"Xiao An."
Song Guizhou looked at Shi Xi.
"What are you looking at?"
Shi Xi turned her head and saw that Song Guizhou had changed into a light-colored nightgown, and her hair was very fluffy, obviously just blow-dried.
"It's nothing," Shi Xi said, walking past the window.
Upon entering the bathroom, even though Song Guizhou had just taken a shower, there was no steam at all; instead, there was a faint chill in the air.
If it weren't for the lingering scent of shower gel in the air, he would have thought the other person hadn't taken a shower at all.
"...You took a cold shower?" Shi Xi looked at Song Guizhou.
The temperature is quite low at night in the post-apocalyptic world, so almost no one takes a shower at night, and even if they do, they try to use hot water.
— Almost no one takes cold showers.
"Hmm." Song Guizhou's expression was somewhat subtle.
Seemingly a little embarrassed, she said, "I find taking a cold shower more comfortable."
"...?" What kind of strange fetish is this?
Shi Xi didn't understand, but she respected it.
I closed the bathroom door and started taking a shower, but halfway through, I realized there was no hot water.
"What's going on?" Shi Xi was startled by the cold water, her body trembled, and she stood there stunned.
This water is so cold, it's like ice.
I don't know how Song Guizhou managed to wash it off.
"Is there no hot water?" Song Guizhou's voice rang out from outside the door. It seemed that he had been guarding the door the whole time.
Upon hearing this, Shi Xi immediately understood.
Judging from Song Guizhou's words, it seemed that he had known all along that there wasn't enough hot water.
His words just now were probably just an excuse; he only took a cold shower so that he could have hot water available.
That's really true...
Am I the devoted supporting character or are you the devoted supporting character?
Shi Xi complained inwardly.
"I boiled a basin of water and put it at the door," Song Guizhou said again.
Shi Xi wasn't dressed at the moment, so she didn't go out.
He simply hummed in agreement, indicating that he understood.
"I'll go make the bed, Xiao An, you can wash up."
Seeing this, Song Guizhou put down the basin, turned around, and left the bathroom door.
Upon hearing footsteps, Shi Xi didn't hesitate any longer. She opened the bathroom door, bent down, and carried the hot water inside.
Song Guizhou stood at the corner of the stairs, which was Shi Xi's blind spot. He watched Shi Xi's movements until the bathroom door was completely closed before reluctantly looking away and walking towards the bedroom.
...
After taking a shower and drying her hair, Shi Xi returned to the bedroom and saw Song Guizhou lying on the bed with her face flushed and her breathing rapid. She seemed to be in quite a discomfort.
"Have you caught a cold?"
As Shi Xi spoke, she stepped forward, placed the back of her hand on his forehead, and took his temperature.
The temperature was frighteningly high.
"You have a fever." Shi Xi's expression tightened, and a sense of guilt arose in her heart.
The protagonist only took a cold shower for his own sake.
Just as he was about to call the doctor, Song Guizhou stopped him.
"Don't worry, Xiao An," Song Guizhou said, taking Shi Xi's hand. "It's just a side effect of the power upgrade; it'll be fine in a little while."
Shi Xi then remembered that he had told her before that his healing ability had reached level three today.
Upgrading as a superhuman does indeed have certain side effects, generally including unconsciousness and persistent high fever.
Song Guizhou's case has relatively mild side effects.
Shi Xi guessed that it was probably because he was a healing type of person.
A dozen minutes later, Song Guizhou's fever subsided.
I ended up sweating all over again, so the shower I just took was a waste.
Seeing Song Guizhou head towards the bathroom, Shi Xi frowned and stopped him, saying, "Don't wash, just dry yourself with a towel."
He's not made of steel; if he takes two cold showers in one night, he'll definitely catch a cold.
Song Guizhou looked at him with a smile in her eyes, "I understand, thank you for the reminder, Xiao An."
He went into the bathroom and began to wipe his body with a towel.
...
After he finished wiping, he found Shi Xi asleep on the bed.
The towel was still hanging on her head. Song Guizhou sat down on the edge of the bed and gently removed the towel. Shi Xi's hair was relatively short, and it was already dry by now.
Shi Xi slept on her side. Because she was weak, she couldn't gain weight no matter what she ate. She looked rather thin and pale, and looked like she was sick.
After watching for a while, Song Guizhou slowly extended his slender fingers toward Shi Xi's hand.
Hook your little finger around Shi Xi's finger.
Make a pinky promise.
"Xiao An, please stay by my side and don't leave, okay?"
Song Guizhou's tone was unusually gentle, his gaze fixed on Shi Xi with a greedy and earnest intensity.
He looked so focused, as if he were waiting for Shi Xi's answer...
Perhaps because his fingers were a little cold, Shi Xi subconsciously shrank back in her sleep.
Song Guizhou offered no resistance, letting Shi Xi lead him by the hand into his arms. He and his entire body moved as if a large cat were silently and cautiously approaching its owner.
The owner has ten fingers, but the loyal cat is not greedy; it is content as long as it holds onto one finger.
The mattress slowly sank, and after a few minutes, the cat finally lay down next to its beloved owner.
Song Guizhou slowly closed his eyes, as if he had really heard the answer he had imagined, and a satisfied smile appeared on his lips.
"Xiao An, I won't leave you either."
He could certainly see Yu Jiu'an's reaction—his dislike of his closeness.
Yu Jiu'an doesn't like him.
But it doesn't matter, Yu Jiu'an can't live without him.
...
I slept until I naturally woke up.
Shi Xi was still a little confused, and he subconsciously looked to the side.
The bed was neatly made, with no signs that anyone else had slept there.
It seems that being bothered all night last night was just a dream.
Recalling the blush-inducing dream from last night, Shi Xi frowned.
What a terrible dream! Can't we have something better? :)
"Xiao An, are you awake?"
A knock came at the door, and Song Guizhou's gentle voice rang out.
"I'm awake." Shi Xi lifted the covers, and after getting ready and going downstairs, she found that Song Guizhou had prepared breakfast.
After finishing her meal, Shi Xi stood up, intending to find a job.
"I'm going out today," he said to Song Guizhou.
The Wind Taming Base releases missions every day, and both superhumans and ordinary people can choose according to their own situation.
"Is Xiao An going to work?" Song Guizhou asked.
Yu Jiu'an didn't stay in the sanatorium every day at first. Sometimes he would take on some simple tasks, but every time he went out, he would receive either sympathetic or mocking looks from the people around him. Over time, he stopped going out altogether.
"Hmm." Shi Xi didn't care what others thought of him.
"How about Xiao An comes on a mission with me?" Song Guizhou looked at Shi Xi. "The zombie horde is over; it's not dangerous outside now."
Shi Xi thought for a moment and remembered what her mission was today.
—Digging for crystal nuclei.
Song Guizhou is a healing-type ability user. He usually just watches from the sidelines when he goes on missions, and people will take the initiative to ask him for help when they are injured.
However, there is one exception: when mining crystal cores.
Crystal cores are the universal currency in the apocalypse, and can be exchanged for various resources.
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