Chapter 58: Seeing Lin Kang and Yang Kai Break Down in Their Defenses
Cheng Zhiyu was completely bewildered. How could Cheng Mo...? Did he even understand what this meant?
He felt that the other person didn't understand... and for some reason, he felt a little depressed.
"Don't be like this." Cheng Zhiyu tried to calm himself down.
"Why?" Cheng Mo asked, displeased. "Cheng Zhiyu, who used to kiss me while saying they liked me?"
Cheng Zhiyu: "..." Can we please stop talking about the past?
"What, you don't like me anymore?" Cheng Mo questioned.
Cheng Zhiyu was exhausted. How could he explain this to Cheng Mo?
He didn't know, and in the end just said, "That's not true."
Taking the opportunity, Cheng Mo asked, "Can I stay tonight?"
What could Cheng Zhiyu do? He was being manipulated, so he could only say, "Whatever."
Cheng Mo was overjoyed. He took off his clothes, leaving only his boxer shorts, and hugged Cheng Zhiyu, saying, "Let's go to sleep."
Cheng Zhiyu calmly replied, "Mm."
Thinking to myself: It's okay, it's okay, I'll get used to it, I'll just consider it a test of my mental strength.
"Zhiyu, why are you wearing clothes to sleep? Don't you feel uncomfortable?" Cheng Mo whispered devilishly, "Take them off, like me."
Cheng Zhiyu felt like Tang Sanzang, tempted by a demon, closing his eyes and chanting scriptures: "I'm used to it."
“I feel this habit is bad,” Cheng Mo said seriously, reaching his hand inside the other person’s pajamas. “Take it off.”
Cheng Zhiyu's body felt a little hot: "Take your hand back!"
Cheng Mo said coquettishly, "Take it off then."
Cheng Zhiyu said cruelly, "If you keep doing this, you can sleep by yourself."
Cheng Mo: "No..."
Cheng Zhiyu gritted his teeth: "Then take your hand out!"
Cheng Mo reluctantly withdrew his hand and sighed, "Speak nicely, why are you being so fierce? You've never been fierce to me before, not even when I crawled into your clothes."
Cheng Zhiyu: "..." Would it be useful for me to speak nicely? Some people will only take advantage of my kindness.
Besides, can things be the same now as before? He wouldn't have any feelings for a dog, but Cheng Mo might, especially since the other party doesn't understand anything.
Forget it, I don't want to think about it anymore, it's so annoying.
Cheng Mo shifted, snuggling tightly against Cheng Zhiyu, and sniffed the back of his neck, his warm breath washing over him: "Zhiyu, you smell so good."
Cheng Zhiyu let out a breath and calmly said, "If you like the scent of the shower gel, I can get you a bottle with the same scent later."
Cheng Mo sniffed again: "It doesn't smell like shower gel, it smells like Zhiyu."
"Shut up and go to sleep!" Cheng Zhiyu threatened again, "If you disturb my sleep again, you can go to sleep by yourself."
Cheng Mo: "Okay, okay."
Originally, Cheng Zhiyu thought he wouldn't be able to sleep, but perhaps because Cheng Mo's scent was too familiar, his eyelids grew heavier and heavier, and he unconsciously lost consciousness.
Cheng Zhiyu had a hazy dream. He moved and suddenly felt something wet. He realized what it was, his face turned red, and he carefully broke free from Cheng Mo's embrace.
"Zhiyu, what are you doing?" Cheng Mo muttered.
Cheng Zhiyu coughed lightly and tried to remain calm as he said, "I'm going to the restroom."
Cheng Mo opened his eyes and glanced at Cheng Zhiyu: "I'll talk to you..."
Cheng Zhiyu quickly said, "You should go to sleep."
Fearing the other person might follow him, he said, "I haven't had enough sleep yet, I need to sleep some more in a bit."
Upon hearing this, Cheng Mo indeed had no intention of continuing to follow, and closed his eyes again: "Then come back quickly."
Cheng Zhiyu gave a perfunctory reply and hurriedly went to the restroom.
At that moment, he was incredibly grateful that his room had a private bathroom. When he first graduated, he earned some money from his internship and renovated his home. He thought that having a private bathroom would be more convenient, so he had one installed in his room.
If not, he has to go out, while his parents usually get up at the crack of dawn.
He went into the bathroom, changed his clothes, and blushed as he washed his underwear with water. Thinking of that hazy dream, he felt a pang of regret.
