The Sixth Member Who Loved His Senior

When Leng Yehan and others came back in the afternoon, Yun Che simply explained about the cooperation. The members were used to taking his order and none of them objected. The last task was to get the sixth member. When others were helping tidy up the villa, Yun Che opened the door of the room where Ye Xingchen was having a rest.

"There you are. Make yourself comfortable."

Ye Xingchen, who was leaning against the bed and reading, looked up slowly. He smiled and greeted Yun Che naturally as if they were old friends.

Yun Che wouldn't stand on ceremony, without doubt. He walked up, pulled a chair, and sat down on it. "It's been days and I think you're well enough. Go out for a walk when you're free. You can't get better if you only stay in bed."

The first sentence made Ye Xingchen think Yun Che came to kick them out. But as Yun Che finished, Ye Xingchen was confused. Was Yun Che not going to expel them? But yesterday he just…

"Stop guessing. You're right. You behaved so well that my sister talked to me for a while. In case my sister and nephew get angry with me, I'm officially inviting you to join Peak Squad. Would you like to join us?"

Seeing through Ye Xingchen's confusion easily, Yun Che replied reluctantly, but he looked serious. He agreed to let Ye Xingchen and Jiang Shang stay, not only because his sister requested. More importantly, he could tell that Ye Xingchen and Jiang Shang were the same kind of men. Maybe they were not powerful enough. But they weren't resigned to being ordered about. Instead, they wanted to conquer the world in the doomsday!

"Mm?"

Ye Xingchen was dumbfound. But soon he realized what was happening. Chuckling, he turned to Jiang Shang and asked, "Jiang, what do you think?"

Without doubt, Ye Xingchen wanted to stay. Yun Yao and Chenchen always smiled to him, giving him warmth and hope. He wanted to stay with them. But he also cared for Jiang Shang who communicated little with him before the doomsday, except composing or writing scripts for him. After the doomsday, however, he would have been toys of influential people or would have been dead many times without Jiang Shang's help.

"I'll listen to you, Senior."

Staring fixedly at Ye Xingchen, Jiang Shang replied simply. Ye Xingchen was the only man he cared for.

"Mm, we'll stay then?"

"Okay."

Within seconds, Ye Xingchen and Jiang Shang agreed on this. Yun Che, who was left aside, felt he had watched some public display of affection before he realized it. Even when they did or said nothing, they could be mushy as long as they stayed in the same place. That was too sweet to be accepted.

"Stop it, could you? You're always so romantic. Aren't you afraid of being condemned?"

Yun Che could no longer bear the sweet atmosphere between Ye Xingchen and Jiang Shang. He rolled his eyes to draw their attention back. Oops… He hoped Zeyu and Haixuan wouldn't find a boyfriend like Jiang Shang. Or their squad would be so pink. Even thinking of it made Yun Che's flesh creep.

"We're not in a relationship."

Hearing what Yun Che said, Ye Xingchen flushed. He replied, but failed to notice the disappointment flashing in Jiang Shang's eyes. Yun Che gave a meaningful glance and smiled. "Are you sure? Well, that's not important. What's important is that I have something else to say. Please pay attention, OK?"

They were not in a relationship now, but it didn't mean they wouldn't be. As far as Yun Che was concerned, Jiang Shang wouldn't let Ye Xingchen avoid him for long. Jiang Shang was a simple man, and he always came straight to the point. Ye Xingchen could hardly resist.

"Mm, go ahead."

Ye Xingchen was too shy to look at Jiang Shang again and he calmed down his beating heart as far as he could. In the entertainment circle, homosexuality was a commonplace and he didn't feel disgusted. Moreover, many men wanted him because of his handsome appearance. He, however, thought he was a heterosexual, and he never expected to be in a relationship with another man. There was a moment when he didn't know what to do.

"Before I say it, I'd like to confirm if you have superfunction and what superfunction you have."

Speaking of business, Yun Che stopped joking. He eyed them thoughtfully. Yun Yao had told him that Jiang Shang had superfunction, but he didn't know what kind of superfunction Jiang Shang possessed. As for Ye Xingchen, he had a bad cold and then severe pneumonia. Seemed like he didn't have superfunction. It wasn't absolute, though. Compared to ordinary guys, a superfunction possessor had a stronger resistance to diseases and fell ill less often. But it didn't mean he never fell ill.

"Uh, Jiang has gold superfunction and speed-enhancement superfunction. As for me, I'm not sure if I have real superfunction. I kind of control some small animals. But I'm sure I couldn't do that before the doomsday."

Ye Xingchen replied hesitantly. After all, he never heard that someone's superfunction was to control animals. Besides, he only managed to control small animals, and could do nothing with big ones. The best he did was to control an adult husky and it helped Jiang Shang kill the level-2 zombie.

"Sure, you have superfunction."

Ye Xingchen had superfunction, without doubt. Otherwise, he wouldn't have controlled animals. Yun Che shook his head reluctantly. He thought about it before he continued to explain, "I guess you're an uncommon tamer as described in legend. It's kind of a psychological control. But I don't know to what extent you can control animals. If you can control zombie animals and even mutant animals, you must hurry up to practice your superfunction. You'll help a lot later."

A tamer was among a small number of people, like a zombie keeper. They had psychological superfunction, but there was a bit of difference. If Ye Xingchen mastered his superfunction well, he would accomplish great things.

"Really?!"

