What to look at in Chapter 96
Jiang Ye slowly approached, but then a knock sounded on the door.
Jiang Ye ignored him. A man with a buzz cut pushed open the door, stared blankly at his boss pinning his assistant against the wall, and reported like a wooden statue: "Reporting, sir, the meeting minutes have been compiled."
Bai Chenzhu breathed a sigh of relief when he saw Jiang Ye impatiently back away. Although he didn't think Jiang Ye could do anything to him, the atmosphere there made him feel extremely uncomfortable.
"How many times have I told you not to call me 'commander'?" Jiang Ye said, rubbing his hair in annoyance.
"And who is this...?" Bai Chenzhu looked curiously at the person who stepped into the office. The man was dressed in clothes that were so clean that there were almost no wrinkles. He had a buzz cut, a wheat-colored complexion, was full of energy, had bright eyes, and a loud voice. He looked very extraordinary.
Some of them resembled the veterans Bai Chenzhu had seen.
As expected, Jiang Ye introduced, "Liang Haoran, Xie Chengzhu's former right-hand man, is now my deputy. He used to be a soldier. You can call him Xiao Liang. If you need anything, go to him."
He curled his lips into a barbed smile. "Superpowered individuals appear randomly in the crowd, and even when they gather in teams now, they don't really follow the rules. But this one is very rule-abiding."
"Yes, sir, I'm so glad you were in your office today. I often can't find you." Liang Haoran closed the door, placed the documents on his desk, and looked directly at the two of them.
Feeling the same way, Bai Chenzhu also felt a chill run down his spine. He had the illusion that he was being watched by an upright minister as a 'femme fatale'.
Heaven can bear witness, he did nothing! Why would anyone have such a misconception?
Bai Chenzhu looked at Jiang Ye, choosing to abandon his teammates, "Shouldn't you be looking at the documents, sir?"
Jiang Ye could ignore Xiao Liang, but when Bai Chenzhu's expectant gaze fell on him and he called him "commander," Jiang Ye couldn't ignore it.
Bai Chenzhu still remembers her role as both assistant and boyfriend: "I'll stay in the office and not go anywhere else. Just call me if you need anything."
Jiang Ye was satisfied.
Bai Chenzhu observed the two people standing and sitting at the desk, instinctively feeling that it would take a long time. He got up, looked around, and found a cushion and a thin blanket.
He carried the blanket to the sofa, spread it out, shook it, draped it over himself, and lay down on the sofa, pretending to sleep.
I only intended to take a short nap, but I ended up falling asleep in a daze.
When he woke up again, it was already completely dark outside. The office was dark and the lights were off. Bai Chenzhu turned over in a daze and saw a large face. He was so frightened that he almost lost his mind.
"It's me!" Jiang Ye, who was sitting on the floor, quickly held down the person who was about to fall off the sofa.
Bai Chenzhu's face fell instantly. He clutched his heart, unable to recover. Jiang Ye sat down beside him and patted his back.
"Why are you staring at me like that for no reason?" Bai Chenzhu couldn't help but say to him, "I'm just taking a nap, what's so interesting about that?"
Jiang Ye stammered, got up and turned on the light, taking the opportunity to escape the problem.
Bai Chenzhu covered her forehead in annoyance and looked around. "Where's Xiao Liang? Didn't he urge you?"
"What am I supposed to do? Do my homework?" Jiang Ye sneered, then obediently replied after his sarcastic remark, "I sent him to check on the training progress."
"Then why don't you check the progress?"
Jiang Ye said dryly, "...Look at you, you're good-looking."
Bai Chenzhu fell silent, rubbing the back of his sleepy head. "Thank you, you look good too."
He felt a little hot, so he naturally unbuttoned the top button. When he turned his head and saw Jiang Ye staring straight at him, he sat there stiffly for a while, then inexplicably buttoned the button back up.
Although he had never been in a relationship, the person in front of him was really scary to him.
People should be like two separate circles, not interfering with each other, with occasional interactions being merely external tangents. But Jiang Ye often gave him a terrifying feeling that he might invade his territory at any moment.
"Shall we go eat now..." Bai Chenzhu's Adam's apple bobbed slightly as he racked his brains.
"Are you hungry?" Jiang Ye nodded, glancing at the time. "That's right, it's time."
Just then, Liang Haoran suddenly burst in, urgently saying, "Sir, the city lord is looking for you! Zombies are gathering and attacking the city!"
