Chapter 56
Xia Chenxi put his combat suit back on, went outside, rinsed the helmet with rainwater, and put it on Ye Xuan. The two walked through the rain to the battle motorcycle.
Ye Xuan had intended to support himself with one hand and move onto the bike, but Xia Chenxi grabbed him by the waist and lifted him onto the back seat.
Easily. Calmly.
Under the helmet, Ye Xuan’s face turned red. Wasn’t this movement a little too ambiguous?
Xia Chenxi stepped onto the footrest and sat in the front seat of the battle motorcycle. Then he placed Ye Xuan’s hand around his waist.
“Hold on tight. This bike is fast. Be careful not to get thrown off.”
With a roar, the bike shot forward like an arrow released from the bow. Rain battered against the helmet, crackling nonstop. He could not even see Xia Chenxi clearly.
The speed was too fast, and holding onto Xia Chenxi with only one hand was difficult. Ye Xuan moved forward a little and pressed himself against Xia Chenxi’s back.
Through the combat suit, he seemed to feel Xia Chenxi’s burning body temperature.
His heart started pounding wildly beyond his control again.
There had to be something wrong with his heart.
Why did it start acting strange whenever he came into contact with Xia Chenxi?
The battle motorcycle weaved between buildings and broke through the rain curtain, soon returning to the base.
Xia Chenxi drove the bike straight to the hospital entrance. When the nurses saw two bloodstained ability users, they immediately grew nervous.
“Take us to Xie Yan.”
The nurse recognized Ye Xuan and immediately brought them up to the eleventh floor. Xie Yan happened to be in the research room.
Smelling the thick stench of blood and rot on the two of them, Xie Yan pinched his nose and waved his hand to fan the smell away.
“Did you two just finish killing zombies?”
Xia Chenxi did not want to waste words with him and urged him, “Hurry and check him. His left hand seems to be fractured.”
“What’s the rush? Even if all your bones were broken, you ability users could still recover.”
Xie Yan lifted Ye Xuan’s left hand. Ye Xuan frowned from the pain.
“I’ll take an X-ray for you.”
Ye Xuan went into the room to get the X-ray done, then sat outside with Xia Chenxi to wait for the film to come out.
After being drenched in the rain, he might have developed a slight fever. Ye Xuan’s head felt heavy and dizzy.
Seeing that Ye Xuan did not look well, Xia Chenxi turned his head and made him lean against his shoulder. With support, Ye Xuan closed his eyes.
Fighting such strong zombies had truly drained his mind.
Xie Yan’s gaze drifted between the two of them. He smiled knowingly. Xia Chenxi’s feelings were far too obvious.
Xia Chenxi lowered his right shoulder a little more so Ye Xuan could lean more comfortably.
Seeing that Ye Xuan did not look uncomfortable, Xia Chenxi turned to Xie Yan and said, “The zombies we encountered today were very strange. Their defense and strength had reached a terrifying level. Even I could only fight one of them evenly. And Ye Xuan and the others encountered more than one zombie like that.”
“No wonder he got injured.”
Xie Yan fell into thought.
“That’s quite normal. The virus mutates extremely quickly, and our research progress is always one step behind. This new type of zombie is very likely caused by a mutation in the virus. I’ll report it to the higher-ups and have them strengthen monitoring.”
Xia Chenxi looked at Ye Xuan. If Ye Xuan did not have to survive in the base, he truly wished Ye Xuan did not have to do such dangerous things.
Now even missions in Team B were no longer safe.
When the X-ray came out, Xie Yan held Ye Xuan’s film and looked at it. Then he said to Xia Chenxi, “It is fractured, and it’s rather serious. But with you ability users’ recovery ability, it should recover overnight.”
Xie Yan made Ye Xuan a simple splint, just to ensure the arm would not move around.
For an injury that could heal in a day, there was no need for a cast.
Xia Chenxi also asked Xie Yan for some ointment for bruises. Only after arriving at the hospital did he notice that Ye Xuan’s right shoulder was not moving very well either.
So delicate, Xie Yan complained inwardly, but he did not say it out loud.
