You Rong got into the car and returned to the Lg organization's base in Ice City with Lin Qinghe. A large group of zombies, who had followed them back, were hidden outside the city by You Rong upon entering.
Seeing the three return, Jiang Wanwan breathed a sigh of relief and walked forward with a smile, "Jiang Xun, Mr. You, Miss Lin! That's great! You're all back safe and sound!"
Lin Qinghe returned a smile, "Yes, I'm sorry to have made Miss Jiang worry."
"It's okay, it's okay, as long as you're all safe. You saved me and my brother before too!"
After a few pleasantries, Jiang Wanwan noticed Lin Qinghe was still injured and suggested, "Let's talk inside the base. We can't keep standing outside."
"Right! Sis, if you hadn't reminded me, I would have forgotten that Sister Lin is injured. How can she keep standing outside? Let's go, let's go... You guys go in first, I'll go call the doctor to check on Sister Lin!"
Lin Qinghe was about to say she was fine and that there was no need to call a doctor when Jiang Xun had already run off.
Jiang Wanwan smiled and said, "Let Jiang Xun go. Your injury..." She looked at You Rong and teased, "If the doctor doesn't examine it, Mr. You surely won't be at ease."
You Rong heard this and nodded, "Yes, let the doctor check on you. Then I'll be at ease."
Lin Qinghe found it amusing and said with a hint of helplessness, "You've forgotten, I'm also a doctor. Don't I know my own body?"
"It's different. There's a saying that doctors cannot heal themselves. Let a doctor check it, and I'll be at ease."
Lin Qinghe helplessly replied, "Okay, I'll listen to you!"
Upon entering the base, Jiang Xun quickly brought a doctor. After the doctor examined Lin Qinghe, he assured You Rong that she was fine, though her broken arm would require some time to heal.
Hearing the doctor's words, You Rong finally relaxed.
As soon as the doctor left, Jiang Xun eagerly asked, "Brother, you went to the R organization's base afterward. What did you do there? I thought you would let the zombies destroy the R organization, but you didn't. So I'm a bit curious..."
You Rong lowered his gaze and said in a deep voice, "I initially intended to destroy the R organization. But then I thought, if I destroy one R organization, who can guarantee that another R organization won't appear? So I thought about forming an alliance, with major survivor organizations joining. The organization would follow the alliance's arrangements and share resources to ensure that every survivor gets supplies and can live. Now that the zombies obey my commands, I will also find a suitable survival model for zombies, to achieve coexistence between survivors and zombies!"
You Rong paused and continued, "Jiang Tao has already agreed to join the alliance. As long as the R organization takes the lead, I believe other organizations will soon follow."
As You Rong finished speaking, Jiang Xun and his sister's expressions were filled with disbelief. Gradually, they accepted his words, began to trust You Rong, and then became full of anticipation.
Jiang Xun eagerly asked, "Brother, is what you're saying true? Will there really be a day when zombies and humans coexist? Will all survivors truly survive?"
You Rong's expression was firm, "Absolutely! I can communicate with zombies and command them. They don't actually need to feed frequently; they can survive by feeding once every six months to a year. As long as they are managed properly and livestock are raised as their food, they won't attack humans. And with the major organizations united, they can naturally research plants suitable for survival in the current environment to ensure we have enough food."
Jiang Xun's eyes lit up after hearing this, and he volunteered, "Brother! Wait for me! I'll go talk to the Lg organization's management now. I'll definitely persuade them to agree to join the alliance!"
You Rong replied, "Yes, you can."
"Then we'll go talk to the management about this. Brother, you and Sister Lin should rest well. Food is available in the food room. Eat if you're hungry, don't be polite!"
"Mm."
Jiang Xun excitedly pulled Jiang Wanwan away. Lin Qinghe and You Rong were left alone in the room. You Rong's gaze softened, and he stroked Lin Qinghe's cheek, asking gently, "Are you hungry? Do you want to eat something?"
Lin Qinghe shook her head, "I'm not hungry."
"Then... are you tired? Why don't you lie down and rest for a while?"
"I'm not tired either."
You Rong was stunned for a moment, not knowing how to respond. His troubled expression made Lin Qinghe chuckle softly.
Lin Qinghe pulled You Rong to sit beside her, pressed her face against his chest, listened to his steady, strong heartbeat, and said softly, "I don't want to do anything right now. Let's just be like this..."
You Rong softly hummed "Mm" and held the person in his arms.
"You Rong, have you fully recovered now? Are you still feeling pain? Can you... eat normally now?"
"Yes, I've recovered. Don't worry, I won't be in pain anymore. As for eating... I can eat normally like a human, or I can choose to eat once every six months to a year like a zombie, and I won't be hungry."
"That's good..."
Lin Qinghe took a deep breath, his cold scent filling her nostrils. Her eyes flickered, and she unexpectedly asked, "You Rong, you threatened Gao Tian and the others with yourself back then, forcing them to let me go. What were you thinking? You knew that if you were captured, you might be locked in a laboratory for life, a test subject for all sorts of inhumane experiments. What... were you thinking?"
You Rong was silent for a few seconds. "I thought a lot. I think I truly liked you, so I wanted you to live... The thought of you living after I left made me happy. The thought of being taken back to the laboratory and potentially never seeing you again made me sad..."
Lin Qinghe: "You only thought about these things?"
You Rong: "Yes, I only thought about these things."
Lin Qinghe's heart clenched.
She pursed her lips, clenched her fists, and hit You Rong's chest hard, "You shouldn't have thought about these things! Do you know how terrible you would become if you were really taken back to the laboratory? How much pain and torment you would endure... How could you not think about these things!"
You Rong held Lin Qinghe's hand, lowered his head, looked at her slightly reddened eyes from anger, and smiled. He kissed the back of her hand and said, "I couldn't help it. That's all I could think of at the time. Even if I had to do it again, I would still only think of you. You are more important than me!"
It was strange. He had initially despised Lin Qinghe and was determined to kill her. But unknowingly... she had slowly entered his heart. By the time he realized it, it was too late. She had become an indispensable part of him. Without her, his world would collapse, and he wouldn't be able to live.
How did she gradually enter his heart?
Was it when she started regretting her past actions and tried her best to treat him well, secretly bringing him food, making him porridge and soup, risking her life to help him escape the laboratory, and doing her best to protect him when he was disoriented? Or was it when he was gnawing on raw meat like a zombie, and he himself loathed himself, but she only felt heartache for him, saying that no matter what he became, he was still him, the person she loved...
You Rong thought carefully and found no answer. All he knew now was that she was in his heart.
Lin Qinghe leaned into You Rong's embrace and whispered almost inaudibly, "You fool..."
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