Facts have proved that Hou Ying’s recovery is not directly related to the certain liquid he released.
Gongsun Jing and the others couldn’t figure it out. Hou Ying thought for a while and told them about losing his memory of the first two days of the apocalypse.
“Xiaohe said that when he awakened his ability, he dreamed that I was dead. I think I should have been attacked by zombies at the time, maybe even infected with the virus, but later recovered.”
They didn’t expect Hou Ying to have such an experience, but they understood his concealment. After all, there’s no point in him saying those two days that he had no memory for their current situation of survival, and would only increase their worries.
Liu Zhan said, “That’s very possible. The physique of the human body is so strange, so it’s highly likely that Brother Hou may just have such antibodies and successfully defeated the zombie virus once. Now, he has done it again. This probability is pretty high!”
Gongsun Jing said next, “As long as Brother Hou is alive and well, it’s more important than anything else.”
And the others look like they got their lives back.
Hou Ying habitually poured cold water on them and said, “I apply for a three-day observation period. If the virus doesn’t appear again, the alert can be lifted. During this period, you must remember not to use the same tableware as me, and it is best not to touch me. Also, all the things I’ve used, Brother Tao, you have to burn them all.”
Everyone’s expressions of pleasant surprise stopped abruptly.
Hou Ying laughed. He said, “I’ve never felt better than I am now. I’m sure I’ll be fine. Please relax and do this just in case. Since I have this antibody, I will never admit my fate. What’s more, I’m…not willing to die now, I don’t want to die.”
He stared at Li Xuanyuan.
The latter awkwardly avoided his sight and became embarrassed for the first time.
The rest laughed kindly.
Hou Ying went on to say, “Be careful not to make a big mistake. You should also disinfect the carriages just in case. Also, Gongsun, find a way to keep Xiaohe and Xiaohai asleep these three days, I’m afraid they’ll be in a bad mood. Xuanyuan, you, Gongsun and Ah Zhan will observe me. About the rest, just take advantage of this time to solve the ability zombies in Hangzhou.”
Then he paused and told the team seriously, “In this accident, on the one hand, the invisible ability was too special, and on the other, because of our high ability level, we ignored the potential dangers. We have to remember this lesson. There are still many types of abilities that haven’t been discovered. It’s easy to say for zombies, but human beings with special abilities have suffered family destruction and death. There are many of them with psychological distortion, and these people are the most terrifying. A Chen Yong, a madwoman, we’ll encounter more of them in the future. We can’t take chances. We must prevent similar situations from happening again.”
“We all remember, Brother Hou!”
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Thinking of this invisible ability user madman who attacked them for no reason and frantically stabbed them with a fruit knife covered with the zombie virus, they shuddered in fear.
Before the end of the world, there were frequent social news reports that people infected with AIDS deliberately pierced their needles into strangers’ bodies, making them infected too. The survivors after the apocalypse have more or less suffered painful experiences, and that kind of despair is worse than waiting to die from AIDS. It’s okay if they’re ordinary people, but with special abilities like Chen Yong and this crazy woman, then it’s simply impossible to guard against.
In these three days, Hou Ying eats and sleeps when he should, no different in peacetime.
Li Xuanyuan and the other two, who took care of him, moved to the same sleeping compartment. There were originally four berths up and down in the carriage. Because the upper berths had limited activity space and were inconvenient to move, they folded and put them away before.
After such a thrilling night, everyone couldn’t sleep. Only Hou Ying seemed heartless and laid down and rested shortly after. Gongsun Jing excessively consumed her ability during the day and fell asleep tiredly. Li Xuanyuan was leaning cross-legged on the carriage wall and looking at Hou Ying on the opposite side. Liu Zhan took a glance, rolled over from the upper bunk, and sat beside him.
“Brother Hou will get better.”
Liu Zhan comforted.
Li Xuanyuan nodded, “I know. He’s very rational and strong.”
Prior to this, Li Xuanyuan had seen Hou Ying fighting the zombie virus with his own eyes, so he was more certain than others that he could defeat the virus.
Liu Zhan sighed softly.
“Xuanyuan, I didn’t expect you to do this for Brother Hou… Anyway, the surge in Brother Hou’s desire to survive is your credit. You saved him.”
Li Xuanyuan shook his head. In fact, he didn’t play any role.
Liu Zhan showed his signature smile, poking his elbow against Li Xuanyuan, and whispered, “When Brother Hou recovered, what are you going to do?”
Li Xuanyuan raised his eyes and looked at him. He didn’t understand why Liu Zhan, who had never asked about other people’s private affairs and wasn’t interested, would ask him this question.
Liu Zhan smiled and answered, “In the past, many people in our army used various means to get your favor. It’s okay for women. If they’re men, you beat them until their mothers can’t recognize them. Our deputy has enough perseverance and has been pestering you for three years, right? How many times in those years you beat him all over the floor ‘till his teeth fell out, and pressed him in the water to wake him up. At that time, many people said that you would eventually be swayed by him, but then I didn’t know what you did, and the deputy even applied for a transfer and left. You’re very repulsive of the same sex, but I can see that you’re also moved by Brother Hou this time.”
