Because of the theft of confidential documents, Zhao Yicheng didn’t plan to return to the villa during this weekend’s double rest days.
Instead, he simply set up a makeshift bed in the office, keeping company with the security team who were “volunteering to work overtime” to atone for their mistake.
As the saying goes, people need their food like iron needs steel.
After the security team had been busy all afternoon, they were already ravenous.
Xu Yinsheng personally purchased a batch of fast food to boost morale.
Midnight.
Huddled beside Xu Yinsheng on the makeshift bed, Zhao Yicheng suddenly opened his eyes.
His abdomen churned violently, sending waves of cramping pain through him.
Frowning, he endured the pain and sat up, clutching his restless stomach.
Holding a box of tissues, he hurried out of the office.
In the darkness, a pair of bright eyes quietly opened.
Taking advantage of Zhao Yicheng’s absence, Xu Yinsheng rose silently and gently closed the door behind her.
She leaned against the doorframe, lifted her nightgown, and looked down.
On her pale, delicate abdomen, a faint silver, metallic circular outline appeared.
A slender, fair hand trembled as it reached inside.
With a heavy grunt, Xu Yinsheng’s body shivered slightly.
When she pulled her arm back, beads of sweat dotted her forehead.
She looked down at her open palm.
A few Ba Dou beans.
Xu Yinsheng casually tossed the Ba Dou beans out the window.
After repeatedly confirming that Zhao Yicheng wouldn’t suddenly return anytime soon, in the dim darkness behind her, a silver-haired cat-eared girl’s phantom silhouette suddenly sprang forth.
This intangible, formless illusion, under the push of some mysterious power, merged into Xu Yinsheng’s body.
In the next moment, a pair of lively silver-white cat ears sprouted atop Xu Yinsheng’s head, and a slender cat tail extended from her spine.
Her entire body became agile and nimble like a cat, full of vitality.
Scientific research shows that a cat’s sense of smell is over forty times stronger than a human’s.
Every time a cat rubs against or licks you, it is marking you with its scent to identify you among a group.
Moreover, unlike the human eye’s structure, cats perceive the world not only by color but also by scent. Each cat can “see” smells.
This scent is not a vague olfactory sensation but a tangible visual phenomenon.
After human research discovered this, it was named the “Breath Factor.”
Now, Xu Yinsheng rubbed her nose. Various “Breath Factors” filled the room’s air—some belonging to her, some to Zhao Yicheng, and others to various senior executives who had come and gone.
It wasn’t limited to humans either.
The apple’s fragrance, the stench of garbage, and the greasy remnants of fast food—all these made her feel extremely uncomfortable.
As a cat-eared girl, she had voluntarily amplified her sense of smell by fifty times.
Xu Yinsheng now felt as if she had suddenly been transported from a fresh grassy prairie to a foul-smelling garbage dump, where even a moment’s inattention could make her eyes water.
Suppressing her discomfort, the cat-eared Xu Yinsheng sniffed deeply into the air.
The room was filled with all sorts of “Breath Particles,” but two strong presences dominated the space.
One belonged to Zhao Yicheng, the other to Xu Yinsheng.
This was normal since they had spent the most time in the room, so their “Breath Particles” naturally filled the largest portion.
Besides these, there were some faint particles from others, which faded gradually with the airflow.
“Not this one.”
“Not this one either.”
“Definitely not this one.”
“Damn, what a strong stinky tofu smell, it’s really pungent!”
Xu Yinsheng recalled memories, matching each scent to its owner: Li Yuan, Jin Xinnuo, the head of security, and other company executives or key personnel.
They were all normal—they had come and gone from the office for reports or to deliver documents. Nothing unusual.
At this moment, Xu Yinsheng suddenly “saw” two unfamiliar, faint “Breath Particles.”
They didn’t belong to any of the company’s known executives or key staff.
“Could it be that it’s not an insider thief, but an outside intruder?”
Xu Yinsheng whispered to herself.
If that were true, then all the money the company spent annually on the security system had been wasted.
The company president’s office, storing the company’s core secrets, had been casually infiltrated by outsiders—this was outrageous!
Thinking this, Xu Yinsheng carefully distinguished the two strange scents.
One was strong and concentrated, the other faint and scattered, indicating they were left at different times.
The strong scent was mainly in the ventilation ducts, while the faint one was spread around the office.
Xu Yinsheng could even “smell” residual “Breath Particles” from other floors in the company building.
She approached the office safe and crouched down slowly, pressing her nose close to it for a detailed sniff.
The safe was covered with Zhao Yicheng’s “Breath Particles,” but continuing to sniff, she detected another unfamiliar scent lingering on the safe—the strong one.
“So, it really is an outside intruder?”
Xu Yinsheng rubbed her chin.
She wiped the safe with her fingers and then brought her hand close to her nose.
Closing her eyes, the next moment, a crimson phantom merged into her body.
Her temperament shifted; her entire being exuded an eerie and seductive aura.
She slowly opened her eyes. Her silver-white irises were stained with streaks of scarlet, her slightly parted fangs gleamed with a chilling light that sent shivers down one’s spine.
Built on the foundation of the [Magic Energy Puppet], layered with the [Silver-Haired Cat-Eared Girl] and the [Blood Clan Little Lolita],
the “Three Emperors” Xu Yinsheng made her return!
With the development of her “fusion” ability, she could now try various combinations of character materials.
Of course, this was something she absolutely could not let Zhao Yicheng know.
Right now, Xu Yinsheng was just surviving and developing, exchanging “body” for “time.”
One day in the future when she completely surpasses Zhao Yicheng, she would definitely pin him to the ground and show him why the flower is red.
The “Three Emperors” Xu Yinsheng approached the window.
The window slid open silently, and the cold night breeze blew in, dusting her pure, delicate, fair face with a thin frost.
Thanks to the development of her “shape-shifting” ability, Xu Yinsheng had unearthed new powers beyond her original characters.
She now understood why she had said that the development of “shape-shifting” abilities had to follow the natural course—because it truly had to.
One night spent with Zhao Yicheng naturally advanced her “shape-shifting” development a bit.
His body also became stronger in the process.
The cycle continued without end.
They complemented each other perfectly.
Now, benefiting from Zhao Yicheng’s “strong support,” Xu Yinsheng slowly closed her eyes and took a deep breath.
The [Silver-Haired Cat-Eared Girl]’s catlike sense of smell, the [Blood Clan Lolita]’s blood perception, and the [Magic Energy Puppet]’s far-superior information processing system in this era—all combined within her.
At this moment, Xu Yinsheng was like a massive information collector.
With this breath, the scents of half the city flooded her mind.
The smoky smell of roadside food stalls, the rouge scent of nightclubs, the bleakness of the cold wind, the decay of the old city, and countless people—busy or idle, awake or asleep—various scents mingled together, forming unique “Breath Particles.”
After a long while, her silver-and-scarlet eyes opened.
The “Three Emperors” slowly exhaled a breath.
“Found it~”
“Now that’s settled, the next steps will be easy.”