Xiang Jintian frowned, soothing her, "Xixi, we have to go back and report first."
Xu Qian sighed. Now that Ah Bai knew about their situation, wouldn't going back be walking into a trap?
She could only brace herself and act unreasonable. "I'm not going back anyway. If you go back, I'll leave."
Xiang Jintian glanced at her indifferently. Xu Qian was not an unreasonable person. She must have a reason for acting this way.
"Is there something urgent?"
Xu Qian nodded along with his words. "You can tell them to go back and report. We'll go our own way, that won't affect anything, right?"
Xiang Jintian pondered for a moment, still feeling it wasn't appropriate.
Although the person in charge had ordered them to destroy the base, the situation was so serious this time that they definitely needed to go back and explain things in detail.
"Xixi, it's not suitable. I'll be back in just two hours. Can you wait for me here?"
Xu Qian gave him a helpless glance. Why was this man so dense?
"You go ahead."
Xiang Jintian smiled slightly, thinking she had agreed.
He ruffled her long hair that cascaded down her waist and said softly, "Wait for me."
As he spoke, he got out of bed, opened the door, and was about to go out.
A cold female voice reached his ears.
"I won't wait for you."
Xu Qian raised her hand and tied up her scattered hair, forming a ponytail.
The girlish demeanor lessened considerably.
Her clear, cold eyes were like ice and snow, exuding a murderous aura.
Xiang Jintian didn't understand. "Why?"
Xu Qian smiled faintly and told the truth. "I just don't want you to leave me."
Xiang Jintian's tense expression slightly relaxed. He intended to discuss it with her again.
"Xixi, I..."
"No need to say more, you go."
Xu Qian, her expression unchanged, brushed past him and twisted the doorknob.
The stench of decay and the smell of blood assailed her.
Xu Qian strode out, and suddenly, her wrist was tightly grasped.
The door slammed shut with a "bang."
The girl's hands were instantly pinned behind her by the man. Xu Qian tried to pull her hands free but found she had no room to resist.
Their bodies were pressed close together, the man's warmth seeping through the thin camouflage uniform.
Xu Qian narrowed her eyes. Wasn't he a Level Three ability user?
Such a huge gap?
Xiang Jintian gazed at her, the line of his beautiful lips taut.
"Why?"
Xu Qian looked up, meeting his deep black eyes.
Those eyes reflected her small figure, as if her entire being was within his gaze.
Xu Qian turned her head away and said faintly, "I said, if you leave, I'll leave."
Before he could speak, Xu Qian preempted him. "Every time you leave me behind, in your eyes, the base's matters are always more important than me."
Xiang Jintian froze. To him, the country was indeed more important than anything else.
Including her.
After struggling for more than a decade, besides his country's affairs, he had almost no private time in his life.
Xu Qian saw what he was thinking at a glance, and a lump formed in her throat.
She had intended to provoke him a little, but instead, she became angry.
Xu Qian took a deep breath and said coldly, "Let go."
The man's large hand holding her gradually loosened, and the warmth from his body disappeared.
Her expression darkened slightly, and she turned to pull the door open to leave.
With a slight push, the door remained immobile.
Xu Qian looked up and saw a large hand firmly pressing down on the door frame.
"What?"
Xiang Jintian's mind was in a mess, and he didn't know how to respond.
He didn't want her to leave.
In the apocalypse, if he lost her, how difficult would it be to find her again.