Chapter 106 Let's Go Take a Look
Kangcheng needed to recuperate, and so did Jiang Ye. Even though there was a menacing aircraft parked outside the city, it didn't stop Jiang Ye from eating and drinking.
Bai Chenzhu reluctantly brought back the apples, while Jiang Ye crossed his legs and ate them with gusto, ignoring Zhou Zhuohua's nagging beside him.
Zhou Mengmeng couldn't bear to watch any longer. She covered her eyes and felt as if she had been transported back to the days before the apocalypse. She had been influenced by her family to become a doctor, but she didn't actually intend to. After all, seeing her sister with such a troublesome patient was already giving her a headache.
One is fine, but several would be really heart-wrenching.
After Zhou Zhuohua left, Lord Xie Quan arrived with a group of people, crowding the ward and even holding a meeting on the spot.
Bai Chenzhu closed the door and stood guard at the entrance with Liang Haoran.
Liang Haoran was also injured, with his left arm in a sling across his chest, but he didn't rest. He dutifully stood guard at the door, maintaining the professional ethics of a deputy.
He saw Bai Chenzhu and wondered why he wasn't staying in the ward—after all, in his eyes, Bai Chenzhu was already Jiang Ye's confidant, and Jiang Ye took him everywhere.
Bai Chenzhu simply told this stubborn patient who also refused to follow medical advice, "It's stuffy in the room."
Let Jiang Ye handle it alone.
After the crowd dispersed, Bai Chenzhu entered the room. Jiang Ye lay sprawled on the bed like a dead fish, reaching out to him as soon as she saw him, "Waaah, I need a hug and a kiss before I can get up."
Bai Chenzhu squeezed his warm palm, "What did they say?"
Without much thought, Bai Chenzhu knew they were after the aircraft outside the base.
Jiang Ye thought for a moment, then sat up. Bai Chenzhu put a pillow under his head. He patted the pillow and smiled happily, "What else can I say? If the enemy doesn't move, I won't move."
Bai Chenzhu paused, "Did you tell them about the spaceship in space? And about me too?"
Jiang Ye pulled his hand and started playing with his fingers again. "I only told you half of it. I said it was the time I predicted, so they could prepare and avoid bothering you."
Bai Chenzhu avoids the crowd for this reason. He is cold-hearted by nature and really doesn't like socializing, especially in this kind of situation. Although he can cope, he can't help but wear a mask.
With Jiang Ye around, he became lazy and simply left everything to Jiang Ye to handle, since for Jiang Ye, these were just things he could do on a whim.
Bai Chenzhu pulled out a chair and was about to sit down when Jiang Ye straightened up. "Let's go, let's go to the jail."
Bai Chenzhu pressed him down, "You need to rest well."
"Come on, let's go together~" Jiang Ye persisted, "I'll take you to see the Zombie King, oh, and all the ones you caught, don't you want to see them?"
"Sister Zhuohua and the others won't let you go."
“We can jump out the window.” Jiang Ye’s eyes seemed to say, ‘You’re so naive.’
Veins bulged on Bai Chenzhu's forehead as he shoved him back down, coldly saying, "Lie still!"
Jiang Ye stubbornly sat up again. "I can't sleep, I really can't sleep."
Bai Chenzhu said, "Then I'll have Xiao Liang bring the documents over to you. You haven't read the team leaders' reports yet."
Jiang Ye sighed, lay back on the bed, turned her back to him, hugged the blanket and said aggrievedly, "You were mean to me."
Bai Chenzhu stared at him without saying a word, while Jiang Ye started muttering to himself. Bai Chenzhu really couldn't do anything with him, so she turned his shoulder back and said, "If you can't sleep, let's chat for a while."
Jiang Ye's eyes lit up like light bulbs, and he quickly turned around to ask, "What are you talking about?"
"What do you want to talk about?" Bai Chenzhu asked with a hint of amusement. "Judging from your expression, you seem to be planning to ask something?"
"Hmm!" Jiang Ye tugged at his sleeve. "I want to know about you. What did you do before?"
Bai Chenzhu pulled him back, forming a hand-holding posture. He pondered, "Me? I'm just an employee, busy all day long, not even knowing what I'm busy with. My salary is barely enough to make ends meet. I finally managed to get the leave I had saved up, planning to bury my parents back in our hometown, but I ended up here."
Jiang Ye looked at him with heartache.
