Infinite: Starting from Resident Evil

Chapter 197! Jesse's Home

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At the end of the road was a sturdy fence, and on the other side of the fence lay the city of the Seventh Circle.

In fact, the real Midgar city is located on the disc. The buildings here are well-planned and the streets are clean. It is not in the same league as the slums. Every time Shen Ye comes to the disc, he is deeply impressed by the vast difference in wealth and social status in this city.

What puzzled Shen Ye was that there were no Shinra soldiers guarding or patrolling the area, making the whole place unusually quiet.

"It's so late at night, and there's no one guarding this place. That's really strange!" Shen Ye parked his car on the side of the road, looked at the quiet surroundings, and asked the question that had been bothering him. He knew that the collapse of the No. 1 Mako Furnace had just happened yesterday.

“How could there be no guards here!” Jesse got out of the car and looked at him with admiration. “Didn’t you just defeat the guards here?”

"You mean them?" Shen Ye suddenly realized, "Those Shinra soldiers on motorcycles?"

“Yes.” Jesse nodded, then took Shen Ye’s arm and led him up the stairs next to him, saying as they walked, “From now on we’ll have to walk. After crossing the blocks ahead, we’ll reach my first destination tonight—the staff housing area of ​​the Seventh Circle.”

"Did you live here before?" Shen Ye recalled the plot and then asked.

“Yeah, both my parents are Shinra employees.” Jesse nodded, glanced at the massive Mako Reactor in the distance, and said in a somewhat somber tone, “I grew up thanks to the Mako Reactor, but now, I…”

At this point, Jesse fell silent, then quietly pulled Shen Ye forward.

Seeing that Jesse was a little down, Shen Ye used his other hand to rub her head.

"I'm fine." Sensing Shen Ye's concern, Jesse looked up at him and smiled, then quickened her pace.

"Hurry up, I'll take you to my house first."

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Soon, the two crossed the block and arrived at the Shinra employee housing area.

After walking through half of the residential area, Jesse stopped, pointed to a detached house in front of her, and said to Shenye, "That's my house. Look, the light is still on."

"The lights are still on at this hour, they must be waiting for someone to come home, right?" Shen Ye asked, feigning ignorance.

"Yeah, they keep the lights on all the time to wait for their daughter who only comes home occasionally, as if they're afraid I won't know the way. Honestly, I'm not a child anymore." Although Jesse was complaining, her face was filled with a happy smile, but Shen Ye could clearly see that there was actually a deep sense of guilt in Jesse's eyes.

“I am not a good daughter.” After a while, Jessie said again, “I know my parents are waiting for me, but I often don’t go home because of my so-called ideals, which makes them sad and upset.”

“Children grow up and eventually have to leave their parents’ protection. They are actually proud of you for being able to go out on your own,” Shen Ye comforted him.

“I know… Okay, let’s not talk about this anymore, let’s go home.” Jesse always appreciated Shen Ye’s comforting words. After shaking off her gloom, she continued to hold Shen Ye’s hand and walk home: “My mom is a typical Midgar resident. She makes pizzas with a Midgard flair. Biggs and Wedge used to love coming to our house, and my mom would always prepare delicious food for us, no matter the time. Oh, by the way, Shen, my mom really likes people with a big appetite. I hope you won’t disappoint her.”

"Don't worry about that, I always have a good appetite, I can eat as much as I want." Shen Ye gave Jesse a reassuring look.

“Well… I’ll knock on the door now!” Jesse said, placing her hand on the doorbell.

But she immediately remembered something and turned to Shen Ye seriously, saying, "My mother doesn't know that I'm working for Avalanche. She always thought I was an actor, so don't let it slip later."

“I understand.” Shen Ye nodded. Of course he knew that Jesse’s dream was to be an actor, and his biggest dream was to perform for Golden Disc. But for now, before overthrowing Shinra, these were just dreams.

Seeing Shen Ye nod, Jesse rang the doorbell with peace of mind.

Ding Dong!

Soon, footsteps were heard inside the house, along with the gentle and kind voice of a middle-aged woman: "Jesse, is that you?"

“It’s me, Mom,” Jesse called out.

Squeak!

The moment the door opened, a middle-aged woman who looked about six or seven parts like Jesse rushed out and hugged him, murmuring, "I'm so glad you came back to see us tonight. You haven't been back for so long."

"Don't do this, Mom, there are people watching!" Jesse struggled hard, but couldn't break free, and could only mutter in her mother's arms.

"Let me see if it's Biggs and Wedge again. They're so familiar with each other, what are they afraid of being seen by others?" Jesse's mother smiled and looked up, but when she saw a handsome young man she had never seen before, she was immediately stunned.

"Who is he?" Jessie's mother quickly let go of her daughter and asked in a low voice.

“I have a friend named Shen Ye.” Jesse took a deep breath and began to introduce him, but after thinking for a moment, she emphasized, “He is a very good friend of mine.”

"Hello, Auntie," Shen Ye greeted her.

"Oh, hello." Jesse's tone made Jesse's mother seem thoughtful, but she quickly patted her forehead: "Really, you were left standing outside. Come in, I've prepared some delicious food, just waiting for you to enjoy it."

"We've been starving for ages."

Jesse immediately took Shen Ye's hand and walked home.

Watching the two walk past hand in hand, Jesse's mother smiled knowingly, thinking to herself, "Very good...friends? It seems Jesse has really grown up; she's even starting to have a boyfriend."

