The Farewell and Xiu Jie’s Doubts

Before dawn the next morning, a total of 30 level-5 people, including Xing Feng, walked to the gate in the company of Yun Che, Yun Yao and other people. For the first time in Yun Che's life he saw people off while he was left behind in the base.

"Don't run about these days. When you have time, take Chenchen to cultivate in the space. We'll be back soon."

Xing Feng raised his arm to run his fingers through Yun Che's hair and opened his arms to embrace Yun Che. The journey to the northwest would last for at least 5 days or even infinitely longer if they ran into too many zombie beasts or the zombie beasts that were too strong. Yun Che and Xing Feng had never separated for so many days ever since they were together. Xing Feng was more or less reluctant to leave, particularly because Yun Che was still carrying their baby.

"Fine. You guys be careful. Contact us immediately if anything goes wrong. Don't bite the bullet."

Yun Che put his arms around Xing Feng, patted his back and then pushed him away slightly. If possible, Yun Che would really love to go on the journey with them, but… See the dog-sized Heiyu who was staring at Yun Che with Chenchen on the back? If Yun Che dared to say to join them, Heiyu was bound to get on him and give him a bite. Yun Che never dared to underestimate Heiyu's loyalty.

"Hmm."

Xing Feng nodded and then squatted down to lean his head against Yun Che's tummy. "Be good, kiddo. Don't make my honey suffer, okay? Otherwise, I'll beat your ass up when you come out."

If the baby could really hear those words, it might be scared to jump up and protest. That was not what a father should say.

"Huh… I'm not sure if you'll have that chance. But I'm sure you'll get beaten up if you carry on saying that."

Saying that, Yun Che intentionally took a glance at Heiyu who was barking horribly at Xing Feng. Heiyu expected the birth of the baby even more than its parents.

"Huh…"

Upon hearing that, Xing Feng couldn't help bursting into laughter. He got up, leaned close to Yun Che and kissed on his lips gently. Then he whispered only loud enough for the two of them to hear, "Be good. Don't go around. I love you, honey."

"I love you, too. Come back soon."

Yun Che kissed him back and saw him onto the bus with a smile. On the other side, Yun Yao was warning Yun Cheng and Leng Yehan that they should be careful and that they should protect their lives if they ran into too many zombie beasts or the zombie beasts that were too strong. She was even more long-winded than Zhan Tianlong and his wife, Lu's mother and Senior Chen. But it was not Yun Yao's fault to talk so much since Yun Cheng was a special case.

"Well…" Xiu Jie said as he wheezed.

It was already late when everyone finally finished the conversation. After the last person got onto the bus, some hasty footsteps suddenly rang. It was Xiu Jie who ran over to them breathlessly. Yun Che and other people cast suspicious eyes on Xiu Jie while he looked around anxiously at the bus with a slight flush on his flawless face. Seeing that, Zhou Zeyu who was already in his seat got off the bus and pulled Xiu Jie to a corner, ignoring those curious or mocking eyes.

"What? You're really worried about me?"

Zhou Zeyu asked casually as he stared at Xiu Jie who was still wheezing with a flush. Ever since Zhou Zeyu hit Xiu Jie last time, they had had more connections. Gradually, Zhou Zeyu discovered that Xiu Jie wasn't so disturbing as he appeared. Xiu Jie indeed could annoy people easily by his slightly bad temper and the fuss he made whenever he got mad. He ended up a person like that probably because he had been spoiled before the doomsday and had never suffered after that. However, too many people appeared friendly but hid plots inwardly, among those who Zhou Zeyu had mingled with over the past six months. Therefore, Zhou Zeyu was impressed by the authenticity of Xiu Jie who laughed whenever he was happy and made a scene whenever he was upset. As time went by, their relationship had turned romantic. Upon receiving the news yesterday that Zhou Zeyu would go on a long trip, Xiu Jie told him by a message that he would see him off. Rejected by Zhou Zeyu, Xiu Jie still showed up today.

"I… I'm not worried about you. I'm worried about captain and other people. I specially came here to say goodbye."

Xiu Jie was going to say something but he choked. The words that escaped from his mouth were totally not what he intended to say, but his eyes were filled with unutterable concerns. Zhou Zeyu could tell that at once but didn't reveal it. Instead, he flipped Xiu Jie on the forehead intimately. "Don't worry," said Zhou Zeyu, "This is not our first long trip. We'll come back safe in just a few days."

Perhaps, they should have a serious talk about their relationship. Zhou Zeyu looked at Xiu Jie deeply with a light smile. Although Zhou Zeyu always talked about his wish to date a beautiful girl, he actually didn't care about the gender as long as two people were in love. Zhou Zeyu could accept gay relationships easily without any rejections probably because he was surrounded by guy couples. It had been hard to find the true love even in the age of peace, let alone after the doomsday. It mattered more to keep each other's company than anything else!

"Hmm, come back safe. I…"

"Wait for me."

Zhou Zeyu, leaning closer, put his finger on Xiu Jie's lips to stop him from speaking. When Xiu Jie was lost in doubts, Zhou Zeyu whispered those three words to Xiu Jie's ears, during which Zhou's lips gently grazed Xiu's slightly frozen cheek. Before striding away, Zhou Zeyu took a deep look at Xiu Jie who chased him without saying anything till the bus drove away.

"He won't know you like him if you don't tell him. Remember how you chased Feng? You should do like that now."

