Shen Tian looked around.
"Mother stays."
Yin Suyi’s eyebrow rose.
"No."
Shen Tian froze.
"Mother."
"I heard you."
"This is an armed operation."
"I am aware."
"You don’t fight."
"I am also aware."
"Then you’re staying."
Yin Suyi calmly looked at him.
"Are you finished?"
Shen Tian stared.
Then...
"Yes."
"Good."
She placed down her tea.
"I am staying."
Silence.
Shen Tian blinked.
Everyone waited.
Yin Suyi smiled.
"You expected an argument."
"Yes."
"I’m your mother."
"Exactly."
"I know when something isn’t my field."
Shen Tian paused.
Then...
He smiled.
"Thank you."
Yin Suyi looked toward him.
Her expression softened.
"Come back."
"I will."
"All of you."
The women became quiet.
Yin Suyi looked around.
"If you’re going with my son..."
Her voice remained elegant.
But firm.
"...you come back with him."
Rose nodded first.
"We will."
Yin Suyi’s eyes moved toward Rose.
Then...
She smiled.
"Good."
Rose froze slightly.
Her cheeks warmed.
Shen Tian noticed.
Interesting.
. . .
"Shen Yan."
His sister looked toward him.
"I’m going."
Shen Tian sighed.
"I knew that."
"Then why say my name?"
"Hope."
"Unreasonable."
"Apparently."
Shen Yan looked at the screen.
"I can coordinate security."
Shen Tian nodded.
"Fine."
Then...
His gaze moved.
"Rose."
"Going."
"Obviously."
"Bai Xue."
"Going."
"Obviously."
"Lin Yue."
The doctor looked toward him.
"You may need medical support."
"Going."
She nodded.
"Good."
Then...
Shen Tian looked toward Gu Qingya.
She raised an eyebrow.
"Don’t."
He smiled.
"Don’t what?"
"Assume I’m staying because I run a company."
"Wasn’t going to."
She paused.
"Oh."
"I need someone who understands corporate structures."
Gu Qingya’s expression changed.
Then...
She nodded.
"Good."
Tang Meilin immediately spoke.
"I’m going too."
Shen Tian looked toward her.
"Reason?"
She froze.
Then...
"Logistics."
"Gu Qingya can handle logistics."
Tang Meilin stared.
"Finance."
"Shuangxue."
"Intelligence."
"Bai Xue."
Silence.
Tang Meilin’s cheeks slowly warmed.
Everyone watched.
Shen Tian waited.
Tang Meilin crossed her arms.
Then...
Quietly...
"I want to go."
Silence.
Shen Tian smiled.
"Accepted."
Her eyes widened.
"That’s it?"
"That’s it."
"You made me explain."
"I wanted the honest answer."
Her cheeks became pink.
"You’re annoying."
"I know."
. . .
Li Lian raised her hand slightly.
"I’m coming."
Ruan Yizhen immediately nodded.
"Me too."
Shen Tian looked toward them.
Li Lian spoke first.
"You said everyone has choices."
He became quiet.
She continued.
"So let us choose."
Ruan Yizhen nodded.
"We’ve spent enough time hearing about things after they happen."
Shen Tian stared.
That hit harder than expected.
Because...
They were right.
The earlier arcs had changed.
As Shen Tian grew stronger...
More people entered his life.
More heroines.
More enemies.
More protagonists.
And sometimes...
The women who had been there earlier had become distant from the actual danger.
Protected.
Safe.
But distant.
Li Lian saw his expression.
"You know I’m right."
Shen Tian sighed.
"Unfortunately."
Ruan Yizhen smiled.
"So?"
"You’re going."
Both smiled.
. . .
Chu Mei stepped forward.
"So are we."
Shen Tian looked toward her.
Then...
Chu Chuchu.
"No."
Both froze.
Chu Chuchu immediately frowned.
"Why?"
"Because neither of you has enough combat experience for a hostage extraction."
Chu Mei opened her mouth.
Then...
Stopped.
Shen Tian continued.
"I’m not saying you’re weak."
"I’m saying this isn’t a training exercise."