Damn it, could his feelings for Cheng Mo have changed? He used to think that even if the other person could become human, he would still be a child, and he even thought of treating the other person as his own child.
The result... it turned out to be this big.
Afraid that Cheng Mo might suddenly come in, he quickly rubbed his underwear. He heard his parents talking outside; they were indeed already up.
No, I can't go out in the sun...
He could only put it in the basin for now and dry it in the sun later.
He let out a breath, left the bathroom, and had just reached the bedside when Cheng Mo pulled him into his arms, muttering a complaint in his ear: "Why did you take so long?"
Cheng Zhiyu blushed, pretended not to hear, and closed his eyes.
Cheng Mo didn't hear a reply, so he opened his eyes and poked Cheng Zhiyu's face: "Why is your face so red?"
Cheng Zhiyu: "...It's hot, don't hug me, it's hot."
"How could you do this? I don't know who snuggled into my arms last night." After scolding him, Cheng Mo still used his water-based supernatural power to cool him down.
Cheng Zhiyu exclaimed incredulously, "How is that possible? You must be making this up!"
Cheng Mo: "I swear on my bestial nature, not only did you snuggle into my arms, but you also touched me inappropriately, pinching and squeezing my body..."
"Alright, stop talking." Thinking about the dream she had last night, Cheng Zhiyu couldn't find a way to refute it and could only tell Cheng Mo to shut up.
Cheng Mo kissed his cheek: "It's okay, I'm Zhiyu's, you can touch me however you want."
Cheng Zhiyu felt a chill run down his spine: "What nonsense are you talking about?"
“I’m serious,” Cheng Mo said earnestly. “Zhiyu found me, so I’m yours.”
Cheng Zhiyu: "...You're not a real dog."
"Of course I'm not," Cheng Mo said unhappily. "Does that mean only dogs can be yours?"
Cheng Zhiyu nudged him, telling him not to hug so tightly, and said matter-of-factly, "You have an independent personality, not property, so of course you can't belong to anyone, and you can't belong to me."
Cheng Mo retorted, "I don't care, I'm yours."
Cheng Zhiyu was helpless; he couldn't quite understand Cheng Mo's thought process.
Perhaps dog demons and humans think differently.
Before Cheng Mo could say anything more, Cheng Zhiyu said, "If you're not sleepy, get up."
Cheng Mo immediately fell silent. He couldn't hold Zhiyu like this anymore once he got up; he wanted to hold her a little longer.
Cheng Zhiyu was in a state of turmoil, not only because of Cheng Mo's behavior, but also because of that dream. How could he have such a dream? His feelings for Cheng Mo... at least for the other's body, were no longer pure.
Logically, he should keep his distance from Cheng Mo and calm himself down, but that was obviously impossible. Putting aside whether he was willing to let go, the main problem was that he was afraid Cheng Mo would go crazy.
Sigh, let's not think about it anymore. Maybe that dream was just an accident.
——
When Yang Kai woke up, he found himself back at the base. Thinking about the situation before he fainted, his face turned pale.
He actually fainted after being roared at twice by that wild boar; how embarrassing.
But then I thought, wait a minute, he's already dizzy, who else could possibly deal with the mutated wild boar?
Since he was at the base, he must have been brought back by someone. So, what exactly happened? Did the superhumans at the base carry him back after he fainted?
However, the wild boar herd probably won't let these humans who tried to provoke it get away with it. The group of superhumans who followed him are likely in bad shape...
Thinking of this, his face darkened, not because he was afraid those people would get hurt, but because he feared that the prestige he had worked so hard to build might be damaged.
Well, who told the leader of the wild boar herd to be so powerful? Others would have had to run away if they encountered him, so how can we blame him?
Thinking this, he went out as usual, but he felt that the atmosphere was not right. Why were other people looking at him strangely?
They used to look at him with fear, but today their gazes were filled with mockery.
Yang Kai was annoyed by being looked at like that and wanted to grab someone to ask what was going on, but the other person ran away very quickly.
Tsk, what a coward.
However, he always felt that something was out of his control and he had to figure it out.
Fortunately, Yang Kai finally encountered the superhuman A who had carried him back. He asked what had happened after he fainted: "Were many of the superhumans who went out with me injured?"
He felt that the only explanation for those strange looks was this: perhaps many of the people who followed him on this mission were injured or even died.
