Bai Qingqing, curled up inside the box, squinted her eyes. Her delicate face was pale and frail, like a suffering little animal being found by its owner. Her eyes looked at him with a soft and innocent gaze.
Fu Chen reached out to touch her fair face, gently pushing aside the curly bangs that covered her forehead. He said, “You’ve been hiding for so long. Don’t you miss your brother?”
His tone of voice was intimate, as if he had found his little sister playing hide-and-seek with him. It was indulgent and filled with affection.
Bai Qingqing suppressed her pounding heart and turned her head, lying face down in the large suitcase, unwilling to move. She said with a false tone, “I don’t miss you.”
In fact, they hadn’t seen each other for just a few days, but it felt like they had been separated for a long time, causing a slight sense of unfamiliarity.
Fu Chen looked at her defiant appearance, leaned down to lift her out of the suitcase, and sat with her petite form on the edge of the bed. He extended his finger to pinch her chin, squinting his eyes slightly, and said, “Are you still mad at your brother?”
Bai Qingqing lowered her eyelashes and pursed her lips, remaining silent.
Fu Chen noticed her seemingly obedient surface, but her expression carried a hidden resistance. He felt a bit displeased in his heart and said, “Didn’t you promise to listen to your brother?”
“I kept you in Yaoyang Base for your safety, but you silently followed Xiao Yang and ran away. Do you know how worried your brother was?”
Bai Qingqing raised her gaze and coldly said, “If my brother really cared about me, he wouldn’t have left me all alone.”
Fu Chen’s hand, which was pinching her chin, slowly caressed her delicate skin. The pretty face displayed a faint blush of anger, making her even more enticing.
He couldn’t help but lower his head closer, his deep voice carrying a coaxing tone, as he said softly, “Brother knows he was wrong. Can you forgive me, Qingqing?”
Bai Qingqing was stunned for a moment. She didn’t expect the arrogant Fu Chen to apologize to her so humbly.
So, she couldn’t say anything for a moment.
Fu Chen looked at her dazed expression and couldn’t help but hold her tighter, asking in a low voice, “Whose idea was it?”
“Hmm?” Bai Qingqing was puzzled.
Fu Chen’s eyes carried a hint of danger, and he continued to ask, “Between you and Xiao Yang, who came up with the idea to hide in the box and sneak onto the car?”
“…” Bai Qingqing hesitated.
Fu Chen’s gaze became sharp, and his aura became oppressive. He spoke with a stern voice, “Tell me.”
Bai Qingqing carelessly betrayed Xiao Yang, lowering her head and confessing the truth, “Xiao Yang drugged me and put me in the box, bringing me onto the car.”
She grabbed onto the man’s shirt with her hands and asked nervously, “Brother, you won’t do anything to Xiao Yang, right?”
Upon hearing her concern for Xiao Yang, Fu Chen’s thin lips tightened with displeasure, and his dark eyes turned cold. He said, “It seems that I, as your brother, aren’t as important to you as Xiao Yang.”
“That’s not true.” Bai Qingqing immediately tried to please him, saying, “Brother, you are the most important to me.”
Pausing for a moment, she stared at his handsome face, cautiously asking, “Brother, you won’t abandon me again, will you?”
In the girl’s clear and innocent eyes, there was a hint of fear and panic. Her small hand tightly gripped his clothes, afraid of being abandoned once more.
Fu Chen knew he had hurt her. A tinge of guilt flashed in his eyes. He held her soft body tightly and promised, “No, I won’t. I’ll never do it again.”
No matter what happens, he will keep her by his side.
Bai Qingqing leaned against his embrace, her long and curly black eyelashes drooping. The corners of her lips curled up with a subtle and elusive smile.
“That’s good,” she said with a sweet and affectionate voice, as if she was deeply attached, “If brother ever abandons me again, I’ll run far away and never see you again.”
Fu Chen’s arm tightened, and he looked down at her, trying to discern the expression on the girl’s face.
Bai Qingqing met his dark gaze with her clear and beautiful eyes, as if the surface of a lake, showing no trace of the heartless words she had spoken.
Fu Chen pinched her delicate chin and a faint smile appeared on his thin lips. His voice carried a dangerous breath as he said, “If you dare to run, brother will break your legs.”
Bai Qingqing suddenly felt a slight pain in her calf, and her whole body tensed up like a startled little animal. She stared at him in disbelief.
Is this the transformed big boss? Breaking legs at the drop of a hat? Fu Chen in the original novel wasn’t this sadistic.
Seeing her frightened face, Fu Chen’s voice softened. He held her delicate body tightly and said, “Don’t be afraid. As long as you obediently stay by your brother’s side, he won’t harm you.”
Heh, heh.
Bai Qingqing pretended to be obedient and said, “Brother, I’ll be good. Please don’t bully me.”
Fu Chen looked at her charming appearance, and his gaze gradually became profound. In this narrow space, he felt like doing something else naughty. His slender fingers lingered ambiguously on her face and slowly approached her rosy petal-like lips.
Bai Qingqing sensed that something was off and quickly pushed him away, trying to escape from his warm embrace.
Fu Chen stood up, holding her hand, and said, “Let’s go downstairs for dinner.”
Bai Qingqing followed him and said, “I wonder if they’ll be pleasantly surprised when they see me.”
Fu Chen gave a faint smile and said, “More like startled.”
Apart from him, the rest of the team had no idea where Bai Qingqing was hiding. Seeing her suddenly appear out of thin air was definitely shocking.
