from my heart [last days]

Peng He walked to the side of the car with a strange expression on his face.

"What's the matter?" Cheng Yinshang was checking the car body and confirmed that there was no fault - the jeep was close to being scrapped, and this fairly spacious SUV would be their next car.

Peng He glanced at Pei Ze who was trying to ignite the ignition with the wiring in the driver's seat, lowered his voice and winked, "Did the captain say anything?"

Cheng Yinshang looked at him with a smile: "What did you say?"

Peng He: "...That's what, does Academician Xie have antibodies?"

Cheng Yinshang breathed a sigh of relief, "Not yet, I told you yesterday that Academician Xie is not a person who will die, you are too anxious."

Peng He pouted, but did not refute.

Sleep is the best medicine against impulse.

After waking up, the intense emotions seemed to ebb with the setting moon. After calming down and looking back, Xie Congxin was indeed not that kind of person.

"Go and apologize?" Cheng Yinshang said.

Peng He gave a "tsk" and turned his face away: "No, it's too embarrassing..."

Cheng Yinshang patted him on the shoulder with a smile, and encouraged him: "There is no shame, go."

The SUV was lit, everything was loaded into the trunk, and everyone got in the car, ready to return to the hotel.

But he didn't want to drive less than 100 meters and meet Yuan Mingqiu.

The other party was in a panic, smashed the glass door and rushed out of a shop that didn't know what it was selling. He ran away, and a zombie followed him through the door frame——

They were not far away. Seeing that the zombie's hand was about to grab Yuan Mingqiu's back, Pei Ze honked the car horn, and there was a loud beep, which shocked the zombie and Yuan Mingqiu together.

At such a distance, if there were bullets, the zombie would have already lost its head. Unfortunately, the weapons are exhausted, and everyone in the car is wounded. It is not suitable to do anything. Cheng Yinshang rolled down the window and shouted: "Get in the car!"

Yuan Mingqiu hesitated for a second.

After Cheng Yinshang directly opened the car door, he rushed towards them. Before he got in, Pei Ze stepped on the accelerator before he could sit still, and left the chasing zombie behind.

Four people crowded in the back seat, Yuan Mingqiu closed the door, calmed down and said politely: "Thank you."

Seeing that Yuan Mingqiu was not willing to accept their help, Cheng Yinshang smiled at him, "Send you back to the clinic?"

The car is already up, and it would be hypocritical to say anything more, Yuan Mingqiu nodded, glanced at Xie Congxin who was sitting in the other corner from the corner of the eye, and said, "I'll go back to the clinic, thank you."

They were just doing it easily, but they didn't want this person's degree of xenophobia to be directly proportional to his degree of seeing outsiders. It didn't count if he said thank you again when he got out of the car, and when it was time for dinner, he and Yuan Mingxia gave away a big bag of bacon Come.

"My mother did it before the virus broke out," Yuan Mingqiu said, "Thank you for saving me today."

At that time, Yuan Mingqiu should have been able to run away even without them. Cheng Yinshang was embarrassed and waved his hands and said: "No, no, it's too polite, you can keep it for yourself."

But Yuan Mingqiu insisted on giving it with a face of "I won't leave if you don't want it", Cheng Yinshang refused several times but couldn't, so he had to accept it, and asked again: "Why don't you stay for dinner? This bag is too much."

God knows what he said was just polite, never thought that they would agree, but saw Yuan Mingqiu hesitated, and did not refuse.

At this time, Xie Congxin and Pei Ze heard the voice and came downstairs. Yuan Mingxia's eyes lit up when he saw Pei Ze, and he clapped his hands and said, "Okay! Let's have dinner together!"

Cheng Yinshang: "...???"

He smiled sweetly, rolled up his sleeves, and took the initiative: "Let me do it. I cook pretty well. What ingredients do you have? If it's not enough, I'll go back and get some."

Yuan Mingqiu covered his forehead, "Yuan Mingxia..."

Yuan Mingxia blinked: "Anyway, I have to do it when I go back. Let's eat here. Neighbors should help each other!"

This kind of familiarity is really no one else.

