Xiao Han held his breath and scratched the rough rust on the wall of the pipe with his fingers. The unique fishy smell of metal rushed into his nose.
He resisted the urge to retch, followed the team at the end with a look of despair, and muttered in a suppressed voice: "What sin did I commit in my last life that I have to follow a bunch of rats into the sewer in this life... Mr. Lu, when this is over, you have to get me a bunch of soap so I can wash myself properly."
"Shut up." Lu Shiyan's voice came from the front, "If you don't want to be treated as a mutant rat, put away your nonsense."
Xiao Han fell silent instantly, his mouth tightly closed, but his eyes continued to roll back, looking aggrieved, "angry but not able to speak".
Lu Shiyan could feel the faint vibration coming from the pipe wall - that was the footsteps of the patrol team.
Through the gap in the pipe, Xiao Han just saw a team of fully armed patrol soldiers passing by overhead. Their heavy military boots stepped on the metal floor, making a dull "clang clang" sound.
One of the young soldiers had a look of boredom and fatigue on his face, and he was still complaining quietly: "This damn night shift, when will it end..."
Another older soldier shouted in a low voice: "Stop talking nonsense! Patrol seriously!"
Xiao Han almost laughed out loud.
These self-righteous guys would never have imagined that less than a meter below their feet, there was a group of uninvited guests, led by the "Rat Me" Legion, who were moving as if no one was around.
Lu Shiyan's expression was always tense, and his deep eyes flashed dangerously in the darkness.
The intelligence network provided by Su Wan is indeed powerful, but the internal defense system of the base is intricate and any small mistake may lead to total loss.
At the same time, in the core area of the Dawn Base, the long dining table was covered with a snow-white tablecloth, and the silver tableware sparkled under the light, like a dinner scene of an aristocratic family in peacetime.
Su Zhengyan and Yan Shaoyou sat on one side of the dining table, staring at Su Wan across from them with different expressions.
"My dear, do you have a bad appetite today?" Su Zhengyan frowned slightly, his tone full of undisguised worry, "Why did you only eat one bowl?"
Over the past month, Su Zhengyan had gotten used to his daughter's astonishing appetite, but today's abnormal "little bird stomach" made him a little uncomfortable.
Su Wan slowly put down the spoon in her hand, her delicate face showing a bit of the naivety and worry that is unique to pregnant women.
Her slender fingers gently stroked her bulging belly, from which she could feel the baby's powerful fetal movements, as if responding to the mother's touch.
"I don't know why, but I just don't have an appetite today."
"I'm bored of everything I see, and the baby doesn't seem happy either. He keeps kicking me."
Su Wan slowly raised her eyes, and looked at Yan Shaoyou with her watery eyes, with a glimmer of pleading and expectation in her eyes.
"Brother Shaoyou, I...I suddenly want to eat at that French restaurant in the west of the city." Su Wan's voice was trembling with coquettishness, "It's the foie gras dumplings we often went to when we were in school. Do you remember? It's the signature dish of that restaurant."
The gentle smile on Yan Shaoyou's face froze for a moment.
West of the city? That place had already turned into a ruin at the beginning of the apocalypse. Not to mention the foie gras dumplings, it was estimated that even a complete brick could not be found now.
"Wanwan, that store is no longer in business." Yan Shaoyou's voice was still gentle, but with a hint of helplessness, "You want to eat foie gras dumplings? I'll ask the kitchen to make them for you. I guarantee that they'll taste exactly the same."
"No!" Su Wan pouted, her cute and innocent look made people feel pity for her.
Her eyes turned red instantly, and crystal tears rolled in them, as if they were about to roll down in the next second.
"I want to eat from that restaurant! The food in the kitchen doesn't taste right!" Su Wan's voice was filled with tears, "The baby wants to eat it too! It was kicking me in my stomach just now, the baby wants to eat it!"
Su Zhengyan and Yan Shaoyou were both stunned and looked at each other.
A base commander who has everything he wants in the apocalypse, a second-in-command of the base who is good at strategizing and meticulous, are now completely stumped by the illogical "appetite" of a pregnant woman.
Looking at his daughter's aggrieved look, Su Zhengyan's heart softened instantly.
