Chapter 596 Accompany

"Oh, it's almost twelve o'clock!"

For some reason, Xiaowan's eyes suddenly fell on the clock hanging behind the front desk.

Xia Yan followed and looked.

"Are you tired?" Xiong Xiong looked back and asked her, "Why don't you go and rest first?"

Zhichang carefully observed her expression and said, "If you are tired, go up first. We are here to accompany the boss."

Xiaowan's mouth corners raised slightly, and the water flowing around her slowed down a lot.

She looked at Xia Yan, whose eyelids were half open, and her voice was still warm.

"Boss, I want to go up first. I'm very happy to have them accompany you."

“…”

Xia Yan threw away the choking sweet potato and gulped down a large glass of water until his stomach felt heavy.

She wiped the water droplets from the corner of her mouth and looked at Xiaowan seriously.

"I've been very happy since I had you."

Xiaowan grinned, her eyes narrowed into beautiful crescents.

She stood up slowly and said, "I understand, boss. I'll go upstairs then."

"...good."

Xia Yan watched Xiaowan disappear at the stairs.

She kept her ears perked up, listening carefully.

But the sound became smaller and smaller, and in the end she could hear nothing.

The sounds of Xiongxiong and Zhicang's conversation and laughter once again echoed in the narrow hall.

And the sound of the wind outside.

...

The wind that had been blowing all night finally stopped.

Even if it has no effect on Xia Yan in the courtyard.

She stood at the stairs, pacing back and forth, looking up several times.

Xiongxiong held his cheek, his bright black eyes moving back and forth with her movements.

After a while, footsteps were heard coming down the stairs.

Xiongxiong saw the boss's eyes light up.

But the one who came down was Zhikang. When did the boss like him so much...Xiongxiong pouted.

But soon it saw that the boss had returned to normal, and this time it smiled.

"Boss." Zhigang said.

Xia Yan nodded, made way for the aisle, and walked a few steps away, his eyes still glancing towards the stairs.

After a while, she picked up the mop that Xiongxiong had put on the wall after cleaning, and said:

"I'm going to digest the food."

Zhigang and Xiongxiong were puzzled.

"You didn't clean up today?"

"How is that possible? You can say I'm ugly, but you can never say I'm not hardworking!"

"So what's the boss doing upstairs with a mop?"

"I don't know," Xiongxiong said sinisterly, rolling his eyes. "Maybe the boss is going up to check your hygiene and then criticize you~"

Zhikang shuddered and glared at it, "There are only two of us employees in the store, and you still want to scheme against us?"

"Tsk~ Bears are not human, they won't fall for your tricks~"

While the two were arguing, Xia Yan came down the stairs. They immediately fell silent and followed him with their eyes.

She looked down at the ground, as if there was gold hidden in the white tiles, and she looked at it so seriously.

She walked out into the hall, took out the rocking chair, and lay down on it to bask in the sun.

"You two come out and keep me company."

The boss's voice seemed to have not changed much, just like usual.

Xiongxiong and Zhikang exchanged glances and walked out one after the other.

Lying on both sides of Xia Yan.

The sky, after a night of wind, was as blue as a mirror. If you ignored the fact that they were in the center of an abandoned city, the scene would be even more beautiful.

Xiong Xiong finally found the dried mop at the stairs on the fourth floor.

It poked its head into the guest room next to the stairs. The sheets and pillows inside were white and neat, and the cabinets and floor were spotless.

Even though there were no guests staying there, they never lowered their hygiene standards.

So why did the boss come up here? Xiong Xiong tilted his head, confused.

Then it noticed that the boss was always staring at Zhican.

It is a gaze that it cannot understand.

"Zhigang," Xia Yan suddenly said, "Do you still remember what job you did before?"

Zhicang didn't even need to recall and immediately repeated what he had said several times.

"Then do you still remember how you felt when you first came here?"

Xia Yan raised a question that had never been mentioned before.

Zhikang was visibly stunned.

"How did you feel when you came here?"

"Um."

“…”

Zhikang frowned and thought for a long time, as if Xia Yan had asked a very difficult question.

Xia Yan did not interrupt and waited patiently.

After a long while, Zhikang said slowly, "I've always felt that, personally, working doesn't require any emotions."

This time it was Xia Yan's turn to be stunned.

How could she forget that this guy was also a tasker, he was just punished this time, his nature would not change.

It's heartbreaking and a waste of precious emotions.

Seeing that Zhikang wanted to say more, Xia Yan raised his hand to interrupt, "Zhikang, are you tired now? Why don't you go upstairs and rest."

It seems like everyone is a tasker~

Xia Yan left without any emotion.

Maybe the next time we meet will be next time.

There is another possibility, which is that there is no possibility.

Oh, why waste your feelings.

Xia Yan took Xiong Xiong's paw and went upstairs to check the floor.

As expected, there are only three floors.

The second floor is a restaurant that has been reduced in size by half, and the third floor is a double room.

Oh, it's almost the same structure as before.

While sitting on the second floor eating, looking at the honest and cute Xiong Xiong opposite him, Xia Yan was suddenly disturbed by new negative emotions.

Among all these employees, the one who ranks first in her heart has to be Xiong Xiong.

"Boss, what's wrong with you?"

Xia Yan took a bite of the candy triangle and said incoherently, "It's okay."

After dinner, the two of them still lay within one meter of the safe zone to bask in the sun.

Enjoy the last moments of peace and quiet, Xia Yan thought.

"You two, are you opening a shop here?"

A half hesitant, half questioning voice sounded not far from them.

Xia Yan opened his eyes.

Five meters in front of me, there were five people wearing different clothes, all with the same badge on their arms.

He wore a mask on his face and his eyes were alert.

"Yes." Xia Yan lay back lazily. Now was not the same as before. She had completely lost the enthusiasm to entertain customers.

"There's no one alive here, and having a store here...it's really weird."

"Why don't we just not go in yet? Mark it and wait..."

"Where the boss opens his shop has nothing to do with us. Remember, our goal is to find the survivors. Everything else is beyond our jurisdiction."

The five people walked away while talking.

Xiong Xiong turned his head to say something to Xia Yan, but found that the boss was asleep.

“But I think they’ll come back.”

Xiongxiong felt that the look in their eyes when they left said it all.

The boss didn't care at all and continued to eat and drink, eating hot pot, barbecue, fried chicken, and snail noodles, changing the dishes every day.

The aroma spread far away and successfully aroused the appetite of several people hiding in the dark.

"Damn, what a magical day."

"It smells so good! Ever since I left the base, I've been eating potato pancakes every day. I'm almost like a dried potato!"

"Captain, this place doesn't seem to be anything wrong. It should be just an ordinary store! Let's hurry up and find some survivors."

If we stay here any longer, they will be unable to hold back and rush out!

"How about this..."