Lin Man hesitated for a moment: "Will you get married?"
"What?" Lin Cheng was stunned. He heard her words clearly, but he couldn't understand why she suddenly asked that.
Lin Man looked at him, his eyes full of pure inquiry. "Although I asked you before if you had a crush on someone or any criteria, and you always said no, which made it impossible for me to reserve a few beautiful and outstanding candidates for you, but you can't always be single, right? Although I think there's nothing wrong with it, I've seen in recent years that men are often more obsessed with marriage and having children. Don't you want that? How will you hide this secret then? Will you tell your wife?"
After listening to this, Lin Cheng was unusually silent for a long moment. Then he smiled calmly, looking at his hands, which, despite having washed them carefully, still had some black spots between the nails. "For someone like me, my daily life isn't affected much, but how can I drag others into this? It's not normal after all."
The relationship between husband and wife is very intimate and private. If the body does not belong to him completely, he cannot and is unwilling to use this body to form such an intimate relationship with anyone else, even the person next to him who knows everything about him and he knows all her secrets.
This was what he had thought of when he agreed to the bird's conditions.
However, after he found that the bird was less and less interested in his body and its influence on his life was getting smaller and smaller, an idea gradually and boldly emerged.
However, when he saw Lin Man's eyes that were so clear that they showed no discrimination, he couldn't help but feel a rare hint of bitterness in his heart.
Lin Man felt relieved. It seemed that Lin Cheng had made up his mind to remain single. So there was no need to worry about anyone interfering in their current lives and putting them in a dilemma. So nothing had to change, and they continued to share the same paradise peacefully and happily.
She felt relieved, yet also a little lost. She tried to comfort Lin Cheng, "Don't be too pessimistic. It won't always be like this. Besides, you're strong now, so you can probably live a long time. There aren't many pretty girls around right now. You can wait a decade or two. When these kids grow up, you can take your time choosing."
Lin Cheng immediately came out of his bitterness and sadness, and said with a dark face: "What nonsense!"
Lin Man shrugged. "You're not kidding. I can vaguely feel that I can live longer than the average person. That's the result of spiritual energy nourishing my body. My parents, too, look how healthy they are now and how young they look. I guarantee that the four of us can all live very long lives. You'll definitely be the most outstanding among them, as your bones and muscles have undergone a thorough transformation. So it's good to consider life's major events later."
Lin Cheng's expression changed several times, and he seemed to want to say something, but in the end, looking at her face, he closed his mouth helplessly.
Yes, it doesn’t matter if it’s later, they have plenty of time anyway.
…
Afterwards, Lin Cheng secretly went to Country M several times to see the zombies.
One zombie king was the limit of what they could accept, so the zombies under the gray-haired man living in the church were targeted by Lin Cheng. Those that were closest to human appearance were quietly dealt with one by one by him.
It takes a lot of time to train an ordinary zombie to that level. When the zombie king no longer has capable zombies that can understand words, and there are only a group of confused primary zombies and fragile ordinary people under his command, he has nothing to fear.
When a group of humans takes zombies as their belief and goal, it is difficult for them to develop well.
…
As for the Southern Hemisphere, Lin Cheng had also been there. On that piece of land surrounded by the ocean, a zombie king also appeared. He had been recorded in the archives of the Reunion Base a long time ago. After he was born, he brought his zombie army to kill all humans on the land, but he obviously forgot that zombies cannot reproduce. Without humans to continuously provide them with fresh blood, no matter how large the zombie army is, it will eventually perish.
Lin Cheng saw that because there were no humans engaged in production on the other side, even if they had restored human wisdom and memory, they still lived like savages. And because there were no humans to do logistics, they couldn't even make a ship that could go to the sea or a plane that could go into the sky, so they could only look at the sea and howl in despair.
He left silently in his Guanguan, with no intention of giving them a ride.
After that, he would come here every year, watching the number of zombies decrease, and the zombie king become more and more irritable and exhausted. Finally, he ate the last zombie, and persisted in loneliness for more than half a year, and unwillingly blew himself up before he turned into decay.
From then on, he only needed to keep an eye on the Goddess of Childbirth.
