Rebirth: Exclusive Love in the End of the World
Chapter 96: Her Hidden Worries

Chapter 96: Chapter 96: Her Hidden Worries

As Han Yi anticipated, Zhan Rong arrived as scheduled the next day.

Han Jiaojiao was playing with a few seedlings by the window when she saw Zhan Rong entering the yard, accompanied by two soldiers. Yan Xiao came out from the first-floor hall with a big smile, greeting him warmly.

She pointed them out to the seedlings. ——"The man on the left wearing a vest is Yan Xiao, the man on the right in military uniform is Major Zhan. The one on the right isn’t someone you need to worry about, just focus on the guy on the left in the dark blue vest... hey, Xiaogua, how many times have I told you not to play with the soil..."

A small clump of fine soil was flung out the window by the nimble tendril.

Yan Xiao felt it and patted his head, causing a light shower of dirt to fall.

"..."

Han Jiaojiao stuck her head out and called, "It wasn’t me!"

Yan Xiao’s face twitched involuntarily as he thought: If it’s not you, then who could it be? So childish!

Han Jiaojiao added some water to the two glass bowls and pulled the curtain halfway up before climbing back into bed and snuggling into Han Yi’s embrace.

"Brother, Major Zhan is here, don’t you need to go down?"

"No need, Changyuan will handle this matter," Han Yi said slowly as he held a cookbook in his hands and turned another page. "You should continue to eat bird’s nest; I can see your complexion has improved a lot today. Right now, there aren’t enough vegetables so it’s easy to lack vitamins. Yu’s method of sprouting mung beans is good, and there’s a lot of juice in storage, remember to drink a glass every day."

Han Jiaojiao nodded repeatedly.

"You also need to drink milk," Han Yi added.

"Mhm."

Han Jiaojiao responded, then leaned into his embrace to look at the cookbook with him. She didn’t know what her brother was thinking, he had actually found the recipe book she often browsed through at the villa to read, making circles and dots, probably planning to have Yu Wanxi cook according to the recipes.

Han Jiaojiao saw Han Yi turn to a page with the recipe for red date and black chicken soup, marked with a small circle.

Han Jiaojiao felt her scalp tingle, "Brother!... I don’t want to eat that." She hated the taste of black chicken soup.

"Be good, your period was irregular this month. After it’s over, I won’t make you drink it anymore, okay?"

Han Yi’s palm gently rubbed her lower abdomen, asking softly, "Does it still hurt?"

Her period had arrived in the morning, and she had curled up in bed with stomach cramps for a while, only feeling better after drinking two cups of hot brown sugar water. Now the pain was gone, but she still felt a bit of discomfort and heaviness.

Han Jiaojiao shook her head, then looked at Han Yi with a pitiful expression, whispering in a plea, "Can I just drink the soup without eating the chicken, huh?"

Han Yi was softly rubbing her belly and said, "Okay, just the soup."

"You’re really the best, brother." She was relieved.

Han Yi sighed and kissed her forehead, "You’re not allowed to wash your hands or feet with cold water anymore, neither are you allowed to drink cold beverages, no matter how hot the weather gets."

Han Jiaojiao hesitantly replied, "Oh... what about the juice?"

"Drink the juice at room temperature, but you must not drink it cold, understand?"

Han Jiaojiao pouted, "... Got it, my bossy brother."

Han Yi smiled, lowered his head, and kissed her delicate nose.

From the windowsill came the rustling noises again. Han Jiaojiao turned over, got up with a bit of a headache, and walked over, "Why are you playing with the soil again..."

This time, it wasn’t just Xiaogua throwing soil around, Xiaodou and Cotton Candy imitated, sweeping the dirt around them with their still-tender vines, causing the windowsill to be covered in soil. It was especially hard to clean because Han Jiaojiao had just watered the plants, and the curtain was also stained with many mud spots.

