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Hearing Jiang Wangxi's question and words, Sang Jiyue shook her head and said very obediently, "I'm not unwelcome. I'm very happy to see you, brother."
She was very serious: "It's not a promise, it's destiny. The next period of time belongs to us."
Jiang Wangxi often couldn't tell whether Sang Jiyue was telling the truth or a lie, but it didn't matter. If it was what he liked to hear, then it was the truth.
Even if it is a lie, he will make it come true.
"Will you take me home?" Jiang Wangxi asked her gently.
Sang Jiyue nodded, stretched out her hand without hesitation, and pulled him towards home.
Without Sang Jiyue asking, Jiang Wangxi told her about the recent situation of Sang Huai and Yin Qiao, whom he was concerned about.
A group of people whose destinies were once closely linked fell apart at the beginning of the end of the world.
Lin Luoan and Lin Luoqing, brother and sister, went to the base in Jingcheng and now live with their parents; Sang Huai and Yin Qiao have been traveling with the convoy in the past two years, trying to find the "missing" Ye Lin.
At present, Sang Huai and Yin Qiao are in a city far away from Sang Jiyue.
Their fates seemed to be completely severed.
When Sang Jiyue listened to her old friend's recent situation, she had the illusion that she was in another world, but she was not very interested in it now, so she just listened to it and left it at that.
She is now more concerned about another thing, which concerns her future.
"Brother." Sang Jiyue shook Jiang Wangxi's hand, and her soft voice sounded as if she was acting coquettishly.
Jiang Wangxi looked at her: "What do you want to ask?"
She blinked and said calmly, "I won't live for a few months. I'll die of illness by the end of this year at the latest. Will you stay here from now on?"
Her withered body was about to die, and no medical treatment could save her. This was a fact that Sang Jiyue had known for a long time. The only thing that could save her was the zombie virus.
So she needed Jiang Wangxi, who would take good care of her body during the time when her consciousness was in chaos.
"Well, no one will disturb us this time." Jiang Wangxi nodded, then said, "The virus serum you need is also ready. It has been tested many times, and there will be no problems this time. If you want, you can inject it now."
Soon his team will arrive here with sophisticated instruments and sufficient medicines, and they will never encounter a situation like the previous life again.
Even if I fail, it doesn't matter——
He said: "If you fail, I will still share the consequences with you."
"It's okay." Sang Jiyue said casually, not seeming to care too much about the consequences. She quickly continued, "I still have some time. I'll talk to you when I can't hold on any longer."
A gust of cold wind blew over, and Sang Jiyue shivered, covering her mouth and coughing several times, as if she felt cold.
Jiang Wangxi took off her warm scarf and wrapped it around her neck. She asked her calmly, "But you're feeling very uncomfortable right now, aren't you? Wouldn't it be nice to end this pain early?"
"I'm not...very upset." Sang Jiyue tugged at the corner of her black scarf and smiled, "Let's just live like this for now. I still have a long way to go before I become a nobody."
Seeing that Jiang Wangxi didn't say anything, she continued, "Brother, do you still remember what I looked like before?"
In their previous life, except for the five years when they were inseparable, they were always apart for the most part. Sang Jiyue herself almost forgot about the scenes when she was young with Jiang Wangxi.
"I remember it," he said honestly, "but it seems a little strange now."
It had been so long that Jiang Wangxi only remembered what she looked like when she turned into a zombie.
Sang Jiyue said in a light tone: "I'm giving you a chance to relive our old dreams. Remember me now."
He was silent for a long time.
It wasn't until they were almost at the farmyard that Jiang Wangxi suddenly spoke: "Xiaoyue, you've changed a lot."
She was no longer so gloomy and even spoke to comfort him.
In Sang Jiyue's life, which he had never participated in, there would be many moments in her life that made him feel unfamiliar.
"Maybe... I'm in a good mood lately?"
Sang Jiyue looked at the nearby farmyard and slowly let go of Jiang Wangxi's hand. She stood in front of him and said to him seriously, "From now on, I will handle the relationship between Sheng Xingzhou and me. You don't have to interfere. Strictly speaking, it's not time for us to meet yet. Brother, don't do anything that will cause trouble."
"Okay." He quickly agreed and touched the top of her soft black hair again, his voice as gentle as always: "Xiaoyue, I'm more useful than him, right?"
That’s true.
Sang Jiyue nodded very sincerely, smiling brightly: "I need my brother the most."
"Then don't do anything that will damage our relationship." Jiang Wangxi reminded her.
