968 That's My Duty

Wu Chengyue asked her, "You don't have enough researchers, do you? Should I send two of mine here to lend you a hand?"

Earlier, Lin Qiao sent back a dead underground creature and some body parts, but Lin Hao's research on them had been advancing at a snail's pace. On one hand he was a doctor, so he needed to run the hospital and help his patients during the daytime; on the other hand, doing research wasn't one of his specialty. It was more of Leng Xuantong's sphere. However, Leng Xuantong wasn't in the base at the moment, so even though Lin Hao had been trying very hard, he had achieved no results so far.

"No, thank you," Lin Qiao rejected him without thinking. "Leng Xuantong is coming back soon."

It was reasonable for her to say no to Wu Chengyue. A couple of days ago, she had sent people to find Lin Wenwen and her team, and bring Leng Xuantong back. That mysterious stone might be helpful for the people who had lost control of their superpowers, but the threat from the underground creatures needed to be dealt with first. Lin Wenwen and Long Qingying could handle other things.

Another reason was that Lin Qiao didn't want to owe Wu Chengyue too much. Every time he helped her, she found a way to repay him. However, not long ago, she realized that she was having some dangerous feelings toward him. Ever since then, she had been avoiding any unnecessary interactions with him.

They had been together in the past two months. However, their relationship stayed in an awkward state, except for the fact that Wu Chengyue often held her hands to help her move fast.

She was avoiding, while he didn't dare to try too hard. That was how the weird situation was caused.

Wu Chengyue narrowed his eyes slightly. The smile on his face faded a little, but still, he kept the same expression and said, "Alright. Since you don't want my help, you can do whatever you want."

After saying that, he dropped his head and continued reading the file in his hands.

Lin Qiao glanced at him with surprise, as she thought he would do something else. Was he used to that weird atmosphere between himself and her already?

As he stayed silent, Lin Qiao stopped talking as well. She just sat behind her desk and started working.

It was quiet in her office. Occasionally, the noises of writing and turning pages could be heard. Wu Yueling quietly sat back to her father's side, holding her hairless bunny friend.

In the afternoon, Wu Chengyue took Ling Ling back to where they lived for dinner while Lin Qiao kept working. She was still working even after dark.

It was around eleven pm already when she finally came home.

She sensed Wu Chengyue's vibe coming from her flat before she even walked to the door and felt a little helpless. That man would never leave her alone. He stationed in her office during the daytime, and put himself in her flat at night.

She opened the door and saw the man who was sitting on the couch without needing to turn on the light. Nonetheless, she turned on the light, closed the door, and then looked at him as she said, "What now?"

Wu Chengyue was wearing a black bathrobe, leaning against the back of the couch elegantly. He raised his head to look at her and said, "I was waiting for you."

That was pretty obvious! Lin Qiao spent a few seconds looking at him speechlessly, then said, "So, why are you waiting for me?"

The smile on Wu Chengyue's face grew slightly bigger. He looked at her in the eyes and said in a meaningful way, "I assume you haven't forgotten about the suggestion that your Doctor Lin gave you. I'm here to do my duty."

Lin Qiao pulled a long face once she heard him mention Lin Hao. "Thank you, but I don't need you to do that kind of duty," she rejected him without thinking, "The doctor only gave his suggestion. He didn't say that we have to do that."

She strongly felt that she had been sold out by her own little brother. With that thought, the look on her face grew even sourer. She glared at the smiling Wu Chengyue amd clenched her teeth.

Wu Chengyue smiled without responding to her. But, he abruptly stood up from the couch and walked toward Lin Qiao.

He was taller than her. Watching the tall and slim man approach, Lin Qiao felt as if an invisible pressure was shrouding her. But still, she narrowed her eyes and stayed perfectly still.

Wu Chengyue walked up to her, keeping half a meter of distance between him and her. He slightly dropped his head and looked at her in the eyes as he said to her, "You have realized it, haven't you? What are you afraid of?"

Ever since he woke up from the uncontrollable state, the zombie lady looked at him in an unusual way at times. She had been trying to conceal that, but he found it out as it happened more than just a few times. However, the zombie lady always tried to avoid that and extend the distance between herself and him.

Back at his home, she was invisible. However, he found that she liked to stand beside him quietly and watch him cook. He pretended not to know about it, but he was glad about it on the inside.

After all, the zombie lady had started caring about him.

However, he couldn't figure out why she was trying to avoid it. She seemed to be afraid of something. That was why she chose to run away from it.

He was probably right. The zombie lady's pupils shrank when she heard what he said, then she turned her eyes away to avoid eye contact with him.

Lin Qiao calmly turned her face away and walked to the tea cabinet nearby. "I don't know what you're talking about," she said while walking. After saying that, she poured herself a glass of water and took a large gulp.

"It's alright," Wu Chengyue smile relaxedly, "If you don't know what I'm talking about, I can explain to you. But, running away isn't going to solve a problem. You are trying to run away now."

Lin Qiao looked at the glass of water in her hand and paused briefly. Two seconds later, she drank up the water and put the glass back.

"Things aren't always like you think. It's getting late. Chief Wu, please leave," she said blandly.

"I'm not leaving tonight. I haven't done my duty yet." That would be his bonus. He hadn't collected it yet. How could he possibly leave?

Wu Chengyue just smilingly looked back at her.

"Don't even think about it!" Lin Qiao turned back and glared at him with an unfriendly look, "I can undergo a cesarean birth. Viney has eaten a ton of energy. I think a cesarean birth won't affect her much."

Wu Chengyue shook his head and said, "How can you let that happen? Natural birth is better for the baby. Even if you don't think for yourself, you have to think about the baby. Besides, the doctor is always right. You might suffer a bad result if you refuse to listen to your doctor."

Lin Qiao had no words to argue with that. She stared at him coldly and said crankily, "Aren't you afraid that you might turn into a zombie? I can't enter my space now, so there is no energy from the lake to adjust the virus. You'll turn into a zombie if you dare to touch me."

She was only trying to frighten him. Last time, she kissed him for a long time when he was out of control. Yet, he didn't turn into a zombie after that. So, even if they really had sex again, he might still not turn into a zombie.

Wu Chengyue laughed and said, "Do you think that I'm stupid? Even though I don't remember what happened when I was out of control, I can easily find out. Do I even need to find that out?"

While speaking, he took a small step forward and stood before Lin Qiao, raising a hand and gently stroking her lips.