ISWTDB Ch163

Chapter 163: The End of the World (25, 26)

At that time, although Deng Wendong was talking to himself, saying he wanted Ying Zhao to take him to visit the Northern Base and accompany him around, Ying Zhao only remembered that he had just given a perfunctory response and had never really agreed to anything.

Unexpectedly, this person had such a thick skin and proactively sought him out so quickly.

However, what Ying Zhao did not know was that Deng Wendong had already come to the research institute yesterday. But Ying Zhao had not been there at that time, so Deng Wendong spent most of the day searching without finding him.

He kept an eye out and befriended a guard at the research institute, asking him to notify him when Ying Zhao arrived.

So today, as soon as Deng Wendong received the news, he rushed over.

On the other hand, Ying Zhao did not intend to openly say he hadn’t agreed. He simply frowned slightly and said to Deng Wendong, “I’m sorry, but I have a lot of work to do here.”

Ying Zhao’s words clearly hinted at wanting to send him away.

Who knew that Deng Wendong had such a thick skin? Upon hearing Ying Zhao’s response, his expression didn’t change at all. He smiled and nodded, standing at the door with a look of longing, saying to Ying Zhao, “It’s okay, A-Heng. I’ll wait for you right here!”

That deep affectionate gesture made Ying Zhao’s mouth twitch.

He felt as if he had been drawn into some kind of cliché romantic drama.

At this moment, Situ Ran, who had been watching the whole process from the side, was about to go crazy.

When did the young man become acquainted with this Deng Wendong? Was it during the meeting yesterday?

What exactly had his precious one agreed to with this guy?

Why had the other party specifically come to find A-Heng, and why was his tone so ambiguous?

Looking at Deng Wendong’s expression, it was obvious he had taken a liking to his wife.

Thinking of this, Situ Ran was furious.

However, he couldn’t show himself actively, as that would cause trouble for Ying Zhao. So he could only glare at Deng Wendong fiercely; if looks could kill, Deng Wendong would have died countless times.

Situ Ran was resentfully thinking about how this pretty boy had no right to compete with him!

But he only had one more arm than himself. So what?

He was already a level nine powerhouse, a full level higher than Deng Wendong.

Moreover, his ability had already loosened its bottleneck.

Once his ability reached level ten, no one would be able to rival him.

What was Deng Wendong compared to him? Only he could give his precious true happiness!

Ying Zhao looked at the man beside him, whose face was dark enough to drip water, and knew that his lover must be jealous again.

Knowing the man’s tendency to get jealous and overthink, Ying Zhao felt a tightness in his heart.

It had been hard to start off well in this life, making his lover believe he loved him deeply, and he couldn’t let this Cheng Yaojin ruin it.

Thus, facing Deng Wendong’s feigned affection, Ying Zhao felt even more annoyed.

He raised his head and straightforwardly said to him, “Sorry, I’m really busy and don’t have time to accompany you. You should find someone else.”

After he said this, his man’s expression finally softened a little.

Who knew that next, Deng Wendong would continue to display a considerate demeanor toward Ying Zhao.

He smiled gently and said, “It’s okay, A-Heng. Don’t worry about me waiting. I’m right here; we must have a good chat today.”

Sure enough, after Deng Wendong finished speaking, Situ Ran immediately clenched his fists, looking almost ready to explode.

Seeing this, Ying Zhao felt that Deng Wendong simply didn’t understand human words.

So he turned cold and straightforwardly refused, “No need; I don’t have time. Besides, I’m very busy every day. Please leave.”

Ying Zhao’s words were obviously very impolite, and Deng Wendong’s expression changed slightly upon hearing them.

However, he quickly returned to a nonchalant demeanor and just smiled at Ying Zhao.

Then, seemingly unconcerned, he walked over and pulled out a large transparent crystal core from his pocket, placing it in front of Ying Zhao.

Ying Zhao immediately recognized that the transparent crystal core was of the wind type.

Due to being a flying zombie, the original owner was extremely fast. To speed up his work without raising suspicion, he had always pretended to be a wind-type ability user.

Deng Wendong, being an ice-type ability user, did not need the transparent crystal core.

So, clearly, the core placed before him was prepared by Deng Wendong for him.

Given its size, it was at least a level six crystal core.

Zombies of level six and above had very strong abilities and could be considered zombie kings.

Although it wasn’t impossible to obtain a level six crystal core, it was quite difficult for an average ability user.

Such a crystal core could easily be worth more than the entire residence Ying Zhao currently lived in.

Deng Wendong looked at Ying Zhao with a light laugh, saying, “I know A-Heng you are a wind-type ability user, so I specially prepared this crystal core for you as a gift.”

