Translator: Dj2203
Editor: Dj2203
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“You’re awake?” Fu Ke noticed Zhang Zhongmin’s wary expression. Because she couldn’t use her mental energy, she hadn’t noticed him waking up.
This led to Zhang Zhongmin opening his eyes to find Fu Ke, with bloodshot eyes, sitting there gnawing on crystal cores.
Fu Ke paused briefly while eating, then continued eating them one after another. She needed to recover quickly; no one knew how long 707 could hold out.
If she hadn’t recovered her strength by the time 666 arrived, it wouldn’t just be the D City base that would be in trouble.
Qiu Yi, whom 707 had entrusted to her, and Brother Long, whom she wanted to protect, were all at stake. She herself wouldn’t be a match for 666, so she had no time to think about Zhang Zhongmin’s reaction.
Zhang Zhongmin recognized Fu Ke and his tense muscles relaxed, but when he saw her bloodshot eyes and what she was eating, he froze.
“You…” Zhang Zhongmin’s throat tightened slightly; perhaps from sleeping too long, his mind was momentarily blank.
Fu Ke didn’t speak; time was of the essence for her.
“Are you wearing colored contact lenses?” Zhang Zhongmin blinked, still somewhat dazed from waking. He’d almost thought Fu Ke had turned into a zombie, given the blood-red pupils that were a hallmark of zombies.
But since it was Fu Ke, Zhang Zhongmin instinctively tried to find excuses for her. However, he couldn’t explain Fu Ke’s eating of crystal cores.
“We’ll talk about it later. Since you’re awake, leave now. There’s definitely a lot of work waiting for you at the base. We’ll talk about it later; I don’t have time to explain now,” Fu Ke said quickly before continuing to stuff crystal cores into her mouth.
Zhang Zhongmin looked around and realized he wasn’t in the base.
This should be Fu Ke’s private restaurant, but how did he end up here? How long had he been unconscious? Zhang Zhongmin wanted to ask, but seeing Fu Ke’s reluctance to speak, he remained silent for a while.
Watching Fu Ke devour crystal cores one after another at an incredibly fast pace, he vaguely understood why Fu Ke was collecting so many.
“For eating… “
Zhang Zhongmin got up and went downstairs, opened the door and walked out. The street outside the Exclusive Restaurant was very empty, and the dust and garbage on the ground were left unattended.
Just then, Zhang Zhongmin saw Lin Jing rushing over.
“Squad Leader Zhang! You’re awake?” Lin Jing saw Zhang Zhongmin at a glance and asked happily.
“Yes.” Zhang Zhongmin nodded, and seeing his sweaty face, he couldn’t help but frown: “Why are you running? Did something happen at the base?”
Reminded by Zhang Zhongmin, Lin Jing patted his head, seeing that Zhang Zhongmin had almost forgotten the important matter: “No, nothing happened at the base. It’s just that Qin Long left the base alone with Du Weiwei.”
“Who?” Zhang Zhongmin was a little surprised. Du Weiwei, wasn’t she Xiao Bin’s girlfriend? Qin Long left with Du Weiwei? Zhang Zhongmin suddenly felt that the way he woke up was a little strange.
Why did it feel more and more eerie? It seemed that it wasn’t just Fu Ke who was strange.
“There’s no time to say anything, I have to go tell Fu Ke.” With that, Lin Jing rushed into the Exclusive Restaurant.
Luckily, they were talking loudly at the entrance, and Fu Ke heard them. So she quickly put on her contact lenses. And when Lin Jing rushed into the Exclusive Restaurant, Fu Ke was coming downstairs.
“Where did they go?”
Lin Jing was stunned, then realized that Fu Ke had overheard his conversation with Zhang Zhongmin. He swallowed hard and said breathlessly, “I don’t know yet, but the captain went after them. He’ll leave marks for us on the way.”
“Let Jian Yilun come back.” Fu Ke’s expression was unreadable as she said calmly. If Fu Ke hadn’t been so concerned about Qin Long before, Lin Jing would have almost thought that Qin Long was just a complete stranger to Fu Ke.
“But…” Lin Jing was stunned. If the captain came back, what would happen to Brother Long?
“I’m worried about Brother Long, I care about Brother Long, but…” Fu Ke smiled faintly, “I have no right to control Brother Long’s life. If this is Brother Long’s choice, I can only respect it.”
“But it’s dangerous outside now!” Lin Jing couldn’t help but say.
“It’s still uncertain where the danger lies.” Fu Ke looked at Lin Jing: “I’ve said before, in my heart, Du Weiwei isn’t good enough for Brother Long. I think Brother Long is the best person in the world. But in Brother Long’s heart, Du Weiwei is the one he needs. Do you understand?”
Even with Du Weiwei disfigured, Brother Long was still willing to leave the base with her, so what reason did she have to object?
Besides… Brother Long wasn’t the same person from the previous life.
Even if it was the same person, because she was reborn, her experiences had changed. The Brother Long who lacked those experiences was different from the one in the previous life, which was normal, wasn’t it?
“Go and call Jian Yilun back.” After saying this, Fu Ke turned and went upstairs.
