Even though he said “come here,” Shen Jie didn’t lift his eyelids while speaking, still staring at the screen of his phone.
Zong Lin walked over and saw the other person playing a game.
The interface of the game looked familiar. It was a popular rhythm game nowadays, “Wild WoodFish.”
In his impression, Shen Jie quite liked playing this game. He would often hunker down on the sofa, poking at his phone when bored.
At this moment, wooden fish notes flew rapidly from a distance, while Shen Jie’s hands swiftly tapped on the screen.
Accompanied by symbols of +1 merits continuously floating up, the combo count in the upper left corner had reached a surprisingly high number.
Zong Lin gazed at the slender, well-defined hands of his lover, which appeared particularly agile when operating the game.
— Of course, this agility wasn’t limited to just playing games.
Zong Lin’s Adam’s apple bobbed.
“Xiao Jie.”
Zong Lin sat on the edge of the bed, leaning over.
His hair was still only roughly dried by a towel, with water vapor lingering at the tips, his voice low and husky, his chest as if aflame.
Shen Jie’s fingertips paused, a faint smile tugging at his lips.
“What’s up?”
Zong Lin asked, “How much longer are you going to play?”
The game was in endless mode. With Shen Jie’s hand speed, as long as he didn’t want to stop, the game wouldn’t either.
Shen Jie chuckled softly.
His pure white and smooth shoulders trembled slightly with his suppressed laughter, his deep black hair flowing like seaweed.
His fingertips intentionally missed a note.
Miss.
“It’s all your fault for distracting me,” Shen Jie said.
Zong Lin leaned in closer, covering his back, his large palm grasping his hand, calling out to him, “Baby.”
The man’s chest still had droplets of water from the shower, which transferred onto his back. It wasn’t cold. After mingling, it quickly dissipated due to the warmth emanating from both their bodies.
“Lin Ge,” Shen Jie said, “Your hair isn’t dry yet.”
Zong Lin muttered, “Don’t feel like blow-drying it.”
Shen Jie lazily responded with an “Oh,” deliberately misinterpreting his meaning, saying, “So, you want me to blow-dry it for you? Alright, I’ll go get the hairdryer—”
He started to get up to fetch it.
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Zong Lin pursed his lips, pulling him back and gently biting his nape.
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The gunmetal gray metal collar gleamed in the dim light. Zong Lin sweated, furrowing his brow, his crimson pupils shrinking to pinpoints, resembling a caged beast.
Shen Jie looked up at him. Suddenly, he grabbed the suppressor around his neck, pulling him close.
Their foreheads touched, and Shen Jie met his gaze.
“Isn’t it hard to endure?” Shen Jie said, suddenly biting his lip.
Zong Lin couldn’t answer.
Compared to his own slow and clumsy preparations for his lover, Zong Lin quickly learned how adept and agile hands skilled in gaming could be.
—-
After the rain-washed night, the sky was exceptionally clear, with the moon shining brightly over the city.
The residential area was located on the eastern outskirts of the city, where tall buildings stretched endlessly, with most of them closely packed together, each floor housing numerous residents, resembling brightly lit boxes crowded together.
Even though they were like boxes, their prices were extremely high.
People from outside the city risked their lives collecting resources in the wilderness, hoping to settle in the city, but most were denied entry.
Amidst the greenery of the residential area, there were several single-story buildings, each with its own elevator, standing out prominently. This was the most prestigious residential community in the apocalypse, “Gezhi Garden.”
“Gezhi Garden” was mostly inhabited by urban elites, business district tycoons, or high-level ability users, with no shortage of resources.
In addition to the box suites and luxury residential communities, there were also some rundown motels specifically for “wanderers” to rest temporarily.
Urban wanderers, distinct from the city’s housed population, were the most unstable segment of the transient population.
They possess urban resident status but, due to various reasons, have sold or lost their housing, becoming “wanderers”.
In order to control the urban population, the descendants of wanderers are unable to obtain resident status. Their movements within the city are also subject to various constraints—such as, for example, when seeking employment, without local housing, it’s practically impossible to secure jobs within the inner city, leaving them to run errands in the commercial district or engage in menial cleaning jobs on the outskirts.
At this moment, Su Shiyu was sitting in a small room in the wanderer’s hostel.
The hotel’s soundproofing was mediocre. Not far away was the red light district, with its chaotic and colorful neon lights shining through the thin curtains onto his face.
As a germaphobe, he was not entirely satisfied with the hotel’s conditions, but given Su Shiyu’s identity, staying here was the least suspicious.
The system’s voice disappeared when Zong Lin appeared, and Su Shiyu didn’t know where it had gone this time.
Yet even without the system’s reminder, Su Shiyu keenly feels someone was watching him.
The “Feather of Creation” tied to his wrist was quite full, belching “gugu” sounds as if it had had its fill.
The precious “Life” abilities capable of clearing infections was enough to subject him to unilateral surveillance by the city.
It was not necessarily malicious, perhaps stemming from a protective instinct toward precious organisms—just a hassle nonetheless.
