127: Accompany me alone

Tian Ming furrowed his brows, somewhat hesitant.

Zuo Peng sighed and said, “If it doesn’t work, then I won’t go either. I can’t abandon her alone.”

“Alright, take her. Bring her over. Our Shelter has a hospital,” Tian Ming said.

“Thank you, thank you!” Zuo Peng thanked him repeatedly, his face filled with gratitude.

Zuo Peng quickly ran back, and about ten minutes later, he came back carrying a young girl.

The girl's face was pale, she was drenched in sweat, and her face was flushed.

The girl’s consciousness was already blurry; it seemed she was very ill.

“Jiang Yu, Jiang Yu, we’re saved!” Zuo Peng shook the girl, but she did not respond.

“Get in the car!” Tian Ming said.

Zuo Peng carefully placed Jiang Yu in the car, then got in himself.

Looking at the empty car, Zuo Peng was a little bewildered.

Tian Ming’s mind stirred, and air accelerated out of the lift nozzles, causing the vehicle to ascend into the air.

“Little brother, this car, why doesn't it even have a dashboard?” Zuo Peng was greatly surprised.

He had originally thought this car was an advanced flying vehicle, but he hadn't expected it to not even have a dashboard inside.

How did this thing fly?

“Hmm, when you arrive at my Shelter, you’ll understand,” Tian Ming said calmly.

He didn't have time to give this man a science lesson.

The man remained silent, instead subconsciously touching the gun at his waist.

This action was naturally perceived by Tian Ming.

It’s normal for people to be wary, especially in this situation.

But no one could use a weapon within Tian Ming’s control.

Even Ability Users couldn't do it.

“Is that villa yours?” Tian Ming asked.

Zuo Peng shook his head and said, “No, I escaped here.

There was no one in the villa, and there was a small warehouse below, so I holed up in there.

After the snow fell, I never left again.”

“What about this girl?” Tian Ming glanced at Jiang Yu and asked.

“She…” Zuo Peng’s expression changed, and he hugged the girl in his arms tighter.

“She was being chased by a group of zombies and was about to collapse when I rescued her.

Now, she is my girlfriend.”

Zuo Peng’s tone was strange, but when he looked at Jiang Yu, his expression was also very complex, with both the tenderness of a lover and a hint of evasion and struggle in his eyes.

As they spoke, the flying car had already arrived above the Shelter, slowly descending, and two members of the Enforcement Team quickly came forward.

“Boss!” The Enforcement Team members greeted him.

“Have him hand over his gun, and that girl, send her to the Shelter’s hospital,” Tian Ming said to the Enforcement Team members.

“Yes! Boss.”

The two stepped forward, and Zuo Peng, looking wary, said, “Why? Why do I have to hand over my gun?”

The Enforcement Team member said, “Because this is the rule of the Shelter.

Hurry up, no one in the Shelter, except for Enforcement Patrol Security, is allowed to carry lethal weapons.”

“What kind of broken rule is this!” Although Zuo Peng was dissatisfied, he still handed over his gun.

Zuo Peng picked up the unconscious Jiang Yu and asked, “Where is the hospital? Take me there.”

The Enforcement Team then led the two away.

Tian Ming also took Shen Yuan's things out of the trunk and said to Shen Yuan, “Let’s go, I’ll take your stuff upstairs.”

“Thank you, Boss!” Shen Yuan said with a smile.

A moment later, Shen Yuan said, “Boss, have you noticed that Zuo Peng seems a bit off?”

“Hmm, he is a bit strange, but having survived so long in the Apocalypse, a little wariness and nervousness, I think, are quite normal.”

Shen Yuan, however, shook her head and said, “I'm not talking about that.

I mean, the way he looks at Jiang Yu is problematic.

It’s clear he cares about this girl very much, but there’s also a hint of contradiction in his eyes.”

Tian Ming smiled, “This, I really can’t tell.

Today is your birthday, how do you want to celebrate tonight?

What do you want to eat?”

Shen Yuan’s face immediately flushed, and she said, “Why are you suddenly so nice to me?”

“If you ask that, then I’ll change my mind.

I was originally planning to make you a table full of delicious dishes to celebrate.”

Shen Yuan quickly said, “I was just asking, it’s just a small birthday.

I’ve had cake, so don’t bother so much.

Actually, I don’t know what to eat either.

My brother made me a bowl of longevity noodles this morning, you made me a cake, and you even took me home for a trip.

I’m already very satisfied with that.”

“Are you really not going to celebrate?” Tian Ming asked.

“How about you have a meal with me alone?” Shen Yuan said with a grin.

“Alone? Alright then, it’s almost dinner time now.

Let’s put your things away first, and then go.”

“Mm-hm, okay.”

Around six in the evening, in a private room in the cafeteria, Shen Yuan was the birthday girl.

She chose to dine alone with Tian Ming, and she only ordered four dishes.

Looking at the dishes on the table, Tian Ming was torn between laughter and tears.

“For your birthday, you’re just eating this much?”

Shen Yuan smiled faintly, “Too much and we won’t finish it, it’ll be a waste.

Even though Boss is treating, we shouldn’t waste food, right?”

Little Shen was so sensible, Tian Ming smiled, nodded and said, “Actually, a little waste doesn't matter, it can be made up for.”

“Make up for what? Come on, let’s eat, let’s eat!” Shen Yuan said, directly picking up a piece of beef brisket for Tian Ming.

Tian Ming smiled, and the two began to eat.

After that kiss, they seemed to be the same as before, yet also a little different.

The unspoken barrier had been broken, but neither of them deliberately emphasized it, or even intentionally changed their usual way of interacting.

Shen Yuan was so smart, and although it was her first time trying to pursue a boy, she understood Tian Ming's position in the Shelter even more clearly.

She would never naively think that being good-looking or acting spoiled would win Tian Ming's favor.

Everything would be as before, or rather, letting nature take its course would lead to success.

Tian Ming actually liked this way of interacting too.

Whether it was the transition of a relationship or the change of roles, from superior to subordinate, to friend, and even to lover, there was a process.

Let's take it slow, at least, in the Shelter, Little Shen was the one he found more and more pleasing to the eye.

As the two finished eating, Wu Cuiling’s voice requesting a call came through Tian Ming’s earpiece.

After connecting the call, Wu Cuiling’s voice came through.

“Boss, the girl you brought back today is one and a half months pregnant.

She’s awake now, but she just started bleeding and lost the baby.

Zuo Peng has been apprehended by Director Han.

That guy is a beast in human skin.”

Wu Cuiling’s words were full of anger.

Tian Ming frowned and said, “What happened?”

Wu Cuiling said, “This Zuo Peng was taken in by the girl’s family.

Within half a year, he killed the girl’s family and forcibly occupied the girl.

Now Jiang Yu’s mental state is very poor, Boss, how should we handle this?”

“I’ll be right there!” Tian Ming did not rush to a conclusion.

If what the girl said was true, then why would Zuo Peng, who could have abandoned the girl, still bring her along?

This doesn't quite make sense.