Chapter 1310: Hot-blooded college guy, online zombie slaying 32

Zhou Xuan was taking big bites of beef when he suddenly noticed that Li Xiao Mei, sitting nearby eating vegetables, seemed off; he raised his head and observed carefully, realizing she was staring at Jin Chen and Jiang Chen.

He nudged Chu Shu's shoulder, 'Hey, what's she up to?'

Chu Shu said, 'He saved my life; I want to repay him with my body.'

'What era is this? Why does everyone still want to pull this stunt?'

Zhou Xuan didn't understand, but... he also didn't really want to respect it.

After half a day of getting along, the Li family were practically writing 'turning the tables' all over their faces.

'Miss,' Zhou Xuan tapped the table, deciding to defend Jin Chen's love.

Li Xiao Mei glanced over; her expression shifted instantly, the affected cuteness gone, replaced by a hint of impatience.

Zhou Xuan thought, 'This person really isn't simple.'

'You also think they're very lovey-dovey, right?' Zhou Xuan deliberately didn't spell it out, grinning: 'We all think so.'

Li Xiao Mei pursed her lips: 'I don't know what you're talking about; I just want to repay the kindness—what does it have to do with anyone else?'

Having said that, she turned and walked away, leaving Zhou Xuan a stubborn back.

Zhou Xuan: '……?'

Is the older sister speaking Now we need to output English?

Chu Shu burst out laughing on the other side.

'Liu Zhi!'

Ru Meng suddenly ran into the courtyard, her expression inexplicable: 'That... Su Shan, he's awake.'

With the sound of a chair toppling, Liu Zhi instantly stood up.

Ru Meng also said to Jin Chen: 'But he said he wants to see the person who saved him.'

Jin Chen set down his bowl and went to the room alongside Jiang Chen.

Su Shan sat at the head of the bed, his gaze unfocused as he looked out the window; hearing the sound, he turned his head and recognized Jin Chen as the person who had saved him that day.

That day he had asked for help, but he hadn't expected the other party to just take him away.

Immediately afterward, Su Shan did something that nobody expected.

He knelt without dignity, begging for mercy.

Su Shan, regarding this behavior, had done it countless times and was very practiced.

'I know... nobody would save me for no reason.'

Su Shan knelt on the ground, eyes blurred with tears: 'Don't hand me over... I don't want to go back to the lab... please.'

Jin Chen froze, then glanced toward Liu Zhi, who stood hesitating at the doorway.

Liu Zhi walked in slowly, not even knowing how to react.

'Su Shan.'

Liu Zhi softly called his name.

Su Shan dazedly lifted his head; upon seeing Liu Zhi, he first felt a moment of daze, then his face instantly turned pale.

'How... could it be you.'

'Why... why is it you...'

Su Shan, unable to support himself, knelt and leaned against the bed's edge, suddenly agitated: 'Don't come over!'

Liu Zhi could only stop, lowering his head from a distance to look at him: 'You, get up first.'

Su Shan, however, seemed not to hear that, lifting his face to look at Jin Chen: 'Are you going to hand me over to them?'

Jin Chen's voice cold: 'Who do you think I'd hand you over to?'

'xo lab.'

Su Shan deflated, whispering despairingly: 'I... I just escaped from there.'

Jin Chen recalled what 0731 said about the research institute; it seemed not to be a place.

'SA Research Institute.'

Jin Chen said: 'If nothing unexpected happens, I'll send you there.'

Su Shan, bewildered, scratched the ground, having never heard the name of that research institute.

'Then do you know... why they all want to catch me?'

Jiang Chen and Jin Chen exchanged a glance, then closed the door.

Jin Chen: 'Your blood contains antibodies to the diluted zombie virus.'

Liu Zhi startled, stared in shock at Su Shan, his heart surging with tumultuous waves.

Su Shan slowly nodded, finally climbing up from the ground: 'I understand...'

He sat dazedly on the bed's edge, suddenly cracked a smile, looking at Liu Zhi: 'Come over.'

'I want to talk with you.'

Liu Zhi narrowed his eyes, walked over slowly.

Jin Chen and the two left, leaving the room for them.

——

Liu Zhi had many, many questions he wanted to ask.

But when the words reached his lips, he just couldn't get them out.

A long silence of speechlessness.

Su Shan also lowered his head, saying he wanted to speak, but didn't know where to begin.

Liu Zhi's voice broke the silence.

'Long time no see.'

Su Shan indeed never imagined he would see Liu Zhi here; in fact, since the day he left, he had thought they would never meet again in this lifetime.

The guilt and longing in his heart had built up over the years, to the point that Su Shan still felt a bit dazed.

"Long time no see…… yes, it's been a long time."

Su Shan leaned against the corner of the bed, knees drawn up, arms wrapped around himself, gazing at Liu Zhi with a wistful look: "Liu Zhi, do you hate me?"

"There's nothing to hate," Liu Zhi said in a low voice, so low that Su Shan had to concentrate to hear him, "Leaving was your choice, and going abroad wasn't bad either."

"But I haven't been doing well abroad."

Su Shan's nose tip was red, he lowered his head to look at his toes, as if accusing yet also as if he had finally found someone to confide in.

"Many times, I almost died."

He took a deep breath and suddenly asked Liu Zhi, "Do you think I should accept the gene extraction experiment?"

Liu Zhi: "What experiment is that? Could it pose a threat to life?"

"Who knows," Su Shan said, pulling his lips into a smile, though he looked anything but carefree.

When he smiled, Su Shan showed a hint of his former self; in Liu Zhi's memory, he was always smiling, even if he was the lowest of the low or faced the worst hardships.

Those few years abroad had worn him down, all his sharpness and edge gone completely.

Su Shan didn't know what Liu Zhi was thinking; he simply followed his inner impulse, pleadingly reaching out to grab Liu Zhi's clothes: "Can I hug you?"

Only when Liu Zhi held the person in his arms did he feel the reality of their long-awaited reunion.

"Sorry," Su Shan whispered in his ear, "I didn't have time to say goodbye back then."

Liu Zhi did not respond; he actually wasn't clear about his own complicated feelings now—it wasn't hatred, nor was it related to past grudges, but having his obsession answered left him feeling a bit lost.

Moreover, Su Shan had brought such major news.

"Get some rest."

Liu Zhi quickly ended this reunion hug.

Su Shan looked at him, suddenly grabbed Liu Zhi's hand as he tried to leave, gathered his courage, and said: "If I ultimately can't escape the fate of being subjected to the experiment, will you accompany me to the end?"

"Don't say such ominous things," Liu Zhi said, helping him lie down, "Just sleep."