Shang Qi held Su Ling tightly in his arms, gently stroking her head with his large hand. "All done?"
Su Ling nodded in Shang Qi's embrace.
"My Ah Ling is that amazing!"
The question was posed by Shang Qi, but his tone was undeniably affirmative. The indulgence in his voice was something only Su Ling experienced.
Su Ling's eyes crinkled into a smile as she nodded again in Shang Qi's arms. "That's because Ah Qi taught me well."
Shang Qi affectionately stroked Su Ling's head, then lowered his head to kiss her forehead. "Let's go, downstairs."
Releasing Su Ling, Shang Qi took her hand and led her downstairs.
"Ah Qi."
"Mhm?"
In the stairwell, the moment Su Ling's voice rang out, Shang Qi immediately responded.
"We have a new companion joining us." After saying this, Su Ling continued to explain about Zhou Yong. "His name is Zhou Yong. He was the person in charge of this pharmaceutical factory we cleared out. His ability is invisibility."
Shang Qi, still holding Su Ling's hand, their fingers intertwined, replied in a gentle voice, "Okay, I understand."
As he finished speaking, Shang Qi turned his head to look at Su Ling. "You left him with Chu Jin to handle?"
Su Ling hummed in affirmation.
Shang Qi chuckled, his thoughts seemingly drifting. "That Zhou Yong, how's his nerve?"
Hearing this, Su Ling knew what Shang Qi was laughing about. She replied calmly, "He's a bit cowardly."
"When he needs to be brave, he lacks it. But when he needs to be timid, he's quite scared of Chu Jin."
Su Ling laughed as she said this. "Zhou Yong is probably being scared witless by Chu Jin right now. Chu Jin, that person, must be teasing him."
"Does he know Chu Jin is a zombie?" Shang Qi asked, pulling Su Ling along as they descended the stairs, their steps in sync.
"He does." Su Ling released Shang Qi's hand at a corner of the staircase and grabbed the handrail, leaping down.
Landing on the next floor, Su Ling stood and looked up at Shang Qi. "Ah Qi, let's race. See who gets to the bottom first."
Shang Qi stood on the stairs, his gaze tender as he watched her. "So, Ah Ling is cheating now, huh?"
Su Ling, standing below, smiled up at Shang Qi. "I am cheating. So, Ah Qi, I'll see you downstairs."
With that, Su Ling nimbly flipped down the stairs, her movements sharp and stylish, both beautiful and daring.
Shang Qi remained in place, leaning forward, his eyes filled with doting affection as he watched Su Ling's figure disappear into the stairwell.
Girls, you know, if she wants to win, you let her win.
But he couldn't let his girl think he was going easy on her, so he had to show some effort.
With that thought, Shang Qi grabbed the stair railing with one hand, executed a stylish sidestep, and leaped down, hurrying on his pursuit of Su Ling.
Downstairs, Chu Jin and Zhou Yong, who were waiting for Shang Qi and Su Ling, saw the figures of Su Ling and Shang Qi flash past the stairwell window.
They were racing each other, as if they were escaping, as if something terrifying was chasing them!
At first, Chu Jin and Zhou Yong didn't think much of it, until they saw Su Ling and Shang Qi descending faster and faster. They began to grow anxious.
Zhou Yong had gotten out of the car and was leaning against the door. He looked up at the intermittent appearances of Su Ling and Shang Qi from Chu Jin's side of the car. He turned his head slightly and asked Su Ling, "Is something wrong with them?"
They were running so fast, as if their lives depended on it.
He wouldn't believe there was nothing chasing them. Compared to Zhou Yong's worry, Chu Jin was leaning out of the car window, unfazed. "Are you questioning their abilities by asking that?"