Su Wan has been pampered since she was young and has never suffered any grievances.
Now that I'm pregnant, my emotions are unstable and it's normal for me to want to eat something.
"Nonsense!" Su Zhengyan frowned. Although he was scolding, his eyes were full of doting. "My dear, the west of the city has long been turned into ruins. There are zombies everywhere outside! Where can you ask Dad to find French food for you?!"
"I don't care, I don't care!" Su Wan started to act like a spoiled child, tears falling like beads from a broken string.
The crystal tears slid down her white cheeks, sparkling in the light.
"You just don't care about me! You don't care about the baby! You don't even find food for me... wuwuwu..."
Yan Shaoyou's brows were tightly furrowed, and obvious anxiety appeared on his gentle face.
Yan Shaoyou couldn't bear to see Su Wan cry.
Over the past month, Yan Shaoyou had put in a lot of effort and had finally managed to get Su Wan to stop speaking coldly to him. He absolutely did not want all his efforts to be wasted because of such a small matter.
Yan Shaoyou took a deep breath and tried to make his tone gentle: "Wanwan, don't cry, don't cry. How about this, I specially learned it before, I will do it for you?"
"I don't want you to make it!" Su Wan suddenly raised her voice, her voice was a little hysterical and sharp, "I want that store! The food you make won't taste the same!"
Su Wan pushed the bowl in front of him away, and the ceramic bowl hit the table with a crisp sound.
The soup splashed everywhere, leaving stains on the white tablecloth.
"I don't want to eat anymore!" Su Wan stood up from the chair. His stomach was so big that his movements seemed a little clumsy.
"My dear, don't be angry. It's not good for your health." Su Zhengyan wanted to step forward to comfort him, but was pushed away by Su Wan.
"You all don't understand me!" Su Wan's voice was filled with tears. "I've been locked up here for a month. I can't do anything. I can't even eat!"
Su Wan turned and walked towards the room with hurried steps.
The high-heeled slippers made a clattering sound on the floor, and every step revealed anger and grievance.
"Wanwan——" Yan Shaoyou quickly stood up and wanted to follow to explain something.
"Don't follow me!" Su Wan didn't even turn her head, her voice full of anger, "I want to go back to my room to sleep! No one is allowed to disturb me!"
Su Wan's figure disappeared around the corner of the stairs, leaving only two men looking at each other in bewilderment.
The restaurant fell into a suffocating silence.
Su Zhengyan looked at the mess on the table, his brows furrowed in a frown.
Su Zhengyan has lived for so many years and has seen all kinds of storms, but he is helpless in dealing with his daughter's unreasonable behavior.
"I'll go to the kitchen and try to make something similar for Su Wan." Yan Shaoyou took off his glasses and gently massaged his temples with his fingers. "Su Wan is emotionally unstable right now, so it's always right to accommodate her."
There was unconcealable fatigue and helplessness in Yan Shaoyou's voice.
In the past month, Yan Shaoyou has put in a lot of effort to make Su Wan accept reality. It was not easy to see Su Wan start to cooperate, but now she is angry because of such a small matter.
"Shaoyou, thank you for your hard work." Su Zhengyan patted Yan Shaoyou on the shoulder, "I have spoiled this girl since she was a child. Now that she is pregnant, she is even more willful."
Yan Shaoyou shook his head and put on his glasses again.
The eyes behind the lenses were firm and gentle: "None of this matters, as long as Su Wan is fine."
Yan Shaoyou hurriedly left the restaurant, his footsteps fading away.
In Su Wan's room.
She tilted her ears slightly and heard Su Zhengyan's heavy sigh and the sound of footsteps gradually fading away - that should be Yan Shaoyou walking towards the kitchen.
Su Wan slowly relaxed her body, and the tense feeling gradually dissipated. She almost believed the "pregnant woman cheating" scene just now.
"Baby, Mommy's acting was pretty good just now, wasn't it?" Su Wan whispered softly in her heart, "Your dad will be here to pick us up soon, just bear with us for a while."
The little life in the belly seemed to understand what the mother said. The fetal movements became gentle and rhythmic, as if comforting Su Wan.
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