He slowly approached the girl who was sound asleep on the bed, and the distance between them far exceeded that of siblings and reached an ambiguous level.
As her older brother, he should leave the room and not stay in the bedroom, even if it was just to watch her sleep.
Bai Qingqing’s appearance when she was asleep was too obedient, and her sleeping face was addictive to look at. He wanted to keep watching her like this.
After half a minute, he restrained that strange feeling in his heart and left the room.
Just as Fu Chen came out of Bai Qingqing’s room, he saw Cheng Rui standing in the corridor. At this hour, Cheng Rui hadn’t gone to sleep and was waiting for him.
Upon hearing the movement, Cheng Rui turned around and saw Fu Chen coming out of Bai Qingqing’s room, his eyes deep and gloomy.
Xiao Yang made no effort to hide his liking for Bai Qingqing. He always followed her around like an uncontrollable puppy, shamelessly trying to please her.
The interaction between Bai Qingqing and Xiao Yang was pleasant. There were always many topics for the two of them to talk about, and he could only watch coldly.
Cheng Rui believed that compared to Xiao Yang, he was more qualified to take care of Bai Qingqing. He had already made up his mind about her and vowed to treat her well, protect her, and love her for a lifetime.
Everyone witnessed how much Bai Qingqing relied on Fu Chen. Therefore, instead of waiting for tomorrow, Cheng Rui chose to wait for Fu Chen to come out of the bedroom and have a good talk with him.
Fu Chen knew why Cheng Rui was waiting there and said, “Let’s find a place to sit.”
Cheng Rui led him to the villa’s rooftop, and the two stood at the railing, gazing at the pitch-black night.
“Captain.” Cheng Rui’s cold and serious voice sounded, “I want to talk to you about Bai Qingqing.”
Fu Chen lit a cigarette, his deep gaze growing deeper, and said in a low voice, “Do you want to keep her?”
“Yes,” Cheng Rui said firmly, “Captain, I’ve told you that I will stay at Yao Yang Base. There are zombies everywhere outside, and it would be dangerous for you to wander around with her.”
There was a considerable distance between the different bases, and each member of the team had their own destinations and things to do.
The team had traveled all the way to Yao Yang Base, encountering various dangers along the way. Bai Qingqing had almost lost her life in the previous zombie wave, indicating that it wouldn’t be a good idea to continue with her.
The situation at Jingzhou Base was complicated, and they didn’t know the specifics yet. Fu Chen needed to return as soon as possible to deal with it. Yao Yang Base was one of the major forces, and it would be the best choice for Bai Qingqing to stay here under Cheng Rui’s protection.
Fu Chen knew that Cheng Rui was right, but he still felt a hint of resistance in his heart.
Initially, he had planned to use Bai Qingqing as a means to resist the inexplicable infatuation towards Bai Tian Tian, including preventing their teammates from falling hopelessly in love with Bai Tian Tian, thus changing the team’s predicament.
Leaving Bai Qingqing alive indeed caused a significant butterfly effect. Whether it was Xiao Yang, Cheng Rui, or Liang Zhiyu and Shen Mingxuan, none of them were infatuated with Bai Tian Tian, and they probably wouldn’t be in the future either.
Bai Qingqing also had spatial abilities and could completely replace Bai Tian Tian.
He had initially planned to drive away Bai Tian Tian and leave her at the survivor base, preventing their teammates from getting infatuated with her and ensuring their cooperation.
Now… he couldn’t bear to put Bai Qingqing in danger.
If the Cheng family took over Yao Yang Base, Bai Qingqing could stay here under Cheng Rui’s protection and live a safe and happy life.
Cheng Rui saw that Fu Chen remained silent for a long time and said, “Captain, I will treat Bai Qingqing well. You can trust me with her.”
Fu Chen understood the personalities of every member in the team, and Cheng Rui was a resolute and steadfast man. Although he was silent and reserved, once he decided on someone, he would give his all to them.