This speculation annoyed Yang Kai. If it were true, he wanted to say, how could it be blamed on him? Even if he was the most powerful superhuman in the base, it didn't mean that the responsibility of protecting everyone should be placed on his shoulders, did it?
However, the words of the superhuman A surprised him. The other person said, "No one is hurt."
"Nobody? Not a single one?" Yang Kai was somewhat surprised. How could this be? He was stunned. How could these people have escaped the attack of the wild boar herd?
The superhuman A lowered his head, nodded, and didn't say much, afraid that Yang Kai would get angry and he would suffer the consequences.
"How could no one be injured? You mean no one died, right? Weren't they all injured?" Yang Kai still didn't believe it and repeatedly asked for confirmation.
The superhuman, A, said helplessly, "No one got hurt."
Yang Kai raised his voice: "How is that possible?!"
The superhuman A cursed his bad luck, inwardly blaming Yang Kai for asking so many questions. Of course, he didn't dare show it, only complaining in his heart while maintaining a respectful demeanor on the surface. He thought that since he couldn't hide it anymore, he might as well just tell him directly.
I just hope Yang Kai doesn't go crazy and take it out on me: "We almost died there, but Cheng Zhiyan's brother came back with a few people."
"Cheng Zhiyan's brother?" Yang Kai asked incredulously, "How is that possible? How could he possibly be back?"
Since the superhuman A had already spoken, he decided not to hide it any longer: "He brought several superhumans with him, and they took care of the wild boar herd in no time."
Yang Kai's face was grim.
He moved his lips and asked, "Is he also a superhuman?"
It wasn't said who it was, but the superhuman A knew it. After all, Yang Kai had always been shamelessly interested in Cheng Zhiyan. He was already in his thirties, while Cheng Zhiyan was only eighteen. Who wouldn't say "shameless" after hearing that?
How could Yang Kai not be worried? If Cheng Zhiyu heard about this, he would be in deep trouble.
While thinking to himself, the superhuman A honestly said, "He seems to be plant-based."
Yang Kai, who was initially a little nervous, laughed upon hearing this: "Plant-based? Heh... It's just a useless superpower. I reckon the wild boar herd was probably dealt with by the people he brought back, right?"
The superhuman A wanted to refute this, since he had clearly seen that Cheng Zhiyu had dealt with the leader of the wild boar herd.
However, he opened his mouth but ultimately remained silent. He thought to himself, "Forget it, if I anger Yang Kai, he'll definitely suffer the consequences. It's better not to say anything."
Yang Kai had no idea that the superhuman was hiding something, and he felt instantly relieved. He had been thinking that if Cheng Zhiyu had some powerful superpower, he would have to consider what to do in the future.
That's it? Just a useless plant-based system.
"By the way, did you hunt down the wild boar herd yesterday?" Yang Kai asked, remembering the question.
The superhuman nodded.
"What about my wild boar?" Yang Kai asked shamelessly.
The superhuman almost rolled his eyes: "The wild boar has already been divided up."
Yang Kai asked incredulously, "There's no share for me?"
Even if he fainted and didn't help at all, why shouldn't he get a share of the wild boar?
The villagers with superpowers are all starving, including Yang Kai, so he really cares about wild boar meat.
"Could it be that Cheng Zhiyu and his gang are shameless enough to take all the wild boar that was rightfully ours just because they helped us?" Yang Kai guessed, then sneered, "I'm going to go and demand an explanation! They really don't respect me, Yang Kai!"
"Uh... Brother Yang, you'd better not go." The superhuman A was extremely embarrassed under Yang Kai's puzzled gaze: "We all got our share of pork... except for you."
Yang Kai: "?"
The superhuman A said that because Yang Kai started the process early and didn't help, he didn't get any wild boar meat.
He calmed the agitated Yang Kai down: "Actually, we didn't get much, less than 80 jin each, while Cheng Zhiyu and the others each got a wild boar."
These words did not appease Yang Kai; instead, they enraged him even more. This was a disgrace, an absolute humiliation!
He immediately stood up, determined to get an explanation!
He first went to Lin Kang, who was in charge of the village, but Yang Kai was always disobedient and didn't take him seriously. When he arrived, he immediately questioned Lin Kang.
Lin Kang, wearing frameless glasses and looking refined, said helplessly, "This is the rule set by the village, and besides, no one else has any objection to this distribution."
