CrossFire - Cafeteria Bun, Author: Cafeteria Bun. (I)

Chapter 1 Leaving the Base

On the plains in the western suburbs of the capital, there are low hills covered with lush forests, full of vitality. Although the altitude is only around three hundred meters, it is one of the highest points on this land. Historically, merchants and officials alike have always valued going higher, and over the years, many high-ranking officials and dignitaries have tried in various ways to acquire a residence here to gain an advantage over others, but no one has ever succeeded. When asked out of curiosity, most of those involved remain tight-lipped and never mention it again for their entire lives.

Over time, the western hills near the capital have seemed to acquire a certain enchanting and mysterious aura, exuding a faint glow under the cold moonlight, standing silently.

The weather in the capital this August was surprisingly hot. According to some radio station's "professor," it had set the hottest record in nearly fifty years. Jasmine held her forehead, with a new Apple MP3 hanging on her ear, sitting in the car. Even with the air conditioning on full blast, she could still feel the waves of heat outside.

Jasmine had plans for today, but suddenly received a call from her father, asking her to drive to the side of the Jingxi Expressway toll station to pick up someone and then arrange for him to stay in the company's apartment. What confused the usually spoiled Miss Jasmine even more was that her father specifically instructed her to personally receive him and to try to satisfy any of his requests.

If the person's identity were noble enough to require her personal attention, then how could he be staying in a company employee apartment? Yet, does someone living in a company apartment really need Miss Jasmine to personally serve as a life assistant?!

Faced with such an obviously contradictory situation, Jasmine, following her father's usual logical approach to tasks, furrowed her brows tightly. Half a long while later, her mind was still a mess. She couldn't help but murmur, "What the heck? Making it so mysterious. I want to see if this guy really has three heads and six arms so I can deal with him. He's even an hour late!"

Glancing at her phone, Jasmine couldn't help but roll her eyes furiously.

Extremely bored, she looked out the car window toward the western hills. Whether it was the midday light reflecting or the forest's moisture evaporating, at that moment, there was an eerie pale mist over the hills. Recalling all the legends she had heard about this mountain, Jasmine's smile instantly vanished, turning pale.

A demon??Monsters?? Zombies?? Terrorist organization base?? Biochemical laboratory?? 'Umbrella' company base?? A series of inexplicably eerie and terrifying thoughts hovered in Jasmine's mind. Even under the blazing sun, the Western Hills seemed shrouded in some black mist, making them look sinister and frightening. Especially the young person inside the toll station—if she remembered correctly, ever since he arrived, he had been staring blankly at her in the same pose for a whole hour!! If earlier Jasmine had felt pleased with her youthful, beautiful girl image because of this, now all that remained in her heart was absolute chill.

"Uh... it seems not a single car has passed here during this period..."

Jasmine felt a cold wind sweep over her, causing her to shiver. She hurriedly turned off the air conditioning but still felt a chill.

"This guy... why... why isn't he coming? I, this lady... Granny, am not afraid, why should I be scared!"

Three seconds later!

"Alright, last minute. If he doesn't show up, Granny won't stick around!"

Turning her head tightly to avoid looking at the toll station, Jasmine silently counted in her heart: "One sheep, I'm not afraid!! Two sheep, I'm not afraid!! Three sheep... Mom, may you in the heavens bless your most filial, obedient, beautiful, and lovely daughter!! Boohoo..."

"Bang" "Bang"

Looking at the terrified girl inside the car and then bursting out a deafening roar, Dube slowly lowered her raised arm and awkwardly touched her nose.

"Hmm, Black Widow says I'm the most charming man in this world... Linglong says the same... and even the daughter of Uncle Zhang next door when I was a kid, she always saw me as her idol!"

Dube gradually gained confidence in her heart.

"Hmm!! It's not my fault, could it be her sense of aesthetics that's the problem??"

Having a problem with taste isn't your fault, but scaring me is absolutely unforgivable!

You don't get to bully people like this!!

Snap back to reality, Dube couldn't help but change her expression, glaring fiercely at the girl inside to express the anger and dissatisfaction in her heart!!Jasmine had already regained consciousness the moment she let out a startled scream. A knock-off black Adidas tracksuit, a worn-out backpack, and the man outside the car looked like someone who had just come out of a mountain village.

Watching the expression on the man's face outside—first appearing shocked, then calm, then flamboyant, and finally resentful—she was amazed that his face could flash through such a range of emotions in just a few seconds! Especially now, the deliberately fierce expression on his fair and gentle face was extremely ineffective in terms of intimidation!

“Puchi!!”

Jasmine laughed so hard that she bent forward and backward, feeling an immense sense of joy as if she had forgotten the embarrassing scared scream she had just made.

“Hey, making a girl wait for you so long—don't you feel even a little guilty or ashamed?”

“If you put it that way, fine, right now I feel extremely guilty, extremely ashamed!”

“When you see a girl frightened, shouldn't you say a few comforting words?”

“You're not anyone to me, you didn't give me any money, and I don't have time.”

“You shameless!!”

“Okay, I admit that, so please don't judge me like this for other things in the future.”

Jasmine looked at the man beside her with a calm face and realized that he was definitely the most shameless scoundrel she had met in her seventeen years!!

“Boom!”

Amid the deafening roar of the car engine, the Audi spun 180 degrees on the spot, then sped onto the highway, roaring toward the distant bustling city!

She glanced back at the receding Western Hills, seemingly catching the reluctant eyes of a few teammates!

“Wasting an hour of free time for nothing, why bother with such drama? It's not like I'll disappear like the Yellow Crane! Hmph! These guys must be envious that I completed the mission and earned my free status ahead of time, that must be it!!”