"What?" Jiang Ye's expression suddenly changed.
Bai Chenzhu quickly stood up, but Jiang Ye raised his hand to stop him, saying, "Azhu, go back to the villa and wait for me."
As soon as they finished speaking, the two of them jogged away. Bai Chenzhu stood under the lamp for a while, put the blanket away, and left the office after closing the door behind him.
——
Passersby were in a hurry, looking very anxious. The base was brightly lit. Upon hearing that a zombie horde was approaching, some people couldn't help but feel panicked. The superhumans who had been seen during the day were being led in groups toward the city gate.
Bai Chenzhu stood in the corner and looked towards the city gate for a while.
He didn't approach rashly, but closed his eyes and tried to sense what was happening over there.
Countless tiny points of light surged toward the city gate in a regular pattern, while small, clustered gray marks appeared near the base.
In terms of numbers, there is no doubt that the city's ability users can handle it, so there is no need to worry too much.
After calmly assessing the urgency of the situation, Bai Chenzhu had the extra energy to take the opportunity to observe his surroundings.
Among them, a strangely colored point of light was moving against the flow of people into the base.
Huh? What's that? Bai Chenzhu opened his eyes, his dark pupils gleaming. He stroked his chin and followed the trail at a leisurely pace.
The short creature, wearing a hat and with its hair pulled back, carried a bulging backpack and looked like a student. It walked with its head down towards the villa area.
Bai Chenzhu looked it up and down for a moment, then silently followed behind it.
In the bustling crowd, two almost overlapping footsteps echoed one after the other. The shorter man, realizing he was being followed, turned around sharply, his brown eyes fixed on Bai Chenzhu.
In an instant, Bai Chenzhu truly felt himself being swept over by spiritual power.
A psychic? No, that's not right, not a psychic.
In the blink of an eye, Bai Chenzhu connected everything in his mind. He curled his thin, crimson lips and smiled innocently at it.
The short man watched him warily, then suddenly turned and ran. Bai Chenzhu's expression changed instantly, and he gave chase, shouting, "Stop!"
It deliberately seeks out crowded places, but no matter where it goes, it always manages to run into that tall, thin man who looks to be in poor health.
The ghost won't leave!
The short creature gritted its teeth and ultimately did not flee. Instead, it burrowed into the alley, determined to find an opportunity to kill the man first.
Bai Chenzhu hesitated for only two seconds before following. As soon as they entered the alley, the blade-like wings swooped down with such force that Bai Chenzhu had no doubt that if he had been a second too slow, he would have been sent flying.
"You really aren't human." Bai Chenzhu watched with great interest as it took off its backpack with two holes in it, revealing its wings.
Those were rare, steel-blade-like wings, but compared to the alien corpses he had seen, these wings were somewhat 'underdeveloped,' or perhaps this was a common problem among the males of their race?
"How did you find out?" It opened its mouth, uttering strange words and obscure machine sounds at the same time.
They even brought a translator? Bai Chenzhu found it increasingly interesting. This was the first time he had ever seen the legendary alien race up close—in fact, the first time in his memory.
Bai Chenzhu asked playfully, "Guess?"
The short creature didn't guess; it chose to silence the witness.
Bai Chenzhu dodged its attacks one after another, but he was too weak to do so. He could only lean against the wall, panting slightly.
The short creature gave a contemptuous smile, its five fingers forming claws, determined to win. It was about to crush the throat of the person in front of it, and time seemed to stand still.
Its body was out of control, and it watched helplessly as it was swept to the ground by a leg and fell hard.
The next second, Bai Chenzhu straddled it, raised his fist, and the two months of actual combat were enough for him to know the fragility of the human body - although the humanoid figure in front of him was not human, he used his greatest strength and knocked the short man unconscious in a few blows.
Bai Chenzhu wiped the sweat from his brow with the back of his hand, looking at the alien on the ground with a puzzled expression.
During the day, Jiang Ye seemed to say that the zombie horde was caused by an alien race causing trouble in the base?
He thought for a few minutes, then dragged the alien by the collar with one hand toward the villa area.
Along the way, those who saw what he was dragging were all horrified, some even taking a few steps back and running away, clearly to inform someone. Bai Chenzhu ignored them, directly dragging the alien back to Jiang Ye's territory and securing him tightly to a chair.