Looking at the valuable crystal core before him, Ying Zhao was about to refuse.

But it seemed Deng Wendong had anticipated his answer and directly stuffed the crystal core into Ying Zhao’s hand.

Without waiting for Ying Zhao’s response, he quickly left.

Ying Zhao held the crystal core in his hand, speechless as he watched Deng Wendong disappear.

Glancing at the man nearby, who was nearly exploding with anger, he nervously touched his nose.

As the man approached with a dark expression, he passed by Ying Zhao, walked out the door, and then turned around to beckon him with a finger.

Seeing this, Ying Zhao could only resign himself to following the man.

At this moment, Situ Ran appeared calm on the surface, but inside he was extremely frustrated.

As expected, his young man was so excellent and perfect; how could no one notice him!

Now, his treasure had been discovered and coveted! Someone was trying to snatch his precious one away!

This realization made Situ Ran feel like he was on the verge of exploding.

He recalled how he had been cared for by the young man all this time, yet he hadn’t given him any decent gifts!

Situ Ran felt terribly depressed and regretted it immensely.

Previously, he had been living with the young man and couldn’t produce anything to give him.

Now, it turned out that someone else had seized the opportunity to give gifts before him.

Fuming, the man directly took Ying Zhao to an empty restroom.

Then he pushed open a stall door and walked in, pulling Ying Zhao in with him.

Situ Ran pressed Ying Zhao against the door panel, gripping the back of his head, and forcefully kissed his lips.

He tried to let Ying Zhao absorb his scent, fiercely asserting his claim over him.

Ying Zhao naturally wouldn’t provoke his angry lover and allowed him to act as he wished.

It wasn’t until a long while later, when he felt Situ Ran’s fierce grip easing considerably.

He just stretched out his hand and gently touched his cheek.

The jealous man finally stopped, and Ying Zhao felt a slight sting at the corners of his mouth.

With a flushed face, he softly asked, “husband, are you jealous?”

Hearing Ying Zhao’s words, Situ Ran couldn’t help but lower his head.

Seeing the young man in his arms with butterfly wings fluttering, his face flushed and clearly filled with joy.

He felt a bit regretful for his earlier rudeness, yet when he saw the other person’s swollen lips, he couldn’t help but feel satisfied.

He lightly pecked the corner of his beloved’s mouth twice, wondering what he was even angry about.

He should know best where his little fool’s heart lay, right?

How could he have vented his anger on his darling like this!

Thinking of this, Situ Ran felt very guilty.

With a helpless sigh, he realized he couldn’t control his rationality when it came to the young man.

He rubbed the other’s soft hair and said apologetically, “Sorry, baby, I lost control just now.”

Upon hearing this, Ying Zhao shook his head at Situ Ran, obediently cuddling in his arms.

With his brows arched and eyes narrowed, he softly said, “I… I like it when you’re jealous!”

“I want husband to like me a little more, care about me a little more, just like I care about you!”

Listening to his lover’s declaration, Situ Ran felt his heart melting.

Then, Ying Zhao obediently took out a level six wind system crystal core.

With a flushed face, he said to Situ Ran, “husband, if you don’t like me taking this, just take it back. I don’t want things given to me by others!”

Seeing the little guy in his arms so obedient, handing him the valuable level six crystal core like this.

Situ Ran’s heart softened immensely; he felt that there was nothing in the world more lovable than his darling.

He decisively accepted the crystal core from Ying Zhao’s hands and effortlessly crushed the diamond-hard crystal core with his right hand.

Then, in a very domineering manner, he said to Ying Zhao, “From now on, everything of yours will be my responsibility!”

Ying Zhao nodded vigorously, looking at Situ Ran with admiration, making the man feel extremely pleased.

Looking at the sparkling eyes of his darling, the man couldn’t help but lower his head.

The two of them were sweet for a while, and only then did Situ Ran take the blushing Ying Zhao back to the room.

In his heart, he thought that he should still return to his original residence when he had time.

He still had quite a few good things hidden there, and it seemed there were some wind system crystal cores too.

There was even a level seven crystal core, much stronger than the one Deng Wendt gave to his darling.

After all, his darling’s things, whether it was clothing, food, housing, or crystal cores used to cultivate and improve ability levels, should be provided by himself.

He wouldn’t spoil his own wife and give others a chance!

Situ Ran wasn’t worried at all that during the days he was away, the Situ family would touch his belongings.

Because he had chosen to live close to his brothers long ago, no longer living with them.

Perhaps at that time, deep down, he had stopped valuing that so-called home.

Even if the Situ family coveted the wealth he had accumulated before, he believed that Pei Yuebin and the others would definitely take good care of it.