“Luckily, my heart is incredibly strong, otherwise I would have been tricked into tears earlier. I might have become a laughingstock for them outside their training! Hmph hmph!!”

“Especially that flamboyant Black Widow—she actually had the guts to come to my room last night to provoke me. If my skills weren't at a crucial stage, you wouldn't have needed to understand how flowers fall when they bloom!”Although he was thinking this in his heart, his eyes still showed a faint hint of sadness. This cage had confined him for ten years, and now that he was finally out, he actually felt some reluctance!

Dubu bitterly smiled and shook his head, driving away this incredibly rebellious thought!

In this vast and colorful world, countless delicate beauties, virtuous women, alluring young wives, lustful girls, Dubu the young master is back!!

Jasmine saw a trace of loneliness appear on his face, and her heart softened a little, feeling a faint twinge of sympathy. But then a mysterious, excited sleaziness returned to his face. She snorted heavily, floored the accelerator, and under the sunlight, the car became a black streak rushing forward.

At the Xishan Expressway toll station, the stiff-faced toll collector watched the car speed away. Gradually, admiration, reluctance, and respect showed in his eyes. He slowly stood up, saluted in a standard military manner, and murmured, “Chief, good luck to you!”

On the surface, it was an ordinary Audi, but its internal structure—who knew to what specifications it had been modified—was already stable at a speed over 250 km/h, yet still terrifyingly smooth.

The speed had reached Jasmine's limit. If it increased further, it would go beyond her control. Although she really wanted to teach him a lesson, seeing his calm and pleasant expression, Jasmine reluctantly gave up on the idea.

One glance.

Two glances.

Three glances.

“Hmph! This guy must be doing it on purpose, pretending not to notice Madam's murderous aura!!”

Until Jasmine's eyes could no longer open wide with strength, Dubu suddenly turned his head, shock mixed with a bit of grievance, “Could it be that you really like me?? We just met, you know. Although the young master is always sharp with women, this time your speed still broke my previous record! Considering this, and the fact that you've continued to gaze at me with affection for so long... fine, I admit I'm soft-hearted. If you insist on chasing me, although you're not perfect, I can suffer a little loss and reluctantly agree with you.”

Jasmine stared in disbelief, then gritted her teeth and said, “Shameless! Villain! Scum!”

“Thank you.”Dubu remained composed and unhurried, smiling as he expressed his thanks.

Jasmine was defeated!

“This guy! How is there even a person like this in the world! The old man wants me to be his personal assistant during this time before the school year starts. There's absolutely no room for negotiation. Even if I don't have any pocket money for a year, even if my favorite cosmetics can't be sold, I absolutely, absolutely will not leave any behind. This will definitely shorten my life! Absolutely!”

Jasmine thought angrily to herself, planning to call the old man after returning home and tell him she quit, letting him do whatever he wanted!

“Drive carefully. I'm in the prime of my youth right now, I don't want to die along with you.”

A pile of black lines appeared on Jasmine's forehead! Resisting! Knowing that her words weren't like Dubu's thoughts, Jasmine wisely chose to remain silent. As for whether she secretly wanted to tear this person into pieces, that wasn't something she could openly admit.

Leading a few vicious dogs and a few strong servants, teasing a young lady on the road! Dubu had been looking forward to this life for ten whole years. Today, with just a move or two, though not as perfect as he had imagined, it still made him incredibly comfortable.

Teasing a fresh little beauty from time to time—this world is truly, damn, wonderful.

Room 308, Red Cedar Road Apartments, under Shengjing Company.

“This is where you'll be staying. Take a look!”

Dubu dropped the words coldly, and Jasmine turned to walk onto the balcony, closing the door behind her.

Dubu didn't pay attention to her deliberate coldness. He casually threw his bag onto the sofa and strolled slowly around the room.

A large two-bedroom apartment with a balcony, and spacious bathroom and kitchen. She touched the furniture—someone must clean here regularly, there wasn't a speck of dust anywhere.

Dubu nodded in satisfaction, exaggeratedly flopping onto the sofa. The brand-new furniture carried a faint scent of pine, making him feel very comfortable.

Suddenly, the balcony door opened, and Jasmine rushed in front of Dubu, her eyes fierce with a hint of shock. If looks could kill, Dubu would have been riddled with arrows by now!

She had no idea what kind of person this guy was. Just now she called the old man to request to leave, but to her surprise, he had been unhesitatingly refused! Even using the seventy-two tricks of acting cute, soft and hard methods, hadn't worked!! The old man's determination was unprecedentedly firm!Dubu squinted his eyes, his gaze roamed over Jasmine recklessly, sometimes nodding, sometimes shaking his head, and occasionally making two 'tsk tsk' sounds with his mouth. Jasmine felt that the man's casual look seemed to see through her clothes, and as his gaze moved, she could no longer maintain a fierce expression, blushing, stomping her foot, and walking to the side to sit down.

'If I'm not mistaken, you are my personal assistant for this period of time, right? Although looking at you, I can tell you definitely won't do well, but I will tolerate it for now.'

Dubu didn't speak at first, but once he opened his mouth, Jasmine's breathing immediately quickened a bit, her gaze once again filled with fighting spirit... and killing intent!

Watching the girl's chest rise and fall with her breath, Dubu sighed inwardly: 'It seems that this place cannot be judged at once. Appreciating it from different angles in different occasions... it seems, now it does look quite big.'

Feeling the man's gaze, Jasmine couldn't help but glare at him fiercely.