Chapter 167 - 39: The Drama Queen Sister Refuses to Be Cannon Fodder

As expected, seeing Lin Yan’s frowning and conflicted expression, Jiang Chao directly reached out and patted him on the shoulder.

"Remember to take good care of her in the future, remind her to wash her socks and hair, and oh... I forgot to tell you... my sister has a habit of eating breakfast without brushing her teeth."

"..."

Jiang Chao raised an eyebrow and smiled.

Little trickster, you can’t handle me.

Lin Yan turned back into the room to look at Jiang Lai, who was sleeping soundly on the bed. He instinctively glanced at her feet, which were white and smooth—he had even stroked them for a long time last night.

It seemed he had made up his mind. He walked to the bed, lifted Jiang Lai’s foot, and planted a solemn and earnest kiss on the top.

Jiang Lai groggily opened her eyes and lifted her head to look at him.

"What are you doing?"

"You need to develop good hygiene habits."

"Huh?"

"It’s nothing, go back to sleep. I’ll bring you lunch in a bit."

Perhaps it was because the serum research had been completed, lifting a burden off her mind, that Jiang Lai slept soundly. She woke up midway to eat lunch and then went back to sleep, continuing until the night had fallen and the house was pitch dark. Only then did she open her eyes.

"What’s going on outside? It’s so lively?"

She pulled open the curtains, seeing the bonfire blazing on the grass next to the artificial lake, with a mass of people singing and dancing in dark crowds, looking extremely bustling.

"To celebrate the completion of the serum research, these people spontaneously organized a bonfire party."

"Oh, that really is a great thing."

After getting up, washing, and dressing, Jiang Lai walked out of the laboratory and saw Lin Yan being surrounded by a crowd as he walked by. He was talking to Andre with his head lowered, and a familiar figure stood on the other side.

It was Gu Han Yan.

She stood next to Lin Yan, walking outside with Andre.

Andre now looked no different from a normal person, but he spoke very slowly, his eyes appeared somewhat dazed in the dim light, and his limbs were a bit stiff, with a strange walking posture.

No one could have imagined that Andre was now just an empty shell, with the inside completely controlled by Gu Han Yan.

So after Lin Yan completed the serum research, Andre found him immediately to discuss the follow-up arrangements.

Outside, the bonfire party was in full swing, with someone even bringing a loudspeaker to sing. People from all over the world gathered on this day to feel that hope was about to come, making the area around the artificial lake extraordinarily lively, tempting Jiang Lai to join the excitement.

At the lakeside, Yan Zhouxing dragged Jiang Lai into a bonfire circle, holding a glass of wine in his hand, drinking and shouting to Jiang Lai.

"I’ve heard it all! With the serum out, our world will be peaceful! I’m telling you, when everything gets back to normal here, I’m going to open a cake shop! When the time comes, you can come eat cake at my place for free!"

Jiang Lai nodded, taking a glass of wine and listening to the exhilarating music while watching everyone around being excited. After smiling slightly, she leaned in close to Jiang Chao.

"What do you want to do in the future, brother?"

"I don’t know, I haven’t decided yet."

He had already made up his mind to live a life of constant anxiety, focusing on today and rarely thinking about the uncertain tomorrow. This day had come too quickly, so quickly that he didn’t know what he wanted to do in the future.

"Hey, if there are no more zombies in this world, what use will our superpowers be? What can we do besides fighting zombies?"

Yan Zhouxing’s words caused everyone around to fall silent for a moment.

After all, only a few in this circle were Superpower Users, while the rest were ordinary people who were once billionaires or senior politicians before the apocalypse, and had now become ordinary people reliant on others for everything.

Finally having hoped for a bit of hope, Yan Zhouxing’s words sobered them up a bit.

Indeed, even without zombies, the world won’t return to normal.

In the future, superpower users will still control most of the power and wealth, and these ordinary people likely will never compete with them fairly again.

Realizing that what he said wasn’t appropriate for the occasion, Yan Zhouxing forced a laugh and added.

"Thanks to our Dr. Lin, where is Dr. Lin? Why hasn’t he shown up all night?"

As soon as he finished speaking, Lin Yan walked over, being surrounded by a group of people. The firelight made the man’s face look indifferent, out of place with the lively surroundings, yet when his gaze landed on a certain spot, his cold eyes quickly revealed some detectable emotions.

He directly bypassed the crowd and came over, standing behind Jiang Lai, looking at Yan Zhouxing and Jiang Chao on either side of her, and finally fixed his gaze on Yan Zhouxing.

Anyone with an eye for the situation would know what to do at this moment, and Yan Zhouxing moved aside silently to make room, allowing Lin Yan to move in and crouch beside Jiang Lai. Just as he was about to say something to her, Jiang Lai pushed his back, making him sit on the ground.

Everyone who witnessed this scene widened their eyes in unison, knowing well Lin Yan’s notorious cleanliness OCD. Even without having seen it firsthand, they had heard about it. This young genius would have people spend a long time each day cleaning and tidying every corner of his bedroom, never shaking hands with anyone or letting anyone into his private area.

But now, a girl had just pushed him to sit on the grass where others had sat. Whether it was the grass or Yan Zhouxing’s seat, both couldn’t help but feel guilty.

Luckily, Lin Yan didn’t say anything, just silently bent his legs. Before he had the chance to speak to Jiang Lai, a mug of beer appeared in front of him.

It was handed over by Yan Zhouxing.

He blushed from the alcohol, a bit tipsy, but as he handed over the beer, he couldn’t help but feel nervous inside. He was offering beer to a great genius; would drinking affect his thinking? Would he refuse to take something offered by someone else? Would he think that he was overly eager with ulterior motives?

"Um... Doctor, I didn’t mean anything by it, I just..."

Before he could finish, Jiang Lai patted Lin Yan on the shoulder and indicated with her eyes.

"Have a drink. Since the task is done, let loose a little."

The serum having been developed, Jiang Lai no longer needed to tread carefully around him like before.

Liking him is one thing, but at least she didn’t need to treat him like a revered ancestor anymore.

Lin Yan looked at Jiang Lai.

"I want the one in your hand."

"It’s also given by him."

"Trade with me."

"Alright, alright, I’ll trade with you."

Jiang Lai didn’t argue further, taking his cup and handing hers over, watching him take a sip.

"How is it? They brewed it themselves, pretty impressive."

The base had all kinds of talents, including those in the profession of brewing.

Lin Yan nodded, finishing the beer in three or four gulps and slightly leaned in.