Miracle
Ling Shi did not sleep well that night.
Not only do you have to be wary of the corrupt people in the distance, but there is also a person in the next room who may or may not become corrupt.
It was not until the morning sunlight shone through the window, warming his body, that he suddenly opened his eyes and realized that he had actually slept for quite some time.
At first glance, he saw Lu Tingxiao standing beside his bed, half dressed - all the buttons of his black shirt were unbuttoned.
Ling Shi subconsciously turned his head, but the outline of the abdominal muscles in the light curtain had already been imprinted in his mind.
He didn't know where he got so angry when he woke up: "Are there bugs biting your bed? Why are you running without any clothes on?"
The sunlight shone through the window onto Lu Tingxiao, leaving a clear silhouette on the wall at the end of Ling Shi's bed.
The sound of buttons being buttoned behind him stopped, and the figure on the wall suddenly approached and leaned towards Ling Shi.
Snap——
Ling Shi got hit on the buttocks—through the quilt.
Lu Tingxiao said in a teasing voice, "Have you never been to a public bathhouse? Or have you never seen a figure as perfect as mine?"
Ling Shi sat up suddenly, and he didn't know which was redder, his butt or his face.
"Talking to someone like you about propriety, righteousness, and shame, I'm fucking crazy."
After saying that, he threw off the quilt and got out of bed, then bumped into Lu Tingxiao as he stood up: "Get out of the way!"
Although it was early summer, Ling Shi still slept in his underwear. Now he simply grabbed his outer clothes, opened the door, and walked out while getting dressed.
Lu Tingxiao's undisguised and unbridled laughter came from behind.
When I walked into the living room, Ling Shi had already put on his clothes.
Lai Xinyuan looked lonely, sitting alone on the sofa, looking out the window with empty eyes.
Ling Shi was shocked.
I was busy saving people yesterday, and when I came back I had to clean the wound again. I was also worried about whether the person would rot, so I ignored Lai Xinyuan.
After all, he is just a 20-year-old boy. Due to training, he may have little exposure to society and his mind is simple and soft.
The death of his entire family was a difficult hurdle for him to overcome.
His footsteps startled the person on the sofa, and Lai Xinyuan stood up from the sofa: "Brother Ling."
Ling Shi didn't know how to comfort the child, so he said stiffly, "Are you... okay?... Think positively."
This sentence instantly brought up the unopened kettle. Lai Xinyuan's eyebrows drooped and he murmured "Oh".
More depressed than before.
Ling Shi wanted to just leave. His skill points in comforting people were probably negative, but his conscience kept him where he was.
He racked his brains for a moment before saying, "Do you...have any wishes? Think more about this."
Lai Xinyuan managed to lift his neck two centimeters, his eyes still fixed on the ground: "I've already won the world championship, what else do I want?"
Ling Shi's heart skipped a beat.
Hey, forget about that.
Indeed, according to worldly rules, life has reached its peak.
He thought for a moment and changed his words: "I have to say, the world has changed. Can't you... find yourself a new wish?"
Lai Xinyuan didn't know what touched him, but he perked up a little and looked up, "Brother Ling, where are your family? And your friends, colleagues, elders, or... is there a girl you like? Are these people... all dead? Don't you... miss them?"
The faces of Li Hua and Xiao Zhang suddenly appeared in Ling Shi's mind.
In the laboratory, Li Hua said excitedly that he would die without regrets if he could purify such cells in his lifetime.
Who would have thought that he would hit the nail on the head.
Those excited expressions could no longer be seen, all transformed into a scene, a fragment in his memory, which would gradually fade away with the passage of time...
Ling Shi felt that the air around him was falling along with his mood.
He insisted, "It is precisely because they are gone that we must live well, to complete the work they left unfinished, and to experience the life they didn't have the chance to experience."
Lai Xinyuan shook his head: "I just want to be with them. With them, no matter what I do, it will be meaningful."
"Brother Ling, I envy you for being able to separate emotions from reality so clearly. I can't..."
What separates emotions from reality so clearly?
