Seeing Mo Tian Ran leave, Mei Yue Bai leaned closer to Xu Qian and whispered, "Why did you lie just now?"
She raised an eyebrow and asked, "Do you want me to tell the truth?"
While she wasn't paying attention, he leaned down and pecked her cheek, his voice husky and lingering, "Forget it, such a great treasure cannot be discovered by others." httpδ:/m.kuAisugg.nět
The two people grilling turned grim, pretending not to see.
In the past.
Xu Qian opened her eyes precisely at six, got up, and first woke up Gu Qing, who was still sleepy.
"Get up for the mission. Tidy up in ten minutes and come downstairs."
Being ten minutes ahead of others meant at least avoiding the congestion on the stairs.
Mei Yue Bai's door was open; he wasn't in the room.
She glanced around the living room and found him shirtless on the balcony doing push-ups. His upper body muscles were well-defined, not bulky but firm, showing he exercised regularly. Glistening sweat dripped from his forehead to the floor.
Xu Qian immediately came to her senses. Male beauty distracts from duty, male beauty distracts from duty.
The three wore similar sportswear. Xu Qian carried a sword on her back, while Mei Yue Bai still carried his gear bag. Gu Qing, for convenience, also carried a small bag containing a gun and bullets, along with two daggers.
When the three went downstairs, there were only a few people in the stairwell. The mission hall, however, was crowded. Some people slept directly on the floor with their sleeping bags, while others leaned back in chairs, their faces covered in beards.
Xu Qian understood these people. She had also been kicked out of her dorm by Jiang Shuo before. The interpersonal relationships in dorms were very complicated.
She found a good spot between the two and three-star missions. From her spatial storage, she took out two small notebooks and handed them to the other two.
"As soon as the missions come out, you two briefly note down the content and number of mission 2. Mission 2 has four screens; each of you takes two screens. I'll take two screens for mission 3. Whoever finishes noting them down goes to queue immediately. Don't wait for me. You must seize the opportunity; good missions are not abundant."
Gu Qing asked doubtfully, "What if I get in line and you guys haven't arrived yet?"
Xu Qian smiled and said, "There are only ten service windows, and there are thousands of people in the base. How long do you think it will take to get in line? Why do you think I called you up so early?"
She glanced at Mei Yue Bai, who was holding a slim, long cigarette between his lips. He tilted his head slightly and lit it with a "click" of his lighter.
Xu Qian's eyes showed almost overflowing disdain. "If you want to smoke, go outside."
"You don't like men who smoke?"
"No."
She just hadn't expected him to smoke at such a young age.
In the apocalypse, cigarettes were rare. In her past life, she often saw Jiang Shuo smoking cigars and Jiang Huai smoking cigarettes, and that was three years into the apocalypse.
"Alright, I won't smoke."
He raised an eyebrow and casually put the cigarette back in his pocket.
Xu Qian looked up at him. Mei Yue Bai had been quite obedient lately, rarely displeasing her, especially after the incident at the hospital. He had become even more so, yet his favorability rating hadn't increased, stuck steadily at 35 points.
"What, lost in thought?"
He lowered his head slightly, their foreheads touching. Their eyes met, and her clear black and white eyes were exceptionally beautiful, her pupils slightly larger than normal, exuding a faint coldness that kept people at a distance.
Up close, one could clearly see the fleeting hint of a smile in her eyes.
"I just think you're very well-behaved."
Mei Yue Bai frowned. Well-behaved? Was that good or bad?
"It would be great if you were always this well-behaved."
He raised the corner of his mouth, his brow twitching slightly. He closed his eyes and smiled mischievously, then slowly leaned in to kiss her.
Xu Qian was startled, but his lips had already left hers.
A fleeting touch.
"I will be even more well-behaved in the future," the young man's voice was husky and pleasant, like fine wine.
"Mmm, well-behaved."
Gu Qing looked up at the sky. Why did he have to be a third wheel? He had initially thought the angel wouldn't end up with the Tyrannosaurus Rex, but unexpectedly, she had been seduced by the Tyrannosaurus Rex's charm.
A vibrating sensation came through.
Mei Yue Bai lowered his gaze and said, "I'm going to the restroom."
Xu Qian nodded, "Come back as soon as possible."
Watching Mei Yue Bai's retreating back, Xu Qian felt a bit strange. Why did he always carry that bag? Although it contained many weapons, he even carried it to the restroom. Wasn't it heavy?
Mei Yue Bai walked towards the stairwell. In a dark corner, he took out a palm-sized black and white device from his bag, with several rows of Pinyin keys.
The black and white screen displayed: A Bai, the satellite cannot locate your position. Please transmit your location as soon as possible. Reply required.
Mei Yue Bai's dark eyes darkened. He quickly typed a few lines, put the black and white device back into his bag, and turned to walk out of the stairwell.
The mission hall was packed. If there were no tables, people stood. The noise was deafening, and a strong, sour smell permeated the air.
Mei Yue Bai frowned, enduring the discomfort as he approached Xu Qian.
Precisely 7 o'clock.
The missions on the screen were scrolling, one screen every minute.