Ye Xingchen was carried away by excitement! He was a man, and all the time he minded it when he had to hide behind Jiang Shang and be protected. If he could fight by himself, he… Even thinking of it made his blood burn all over his body!

"Mm. You need special training. But don't rush. These days, your only job is to get well!"

Yun Che understood why Ye Xingchen was excited. No man wanted himself to be protected just like a woman, especially a man like Ye Xingchen who seemed to have strong self-esteem.

"Mm."

Ye Xingchen nodded, but he didn't say thank you. He knew that wasn't necessary. If he wanted to express his gratitude, he should keep fit and practice his superfunction just as Yun Che said so that he could help in future combats.

"As for you, Jiang Shang, go to a mission with us. We're going to Tongyang City for an SSS mission in a day or two. Come with us and we'll see what level you're at. Meanwhile, you can get on with your future partners and build rapport with them."

Yun Che turned to Jiang Shang and made a request. Jiang Shang was the sixth member. Yun Che had a hunch that Jiang Shang wouldn't be too weak. He had level-2 superfunction at least, or he wouldn't have had a level-2 crystal nucleus.

"Mm."

Unexpectedly, Jiang Shang didn't ignore Yun Che, but nodded to him seriously. He still didn't say much, though.

"All right. It's a deal then. As for your rooms, Xingchen, this is your room. Jiang Shang will live next door. I'll put in some furniture and Yun Yao will help to decorate your rooms."

Jiang Shang didn't look scared or fearful when he heard of the SSS mission. Yun Che nodded satisfactorily. As he spoke, he stood up. After he finished, he walked. Ye Xingchen opened his mouth to say something, but he didn't get started. He forced a smile at last. Obviously, Yun Che was a special man, too. Ye Xingchen was having more expectations for Peak Squad and his own future.

"Senior…"

When Ye Xingchen regained consciousness, Jiang Shang was staring at him with soulful eyes as if he were an abandoned dog. The corner of Ye Xingchen's eyes twitched. He suddenly got a bad feeling. Before he realized it, Jiang Shang seized his hand and said, "Senior, I… I love you. I want to marry you!"

Who said a taciturn man didn't know how to chase someone he loved? Jiang Shang, the silent man, would be a slap in the face. He couldn't be more direct.

"Jiang… Jiang… Don't make fun of me. I'm a man. How can I marry you?"

Ye Xingchen wanted to take back his hand, but Jiang Shang held it tightly. Ye Xingchen's handsome face flushed as if bleeding. He used to be a smooth talker. For the first time ever, he found it so hard to talk.

"Senior, I love you. I have loved you for a long time… Eight years. I wrote songs and scripts for you. I want you only…"

Ye Xingchen's rejection didn't get Jiang Shang to lose heart. Instead, he still tried his best to express his true feelings. This was, beyond doubt, the longest sentence he had ever said over the past twenty years. Since he was very young, he didn't like to talk. According to the doctor, he had autism. At first, his parents tried to teach him to say more. However, they were disappointed at last. Then they gave birth to another baby. Jiang Shang then became a free-range kid when his parents didn't care about him at all. After he went to school, neither his teachers nor classmates liked him. Later, they got close to him because of his high grades. At the age of fourteen, his classmates, male or female, talked about a man excitedly. That was Ye Xingchen. One day, as Jiang Shang passed a video shop, he accidentally saw a big poster of Ye Xingchen on the door. At first sight, he was attracted by the man on the poster who carried a guitar as if he had the whole world under control.

From that moment, Jiang Shang began to collect everything about Ye Xingchen crazily. At the age of fifteen, he wrote a song independently after listening to Ye Xingchen's songs again and again. He wrote the lyrics, too. He sang the song in his heart all day long, and fantasized that Ye Xingchen would sing it someday. Since then, he had been more silent. Every day, he buried himself in his own world where only he and Ye Xingchen stayed. Sometimes, he wrote songs and scripts, hoping that Ye Xingchen would use them.

When Jiang Shang was eighteen, a friend of his father's, who owned an entertainment company, visited their home. Unintentionally, the man saw the songs and scripts Jiang Shang wrote and told his parents that Jiang Shang was a genius in composing and screenwriting. Taking this opportunity, Jiang Shang entered the entertainment circle smoothly. A new singer sang the first song Jiang Shang wrote. The singer and Jiang Shang became an instant hit! Countless people asked Jiang Shang to write songs for them, including some superstars. But Ye Xingchen wasn't one of them. Jiang Shang was sad and disappointed. One day he let it slip to his assistant. The latter told him that Ye Xingchen was a distinguished superstar who wouldn't come to Jiang Shang just because he wrote one famous song.

A sense of disappointment overwhelmed Jiang Shang. After all, he had thought that he would meet Ye Xingchen since he worked in the entertainment circle and that Ye Xingchen would sing his songs or act in the stories he wrote. But the reality was cruel and it wasn't a script of his. Life wouldn't go the way he wanted. What Jiang Shang's assistant said was a great shock to him. It was a huge stimulus as well. Soon, the sadness and disappointment had gone. Jiang Shang cheered up and kept writing songs. He also tried to turn his stories into professional scripts. In less than two years, he became popular all over the entertainment circle, known as an all-round and once-in-a-decade genius. The only problem was that Jiang Shang didn't like to talk at all. His fans gave him a thoughtful nickname "No-mouth Penguin" and respected him. As time went by, Jiang Shang fell in love with the job where he didn't need to talk.