…
When Lin Man was twenty-six, three years after her parents reunited, she had a younger sister. After their reconciliation, her parents lived together, and because the base's center of gravity shifted to the foot of the mountain, they moved to the new urban area. However, Lin Man still preferred living in the mountains, in that valley, so she often traveled back and forth. On days when the two adults didn't need to enter the space, she lived in the mountains, and on days when they agreed to go into the space together for vacation, rest, and leisure time, she lived with her parents.
But gradually, she felt more and more like a big light bulb, and after her sister was born, she was happy but also inexplicably sad when she saw the two of them circling around the little baby.
…
At night, she lay in a lounge chair in the valley, looking at the bright starry sky above her head. Because the valley was narrow, she could only see a starry sky, but it was still very bright and beautiful. The mountain breeze blew gently on her body, which was very comfortable.
Lin Cheng entered the space and didn't find her, so he came to the valley and saw her lying there with her legs crossed, eating fried beans.
Lin Cheng walked over and sat next to her.
"Want to eat?" Lin Man shared some beans with him. They were fried soybeans, hard but very fragrant and tasty. She sighed, "Ten years ago I found my father, and now he's someone else's father."
Lin Cheng didn't know how to comfort her.
Lin Man knew what he was thinking from his expression and said with a smile, "But he told me quietly that even though he has a younger sister, I am still number one to him."
Seeing that she wasn't sad, Lin Cheng felt relieved and said with a smile, "Then why are you hiding here?"
"What do you mean by hiding here? This is where I live, okay?" She looked at the starry sky helplessly. "I'm actually a little worried. They're being too cautious. I admit I kind of have a thing for that little brat, but only a little. That little guy was born fair and tender, and it's obvious he inherited all the best qualities from both my parents. I was supposedly red, wrinkled, and ugly when I was born."
She crunched a few beans, thinking that the little one would be prettier than herself when she grew up.
"But they seemed particularly worried that I would be angry and sad. Am I so petty? In order not to make me sad, they originally didn't plan to have a second child." Her mother really didn't want a second child, but she had already seen through her father. Her father was particularly looking forward to raising a baby with her mother. It had nothing to do with reproductive desire, but he just wanted to make up for that process. He was also worried that she had some thoughts, but she didn't dare to express them, and then she would always stare at other people's children with envy.
She had a frank talk with the two of them, which touched her father. Since her mother became pregnant, he has been repeatedly assuring her that she is the most important, that no brother or sister can compare to her, and that he compensates her in every way.
Lin Man was a little amused and a little emotional, in various aspects.
She thought that even though she was so old, her parents still seemed to be particularly worried about her, especially her mother, who was still worried about her lifelong affairs.
She suddenly looked at Lin Cheng: "Lin Cheng."
Lin Cheng was preparing to say what he had been hiding in his heart. He felt the atmosphere was good today and he didn't want to wait any longer. A rare nervousness made his fingertips move unconsciously. Hearing this address, his nerves subconsciously tensed. Whenever she called his name followed by an exclamation, it was usually not a good thing.
Lin Man leaned on the armrest of the recliner, supporting his chin: "All the women in our base are married, and you are determined not to accept the suggestion of choosing a wife from the next generation, right?"
Lin Cheng frowned: "That's not what you are talking about. Don't say that."
Lin Man blinked: "But everyone thinks we are a couple, why don't we just admit it publicly?"
"..." Lin Cheng almost couldn't react, his heartbeat suddenly became intense, "Publicly admit it?"
"Yeah. Look, we're always together anyway, and we won't be apart for at least the next 10 to 20 years. Plus, in other people's eyes, we're officially a couple. If you don't mind, just accept it. That way, my dad won't have to keep watching you like a thief, and my mom can be relieved too. They probably just feel sorry for me living alone, but I really don't want to live with them forever."
Lin Cheng was silent for a long time, his face still calm. He looked into her eyes and asked, "What happens after you admit it?"
Lin Man smiled and said, "We can get along like normal. No one else knows anyway. But if it's possible, we can give it a try."
The light in the room was dim, not very bright, but Lin Cheng saw a smile in Lin Man's eyes. He thought of a possibility and couldn't help but feel his mouth dry: "You..."
Lin Man lay back down and murmured, "I've been thinking about this for three years. I found that I couldn't accept living with someone else. We've lived together for more than ten years, and we haven't felt bored or had any conflicts. It shows that we are very compatible. Because of the space, it's impossible to separate, and you have no other plans, so I think..." She turned her head to look at Lin Cheng, "We can give it a try, what do you think?"