Especially at this moment, the peculiar sensation coming from the other end of consciousness almost made it impossible for him to maintain his split focus.
The entire exoskeleton felt like it was about to melt from the heat.
Moreover, he was surprised that this anthropomorphized exoskeleton body not only passed the city genetic testing but also could exhibit a reaction.
He intertwined his hands and places them on his forehead, his pale complexion appearing even more melancholic, and his emerald eyes seemed to be veiled with a damp mist.
At this moment, there was suddenly a knock on the door.
—-
As Shen Jie had to divert some of his attention to the other end of consciousness, Zong Lin keenly sensed it.
The man, completely unable to restrain his possessiveness, had eyes blazing with crimson, like burning hot flames, trying to pull him back in the most direct way possible.
Shen Jie was pulled back, struggling to raise his hand to caress Zong Lin’s face.
He loved those eyes of Zong Lin’s.
Especially now, gazing at him with full concentration, as if he was his entire world at that moment.
The vibrant, passionate, human vitality surged through him, revitalizing him as if he too had come alive.
He truly loved… loved the feeling Zong Lin gave him.
Only Zong Lin could evoke such a feeling in him.
For that, he could tolerate the sense of displacement and dark resentment that inevitably arose in his soul when intruded upon and offended.
—-
The young man with green eyes stood by the door.
However, the person who knocked didn’t knock again.
Looking through the peephole, there was no one outside the door.
But someone had secretly slipped a piece of advertisement paper through the crack in the door.
Being near the red-light district, it was inevitable for the hotel to receive many flyers. In fact, when he first entered, the flyer almost got stuck in the door crack.
But unlike those colorful flyers with exposed images, this piece of advertisement paper had a black background with red letters, making the large font look very eye-catching.
The content was about “A detailed account of the addictive and hallucinogenic effects of the infection prevention and treatment pills, urging the research institute to disclose the ingredients as soon as possible.” There were also densely packed text contents.
But Su Shiyu didn’t have time to read it carefully. The sudden and intense impact from the other end of consciousness made him somewhat unstable, so he could only lean against the door with his fist, breathing out moist and hot breath, forming a thin mist on the door.
Across from the hotel, two City Defense Bureau officers were on surveillance duty.
The hotel curtains were thin, and one could vaguely see some outlines.
“Target seems a bit uncomfortable.”
“Is it a delayed reaction due to excessive use of abilities?”
“He saved hundreds of severely infected patients today, which is quite impressive. Even the strongest ‘Life’ ability user on the leaderboard didn’t seem to have such ability. It’s normal for excessive ability consumption now, as novice awakeners aren’t so easy to control and harness their powers.”
“This is a good talent… Did the response from the Ability Center come?”
“It did. Orders have been given. By the end of tomorrow, make sure to deceive… um, bring the person back to the Ability Center. Remember to be polite and kind, leave a good impression. Just as the new session of ability training camp is about to start, after he graduates, make sure the captain quickly recruits him into the City Defense Bureau. Don’t let those wilderness cleaning teams lure him away, after all, we were the first to discover him.”
The two murmured to each other.
“Speaking of which, where’s Captain Gu?”
“It seems he’s still chasing an illegal urban invader… Heard it’s a white-haired young boy.”
“Still working overtime… Poor guy.”
“We’re in the same boat.”
“Sigh, sometimes I envy those researchers at the research institute. They have positions, can work for a lifetime, take normal breaks, and have high salaries. Unlike us, working overtime every day, risking our lives, and we can’t even afford to buy a house in “Gezhi Garden” with our meager salaries, we also can’t find an attractive wife.”
“Let’s cry together sob sob sob sob sob sob.”
—-
Shen Jie cried.
Zong Lin leaned down to kiss away his tears.
Practice had shown that the effect of deer meat was much better than lamb.
Of course, the suppressor also played a significant role, allowing people to work more safely and securely.
This usually playful and curious cat was now completely wet.
Tears were salty. But Zong Lin found them very sweet.
He couldn’t help but taste a bit more.
Shen Jie’s eyelashes stuck together from his kisses.
The other person’s pale, fluffy head was so close that he felt as if a fluffy, snow-white Samoyed was licking him non-stop.
“Enough,” Shen Jie pressed the other’s head.
Zong Lin called out, “Baby.”
Shen Jie: “What’s wrong?”
Zong Lin whispered, “I really like… like you.”
ajdjajdh shen jie really is working hard 😂 not him getting laid while also controlling his other self 😂 jiayou shen jie!!
Award goes to multitasker talent, Shen Jie!
Oooo! Spicy chapter~~ 😏❤
I feel bad for those minimum-wage workers it’s true working at the institute sounds like such a good job
😂 honestly, I was surprised by how many pictures I managed to find of a samoyed and a black cat together and it’s such a nice contrast <333 (samoyed doll date and that’s where all the sh!t happens)
Thank you for the chapter <3
Call the green eyed Shen Jie too and storm a hurricane on bed..