Chapter 190

"He's outside, afraid to come in," Laiboli exposed him mercilessly.

Qiao Suisui was puzzled, looked at Laiboli, then at Zongfang. Both men didn't speak. Finally, Sang Yan stepped forward and explained patiently: "Colonel Sikesaisi is worried, and coupled with the recent layout of the war, he has been working around the clock and hasn't rested well. Maybe he's afraid of looking too disheveled and doesn't want you to see him like that."

After Sang Yan said this, she noticed that Zongfang, Laiboli, and even Sang Yan had lost a lot of weight to varying degrees.

Qiao Suisui wanted to get off the bed to find Luka, but was stopped by Laiboli and Sang Yan. All three men looked nervous. They thought she had just given birth and was still very weak, so they wouldn't let her move around at all.

Zongfang found a clean set of clothes from the space to drape over her, then picked her up gently to walk out. Laiboli frowned and followed: "When did you start spoiling her like Ka'er? There's a draft in the corridor, what if she catches a cold?"

When Laiboli said this, he didn't remember at all how he used to spoil her, and now he had no qualifications to talk about Zongfang.

Sang Yan was anxious in his heart, but knew he had no qualifications to interfere, so he could only persuade from the side.

Qiao Suisui dangled her two snow-white little legs, climbed onto Zongfang's shoulder, turned back to Laiboli and said: "What about Ka'er? Is he also in the corridor?"

Laiboli wanted to say he didn't know where that guy ran off to, but was afraid this would make Qiao Suisui sad, so he smiled and said: "No, he's busy with a lot of things outside. He wanted to come in to find you but was stopped by me."

Qiao Suisui didn't doubt it, nodded, and said to Zongfang: "I want to see Luka, you..."

"I know, I'll go find Anubis for you now."

Such an understanding Zongfang really made Qiao Suisui a bit unaccustomed for a while.

Actually, Zongfang wasn't at ease leaving her to anyone other than himself. Although Laiboli was meticulous, his possessiveness was even greater than his own. He was afraid that he would tire her out by competing for Qiao Suisui's attention. Sang Yan's thoughts were almost written on his face; although he was reliable and loyal, he didn't understand her habits.

Only Sikesaisi had a very strong sense of proportion in handling things and put her first in everything, so Zongfang was currently only at ease leaving her to Luka alone.

Qiao Suisui was carried by Zongfang to the corridor and saw Luka leaning against the wall far away, in a daze in the stairwell.

She rarely saw him like this. The man had an unlit cigarette in his mouth, his eyes lowered. At first glance, it seemed as if he was looking at the ground, but upon closer inspection, he found that his gaze had no focus at all.

"Luka..."

A soft call made the man stiffen all over.

Luka stood up straight stiffly, his first reaction being to turn around and face away from her.

Qiao Suisui felt slightly surprised by his reaction, but remembering Sang Yan's words, she felt a sore nose again.

Zongfang carried her close to Luka and said: "She is still very weak now, do you want to keep letting her blow in the wind here?"

Only then did Luka's back tremble visibly.

The man turned around instantly. The moment he saw Qiao Suisui, all the endurance of such a long time collapsed like an avalanche at this moment.

Luka could even hear the loud noise in his heart.

She was right in front of him now.

How good.

He looked blankly at Qiao Suisui opening her arms to him. His body had already moved faster than his consciousness, reaching out to take her. Zongfang gave the two time alone, looked at Qiao Suisui, and then turned and left.

"Luka, I'm here."

His pupils shrank sharply. He had thought she would hug his neck and act like a spoiled child, saying "I missed you," but she said "I'm here."

The simple two words made the usually cold and steady man shed two lines of tears silently. Luka's arms tightened constantly, wanting to embed her into his bones and blood.

In the days without her, he really almost couldn't live... If it weren't for thinking about where she might be suffering, if it weren't for the belief of "finding her" supporting him, Luka would have had no desire to live at all, nor could he feel any changes around him. He had been like a walking corpse for these past few days.

He thought he had loved her to the point of unbearable weight in his life, loved her to his bones, loved her beyond everything... Who knew, the moment he lost her, Luka realized that he loved her even more than he thought, understood, and imagined... Loved her to the point that every day without her was just living in vain.

"Have I ever said that I can't live without you..." His voice was as hoarse as if he had just recovered from a serious illness.

Qiao Suisui gently stroked his high eyebrows and deep eye sockets with her fingers, then brushed over his prickly chin, where there was a bit of blue stubble.

"You said it." She kissed the tip of his nose and said: "So I didn't leave."

The system had actually prompted her that her points were enough to redeem the transmission channel, but she didn't choose to open it.

"I knew you must be waiting for me, I couldn't bear to let you wait for me. Even if one day I'm gone, you'll still wait for me... Because I know, the time you love me will always be one day longer than the time I love you."

Luka wrapped her in his arms tightly again, and the two snuggled and hugged each other in the long corridor shimmering with cold light.

Laiboli's army had fully taken over the entire Federation base. At this time, in the base, in addition to Aosilan's soldiers, there were also Freedom Alliance fighters. Although everyone belonged to different affiliations, they were orderly under the command of their respective captains.

Zongfang walked out and saw Angsi standing on a high place talking to someone, his expression a bit hesitant. He walked over, wanting to ask about Anubis's location. The base was too big; he could look for Qiao Suisui room by room, but that didn't mean he had the patience to look for Anubis room by room.

"Dr. Zongfang, you came just in time." Angsi scratched his head a bit indecisively and said: "There is something I don't know how to tell the Colonel. He asked us to pay attention to the whereabouts of a youth after invading the base."

Angsi took out the water prison map Luka gave him to show Zongfang. Zongfang took it and silently remembered the location. Seeing his difficult expression, he asked: "The person is not there?"

Angsi shook his head, "No, the person was found, but it seems he's dying."

He knew a little about the relationship between this youth and Miss Qiao, and thinking about Miss Qiao being regarded as a treasure by the Colonel, should he wait for the youth to die completely before reporting, or report now? He was the Colonel's man, he should share the Colonel's worries.

Hearing this, Zongfang frowned, ignored Angsi, and walked quickly toward the water prison.

When he arrived, Anubis was already on his last breath. The wounds on his body had clearly been simply treated and were not fatal. What was truly fatal was the long-term experimental torture, which had long made him at the end of his rope. In a state of extremely low energy, he had mobilized all his mental power and used his talent, which was the final straw that crushed him.

At this time, Anubis only had one last breath left, relying on willpower to support himself and refusing to fall into darkness.

Zongfang knew that no matter how much he did, it would be of no avail. He lowered his eyes and sighed slightly, saying: "You speak, I will help you with whatever I can do."

Only then did Anubis use his trembling fingers to write four words on the ground: Don't tell her.

Don't tell her about my departure, she will be sad.

Don't describe my final appearance to her, she will blame herself.

Just say I escaped from here and went to a place very, very far away.

Just say I left with my father and from now on will no longer care about those hatreds and grievances.

I'm so tired... really so tired... Anubis didn't know if Zongfang could hear his heart from the crooked four words, but he no longer had the extra strength to say more.

Suddenly, a picture appeared before his eyes. It was when he went to the Interstellar Strategic Academy to seek refuge with Dr. Li, and he bumped into someone in a hurry at the corner of the corridor.

At that time, he lowered his hat brim to cover his face and brushed past her.

This was the first meeting between the two, but at that time neither of them knew that the destined fate, the destined destiny, and the destined ending were not luck, but cruelty.

(End of chapter)