Chu Mei’s expression changed.
She didn’t like it.
But...
She understood.
Chu Chuchu looked disappointed.
Then...
"What can we do?"
Shen Tian smiled.
"Support from here."
Bai Xue immediately understood.
"Communications."
"Exactly."
Shen Tian looked toward them.
"The island has a secure operations center."
"Bai Xue can set you up before we leave."
"You monitor our feeds."
"Track movement."
"Coordinate evacuation routes."
"Watch satellite imagery."
Chu Mei’s disappointment disappeared.
"Seriously?"
"Yes."
Chu Chuchu’s eyes brightened.
"So we’re mission control?"
Shen Tian paused.
Then...
"Sure."
She smiled.
"Mission control."
Chu Mei nodded.
"Fine."
Then...
She pointed toward him.
"But you keep your camera on."
Shen Tian raised an eyebrow.
"Why?"
"So we know you’re alive."
Silence.
His expression softened.
"Fine."
. . .
Chu Luoshen adjusted her glasses.
"I’m staying."
Everyone looked.
Shen Tian nodded.
"Thank you."
She smiled.
"Someone has to keep these two from launching missiles."
Chu Mei froze.
Chu Chuchu looked offended.
"We wouldn’t."
Chu Luoshen stared.
Chu Chuchu paused.
Then...
"...probably."
Shen Tian looked toward Xu Ning.
"Can they launch missiles?"
[Technically.]
"Disable that."
[Already done.]
Good.
. . .
Chu Zijin remained suspiciously quiet.
Shen Tian looked toward her.
She stared back.
"No."
Her mouth opened.
"I didn’t say anything."
"I know."
"Then why no?"
"Because you’re an idol."
She stared.
"So?"
"So if your face appears on camera during an illegal assault in Europe, that’s inconvenient."
Chu Zijin became silent.
That...
Was annoyingly reasonable.
Then...
She crossed her arms.
"I can wear a mask."
Shen Tian stared.
Everyone became silent.
Chu Zijin smiled.
Rose slowly turned toward Shen Tian.
"She has a point."
"No."
Bai Xue nodded.
"She really does."
"No."
Chu Zijin walked closer.
"I can fight now."
Shen Tian became quiet.
True.
The cultivation resources he had given the heroines had changed them.
Chu Zijin wasn’t an ordinary celebrity anymore.
None of them were ordinary anymore.
She continued.
"And..."
Her voice softened.
"You keep telling us we’re not decorations."
Silence.
Shen Tian stared.
Damn.
His own words.
Used against him.
Xu Ning smiled.
[Consequences.]
"Quiet."
Chu Zijin blinked.
"What?"
"Nothing."
Then...
Shen Tian sighed.
"Fine."
Her eyes widened.
"Really?"
"Mask."
She smiled brightly.
"Yes."
"Hair covered."
"Yes."
"You follow Rose’s instructions."
Chu Zijin looked toward Rose.
Rose smiled.
"Can you follow orders?"
Chu Zijin crossed her arms.
"I follow choreography."
Rose paused.
"Close enough."
. . .
Ling Shuangxue hadn’t spoken.
Neither had Qin Ruobing.
Shen Tian looked toward them.
"No."
Both women stared.
Ling Shuangxue crossed her arms.
"You don’t even know which one of us was going to speak."
"Both."
Qin Ruobing smiled.
"Correct."
Shen Tian sighed.
Ling Shuangxue stepped closer.
"You said you need someone who understands corporate structures."
"Gu Qingya."
"I understand European cosmetics manufacturing networks."
Shen Tian paused.
Ling Shuangxue continued.
"Pharmaceutical supply chains."
"Private laboratories."
"Medical ingredient procurement."
"Customs declarations."
"And shell corporations used to hide restricted biological imports."
Gu Qingya slowly nodded.
"She’s useful."
Shen Tian looked betrayed.
Gu Qingya shrugged.
"She is."
Ling Shuangxue smiled faintly.
Shen Tian sighed.
"Fine."
Then...
Qin Ruobing smiled.
"My turn."
"No."
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