Yang Kai was absolutely furious: "Why am I the only one who doesn't get it?!"
This isn't about whether he's muscular or not; isn't this just deliberately mocking him?
However, Lin Kang kept repeating the same two sentences, mastering the essence of Tai Chi, which made Yang Kai feel extremely frustrated but helpless. After all, Lin Kang seemed to be very polite. Even if he was arrogant, he wouldn't dare to hit Lin Kang, right?
"No way! I'm going to find Cheng Zhiyu and demand an explanation!" Yang Kai said angrily. "I've never been treated like this before!"
Lin Kang said calmly, "Don't get agitated, talk to me properly..."
He said this, but he didn't mean to stop them. Sigh, it's time to curb Yang Kai's arrogance. The other party is too arrogant. Doesn't he realize that Cheng Zhiyu and the others returned safely from City A? How could they not have some ability?
Lin Kang shook his head. "Sigh, these superhumans are too difficult to manage. Every day is a day when they want to quit."
Meanwhile, Yang Kai actually went to find Cheng Zhiyu.
He started banging on the door.
At this moment, Cheng Zhiyu was preparing to find an opportunity to hang his underwear out.
As a result, Cheng Mo noticed that something was wrong with him. Why did Zhiyu go back to his room as soon as he finished breakfast?
Cheng Mo came in and asked with concern, "Zhiyu, did you not sleep well last night? Shall I sleep with you for a while longer?"
Cheng Zhiyu's lips twitched. He couldn't sleep well with you by his side.
He said, "I'm not a child, I don't need someone to accompany me to sleep."
Cheng Mo was unhappy, his handsome face cool: "Can you compare them? When have you ever slept alone? You definitely can't sleep without me!"
He spoke with particular certainty.
Cheng Zhiyu: "For the first twenty-odd years before I met you, I slept very well."
Cheng Mo grabbed Cheng Zhiyu's hand and bit it hard, leaving a shallow tooth mark: "Say it again!"
Cheng Zhiyu suppressed a laugh. Cheng Mo was rather adorable. Did he really think this could threaten him?
He pulled his hand back: "Alright, that's all your drool."
"You despise me?" Cheng Mo asked sadly and incredulously. He cupped Cheng Zhiyu's face and kissed his cheek hard. "You're not allowed to despise me!"
Cheng Zhiyu was stunned: "Don't kiss me like that..."
Cheng Mo: "You used to..."
Cheng Zhiyu: Okay, okay, it's all my fault.
"Ahem, you go out first." Cheng Zhiyu nudged Cheng Mo. Actually, there was nothing wrong with hanging up his underwear openly, but he felt guilty whenever he saw Cheng Mo.
Cheng Mo narrowed his eyes: "You..."
Before I could even ask where I was going, there was a loud knocking at the door.
Cheng Zhiyu seized the opportunity: "Go open the door quickly."
Cheng Mo was reluctant, but still said, "I understand."
Seeing him leave the room, Cheng Zhiyu immediately seized the opportunity and, like a thief, hung his underwear in the yard.
Cheng's mother had already gone to open the door, and Cheng Mo followed behind her.
The door opened, and there was an angry Yang Kai.
Mrs. Cheng didn't know Yang Kai very well, and asked politely, "Is there anything I can help you with?"
Yang Kai said aggressively, "I'm going to demand an explanation from Cheng Zhiyu and make him come out!"
Cheng Mo narrowed his eyes, shielding his flustered mother behind him, and looked at Yang Kai with a dangerous expression: "What do you want with Zhiyu?"
Yang Kai felt a strange sense of being stared at by a large wild beast, and his deep-seated biological instincts filled him with fear.
He swallowed hard, feeling that admitting defeat like this would be too humiliating, and tried his best to appear imposing: "I'm going to him... of course I want an explanation! What does he mean by this? Why am I the only one who didn't get any pork?"
Cheng Mo scoffed, speaking in a nonchalant tone that could infuriate anyone: "Why? Of course, it's because you're useless."
At home, Cheng Zhiyan also heard the noise at the door and faintly heard Yang Kai's voice, which made her a little worried.
After hanging up the underwear, Cheng Zhiyu noticed Cheng Zhiyan's expression and frowned, asking, "Yan Yan?"
Cheng Zhiyan snapped out of her daze: "Brother."
Cheng Zhiyu walked over and asked, "You seem to really dislike Yang Kai?"
