Title: A Fake Holy Mother in the Zombie Apocalypse
Translator: Little Bamboo Spirit
Chapter 263 - Even in her dreams, she couldn't run away from Lu Xingchi (2)
That candle's aphrodisiac fragrance had dissipated, and Bei Nuan's mind was much clearer.
Bei Nuan knew that Lu Xingchi was an aloof and prideful person. He wouldn't use an opportunity like this to take advantage of her.
Bei Nuan's brain was working again. She hastily took out a camping lamp from her pocket space. She opened it and placed it on the bedside table.
Lu Xingchi walked over. Using the lamp light, he picked up the candle and looked at it.
This candle was different from the ones they used in the past two days. The candle wasn't inside a glass or a fancy metal container. It was just a short, milky white lump with no marking.
"The candle factory probably accepts all sorts of orders. This is a place where no one cares what happens. The factory must have accepted an order to add drugs into the candle."
He opened the door, went out, and came back with two glasses of water. He offered a glass to Bei Nuan and drank the other glass of water.
His gaze was clear, but his shirt was still damp.
Bei Nuan sat on the bed and looked at him. She suddenly said, "Lu Xingchi, come here, lean over."
Lu Xingchi didn't know what she was going to do, but he still obediently came closer and leaned over.
Bei Nuan took out a small, white towel and gently wiped the sweat on his forehead as well as from his sweaty neck.
She gently and thoughtfully said, "You sweated so much earlier, and the night wind is blowing on you. Be careful. Don't catch a cold."
She raised her head and wiped the sweat on his forehead with a serious expression.
The soft towel slid over his cheek, brushed his chin and Adam's apple, and stroked his collarbone. For a second, Lu Xingchi narrowed his eyes and seemed like he was going to push her down onto the bed.
However, he didn't actually move. Instead, he waited until she finished drying him off before standing up.
The weird smell in the room had already dissipated. He closed the door, drew the curtains shut, and had Bei Nuan take out a sleeping bag from her pocket space, and laid out the sleeping bag by her small bed.
They turned off the camping lamp and tried going back to sleep.
The effect of the medicine in the candle was strong and wasn't completely gone. Bei Nuan felt like her heart was still beating fast. After gulping down half a glass of water, she was still too stirred up to sleep.
In the darkness, Bei Nuan could hear rustling sounds next to her. It seemed like he was still awake too.
"Lu Xingchi, what are you doing?" Bei Nuan turned over and looked at his shadowy figure on the ground.
She heard his voice that was as refreshing and cool as water in the darkness say, "Helping myself. Like you said."
"Huh?"
These words didn't have enough context. Bei Nuan didn't understand.
Lu Xingchi chuckled. "Never mind, I'm joking. Go to sleep."
His side became quiet. Bei Nuan closed her eyes and gradually fell asleep.
She had a night of messy dreams. Lu Xingchi was still in all of her dreams.
There were big Lu Xingchi, small Lu Xingchi, and cutesy versions of him. In her dream, she picked up one of his cutesy versions. He brandished his little fists and flailed his little feet, so pitiful.
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The next morning, after waking up, Lu Xingchi discussed with everyone what to do next. The team settled on staying here another day to rest before continuing their travels.
For breakfast, they had small wontons made by Jiang Fei.
Jiang Fei was quite willing to use ingredients. He added shrimp and dried scallops in the meat filling. He added minced dried shrimp to the soup. He used thinly sliced seaweed, thinly sliced fried eggs, pickled mustard, and chopped peanuts as garnishes.
The small wontons were smooth with thin skins. The soup was fresh and tasty. They sighed in enjoyment as they ate it.
Bei Nuan heard a knock on the door when she was eating her second bowl.
Of course, it definitely wasn't Bei Nuan's dad. The person outside the door was knocking and calling out, "Big Brother Lu? Big Brother Lu, do you live here?"
From these words, they could tell it was the skinny man that had so nimbly recognized Lu Xingchi as big brother yesterday.
Tang Tang silently played rock-paper-scissors with Du Ruo. His paper was cut by Du Ruo's scissors, so he had to put down his bowl and go open the door.
Sure enough, it was the skinny man. He poked his head in and looked around. He lamented, "Yo, the apartment you guys were assigned is really good. My apartment is trash in comparison."
Then, he found Lu Xingchi with his eyes, "Big Brother Lu, Captain Zheng is looking for you. He's waiting at the main gate."
Why did Captain Zheng suddenly want to see Lu Xingchi?
Lu Xingchi had finished eating. He nodded and stood up. He patted Bei Nuan's head. "Let's go."
He didn't want to go out by himself and leave her alone in this strange place.
She scarfed down the last wonton, picked up the bowl, and drank the soup before standing up.
It had already gotten hot outside, and red dust was flying over the roads. The skinny man led the two of them to the main gate.
Bei Nuan suddenly saw that the skinny man was holding a small, porcelain bottle. The bottle was only the size of a Suxiao Jiuxin pill bottle. He was playing with the bottle while walking.
(T/N: Suxiao Jiuxin pill is a Chinese medicine that's used to treat coronary heart diseases.)
"What is that?" Bei Nuan asked.
The skinny man had a whole new level of respect for Bei Nuan and the others after yesterday and hastily answered, "It's snake venom that Captain Zheng wanted. I forgot to give it to him, so I'm bringing it over now."
Snake venom? As in the snake venom she needed to complete the Absolute Obedience task?
Bei Nuan thought; this was simply a home delivery service.
She had only recently gotten some sweat, and now, the snake venom had delivered itself.
Getting snake venom had been the most daunting part of the task. Bei Nuan had thought she would have to come into contact with a venomous snake. She didn't expect it to be readily available.
Sure enough, this series of tasks were really easy.