In the living room, the people who were preparing for dinner heard footsteps coming downstairs and turned to look.
“Crash!” Bai Tiantian dropped the cup in her hand, looking at Bai Qingqing and Fu Chen who had appeared before her in disbelief.
Shen Mingxuan’s peach blossom eyes widened in surprise as he tightly gripped the chopsticks in his hand, staring intently at them. Bai Qingqing didn’t stay at the Yaoyang Base, and she actually got into the car. There was a complex feeling in his heart that he couldn’t describe, unsure if it was happiness or some other emotion.
Liang Zhiyu’s eyes flickered, and a smirk appeared on his lips. Interesting, she was actually secretly hidden by Xiao Yang.
Bai Qingqing was dressed in casual clothes, her delicate face charming and captivating as she leaned closely to Fu Chen, appearing like a younger sister who heavily relied on him.
Xiao Yang stared at Fu Chen holding Bai Qingqing’s hand, gnashing his teeth in anger. He inwardly cursed Fu Ge for lacking shame, taking advantage of his identity as an older brother to behave wantonly. It was truly infuriating.
Bai Qingqing greeted them with a smile. “Hi, we meet again.”
Liang Zhiyu got up and went to the kitchen to get her a bowl and chopsticks. “Sit down and have a meal.”
Bai Qingqing sat down next to Fu Chen, tilting her head slightly with chopsticks in hand. “Aren’t you curious where I was hiding?”
“Do we need to guess?” Shen Mingxuan glanced at her and said, “You were in Xiao Yang’s room, weren’t you?”
Bai Tiantian raised a question. “But Captain searched there, and Qingqing wasn’t in Xiao Yang’s room.”
Indeed, it was because Fu Chen didn’t find Bai Qingqing that everyone thought she hadn’t gotten in the car, which was why they were so surprised to see her.
Bai Qingqing announced good news. “I can freely enter and exit the space now.”
Everyone turned their gaze towards her, as if they had heard some significant news. The ability to freely enter and exit the space meant that she could also bring others in. In the apocalypse, it was like having an incredible life-saving supernatural power.
Bai Tiantian’s eyes revealed a look of envy. Her space ability was only at the third rank, and besides using it for storage, it had no other functions.
Liang Zhiyu’s foxy eyes showed a gloomy expression. Being able to hide in the space meant that no one could control her.
Xiao Yang exclaimed in surprise, “Congratulations, Qingqing. You’ve gained an additional life-saving skill.”
“Thank you.” Bai Qingqing smiled at him.
Xiao Yang pondered and asked, “Can others enter your space too?”
Bai Qingqing was about to answer when Fu Chen placed a piece of meat into her bowl and said, “Focus on eating.”
“Oh.” Bai Qingqing didn’t realize their conversation was interrupted and took a bite of the meat, slowly chewing and swallowing it before answering Xiao Yang, “No.”
Currently, the open skill of the space allowed only the owner to freely enter and exit, and there was also a time limit. She would probably have to work harder to upgrade it further in order to allow others to enter.
She thought to herself that mutated plants could be placed inside, but she wasn’t sure if mutated animals or zombies could be stored.
Everyone had different thoughts while having their meal.
After dinner, everyone rested in the living room. It was still early to go to sleep, so Shen Mingxuan and Xiao Yang went out for some fresh air. Bai Tiantian held her cup and frequently glanced at Bai Qingqing, wanting to say something but hesitating.
She thought she wouldn’t see Bai Qingqing for a long time, but she didn’t expect her to return to the team.
Bai Tiantian felt a bit guilty and had some other mixed emotions. She attributed this to everyone’s attention being focused on Bai Qingqing again.
During this period, Xiao Yang always had a cold face towards her, Liang Zhiyu remained distant and gentle, Fu Chen was even more indifferent, completely disregarding her. Even Shen Mingxuan, who used to take care of her with tenderness, inexplicably became a bit distant.
Bai Tiantian felt uncomfortable in her heart. She knew it was because of the incident where Bai Qingqing was almost killed. It felt terrible to be excluded like this.
After dinner, Bai Qingqing took out her phone and started playing a game. Fu Chen sat beside her, watching her play. Bai Qingqing didn’t fail to notice the glances from Bai Tiantian and deliberately ignored her.
Who could have a good attitude towards someone who nearly caused their own death? Oh, unless that person was a saint.
It seemed like this world revolved around Bai Tiantian. She inadvertently led to one disaster after another, and there were always people suffering on her behalf.
She temporarily set aside her plan of acting as the saint. She needed to find a way to quickly win over Xiao Yang or someone else to complete the main mission.
The system progress bar showed that Liang Zhiyu and Shen Mingxuan had also made some progress, though relatively less compared to Xiao Yang and Cheng Rui. In order to survive, she had to work harder.
“What are you thinking?” Fu Chen’s voice came from beside her.
Bai Qingqing snapped out of her thoughts and saw the game character on her phone fall off a cliff to its death. “Ah, I died again. When will I break the record?”
“I’ll help you pass it,” Fu Chen offered, extending his hand.
Bai Qingqing declined, holding her phone. “No, I’ll do it myself.”
Fu Chen, seeing that she was both inexperienced and enjoyed playing, rubbed her head. “Then you won’t be able to clear it even after playing for a hundred years.”
Bai Qingqing: “…”
Just as she was about to retort, Bai Tiantian stood in front of them, her voice trembling with fear. “Qingqing, I want to talk to you.”
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