Chenchen in Convalescence

No one cared about what happened to Chen Family afterward. The rule was simple in the doomsday, the strong were the winners. If someone overreached themselves, they'd end up with terrible consequences. If they laid low like regular folks or got their condescending thoughts out of their minds, they wouldn't have ended up like that. Leng Yehan and the others were angry and sad when they learned what happened after they came back from the quest. They couldn't imagine anyone trying to harm the chubby baby and more surprisingly, the assailants were from within Chaoyang Community.

Chenchen's wounds were healed but the blood he lost wasn't easy to replenish. In order to do so, Yun Che caught a giant boar in his Space to get its liver. Zhan Tianlong suggested a transfusion at the beginning but Yun Che refused because others' blood couldn't compete with one's own. Also, no one could guarantee that the blood from another superfunction possessor wouldn't mutate. And what if the blood would be bad for the kid's health? Yun Che didn't think those health care products would be suitable for a kid, either. So his solution was a better diet and to let the kid convalesce. They got loads of supplies anyway.

"Chenchen, good boy, take another sip, OK?"

"Mmm, no, I'm tired. I want to sleep."

Yun Yao made porridge with the fresh pig liver and blood that Yun Che got. To remove the funny smell, Yun Yao put a lot of shrimps, plums and minced ginger in the porridge. Chenchen had had enough after only eating half a bowl in his mom's arms. He wouldn't open his mouth no matter how Yun Che coaxed him. He closed his eyes and snuggled into Yun Yao's arms. He wanted nothing else but a nice sleep.

"Never mind. Feed him in the evening."

Xing Feng took the bowl from Yun Che. The blood loss and tiredness had made it difficult for the kid to open his eyes and eat something.

"Yeah. Put him in Space."

Yun Che gave him the spoon and took Chenchen over. Before he sent him into Space, Yun Cheng suddenly proposed, "Brother, we'll accompany Chenchen in Space, OK?"

"Huh? Well, OK. And Yehan?"

Yun Che raised his brows as he didn't expect his brother to be this sensible but soon his expression returned to normal. After all, Yun Cheng, too, was Chenchen's uncle. Even though he remembered nothing, some human nature remained with him, so it wasn't strange. Yun Che was just not sure if Cheng would be fine on his own, he spontaneously looked at Leng Yehan.

"OK."

When Leng Yehan made eye contact with Yun Che, he nodded without hesitation. Yun Che sent them into Space without delay.

"Sister, don't worry. Yehan and Cheng will look after Chenchen. Let's have lunch."

When Yun Che saw his sister's red eyes, he soothed her by patting her shoulder. Yun Che hadn't talked with Gu Mingxuan about his Space but now wasn't a good time to talk about that anyway. Yun Che had decided to directly take him into Space later.

"I know. I just feel bad. Chenchen is still a little boy…"

Her son used to be active and she never needed to worry about his appetite. Sometimes, Chenchen would ask for meat, but he still ate whatever was given to him most of the time. Watching him gobble the food up, everybody had a good appetite. Now, Yun Yao felt terrible.

"Come on, let's have lunch."

Yun Che felt awful as well. He couldn't come up with better words to comfort his sister, what he could do was shove the bowl and chopsticks into her hands. This must have been the quietest and the most downcast lunch that they had had ever. Even Zhou Zeyu, the guy who was good at lightening the mood, remained silent, much less Ye Xingchen and others who had always cared about Chenchen very much. The lunch finished in less than 20 minutes. Everybody got a full belly, however, the food tasted bland as hell.

It was 2:40 pm, 20 minutes away from the meeting. It was the hottest hour of the day. Led by Xing Feng and Yun Che, Chaoyang and Peak guys drove several cars toward the space that was going to be Chaoyang Project 2. This morning, Gu Mingxuan had someone build a temporary tent. After what happened to Chenchen, Gu Mingxuan had most of the tents torn down. He left a 10-meter long, 2-meter wide square, green military tent at the front. There was a table, some chairs, several large fans. Other than those, nothing.

"What? Is this the best Chaoyang can get? Are we supposed to be roasted under the sun?"

"Yeah, the sun is burning my skin. I wouldn't come if I knew earlier."

"Quiet! Haven't you heard about what happened to Chen Family? The houses they live in were confiscated. Rumor has it, they're all dead."

"What? I heard their arms were chopped off. Xing Feng and Yun Che couldn't be that cruel to slaughter the entire family."

"What do you know? Xing Feng was born in a military family. Do you think military men in real life were as nice as they looked like on TV before the doomsday? And think about Yun Che, he's a regular dude who not only leads a lean squad that places second on the ranking chart but also has Xing Feng on his side. Even the military doesn't dare to mess with him, he must have got some special abilities. In these crazy days, people got abilities are generally callous."

"Right, right. Xing Feng could get all the beautiful girls he wants but he chooses to stick with Yun Che who has no big boobs or ass. The dude mustn't be an easy fellow."