——
When Jiang Ye returned, Bai Chenzhu was already eating the noodles he had cooked.
"I cooked two portions, would you like some?" Bai Chenzhu asked him, holding a bowl in her hand. Her tone was gentle, just like usual, if one ignored the fact that there was a strange creature tied up across the table, struggling to stay awake.
"A-Zhu, what's wrong with you..." Jiang Ye's face turned very ugly. He first handed the alien to Xiao Liang to take away, then went to the kitchen to bring out his noodles. He sat down next to Bai Chenzhu and took several breaths before calming down.
Bai Chenzhu ate his noodles by himself.
He found the noodles in the kitchen cabinet, and since they weren't moldy, he cooked them directly. The soup was plain and watery, without oil or salt, but it was edible, and he wasn't picky about food.
"Ah Zhu, I need to discuss something with you."
A trembling voice came from the side.
Bai Chenzhu glanced at him, put down her chopsticks, wiped her mouth, and said, "Go ahead."
Jiang Ye's hands were trembling slightly. He grabbed Bai Chenzhu's shoulders and turned her around to face him. Jiang Ye took a few deep breaths and said carefully and tactfully, "Azhu, you may not know about the gender distinctions within the alien race."
“I know.” Bai Chenzhu nodded. “I also know that it was just a male insect, and its physical strength wasn’t that great, so I followed it. Does saying that make you feel better?”
Jiang Ye looked at him in surprise.
"I value my life very much." Bai Chenzhu's eyes curved into a smile.
"Then don't go there by yourself next time." Jiang Ye was extremely anxious. His first thought upon hearing the news was not that he was happy about the appearance of evidence, but rather about Bai Chenzhu's safety.
Bai Chenzhu paused for a moment, then asked instead, "Are you so nervous because you're thinking about the time I fell off the cliff?"
"You remembered?!" Jiang Ye exclaimed, his voice filled with surprise and delight.
"No, but I'm not stupid. You guys have mentioned it a lot these past few days." Bai Chenzhu pried open his fingers from her shoulder. "Don't worry, I'm fine."
Seeing Jiang Ye's serious expression, he deliberately lowered his tone, "Aren't you going to eat noodles? They're going to get cold, or do you just not like the food I cook?"
"Eat! Of course I'll eat!" Jiang Ye was a little downcast, but he quickly cheered up and buried his head in his food, panting heavily.
Bai Chenzhu rested his chin on his hand and looked at it for a while, then suddenly said, "This time I'm not just eating for free, am I?"
As a reward for his service, he was rewarded with some supplies for helping Jiang Ye catch the spy, enough to cover his food, drink and sleep for the past day.
"How could you think that?" Jiang Ye frowned. "You are my assistant. No one is more important to me than you. As long as I have food to eat, how could you go hungry?"
"Oh." Bai Chenzhu was a little embarrassed. He looked at the ceiling.
From the moment they met, he felt that Jiang Ye was not very serious. Coupled with the teasing in the office, he thought that the assistant was just a casual remark. He didn't expect it to be... Well, Jiang Ye can't know about this misunderstanding, or it will be terrible.
"Do you think I'm playing games with you?" Jiang Ye figured out a bit of the meaning.
Bai Chenzhu froze.
Seeing his expression, Jiang Ye nodded, grinning from ear to ear, "Oh, A-Zhu likes this, huh? I like it too. But I'm serious, I really want to keep you by my side every day, so you won't run away again."
"I can run anytime I want," Bai Chenzhu reminded him.
"Yes, yes, Ah Zhu is amazing. Did you take your medicine tonight?" Seeing Bai Chenzhu nod, Jiang Ye finished the last bite of noodles. "Thank you for waiting for me tonight. Let's go back and rest."
He extended his palm toward Bai Chenzhu.
Bai Chenzhu was stunned, then suddenly remembered something important.
He was exhausted last night and fell asleep as soon as his head hit the pillow, forgetting that they had slept together. But now, he looked up and met the excited eyes of his nominal boyfriend.
It shouldn't be a misperception.
Bai Chenzhu asked, "Have you finished everything?"
"The zombie situation is all taken care of. It was just a small group of zombies testing the waters, and they're cleaning up the mess." Jiang Ye thought for a moment, looking at him with sparkling eyes. "But the situation at home isn't finished yet."
Continue read on readnovelmtl.com