Xu Qian's heart tightened; she couldn't accept this fact for a moment.
Xu Lu was half her brother. Even though they were the same person, but...
In her eyes, they had always been separate.
Xiao Ping glanced at her indifferently, a purple light flashing in his eyes.
"Qian, if you miss him, I can become him. I can also call you sister."
Xu Qian suddenly looked up. His expression was serious; he wasn't lying.
She waved her hand wearily and said softly, "I just... need some time to accept it."
She had truly treated him as her brother.
Xiao Ping lowered his gaze, a hint of helplessness flashing in his eyes.
He hadn't expected Xu Qian to like that fool.
Xiao Ping changed the subject, "Are you ready to destroy the last base?"
Hearing this, Xu Qian's spirits immediately lifted.
"Yes, the last base. After destroying it, I can rest for a while."
Xu Qian pressed her temples. The string of missions had left her utterly exhausted. She wanted to rest well for a few days, to sleep soundly.
Xiao Ping's purple eyes flashed. He reached out and stroked her ponytail, saying in a deep voice, "Get out, I'll drive."
Xu Qian froze. Xiao Ping had never touched her hair before.
However, she didn't think too much about it and got out of the car, switching places with him.
She adjusted the navigation and then lowered the table and chairs to sleep.
"Tell me when we get there."
"Okay."
Xiao Ping slowly started moving. He drove smoothly and very fast. Xu Qian fell asleep shortly after.
If Xu Qian had looked closely, she would have noticed that his driving was very different from the usual Xiao Ping and Xu Lu.
Xiao Ping and Xu Lu drove like they were flying; he drove smoothly yet swiftly.
The young man glanced at her sideways. With a thought, a white phone appeared in his hand.
He pressed a button, and the screen showed it was the year 2015.
Three years had passed since the apocalypse began.
Xiao Ping narrowed his eyes slightly. In the three years he had been gone, the X Group had almost fallen into their hands.
Fortunately, there was still room for salvage.
He barely looked at the navigation. An hour later, they arrived at the last base.
The Haitong Hotel.
Xiao Ping looked at the familiar building with no change in his expression. He turned the steering wheel and parked in a shady spot.
Xiao Ping didn't rush to wake her. Instead, he reclined his seat like she had and lay down.
He stared at her beautiful face, his heart filled with emotion.
This woman was indeed formidable.
To destroy the base he had painstakingly built.
In the end, he couldn't bring himself to kill her.
Xiao Ping gently brushed her cheek with the back of his hand, only for the young girl to grab it and pull him into a hug.
"Xiao Ping, stop messing around."
Xiao Ping stiffened. He closed his eyes, and the expression in them returned to normal.
He carefully withdrew his hand and said softly, "Xu Qian, just one last time."
A farewell to Xu Lu, and to the original Xiao Ping.
After a long moment, Xu Qian's eyelashes fluttered, and she opened her eyes.
The familiar car ceiling made Xu Qian a little disoriented. She turned her head and saw the young man lying obediently in the driver's seat.
Those deep purple eyes were staring at her without blinking.
Xu Qian breathed a slight sigh of relief. "Why didn't you wake me?"
Xiao Ping's purple eyes flickered as he came back to his senses.
"You were tired and needed to rest."
Xu Qian pressed her throbbing temples and opened the live map to check.
The last base was located inside a nearby five-star hotel.
"Let's go, we'll walk."
Xiao Ping shook his head. "I know where the entrance is. Let's drive straight in."
Xu Qian squinted slightly and asked, "Did you... regain your memory?"
Was he really from the X Group?