The ability user guarding the door was taken aback for a moment when she saw Ji Zhaoxi and the others.
"Zhaoxi."
She glanced at Pei Yufeng beside her.
Ji Zhaoxi smiled at her. "Mu Bai, do we need to undergo any inspections to enter the base?"
Mu Bai's gaze kept lingering on the desiccated zombie behind them. She coughed softly. "Zhaoxi, you and Pei Yufeng don't have to."
"However," she looked at the nervous Zhang Jili and the desiccated zombie behind them, "he and this desiccated zombie do."
Zhang Jili and the desiccated zombie looked at Ji Zhaoxi pitifully.
Ji Zhaoxi had no choice but to accompany them for a full-body check, initial screening, and disinfection.
But in the end, the desiccated zombie still had to be taken to the laboratory. Zhang Jili was worried about his pet and followed along.
The base personnel led Ji Zhaoxi and Pei Yufeng to see Yan Jiasui.
When they arrived, Yan Jiasui was frowning and discussing something with an ability user. The moment she saw Ji Zhaoxi at the door, her eyes immediately turned red.
"Zhaoxi!"
Ji Zhaoxi buried herself in her arms and rubbed against her, acting coquettishly, "Sister Jiasui, I missed you so much."
Yan Jiasui inspected her from head to toe. Seeing that she wasn't hurt and that her complexion was actually rosier than before, she finally felt relieved.
Yan Jiasui often dreamed about that earth fissure. That disaster had taken away many of her friends. Seeing Ji Zhaoxi, she remembered not only the time they had spent together but also the days everyone had lived in the building over those years.
The ability user next to them was still holding documents. Yan Jiasui wiped her tears and touched Ji Zhaoxi's face. "Zhaoxi, I don't have time right now. Once I'm done with my work, I'll come find you. Wait for me, okay?"
Ji Zhaoxi nodded vigorously. "I'll wait for you, Sister Jiasui!"
Yan Jiasui looked at Pei Yufeng beside her and nodded at him.
The next second, Yan Jiasui threw herself back into work. She looked much more mature than before, and her aura had become sharper.
Ji Zhaoxi looked at Yan Jiasui's figure with admiration. In her heart, Sister Jiasui had always been incredibly amazing.
The base had originally arranged two rooms for Ji Zhaoxi and Pei Yufeng.
But Pei Yufeng insisted on sharing a room with Ji Zhaoxi, causing the person in charge of arrangements to shoot him several glances.
The first thing Ji Zhaoxi did upon arriving at the base was take a shower, while Pei Yufeng tidied up the room.
When Ji Zhaoxi came out, he helped dry her hair and then conveniently washed her clothes for her.
Watching the little rolling pin tumbling around on the bed, Pei Yufeng pinned her down, kissed her a few times, and then left the room.
It was already late at night. The base, which had been bustling during the day, was now completely quiet.
A knock on the door suddenly sounded.
Yan Jiasui and Wen Ruixin looked up, gazing outside the door in confusion.
When they saw that the visitor was Pei Yufeng, their expressions grew even more puzzled.
?
The cold moonlight from outside the window hit the table, illuminating a few crystalline seeds placed in the center of the desk.
Yan Jiasui pinched a seed and nodded. "This will work. Did you find these seeds recently?"
Pei Yufeng said calmly, "I found them in the mutated forest a while ago, with Ming Fei and Da Laocu."
Yan Jiasui was a bit surprised. "That long ago."
Pei Yufeng gave a low response of agreement. "Logically speaking, they should be able to bloom. If they really can't, I'll figure out another way."
Yan Jiasui smiled. "It's fine, let's give it a try."
Yan Jiasui injected her ability into the seeds, releasing a pale green electromagnetic wave. The originally dead seeds began to break down, and their life signals were re-ignited.
Yan Jiasui's eyes lit up. "Yufeng, can you give one of these seeds to the base?"
"Sure."
Yan Jiasui handed the cracked seed to Mu Bai beside her, her face showing some anticipation. "Mu Bai, you try."
If this really succeeded, it could definitely be applied to other seeds as well.
Mu Bai carefully compressed water molecules into a liquid nutrient state, spiraling them into the interior of the seed. The originally dried-up seed began to swell and soften, ultimately revealing signs of life.
The people gathered around watched this scene in pleasant surprise. Even Zhang Jili brought his zombie over to watch.
Just as everyone was staring at Pei Yufeng, waiting for his next move.
Pei Yufeng carefully put the seeds away instead. He placed a bag on the table, which was full of high-level crystal cores.
"Thank you."
After saying that, he turned his head and left.
Zhang Jili looked at Pei Yufeng's retreating back with a bewildered expression. "Why won't he let us see it?!"
He looked at the remaining seed on the table in confusion. "What kind of seed is this?"
Yan Jiasui smiled gently. "It's a flower seed, but I don't know what kind of flower it is either."
Wen Ruixin asked in confusion, "What is Pei Yufeng doing with flower seeds so late at night?"
Beside them, Zhang Jili spoke faintly, "Because today is Valentine's Day."
Everyone else: ...
No wonder he wouldn't let them see what it looked like when it bloomed.
At this moment, Ji Zhaoxi was lying on the bed counting crystal cores. The more she counted, the happier she became.
Pei Yufeng watched her act like a little money-grubber and couldn't help but laugh out loud.
He took off his coat and lay down beside her, watching her earnestly count the crystal cores.
Noticing his gaze, Ji Zhaoxi cupped his face and kissed him, then went back to touching the crystal cores stripped from the ability users.
Pei Yufeng lowered his eyes. His Adam's apple bobbed, and he suddenly felt a bit nervous.
"Pei Yufeng, help me count. Why do I suddenly have a few extra crystal cores?" Ji Zhaoxi was a bit puzzled.
"Pop—"
Accompanied by a faint fluctuation of energy, a delicate bouquet of flowers suddenly appeared in front of her. The blossoms looked as if they had just broken out of their cocoons, trembling slightly. The petals had an almost transparent texture, and the innermost stamens were covered in a layer of pale yellow fuzz, swaying gently in the night breeze.
Ji Zhaoxi's eyes were filled with pleasant surprise. She carefully held the flowers in her arms, almost afraid to breathe. She hadn't seen flowers in the apocalypse for a very long time.
Pei Yufeng's gaze remained fixed on Ji Zhaoxi from beginning to end. Looking at her face flushed with surprise, his eyes were full of a smiling affection.
Ji Zhaoxi threw herself into his arms without warning, carrying the lingering scent of the flowers. Her voice was filled with uncontrollable joy. "Pei Yufeng, why did you suddenly give me flowers!"
"Why are you so good to me? I love you so much!"
Pei Yufeng lowered his head, his hands wrapping tightly around her waist. He locked her firmly in his embrace, burying his face deeply in the crook of her neck. His voice was gentle to the extreme.
"Silly, today is Valentine's Day."
