Chapter 87 "Do not go gentle into good night"
Liang Hui made an excuse to go out to buy water.
Lu Wei and Lin Xi sat at the far corner of the table.
A cool, deep male voice spoke: "The third time is?"
Lin Xi looked at Liang Hui, who was scanning a vending machine outside the glass door, seemingly unwilling to admit the unspeakable matter.
“You and he came to our company looking for supplies and blew up the cafeteria.”
At that time, Lin Xi turned herself into a zombie and locked herself in the monitoring room. Several monitors inside were playing different TV shows that were perfect for watching while eating. Lin Xi originally planned to lie there as a zombie.
Unexpectedly, I ran into Lu Wei, that living devil, again. He came to the cafeteria to find supplies and also turned on the natural gas.
The building where she used to work had more than 5,000 employees and a large cafeteria, but the entire building lacked natural gas.
It was during that time that Lin Xi realized she couldn't survive as a zombie, and that's when she changed her mind and tried to survive.
Lu Wei let out a soft nasal sound, which sounded like laughter, but it was impossible to tell whether the laughter was mocking or helpless.
He said, "We checked, and there are no living people in the entire building."
Otherwise, they wouldn't have blown up the building and wiped out all the zombies in it.
Lin Xi didn't know what to say, so she simply gave a faint "hmm".
She admitted that she was a zombie at that time.
Lu Wei stopped talking.
An eerie silence returned to the lounge until Liang Hui returned with the water.
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Two days before the league, the martial arts hall gathered three teams of different skill levels in the large classroom for a simulated PK match.
Lin Xi is in the beginner team, Liang Hui is in the intermediate team, and Lu Wei is in the advanced team.
Even though people of different levels wouldn't be paired up for a fight, Lin Xi had already experienced the power of these two.
During this period, although Lin Xi graduated from the beginner class and entered the junior team, and her physical fitness improved, she started too late compared to other competitors. Even in the junior team, her level was still at the bottom.
When faced with opponents he clearly couldn't beat, Lin Xi simply withdrew from the match and received a bye.
Why go up there knowing you're going to get beaten up?
Everyone knows that Lin Xi is a new student, and they understand her behavior.
As Lin Xi left the stage, she passed by Lu Wei and noticed that Lu Wei's gaze was somewhat complicated.
Lin Xi thought that her feelings towards Lu Wei were probably complicated as well.
They may not be close friends, but they have a bond that transcends life and death.
After exchanging the secret code last time, Liang Hui interrupted their conversation, and the two did not exchange contact information or have any further communication.
Lin Xi really wanted to ask Lu Wei what he planned to do in this life.
Would you like to form an alliance?
But after so many days, she hadn't managed to ask those two simple questions. Firstly, she hadn't had a chance to be alone with him, and secondly, she hadn't figured out how to bring it up.
Lin Xi sat in the rest area watching the remaining people spar.
After the junior teams finish their competition, it's time for the intermediate teams, and the most exciting senior teams will be the grand finale.
Liang Hui and Lu Wei stood at the back of their respective teams, exchanging words.
Lin Xi was sitting not far away and could hear their conversation clearly.
Liang Hui: "Brother Lu, since you're in the advanced team, I'm afraid of getting beaten up, so I'll stay in the intermediate team first. When the official league starts, our martial arts school's team points competition won't match you, so I'll go to the advanced team. Hehe."
Lu Wei glanced at him: "Just stay in the intermediate level and don't come back."
"That won't do."
Lu Wei scoffed, "Getting scared so early, you can't win."
Liang Hui put his hand on Lu Wei's shoulder and said carefree, "It doesn't matter, Brother Lu is going to dominate the battlefield and lead me to victory."
Lu Wei took a step back and gave Liang Hui a disdainful look: "Your mentality and skill level will drag the team down."
Liang Hui didn't take it seriously and moved closer to Lu Wei again: "Wow! You're really taking this league seriously."
They probably had a good relationship. Lu was unable to express her emotions without reservation, and Liang Hui was not afraid of Lu getting angry and spoke his mind freely.
Before the league ended, all three teams from Lin Xi's martial arts school won the championship.
However, Lin Xi's performance was not good. She had a short training time and her level was almost the lowest among these players. When the loss was inevitable, she simply gave up.
She thought she would come back next year to participate properly.
On the way back, the martial arts center organized an outdoor team-building activity.
The students sat in twos and threes at small tables, drinking and chatting.
Lin Xi decided to take advantage of the time when everyone was relaxing and chatting to talk to Lu Wei. While Liang Hui was making barbecue, she sat down opposite Lu Wei.
Lin Xi cut to the chase and asked, "What are your plans this time?"
Lu Wei didn't look at her, but slowly shook his head.
Lin Xi: "? No plan?"
Lu Wei remained silent, then shook his head.
Lin Xi was puzzled: Did he have a plan but didn't want to talk about it?
In a post-apocalyptic world, there are many examples of people killing each other, so it's normal for people to be wary of each other. But when she was alive, she never had any conflicts with Lu Weike, so they should be able to trust each other. What couldn't they say to each other?
Just as he was wondering, Lu Wei asked calmly, "And you?"
Lin Xi was about to speak when Lu Wei followed up with, "Painless transformation into a zombie?"
He knew that Lin Xi's previous plan had failed, which was why it had been reborn.
Lin Xi paused, as if she could detect a hint of sarcasm in Lu Wei's words.
Lu Wei then said, "How about we build a safer house?"
Lin Xi was certain that there was disdain in Lu Wei's words.
She felt inexplicably unhappy and wanted to retort to Lu Wei: You're brave, you're amazing, but you still died.
But that didn't make sense, and she wouldn't voice that complaint.
Because she knew that Lu Wei had done the right thing, even though he had failed, he had successfully delayed the zombie outbreak.
She was just angry and ashamed because her shortcomings had been exposed.
She left the small table, ignoring Liang Hui's invitation to eat with her while he was holding a three-person serving of kebabs.
That evening, Lin Xi received a friend request:
"Lu Wei added you as a friend in the 'Sanda League Group'".
Lu Wei's words echoed in Lin Xi's mind, along with his seemingly casual joke to Liang Hui:
"Your mindset and skill level will drag the team down."
Lin Xi initially wanted to ignore the message, but she ultimately clicked "reject".
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After their unpleasant parting last time, Lin Xi never saw Lu Wei again.
When Lin Xi happened to see Liang Hui at the martial arts hall, she couldn't help but ask about Lu Wei.
Liang Hui looked at Lin Xi with an "I see" expression and led her to her personal locker: "Brother Lu's classes here are over, he won't be coming anymore. But he asked me to give you something."
It was a book, a collection of foreign poems.
Lin Xi flipped through it casually, wondering why Lu Wei left it to her.
Until I turned to a bookmark, which was a simple, plain rectangular cardstock with the following words written in strong, vigorous pen:
I wish you all the best.
The page where the bookmark landed was a foreign poem that Lin Xi had never heard before—Dylan Thomas's "Do Not Go Gentle into That Good Night".
Although it is the end of daylight,
The wise man knows he should embark on his journey in the night.
Because words did not spark any lightning.
They should not go gently into that good night.
...
In the deepest sorrow of life,
I beg you to curse me with your hot tears.
Wish me luck.
Do not go gentle into that good night.
Do not go gentle into that good night.
Do not go gentle into that good night...
Water droplets gently fell onto the page, leaving a few water stains.
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