Compared to Xiao Yang and Cheng Rui, from an older brother’s perspective, Cheng Rui was a more suitable choice.
Fu Chen pursed his lips, feeling somewhat annoyed. He didn’t know when his dear little sister had attracted two difficult-to-get-rid-of men.
He turned to look at Cheng Rui and spoke in a cold tone, “Can you guarantee that she won’t suffer any grievances?”
Cheng Rui’s eyes brightened, understanding that Fu Chen had already agreed to his proposal. He immediately responded, “I will never let her suffer.”
Fu Chen fell silent for a moment and then said, “You know what to do.” He extinguished his cigarette and added, “If she ever gets hurt again, I won’t spare you.”
Cheng Rui acknowledged his words.
…
The next day.
Bai Qingqing lazily opened her eyes. The golden sunlight was pouring into the room, and everything seemed beautiful.
The nanny had prepared a sumptuous breakfast. Bai Qingqing put on her slippers and went downstairs. In the dining room, a few people were scattered around the long table. Liang Zhiyu and Bai Tiantian were sitting together, while Cheng Rui sat across from them. The owner of the villa, Cheng Yan, was probably at work.
Presumably, they had arrived at the survivor base. Xiao Yang and Shen Mingxuan were still sleeping in bed, just like before the apocalypse.
She glanced around but didn’t see Fu Chen. She walked slowly to the table and looked at the breakfast on it: steamed buns, soy milk, and millet porridge.
During the journey, they mainly ate buns and porridge, which she didn’t particularly like.
She really wanted to eat spicy noodles.
Cheng Rui saw that she didn’t move and asked, “Don’t you like it?”
Liang Zhiyu and Bai Tiantian looked over and saw her half-squinted eyes, looking lazy, with a slight smile on her lips.
“Qingqing, you haven’t woken up yet?” Bai Tiantian bit into a steamed bun and said.
Bai Qingqing lazily replied with a sound of agreement and had no intention of touching the breakfast on the table. She yawned and walked towards the door, wanting to take a walk in the villa’s garden.
Cheng Rui followed her with a cup of soy milk. “Have something to drink. Skipping breakfast is not good for your stomach.”
“I don’t really want to drink,” Bai Qingqing declined.
Cheng Rui didn’t force her, quickly returned and placed the cup back on the table, then hurriedly caught up with her.
Bai Qingqing rubbed her eyes, stretched lazily, and tilted her head to ask him, “Did you see my brother?”
Cheng Rui replied, “Captain Fu went out. Do you need something from him?”
Bai Qingqing shook her head. “No.”
Last night, she had given the order, and today Ye Jiahui would definitely not be feeling well. She didn’t know when she would come knocking at the door.
The professor and his wife walked in from outside the villa, wearing a worried expression as they reluctantly greeted the two.
Bai Qingqing thought of the side quest and asked, “Professor Liang, why did you come back so early? Any news about Li Jin?”
The location where Li Jin went with the Espers was not a place any base dared to send people to easily. It had been half a month without any news. The professor and his wife wanted to request help from the Ye family to rescue Li Jin, but they had been flatly refused.
The professor and his wife looked miserable and said, “The higher-ups at the base only gave us the route Li Jin took, but they are unwilling to send Espers to find him.”
Li Jin went on the mission together with the Espers to save humanity and find a cure for the apocalypse crisis.
Their actions were voluntary, but after disappearing for so long, the base had already considered them sacrifices. They wouldn’t send Espers to a dangerous place where the virus originated.
The professor and his wife had also considered offering a reward, but in the current apocalypse, money had no value, and Espers wouldn’t joke with their lives.
The second side quest had a difficulty rating of three stars. Even with double points and a big reward, Bai Qingqing was powerless to complete it unless she had Thunder Team accompany her to rescue the scientist Li Jin.
She knew very well that the most dangerous monster in the apocalypse world resided there, the Zombie Emperor who controlled a legion of zombies. It hadn’t actively attacked humans because it was still in the process of evolving.
