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Facts have proved that Hou Yingâs recovery is not directly related to the certain liquid he released.\n
Gongsun Jing and the others couldnât figure it out. Hou Ying thought for a while and told them about losing his memory of the first two days of the apocalypse.\n
âXiaohe said that when he awakened his ability, he dreamed that I was dead. I think I should have been attacked by zombies at the time, maybe even infected with the virus, but later recovered.â\n
They didnât expect Hou Ying to have such an experience, but they understood his concealment. After all, thereâs no point in him saying those two days that he had no memory for their current situation of survival, and would only increase their worries.\n
Liu Zhan said, âThatâs very possible. The physique of the human body is so strange, so itâs highly likely that Brother Hou may just have such antibodies and successfully defeated the zombie virus once. Now, he has done it again. This probability is pretty high!â\n</ins>\n\nGongsun Jing said next, âAs long as Brother Hou is alive and well, itâs more important than anything else.â\n
And the others look like they got their lives back.\n
Hou Ying habitually poured cold water on them and said, âI apply for a three-day observation period. If the virus doesnât appear again, the alert can be lifted. During this period, you must remember not to use the same tableware as me, and it is best not to touch me. Also, all the things Iâve used, Brother Tao, you have to burn them all.â\n
Everyoneâs expressions of pleasant surprise stopped abruptly.\n
Hou Ying laughed. He said, âIâve never felt better than I am now. Iâm sure Iâll be fine. Please relax and do this just in case. Since I have this antibody, I will never admit my fate<sup>1</sup>. Whatâs more, IâmâŚnot willing to die now, I donât want to die.â\n
He stared at Li Xuanyuan.\n
The latter awkwardly avoided his sight and became embarrassed for the first time.\n
The rest laughed kindly.\n
Hou Ying went on to say, âBe careful not to make a big mistake. You should also disinfect the carriages just in case. Also, Gongsun, find a way to keep Xiaohe and Xiaohai asleep these three days, Iâm afraid theyâll be in a bad mood. Xuanyuan, you, Gongsun and Ah Zhan will observe me. About the rest, just take advantage of this time to solve the ability zombies in Hangzhou.â\n
Then he paused and told the team seriously, âIn this accident, on the one hand, the invisible ability was too special, and on the other, because of our high ability level, we ignored the potential dangers. We have to remember this lesson. There are still many types of abilities that havenât been discovered. Itâs easy to say for zombies, but human beings with special abilities have suffered family destruction and death. There are many of them with psychological distortion, and these people are the most terrifying. A Chen Yong, a madwoman, weâll encounter more of them in the future. We canât take chances. We must prevent similar situations from happening again.â\n</ins>\n\nâWe all remember, Brother Hou!â\n
Thinking of this invisible ability user madman who attacked them for no reason and frantically stabbed them with a fruit knife covered with the zombie virus, they shuddered in fear.\n
Before the end of the world, there were frequent social news reports that people infected with AIDS deliberately pierced their needles into strangersâ bodies, making them infected too. The survivors after the apocalypse have more or less suffered painful experiences, and that kind of despair is worse than waiting to die from AIDS. Itâs okay if theyâre ordinary people, but with special abilities like Chen Yong and this crazy woman, then itâs simply impossible to guard against.\n
In these three days, Hou Ying eats and sleeps when he should, no different in peacetime.\n
All three of Li Xuanyuan, who took care of him, moved to the same sleeping compartment. There were originally four berths up and down in the carriage. Because the upper berths had limited activity space and were inconvenient to move, they folded and put them away before.\n
After such a thrilling night, everyone couldnât sleep. Only Hou Ying seemed heartless<sup>2</sup> and laid down and rested shortly after. Gongsun Jing excessively consumed her ability during the day and fell asleep tiredly. Li Xuanyuan was leaning cross-legged on the carriage wall and looking at Hou Ying on the opposite side. Liu Zhan took a glance, rolled over from the upper bunk, and sat beside him.\n
âBrother Hou will get better.â \n
Liu Zhan comforted.\n
Li Xuanyuan nodded, âI know. Heâs very rational and strong.â\n
Prior to this, Li Xuanyuan had seen Hou Ying fighting with the zombie virus with his own eyes, so heâs more certain than others that he could defeat the virus.\n</ins>\n\nLiu Zhan sighed softly.\n
âXuanyuan, I didnât expect you to do this for Brother Hou⌠Anyway, the surge in Brother Houâs desire to survive is your credit. You saved him.â\n
Li Xuanyuan shook his head. In fact, he didnât play any role.\n
Liu Zhan showed his signature smile, poking his elbow against Li Xuanyuan, and whispered, âWhen Brother Hou recovered, what are you going to do?â\n
Li Xuanyuan raised his eyes and looked at him. He didnât understand why Liu Zhan, who had never asked about other peopleâs private affairs and wasnât interested, would ask him this question.\n
