When Jiao Lizhi heard her boyfriend's words, she detected a dangerous warning in his tone. Meeting his intense gaze, she swallowed nervously and asked, "Brother Yan, you want to sleep in the master bedroom?"
Jin Xuyan let out a low chuckle and traced her lips with his thumb as he said slowly, "Ah Zhi, I only want to sleep in your bed. I don't care whether it's in the master bedroom or not."
The moment she heard that, Jiao Lizhi felt her mind explode and go completely blank. It took her a while to recover before she stammered, "Brother Yan, let's talk about this later. We should leave now, or our team members might start looking for us."
Jin Xuyan saw through her attempt to escape and said firmly, "Ah Zhi, your bed is mine. Only I'm allowed to sleep beside you."
Leaning down, he kissed her lightly before adding, "Even if we share a bed, I won't do anything without your permission. So don't push me away, okay?"
Being hugged so tightly, Jiao Lizhi recalled his words and the way he had behaved over the past few days when they shared a bed. He had only ever held her while they slept—nothing more.
She wasn't someone who was naive about such matters. Even if she hadn't experienced it herself, she had seen plenty of people doing it in public in her past life.
Glancing at her handsome boyfriend, she thought, 'If I really end up sleeping with him, wouldn't I be the one gaining the most? Since I wouldn't be at a disadvantage, why should I refuse him?'
After making up her mind, she nodded and replied, "Okay, then."
The moment she said this, Jin Xuyan smiled and kissed her for a while. When he finally let her go, he said with a smirk, "Thank you, Girlfriend."
Jiao Lizhi glared at him and took several deep breaths to calm her racing heart. Only when she was no longer breathless did she bring him out of her space.
When they reappeared inside the abandoned store, Jin Xuyan held her hands and said, "Ah Zhi, thank you for trusting me."
At first, she hadn't planned to let him know that her space could grow crops and house living beings. But when she saw him walking away, she was suddenly overwhelmed by the fear of losing him if she kept hiding things.
After spending so many days together, she could no longer treat him as indifferently as she had in her past life. She didn't know exactly when it started, but now, the thought of losing him was unbearable.
Before her mind could weigh the pros and cons, she had already chased after him, grabbed his hand, and brought him to the empty store. Now that she had shared her most important secret, she felt relieved and free.
Looking at him, she asked softly, "Brother Yan, are you happy?"
Jin Xuyan nodded with a wide grin as he replied, "Happy."
"As long as you are happy, then it's worth it."
Just as her words fell, Qin Luzi's voice came from outside. "Captain, Sister-in-law, we are ready to go."
Hearing this, the two of them opened the door and stepped out. After they left, Qin Luzi walked into the store and looked around.
He was sure that his captain and sister-in-law had disappeared for a while before reappearing. The only blue dots on his radar had vanished without moving, meaning something in this store had blocked their location.
He searched the place thoroughly, but found nothing. Although he was still confused, he eventually gave up and left.
Once they packed up, everyone boarded the vehicles and began heading toward the Global Company's headquarters. It was the largest corporation in the country, and its Lin'an office building was the biggest in the city.
From the market area to the Global Company's buildings, the drive should have taken about forty minutes. But with countless abandoned cars and roaming zombies blocking the road, it took them two hours to reach the area.
This time, they parked directly beneath the buildings and were immediately surrounded by zombies.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
"Roar!"
The zombies roared and slammed against the cars while the Phantom team remained inside.
At that moment, Zhang Yuan used the walkie-talkie and asked, "Captain, we are surrounded. Should we use the machine gun to clear a path?"
Their armored vehicles were equipped not only with machine guns but also with cannons.
They could easily wipe out the zombies in the area using the weapons, but the noise would attract even more zombies and might also damage the roads. Unless absolutely necessary, they tried to avoid using such weapons.
Before Jin Xuyan could respond, Li Sikai spoke up, "Vice Captain, let me try clearing them."
Zhang Yuan looked at him and asked, "Sikai, you have an idea?"
Li Sikai nodded and replied, "I have never tried it before, so I'm not sure it will work."
"It's okay. Just give it a try," Jin Xuyan's voice came through the walkie-talkie.
Li Sikai nodded and placed his palm on the car's body, channeling his energy into his palm.
Crack! Crack! Crack!
In the next moment, indigo-colored lightning crackles, appearing out of nowhere and surrounding the entire armored car. The lightning moved like agile snakes, weaving into a net that pushed the zombies back.
Crack! Crack! Crack!
As the net spread, it electrocuted the surrounding zombies, burning them into charred corpses. The lightning net continued to expand until it enveloped all the armored cars, forming a dome-shaped barrier that blocked the zombies outside.
Li Sikai pulled his hand back from the car and said with a gentle smile, "Vice captain, we can go out now."
When he opened the door, everyone saw the lightning net outside. Xiao Qi's eyes widened in amazement and he gave him a thumbs up as he said, "Brother Sikai, your ability is awesome!"
Li Sikai chuckled at the praise and replied modestly, "It's nothing compared to others."