"As for where I used to live, I think it should be the same as here before the apocalypse," Bai Chenzhu replied thoughtfully, since what he saw and heard was no different from before. "And you, Jiang Ye, what kind of life did you live before?"
Jiang Ye's face stiffened. He stammered, his eyes darting around, "Well, it's just like that."
Bai Chenzhu only came to her senses when she saw his thieving expression.
Which kind? A spoiled brat? Indulging in debauchery?
The words on paper transformed into this person before her eyes. Bai Chenzhu was inexplicably annoyed. She cupped his face in her hands and sandwiched it like a sandwich cookie.
Jiang Ye cried out in pain, quickly diverting Bai Chenzhu's attention. "Before, I didn't know anything. I spent ten years struggling in the apocalypse, hiding here and there, never having enough to eat or wear. I was so pitiful."
He stared at Bai Chenzhu with his clear, bright eyes. His eyes, the only thing that seemed out of place with his cunning nature, made him appear utterly innocent.
Thinking about how Jiang Ye's personality was gradually shaped by his life in the apocalypse, Bai Chenzhu's anger subsided considerably, and he let go of his hand.
Damn it, he's really softened.
Bai Chenzhu looked at Jiang Ye again and again, and Jiang Ye's eyes widened.
Bai Chenzhu: ...
"Forget it, that's all in the past. More than the past, I'm more concerned about our future." Bai Chenzhu looked at him and asked, "Jiang Ye, what do you plan to do after this is all over?"
This is a question Jiang Ye once asked Bai Chenzhu, and now he's throwing it back at him.
Under Bai Chenzhu's gaze, Jiang Ye said solemnly, "The world is so big, I want to go see it."
Bai Chenzhu pinched his cheek.
"Ouch, ouch, ouch." Jiang Ye, who never cried out in pain even when bleeding, looked at Bai Chenzhu pleadingly.
"Stop pretending," Bai Chenzhu said sternly. "I'm serious."
“I’m serious.” Jiang Ye rubbed his cheek with a wronged expression, then rubbed Bai Chenzhu’s fingertips. “We’ve been to so many places together, seen the mountains of Fuyun City, the sea of Luozhou, the flowers of Jinqiu Village, the river of Luming Ancient City… There are so many beautiful places in this world, and I want to go see them all with you.”
Bai Chenzhu pursed her lips, her long eyelashes trembling slightly. When she looked up, she revealed a pair of striking black eyes, their light shimmering, filled with indescribable emotions.
“Jiang Ye, I miss the days we spent together,” he said. “If all goes well, I’d like to go see the world with you.”
"How could it not go smoothly?" Jiang Ye smiled and kissed the back of his hand, his sword-like eyebrows and bright eyes showing a rare tenderness. He waved his hand and imagined the future, "At that time, we can also invite Tang Zhao, Bai Tao, Zhuo Hua, and others to see if they would like to travel together."
Bai Chenzhu was extremely tempted by Jiang Ye's words. He recalled the colorful pages he had flipped through in travel magazines, depicting mountains and rivers, stars and the sun and moon, all in a dazzling array of colors.
He had thought countless times: When I have time, when I've saved enough money, when I quit my job...
But now we might not have to wait much longer.
Jiang Ye pulled Bai Chenzhu over and hugged him as they lay down on the bed.
The heat from the steam on his neck and shoulders made his skin flaky. Bai Chenzhu dodged and straightened his head, but Jiang Ye seemed to be doing it on purpose, pressing his forehead against Bai Chenzhu's chin and wrapping his limbs around him like ropes, refusing to let go.
Bai Chenzhu was afraid of hurting him by pulling him apart forcefully, so she didn't dare to pry him open. She was also struggling to breathe because of the force holding her so tightly. She said gently, "Jiang Ye, loosen your grip a little. I won't run away."
"Hmph." Jiang Ye used less force, but he closed his eyes and started talking nonsense, "That's hard to say. What if you meet someone more handsome than me and run off with him? I'll have to hold on tight."
"If you want to find fault, you can always find a reason," Bai Chenzhu said, both amused and exasperated. "Don't you know how?"
"Of course not!" Jiang Ye retorted, quickly realizing he had been tricked, and immediately widened his eyes, "You're my only man."
Where are the women?
"I only have you!" Jiang Ye said, sounding aggrieved and affected. "I'm so sad that you don't believe me."
