Xu Qian sat on the hospital bed, unperturbed, drying her hair and ignoring him.
Mei Yuebai lowered his dark eyes, a silver bandage wrapped around his head, his face handsome yet decadent.
"Xu Qian, I'm sorry, I can't control myself sometimes..."
He reached out to touch Xu Qian's cheek, his palm trembling slightly.
Xu Qian turned her head away, her eyes deep, her voice cold, "Get out."
If he wasn't her mission objective, he would have died eight hundred times over and wouldn't be lingering in front of her.
"Crack."
The sound of bone hitting the floor made Xu Qian glance over.
The boy, once so arrogant, now hung his head, kneeling on both knees.
"Hit me, as long as you can forgive me."
A flicker of surprise flashed in Xu Qian's eyes, her tone indifferent, "Get up first."
Mei Baiyue moved his knees to embrace her legs, then lifted his gaze. The corners of his dark eyes were red, and tears seemed on the verge of falling.
"Forgive me, I'll listen to you from now on."
She looked at him, her gaze distant, her face seemingly covered in ice-cold indifference.
After a long moment, she sighed, gently stroking his silver hair, her voice airy, "I can forgive you, but if there's a next time..."
"I'll never dare again."
Mei Yuebai interrupted quickly, reaching out to hug her slender waist and leaning into her embrace.
Xu Qian had clearly seen the madness and obsession in his eyes when he had held her without hesitation.
"I will kill you."
This person was her mission objective, not chosen by her, but by the system.
Kill him and get a replacement? He was the future leader of the largest base.
Could she kill him?
Of course, she could.
"Knock, knock, knock."
A knock sounded on the door.
"Come in."
Ye Yunzhou's eyes widened slightly as he saw the scene inside, but he quickly regained his composure.
He had noticed Mei Yuebai wasn't in his room during his rounds and guessed he might be with Xu Qian, so he had rushed over. As expected.
Her gaze lowered, and she gently patted Mei Yuebai's shoulder.
He, unexpectedly obedient, got up and leaned against Xu Qian.
A handsome young man, a beautiful young woman, one standing, one sitting, perfectly matched.
Ye Yunzhou's eyes darkened, and he said, "I'm here to check on the patients."
"I was just about to look for you, sit down."
Ye Yunzhou looked puzzled but sat down.
"I want to head to the G city base as soon as possible. If you two want to go, I'll take you along. If you prefer to stay at the hospital, I'll clear out the third floor."
A glint of light flashed in Ye Yunzhou's eyes, and he asked urgently, "Are you saying G city has sent people to establish a rescue station?"
Xu Qian nodded slightly and said slowly, "You could say that. Everyone in the base has to complete missions to survive. It's not as idyllic as you imagine, but at least there's a safe place to live, without constant fear."
It was better for them to go to the base than to stay in the hospital, but she didn't want to meddle.
Ye Yunzhou frowned and said, "Okay, thank you. I'll gather everyone to discuss it immediately." He then hurried out.
Mei Yuebai sat on the bed, wrapping his arm around Xu Qian's shoulder and resting his head there. A dark glint flashed in his eyes as he asked casually, "Why are you suddenly going to the base?"
"I've always wanted to go to the base. I plan to go back to B City first to find Gu Qing and Li Lili, and then we'll leave together."
"Not looking for Cheng Liangqing?" Mei Yuebai's voice was calm, but his hand tightened slightly.
Xu Qian raised an eyebrow and turned to look at Mei Yuebai, "If he's there, we can go together."
"Do you like him?" Mei Yuebai's voice remained unchanged, but his eyes were filled with murderous intent.
Xu Qian smiled, "Guess." She patted his head. "Go back and sleep. We're leaving for G Province tomorrow."
Mei Yuebai leaned close to her ear, his voice low as if murmuring to himself, "I want to sleep with you."
His warm breath on her neck quickly gave her goosebumps.
"Hmm?" Xu Qian's delicate brows furrowed slightly.
"I want to sleep with you."
She tilted her chin up slightly, a cold smile curving her pink lips, "Do you think you can sleep with me?"
He slowly leaned down and placed a gentle kiss on her forehead.
"I think I can."
"Are you leaving or not?"
"Leaving!"