It wouldn’t be that easy to find loopholes from those kids.

Thinking of this, Situ Ran had already made up his mind.

Once it was deep into the night and Ying Zhao fell asleep, he would immediately return to his original residence.

Moreover, the man was also contemplating whether he should mention it to his brothers.

In the future, anyone who had wind system ability crystal cores should save them for him to please his beloved.

At this moment, Ying Zhao was unaware of what Situ Ran was thinking, as all his attention was still on the experiment in front of him.

Since the original owner had already developed a preliminary potion to restrain the zombie virus, continuing the research did not pose much difficulty for Ying Zhao.

However, he had previously focused mainly on his lover’s mechanical arm.

Now, fully immersed in the research of the potion, he naturally achieved twice the result with half the effort.

However, Deng Wendt surprised Ying Zhao today.

After all, in the original plot, Deng Wendt was entangled with the female lead.

He never expected that in this life, the target he would entangle with would change to himself.

The other party actually had the audacity to target him; it seemed he must have realized that putting effort into the female lead would yield no results, so he shifted his target.

But whether or not he had a lover, Ying Zhao would never stoop to working with someone like Deng Wendt.

If it weren’t for thinking about the thing behind Deng Wendt, he definitely wouldn’t be so polite to him.

Because this time, he wasn’t just alone in the research institute; he had brought his beloved along.

So when evening came, Ying Zhao no longer intended to work overtime.

After all, he couldn’t let his lover suffer alongside him.

So when the time was right, and he saw his man signaling him, Ying Zhao readily nodded.

He tidied up his things and left with Situ Ran.

He had originally thought that after finishing today’s work, they could go home and enjoy sweet moments together.

But unexpectedly, before they had walked far out of the building, they heard a commotion not far away.

Ying Zhao recognized the sound of the argument; it was undoubtedly the female lead, Situ Shuyou, and Situ Yuan.

He then realized that the research institute was not far from the Situ family’s current residence.

It was likely that the reason for their argument was those people from the Southern Base.

Even if Situ Shuyou couldn’t see through the schemes of those from the Southern Base.

However, based on his previous life’s understanding of Deng Wendt, he naturally knew that the other party wouldn’t easily relinquish power.

But even if Situ Shuyou knew about this, Situ Yuan was still unaware.

Even though Situ Shuyou was nominally the current leader of the Northern Base, in reality, all the power was controlled by the entire Situ family.

Situ Shuyao was used to being a young lady in her daily life, so she naturally didn’t know how to truly manage a base.

If nothing happened on ordinary days, this young lady could still manage to be somewhat useful when she spoke.

However, once there was any decision that conflicted with Situ Yuan, it couldn’t go so smoothly.

In the past, Situ Shuyao hadn’t realized this point, but clearly, today she had experienced it.

At this moment, after a disagreement with her father Situ Yuan regarding the southern base, Situ Shuyao suddenly discovered that the people around her were unwilling to listen to her commands.

Situ Yuan was an extremely arrogant person; in his eyes, Situ Shuyao was his daughter, so she naturally had to obey his orders.

During these days, the people at the southern base had excessively flattered Situ Yuan.

It seemed they had made him forget who he was, and how could they listen to Situ Shuyao’s words?

After arguing with Situ Yuan, Situ Shuyao stormed out, just in time to see Ying Zhao not far away.

Once her gaze met the female lead’s, Ying Zhao instantly felt a sense of dread.

As expected, he should have kept a greater distance to avoid trouble.

Even if he could choose not to get involved in these matters, he didn’t want to be sickened by such a woman.

However, some things were unavoidable, even if he wanted to dodge.

Upon seeing Ying Zhao, Situ Shuyao immediately ran towards him, looking aggrieved and preparing to throw herself into his arms.

Of course, Ying Zhao couldn’t let the female lead have her way; he didn’t want to be touched by Situ Shuyao.

But before he could react, Situ Ran unexpectedly made the first move.

She wrapped her arms around Ying Zhao’s waist, pulling him to the side.

Situ Shuyao was originally lunging toward Ying Zhao, but who knew he would suddenly dodge?

In an instant, Situ Shuyao couldn’t stop her momentum and fell to the ground.

One had to say, Situ Ran’s move reminded Ying Zhao of Flame Dragon from his past life.

However, Situ Ran’s actions were clearly much gentler than Flame Dragon’s; at least she didn’t kick the female lead against the wall.

Situ Shuyao, with tears already on her face, looked even more disheveled now that she had fallen.

She lay on the ground, raised her head, and looked at Ying Zhao with a face full of grievance.

But after a while, she noticed that he had no intention of helping her up, so she could only grit her teeth and stand up by herself.