Bai Chenzhu lowered his head and placed a kiss on Jiang Ye's forehead. Jiang Ye instantly stopped being sad and stopped deliberately shrinking back. He suddenly jumped up from below, almost bumping into Bai Chenzhu's head.
Bai Chenzhu rubbed his head, his short hair sticking out of his palm. "Alright, Xiao Liang told me you've been busy these past two days without rest. You should catch up on your sleep."
Jiang Ye planted a kiss on his thin lips, then clung to him contentedly like a big doll, wrapping her arms around his waist and refusing to let go.
They say love makes people childish, and Bai Chenzhu has now witnessed it firsthand. He put his arm around Jiang Ye's shoulder and patted his back like he was comforting a child, saying, "I'll stay with you."
Jiang Ye completely gave up the idea of running away, and like a territorial claim, he tightly circled Bai Chenzhu and rubbed his nose affectionately.
A long, drawn-out breath filled the ward. Bai Chenzhu looked at Jiang Ye, whose eyes were closed, and carefully examined his face. It was a face with sharp features, deep-set eyes, and a fierce and edgy look, but his eyes were round and bulging.
But now that his eyes are closed, the evil aura is even stronger.
He raised his fingertips to trace the outline, and before he knew it, he was also infected by the atmosphere of deep sleep. His eyelids grew heavy, and little by little, he finally fell into a deep and sweet dream.
——
Five days after Bai Chenzhu and the others returned, the spaceship sent a message: a tall and mighty female insect landed outside the city, carrying a message of seeking peace.
Jiang Ye sent someone to bring it into the city. The envoy entered with his chest out and his face solemn.
As expected, the conference room was full of people, and all eyes immediately fell on the envoy.
Bai Chenzhu stood behind Jiang Ye and looked at the envoy. He had blond hair and red eyes and looked exactly like the male insect that Jiang Ye had captured that day.
Its message was concise and to the point, stating its purpose immediately: "I come on behalf of the Anarete people stationed on Earth to negotiate peace. Gentlemen, we are not destined enemies. We can be friends. You are trapped in the clutches of monsters, your civilization shattered. Under the protection of the Insect God, we have the advanced technology and viral vaccines to help you escape. All we need is a place to rest..."
Those present knew all too well that their suffering stemmed from this alien race that called themselves the 'Anaret Star People,' but they remained silent, listening quietly to the alien's long-winded explanation.
Bai Chenzhu leaned down and whispered to Jiang Ye, "This clan name sounds unfamiliar. Have you heard of it before?"
Jiang Ye gave a forced smile, coldly watching Xie Quan communicate with it, "I still prefer to call them the insect race, a bunch of disgusting little bugs."
He thought for a moment and said, "The name Blue Star is too simple. We can come up with a more sophisticated name."
Bai Chenzhu casually tucked a stray strand of hair behind her ear. "What?"
Jiang Ye proudly declared, "We can call them the Divide and Spear Star People."
Bai Chenzhu ruffled Jiang Ye's hair, a half-smile on his face as he reminded him, "Tall? Grand? High-class?"
Jiang Ye was about to argue when Xie Quan readily agreed, "Okay, but we'll decide the time and place for the negotiations. As a basic show of sincerity, your parents will be coming, right?"
I didn't expect the communication to be so smooth and simple.
The envoy hesitated for a moment, then said, "Of course. But we also have one condition."
Bai Chenzhu thought it would bring up something related to the male insect, but instead it started looking around. Bai Chenzhu's heart skipped a beat, and he had a bad feeling.
The next second, the envoy looked towards their corner, pointed at Jiang Ye, and said in a resolute tone, mimicking Xie Quan's fierce words, "As a basic show of sincerity, your great contributor, that black-eyed, black-haired guy, will come as your representative, right?"
Bai Chenzhu had a feeling of 'I knew it'.
Since the last time he went to capture the male insects, he discovered that the insect race—no, that Anaret alien—had already developed a precise hatred for him and Jiang Ye, to the point that the male insects recognized him at first sight, and this envoy also pointed out Jiang Ye in a menacing manner.
All eyes were on Jiang Ye. Jiang Ye and Xie Quan exchanged a glance, their eyes conveying a message.
Jiang Ye crossed his legs. "Alright. By the way, did you come empty-handed this time? In our area, you should at least bring a gift when you visit, right?"
He looked the envoy up and down, and the envoy was terrified and took a step back.
Jiang Ye smiled and asked politely, "What do you plan to leave as a gift?"
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