Liu Zhan smiled and answered, âIn the past, many people in our army used various means to get your favor. Itâs okay for women. If theyâre men, you beat them until their mothers canât recognize them. Our deputy has enough perseverance and has been pestering you for three years, right? How many times in those years you beat him all over the floor âtill his teeth fell out, and pressed him in the water to wake him up. At that time, many people said that you would eventually be swayed by him, but then I didnât know what you did, and the deputy even applied for a transfer and left. Youâre very repulsive of the same sex, but I can see that youâre also moved by Brother Hou this time.â\n
If not, he will not break his principle of not interfering in other peopleâs private affairs.\n
He really has nothing to say about Brother Hou for Xuanyuan. He believes that giving Hou Ying a chance wonât only not make Li Xuanyuan suffer, but may also make this favor blossom and bear fruit and grow in love over time. Hou Ying survived the catastrophe, which made him pray that he could have a blessing, and Li Xuanyuan seemed to accept it. If possible, he wanted to persuade Li Xuanyuan to try to accept Hou Yingâs feelings.\n
Li Xuanyuan glanced at Hou Ying, who was sleeping peacefully, and whispered to Liu Zhan, âIâm gay.â\n
â?!â\n
âWhat!â\n
Liu Zhan and Qiao Daye, who couldnât fall asleep, reacted at the same time. The latter covered his mouth and waved his hands to the others who were surprised, indicating that thereâs nothing wrong, but he listened secretly.\n
Liu Zhan was shocked. Everyone can see that Li Xuanyuan is homophobic, but turns out heâs gay?! How can this be?!\n
Li Xuanyuan leaned his head against the carriage wall and looked up at the upper bunk, âI only discovered my sexuality when I was in my second year of junior high. Later, a senior of mine knew I was gay, and so did he. He said he liked me and confessed to me. I have no feelings for him. No matter what I say, he hasnât given up, for three years, from junior two to senior one. Even if I deliberately didnât take the same high school as him, he also transferred to follow me.â\n
âLater, his family found out. I donât know what he went through, but he was in pain at that time. Long story short, one day he asked me to go to the rooftop during inter-class exercises<sup>3</sup>, to confess to me for the last time. I didnât think much at that timeâŚI turned him down. He seemed no different from the previous rejections. But when I went down the stairs, he suddenly said goodbye to me loudly. I looked back, watched him start, and then disappeared before my eyes.â\n</ins>\n\nâHe jumped off the roof, in front of all the students in the school.â \n
Liu Zhan: ââŚâ\n
Qiao Daye: ââŚâ\n
Hou Ying, pretending to sleep without flaws: ââŚâ\n
âI felt bad for a long time after he died. Although later I learned that his family couldnât accept his sexuality and took him to all kinds of psychotherapy and tortured him to the point of breaking down, but I also have unshirkable responsibility. Many times I wondered, if I just accepted him at the time, would he not do such an extreme thing? Or, if I knew he would do that, would I accept him? If I hadnât given him any hope from the beginning, would things not be so bad?â\n
These questions tormented him.\n
At that time, Li Xuanyuan was too young to bear such accidents and didnât know how to adjust his mentality.\n
In those days, the gloomiest period of his life, the arrogant and vivid youth came to an abrupt end. Up to now, he still canât calm down when he recalls those memories.\n
Li Xuanyuan wiped his face, âThen I quit school and joined the army. Since then, I have decided not to provoke or leave any illusions to others. Deputy Lian pushed me so hard at the time, just like that person back then. Tell me, would I be moved? No, I only feel scared. Heâs too selfish and is forcing me to either give up my self-esteem or watch him repeat the same mistakes. So I used some means, but fortunately, heâs selfish enough and didnât love me that much. Between me and a higher position, he chose the latter. I thank him for his wisdom.â\n
âThen, Brother HouâŚâ\n</ins>\n\nLi Xuanyuan glanced at Hou Ying and said in a low voice, âIf weâre not running for our lives, I would have beaten him half to death.â\n
Liu Zhan hissed.\n
Hou Ying: ââŚâ\n
âWhat about now?â Although Liu Zhan was laughing, he asked very seriously.\n
Li Xuanyuan didnât answer for the first time. It took a long time before he whispered, âIf it werenât for the apocalypse, I wouldnât let him hang around in front of me for so long.â After a pause, he smiled in relief as if he had surrendered to someone. âBut now, I wonât let him out of my sight. It doesnât feel bad to be entangled by him.â \n
âThen I want to congratulate Brother Hou!â \n
Liu Zhan smiled very sincerely, feeling greatly relieved.\n
Hou Ying, who had been sleeping, suddenly turned over. Li Xuanyuan suddenly looked at him. When he and Liu Zhan thought heâs still asleep, his shoulders shook slightly uncontrollably.\n
He couldnât help it anymore.\n
Turn over, lying on the pillow and laughing wantonly, the sound slowly leaks out, so cheerful, so happy.\n
Liu Zhan rushed back to the upper bunk wisely.\n
Li Xuanyuan stared at Hou Ying with a stiff face for a while, but still couldnât help striding forward, and kicked Hou Yingâs ass!\n\n
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Translatorâs Notes:\n</ins>\n\n<ol>čŽ¤ĺ˝ [rèn mĂŹng] â admit that oneâs misfortune is predetermined by God; resign oneself to destiny. 沥ĺżć˛Ąčş [mĂŠi xÄŤn mĂŠi fèi] â simple-minded/thoughtless/heartless/nitwitted. 诞é´ć [kè jiÄn cÄo] â setting-up exercises during the break; class-break setting-up exercise.</ol>\nAww poor baby Xuanyuan *pats head* Hou Ying will spoil you now, donât worry.\n
On a side note, this is my last update for today~ I wonât be able to translate more until after 18, maybe on 20 because I would still have to go to school to submit my modules. Wish me luck guys~~\n\n\n\n\n<hr class="wp-block-separator">