"Is Yun Che the real deal? I've heard that Mrs. Wang kept talking about Xing Feng her the future son-in-law and that Wang Yun always called herself Xing Feng's wife. Mr. Wang is an important figure in the base, will Xing Feng reject them for Yun Che?"

"Yun Wang? Pshh! She's way out of Xing Feng's league. From what I have heard, Yun Che has abilities and is a good-looker. Mr. Wang does enjoy great achievements but he's old. Yun Che is someone that the military doesn't dare to mess with, every superfunction attribute of his is powerful. How can Xing Feng dump Ying Feng for an old researcher? Remind you, he owns the laboratory now."

"That's true. I would choose Yun Che if I were Xing Feng…"

"Tch! As if they rule the base…"

Many researchers and their family had gathered together on the land that was going to be Chaoyang Project 2. Those who knew each other formed small groups and chatted. Some were unhappy with the meeting location, some called Chaoyang stingy. Most people were talking about Chen Family, Xing Feng and Yun Che. It was obvious that Xing Feng's strategy worked. Most people were scared. Even if people couldn't accept what they were going to say later, at least they wouldn't receive strong objections.

"They're coming."

Some ORVs entered the location one by one. Someone shouted and everybody looked in one direction. The ORVs stopped at the forefront. Xing Feng and Yun Che jumped off the vehicle with their fingers blatantly interlocked. After giving a quick scan of the crowd, they walked straight into the military tent. They were followed by Gu Mingxuan and the others. Chu Haoling and Meng Xu were at the back of the line after putting the vehicles in their Space.

"Is everyone here?"

A microphone was set in front of every seat. Xing Feng asked after he sat in the middle. His voice spread through the loudspeaker boxes around the tent. Gu Mingxuan picked up the walkie-talkie. "Registration desk, is everybody here?"

There were too many participants. Everyone was required to sign in at the registration desk at the entrance in case someone came late or didn't show up.

"No. 1/3 of the participants haven't shown up…"

"Oh, the meeting has begun. Sorry, we're late."

"Is Captain Xing already here? Sorry, we overslept."

"Come on, come on. Sign us in."

In the walkie-talkie, the register was cut off by the noises of men and women. Gu Mingxuan reflexly frowned. Xing Feng's eyes darkened. Yun Che spoke to the microphone with a cunning smile, "Guys, guys, no rush. People over there, please make way for those who have just arrived. Come here, you guys, sorry for the poor job that the clerks have done, Captain Xing and I will greet you personally."

Right after he said it, the crowd made way for those latecomers. One didn't need to be super smart to understand the deeper meaning of Yun Che's words, not to mention these highly intelligent researchers. The latecomers felt kind of awkward. The expression on their faces changed from embarrassment to anger to upset. Some scoffed at them in the crowd but most people just wanted to witness what Yun Che and Xing Feng were capable of.

"2:58, two minutes before the meeting begins."

Yun Che took a look at his phone as if he didn't notice that he just caused a commotion. Xing Feng helped complete Yun Che's sentence, "Jiang Shan, Zhao Gang, Fang Rui, gather your teams and go to their apartments at 3 pm sharp. Get all who haven't come out of their apartments, we'll have conversations with each of them."

Xing Feng stressed the word "conversations" through the sound system. Everyone on the spot was happy that they came early, those latecomers sped up the paces. The researchers lived in the buildings between Project 1 and Project 2, those who didn't come could vaguely hear what Xing Feng said in their apartments. A few people didn't give a crap but most people rushed out of their homes in a flurry.

It was true that researchers were more important than common people provided they were needed, but if they weren't needed, their lives would be worse than common people because what could they do otherwise? Too bad, not many researchers could see the simple survival rule. Those researchers thought the future of mankind was in their hands and that they were the saviors of mankind. What didn't cross their mind was, the doomsday had lasted for four months and there hadn't been notable research results. Even the upcoming antidote was the work of Chaoyang researchers, it had nothing to do with these people.

At least dozens of researchers came to the meeting table across the crowd. Men dressed smartly, women wore fancy make-up like Xiao Biting and dresses unsuitable for the occasion and unsteady high-heels. Some younger girls even held anti-UV umbrellas. It seemed they had come to a party or a trip instead of a meeting and that the doomsday had zero impact on them.

"You came early, everyone. Thank you."

With one hand on the table, Yun Che eyeballed them with a fake smile. Even he was impressed by these people. He had seen many people since the doomsday befell, but he had never seen any men wear such sharp suits or have such slick hair. The women looked more ridiculous. The elder ones wore fancy cheongsams and thick-heel leather shoes, the younger ones wore high-heels and their faces were pasted with cosmetics. Also, the younger women were stood arm in arm next to men who were old enough to be their fathers, so apparently, they were re-married. Yun Che was genuinely impressed, these chicks were living better lives than theirs.