Sang Jiyue agreed immediately and ran in briskly; Dafu followed her listlessly for a few steps and then went back to his nest to sleep.
Jiang Wangxi looked at her back, and the gentle expression on his face faded a lot.
He realized that he didn't like Sang Jiyue's changes.
He preferred Sang Jiyue to be just as he remembered her, still gentle and indifferent, hating everything but liking him.
In the cold apocalypse, the only people they can trust are each other, warming each other, comforting each other, and relying on each other.
...instead of like it is now.
She no longer had only him.
There are still two months until the end of the year, and Sheng Xingzhou may still be the biggest variable.
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Sheng Xingzhou didn't seem to show any surprise or rejection at Jiang Wangxi's sudden appearance. Sang Jiyue was still thinking about how to comfort him, but it seemed that there was no need at the moment.
Although she didn't know why, if they could internalize some of the messy emotions, Sang Jiyue would be able to worry less. As long as the conflicts didn't surface, she wouldn't bother to care.
Sheng Xingzhou untied the scarf around her neck while talking to her: "Ayue, I made a cake for you, but it doesn't look very good. However, I put a lot of cream in it, so it's very sweet."
The cold wind instantly blew in on her uncovered neck, and a warm hand fell on her slender neck, touching it and bringing scorching heat.
They also went into the living room, isolated from the cold wind outside.
The living room was warm from the burning charcoal. Sang Jiyue took off her heavy coat and casually threw it to Sheng Xingzhou, saying, "I didn't know you could bake cakes. Why didn't you make one for me before?"
The cakes made by Lin Luoqing are the most delicious, but I definitely won’t be able to eat them in the future.
"If you get tired of eating, there won't be a surprise today." Sheng Xingzhou answered as a matter of course. After hanging up the clothes, he didn't forget to put a candy into her palm: "Ayue, you play for a while, I'll go bring the cake over."
When he was leaving, he happened to bump into Jiang Wangxi who was walking in slowly. Sheng Xingzhou glanced at him and walked away indifferently.
"Cake?" Jiang Wangxi smiled. "I remember today is your birthday, so I prepared a cake. It's in the car. Shall we go get it now?"
"No need, two of us can't finish it." Sang Jiyue refused.
Jiang Wangxi persuaded her: "It's a strawberry cake, you really don't want it?"
"Then I won't go get it. It's cold outside."
He said, "I'll get it."
Sang Jiyue soon regretted it.
After finishing the main course, two strawberry cakes were placed on the table.
The cake that Jiang Wangxi brought did not fall apart after being bumped all the way, and it still maintained its exquisite and beautiful shape. Red strawberries and jam were dotted on the pure white cake, layer upon layer, which was very pleasing.
Sheng Xingzhou's cake was not so satisfactory. The shape was a mess, but it was indeed covered with a lot of cream, and what caught her eye were the big red strawberries dotted on it.
Sang Jiyue asked in surprise: "Where did you pick the strawberries?"
"In the mountains." Sheng Xingzhou quickly replied, "It's really terrible out there right now. A lot of animals have mutated, and some plants have mutated too."
"You're with me all day, so how can you have time to go up the mountain?"
Sheng Xingzhou smiled easily: "You didn't notice it when you were taking a nap."
Sang Jiyue nodded, and then said excitedly: "Light the candles, light the candles quickly."
Sheng Xingzhou was stunned for a moment. He seemed to have forgotten his birthday candles, and he couldn't use the candles he usually used for lighting.
But Jiang Wangxi was well prepared. He opened the candle packaging and was about to stick it on the cake when Sang Jiyue said, "Put it on the ugly one."
Sheng Xingzhou: “……?”
Jiang Wangxi responded and unceremoniously inserted two candles on the shapeless cake.
The two seemingly calm people sang a birthday song for Sang Jiyue. Sang Jiyue held her chin, neither closing her eyes nor making a wish.
Jiang Wangxi was used to it, but Sheng Xingzhou asked in confusion, "Why don't you make a wish?"
"It's all fake, only children would believe it."
"But didn't you make a wish on your eighteenth birthday?" He was squatting outside the door at the time and heard everything.
Sang Jiyue said, "But the wish I made didn't come true, so I don't believe it."
"Tell me, what if this happens?"
Sang Jiyue curled her lips and didn't want to pay any attention.
"Try it." Jiang Wangxi suddenly said, "I'll help you achieve it."
Sheng Xingzhou sneered, everyone can say nice things.
Sang Jiyue smiled after hearing this: "Okay, then I'll make a wish--"
Sheng Xingzhou pricked up his ears to listen to her wish.