Cheng Yinshang was a little embarrassed for a while, looking at Pei Ze's unhappy face on the stairs, he felt that he probably said something wrong.

Xie Congxin looked teasingly at the person who was one step behind, and said in a low voice, "Captain Pei, you have a lot of luck."

"..." Pei Ze also wanted to cover his forehead.

Xie Congxin took another two steps down, turned around suddenly, squinted his eyes and showed a more cunning smile than Yuan Mingxia, and asked with his mouth: Do you want to help?

They have a similarity in temperament, which is hard to describe. It is probably the light in the eyes that is unique to smart young people and only revealed when they are in a good mood.

And Xie Congxin's light is more mature, smarter, cunning, and brighter than the inexperienced Yuan Mingxia. It is just right, not disgusting, but rather looking forward to what he will do.

Yuan Mingxia was not lying when she said she could cook.

Probably because he wanted to show his skills in front of Pei Ze, he made six dishes and one soup with very limited ingredients within an hour. It seemed that Pei Zecai's brother's behavior was much more pleasing to the eye, he squinted his eyes with his chin resting on his hands, and showed a strange smile that was almost kind to Pei Ze.

Everyone at the table noticed his subtle expression, and they ate in an unusually silent meal. Yuan Mingxia stared back at him provocatively at first, but Xie Congxin remained motionless, his eyes seemed to say: You continue, I will have a look--

Yuan Mingxia was a little terrified by his laughter. For some reason, she felt an inexplicable guilty conscience, and gradually restrained her movements. Finally, she sat in her seat solemnly and buried her head in her meal.

He cared about the gaze above his head and didn't eat a few mouthfuls, but Xie Congxin was full. After the meal, the others cleaned up the dishes together, made himself a cup of coffee slowly, and walked to the courtyard at night, intending to blow a cool breeze .

The moon and stars are scarce, the autumn is high and the air is crisp. The square courtyard has a kind of deep silence. With a cup of coffee, it is a rare peaceful time in the journey.

When talking to Pei Ze, he seemed to be well-informed and confident, but only he knew how uncertain he was.What Zhao Meng mentioned about the Second Court and the gang forces, Zhengzhou is obviously a den of dragons and tigers, and they don't even have a bullet in their hands, so if they rush in, they may not be able to get out of the body.

He was a little anxious and couldn't calm down to think.

The anxiety stemmed from hesitation about the uncertainty of the future, and more from Chen Hai's last sentence, just a few words, but the meaning expressed overturned many of his previous cognitions.

If that wasn't a lie, Su Shiqing had indeed concealed something from him.

Rationally, he knew that he had to trust Su Shiqing, but his impulsive feelings forced him to return to Beijing to find out the truth as soon as possible. He didn't like this kind of space-time disorder. They all knew it, but he didn't know the sense of imbalance.

It made him aware of his ignorance and made him uneasy.

Footsteps came from behind, Xie Congxin turned around, it was Yuan Mingqiu.

He raised his eyebrows unexpectedly. This person had to draw a line with them yesterday, but today he suddenly came to the door with something, and even indulged Yuan Mingxia to stay for dinner. Obviously, it was not just as simple as thanking him.

The two stood in the moonlight and met each other quietly. Xie Congxin raised the cup in his hand, "Would you like a cup? There are still in the kitchen, although it is instant."

Yuan Mingqiu froze for a moment, "No, thank you."

Xie Congxin smiled, "What's wrong with Dr. Yuan?"

Yuan Mingqiu had a strange expression, as if hesitating for something.

Xie Congxin didn't urge him, and just lowered his head to drink his coffee. Yuan Mingqiu asked, "Can't you fall asleep?"

"I'm used to it," Xie Congxin replied, "It helps to think at night, wouldn't it be a waste to sleep."

He likes to think while sitting alone in a quiet environment late at night, so a cup of coffee after dinner is almost a rule. After the apocalypse, conditions are not allowed, and thinking ability seems to decline with the decline of caffeine levels in the body.

"Are you... Academician Xie Congxin?" Yuan Mingqiu finally asked.

Xie Congxin raised his eyebrows, "It's me."

Yuan Mingqiu stood beside him, and seemed to sigh, "I didn't dare to recognize it when I saw it yesterday. I went back and looked at the magazine to make sure. I was rude."