If not, he will not break his principle of not interfering in other people’s private affairs.
He really has nothing to say about Brother Hou for Xuanyuan. He believes that giving Hou Ying a chance won’t only not make Li Xuanyuan suffer, but may also make this favor blossom and bear fruit and grow in love over time. Hou Ying survived the catastrophe, which made him pray that he could have a blessing, and Li Xuanyuan seemed to accept it. If possible, he wanted to persuade Li Xuanyuan to try to accept Hou Ying’s feelings.
Li Xuanyuan glanced at Hou Ying, who was sleeping peacefully, and whispered to Liu Zhan, “I’m gay.”
“?!”
“What!”
Liu Zhan and Qiao Daye, who couldn’t fall asleep, reacted at the same time. The latter covered his mouth and waved his hands to the others who were surprised, indicating that there was nothing wrong, but he listened secretly.
Liu Zhan was shocked. Everyone can see that Li Xuanyuan is homophobic, but turns out he’s gay?! How can this be?!
Li Xuanyuan leaned his head against the carriage wall and looked up at the upper bunk, “I only discovered my sexuality when I was in my second year of junior high. Later, a senior of mine knew I was gay, and so did he. He said he liked me and confessed to me. I have no feelings for him. No matter what I say, he hasn’t given up, for three years, from junior two to senior one. Even if I deliberately didn’t take the same high school as him, he also transferred to follow me.”
“Later, his family found out. I don’t know what he went through, but he was in pain at that time. Long story short, one day he asked me to go to the rooftop during inter-class exercises, to confess to me for the last time. I didn’t think much at that time…I turned him down. He seemed no different from the previous rejections. But when I went down the stairs, he suddenly said goodbye to me loudly. I looked back, watched him start, and then disappeared before my eyes.”
“He jumped off the roof, in front of all the students in the school.”
Liu Zhan: “…”
Qiao Daye: “…”
Hou Ying, pretending to sleep without flaws: “…”
“I felt bad for a long time after he died. Although later I learned that his family couldn’t accept his sexuality and took him to all kinds of psychotherapy and tortured him to the point of breaking down, I also have unshirkable responsibility. Many times I wondered, if I just accepted him at the time, would he not do such an extreme thing? Or, if I knew he would do that, would I accept him? If I hadn’t given him any hope from the beginning, would things not be so bad?”
These questions tormented him.
At that time, Li Xuanyuan was too young to bear such accidents and didn’t know how to adjust his mentality.
In those days, the gloomiest period of his life, the arrogant and vivid youth came to an abrupt end. Up to now, he still can’t calm down when he recalls those memories.
Li Xuanyuan wiped his face, “Then I quit school and joined the army. Since then, I have decided not to provoke or leave any illusions to others. Deputy Lian pushed me so hard at the time, just like that person back then. Tell me, would I be moved? No, I only feel scared. He’s too selfish and is forcing me to either give up my self-esteem or watch him repeat the same mistakes. So I used some means, but fortunately, he’s selfish enough and didn’t love me that much. Between me and a higher position, he chose the latter. I thank him for his wisdom.”
“Then, Brother Hou…”
Li Xuanyuan glanced at Hou Ying and said in a low voice, “If we’re not running for our lives, I would have beaten him half to death.”
Liu Zhan hissed.
Hou Ying: “…”
“What about now?” Although Liu Zhan was laughing, he asked very seriously.
Li Xuanyuan didn’t answer for the first time. It took a long time before he whispered, “If it weren’t for the apocalypse, I wouldn’t let him hang around in front of me for so long.” After a pause, he smiled in relief as if he had surrendered to someone. “But now, I won’t let him out of my sight. It doesn’t feel bad to be entangled by him.”
“Then I want to congratulate Brother Hou!”
Liu Zhan smiled very sincerely, feeling greatly relieved.
Hou Ying, who had been sleeping, suddenly turned over. Li Xuanyuan suddenly looked at him. When he and Liu Zhan thought he was still asleep, his shoulders shook slightly uncontrollably.
He couldn’t help it anymore.
Turn over, lying on the pillow and laughing wantonly, the sound slowly leaks out, so cheerful, so happy.
Liu Zhan rushed back to the upper bunk wisely.
Li Xuanyuan stared at Hou Ying with a stiff face for a while, but still couldn’t help striding forward, and kicking Hou Ying’s ass!
Forcing them to love you back or accept you just because you “love” them, is not love for me. I feel sad for Xuanyuan for experiencing such thing at a very young age.
Thank you for the update~
I know rightt?? Now we finally know why ML have that attitude towards HY (and gaaaaahhhh we are finally past the point we are all waiting for – for them to be together!!! aackkkk i’m squealing in joy ❤❤❤)
YAYAYAYAY!!
Hahahaha! Glad for them… Thanks for the update ❤️🤣
When’s the next chapter? 🤓
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Mi pobre bebé Xuanyuan, haz sufrido demasiado:”((