Chapter 207, Death
Because of Si Xu's words, Huo Heng thought about it for a whole night and finally found Huo Lingyin in the early morning.
The woman had just gotten up, with a light-colored cape casually draped over her shoulders and her hair draped softly over her shoulders. She didn't look as aggressive as usual.
Hearing footsteps, she raised her eyes to look at him, her brows slightly furrowed, not knowing what she was thinking of.
Huo Heng paused and stopped a few steps away from her.
I drank last night and my head still hurts. The woman fiddled with her hair and asked lazily, "What do you want to talk to me about?"
Huo Heng hesitated for a moment and said softly, "From now on...stay away from Si Xu."
"Hmm?" Was it because of what Si Xu said last night? Did he take it seriously? Huo Lingyin raised an eyebrow in surprise and asked knowingly, "Why?"
"He treats you..." Facing the woman's eyes that were hiding her smile, the man stuttered subconsciously, "He may have other intentions towards you."
After saying this, she continued to smile without any expression.
Feeling somewhat guilty, he added childishly, "After all, he's someone I don't know, so I'd better be careful."
Staring at his slightly red ears—even when she forced him to make love—Huo Lingyin thought to herself, "I get it—we're competitors. I don't want to call that little bitch boss anymore."
As soon as he finished speaking, there was a sudden noise from downstairs.
"Wake up! Wake up! The sun is shining on our butts! Get up, we have to get ready to go!"
The girl found a big iron pot from somewhere and was hitting the bottom of the pot hard with a stick.
"Don't sleep! Don't you see what time it is? If so, the zombies will come and you will all have to feed them!"
Huo Lingyin walked to the corridor, lowered her eyes to look at the girl running around in the hall, and said to her fiercely: "What are you yelling about? Aren't you afraid of attracting zombies?!"
Jiang Ran shuddered at her shout, looked up at her, and yelled back: "Get up and get going! You still have the mind to talk about love!"
Huo Lingyin retorted, "You're the one talking about love! Your whole family is talking about love!"
"You are such a fierce woman. Are you entering menopause early?"
"You're in menopause! Your whole family..."
Huo Heng couldn't stand it anymore, so he covered Huo Lingyin's mouth and dragged her away forcibly.
He discovered that whenever they faced Jiang Ran, their captain, who had remained calm even in the face of adversity, would go berserk unconsciously.
The words were childish and harmless, and he felt ashamed just listening to them.
…
After last night's interaction, Jiang Ran's team naturally squeezed in between Huo Lingyin's team again and went to Beichen Base leisurely.
Every time Huo Lingyin saw two cars standing out in the convoy, she wanted to order the team members to drive them away.
But when she thought about how the other person had saved her life, she couldn't bring herself to chase him away.
After a month and a half of frustrating journey, the convoy successfully returned to Beichen Base.
When they arrived at the gate, Jiang Ran's two cars retreated to the back and waited obediently for the first team to be inspected and passed.
Huo Lingyin stood at the city gate, stared at the modified off-road vehicle with closed windows for a moment, then walked over and knocked on the window.
The car window rolled down, revealing a face that made her want to punch it.
Jiang Ran leaned against the car window and looked at her, his eyes curved with a smile: "What? Are you reluctant to leave me now that we're parting ways?"
"Just wondering why you stepped back."
"What's so strange about this?" Jiang Ran pointed at the first team being inspected. "By separating from you, I mean I brought this team safely to Beichen Base. Only then will our bet stand, right?"
Huo Lingyin: “…”
The woman licked her back teeth and smiled slightly: "Jiang Ran, you are so thoughtful."
She gave her a big eye roll and turned back to her team.
Jiang Ran raised the car window and curled her lips: "This woman is so awkward even when she cares about others. She deserves to be single."
Si Xu was wearing an eye mask in the passenger seat, half asleep. When he heard Jiang Ran's voice, he lifted his eye mask, opened his eyes a little, and looked at her: "What's wrong?"
"Nothing." Jiang Ran touched his forehead and said softly, "You continue to sleep. I will wake you up when I check on us."
"Hmm..." Si Xu took off his eye mask and rubbed his eyes after almost falling asleep. "Are we at Beichen yet?"
"We're here." Jiang Ran muttered, looking at the meticulous inspection ahead, "But by the time this inspection is finished, I'm afraid it will be evening."
The girl tapped the steering wheel rhythmically with her middle finger and glanced at Si Xu who was too sleepy to open his eyes: "Did you steal while I was asleep last night?" Otherwise, why would he be so sleepy?
"I went back to Xiling Base."
"Oh, I went back..." Jiang Ran realized it belatedly and turned her neck stiffly to look at him, "You went back to Xiling Base last night?"
How did she get back? Did she fly back? She didn't even feel anything!
"Well, something happened at the base, so I went back to sort it out." Without saying how he got back, Si Xu yawned, "I've used up a lot of my superpowers, I'm sleepy."
His light brown eyes were filled with water, rippling in circles, making Jiang Ran feel itchy inside.
She looked around like a thief, and when the young man was off guard, she leaned over and gave him a kiss.
There was a faint fruity scent on his lips. Si Xu licked his lips and felt less sleepy.
After successfully stealing a kiss, Jiang Ran twisted and turned in his seat. After a long while, he asked, "What happened to Xiling Base?"
"You guessed right, Qin Huai is at Xiling Base." Si Xu said, "After we left, he caused a huge disturbance at Xiling Base."
Jiang Ran exclaimed, "You're going to go back and kill him?"
"Let him run away." Si Xu felt very sorry.
Ran away again? Qin Huai is really a loach, slippery and slippery.
"Everything else is fine, but A117 is badly damaged and will likely need to be rebuilt."
A117, the puppet developed by the Shen family, Shen Youyou.
The child lived with her for a while. In Jiang Ran's eyes, she was like the children in the orphanage who called her sister, someone who needed her care.
Jiang Ran pursed her lips, fearing worse news: "Re-creation means..."
"A117 is a robot modified by the Shen family based on the human body. Aside from the brain, every part of her body is constructed from high-end simulated metal," Si Xu said. "In other words, she only has a human appearance. Essentially, she's no different from your average robot vacuum cleaner."
Jiang Ran roughly understood: "She is injured, she doesn't need a doctor, she needs repairs, is that what you mean?"
"Um."
“…She was injured, which means the Shen family was in danger.” The order Shen Youyou followed was to protect the safety of the Shen family. Her serious injury only meant that the Shen family was in big trouble.
"Your grandfather..." Si Xu paused for three seconds and said calmly, "He passed away."
When Jiang Ran first heard the news, he couldn't figure out how he felt for a moment.
She thought she had no feelings for Shen Lang, but when she was suddenly told that he had passed away, she still felt a lump in her chest, and her nose was sore from holding it.
(End of this chapter)
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