Chapter 240 Please Respect My Noble Character
hiss……
Ye Qi gasped repeatedly.
pain!
In fact, his injuries were only half healed. Even though he had the ability to reassemble and repair himself, because he was seriously injured on the battlefield and had been busy and had no time to properly recuperate and rest, his body still hurt a lot when he moved.
It hurts to walk, let alone being beaten severely.
Qiao Lan was really harsh.
For a moment, he was reminded of the first time they met in the library of C University. She was so majestic, and he was caught off guard and so embarrassed.
But Ye Qi didn't dodge or defend himself, he just let Qiao Lan hit him. When he was knocked to the ground, he just lay there quietly, waiting for Qiao Lan to hit him again.
"Stand up!"
Qiao Lan stopped fighting and scolded him.
Ye Qi subconsciously obeyed the order and stood up, his actions faster than his brain.
"Stand still, at attention!" Qiao Lan shouted again.
Ye Qi was in so much pain from the beating that his body was shaking. Upon hearing this, he instantly adjusted his stance.
Keep your chest up, head up, and chin in, look straight ahead, shoulders open, legs straight and together, thumb on the second joint of index finger, middle finger on trouser line, and body weight on the forefoot.
I habitually assumed a standard military posture.
"Do you know why I hit you?" Qiao Lan asked seriously when she saw him standing up.
"Know."
"Louder!"
"Know!"
"Tell me why."
"Because I drove you away without discussing it with you in advance and did things without telling you."
Ye Qi answered honestly. He felt as if he were back in his youth, a new recruit being lectured by the instructor. He was meticulous and answered every question. The oppressive feeling Qiao Lan gave him was exactly the same as that of the instructor during his training days.
"Look at me." Qiao Lan said.
Ye Qi shifted his gaze slightly towards the void in front of him and met Qiao Lan's eyes again.
Her eyes were still clear, but unlike before when they flashed with cunning joy, now they seemed like a pool of deep spring water, cold and bottomless.
An aura of majesty that had never been seen from her before burst forth.
“叶祈，你只答对了一成。”她深沉地盯着他，眼眸中压抑着愠怒，“另外九成，是因为你不了解我，不信任我，也不是真正爱我，所以我才揍你！”
Ye Qi's face was shocked, "I didn't..."
"Shut up! Ye Shacha, let me ask you, what is love?"
"..." Ye Qi was stunned for a moment, thinking quickly and seriously.
What is love? Is it wanting to be good to someone, loving them very much, not wanting them to suffer, giving them the best, caring for them, and accompanying them for a lifetime?
This is probably what he understands as love.
But when he expressed this idea, he got the comment "bullshit" from Qiao Lan.
"The love you're talking about is just wishful thinking."
"You like her, you want to treat her well, you want to accompany and take care of her for the rest of your life, that's all you want."
"Have you ever considered what the other party is thinking?"
Qiao Lan asked coldly, his eyes full of ice crystals, the kind that could freeze someone to death with just a glance.
"If the other person shares your thoughts and feelings, and you care for each other and grow old together, that can be considered a happy relationship. However, that's not suitable for you and me, and it's not suitable for today's era."
"What time is it now? This is the apocalypse, where you'll die if you go out, and you could die at any moment if you stay home. Is it enough for us to just take care of each other peacefully? Or even worse, push me away like you did and sacrifice yourself to death? Do you think you're that noble? Pah!"
"Do you think I'm a fool? You hid it from me, drove me away, and hurt my fragile little heart. How long can you hide it from me? Look, I'll be back soon. Is it any use hiding it?"
"Do you think I'm a coward? Just a bunch of psychopathic believers, just zombies, just monsters. I've seen a lot of storms, do I need you to push me away and force me to a safe place? Don't you remember who saved you from danger several times? Am I so weak that I need you to push me away and protect me?"
"Can't you just tell me everything and let me face it together? Whether I want to leave to save my life or stay and fight, it should be my own choice, not something you make for me. Do you understand? Please respect my right to know, my judgment, and my noble character!"
Cough, Qiao Lan cleared his throat.
She herself blushed a little when she said this.
The idea of nobility really has nothing to do with her, and this is not the first or second time that she has tried to hide in the face of danger.
But now that I've gotten to this point, I might as well just say it. The details aren't important; the main thing is that I have to suppress Ye Qi's tendency to act arbitrarily and self-righteously, and never let him do it again.
"What kind of person am I? Ye Qi, am I the kind of person who abandons his companions and friends to survive on his own? Am I the kind of person who is afraid of death and dares not fight? Am I the kind of person who can live a carefree life after knowing that you are all dead? You underestimate me too much. Do you really understand me? Your confession and your love are limited to this. Do you treat me like a porcelain doll and cherish me? Maybe there are people who are willing to be a porcelain doll, but that is not me. Do you still remember the poem you recited to me the night of the fireworks?"
"You have your iron and bronze branches,
Like a knife, like a sword, and like a halberd;
I have my big red flowers,
Like a heavy sigh,
And like a heroic torch.
We share the cold waves, winds, thunderbolts, and lightning;
We share the mist, the clouds, and the rainbow."
"Ye Qi, did you do it? Did you do it right?"
Qiao Lan lectured Ye Qi non-stop, leaving him completely bewildered.
He was shocked, he reflected, he wanted to explain, but it seemed that everything he said was pale and powerless. He just stood there in a daze, his posture straight, as still as a puppet.
"Speak! Are you doing it right?"
"……wrong."
Ye Qi subconsciously admitted his mistake.
"Woof!" Chacha said beside her.
The parrot translated promptly, "I heard that Master Wen asked him if he would dare to do it again if there was a next time. He said it in public and said that if there was a next time, he would do the same thing. He was so firm!"
Ye Qi: “…”
How come there is a dog that tells tales here?
Facing Qiao Lan's murderous look, Ye Qi stood straighter and said loudly that he was wrong at that time and would never do that again next time.
"Then what will you do? What will you do if you encounter such a big crisis again?" Qiao Lan asked.
Ye Qi said: "Next time I will tell you everything in advance. If the situation is really bad and you might die, then..."
"Die together."
"...Okay, let's die together."
Qiao Lan smiled.
He stepped forward and patted Ye Qi on the shoulder, "This is a good boy."
Ye Qi's posture was stiff and he didn't dare to relax.
For some reason, Qiao Lan seemed different from before, which made him feel uneasy and his scalp tingled, as if he was facing a strict teacher when he was a child.
"Having said that, I just want you to be open about it, not to die with you." Qiao Lan raised her feet and hugged Ye Qi's neck, saying earnestly, "We have to live together. Find a way to stand up and never passively take a beating again. Have the courage to die at any time, but we must strive to live a long, comfortable, and happy life. Do you understand?"
"Understand."
Speaking of being alive, Ye Qi suddenly remembered something more important than being scolded, a million times more important.
"The staff officer from headquarters has arrived, bringing a lot of important information and news." He looked at Qiao Lan and said solemnly, "Is Xiao Tang in your space? The space's preservation function has kept his body in the state of recent death, right? Qiao Lan, maybe he won't really leave."
“???”
Qiao Lan was stunned.
Then she threw herself into Ye Qi's arms in an instant, clinging to his neck tightly, going crazy.
"Really? Really? Really? If you lie, I'll beat you up!"
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