"Brother Fu Chen," Qi Qian said as she looked up at the man in distress. But she really was not able to do anything to fix the scar on the man''s face or mend the hole in his heart.

    Fu Chen was the boy she liked, and his family all died because of this zombie apocalypse; the person he liked abandoned him for another man, and now he was no longer a human and had turned into a zombie, not to mention that his face was also disfigured because of trying to save that person he liked.

    For that scar on Fu Chen''s face, there was certainly a medicine in the system space that could cure it and fix it back to normal, but as of right now, Qi Qian could not redeem it at all because there were just not enough system points to do so. In the end, she still needed to do more tasks to gain points.

    "Qian Qian, I am fine, really," Fu Chen said. He emphasized the word "really" in his sentence to reassure Qi Qian.

    But the more Fu Chen acted this way, the more distressed Qi Qian felt toward him.

    Brother Fu Chen is always so good, but the world has treated him so badly. Why does Brother Fu Chen have to suffer a lot because of other people''s deeds?

    "By the way, about that someone from the Gu family who was looking for you, what is that person looking for you for?" Fu Chen asked.

    "That person came to me to talk about the matters of my engagement with Gu Si," Qi Qian said.

    After saying so, Qi Qian quickly looked at Fu Chen to try and see something she wanted to see in the man''s expression.

    How would Brother Fu Chen react to her words?

    An inexplicable fire of hope bloomed in her heart.

    Would Brother Fu Chen...

    "Then what about you? What do you think about this kind of arrangement?" Fu Chen asked the girl back in a gentle tone.

    "Me? I already have someone I like," Qi Qian said with lowered eyes, and she paused for a short while. "Besides, everyone in this base knows that Gu Si likes Yue Ran, and all his heart and attention are on her, not me, so why should I go to join in on this kind of thing? I most certainly have no plans to make fun of myself."

    Qi Qian wanted to laugh at herself a little.

    What was she actually expecting to see on Fu Chen''s face?

    Fu Chen looked at the girl in front of him and said jokingly, "Our Qian Qian is also an adult now, so how can you still stay all alone and single? One day in the future, you will also have someone whom you will want to spend a lifetime together with."

    Hearing this, Qi Qian forced out a smile on her face, even though it was hard to do so.

    She was most certainly not happy to hear Brother Fu Chen''s words.

    "So," Fu Chen started. "Did he not say that he was going to break off his engagement?"

    Having said that, Fu Chen gradually grew silent.

    Both people knew who Fu Chen referred to by the word "he" as. "He" is none other than Gu Si.

    Qi Qian naturally knew what Fu Chen had meant after being with him for so long. And even if she did not, after thinking about the man''s words for a while, she would gradually understand the meaning of his words.

    For a time, Qi Qian felt that she was a little too self-indulgent.

    She was still delusional, thinking that Brother Fu Chen would look at her more after getting along so closely with each other for a month. S~ea??h the novel(F~)ire.net website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.

    But a delusion is still a delusion.

    There is one thing that will always remain true, though, and that is that all of it is fake.

    "Gu Si did say that he wanted to, but Grandpa Gu did not agree to it," Qi Qian said.

    Grandpa Gu has always been involved in politics all his life, so his gaze naturally looked vicious and terrifying. His head was only full of calculations, and only interests could move him.

    And Qi Qian, at this time, was undoubtedly a sweet treat in Grandpa Gu''s eyes that he wanted to catch.

    The reason for this engagement that would soon turn into a marriage was to pull in a talented person with high potential into his own camp and under his nose.

    "My parents also wanted me to be with Gu Si," Qi Qian added.

    Father Qi and Mother Qi were originally rescued by Gu Si during a mission outside. Because of his "heroic" actions, Qi Qian''s parents have already put on a thick layer of filter on their eyes. No matter how many lovers Gu Si may have right now, he is still an excellent man in Father Qi''s and Mother Qi''s eyes. Naturally, they would want Qi Qian to marry Gu Si regardless.

    Qi Qian raised her eyes and looked at Fu Chen standing in front of her.

    "How about Brother Fu Chen? Do you want Gu Si and I to get married?" Qi Qian asked.

    Fu Chen paused slightly, as if thinking about an answer he wanted to give.

    "Qian Qian, neither of you love the other or have feelings for one another," Fu Chen started. "If you two were forced to be together, I am afraid that you would not be happy either."

    Although Qi Qian knew that this was the answer that she wanted to hear from Fu Chen, she was not as happy as she had imagined.

    Because the main reason why Fu Chen said so, by leading the conversation from the start to the end, was that he did not want his Ran Ran to be wronged, and so it was fine for himself to be wronged in Yue Ran''s stead.

    Even if he and Yue Ran were not together, Fu Chen still did not want Yue Ran to be treated badly in the slightest bit.

    …

    In a clean bedroom with cool colors, two figures huddled together under the blankets, with only the cool moonlight that sprinkled through the white curtains and the dim bedside lamp that cast a small piece of afterglow as the lighting of the room.

    The man was tall and handsome, while the woman was petite and beautiful. The two were interlocking their fingers, and their whispers dissipated in the silent night air.

    The little whispers and dim light outlined the man''s back facing the window, turning him into a desolate and lonely silhouette and diluting the oppressive feeling of being aloof and looking down on all beings during the day.

    Only when Yue Ran''s skin was full of traces of him did Gu Si feel immensely satisfied and thus stop his movements.

    "Ran Ran..." Gu Si said. His words trailed off at the end.

    There seemed to be something wrong with Gu Si today, and as for what it is...

    Yue Ran lay lazily on the man''s sturdy body, a delicate chin resting on the man''s chest. Her eyes narrowed slightly as she hummed lazily at the man in reply to his words.

    Gu Si stroked the girl''s slightly wet hair again and again, then his eyes suddenly darkened.

    In response to the man''s movements, Yue Ran raised her head, wrapped her arms around his neck, and then leaned in to kiss his sharp chin.

    "A Si, what is wrong with you? Have you encountered any problems?" Yue Ran asked a little worriedly.

    Gu Si hesitated for a moment before saying, "My grandpa, he wanted Qi Qian and me to marry."

    The girl, who was still acting sticky and delicately a while ago, suddenly sat up on the bed, and her eyes were instantly filled with tears as she looked at the man with aggrieved and accusing eyes.

    "No! You are not allowed to marry other people!" Yue Ran''s hands trembled as she crumpled the blanket under her hands. "You are not allowed to!"

    There was a rare possessiveness in Yue Ran''s voice and actions. A faint smile flashed in Gu Si''s eyes when he looked at the girl acting like this, but it quickly disappeared as fast as it had appeared before.

    Gu Si frowned and looked a little embarrassed as he said, "However, I cannot defy my grandpa. Moreover, this marriage was decided when we were children, so..."

    The man''s words trailed off, and he did not look like he was going to continue his sentence, which made the girl feel panicked in her heart.

    "So, are you going to abandon me now?" Yue Ran asked as tears welled up in her eyes. Her voice trembled as she spoke that sentence out. "Are you really going to leave me?

    A teardrop the size of a bean dripped down from the girl''s eyes and landed on the back of Gu Si''s hand. It felt surprisingly hot on his skin.

    Yue Ran threw herself into Gu Si''s arms and buried her whole face and body in the man. She cried continuously, looking so pitiful.

    "You... you said it yourself that when you saved me in the first place, I was already your woman," Yue Ran choked on her words. "You are not allowed to leave me behind! Do not… do not abandon me." She rubbed her face on the man''s chest pitifully as her voice grew softer and softer, leaving only sniffles behind. "Okay?"

    Gu Si felt extremely flustered at this moment in time.