The Max-Level Boss Just Wants to Be a Slacker [Apocalypse] – CH47

Chapter 47: True Love

Soon, the sound of rushing water echoed from the bathroom. Mo Xiu stayed inside for quite a long time before finally coming out.

The apocalypse had lasted for so long that shower systems had long since stopped working. There simply wasn’t enough water left for people to use so freely.

Fortunately, Lu Pingwan was in their team. Her water-type ability had already reached Level 2, allowing her to produce much more water.

The young girl had even developed a habit—every day she would fill the large buckets that had been placed in advance in the bathrooms of the two rooms so everyone could use them conveniently.

By the time Mo Xiu came out again, it was already fully bright outside.

Mo Qi had already gotten dressed. When he saw Mo Xiu come out, he pointed to the breakfast Mo Xiu had brought in earlier and said,

“Why did you take so long? The breakfast’s almost cold.”

Hearing that, Mo Xiu coughed lightly, and the tips of his ears flushed faintly pink. For a moment, he had no idea how to explain what he had been doing in the bathroom.

Looking at the breakfast on the table, he could only stiffly change the subject.

“Today’s breakfast is milk and sandwiches. Looks pretty good.”

“Not milk—soy milk. In the supplies we got two days ago there were two big bags of sweet soy milk powder. Cheng Cheng said he wanted us to change things up a bit.”

As Mo Qi spoke, he picked up the cup of soy milk he hadn’t finished and took another sip, smacking his lips. Although it wasn’t as rich as freshly ground soy milk, it still tasted pretty good.

Seeing him like this, Mo Xiu finally relaxed and quietly finished his own breakfast.

Thinking about it, they probably wouldn’t leave the base anytime soon, and Xu Liang’s matter had already been resolved. That meant he and Mo Qi could live leisurely for a while longer.

Revenge was important, but living well was even more important.

The mastermind behind everything wouldn’t be easy to deal with, but there were still a few scattered lackeys. Mo Xiu remembered every single one of them. He could find chances to eliminate them one by one.

Speaking of which, they had accumulated quite a lot of supplies lately. Later he could take Mo Qi out for a walk and maybe exchange them for something Mo Qi might be interested in.

However, the peaceful days didn’t last more than two days before Xiong Mingyuan came knocking. He even brought along his rather simple-minded younger brother, Xiong Gangyong.

They said they were here to fulfill their earlier promise—helping Mo Xiu establish a small team of his own.

Mo Xiu honestly felt such a team was unnecessary. After all, he had no intention of leading people out to toil like beasts of burden, nor was he interested in getting close to unfamiliar people.

But considering that he would still be staying at this base for some time, having a title might make things easier. So he agreed.

However, the members of this so-called team had to be chosen by him.

As the captain, Mo Xiu naturally brought Mo Qi along. Cheng Cheng, Lu Pingwan, and Xie Wu could also be included. That made five people in total, which Mo Xiu thought was enough.

Unexpectedly, Xiong Gangyong refused to accept that and insisted on joining their team.

“Brother Mo Xiu, Brother Qi, let me join too! I think your team is great.

“You know my brother’s the base chief. He doesn’t usually lead teams out. I always go out with other teams and it’s so boring. I want to follow you guys!”

As he spoke, Xiong Gangyong flashed a big toothy grin, clearly determined to stick with them.

Mo Xiu didn’t really want to agree, but Xiong Mingyuan seemed eager for his younger brother to build a good relationship with them and kept persuading him.

He even enthusiastically said that having one more person meant one more source of strength.

Thinking about it, when they had managed to kill Xu Liang earlier, Xiong Mingyuan had indeed contributed. Otherwise, Mo Xiu wouldn’t have gotten such a good chance for revenge.

So Mo Xiu couldn’t reject him outright. He glanced at Mo Qi beside him, asking for his opinion.

Seeing Mo Qi give a slight nod, Mo Xiu finally agreed.

And just like that, a completely informal little team—one that didn’t even have a name—was established.

Xiong Mingyuan left satisfied, leaving Xiong Gangyong behind so he could “bond” with his new teammates.

Mo Xiu was the captain. As for vice-captain, he originally thought such a small group didn’t need one. But seeing the hopeful look on Xiong Gangyong’s face, Mo Qi waved his hand and appointed him.

“The vice-captain has to do more work,” Mo Qi said lazily. “You need to help the captain, solve the team members’ problems, actively contribute to the team, and fulfill your responsibilities as vice-captain.”

Hearing that, Xiong Gangyong nodded repeatedly and patted his chest.

“I can do it!”

Xie Wu immediately chimed in with a few compliments, smiling as he pointed toward the courtyard outside.

“In that case, Vice-Captain, could you help turn over the field in our backyard?

“You know Cheng Cheng is a plant-type ability user. When he stimulates plants to grow, it works twice as well if the soil has been tilled. If you help plow the land, that would be a huge contribution to the team!”

The moment Xiong Gangyong heard that doing this would make a great contribution, he instantly looked like he had been injected with chicken blood. Full of enthusiasm, he followed Xie Wu to the backyard to start working.

And so, under the praise and “effective guidance” of Mo Qi and Xie Wu, Vice-Captain Xiong Gangyong carried out his duties extremely diligently, almost taking on all the physical labor.

