"Master, Hongdou senses that you are sad."

Hongdou suddenly became serious, pressing her small body against Su Wan's cheek, her ruby-like eyes full of concern, and her warm breath caressing Su Wan's skin.

sad?

Su Wan stared blankly at the exquisite tableware in front of her. Her pale face was reflected in the crystal glass. Her eyes were red, her lips were pale, and she seemed to have been drained of all her strength.

Now that he had calmed down, Su Wan couldn't believe that the person who had just lost his temper at Su Zhengyan and even hit Yan Shaoyou was actually himself.

Is that hysterical, almost crazy woman really her?

Su Wan slowly raised her hand and stroked her face with her fingertips. When did she become such a person? When did her temper become so violent?

I should be the kind of person who thinks about how to protect myself and how to survive in the cracks when encountering problems.

Although she felt disgusted by being imprisoned, when she calmed down and thought about it, wasn't this the stable life she had always longed for?

The Dawn Base is impregnable, with high walls and thick walls that keep all dangers out.

Su Zhengyan is extremely powerful, while Yan Shaoyou is gentle and considerate to her.

She could live a life of luxury here, without having to worry about the threat of zombies, running around for food, or having to look at anyone's face, or struggling to survive on the brink of life and death...

This kind of life was the stability she longed for when she first entered the book. Why did she resist so strongly now that someone was offering her such a life?

Even going so far as to threaten his father with a hunger strike?

Su Wan bit her lower lip lightly, feeling confused.

Just now, I felt as if I was possessed by something and was completely out of control. Where did that anger, that unwillingness, that almost crazy obsession come from?

Or...she has fallen in love with Lu Shiyan?

No, she probably didn't.

She had never experienced such a complex emotion, the worry, care, and even the impulse to take risks for the other person. Was this love?

In her impression, love should be sweet, heart-pounding, and the impulse to be with the other person all the time.

But she is to Lu Shiyan...

Lu Shiyan spared my life because of the child. Didn’t he originally want to kill me?

So…why?

Why did her heart wrench so deeply when she thought that Lu Shiyan might be injured outside the base?

Why was her first reaction to disbelief when she heard Yan Shaoyou say that Lu Shiyan "knew he was no match for his opponent" and left?

Why did she feel deeply guilty after learning that Lu Shiyan's strength was inadvertently weakened by her?

Su Wan slowly raised her hand and gently stroked her chest.

There, the heart was beating irregularly, as if something was hitting the chest desperately.

What was going on? She clearly had no love for Lu Shiyan, and was even afraid of him at one point, but why could Lu Shiyan's safety so easily affect her emotions?

Su Wan closed her eyes, and those images involuntarily emerged in her mind——

When Lu Shiyan was in Black Wind Village, he was seriously injured but still protected her;

When she fainted, Lu Shiyan frowned and picked her up;

And Lu Shiyan's complicated expression when she said she was pregnant...

She didn't want to admit it, but she couldn't ignore it.

Perhaps, in the countless times they fought side by side, in the moments of life and death, in the protective desire that occasionally appeared in the depths of Lu Shiyan's cold eyes, and in the blood bond that closely connected them with the fetus in the belly -

She had long regarded this man as the only powerful being she could rely on in this doomsday.

Lu Shiyan was like the only piece of driftwood she could hold on to in this wasteland.

Even though this driftwood had a bad temper and was extremely dangerous, it made her feel safer than ever before.

This feeling was very strange. It was not the kind of passionate love described in novels, but it made her unable to let go, as if he had become an indispensable part of her life.

"Master, what are you going to do?" Hongdou asked in a low voice. It was just a little mouse and could sense its master's emotions but could not understand the complex emotions of humans.

Su Wan took a deep breath, and fighting spirit gradually ignited in his eyes.

Now that I have figured it out, I can't continue to be passive like this.

"Hongdou," Su Wan held the little fellow in her palm in front of her eyes, her voice was very low, but it was an unquestionable command, "Can you get out of here? Without being discovered by anyone."

"Of course, Master!" Hongdou's voice rang in Su Wan's mind, full of the pride of a child seeking credit. "Hongdou is so awesome now! This floor, this wall, they are no problem to Hongdou!"

As it spoke, it used its two front paws to make a digging motion, and its little body stood straight, as if to say, "Praise me quickly."

Su Wan was amused by its appearance and her tense nerves were slightly relieved. She stretched out her finger and gently scratched Hongdou's chin.

"Okay, my Hongdou is the best." She praised softly, "Then can you find someone? His name is Lu Shiyan, that is... the man who has been with us before."

"It's him!" Hongdou's tone suddenly became a little complicated, and seemed to carry a little bit of disgust.

"Yes! Hongdou remembers the taste of Lu Shiyan! But... the master is not afraid of Lu Shiyan."

Su Wanxin seemed to be bumped lightly by something.

Yes, she is no longer afraid of Lu Shiyan.

"Hongdou, go now, find Lu Shiyan, and ask him a question for me."

"What is it, Master?"

"You just ask him, 'My master asks you, when will you come to take her away?'"

"Okay! I promise to complete the task!"

Hongdou closed her eyes, her small body glowing slightly, her evolved mental perception allowing her to track familiar auras.

It closed its eyes and its little nostrils flared a few times, as if catching a certain scent in the air.

After a moment, it suddenly opened its eyes, and its ruby-like eyes locked onto the corner of the wall.

"squeak!"

With a soft cry, Hongdou's tiny figure turned into a streak of white light, and instantly rushed to the corner of the wall, digging with its little claws. Under its sharp claws, the hard cement floor was easily dug up like tofu.

In the blink of an eye, a small hole was formed. Hongdou went in without looking back and disappeared into the darkness.

Su Wan looked at the small hole with a heavy heart, and seemed to follow it to the outside of the base.

…

In an abandoned underground parking lot outside the Dawn Base.

It was dark and damp here, with a strange smell of oil and dust in the air. Several flashlight beams flickered in the darkness, illuminating several figures resting against an off-road vehicle in the corner.

"Shit!" Xiao Han was on alert when he suddenly saw a white shadow scurrying out from a nearby ventilation duct. "Rat! Master Lu, there's a rat! Wait...it's Hongdou!"

The white "rat" jumped onto the hood of the SUV without any hindrance, then leaped lightly and landed steadily on Lu Shiyan's shoulder.

"Squeak!" The little guy rubbed Lu Shiyan's neck with his furry head quite affectionately.

It’s Su Wan’s little thing.

Lu Shiyan's eyes darkened. How could it be here?

At this moment, a childish and clear voice suddenly sounded.

"Are you Lu Shiyan?"

Lu Shiyan's pupils suddenly shrank.

This little thing... can actually talk?

"The master asks you, when will you come to take her away?"

There was no expression on Lu Shiyan's face, but his knuckles were slightly white as he held the car keys. Lu Shiyan raised his hand and gently touched Hongdou's little head with his slender fingers.

Su Wan...

"Damn it! It it it...is it talking to you?" Xiao Han felt like his worldview was being pressed to the ground and rubbed wildly.