Title: A Fake Holy Mother in the Zombie Apocalypse
Translator: Little Bamboo Spirit
Chapter 208 - As if he was greedy for more closeness (1)
It was late by the time they finished eating dinner. There was no working internet or channels on TV, so everyone went to their rooms to rest.
The house had blackout curtains and anti-theft rolling shutters for the windows. These were all put down for the night. Lu Xingchi had gone out to check. The effect of the curtains and shutters was pretty good. From outside, the lights in the house couldn't be seen at all.
However, to be on the safe side, they only left a small light on downstairs.
Lu Xingchi escorted Bei Nuan to her room. "Don't be afraid. I'm right next door. You can knock on the wall if anything happens."
(You can freely knock on the wall. It's no problem if you want me to come over to sleep with you.)
Bei Nuan looked at him, utterly speechless. Lu Xingchi, do you know that your true nature has been fully exposed?
He walked around her room, checked the windows, and pulled the curtains closed. He looked cold, reserved, and uninterested in anything.
(This bed is quite nice. Can comfortably sleep two people.)
(This size is big enough. Can comfortably turn over your body at will.)
(If I offer to stay here, will she refuse?)
Bei Nuan suddenly asked, "Lu Xingchi, why haven't you left?"
(See, she's so cold-blooded and ruthless. That time I was able to hug her and sleep all night together was a rare opportunity.)
Bei Nuan couldn't hold back her smile.
(She's smiling. She's so cute when she smiles. I really want to-)
"Out." Bei Nuan pushed him out of the room before he could finish those nonsensical thoughts.
"Good night." Lu Xingchi stood at the door with his hand in his pocket. His tone was cold and calm.
"Good night." Bei Nuan closed the door.
In the moment before she closed the door, she heard.
(Really like her.)
This was a straightforward confession. Bei Nuan blushed.
(But…)
But what?
Bei Nuan hastily opened the door.
"Hmm?" Lu Xingchi was about to leave. He stopped and turned to look at her.
Bei Nuan was so curious to hear the follow up, but there was only silence.
"What's wrong?" Lu Xingchi softly asked her.
Bei Nuan suddenly realized something and opened the taskbar. Sure enough, the countdown under Witch's Prayer was at zero.
So then, what did he mean by "but"?
"Nothing." Bei Nuan listlessly closed the door.
She walked to the bed, fell on the bed, bit the corner of the blanket, and tossed and turned. Gah, she was so frustrated.
It was better to hear nothing than to only hear the first half of his thoughts.
As Lu Xingchi walked to his room, he thought; but, he had to keep an eye on her. He couldn't let her make the same mistakes as the Bei Nuan from his past life.
***
The next day, since the group was resting here for another day, Bei Nuan slept until she naturally woke up, and then she slowly got up from bed.
By the time she tidied herself up and went downstairs, she discovered that the others had already gotten up and eaten breakfast. It was surprising they didn't wake her up to eat breakfast with them.
"It's not a big deal. You don't have to be in a rush to get up. We wanted you to sleep more," Jiang Fei explained while serving Bei Nuan a bowl of red date congee with brown sugar.
However, Bei Nuan's attention had been caught by something else. Staring at the empty coffee table, she questioned, "Where's my gaming chips? Du Ruo, were you greedy for snacks and ate my gaming chips?"
Du Ruo immediately felt wronged. "Why would I eat your gaming chips instead of Jiang Fei's super delicious red date congee? I have to be crazy to do that."
How odd. Why had her gaming chips disappeared?
Jiang Fei cut a salted duck egg in half for Bei Nuan, served it on a plate, and brought it over.
He nonchalantly asked, "What's wrong?"
Bei Nuan drank a spoonful of red date congee and pointed at the coffee table. "I left the gaming chips I won yesterday there. They're gone."
Jiang Fei smiled. "Du Ruo probably ate them."
Having been wrongfully accused by two people, Du Ruo was very angry. "In your eyes, am I a good-for-nothing that'll even eat gaming chips?"
Everyone was thinking; isn't that the truth?
Tang Tang thought it over. "Big Sis NuanNuan, it's not Duo Ruo. Du Ruo and I came downstairs at the same time this morning. The gaming chips were already gone by then."
Lu Xingchi was sitting a distance from them and reading a bound book during their conversation. It was only now that he looked up.
There were only five people here, and no one knew where the gaming chips had gone. There was something very odd about this.
He and Jiang Fei looked at each other.
Lu Xingchi closed his book and stood up.
He said to Jiang Fei, "Stay here with them. I'll go search."
Jiang Fei nodded. He took out his dagger and twirled it between his fingers.
Except when the subject at hand was related to Bei Nuan, these two already had a tacit understanding and worked well together.
Lu Xingchi went upstairs with his crossbow.
Bei Nuan figured out what was going on. There must be another person in the house.