An hour later, everyone moved to a cave far away from the coast and rekindled a bonfire in the cave.
After drinking a can of energy drink, Han Jinglong said hello to the three young people, then got up and went to watch outside the cave. His figure gradually dispersed into a blur of smoke.
Shen Yunqiu's eyes turned to Yu Zhesen and Wu Xiaoming, and he saw the subtle relationship between the two people, so he lay down alone on the other side of the bonfire with his back to them.
Not long after, he snored slightly.
Yu Zhesen stared at Shen Yunqiu's back across the bonfire in a daze. After a while, he heard Wu Xiaoming's voice speaking to him in a low voice.
"Yu Zhesen, can you go out with me for a while?"
"Now?" Yu Zhesen was a little surprised.
Wu Xiaoming looked shy: "I... want to go to the toilet."
Yu Zhesen stayed for two seconds and nodded in agreement.
They walked out of the cave quietly and came to the trees on the hillside behind the cave.
Yu Zhesen stood on the edge of the cliff, looking at the dark sea in the distance, with his back to Wu Xiaoming and said: "I'm standing here."
"Okay..."
The sound of rustling trees could be heard from behind.
Yu Zhesen fished out a crumpled cigarette from his pocket, which Han Jinglong gave him when he was at the research institute.
He has no habit of smoking and has never thought of trying it, but now he feels that this cigarette seems to have a magical power that attracts him.
Yu Zhesen pinched the cigarette butt with his fingers, and soon the cigarette butt glowed red.
He imitated Claire's appearance in his memory, held the cigarette between his index and middle fingers, and brought the filter to his lips.
After just taking a shallow breath, he couldn't help but cough.
As if he was competing with himself, Yu Zhesen did not give up. After a slight pause, he tried to take a second puff.
When he wanted to take a third puff, the cigarette in his hand was taken away.
"Eh?" Yu Zhesen was stunned for a moment.
Wu Xiaoming stamped out his cigarette and crushed it with his heel.
"Can you please stop doing this to yourself?"
Her eyes were red and she looked sad and angry.
"I didn't... I just suddenly wanted to try it." Yu Zhesen subconsciously turned away his face, but his voice was obviously lacking in confidence.
"Don't be like this." Wu Xiaoming shook his head, "Miss An won't be happy if you do this."
She stretched out her hand and tugged on Yu Zhesen's sleeve: "Go back and rest."
Before Yu Zhesen could answer, she asked again: "Maybe I'll open the door and take you home, and you can take a hot bath and sleep more comfortably."
"No need." Yu Zhesen declined her kindness.
He raised his finger and pointed at the dark circles under Wu Xiaoming's eyes: "You look tired too."
"I'm fine, I'm in good spirits." Wu Xiaoming shrugged and smiled, "Although the boss has become like that, he seems to have looked away, so I don't have to worry about him."
Yu Zhesen nodded and touched the Oath Crystal pendant around his neck: "I believe An He is still alive and we will definitely meet again."
"Do you believe Miss An still lives in that world?"
"Well, Shi Xin... I can feel that she has left my body." Yu Zhesen said softly, "What remains in my body now is a battle AI without emotions."
Wu Xiaoming tilted his head. She didn't quite understand.
"I think Shi Xin must be with An He, and she will definitely protect An He."
"The self-destruction of the research institute does not mean that the world is completely destroyed. Maybe... I can find a way to get there in the future."
He let go of his hand, and the crystal swayed slightly in front of his chest.
Wu Xiaoming stepped forward, opened his arms and hugged him.
The hug only lasted three seconds, and she took the initiative to let go of her hand and retreat: "I also believe that Miss An is still alive. I will accompany you to find her when the time comes."
"Thank you, Xiaoming."
"I dare not dream of replacing Miss An in your heart. But now she is not with you. If you need comfort, I can hug you at any time."
When she finished saying these words, her face turned red, and Yu Zhesen smiled at her.
He walked a few steps towards the path back to the cave, but felt that Wu Xiaoming was not following, so he stopped and waited for her.
Wu Xiaoming stood there, fiddling with her hair at a loss. She was still ashamed of her impulsive and self-conscious speech just now.
Time passed by, and Yu Zhesen, who had been waiting for a long time, finally couldn't help coughing.
Wu Xiaoming was shocked to realize that he was still there. He turned around and looked over in surprise, saying hesitantly: "I... I thought... you had gone back."
"Didn't you ask me to accompany you out? Of course we'll go back together." Yu Zhesen replied matter-of-factly.
Wu Xiaoming blinked, opened his mouth as if he suddenly understood something, and immediately trotted to his side.
In the cave, a bonfire burned, and shadows flickered on the rock wall.
When the two returned, they found that Shen Yunqiu had woken up and was sitting on the fire, boringly stirring the fire with branches.
"Old Shen, aren't you asleep..."
Hearing Yu Zhesen calling him, Shen Yunqiu glanced at them unexpectedly: "Uh, why...are you back so soon?"
"Huh?" Wu Xiaoming stood on tiptoe in surprise, "Do you know when we left?"
Shen Yunqiu looked embarrassed and replied vaguely: "I heard a faint sound... No, it's okay. You don't need to pay attention to me."
He scratched his head and took two cans of drinks from the shopping bag: "Well, I'll go outside to chat with Mr. Han..."
Wu Xiaoming stretched out his hand towards Shen Yunqiu's back in stunned silence: "Hey..."
Shen Yunqiu left without looking back.
It took her a while to come back to her senses, and she turned around and shouted anxiously to Yu Zhesen: "No, no, no, did your brother make a mistake? He must have misunderstood, right?"
"Leave him alone."
Yu Zhesen shook his head with a smile, sat down in his original position and then curled up and lay on his side.
"The feeling he gave me just now is a bit like the time when we rented together. I still miss it." He closed his eyes facing the bonfire.
"What? Shen Yunqiu often misunderstood you for having relationships with other women?" Wu Xiaoming lay down next to him and asked sideways.
"No, I mean the feeling of taking care of each other under the same roof."
"Oh... I was scared to death." Wu Xiaoming breathed a sigh of relief, "I thought you had often brought girls home in front of Shen Yunqiu before."
"Those who are pure will themselves be pure, and I have a clear conscience."
Wu Xiaoming sneered and laughed: "Is it true? I don't believe it."
"Then you go ask Shen Yunqiu." Yu Zhesen yawned and laughed at himself: "During the time we rented together, even the female ghosts with strong masculine spirits in the house did not dare to come."
He said this in a joking manner, but the moment he finished speaking, he felt as if his heart was being tugged.
The first time I saw Shixin in the mirror, wasn't it like meeting a ghost in the daytime?
It's just that the female ghost is so beautiful that he likes her, so it doesn't feel scary at all.
After meeting Shi Xin, Yu Zhesen could remember almost every word she said.
But now, all that is left in his body is an empty and soulless body.
He can no longer enter his inner world and go to that white and silver palace, because the blond girl is no longer there.
When An He suddenly changed his mind and pushed him into the void storm with the handle of his knife, he was just surprised and worried.
But at this moment, Yu Zhesen, who was lying by the campfire, could not feel the response from his heart, and his heart was filled with boundless loneliness and sadness.
He forced himself to forget everything and close his eyes to sleep, in order to continue to move forward and fight, and to reunite with them as soon as possible.