When the bus drove away, Yun Yao and the rest went back to the yard successively while Xiu Jie still stood there, staring at the direction where the bus disappeared. Yun Che went over and patted his shoulder. Everyone had known that Zhou Zeyu often paid visits to Xiu Jie, but they knew to give them space and were happy to know that the two of them had found their own happiness.

"Well…"

After a while of daze, Xiu Jie unnaturally stopped Yun Che who had turned around. Xiu Jie struggled bashfully for quite a while before he finally summoned up his courage to ask, "Well, what on earth is like when you really like someone? How can I confirm that?"

Xiu Jie had had a crush on Xing Feng just because Xing Feng could offer a better life to him after the doomsday. But Xiu Jie had never dared to approach Xing Feng ever since Yun Che scared him. Although Xiu Jie didn't feel very sad, he absolutely had borne grudges once since Yun Che had humiliated him. As for Zhou Zeyu, he was different in the way Xiu Jie couldn't describe. Zhou Zeyu had even hit Xiu Jie as the punishment for taking Chenchen out without permission. Theoretically speaking, Xiu Jie should have hated Zhou Zeyu. However, the truth was the opposite. They got along with each other well. Last night, Xiu Jie had trouble sleeping after he had been told that Zhou Zeyu would take a long trip to support the northwest. When Xiu Jie found it was late the next morning, he ran to this place without hesitation. Even he himself didn't know why he was so anxious.

"How can you confirm that?"

Yun Che walked back to him with a smile. "Ask your heart and you'll know. Everyone has his own definition of love. Think about this carefully. Why did you abandon your warm quilt and run over here to see him off in the early morning? The answer should be you really like him."

"What about you? How did you confirm that you do like captain?"

Yun Che's words meant nothing to Xiu Jie. If Xiu Jie had known the answer, he wouldn't have asked. Xiu Jie was desperate to know other people's experience to prove something. However, Yun Che didn't fool him at all. Everyone had his own personalities and experiences, so everyone had his own definition of love. When Xiu Jie tried hard to look for the answer, in fact it already proved that Xiu Jie's love for Zhou Zeyu was real.

"You ask me how to confirm that, but I don't know how to tell you. Anyway, my heart told me that Xing Feng is the destined one, so I confirmed. Xiu Jie, take it easy. If you can't figure it out by yourself, you can think about it with Zeyu when he comes back. The answer is probably right in front of you, but you ignore it."

Yun Che reached out to pat his shoulder before turning around and walking into the yard. Xiu Jie stood at the gate for quite a moment before leaving. The talk with Yun Che made him even more confused.

"Actually, you should just tell him directly. I can tell that he likes you."

Gu Mingxuan who had been waiting in the yard said with a smile. Whoever wasn't blind could tell Xiu Jie was in love with Zhou Zeyu. But Xiu Jie was still confused about his feelings probably because he was too close to the project.

"If the love is confessed by the third party, it'll become meaningless, right?"

With his eyebrows raised, Yun Che held his sister's shoulder casually. He absolutely didn't have an evil mind!

"You were on purpose, weren't you?"

Heiyu roasted mercilessly as soon as he caught the chance. Yun Che put up one finger and shook it. "Wrong. Only the love that is discovered by yourself is precious. You beast will never know. I won't waste time explaining."

"Fuck. You said I'm a beast? I'll bite you to death…"

"Yeah, when you can chase me."

"Stop there. Don't run…"

"Che, be careful…"

"Aha… Uncle, run. Come on…"

The mention of beast instantly touched off a war. Heiyu tapped his four paws off the group and jumped onto Yun Che who let go of his sister and ran away with preparation. As Heiyu chased Yun Che, Yun Yao yelled anxiously while Chenchen who was on Heiyu's back clapped his hands with excitement. Other people couldn't help laughing. None of them perceived that the sorrow of separation was gone unconsciously.

In the base airport.

"Xing Feng, General Wang, we'll count on you this time. Please bring everyone back safely. I'll be looking forward to spending the new year with you guys!"

After the three planes landed steadily on the airport, the soldiers on the way to the front boarded one by one. Mo Wenyang in his army uniform saluted Wang Guoan and Xing Feng respectively. Wei Kan, Wang Guoqiang and other companions came up together. This time, Wang Guoan led the military as he requested and Xing Feng led the people of Chaoyang and Peak.

"Yes! The mission will be completed. You have my promise!

Standing still, Wang Guoan shouted. Mo Wenyang reached out to pat his shoulder and said, "Thank you."

Having been enemies once, they hadn't spoken out their admiration of each other. Now that the base was united, Mo Wenyang naturally would never conceal his admiration of Wang Guoan. Otherwise, he wouldn't have given the mission on behalf of the whole Southwest Base to Wang Guoan.

"Sure."

Wang Guoan nodded. He then turned around and said goodbye to Wei Kan and other people. Mo Wenyang raised his fist and beat Xing Feng's chest. "Come back safe. Don't give chances for your beast to come out."

Once the beast came out, millions of people would be killed. Without a doubt, if anything really happened to Xing Feng, Yun Che could absolutely do that. Mo Wenyang would never want to see that happen.

"Huh… I won't forget to tell Che that when I come back."

Xing Feng beat Mo Wenyang's chest back and then strode away while Mo Wenyang was left there with doubts. Jesus! Xing Feng didn't even forget to make fun of Mo Wenyang before leaving. Didn't Xing Feng know that his Home-Guarding Beast was very dreadful? Did Xing Feng do that on purpose to make Mo Wenyang have nightmares?