But Sang Jiyue said, "You know, brother."
My wish is that you take good care of me and don't let me wander.
"Blow out the candles." Jiang Wangxi said.
Sang Jiyue puffed out his cheeks and blew out the candle.
Sheng Xingzhou was unhappy. He hated it when they started talking and started talking nonsense. What a bad habit.
He quickly cheered up and handed the cake knife to Sang Jiyue: "Cut the cake, eat mine, eat mine, I spent a long time mixing the cream."
Jiang Wangxi couldn't do the same cheating thing as Sheng Xingzhou, so he stared at Sang Jiyue's actions.
Sang Jiyue glanced at Sheng Xingzhou, then at Jiang Wangxi, as if she was holding a hot potato in her hand, but so what? No one dared to blame her for her behavior. If anyone did, she would ignore him.
Sang Jiyue cut open the exquisite and beautiful cake that Jiang Wangxi brought because it looked delicious.
But she gave the first piece of cake she cut to Sheng Xingzhou and said with a smile, "Sheng Xingzhou, here's a reward for you."
Sheng Xingzhou responded with a lack of interest: "Thank you, Sister Yue."
It would be nice to be able to exchange it for a reward.
The second piece was given to Jiang Wangxi. Sang Jiyue smiled sweetly and said, "Brother, this is for you."
"Um."
Finally, Sang Jiyue cut herself a small piece of cake, and then picked up the strawberries from the ugly cake made by Sheng Xingzhou to make a new strawberry cake. She wanted to eat the sweetest ones, whether it was cream or strawberries.
After eating the staple food, she was actually full and didn't finish the cake. She only ate a little bit of cream and cake base, and the two whole big strawberries.
She muttered "I'm full" and pushed the plate to Sheng Xingzhou, then ran out to play with Dafu in the doghouse.
Recently, Dafu likes to sleep more than her, so he may not have much time to play with the puppy. Sang Jiyue should cherish it.
Only Sheng Xingzhou and Jiang Wangxi were left at the dining table.
Jiang Wangxi glanced at the plate that Sang Jiyue pushed in front of Sheng Xingzhou, which still had half a piece of cake on it.
They are still as close as they were two years ago.
But there is not much time left.
Jiang Wangxi knew there was no need for him to cause trouble, but some emotions seemed to be pent up in his heart. He said calmly, "During the time I was away, you must have been taking care of Xiaoyue. I should thank you on her behalf."
"Yes, we have been together since the end of the world." Sheng Xingzhou grinned and said with an unconcealed smile: "It's not just me who takes care of A Yue, she also takes care of me. She has been taking care of me for the past year. We have a relationship where we can rely on each other. There is no need for you to do anything unnecessary."
"I know." His emotions remained calm, just like Sang Jiyue's usual solitude, as if nothing could stir up a ripple in the still water. He said, "But since you've already accepted my thank-you gift, you must recognize your relationship with Xiaoyue."
Sheng Xingzhou knew that Jiang Wangxi was talking about the serum, but said, "That was given to me by Ah Yue. What does it have to do with you? Stop trying to show off in front of me. I wrote to you and asked you to come here, not to let you compete with me for Ah Yue."
Sang Jiyue's condition was getting worse, and she refused to go to the hospital. After much deliberation, Sheng Xingzhou asked Ji Xin to help him deliver the letter to Jiang Wangxi.
But how did he come so quickly?
Sheng Xingzhou strongly suspected that he was already on the way when he received the letter.
"Since you need help from others, just be humble." Jiang Wangxi said to Sheng Xingzhou like an elder giving earnest advice.
Sheng Xingzhou wanted to ask why he should lower his stance. Didn't Jiang Wangxi also like Sang Jiyue? But he couldn't say that, because Ah Yue was his. If Jiang Wangxi could really cure Sang Jiyue, he would owe her a favor.
He snorted coldly: "What do you want?"
"Don't let me see you near her again," Jiang Wangxi said, and then saw Sheng Xingzhou's actions: "And eat the food she left behind."
Sheng Xingzhou stuffed the remaining half of the cake into his mouth and swallowed it hard: "Oh, I see, don't worry."
He agreed so readily that Jiang Wangxi looked at him twice, as if she didn't expect Sheng Xingzhou's attitude to be so humble.
Sheng Xingzhou's thoughts are simple and straightforward.
He just told Jiang Wangxi not to worry, but didn't say that he would stay away from Sang Jiyue. Everyone knows how to pretend to obey but actually disobey. Tonight he will sleep next to A Yue.
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