How can I tell the difference?!
Ling Shi couldn't help but complain in his heart.
He makes it sound like a cold-blooded animal, but he is not Lu Tingxiao!
never mind.
After trying to persuade for a long time, I ended up becoming emo.
Ling Shi looked at Lai Xinyuan's half-dead appearance, and suddenly had a strange but not outrageous idea. He asked: "You... have you been like this before?"
This sentence was so incoherent that Lai Xinyuan unexpectedly nodded in agreement: "Yeah. My teammates all say that I'm a very depressed person. I get depressed if I miss a step in training, if I don't like the competition venue, and if I don't get first place. They always call me a little zombie."
"It's a pity that I can no longer hear such jokes from them..."
Ling Shi sighed inwardly.
It turns out that it is not only the determination to die brought about by the death of loved ones, but also the essence of human nature deeply rooted in DNA.
What are you trying to persuade?
It’s better to protect yourself and not be led astray by him.
He cleared his throat and changed the subject: "Um, Xiang Chongyi...is there any movement?"
Lai Xinyuan rubbed his eyes and pointed towards Chongyi's room: "Doctor Ning just went in."
"Huh?" Ling Shi was quite surprised and walked quickly towards the room: "He is just messing around. What if there is danger..."
Before he could finish his words, the door of the room opened.
Ning Fu leaned against the door with a smile on his face and waved to Ling Shi.
Seeing his smile, Ling Shi had an idea in his mind and walked faster: "How is it?"
Ning Fu moved aside and said, "Look for yourself."
When Ling Shi entered the room, he saw Xiang Chongyi sitting up with his back against the headboard. His pale face had regained some color. Most importantly, he looked clear-headed and hadn't lost any consciousness.
Xiang Chongyi smiled at him: "Brother Ling, good morning."
Ling Shi walked over in two or three steps and looked at him carefully: "Are you really... okay?"
He nodded to Chongyi, turned sideways, and gently pressed the wound on his lower back: "Not only is your head fine, but even the injuries on your body have healed a lot."
Ling Shi breathed a sigh of relief.
He thought about this possibility.
After all, from the time he injected the reagent into himself, to the time he woke up alive, and saw Zuo Hao's unreasonable sense of power, he always felt that it was not just the corrupted people who changed.
But Xiang Chongyi's quick recovery still surprised him.
Ling Shi pinched his arm, feeling the warmth and firmness of the muscles. "Xiang Chongyi, when we get to the base, can I do some tests on you?"
His occupational disease kicked in: "Maybe, we can find a way to be immune to corruption."
Knock knock.
There was a knock on the door.
At the door, Lu Tingxiao stared at his hands: "Hey, am I here at the wrong time?"
Ling Shi waved to him: "Come and see, he's fine."
Not only did he let bygones be bygones, but his tone was as cheerful as a child seeing fireworks in the sky.
Lu Tingxiao raised his eyebrows, walked in, and scanned Xiang Chongyi from head to toe.
Not a word.
Xiang Chongyi was very uneasy because of this look. He propped himself up against the edge of the bed and sat up straighter: "That..."
Lu Tingxiao said slowly: "My last name is Lu."
Xiang Chongyi: "Brother Lu. Thank you..."
"Don't." Lu Tingxiao interrupted him: "The one who saved you was Ling Shi. I didn't do anything."
Xiang Chongyi was stuck on the spot.
Lu Tingxiao ignored him and kicked Ling Shi's calf: "This guy is fine, go out and have breakfast."
"How about instant noodles?" Lai Xinyuan walked in from outside, holding a tray with a bowl of steaming noodles on it. "Brother Ling, there's a small folding table on the windowsill. Could you please get it for me?"
Ling Shi turned around and reached out to take it.
After unfolding it, it was placed in front of Xiang Chongyi.
Lai Xinyuan put the noodles on the small table: "This is all we have, so make do with it."
Xiang Chongyi sniffed it hard and said with a smile, "This is a luxury product. There's no way you can just make do with it."