Since the apocalypse had just begun, the Zombie Emperor likely had the power of the second stage. Now, it should have reached a strength of at least the sixth stage, surpassing human Espers. It also had several high-level subordinate Zombie Kings. If humans approached, they would be killed.
The main quest took precedence, and she wouldn’t let the team take risks. She could only apologize to the professor and his wife.
Upon hearing the professor and his wife’s words, Bai Tiantian showed a sympathetic expression and comforted them, saying, “Professor Liang, don’t worry. Li Jin must still be alive.”
The professor and his wife were almost sixty years old. Losing their son was a great pain. She had to make the team rescue Li Jin.
Bai Qingqing glanced at her. She hoped Bai Tiantian wouldn’t suddenly act like a saint and request the team to save someone. If that were the case, she hadn’t considered the team at all.
The place where the virus originated was highly dangerous, and no matter how strong the team was, they would get injured or even face death. She hoped Bai Tiantian wouldn’t be so foolish.
The group returned to Cheng’s villa.
Liang Zhiyu came out of the kitchen, holding a bowl of noodles emitting a delicious aroma.
Bai Qingqing’s eyes lit up, and she rushed over, saying, “Doctor Liang, are there still noodles in the kitchen?”
Liang Zhiyu, with a sly smile in her fox-like eyes, placed the bowl and chopsticks on the table. “Just this one bowl.”
Bai Qingqing blinked her eyes and said, “I saw you had finished your breakfast. This bowl of noodles…”
Liang Zhiyu handed her the chopsticks and said, “I made it for you, little glutton.”
Bai Qingqing happily pulled out a chair and sat down, picking up the chopsticks and starting to eat. As she ate eagerly, she was reminded by Liang Zhiyu, “Be careful, it’s hot.”
She was too impatient and ended up burning her tongue. She hurriedly stuck out her tongue, tears welling up in her eyes, and slightly complained, “It’s so hot!”
Liang Zhiyu chuckled and shook her head. Cheng Rui, who was already holding a glass of water in his hand, silently took care of her.
Bai Qingqing took a sip of water and finished the spicy noodles that suited her taste. Finally, she drank a few sips of soup, revealing a satisfied expression.
Xiao Yang rushed down from upstairs, scratching his chestnut-colored short hair. “Qingqing, have you finished breakfast?”
He seemed in a hurry, quickly went back upstairs to change his clothes, and came down with two movie tickets in his hand.
“Qingqing, how about we go watch a movie today? A sci-fi comedy, do you want to go?”
Everyone looked at him in surprise. Where did the movie tickets come from? Surprisingly, there was a cinema in Yao Yang Base.
Bai Qingqing’s eyes flickered as she asked, “Where did you get the movie tickets?”
Yao Yang proudly replied, “I saw them on the street yesterday. It’s an old movie that used to be popular. Do you want to watch it?”
A date consists of three treasures: eating, watching a movie, and more.
He wanted to capture Qingqing’s heart while they were still in the survivor base and kick away Cheng Rui, who had been eyeing her with ill intentions.
To be honest, Bai Qingqing was a little tempted, but there were so many people in the living room.
Liang Zhiyu’s fox-like eyes flashed slightly, and she kindly said to him, “Xiao Yang, dare you run off with the Captain’s little sister? Aren’t you afraid of getting your legs broken?”
Cheng Rui’s face darkened, and he said, “There’s a theater in the villa. Qingqing can watch any movie she wants.”
Xiao Yang walked to Bai Qingqing’s side, revealing his cute sharp canine teeth and sounding a bit spoiled, “Qingqing, the movie theater has a bigger screen. Let’s go.”
When a puppy acts spoiled, a girl’s heart is sure to melt. It’s irresistible.
Bai Qingqing looked at his sunny and handsome face, then at Cheng Rui’s cold and stern expression, as well as Liang Zhiyu’s gentle and smiling face, and Shen Mingxuan, who had just come downstairs with a cold smirk.
In the future, she might have to face more situations like this.
Her brother wasn’t around, so who should she choose?
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