From time to time he even brought good things from home to share with his teammates, earning unanimous praise from everyone in the team.

Only after a while did Xiong Mingyuan start to feel puzzled.

Why did things in his house keep mysteriously disappearing lately?

Huh?

Where did that big box of pastries he had just put in the cabinet this morning go?

And so everyone lived together harmoniously and happily for about half a month.

One morning, just after Mo Xiu and Mo Qi finished breakfast, someone knocked on the apartment door.

Since it was still early, Mo Xiu wondered who would come knocking so early.

When he opened the door, he saw Xiong Gangyong standing outside. The tall and burly man blocked the doorway like a small mountain. The moment he saw Mo Xiu, he immediately broke into a bright smile.

“Ah! I’ve been knocking for so long—Brother Mo Xiu, you finally opened the door! Where’s Brother Qi? Where is he?”

Looking for Mo Qi the moment they met? And calling him “Brother Qi” so affectionately?

Mo Xiu frowned slightly. Thinking about how this guy always clung to Mo Qi and kept calling “Brother Qi” nonstop, he suppressed the strange irritation in his heart and asked,

“What do you want with Mo Qi this early in the morning?”

“I’m not just looking for him, I’m looking for you too. My brother wants to invite you to a meal. He told me to come find you. There’s even a whole roasted lamb!”

Just thinking about the roasted lamb made Xiong Gangyong swallow his saliva.

Hearing this, Mo Qi came out from the room inside.

In this day and age, getting a sheep was no easy task—let alone a whole roasted lamb. The base chief was really going all out.

But…

“A whole roasted lamb this early in the morning?”

Looking at the sun outside, Mo Qi’s expression turned complicated. Eating roasted lamb at this hour sounded a bit too greasy.

“No, no!”

Xiong Gangyong quickly shook his head.

“We’re not eating it this morning! The gathering is in the afternoon. I just got excited when I heard there’d be roasted lamb, so I hurried over to tell you!”

Seeing the man scratching his head foolishly, Mo Xiu and Mo Qi exchanged a smile.

Later that day, the two of them went together to the residence of the Xiong brothers.

It was a two-story house in a very good location, with a comfortable living environment—quite fitting for the base chief’s status.

However, it seemed the meal wasn’t only for the two of them. Many of Xiong Mingyuan’s capable aides were present as well.

What surprised Mo Xiu was that among them was a familiar face he hadn’t seen in a long time—Feng Wenkang, the man who had received them when they first arrived at Shanhe Base.

Mo Xiu remembered that although Feng Wenkang appeared polite to all the leaders and was very skilled at surface-level diplomacy, he had actually been closer to Xu Liang’s side than Xiong Mingyuan’s.

Yet now he was here.

Apparently, after Xu Liang died, Feng Wenkang had immediately switched sides.

Truly worthy of Shanhe Base’s most famous fence-sitter—his speed at changing allegiances was astonishing.

Feng Wenkang also spotted Mo Xiu and Mo Qi at once and warmly stepped forward.

“You’re here! The base chief was just talking about you. We’ve been waiting for you!”

When Xiong Mingyuan heard the voice, he stood up with a smile and walked over to greet them, his younger brother Xiong Gangyong following behind him.

He personally led Mo Xiu and Mo Qi to sit beside him, clearly treating them as honored guests.

The rich aroma of roasted lamb filled the air. Mo Qi sniffed and thought it smelled quite good.

Before long, the whole roasted lamb was brought out.

It had to be said—Xiong Mingyuan truly lived up to being the base chief. The variety of food here was far richer than elsewhere. Even the seasonings were extremely complete, things that couldn’t be found in other places.

Looking at the fragrant lamb and the eager look in Mo Qi’s eyes beside him, Mo Xiu smiled.

Naturally, he sliced some lamb for Mo Qi, prepared several dipping sauces, and neatly placed them in front of him.

Seeing the person beside him eating contentedly, Mo Xiu silently curled his lips into a smile.

If Mo Qi liked this meal, then the trip wasn’t wasted.

After eating for a while, Mo Qi realized that Mo Xiu had been busy taking care of him the whole time and hadn’t eaten much himself.

Once he noticed, he quickly picked up a piece of roasted meat, dipped it in the sauce he thought tasted best, and held it to Mo Xiu’s mouth.

Mo Xiu naturally opened his mouth and ate the meat.

The two exchanged smiles, the atmosphere between them warm and full of unspoken affection.

Xiong Mingyuan sipped the wine in his cup and clicked his tongue inwardly as he watched their interaction.

What “keeping a little lover”? These two were clearly a couple.

The intimacy between them was so close that no third person could possibly intrude. The way Mo Xiu treated the other man was nothing like how someone would treat a simple kept canary.

Thinking back to the last time he had visited Mo Xiu, he had been impressed that Mo Xiu had managed to “tame” the man Xu Liang had sent so quickly.

But thinking about it now, that guy named Xie Wu had probably never succeeded from the start.

So it wasn’t taming at all—it was more like recruiting.

Perhaps from the very beginning, keeping Xie Wu around had only been for appearances, letting him act as a shield for the outside world.

In reality, Mo Xiu and the man beside him—Mo Qi—were the true love.

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