Biology and medicine are related majors, not to mention Xie Congxin, a young genius with a great reputation and outstanding appearance, often appears in the pages of major journals at home and abroad.

He went back and looked through a few books and found it. It was indeed Xie Congxin who was right.

Xie Congxin said: "Being wary of strangers is a good thing, there is nothing rude about it."

"Why did you come to our place?" Yuan Mingqiu asked, "I mean, I thought you should be in the National Academy of Sciences."

He looks similar but dare not recognize him. The biggest reason is that he can't figure out why someone like Xie Congxin would appear in their small place, and he is also in a mess, as if he was fished out of a pile of zombies——

At this moment, shouldn't such a person be under the strictest protection and be active at the forefront of virus research?

"It's a long story," Xie Congxin shook the coffee cup, creating a circle of water patterns, "I'm on my way back to Beijing."

Yuan Mingqiu immediately asked: "Are you going back to participate in virus research?"

Xie Congxin said: "Yes, since you know it is a virus, it seems that you have observed the infected samples."

Yuan Mingqiu nodded, with grief in his eyes: "On the second day after the earthquake, someone rushed into the clinic and bit my mother. I took a cell sample from that person."

How much blood was contained in the brief description in a few words, Xie Congxin said: "My condolences."

"Thank you," Yuan Mingqiu smiled, "Actually, I came here today to ask your opinion on this virus."

Mingming is a little older than Xie Congxin, but insists on using honorific titles for him.Including tonight's meal, probably just for this sentence.

"What do you want to hear?" Xie Congxin looked down at the surface of the milky brown coffee, "I don't know much, so I can't give you too many answers."

"I just want to know," Yuan Mingqiu shook his head, "Will the last days come to an end?"

Xie Congxin turned his head to look at him, and asked a little funny, "Will I say yes?"

"But you can't say anything," Yuan Mingqiu said with a wry smile, "We ordinary people really don't know what else we can hold on to."

"..."

"I don't know," Xie Congxin said lightly, "I can't give you a definite answer to this question."

Unexpectedly, he would give such an answer, Yuan Mingqiu was stunned for a moment, and said: "I thought you would say 'yes' even if you lied to me."

Xie Congxin laughed, "If an ordinary person asked me, I would indeed answer like this."

Yuan Mingqiu was at a loss: "... Am I not an ordinary person?"

"You study medicine and can actively trace the pathogen." Xie Congxin drank the last sip of coffee, "I thought you were not an ordinary word. Complex viruses are so difficult to overcome, I can fool real ordinary people but I can't fool you, unless You want my answers to lie to yourself."

"..."

Self-deception, how precise the four words were used, Yuan Mingqiu froze in place, unable to judge whether Xie Congxin's words were ironic or encouraging.

Xie Congxin ignored his dullness and asked, "Do you have any equipment at home?"

"... There are some basic ones, not many."

"Borrow it," Xie Congxin said, "I'll go find you tomorrow."

Yuan Mingqiu hurriedly said hello, Xie Congxin ended the conversation, and was about to change to a quiet place to continue thinking. When he turned around, he saw Pei Ze and Yuan Mingxia standing at the doorframes of their yard and kitchen. He didn't know when they came.

Probably because of the tacit understanding gained in getting along with each other, Xie Congxin saw a subtle hint of asking for help from Pei Ze's expressionless face.

Remembering that he had promised to help Pei Ze solve Yuan Mingxia's entanglement, Xie Congxin walked over slowly, smiled politely at Yuan Mingxia, and looked up at Pei Ze again, "Is it finished?"

From the look, the tone of voice to the demeanor and movements, it can't be said that they are not gentle. Just four words are so tender that Yuan Mingxia and Pei Ze are startled.

"Then go up," Xie Congxin naturally took Pei Ze's hand, and pressed lightly on his callused palm, "Come with me to their clinic tomorrow, and I'll make a section for observation."

"..." Yuan Mingxia's eyes widened, "You..."

Xie Congxin squinted his eyes and smiled, and after a thousandth of a second, Pei Ze held him backhanded and said, "Okay."