Upon seeing the new face, Uncle Jiang asked with a smile, "Young man, how old are you? Do you have a girlfriend?"

Jiang Chuan held a knife in his hand, sat upright, and said without a smile, "I'm young, there's no rush."

Uncle Jiang's smile faltered slightly, and he propped himself up a little with his arms. "If you're not planning to look now, when are you going to go?"

"I guess it'll be a long time coming," Lin Xi interjected while enjoying her meal. "His only hobby is fighting."

"Putting everything else aside, your friend is quite good to you." Zhao Yunlong put down his chopsticks, looked at Lin Xi with a serious expression, and said, "He came all the way from S City to see you."

Lin Xi smiled. Jiang Chuan is a very loyal person, the kind who would go to great lengths for a friend once you get to know him. But the reason he came all this way wasn't just because they are friends.

When this guy was in the Wind Eagle Gang, he always wanted to fight me. I guess he wouldn't give up until he defeated me.

However, Lin Xi did not offer any explanation for this.

After trying to persuade him for a while, Uncle Jiang found that the young man was indeed unyielding and had no interest in finding a partner. In the end, he had no choice but to give up. He hung one leg and waited with his mouth open for He Chao to feed him. After that, he remained sullen.

He originally thought he had no feelings for Xiao Xi, but there was still Jiang Yuan, right?

It's a pity, this kid's brain is rusty.

Jiang Yuan, who was sitting opposite, suddenly covered her nose, turned her head, and sneezed.

"You caught a cold?" Jiang Ling asked with concern.

She shook her head. "No, not at all."

"Go put on some more clothes, it's terribly cold," Zhao Yunlong suddenly said.

Uncle Jiang glanced at the two of them, then suddenly broke into a smile.

After a few rounds of drinks, Lin Xi put down her chopsticks, patted her stomach, and said, "If nothing unexpected happens, I'll be leaving tomorrow."

Everyone knew what she was going to do, so they tacitly refrained from trying to stop her.

Jiang Yuan put down her bowl and looked at her, "After leaving this time, how long will it be before you can come back next time?"

"That's hard to say. If I'm lucky, I might find them as soon as I step out tomorrow, and I'll turn back immediately," Lin Xi said with a grin.

But apart from herself, no one else laughed along with her.

She made it sound so easy, but everyone knows that finding someone who has disappeared without a trace is not such a simple matter.

"We've finally managed to get together, let's not talk about such discouraging things, let's keep eating. You know, these days you can't always buy seafood even if you have the money, this meal wasn't cheap..." Zhao Yunlong continued to urge everyone to eat.

The group of people, who had just finished eating, absentmindedly picked up their chopsticks again.

"Speaking of which, why isn't that passageway finished yet? Wasn't it supposed to be completed in a few months?" He Chao muttered to himself.

"What passage?" Lin Xi asked, puzzled.

"Have you forgotten? Didn't we say before that we would connect all the safe zones with safe passages?"

After he said that, Lin Xi did recall that they seemed to have talked about something like that before.

However, she didn't really pay attention to these things along the way.

"Didn't they say it was under construction? Then they stopped building it and there's no one here anymore. They're just making empty promises to us."

"Who knows?"

Lin Xi couldn't sleep that night, so she opened the window and accidentally overheard Jiang Ling and Jiang Yuan talking on the balcony.

A biting cold wind blew, accompanied by two gentle female voices.

"What exactly does Xiangxiang mean? It was one thing for her to move out before, but at least she'd come back every couple of days to hang out with everyone. Now she's completely disappeared." Jiang Yuan frowned. "Sister Ling, did Brother Long say something again?"

"It's probably Xiao Xi. Xiang Xiang probably doesn't want to come back. She's with Hu Langyi now."

Jiang Yuan wasn't surprised at all. "I already knew about this. Ever since Brother Long explicitly rejected Xiangxiang, I saw them walking together when I went out shopping."

Jiang Ling's tone was filled with worry and a hint of anger at his lack of self-control. "Hu Langyi is no good person either. I really don't know what she's thinking. She's really not innocent."

Zhang Jiangyuan sighed, "I had privately advised her before, and she had agreed at the time."

"Forget it, judging from the current situation, she probably wants to distance herself from us. Let her be."

...

Hearing this, Lin Xi lowered her eyes, not intending to listen any further, and quietly closed the window.

She originally thought it was because of her appearance that Yan Xiangxiang became angry and cut off contact with everyone.

In retrospect, her appearance may have played a role in pushing things forward to some extent, but the break between them was clearly foreshadowed.

No wonder, Yan Xiangxiang is actually very concerned about saving face.

She was unaware of her past experiences, and what had led her to develop this somewhat distorted, hypocritical personality.

But she felt that if Yan Xiangxiang didn't change, her personality wouldn't allow her to have a long-lasting friendship with anyone.

The next morning, after secretly contacting each other the night before, Lin Xi and Jiang Chuan left quietly without alerting anyone else.

Lin Xi looked at the two cars in front of her and was at a loss for what to do. "What should we do? Should we ride in one car, or should we each drive one?"

"If we lose a car, will the organization cause us trouble?" Jiang Chuan asked sincerely.

Lin Xi was startled by his idea. "Huh?"

He thought for a moment and suggested, "If you don't mind the trouble, you can come pick me up later."

After thinking it over carefully, Lin Xi said, "There are advantages to having two cars. If one breaks down, we have another one. Besides, we both have absolute freedom and can split up at any time."

It's a bit inconvenient on a regular basis because we can't switch drivers, so the journey is a bit slower. But we can also enjoy the scenery along the way.

They eventually reached an agreement.

Just as they were about to leave the safe zone, a small accident suddenly occurred.

Lin Xi saw a familiar face.

He was an acquaintance from before the zombie outbreak, an old friend of my father's, and an internationally renowned expert in the medical field.

"Uncle Luo?"

When Lin Xi saw him, she was still somewhat incredulous.

Logically speaking, people like them should be under the strict protection of the country, so how could they come to such a small safe zone alone?

Luo Guiyuan was also taken aback when he heard this address. He slowly turned his head, his face full of surprise.

"Lin Xi? So you were here!"

Lin Xi frowned. What did that mean?

Have you contacted me before?

"Hey, you know the relationship between your father and me. On the day the zombie outbreak happened, I was under the protection of the government. Your father called me and asked me to find some connections to pick you and your brother up."

Luo Guiyuan was lost in his memories. "But at that time, manpower was tight. I asked around for connections and finally found someone who agreed. However, they spent some time clearing the zombies from the base and it took them more than 20 days to set off to find you."