Chapter 69

It felt a little ambiguous to share a cake.

But Jiang Xing had been living in the sanatorium for so long, perhaps he simply didn’t realize how easily his words could be misunderstood?

She rubbed her temples, realizing that she couldn’t use the same lens to view Jiang Xing and He Lu as she would adults.

Although he seemed more reliable and mature than He Lu, he was essentially still a child who had been detached from society for a long time.

Lin Qianhuan pursed her lips, took out a fruit knife from her space, cut off all the areas she had touched with her spoon, and swallowed them whole.

Looking at the cut cake, she curled her lips and looked at Jiang Xing.

“Okay, this way I can leave the rest for you to eat.

It’ll be perfect if I get you a new spoon.”

He Lu sat in the back row, squinting at Jiang Xing, her eyes full of schadenfreude.

Keep acting, keep acting.

She didn’t expect Lin Qianhuan to make such a move. Jiang Xing’s hand gripping the steering wheel tightened slightly.

Unhappy.

“Why did you cut that part off?”

His voice was a little hoarse, and if one listened carefully, one could sense a bit of grievance and confusion.

Lin Qianhuan smiled and said, “There’s a difference between men and women, do you know what that means?”

Jiang Xing’s amber eyes dimmed slightly: “I know, but we are also friends.”

“No, no, no, even if we’re friends, you can’t just casually eat what a girl has left behind.

It makes people feel like you’re overstepping boundaries, and girls will find it off-putting.”

Jiang Xing blinked slightly: “You find me off-putting?”

Lin Qianhuan touched her nose: “Not really.”

“So why can’t I eat what you’ve eaten?

Who can eat it?”

Lin Qianhuan felt like her head was about to explode. Jiang Xing always liked to fixate on some inexplicable things.

She answered vaguely: “You’ll understand when you get more familiar with the outside world, don’t keep digging to the bottom.”

He Lu sat in the back row, grabbing the back of Lin Qianhuan’s chair and said, “I know this.

Only Huanhuan’s boyfriend can eat what she’s eaten, it’s called foreplay.

You’re not Huanhuan’s boyfriend, so you can’t eat it.

Right, Huanhuan?”

Lin Qianhuan looked at Jiang Xing, then at He Lu, and felt that the atmosphere was a little strange.

She nodded stiffly: “This topic ends here, no one mention it again.

Jiang Xing, drive carefully, He Lu, sit quietly in the back and don’t move around.”

Seeing Lin Qianhuan speak, the tense atmosphere in the car finally dissipated a little, but the low pressure on Jiang Xing was still very obvious.

He Lu pretended not to know, leaned against the car door, and closed her eyes to pretend to sleep.

Zero Number used to have an ice-cold face in the sanatorium, scaring her so much that she didn’t dare to say a word, and didn’t even have the courage to meet his eyes.

Now that she had Lin Qianhuan protecting her, she naturally wanted to make this guy uncomfortable, which would be a relief.

The car stopped and started, and when it arrived at the sanatorium, it was already lunchtime.

Lin Qianhuan got out of the car, and the sight in front of her made her feel shocked.

It was so desolate here, located at the border of Yuncheng and another city, surrounded by large tracts of wasteland, leaving only a few black walls standing in the wind.

No wonder Jiang Xing said there would be no remaining data.

It was blown up so cleanly, how could there be any data?

“Jiang Xing, I have to say, you are indeed pretty awesome.”

Lin Qianhuan gave the man beside her a thumbs up, feeling a bit dumbfounded.

Jiang Xing helped her tidy up her collar, and the faint scent of mint on his body was particularly alluring.

“It’s not just my work, those researchers also added fuel to the fire with the explosion.

Do you want to go see the underground laboratory? Although it was also blown to pieces, it might still be useful to you.”

Lin Qianhuan looked at the stairs extending to the underground in the center of the ruins, took a deep breath, and nodded.

She came here to look for some clues about the zombie virus, she couldn’t just come and take a look and do nothing else.

“After we go down, the top won’t collapse, right?”

Lin Qianhuan tentatively stepped on the metal stairs leading down, while Jiang Xing naturally took her hand.

The strength was a little strong, making it impossible for her to break free.

“The underground research site of the sanatorium has been specially reinforced, it will definitely not collapse.

I’m familiar with the underground situation, it’s a bit dark, let me lead you.”

Lin Qianhuan thought about it and felt that it made sense, so she didn’t shake off Jiang Xing’s palm.

Where she couldn’t see, Jiang Xing and He Lu had already exchanged several glances.

Due to the former’s powerful lightning ability, He Lu, who was eager to lead the way, had to give up and reluctantly followed behind the two as a bodyguard.

The underground was indeed dim, but the space was several times larger than Lin Qianhuan had expected.

The winding corridors extended continuously on the first floor underground, leading to different laboratories.

The light of the flashlight was almost completely swallowed by the darkness, only illuminating a small part of the space.

Lin Qianhuan’s hand was wrapped in Jiang Xing’s large palm, and she took every step very steadily.

Walking and stopping along the dark corridor, the two stopped in front of an empty room, which simply contained a broken black iron bed.

“This is where I used to live, I lived here from less than 10 years old until I escaped a while ago.”

Lin Qianhuan looked at the dark and dilapidated room, her fingertips twitching slightly.

She simply couldn’t imagine what it would feel like to live in such a depressing environment for more than ten years.

Perhaps she would be driven crazy?

Without saying a word, Lin Qianhuan took out a grape candy from her space and stuffed it into Jiang Xing’s mouth.

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