Zhou Jinze led Qianyuan in a frantic run through the torrential rain.
Zhou Jinze could sense that he wouldn't be able to hold on much longer. The crisis he faced on his way here had already exhausted most of his strength. He was injured, caught in the rain, and was currently running a high fever.
Zhou Jinze is now holding onto Qianyuan tightly with all his might.
When Zhou Jinze fell and collapsed to the ground, too weak to move, Qian Yuan let him hold her hand and they both fell on top of each other.
Now eighteen or nineteen years old, Qian Yuan still stares at Zhou Jinze with his misty eyes, full of curiosity.
The awakened version of Qian Yuan, without any formal instruction, can use the mark he left on Zhou Jinze to transmit his thoughts to Zhou Jinze in the form of a divine oracle:
"Human, are you going to die?"
Zhou Jinze, panting, said to Qian Yuan, "If you stop the rain, I won't have to die."
"Is that so?" Qian Yuan asked. As soon as he finished speaking, the incessant downpour stopped.
Without the torrential rain, the polar night became incredibly quiet.
"I'll go."
Zhou Jinze couldn't help but curse. Anyone who saw such a scene would have been unable to hold back.
He looked at Qianyuan with a complicated expression.
In his eyes, Qianyuan was still that super fragile little glass brat whose head was only filled with food.
But now, that impression is being transformed into that of a flammable, explosive, and unapproachable, yet fragile glass doll.
Qianyuan still seemed to be in a daze. He had not fully recovered his memories and humanity, and there was still a divine aspect remaining in his eyes.
He pressed his head against Zhou Jinze's chest: "Human, your heart is beating so fast."
Zhou Jinze breathed a sigh of relief, placed the soaking wet Qianyuan aside, then got up, took off his wet clothes, and took the fever reducer.
"Humans are fragile, but I'm not that easy to die."
Zhou Jinze pinched Qian Yuan's cheek hard.
Qianyuan said innocently, "Human, why did you pinch me? The feel of my current form is probably not as good as the feel of my original form."
"Besides, you pinched me too hard."
Qian Yuan raised her wrist, and Zhou Jinze then realized that he had used too much force and had already pinched a bruise around Qian Yuan's wrist.
Qian Yuan was stating the facts, but his words and his naive tone gave off a sense of unintentional seduction, making Zhou Jinze inevitably think of other things.
Zhou Jinze coughed repeatedly as if trying to cover up his embarrassment. After a while, he said helplessly, "I'm sorry."
"I'm so afraid you'll disappear."
"I won't disappear." Qian Yuan moved closer to Zhou Jinze, and the two of them were so close that their faces were almost touching, and their noses were almost touching.
Qian Yuan stroked Zhou Jinze's heterochromatic left eye: "You belong to me. No matter where I am, you can find me and take me away again, just like this time."
Even though Qian Yuan is an adult, he still seems to be a solid-eyed octopus. He lightly taps Zhou Jinze's eyelid with his finger, and Zhou Jinze can see his constantly beating heart and the totem flashing on it.
Evil god totem.
The octopus tentacles were tightly wrapped around the entire heart. With each heartbeat, it seemed as if the tentacles were causing the heart to rise and fall. It was Qian Yuan who gave Zhou Jinze a second life.
Zhou Jinze had never seen their connection so clearly before.
He was born between Qianyuan's ribs.
The emotion that burst forth from his heart in an instant was purer than love and deeper than attachment. It was an almost devout feeling that made Zhou Jinze willing to give everything.
Is this what those believers call faith?
Zhou Jinze was lost in thought, but before he could come up with anything, he was drawn to Qian Yuan's face in front of him.
As she grew up, Chiyuki almost brought out her strengths and charm to the fullest.
Even at such close range, there is absolutely no flaw.
His full lips unconsciously parted slightly, making the cupid's bow of his upper lip even more prominent, and he looked pitiful when his owner bit him.
In addition, his chubby cheeks made him look like he was pouting even when he wasn't speaking, as if he was being coquettish or trying to win someone's favor.
His emerald-like eyes were filled with nothing but him, and how could one not feel tenderness and affection, and gently pull him into one's arms?
She is both an angel and a seductive demon.
Fortunately, Zhou Jinze had been by Qian Yuan's side for so long that he felt he hadn't fallen for her. It was only because he had developed a habit and was already desensitized to Qian Yuan's appearance.
But in reality, it was just that Qianyuan noticed he was suffocating and quickly diverted his attention.
Upon regaining consciousness, Zhou Jinze's first action was to reach out and cover Qian Yuan's face.
Qianyuan: ?
Looking at Qian Yuan's face, which he could completely cover with one hand, Zhou Jinze began to drift off again, his heart racing.
"Damn it."
Zhou Jinze released Qian Yuan, clenched his own hand, and seemed to blame his hand for being so uncooperative.
Qianyuan blinked and looked at him blankly.
Zhou Jinze said righteously, "You really shouldn't be acting cute anymore."
Chiyuki defended herself, saying, "Being affectionate is a behavior that cubs exhibit when they ask their guardians for food, affection, and praise. I am no longer a cub, so I would not do anything related to being affectionate."
"You should be clear about this and not misunderstand my needs."
"Otherwise, if I can't find you next time I look for you, I might get so angry that I'll pluck out all the human hair."
For the researchers at the base who were lacking hair, this was indeed a very cruel punishment.
For the sake of hair, the researchers would certainly be willing to betray their most respected Captain Zhou.
Zhou Jinze: ...
He almost thought Qianyuan was joking.
But when he saw Qian Yuan's serious expression, he couldn't help but find the dazed evil god quite adorable.
“My Lord, you seem like a human machine now.”
Qianyuan: "What is a human-machine interface?"
Zhou Jinze smiled and said, "The human-machine interface is you."
Qian Yuan looked at the curve of Zhou Jinze's lips and reached out to press it again:
You're laughing.
"Seeing you smile makes my heart flutter."
Zhou Jinze and Qian Yuan stared at each other in silence again.
Qian Yuan couldn't read the air at all, nor could she sense the strange atmosphere between them; only Zhou Jinze was struggling with his own thoughts.
Zhou Jinze's mind was filled with the thought that everything was over.
He's really finished.
Qianyuan might be sent by heaven to ward off him.
And this culprit is still relentlessly poking at his barely noticeable dimples.
"Your face temperature is rising again. Are you sure you won't burn up?"
"No." Zhou Jinze grabbed Qian Yuan's misbehaving hand and tied it up.
He added, "Don't move. You're my spoils now, so you'd better behave."
Upon hearing this, Qianyuan truly stopped moving.
Taking this opportunity, Zhou Jinze quickly rested for a while, finished the choking compressed biscuits in a few bites, and continued on his way with Qianyuan.
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