Chapter 385, You Can Give It a Try
When Chen Yao led Qin Huai back to the manor, Si Xu and Feng Ting did not fight.
Jiang Ran was fiddling with the fruit on the coffee table - she held a fruit knife in one hand, cut the apple into pieces and then carved it into the shape of a little rabbit.
Feng stopped sitting across from her, his gaze fixed on the apple. He was naturally handsome, and when he wasn't eating people, he was quiet, well-behaved, and sensible, which made him look very deceptive.
Si Xu stood leaning against the sofa, his arms folded in front of him, his eyes also fixed on the plate of fruit.
Both a man and a zombie are waiting.
Jiang Ran finally finished cutting the fruit. She picked up a piece with a toothpick and pushed the rest of the plate in front of Feng Ting: "Apple, do you want some?"
Feng Ting grabbed a piece and put it in his mouth.
Jiang Ran stood up and fed the piece she had picked out to Si Xu: "Eat an apple first to fill your stomach. I'll make you braised spareribs at noon."
These two, one loves braised spare ribs and the other loves braised pork, and their diets are surprisingly harmonious.
Si Xu opened his mouth and ate.
He glanced at Feng Ting and hooked his hand around Jiang Ran's: "Come here, I have something to tell you."
Jiang Ran told Feng Ting: "Don't run around after you finish eating the apple. Wait here for me to come down, okay?"
Feng Ting was studying the rabbit-shaped apple and nodded perfunctorily when he heard this.
Without waiting for Jiang Ran to continue speaking, Si Xu glanced at Chen Yao, who understood and took Qin Huai to sit on the sofa to prevent Feng Ting from causing trouble.
Bringing Jiang Ran back to the room, Si Xu closed the door and looked at Jiang Ran: "Jiang Ran, what are you thinking about?"
He wasn't stupid. Seeing how Jiang Ran and Feng Ting interacted, he could guess what the girl was thinking. He was a graduate student and had also undergone transformation experiments. Given his own situation, he wasn't very optimistic about Jiang Ran's thoughts.
Jiang Ran wouldn't hide it from him, but seeing his expression, she asked tentatively, "I want to try to correct Feng Ting's eating habits. Do you think it's not feasible?"
Feng Ting's current situation is different from that of ordinary zombies. He has intelligence and emotions, can accept human food, and seems to like it very much. If his hunting of humans can be stopped at this point, he will become a very powerful helper in the subsequent zombie cleanup operations.
"Did you ask Shen Yao to examine him?"
"No." Jiang Ran said, "He suddenly appeared last night. I just brought him here and haven't had time to check him yet."
"I advise you not to hold out too much hope." Si Xu's words were cruel. "No matter how much he resembles a human, a zombie is still a zombie—just like humans can't change their eating habits. It's instinct for zombies to hunt humans. Correcting habits is possible, but changing instincts is very difficult."
Jiang Ran remembered something: "But he said he didn't eat Qian Miaomiao." The reason Feng Ting gave was that Qian Miaomiao was not tasty, but how could a zombie think that humans were not tasty?
This reason itself is worth further investigation.
"I know." Si Xu didn't force her to accept his point of view, but he also had reservations about her opinion. "Qian Miaomiao's situation is indeed strange, so I agree that you can temporarily send him out of the Xiling base - but Jiang Ran, if he shows any hostility towards humans, I will kill him immediately."
When two people hold different opinions on the same issue, he is usually the one who makes concessions.
Jiang Ran's eyes were filled with smiles. He opened his arms and rushed over, hugging him tightly like an octopus.
"Si Xu, let's give it a try. If we can really change him, it will be a good thing for zombie research."
The little girl hung in his arms, rubbing her head against his chest like a puppy. The coldness in Si Xu's eyes faded, revealing the softness hidden inside.
He stretched out his arms and embraced her in his arms, his movements gentle, but he didn't forget to pour cold water on her words: "Feng Ting is different from other zombies. Even if he is proven to be able to change in the end, other zombies may not be able to change."
Jiang Ran nodded randomly and tightened her arms around his waist.
"Si Xu, are you worried about me, so you rushed back alone?" She raised her head in his arms and looked at him, "It was really dangerous this time. Fortunately, I have those little girls you left for me..."
"Little girl?"
"Those cyborgs in the abandoned research institute." Jiang Ran's almond eyes held a boastful smile. He loosened his grip a little to make it easier for him to speak. "Those girls are amazing. They fought a bunch of zombies all by themselves. Didn't you see Shi Yuji's expression at the end? It was like she had swallowed a fly, haha."
I didn't expect that she would use those puppets in the end, but this is indeed the fastest way for Xiling Base to get out of the predicament.
Si Xu gently stroked her hair and praised her: "Jiang Ran, you saved the Xiling base. Have you thought about any reward?"
Jiang Ran puffed out her cheeks and said, "Xiling Base is also where I live. It's my duty to protect it. Si Xu, don't always treat me like a child."
From the time they first met, he would reward her every time she made progress or succeeded in something.
It started with the White Rabbit Candy, and later on, she teased about the marriage certificate... After a long time, she actually had the feeling that he was just dealing with a child.
The so-called arrogance due to being spoiled is probably her current state.
The little girl puffed up her cheeks like a pufferfish that had drunk enough water.
Si Xu chuckled and placed a kiss on her lips. A soft color appeared in his peach blossom eyes. He lowered his voice and asked, "Really don't want a reward?"
With the beauty before him, Jiang Ran wavered slightly: "Aren't you just being a jerk..." How could he tempt her with beauty as soon as he came back? He knew she couldn't resist his temptation.
Since he went to Yancheng, the time they spent together was too short.
Come to think of it, this time seemed to be the longest time they had been apart since she met him.
Jiang Ran looked at him intently.
After this separation, she understood more deeply that only with him could she let go of all her guard and calculations - it was he who gave her the courage to do whatever she wanted.
During the ten days he had been in Nanjun, she often wondered: What if the person Jiang Ran met after traveling through time wasn't Si Xu...
She couldn't imagine where she would be now, what she was going through, and what kind of life was waiting for her.
Fortunately, she met him.
She has been feeling inexplicably sad lately. Before her eyes became moist, Jiang Ran tiptoed to kiss her lover.
Rewards, of course.
It's not because of protecting Xiling Base, but for their reunion, so that they can be back to each other.
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After the crisis, Xiling Base returned to normal life as if nothing had happened.
Tao Luyi accompanied Zheng Li to buy groceries and saw three people sitting on the sofa.
"Lu Yi." Shen Yao was still diligently observing Feng Ting, and took the time to greet the two of them, "Uncle Zheng, you're back."
Thinking Feng Ting was a guest, Zheng Li didn't ask much. He just took a look and then went to the kitchen with his things.
Tao Luyi made some tea, put it on the coffee table, and poured a cup for each of the three people.
She gently placed the teacup in front of Feng Ting and gestured: "Please have some tea."
Wanting to know Feng Ting's reaction to the tea, Shen Yao did not stop him.
Smelling the faint fragrance of tea, Feng Ting picked it up and took a sip, sipped his lips and said: "It doesn't taste good." He put the teacup down.
Tao Luyi was stunned, thinking he was complaining about the quality of her tea: "Too strong? Or too weak?"
Feng stopped: "bitter."
Tao Luyi: "..." Cloud tea shouldn't be particularly bitter, right?
Chen Yao noted: The sense of taste is the same as that of humans, and can distinguish flavors.
(End of this chapter)
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