Even though she kept emphasizing in her heart that Brother Long wasn’t the same person from the previous life, Fu Ke still felt sad. She couldn’t separate the two. So she sat blankly upstairs for a long time before mechanically stuffing a crystal core into her mouth.
She didn’t know if it was because she ate too much or because she was so affected by Brother Long’s situation. But she found the crystal core tasteless, like chewing wax.
Lin Jing clenched his fists, turned, and walked out of the Exclusive Restaurant.
Just now, when Fu Ke turned away, he saw the hurt in Fu Ke’s eyes.
Actually, it wasn’t just Fu Ke; he felt hurt too. They were Qin Long’s brothers-in-arms; even if he was leaving, shouldn’t he have told them?
But he left so decisively, without telling a single one of them. Including Fu Ke, who was so good to Qin Long, he didn’t even inform her.
“Sigh…” Lin Jing sighed. What was so good about Du Weiwei that made Brother Long abandon his brothers, and abandon Fu Ke, who cared for him so much?
It was already late.
Qiu Yi sat on the bed, lost in thought. Qiu Yingying, who had finished washing up, looked at Qiu Yi: “Where’s Sister Qiu? Qiu Yi, why hasn’t your mother come back yet?”
Qiu Yingying was puzzled; it was completely dark.
Qiu Yi stared stubbornly at the doorway with his big eyes: “I’ll wait for Mom to come back.”
“…” Qiu Yingying blinked, sensing something was amiss. So she sat down beside Qiu Yi and ruffled his hair: “Where did Sister Qiu go? It’s so late, let’s go find her together.”
“I don’t know…” Qiu Yi’s lips tightened into a straight line, his face devoid of any smile, still holding the Rubik’s Cube Fu Ke had given him.
“Mom said that if she doesn’t come back, I should go find Sister Fu, and that I should listen to Sister Fu.” Qiu Yi clutched the Rubik’s Cube tightly.
Tears finally welled up in his eyes.
Qiu Yingying was stunned. These words sounded like a dying wish, a deathbed entrustment…
A panic gripped her: “Then, did Mom say where she went, what she was going to do?”
But Qiu Yi shook his head, hugging the Rubik’s Cube to his chest, head bowed: “Mom promised she’d come back… She will definitely come back, she’s my only mom…”
“Mom will definitely come back!” Qiu Yi’s voice was thick with emotion.
Qiu Yingying pursed her lips. It was so late and she still hadn’t returned. Could something really have happened? What on earth had Qiu Yi gone to do? Because she was worried, she hadn’t heard Qiu Yi say that he only had one mother.
“Qiu Yi, you go to sleep quietly. I’ll go out and look for her,” Qiu Yingying said anxiously.
However, Qiu Yi grabbed Qiu Yingying’s clothes and looked up at her. “Mom isn’t at the base.”
“What?” Qiu Yingying was stunned and didn’t know what to say. It was so late, and she was still out… It really might be a bad situation.
But she didn’t understand. What could make Qiu Yinlan willing to entrust her child to someone else to go out and do something?
“Mom will come back. She promised me!” Seeing Qiu Yingying’s shocked look, Qiu Yi’s face was a little pale, but he said firmly.
Qiu Yingying wasn’t so optimistic, but seeing Qiu Yi’s expression, she couldn’t bear to say anything discouraging. “Yes, Mom will definitely come back safely, so Qiu Yi, you need to go to sleep now, okay?”
Hearing Qiu Yingying say she would come back, Qiu Yi’s expression softened considerably.
“I can’t sleep, I miss Mom… I told you I’d wait for her.” Qiu Yi stubbornly stared at the door.
“But if you don’t sleep, you’ll be very, very tired, and when Mom comes back and sees you’re listless, she’ll be very worried. So Qiu Yi, you need to go to sleep now, get some rest, and wait for Mom to come back, understand?”
Qiu Yingying patiently coaxed him.
Qiu Yi nodded: “Yes, I’ll get some rest and wait for Mom to come back, but sister, I can’t sleep.”
“Then how about I tell you a story?” Qiu Yingying helped Qiu Yi lie down on the bed, covered him with a blanket, and sat down beside the bed.
“Okay~” Qiu Yi nodded.
“A long, long time ago, there was a little rabbit who thought he was something special…” Qiu Yingying didn’t remember the original story of the tortoise and the hare, so she just made it up, as long as it got to the gist.
“Sister, what does ‘thought he was something special’ mean?” Qiu Yi asked, confused.
“Uh…” Qiu Yingying smiled awkwardly, “It means you think you’re very good, better than anyone else.”
“Oh!” Qiu Yi nodded, seemingly understanding.
“One day, this rabbit met a tortoise…” Qiu Yingying told the story gently and softly. Qiu Yi was still a child and was already very tired.
Now, captivated by Qiu Yingying’s story, his eyelids slowly grew heavier.
Before Qiu Yingying even got to the tortoise and the hare race, Qiu Yi’s breathing had become even. Qiu Yingying breathed a sigh of relief, covered Qiu Yi with a blanket, opened the door, and stood outside, looking into the distance with some worry.
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