To an ability user, what did a bruise count as?
Of course, he still prescribed it for Xia Chenxi.
Ye Xuan slightly opened his eyes and asked Xie Yan to prescribe him some cold medicine.
Xie Yan was puzzled. “Cold medicine? Ability users have good constitutions. A little rain won’t matter.”
“It’s not for me. My dad caught a cold. I’m bringing it to him.”
Hearing Ye Xuan mention his father, Xie Yan’s expression became a little strange. He did not say anything and prescribed the medicine too.
“Who’s paying?”
Ye Xuan and Xia Chenxi both extended their wristbands at the same time.
Xia Chenxi pressed Ye Xuan’s hand down. “I told you, there’s no need to be polite with me.”
Xie Yan’s expression turned meaningful. He scanned Xia Chenxi’s wristband, then chased the two of them away.
“This special-grade researcher needs to do experiments now. Don’t disturb me unless there’s something important.”
Before leaving, Ye Xuan secretly glanced back and found that the room he had accidentally fallen into before had already been fitted with an automatic door.
The door had been installed so quickly. It really must contain very important experimental data.
Xia Chenxi brought Ye Xuan back to the dormitory, then prepared to go out again to return Guan Yu’s bike. Ye Xuan also asked Xia Chenxi to bring the medicine to the family compound while he was at it.
“Sorry to trouble you.”
“If you feel bad about troubling me, then stay in the dorm and rest properly. Don’t run around.”
Ye Xuan lay on the bed in his room. The last time he had been injured was when Quan Guanxi beat him up. Back then, he could not even move. At least now he could still move his feet.
Nan Yunzhou’s call popped up. Ye Xuan answered.
From the other end of the wristband, Nan Yunzhou asked worriedly, “Ye Xuan, are you okay? I was in closed training this afternoon and didn’t see your support request. Are you hurt?”
“Just a small injury. I already went to the hospital and came back to the dorm.”
Nan Yunzhou still was not reassured. He rambled on, telling Ye Xuan to rest properly and use his medicine properly.
“I know. You’ve said so much my ears are getting calluses.”
“Ye Xuan.” Nan Yunzhou called his name softly.
“If I had seen it then, I definitely would have rushed over immediately.”
Ye Xuan paused for two seconds, then smiled and said to Nan Yunzhou, “It’s fine now. Someone came immediately.”
Nan Yunzhou also paused before replying, “That’s good.”
The two were silent for a few seconds. Nan Yunzhou was the first to hang up.
Ye Xuan exited the interface and opened his message list, only to find that it had practically exploded with messages. They were all greetings and concerns sent by his teammates.
He patiently replied to them one by one.
By the time he finished replying, Xia Chenxi had returned after bringing the bike back.
He knocked on Ye Xuan’s bedroom door and entered.
“I already delivered the medicine. I told Uncle and Auntie that your training ran late today, so I brought it over for you.”
If Ye Xuan’s parents found out he was injured, they would definitely worry for a long time.
“Thanks.”
A mission notification suddenly popped up on Ye Xuan’s wristband.
Ye Xuan struggled to tap into it. It was actually a mission failure notice.
They had only rescued one trapped person. During the rescue, one trapped person had accidentally been bitten and turned into a zombie.
Xia Chenxi saw it too.
“It was my oversight. That person saw me arrive and ran out from their hiding place, but ended up being bitten by a speed-type zombie. They transformed into a new-type zombie right in front of me.”
People’s actions were hard to control in the first place. Besides, Xia Chenxi had come to support them. How could Ye Xuan blame him?
“There are so many accidents in life. I can’t find a reason for every accident. Xia Chenxi, thank you for saving me.”
Xia Chenxi stared into Ye Xuan’s eyes until Ye Xuan felt a little embarrassed and turned his head away.
“Since I already saved you, why not let me be a good person to the end?”
Ye Xuan: “?”
“Your right shoulder is injured too, isn’t it? I’ll apply medicine for you.”
Reborn in the Apocalypse: I Decide to Cling to My Roommate’s Thigh
