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Chapter Thirty-Eight: Golden Coast

On his way home, Li Yan drove fast, yet he didn't feel relaxed.

Emotions are difficult to grasp and control, influenced by various physiological and psychological states, which in turn affect one's mood, further influencing the body and mind. For example, feeling irritated or physically heated can lead to anger, and scolding someone can compound the irritation and heat. Hence, adjectives like rational, impulsive, crazy, etc., exist.

The various internal and external states of ordinary people vary in intensity but are generally controllable. Losing control equates to a pathological state, like madness, craziness, possession, amnesia, or mental confusion, often caused by a major physical or mental shock or trauma.

Years ago, Li Yan discovered he had a special ability to control mental states, inducing and creating various "Heart Demons," which allowed him to manipulate people who lost their minds to do what he wanted. For example, he could confuse someone!

This extraordinary ability enabled him to overturn situations at key moments, creating impossible miracles and making his mission records unparalleled. However, using the "Heart Demon" ability had drawbacks; beyond expending much of his energy each time, it also imposed a backlash effect, causing him to develop "Heart Demons" himself!

Unless he finds a solution without side effects, each use increases his risk of developing "Heart Demons"! Unfortunately, by the time he realized this, he had already used the ability extensively, accumulating a lot of "Heart Demon" shadows.

After silently researching and exploring, Li Yan sadly realized he was a unique case in the world! Apart from fantasy literature and folklore about witches and curses, there was only hypothetical mention in psychology; no scientific or medical research supported this. Publicly seeking advice from university and research scientists was not an option, making finding a solution difficult.

About a year and a half ago, Li Yan gave himself a three-year break, distancing from his former world, and returning to a regular life among ordinary people. While searching for a perfect method to control his abilities, he lived an ordinary life, gradually diminishing and eliminating the accumulated "Heart Demon" shadows.

Over this year, ordinary life made Li Yan feel free of "Heart Demon" shadows, and today was the first time he used the "Heart Demon" again. He wasn't worried that a single use would cause his breakdown but feared it might ignite a temptation, an addiction, and if he began using it frequently again, he'd be on the brink of crisis before finding a solution!

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Li Yan didn't go after the people behind him—because today was an "accident." He took a longer route home, quickly washed up, then went to his room to play a Heart Sutra CD, meditating peacefully until he discarded all negative thoughts and fell asleep.

During breakfast the next day, he saw Zhang Yurong dressed for the office. She did not inquire about last night's events, maintaining her usual indifferent expression and outright ignoring him.

Li Yan wasn't about to explain anything on his own. After his meal, he casually flipped through the project book he brought back the previous night in the living room. Seeing this, Zhang Yurong didn't believe he was genuinely invested and thought he was just putting on a show, trying to prove he was genuinely busy with work the previous night.

Indeed, when she went upstairs and came back down, Li Yan received a call and then left. This left her feeling colder and more disappointed.

In truth, this time, Zhang Yurong misunderstood Li Yan; he genuinely didn't want to go anywhere to mingle today, preferring to stay home and look over the project book or watch some movies. But then he got a call from Yu Xiaodi. She was very apologetic, saying her father had figured things out and demanded she invite Li Yan over to meet him. She couldn't refuse any longer and had to agree. She mentioned she was already at the place they last met, threatening that if Li Yan was unwilling to come, she would have to visit door-to-door to show her sincerity.

After hearing this, Li Yan felt unhappy, but contemplating that if she really came door-to-door, it would take quite a while to get here, spreading his name all over the neighborhood. Furthermore, facing her father directly might be a good way to conclude the affair, so he immediately left.

Leaving the Houhai Villa District, he arrived at the location of last night's fender bender, where Yu Xiaodi had parked her sports car. Seeing his car approaching, she stepped out first.

"Yan-gege, thank you so much for giving me face! I originally planned to personally pick you up from your house to show my sincerity." As soon as the car stopped, Yu Xiaodi jumped before his car door.

"Lead the way!" Li Yan didn't give her a warm facial expression, deciding that after this, he would block her number and refrain from further contact.

Seeing Li Yan's displeasure, Yu Xiaodi's excitement dampened. In a low voice, she said, "Sorry, I know it's my fault. I promised you... but my dad has been pestering me all these days, and I only have one dad; I can't really ignore him, can I?"

Li Yan was speechless, what kind of talk is that? One dad isn't enough? Who doesn't have just one dad?

"Go! Let's make it quick, my time is precious."

"Oh."

Following Yu Xiaodi's car, Li Yan found it unexpected that they drove for quite a while without stopping until they almost crossed the city!

Finding a chance, he drove his car alongside Yu Xiaodi's, maintaining the same speed, and with a stern face, he asked, "Where exactly are you taking me?"

Yu Xiaodi was taken aback, almost hitting Li Yan's car. She carefully drove and answered, "To my house, it'll take a little longer. Oh, it's at the Golden Coast!"

Li Yan was speechless. He knew her family was quite wealthy but didn't realize they lived at the Golden Coast. The Golden Coast is an upscale residential area in the east along the coast. Due to environmental and tourism resources, it is extremely precious and far more expensive than city and western areas. The Golden Coast is split into coastal apartments and coastal villas. The seaside-view villas are limited and prized assets; wealth alone won't secure one, as they were exhausted through internal purchases before being opened to sale.

Reaching the Golden Coast, Li Yan was surrounded by many onlookers. Here, even the owners of small coastal apartments generally drove cars worth about three hundred thousand, making his few-thousand domestic micro car quite rare. Seeing they were heading toward the coastal villas instead of the apartments, everyone assumed he was a poor relative of some wealthy person.

The coastal villas certainly had a wonderful environment, and Yu Xiaodi's house occupied a prime location. After driving in, Li Yan planned to leave shortly and didn't follow them to the garage; he just parked casually in the yard and got out first.

Seeing this, Yu Xiaodi also casually parked her car, then came to lead him inside. She seemed a bit nervous, perhaps worried that Li Yan might be startled later, and quietly gave him a heads-up, "Li Yan, my dad might be a bit... assertive, don't take it personally, he tends to be like that, it's not targeted at you, don't mind it or feel pressured."

Pressure? Li Yan chuckled inwardly; honestly, there aren't many people who can truly pressure him.