"Tomorrow, let’s move them to the small vegetable garden downstairs; maybe they’re doing this because they feel cramped," Han Yi suggested as he walked over.

Xiaogua made a series of cooing sounds, it was unclear if it was agreeing or objecting to Han Yi’s words.

But Han Jiaojiao was quite worried, "I’m afraid they’ll be seen by outsiders..."

"Then raise them on the rooftop of the third floor. Later, brother will help you with it."

"Okay."

As they were talking by the window, they saw Zhan Rong walking out from the first floor, apparently about to leave.

——Zhan Rong didn’t stay long. Almost without much thought, he agreed to all the demands that Lu Changyuan had proposed.

In addition to the mission rewards of 300,000 points, Lu Changyuan added 500 kilograms of rice, 500 kilograms of flour, a hundred barrels of gasoline, and the free use of four unoccupied two-story buildings next to their residence.

The most clever part was the last offer of the use of the buildings.

In the base, to apply for better housing conditions, one needed to turn in a large amount of resources and pay hefty points monthly. To maintain living conditions, one would inevitably engage in various base missions or jobs to earn points, which would ultimately be spent within the base itself before starting the cycle of earning points again. People were bound to the base by the points system, and order gradually formed around it. Once this pattern of behavior became habitual, the so-called base society was established.

Whether the society was good or bad, Han Yi and his people hadn’t planned on joining. Beicheng Base was just a stopping point for them; Han Yi did not wish for his people to be constrained by the omnipresent world of points too soon.

The rights to use the buildings served as a line of defense. They lacked neither food nor weapons, but they lacked territory.

These buildings, even if not used for living, could be used to practice abilities. Once their abilities enhanced, the small rooms would no longer suffice for practice, and practicing in the yard was not concealed enough. If they had an entire building for practice, it would naturally be ideal.

But would Old Ji really give them away so easily?

Han Jiaojiao was somewhat worried. Of course, everything was easy to discuss before the rescue, but what if General Ji went back on his word after the person was saved? She didn’t want to suspect others without cause, but in the apocalyptic world, reneging on a deal was not a rare occurrence...

Lu Changyuan, however, was not worried at all. With a confident demeanor, he casually said, "The base is expanding; the bigger the ’plate,’ the more military personnel are needed for defense. With so many people in the base needing food, drinks, and accommodations, his manpower will only become scarcer. Therefore, missions that require civilian support will only increase in the future. If this time he breaks his promise, how can he expect people to undertake a second or third mission? I guess not only will he not shirk his responsibility, but he will also likely very publicly give us what we were promised, letting the other superpower users in the base see the rewards for contributing to the base. Perhaps he’ll even take the opportunity to recruit more superpower users to make up for the losses of the ability team."

"But, the fact that Zhan Rong agreed so quickly means that the situation there has become very critical," Xiao Jian said, looking up at everyone, "which means this mission will be very dangerous. Don’t forget, the previous group that went on the rescue mission was completely wiped out."

"If we encounter danger, we’ll run," Bai Kairui said openly, his bright blue eyes gleaming, "We don’t need to risk our lives. If we can’t beat them, we’ll just run."

Yan Xiao nodded, thinking Bai Kairui had made a clever point. "Kairui is right, we don’t have to throw ourselves into it just for a mission."

After listening for a while, Han Jiaojiao felt the mission sounded more and more dangerous, and she didn’t understand why they had to take this risk when they weren’t lacking food or water.

However, seeing that the others had already started discussing the plan for tomorrow’s journey, she felt it awkward to voice her concern. It was an uncomfortable feeling, like everyone was enthusiastically discussing how to hold a party tomorrow, while she was wondering why they had to have a party at all... If she spoke up, it might seem like a downer.

Han Jiaojiao looked up at Han Yi, and as if reading her thoughts, Han Yi looked down at her with a smile in his eyes and a low, enticing voice, "Come with brother tomorrow."

"Okay."

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