Cheng Zhiyan pursed her lips and said, "That guy bullies the weak because he's powerful, of course I hate him."
Cheng Zhiyu felt that his sister had something to say, but she seemed unwilling to say it, so he didn't ask any further and figured it out eventually.
Zhou Min came over to join the fun, and upon hearing the commotion at the door, clicked her tongue twice: "Hey, it's alright, little sister, someone's about to be in trouble~"
Cheng Zhiyan blinked.
At the door, Yang Kai was so enraged by Cheng Mo's merciless words that he completely lost his temper and raised his hand to attack Cheng Mo.
As a result, his head was struck by lightning, and his hair became curly.
Cheng Mo seemed to find his words amusing, and burst into laughter, resting her chin on her hand as if deep in thought: "Tell me, where should I chop next?"
Yang Kai shuddered; the man in front of him had easily dodged his attack!
He completely chickened out, but he also felt ashamed. Many people around had heard the commotion and came to watch the show. He said, "I'll find Cheng Zhiyu later!"
Cheng Mo's smile vanished, replaced by a dangerous glint in his eyes.
He certainly didn't think this useless guy posed any threat to Zhiyu, but what he said was really annoying.
Or should we just shut him up forever?
As he was pondering, his hand was suddenly pressed down. Cheng Mo's expression changed, and he gave Cheng Zhiyu a bright smile.
"Zhiyu, that person was really annoying just now," Cheng Mo complained.
Cheng Zhiyu: "He just felt embarrassed and said things without thinking. Just ignore him."
Cheng Mo listened to him and said, "Alright, let's let it go this time."
Why should Zhiyu be kind? He should also be kind, at least on the surface.
When Cheng's parents saw that Yang Kai was just a blustering but cowardly fellow, they breathed a sigh of relief.
As Cheng Mo passed by the courtyard, he keenly noticed something new. He looked at Cheng Zhiyu and complained, "Zhiyu, why are you so shy? It's just hanging up your underwear, and you have to hide from me."
Cheng Zhiyu: "...I need to go find Lin Kang."
We need to bring back the remaining half of the rice from the warehouse as soon as possible.
Cheng Mo, the clingy one: "I want to go too."
Cheng Zhiyu let him have his way; even if he didn't agree, the other party would still follow.
He soon met Lin Kang, who had a refined appearance and a smile: "I heard about your great name yesterday. Even if you hadn't come to see me today, I would have taken the initiative to invite you to meet me."
After hearing about Lin Kang's actions, Cheng Zhiyu had a fairly good impression of him.
With a smile on his face, he said, "You manage the base and are very busy, so it's better if I come instead."
"Haha, there's a lot to do at this base," Lin Kang said, a headache on his face. "I have no management experience, so I'm figuring things out as I go. Luckily, there aren't many people in our village."
Even with a small number of people, he can't manage things very well. Sigh, he's willing but unable to.
Lin Kang said, "Speaking of which, thanks to the mutated wild boars you hunted yesterday, the survival crisis of the base has been alleviated to some extent."
Cheng Zhiyu frowned and asked, "Is the base short of food?"
Lin Kang nodded with a somber expression: "Yes, there's nothing we can do about it. Most of the superhumans in the base aren't very skilled; even Yang Kai is considered quite capable. I originally wanted to take care of both ordinary people and superhumans, but as resources dwindle, the conflict between ordinary people and superhumans is deepening."
“Survival in the apocalypse is difficult, and even the wild beasts outside have become more powerful than humans. Alas, the living environment for humans is being squeezed again and again, it’s really…” Lin Kang said, then sighed.
Cheng Zhiyu comforted him, "You've done a great job; at least you've largely ensured the safety of the people in the base."
Honestly, he was very grateful to Lin Kang for initially stepping forward, at least creating a safe place where the people he cared about were safe and sound.
"Well, that's all I can do," Lin Kang said, adjusting his glasses.
When Cheng Zhiyu explained his purpose, he smiled and said, "I know a warehouse with rice inside, which might temporarily alleviate the situation at the base."
Lin Kang's eyes lit up upon hearing this, and he excitedly grabbed Cheng Zhiyu's hand: "Are you serious? That's wonderful! I've been worried about this!"
Cheng Mo stared intently at Lin Kang's hand. Tsk, it's really an eyesore.
Cheng Zhiyu said, "Of course, but I have a request, though it shouldn't be difficult for you."
Continue read on readnovelmtl.com