As a mother, how could she not understand the meaning behind her daughter's words? For a moment, she felt a mix of joy, relief, and a touch of worry.

"Once she gets married, she'll probably come back even less often," she thought to herself.

But then another image appeared in her mind: Jesse bringing the children back to see her and her husband, and a smile returned to her face.

However, the pleasant fantasy didn't last even half a minute before it was interrupted by Jesse's voice: "Mom, we're hungry."

"Coming right now," Jesse's mother replied, then shook her head with a hint of regret. "Really, couldn't you let me be happy for a little while longer?"

Chapter 198! A Love That Disregards Everything

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Although her daydream was interrupted, Jesse's mother still walked into the hall with a smile on her face.

"Don't worry, Jesse, it'll be ready soon," Jesse's mother said.

The kitchen was right next to the living room; it was an open kitchen. As she baked and prepared food, she looked Shen Ye over and asked him questions such as how many people were in the family and what his parents were doing.

Shen Ye felt a little embarrassed, a sense of incongruity arose out of nowhere, and since they were from different worlds, he really didn't know how to answer. However, seeing Jesse's equally curious eyes, he could only answer one by one... Of course, most of them were half true and half false.

However, while answering some of Jessie's mother's questions, Shen Ye was also looking around at the house's layout.

It must be said that Jesse's family's living conditions are much better than those of 99.9% of the people in the slums, and not just much better, but almost a leap forward, completely on a different level, even though Jesse's parents are just the lowest-ranking employees of Shinra.

Of course, for some reason, Jesse became a member of the resistance organization Avalanche; otherwise, as a beneficiary, even if she was just at the very bottom, she wouldn't have had to do this.

"It seems you're quite curious about my home environment." Older people are particularly sensitive, and Jesse's mother is no exception. Seeing Shen Ye looking around while answering, she guessed what he was thinking.

“Yes, I usually live in the slums, so I rarely see such nice accommodations.” Shen Ye nodded. His movements had been quite large, so it wasn’t surprising that he had been noticed.

"Do you live in the slums? I thought you were an actor like Jesse." Jesse's mother put the freshly baked pizza on a plate and placed it in front of Shen Ye, continuing, "I forgot to ask what you do. Can you tell me? And also tell me how you met Jesse."

Shen Ye smiled wryly. This scene seemed familiar. It was like he had encountered it during a blind date before. After thinking for a moment, he said, "I am currently a mercenary, the kind who does things for money. As for how I met Jesse, let me think, it seems that I helped her during a mission."

Shen Ye's words were both true and false, but they did happen, so Jesse secretly gave him a thumbs up.

“Help? You probably mean protect,” Jesse’s mother said matter-of-factly, then nodded. “You’re a mercenary, that’s good. At least you’re capable of protecting Jesse. Midgar hasn’t been very peaceful lately, things keep happening. There’s even a terrorist organization that calls itself Avalanche that sent someone to assassinate the president and even collapsed the Mako Reactor. Ugh, can’t we just live a peaceful life?”

Jesse's mother's words made them both a little embarrassed. Come to think of it, they were the ones who had collapsed the Mako Reactor; they were the "terrorists" that Jesse's mother was talking about.

To hide their embarrassment, Shen Ye and Jesse simultaneously picked up a slice of pizza and put it in their mouths.

Jessie was fine, after all, she grew up eating her mother's cooking. Shen Ye was eating it for the first time, and he thought it would taste similar to a certain Pizza Hut in real life. He thought he would eat more out of politeness, but he didn't expect that after just one bite, he showed an expression of amazement.

"It tastes good, doesn't it?" Jesse asked with a smile, seeing Shen Ye's surprised expression.

"Hmm!" Shen Ye didn't speak because his mouth was already occupied with food.

"You finished everything you wanted. If it's not enough, I can make more." Jesse's mother was very satisfied with Shen Ye's performance. When she saw Jesse affectionately wiping the food crumbs from the corners of Shen Ye's mouth, her face lit up with a smile as bright as a flower.

This is exactly what she wanted to see.

Shen Ye ate almost the entire pizza, while Jesse only ate a small piece. Seeing Shen Ye put the last piece of pizza into his mouth, Jesse's mother brought over a cup of black tea.

"Thank you." Shen Ye stood up politely.

"You're welcome," Jesse's mother said with a smile, her gaze towards Shen Ye filled with even greater satisfaction.

Then she looked at Jesse and said to her, "Jesse, don't leave tonight. You and Shen stay here and rest at home."

"But..." Jesse hesitated, "It seems like we don't have any extra beds at home!"

“It’s not a bad thing for couples to sleep in the same bed, is it?” Jessie’s mother said very openly.

“We’re just friends, Mom.” Even so, Jesse nodded.

Seeing this, Jesse's mother asked Shen Ye again, "You don't mind squeezing in with Jesse, do you?"

Shen Ye was much more nonchalant, nodding directly and saying, "Of course I don't mind."

"Okay, I'll go make your beds." Jesse's mother smiled, her eyes crinkling.

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In Jesse's room, under the bright moonlight.

Jesse lay on top of Shen Ye, gently brushing the ends of her hair against his face.

Of course, this is not hindsight, since Jesse's parents live right next door to them.

Perhaps feeling a little itchy, Shen Ye grabbed Jesse's arm, trying to make her behave, but Jesse immediately switched to her other hand.

"Can't you sleep?" Shen Ye gave up trying to stop Jesse and put his arm around her waist as he asked.

Jessie nodded, but didn't say anything, because she didn't know what to say; her feelings were just too complicated.