Quick wear: cannon fodder is a bit strong

Nan Xi couldn't help but raise an eyebrow: "You are so serious, what's the matter?"

"It's my fault for this." Zhou Ruonan was annoyed.

"When the zombie horde arrived last night, some zombies used their special abilities to sneak into the base, causing casualties among ordinary people in many places."

She paused for a moment before continuing:

"When we were counting the casualties this morning, we discovered that your family and the Xu family were missing. Also, the personnel who were counting the casualties found your father's body at your family's workplace..."

Zhou Ruonan said this while looking at Nan Xi's face nervously.

She wasn't sure how Nan Xi would react when she heard about this - although she knew Nan Xi's attitude towards the Nan family very well, being alive and being dead are two different things after all, aren't they?

No matter how bad Nan Xiaoye was, he was still Nan Xi's flesh and blood. What if he died and Nan Xi started to miss him, or even take her anger out on him?

However, this matter could not be concealed after all, so she gritted her teeth and said in one breath:

"That means your father is no longer alive. Moreover, before his death, he may have mutated into a zombie and took the lives of ordinary people."

"Yeah," Nan Xi nodded.

"understood,"

He stuffed the chopsticks into Zhou Ruonan's hand and said, "Eat!"

Zhou Ruonan was stunned for a moment, then smiled quietly with relief. That's right, how could she have thought of her best friend as such a petty woman?

In the following time, Zhou Ruonan ate while telling Nan Xi with great excitement how she had bravely and handsomely commanded the battle and killed those zombies today.

"Hey, Xiaoxi, the combat boots you gave me are amazing to wear. They make kicking zombies even more powerful!"

Zhou Ruonan raised his head and took a big sip of iced milk tea:

"Ah, I miss the taste of 'Xiang Mama' milk tea!"

Then she continued:

"Xiao Xi, have you finished what you were going to do? How long can you stay in Jiangcheng this time?"

"It's not over yet," Nan Xi shook her head.

"However, I will come back to see you often in the future. Especially if you and Li Mingyuan hold a wedding, you must tell me."

She winked mysteriously at Zhou Ruonan:

"When the time comes, I will give you a mysterious gift!"

Zhou Ruonan shook his head:

"Xiao Xi, you've given me quite a few good things. Especially today's batch of combat uniforms and laser guns, they played a very important role in the battle."

"And your heroic performance in the zombie horde today was witnessed by all. Now you are a great contributor to the people of Jiangcheng, and I have also benefited from it."

She joked:

"From now on, I will wear this combat uniform every day and walk around the base in the morning and evening. How cool!"

"Come on," Nan Xi said with a smile:

"I think it should be 'Catch the Wind'. Be careful, Li Mingyuan might not be able to sleep!"

"Haha, then I will grant him the right to sleep with me every night..."

The two women chatted and laughed, and after a while, Zhou Ruonan's voice became lower, and finally she fell asleep on the table.

Nan Xi smiled and shook her head, pulling her back to her room with one hand. The child slept on her own; she hadn't done anything wrong. She gently pulled the quilt over Zhou Ruonan and placed a few fire crystal cores on the table.

After a few moments of space teleportation, he returned to Shencheng.

She didn't really have much to do in Shencheng. The base's daily operations were already well on track, and Yuan Yong, Yuan Ziqi, Wu Yuefeng, and the others were all very diligent and dedicated, so she wasn't needed for any of the daily tasks, big or small.

Nan Xi is an absolutely special existence in the base. She does not hold any official position and is a typical idler.

But to be honest, it's more useful than the base commander.

The one who could make her feel a sense of urgency and come back immediately after finishing her work was, of course, that clingy person. As expected, Fu Xuanjiu was waiting in her room. When he saw Nan Xi push the door open, he immediately complained with a look of grievance:

"Xiao Xi, why didn't you tell me when you were leaving?"

"You've got me worried to death. For the past half day, I haven't made any progress on the experiment, and all I can think about is you..."

Nan Xi: "..."

Well, she was manipulated by this guy again.

Seeing Nan Xi's humiliation, Fu Xuanjiu's lips curled up. After suppressing it with great effort, he turned around and pointed at a fragrant clay pot on the table, offering his treasure:

"Look, this is the beef and mushroom soup I made for you this morning after three days of learning from Master Jia. I don't know if you like it."

"It's a little cold now. Can I warm it up for you?"

Nan Xi nodded expressionlessly.

Some things were inexplicable, but fortunately Fu Xuanjiu didn't delve into them. He had a certain sense of Nan Xi's mystery and was used to her disappearing without a trace. His little fuss was merely a way to draw her attention.

Having experienced that world where women are dominant, she understands and can tolerate this.

"Then you wait,"

Seeing that Nan Xi was willing to drink, Fu Xuanjiu's mood became obviously excited, because this meant that Nan Xi hadn't eaten breakfast yet. He carefully picked up the casserole:

"I'll just go to the kitchenette and heat it up a bit."

Nan Xi nodded. She didn't dare tell him that she had already had breakfast, for fear that the little one would make a fuss.

After a while, Fu Xuanjiu came in carefully carrying the pot.

The thick soup in the pot was steaming and fragrant, obviously it had been stewed for quite some time. Nan Xi felt a little warm in her heart and gently held Fu Xuanjiu's hand:

"Thank you. But don't do this again."

The smile on Fu Xuanjiu's lips froze immediately:

"What, you don't like it?"

"Like it"

Nan Xi smiled and said, "I just don't want you to work too hard!"

She gently touched Fu Xuanjiu's beautiful, slender fingers with distinct joints - these were the golden fingers that helped her complete the Small World mission. How heartbroken she would be if they got burned!

Fu Xuanjiu took it seriously, and the corners of his pretty mouth couldn't help but curl up again:

"I'm not tired. As long as Xiaoxi likes it, everything I do is worth it."

Nan Xi: "..."

Looking at the bright stars in his eyes, Nan Xi was defeated again.

Whatever! Nan Xi thought.

Fu Xuanjiu could do whatever he wanted, as long as he could help her successfully develop the anti-zombie virus within the 30-year commitment period. If he couldn't complete it, there was nothing he could do, as she had reserved 20 years for the deadline.

Anyway, Nan Xi also figured it out.

Fu Xuanjiu, this guy, appears harmless on the surface and even often acts like a spoiled child to her. But in reality, he is arrogant, aloof, rebellious, and even a little bit sinister.

The more you urge such a person, the more rebellious he will be.

It would be better to follow his wishes, so that the progress can be faster.

Did Fu Xuanjiu see what Nan Xi was thinking? To be honest, he had a vague feeling.

For some reason, from the day he and Nan Xi made the agreement, there seemed to be a voice in his subconscious reminding Fu Xuanjiu: Don't develop a medicine to fight the zombie virus too quickly.

Otherwise, when he develops the antidote to the zombie virus, Nan Xi might leave him soon.

Therefore, he will keep the promise he made with Nan Xi.

As for the completion time, he would definitely...get it stuck on the last day. Don't say he was cheating, he just didn't want Nan Xi to leave him, what was he wrong about?