She thinks it's okay to be without a partner, but if Lin Cheng is not in her life, she will still feel uncomfortable, right? Similarly, she finds it difficult to imagine living with someone else, but if that person is Lin Cheng, she can accept it completely.
And she thought about it for a long time, and felt that she still liked Lin Cheng a little, although she couldn't quite tell what kind of like it was.
Because of this somewhat unclear liking, she seemed to say it easily, but she was still a little nervous in her heart, because as she told Chen Yu, they were so familiar with each other and had been together for so many years, but Lin Cheng had never expressed anything.
Lin Cheng was silent.
Lin Manxin thought, is this a rejection? She was a little annoyed and was about to say something when Lin Cheng suddenly said, "What you said is exactly what I wanted to say today."
Eh?
Lin Cheng looked at Lin Man's confused expression and continued, "I wanted to confess my love to you."
He just wanted to express his feelings, and was afraid of scaring people by saying too much, but she ended up proposing to him directly... Does that count as a proposal?
Lin Cheng's heart was still beating a little faster, and he said seriously: "I accept your proposal. I like you, Xiaoman."
Lin Man was shocked: "You like me?"
"yes."
"When did it happen?" Lin Man was surprised. "Why didn't I feel anything?"
"I really can't tell when it started." Maybe it was the five years of companionship when she was the only color and sound in his time; maybe it was when he was about to die and she suddenly appeared, bringing him vitality and hope; or maybe it started from the various foods and letters that were sent to him every month during the more than half a year in S City, or maybe it started even earlier.
Lin Cheng's eyes softened as he thought of the past, and he smiled bitterly: "During those five years, I was neither human nor ghost. I really can't describe it. Then there was the matter of Guan Guan." Now, Guan Guan only uses his body about once a week, and it basically has no impact on his life.
Mainly because he was worried that she would refuse, but also because they did have enough time together, he wanted to spend more time together so that he would feel more confident.
Lin Man felt that they got along very well and that their relationship was particularly pleasant and comfortable. This was the result of his painstaking efforts. He paid attention to everything about her: her hobbies, her little habits, her temper, her favorite way of getting along, and what topics interested her most...
He wanted her to get used to his presence, so used to it that he wouldn't be able to leave her; he hoped she couldn't live without his company, even to the point where she would be willing to accept his companionship for the rest of her life. Then, when he confessed his feelings, she would accept it as a matter of course and wouldn't make any other choice.
Lin Cheng is actually quite cunning. He can see that Lin Man doesn't have that kind of feeling, but she values feelings and does not give up friendship easily, so what he has to do is to make the friendship between her and himself deeper and more unique.
Lin Man was stunned for a moment. Lin Cheng liked her. Wasn’t that particularly deep and focused look in his eyes when they occasionally looked at each other just her illusion?
The first thing that came to her mind was that they were in tune with each other, so she didn't have to worry about him rejecting her and could give dating a try.
The second thing that came to her mind was: "Why didn't you say it earlier? I've been struggling with this for a long time." She started thinking about this matter after being reminded by Chen Yu three years ago. If Lin Cheng had said that he liked her at that time, she would basically not have refused.
Then he became excited again: "Then we go tell my parents tomorrow? Hey, you go tell them. My mom said you were a good match, but I rejected it very bluntly."
Lin Cheng was somewhat delighted by his future mother-in-law's approval: "Why did you reject it?"
"Because I didn't think about it that way. My mother will be very surprised, but she will also be very happy." Lin Man said looking forward to his mother's reaction, when suddenly a warm and broad palm covered the back of his hand.
She was stunned for a moment and looked at Lin Cheng. Under the dim light and starlight, his eyes were bright and focused, revealing an unconcealable joy.
Lin Man's face felt a little hot, as if he was burned by the gaze. He dodged for a moment, but quickly put his hand back into his five fingers. After all, shyness only played a small part in Chief Lin's character.
She talked openly about how they would announce their relationship, when they would get the marriage certificate, whether they would have a wedding banquet, and where they would live in the future.
Lin Cheng listened with a smile, his eyes fixed on their interlocked hands. He knew that Lin Man was still only slightly fond of him, but there was no doubt that they were the most suitable people for each other. For this reason alone, they would never be apart. So he had plenty of time and patience to let her love for him deepen, and deepen again.
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