Chapter 255 I Admit I'm Jealous
Once the aircraft reached the skies above District 48, Zuo Shan tentatively asked, "Xiao Bai, are you really planning to stay in District 48 for a long time?"
"What? Don't you welcome me?" Xiaobai asked with a half-smile.
"No way! I welcome you, I really welcome you!" Zuo Shan's smile was forced.
"That's good." Xiaobai nodded with a smile.
“But the conditions in District 48 are rudimentary, and I’m afraid you won’t be used to it,” Zuo Shan said.
"How could that be? Your cooking skills far surpass those of my family's cook, Aunt Laurie. As for accommodation!"
"New neighbor, please take good care of me from now on!" Xiao Bai smiled even more brightly.
He had a kind and honest face, and his smile was sunny, but Zuo Shan could still see a hint of cunning in it.
How come I never noticed before that this man has a rather cunning and ruthless side?
When the two of them said this, their heads were almost touching. Master Liu and Balo, who were hitchhiking, had been fed countless displays of affection along the way and really regretted not waiting for the organizer's commercial aircraft carrier.
However, considering the immense impact of this beast tide and the vast amount of spoils they acquired, if they were targeted, the consequences would be dire. So, let them indulge in their feast; it's a once-in-a-lifetime event anyway.
Returning to their long-missed home, the whole family was overjoyed. Although they had only rented the small courtyard temporarily, they had grown attached to it after living there for several months.
When Aunt Zhou and Uncle Wu from next door saw them return, they rushed over and carefully checked the two sisters to make sure they were unharmed before going home with peace of mind.
After Xiaobai and Mengtong stayed at their house for lunch, Zuo Shan saw Xiaobai and his guard captain Mengtong enter the neighboring yard and finally believed that they would be neighbors from now on.
It seems that the annoying neighbor has moved away, but how to get along with Xiaobai, the new neighbor, is an even bigger problem.
After careful consideration, Zuo Shan decided to have a serious talk with Xiao Bai.
She knocked on her neighbor's door.
Having already sensed with his mental power that the person standing outside the door was Zuo Shan, Xiao Bai ran to the door and opened it before Meng Tong could react.
Montthong hid obediently in the small bedroom, trying his best to pretend he didn't exist.
"Why did you call yourself my fiancé in front of outsiders today?" Zuo Shan asked bluntly, standing in the courtyard.
"It's cold outside, let's come inside and warm up. We can talk things out slowly, okay?" Xiaobai said patiently.
"Don't change the subject, please answer my question!" Perhaps it was because of Xiao Bai's face, or because he seemed kind, that Zuo Shan couldn't help but raise his voice out of sheer audacity.
"I don't remember saying I was your fiancé. Did you hear me wrong? Or did you remember it wrong?" Xiaobai said calmly.
"Okay, you didn't say anything like that, but you said I was your fiancée, which means the same thing." The man was obviously pretending to be stupid, and Zuo Shan felt that she was about to lose her temper.
"Oh, since we mean the same thing, I'll remember to introduce myself to people next time and say I'm your fiancé." Xiaobai continued to play dumb earnestly, finding a kind of fun she had never experienced before.
It turns out that teasing his girlfriend is such a fun thing. Seeing her so angry that she wanted to jump up and down, he felt itchy inside and wanted to kiss her red lips so that she couldn't say a word in rebuttal.
But he only thought about it and ultimately didn't dare to do it, afraid that if he really angered her and couldn't appease her, things would be terrible.
"Hey! What's wrong with you? How can you just casually say things like 'fiancé' or 'fiancée'?" Zuo Shan finally couldn't help but yell at him, exasperated.
"I remember you weren't angry at all back then, so why are you so angry now?" Xiaobai asked, puzzled.
"I was angry too, okay? I just pretended not to be angry in front of others to save your face," Zuo Shan said, glaring at him.
"It seems you're quite self-aware as a fiancée, knowing how to save face for me, your fiancé, in front of others. I'm very pleased about that," Xiaobai said with a sly grin.
He discovered that when interacting with someone he liked, he had to be a little thick-skinned. If she waved him away, he would turn around and leave like a gentleman. He didn't know when he would be able to get closer to her.
"What exactly do you want to do?" Zuo Shan asked fiercely.
"Alright, don't be angry. I'll be honest with you, I felt really uncomfortable when I saw you hugging Master Liu and Balo. I admit, I was jealous."
So I wanted them to know that you are someone I... like.
Seeing that she was about to explode, Xiao Bai finally decided not to tease her anymore and explained in a serious tone.
"Please, you're a ninth-tier expert, a commander in a massive beast tide, how can your heart be smaller than the eye of a pin?"
"In that situation, anyone who had fought alongside me, no matter who stood in front of me, would inevitably want to hug each other," Zuo Shan said dejectedly.
“I understand, that’s why I resisted the urge to cripple Balo’s arm on the spot,” Xiaobai said.
"You, you, how could you be so violent? Just because we hugged, you wanted to cripple his arm?" Zuo Shan stammered.
"I think you still lack a basic understanding of high-level superhumans."
In this wasteland world, although there are official laws that prohibit the arbitrary killing of ability users of level four or above, this only applies to not killing them in public.
As for those below the fourth rank, they are like ants in the eyes of high-ranking ability users; if they are angered, they can be killed at any time.
I'm telling you this not to threaten or warn you, but simply to remind you that in the future, when you encounter high-level superhumans, try to avoid direct conflict with them.
If anyone bullies you, just bear with it for now. Come back and tell me, and I'll get revenge for you. If you want to kill them, then kill them. If you don't want to kill them, Matt will find a hundred ways to make sure that person never has a moment's peace.
As for your claim that I am violent, that is actually incorrect.
I remember a ninth-tier fire elementalist who, in a fit of rage, burned down a large supermarket in District 32, causing 68 deaths.
Therefore, among high-level ability users, my temper is considered extremely good; at most, I might occasionally lose my temper and become a little irritable.
Zuo Shan was stunned by Xiao Bai's words. Since she transmigrated, the only high-level ability users she had ever met were him, who was at the ninth level, and his subordinates, Matt, who was at the sixth level, Mina, who was at the fourth level, and Chi Zhengyang.
Because of him, his subordinates were very polite and courteous to her, and he himself never lost his temper with her, which led her to have a wrong perception of high-level superhumans.
I felt that they were not much different from ordinary people, except that they were a bit aloof.
But she forgot that this was not a blue planet with a sound legal system, but a wasteland where order had collapsed.
Especially after a group of people have gained absolute power, neither morality nor law can restrain them. They hold the power of life and death and can decide the fate of those weak humans who are like ants in their eyes at will.
"So, you want me to treat you with the same reverence as a god from now on? If that's the case, I think I can do it if I try hard enough," Zuo Shan said earnestly.
"No, I want you to see me as just an ordinary suitor."
Tell me what you like and what you dislike. People with superpowers have long lifespans, so we have plenty of time to get to know each other and adapt to one another.
If I do something wrong, you can express your dissatisfaction to me, or even get angry.
If you point out my mistakes, I will definitely correct them.
My only request is that you never keep your grievances to yourself, and never... ignore me.
The man's gaze was sincere, his words left her speechless, and his attitude was almost humble.
Zuo Shan came in a huff and left in a daze. When she returned to her own courtyard, she couldn't help but feel regretful:
Unfortunately, their social statuses were too different; otherwise, she might have actually had the courage to have a romance in this wasteland.
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