"I'll start first."
With a slurp, the food tastes so delicious.
Ling Shi looked at Xiang Chongyi, and suddenly an idea popped into his mind.
Lai Xinyuan and Xiang Chongyi are of similar age, but their experiences and personalities are worlds apart.
Lai Xinyuan was clearly able to protect himself, but he always had a faint desire to die and was unable to recover from the blow of his family's death.
On the other hand, although Xiang Chongyi is only two years older than Lai Xinyuan, thanks to his yoga practice, his state of mind is as stable as a rock.
Death could not overwhelm him, and fear could not drive him crazy. After just a night's rest, he regained his energetic appearance.
We should let these two young people interact more, and transfer some of Xiang Chongyi's stable character to Lai Xinyuan. Don't let him seek death at every turn.
"By the way," Ling Shi deliberately steered the conversation in this direction, "Xinyuan, Chongyi said he lives not too far from here, about ten kilometers. You two are considered fellow villagers."
"My family is gone, so from now on, my fellow villagers will become my family."
When he said this, Lai Xinyuan's eyes suddenly turned red.
Without saying a word.
Ling Shi was just about to ask Xiang Chongyi to persuade him, but he found that he had also put down his chopsticks. Although his eyes were not red, he did not say a word.
......
Damn it.
It's too early to be optimistic.
He was about to say something when he heard Xiang Chongyi sniff and say, "Brother Ling, can you...save my family?"
Um?
Ling Shi was stunned.
Only then did he realize that he had made a huge mistake.
It’s true that all of Lai Xinyuan’s family members are dead, but who told him that all of Xiang Chongyi’s family members are also dead?
Xiang Chongyi bit his lip: "I know this request is not appropriate, but..."
Lai Xinyuan was even more anxious than him: "There's nothing inappropriate, tell me."
Xiang Chongyi put down his chopsticks and took a deep breath.
"A week ago, I contacted my uncle at home. There is an underground air-raid shelter in my community, which has become a refuge for residents."
"They hid inside, had food and water, and said they could hold out until the police came to rescue them."
“You can’t wait for the police…”
Lai Xinyuan grabbed his arm and asked, "You mean, there are still many people alive?"
Xiang Chongyi: "It's been a week, I'm not sure. I have to try and see if I can contact my uncle first."
Lai Xinyuan rushed out of the room and came back with a mobile phone in less than half a minute.
Xiang Chongyi took it and dialed the number.
Beep, beep——
Everyone in the room was very quiet.
Everyone held their breath and listened attentively to the noise in the receiver.
"Hello." The phone was picked up and the voice on the other end was a middle-aged man.
Lai Xinyuan almost jumped up, more excited than Xiang Chongyi.
"Uncle, it's me, Xiaoyi." Xiang Chongyi choked a little.
At least yesterday, he didn't think there would be another chance to make this call.
"Xiao Yi!" The voice on the other end rose noticeably. "Where are you? Are you okay?"
Ling Shi was very happy to hear the human voice again, but he clearly heard Lu Tingxiao's "Tsk" beside him.
He turned around, grabbed Lu Tingxiao and walked several steps away, gritting his teeth and saying, "Can you please hold back at this time?"
Lu Tingxiao didn't shy away from his gaze. He looked at him for a long moment before asking, "Do you remember what you promised me?"
"Should I put my plan on hold again and go save a bunch of strangers who have nothing to do with me?"
Ling Shi was stunned. He had indeed promised him long ago that he would visit that mysterious place in the neighboring Wei'an City.
But ever since I met Zuo Hao and the others at the theater, I've been delayed all the way here.
He felt half guilty, but half felt that he should be justified.
Human life is more important than anything else!
He took a deep breath to try to figure it out, but when he saw Lu Tingxiao's eyes, his anger subsided again.
Ling Shi raised a finger and poked Lu Tingxiao's arm: "For the last time, I promise."
Lu Tingxiao sneered, obviously having no trust in Ling Shi’s so-called "guarantee".
"If you really want to go, I won't accompany you."
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