Chapter 126 Reluctant to Part
The room was filled only with heavy breathing, suppressed moans, and the ambiguous sounds of entwined bodies, which lingered for a long time...
As the light outside the window gradually faded, the turbulent waves inside the room slowly subsided.
Josie felt weak and sore all over, as if her bones had been removed, and nestled in Lu Yuyang's sweaty arms.
Lu Yuyang's heart and eyes were filled with her. His fingers lingered on her smooth shoulders and back, and he would occasionally lower his head to place gentle kisses on her sweaty hair. His voice was husky with satisfaction and determination: "Xixi, I'm sorry, my parents scared you last time. I'll handle everything. From now on... no one can influence my decisions, no one can hurt you again, and no one can stop us from being together!"
His eyes gleamed; as long as he guarded that rock, a continuous stream of evolving zombies would appear.
He has now obtained dozens of green crystal cores and is secretly raising several zombies that are about to undergo a second evolution.
As long as he gets their crystal cores, he will be able to break through to the second tier very quickly!
Then, he would enhance the strength of all the brothers who had risked their lives alongside him.
Integrate resources across the entire security zone.
The problems that Father worried about will no longer be problems, so there is no reason for him to separate from Xixi.
He envisioned their future in his mind.
Josie turned over to face him.
The soft light streaming in from the window outlined the smooth, strong lines of his profile, making him both handsome and charming.
She stretched out her finger, with endless longing, and gently traced his brow bone, nose bridge, and lips... as if she wanted to engrave this face into her mind.
Lu Yuyang grabbed her mischievous hand, placed it to his lips, and pressed a hot and devout kiss onto her palm, his eyes burning with passion: "Xixi, I will try my best to give you the best of everything."
Josie stared at him for a long time, her clear eyes swirling with complex and indescribable emotions.
Seeing this, Lu Yuyang's heart was stirred, and his body reacted again. He leaned closer to kiss her, but Qiao Xi's cold fingers gently pressed against his chest.
"Yu Yang," her voice was soft, yet it struck Lu Yu Yang like a thunderclap, "I'm planning to leave..."
Lu Yuyang's body froze instantly, and the lust churning in his eyes was instantly extinguished as if a bucket of ice water had been poured over his head.
He suddenly propped himself up on his arms, looking down at her with a look of confusion and a hint of barely perceptible panic in his eyes.
"Why?"
Josie grasped his tense arm, trying to calm his turbulent emotions: "It's not that I'm abandoning you. I never intended to stay in this little safe zone forever."
Lu Yuyang held her hand tightly, their fingers intertwined as if he could keep her there. "If you can leave me, then why can't you stay by my side?"
Josie shook her head, cupped his handsome face, which was flushed with excitement, in her other hand, and leaned in to plant a gentle, farewell kiss on his tightly pursed lips.
"I'm just leaving temporarily, not disappearing forever."
Her voice was soft yet firm, "I don't want you to be caught in the middle between me and your parents, and I... I also want to go out and make my own way in the world. Lu Yuyang, I want to become stronger! I don't want to depend on anyone anymore, whether it's you or anyone else. I want to stand on my own two feet in this apocalypse!"
That last sentence, like a boulder, fell heavily and clearly, silencing all of Lu Yuyang's attempts to persuade him to stay, leaving him unable to refute it.
He knew she wouldn't be content to be a pampered canary kept by a man.
She even felt that if she had to choose between him and becoming stronger, she would choose to become stronger without hesitation.
She was like a kite, drifting in the wind, unable to stay for anyone.
"Xixi, the apocalypse is full of dangers. Wouldn't it be better to stay here and slowly grow stronger?" Even though he understood this in his heart, he still wanted to try.
“Don’t worry about me,” Josie sat up and began picking up her scattered clothes. “Xie Jue is now a second-level ability user; he can protect me.”
She had her back to him, revealing her beautifully shaped back, which gleamed like white jade in the dim light.
He sensed the soft, warm body leaving his embrace, as if something had been forcibly taken away.
Lu Yuyang suddenly stretched out his arms and tightly hugged her slender waist, burying his face deeply in her warm back.
Josie stiffened slightly, then heard the man's voice close to her skin, "Josie... I won't stop you from leaving. But you have to promise me, tell me where you'll be found? Let me know where you've settled down?"
He had figured it out. The safe zone was in chaos, and he needed time to reorganize and strengthen its power.
But once everything settles down, he has to make sure he can find Xixi.
She turned around to face him, looking directly into his deep eyes, which were churning with emotion.
“I should… go to the Hope Base in the west. If I miss you,” she raised her hand and gently smoothed his furrowed brow, her tone carrying a tender promise she herself didn’t realize, “I will come back to see you. I won’t disappear, Yu Yang.”
“Hope Base…” Lu Yuyang murmured repeatedly.
Her words calmed him down a little.
His hand, which was pressed against her smooth back, did not loosen; instead, it tightened, his fingertips burning hot.
"Xixi, you're leaving. Stay with me tonight, okay?" His voice was deep and husky, with a bewitching charm.
The lips pressed against the jade-like, snow-white skin, burning intensely.
The room went completely dark, with only their hot breaths clearly audible.
Josie looked into his eyes, which shone brightly even in the darkness, filled with the familiar affection and intense reluctance she felt.
The words of refusal rolled on the tip of his tongue, finally turning into a "okay".
A single word, as light as a sigh, instantly ignited Lu Yuyang's eyes like wildfire.
He stopped speaking and replaced all words with actions.
The burning kiss landed again, more intense and deeper than before, with a frenzied, apocalyptic madness.
Josie closed her eyes, letting herself sink into the tenderness he gave her.
Her arms climbed up his neck, responding to his fervent demands.
The darkness outside the window grew ever deeper, while the temperature inside the room steadily rose amidst their intense entanglement and suppressed moans…
In the blink of an eye, a night has passed.
As dawn broke, the light struggled to squeeze through the gap in the curtains, which were never fully drawn, casting a hazy band of light across the disheveled bed.
The lingering intoxication of last night's passion still hung in the air.
Josie woke up in a daze, her body still feeling the lingering soreness of passion and a trace of warmth.
She could clearly feel Lu Yuyang's strong arms like iron hoops, tightly encircling her slender waist, his chin resting on the top of her head, his breathing even and deep.
She shifted slightly, trying to break free from this warm embrace.
"Yu Yang..." His voice was hoarse from just waking up, and tinged with a hint of helplessness, "I have to go."
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