's nose? After listening to Su Wanxi's explanation, Gu Cheng realized that he had made a foolish mistake and happily took his girlfriend's arm.

"Wanwan, where shall we go?"

Whatever they shopped was up to them; the main thing was to help Gu Cheng relax. Su Wanxi knew that Gu Cheng never had her own opinions on such trivial matters, so she simply dragged her to the third floor to buy clothes.

Upon arriving at their destination, the woman casually picked out an outfit and went into the changing room. Before closing the door, she specifically instructed, "Wait here for a while... or you can come in and help me change."

Gu Cheng was too shy to go in, so she sat on the small sofa and waited for Su Wanxi to change. They had attracted almost 100% attention on the street today. Su Wanxi's outfit was fine for negotiations, but it was too formal for shopping.

With her uniform and good looks, who wouldn't want to take a second look? Gu Cheng was proud on one hand, but on the other hand, she didn't want others to stare at her.

That's my wife. Go do what you need to do.

With her legs straight and her chin resting on one hand, Gu Cheng sighed and looked out the window. Most of the people choosing clothes were couples, and occasionally there were a few pairs of best friends, or perhaps like them, who looked like good sisters but were actually carrying the bittersweet bubble of love.

Her thoughts drifted aimlessly, and suddenly a face that looked almost otherworldly flashed into her mind. The girl unconsciously frowned, not even noticing Su Wanxi, who had just changed her clothes, walking towards her sideways.

Su Wanxi disliked seeing Gu Cheng frown. The latter had always been the pure and sweet type, and her smile was beautiful. When she frowned, although she was still beautiful, she lost some of her liveliness. What was worse, she felt that the other party seemed to smile less than before. This thought had taken root at the banquet, and Su Wanxi's opinion was greatly deepened by the time they had spent together in the past week.

It wasn't an illusion... Su Wanxi sat down next to her lover, her palm lightly covering his. Gu Cheng felt a warmth on the back of her hand, then turned her head and bumped into a pair of bright, dark eyes.

Su Wanxi wore a light yellow knitted sweater underneath a hooded sweatshirt, which was left unbuttoned and casually open. Her pencil skirt was replaced with a pleated knee-length skirt, and she wore sheer black tights. She changed her stiletto heels to high-top leather boots.

It's a very youthful combination. If Su Wanxi was a mature and intellectual career woman just now, she is now a young college student who has just entered society and is full of ideals.

A hint of amazement flashed in Gu Cheng's eyes, but she quickly concealed it, circling her fingertips in circles.

"Is it pretty?" Su Wanxi asked her, leaning closer. Her long eyelashes gently brushed against her skin, and the fragrance, like mint and jasmine, quietly wafted into her nose.

Gu Cheng's body went limp, and her cheeks flushed red. After a long while, she finally murmured, "Beautiful."

Su Wanxi took advantage of the situation and gently kissed the back of the other person's hand.

"Then why don't you go change your clothes too?" she said, shaking the bag in her right hand, which contained the clothes and shoes she had changed out of.

Unexpectedly, Gu Cheng heard another female voice in her mind advising her: "Just treat it as a change of mood."

"Want to change... my mood?" The girl curled her fingers, the sky-blue cuffs making her skin appear even whiter. She pursed her lips and nodded to Su Wanxi: "Okay, then help me pick out a few."

Compared to her, a self-taught woman, Su Wanxi clearly had a better eye, so Gu Cheng simply let her help her choose, from shirts to vests, from trousers to plaid skirts, and from ties to stockings.

In terms of clothing and appearance, Su Wanxi paid even more attention to Gu Cheng than to herself. The fabric of the clothes had to feel comfortable, and the color matching was also perfect. After wandering around most of the mall, Gu Cheng thought that Su Wanxi had deliberately changed out of her high heels because she had to walk later.

"Let's try these first."

Having grown accustomed to designer pieces, Su Wanxi felt that the styles in the mall were generally unremarkable. She reluctantly found a decent outfit and handed it to Gu Cheng, who took it and glanced at it.

Just as she expected, it was indeed a little skirt.

Chapter 272, Section 277: Good Eye for Insight

Carrying her coat and shoes, Gu Cheng walked into the dressing room, locked the door, and found several large floor-length mirrors inside. She casually tossed her coat aside, squatted down, and began unpacking it.

As a heiress with a net worth exceeding nine figures, the entire mall was Su Wanxi's wardrobe. The woman dragged her along, showing her numerous outfits in various styles. Gu Cheng didn't find it annoying at all; on the contrary, she loved the sparkle in the other woman's eyes as she picked out clothes.

It was an undisguised fondness and appreciation, a mixture of light and shadow, while also concealing a tangled desire.

She grabbed the collar of her sweater over her head, leaned forward slightly, and took it off. Then, she reached around her heel and gently hooked it, causing her casual shoes to fall to the ground. With a few quick tugs on her jeans, a beautiful figure was revealed in the mirror.

From bottom to top, what catches the eye is the girl's fair and slender feet, with well-proportioned bones and flesh. Then comes her smooth and long jade legs. Her flat abdomen reveals the muscle lines, her cleavage stands proudly, and her delicate collarbone is equally impressive, even possessing a charm that rivals her ample bosom.

With a high, straight nose, curled eyelashes, and a head of brown hair cascading over her shoulders, she was an absolute beauty, as if sculpted from jade.

Gu Cheng stared at the woman in the mirror for a long time, a hint of tears welling up in her eyes. She pursed her lips slightly and sighed softly after a moment. She had become even more beautiful, and she would not be overshadowed even if she stood next to Su Wanxi.

Now that things have come to this, Gu Cheng no longer worries about whether she is a woman or a man. Su Wanxi says he likes everything about her, both her appearance and her inner qualities.

What she wants to do, what she is doing, and what she is going to do—these are the main factors that constitute her.

No one dictates that women must be pretentious or affected, nor does anyone dictate that men must be rough and dull. The physical changes did cause Gu Cheng a lot of trouble, but they weren't entirely negative.

Her nature is gentle and mild, and her femininity makes her even more tender and delicate, more approachable, and her thinking will shift from a rational to a more emotional perspective.

At the same time, she never abandoned the shining points of her male days. Even after losing her left eye, her first thought was not to back down, but to silently try to make the other party pay the price.

Su Wanxi's strength, as she put it, largely stems from this: when faced with difficulties, she thinks of ways to solve them and doesn't cry and whine like a little girl.

With her palm resting on the dressing mirror, her light brown eyes unconsciously filled with a dreamy look.

My fingertips slid down my neck and stopped at that soft, fluffy marshmallow. I kneaded it a couple of times with a little force, and my body felt two completely different but still comfortable sensations.

With her rosy lips slightly parted, Gu Cheng didn't hesitate at all, placing her index finger on her lips and probing deeper inside.

Teeth, tongue, epiglottis... An indescribable nausea surged into Gu Cheng's brain, and she coughed violently, her saliva-covered fingers hanging limply at her waist and hips.

What am I doing? The image of the feathered serpent's gaping maw kept flashing through my mind, then it transformed into a transparent plastic bag containing a small metal ball coated with deadly poison and a nail gun.

"What's wrong, Gu Cheng?" It was Su Wanxi calling her, and the girl swallowed and answered in a low voice.

"Wanwan, I just... choked on my own saliva."

Su Wanxi stood at the door for a while and heard rustling sounds coming from the changing room, so she didn't suspect anything. Gu Cheng quickly wiped her forehead and fingers that were wet with saliva with a tissue.

"You're a pervert."