Then, with a mournful tone, she said to Ying Zhao, “Ying Heng, why did you dodge me?”

Situ Shuyao’s spiritual power had never been very high, and moreover, she was feeling flustered due to the earlier incident, so she didn’t notice Situ Ran beside Ying Zhao at all.

At this moment, she thought Ying Zhao was intentionally avoiding her, and made a sad expression.

However, Ying Zhao was the least impressed by this act; watching Situ Shuyao perform in front of him made him want to break out in goosebumps.

He instinctively took a step back and said to her with a blank expression, “Sorry, Miss Situ, I have something to do and will be leaving first.”

After speaking, Ying Zhao completely ignored Situ Shuyao, who was stamping her feet and looking at him angrily, and directly took big strides toward his residence.

But after walking only a few steps, Ying Zhao instinctively turned back and noticed that the man beside him was actually standing still, looking at Situ Shuyao.

Seeing this, Ying Zhao immediately became very serious, in line with his character.

He pulled Situ Ran’s arm and used his ability to instantly make them disappear from the spot.

Suddenly being pulled away by Ying Zhao, Situ Ran felt a bit dazed.

Looking at the constantly changing scenery around him, the man realized that his lover’s ability level seemed to be even higher than he had imagined.

Usually, he had seen Ying Zhao focused on research, never seeing him train his abilities.

He hadn’t expected the other party to be so deep and hidden.

Indeed, his beloved was a genius in every aspect.

However, before Situ Ran could finish his thoughts, they returned to the bedroom where they used to live.

Situ Ran looked at the silent young man before him, who kept his head down, and felt a tightening in his heart.

With some anxiety, he asked, “Darling, what’s wrong?”

Ying Zhao bit his lip, slightly raised his head, and looked deeply at Situ Ran.

His eyes were pitch black, as if there were two deep whirlpools that could draw a person’s soul in.

After hesitating for a moment, he softly said to Situ Ran, “You saw that woman…”

Just those few words were enough to make Situ Ran come to his senses.

At this moment, although the young man said little, the man had already realized what the other party’s unease was about.

Previously, his beloved had always doubted whether he had feelings for Situ Shuyao.

In fact, he had even used amnesia medicine on himself because of this matter.

But God knows, he had no feelings for Situ Shuyao at all; at most, there was a bit of sibling affection.

Suddenly, he really wanted to swear to prove his innocence; even if Situ Shuyao were to seduce him naked, he would absolutely remain unmoved.

Of course, at this moment, Situ Ran didn’t know that such an unmoved situation had actually occurred before.

Moreover, he had just glanced at Situ Shuyao, which was entirely a subconscious action.

Not to mention that the things Situ Shuyao had done before had exhausted their sibling bond.

Now he felt nothing but hatred toward the people of the Situ family, so how could he have any other feelings for her?

However, having lived with the young man for so long, Situ Ran was already very familiar with his way of handling matters.

Seeing his lover in this state, he immediately felt alarm bells ringing in his heart.

After thinking for a moment, he quickly adopted a look of confusion and asked Ying Zhao, “Hmm? Which woman?”

Seeing this, Ying Zhao slightly frowned and stepped closer to Situ Ran.

Staring directly into his eyes, he continued, “You know who I’m talking about. You saw her. Do you have any feelings for her?”

For some reason, Situ Ran felt that the young man opposite him seemed to want to ask him if he liked that woman.

But halfway through, he couldn’t bring himself to say it and changed his words.

He feared that his beloved was very afraid he would regain his memory and remember Situ Shuyao.

Sighing silently in his heart, the man saw Ying Zhao’s reddened eyes, which looked like he was struggling to speak, and knew that the young man must be feeling awful.

Thinking back to how his beloved had not allowed him to go out, it was also out of fear he would meet Situ Shuyao.

Perhaps the young man was still imagining some “old feelings rekindled” drama, so he had to quickly express his loyalty.

Thinking of this, Situ Ran quickly said to Ying Zhao with indignation, “You mean that woman? I saw her!”

“After all, I’ve never seen such a shameless woman! She actually dared to openly throw herself at my beloved!”

“If it weren’t inconvenient for me to show myself, I would have kicked her away long ago! Such a promiscuous woman should be slammed against the wall and couldn’t be peeled off!”

“Poof!”

Having already known that the man was loyal to him, the tense attitude was just for some small fun.

At this moment, hearing such a funny remark for no reason, Ying Zhao couldn’t hold back and burst out laughing.

The serious expression on his face was difficult to maintain.

Although Ying Zhao had anticipated that his lover would definitely say something to cheer him up upon seeing him like this, he never expected it would be in such a tone, leaving him both amused and speechless.