“…” Romuel mustered all his strength to lift his chin but did not look at Zhou Rong; his blood-covered gaze passed over him and fell on Sinan, who was lying under the tree.
After a while, the corner of his mouth curved up in a chilling smile, slowly and hoarsely saying:
“I’ll wait for you in hell…”
Zhou Rong coldly replied, “Go to hell yourself.”
A bang echoed through the canyon.
Romuel fell heavily into the bushes.
Zhou Rong threw away the gun and staggered forward, horizontally embracing Sinan in his arms, using his hand to block the bleeding wound where the knife was inserted in his abdomen.
“… Don’t… don’t pull…” In a daze, Sinan whispered: “If you pull it out, I’ll die…”
Zhou Rong sat down by the tree, constantly caressing his icy face, printing one hot kiss after another on his lips.
“Zhou Rong…”
“Shh, don’t speak.”
“I’m going to die…”
“No, how could you die? As long as Rong-ge is here, you will never die. As long as Rong-ge is here, you will never die.” Zhou Rong paused and said in a low voice: “Wherever you go, Rong-ge will follow you.”
Sinan looked at him, his gaze scattered and unfocused.
“Listen to me, Sinan.” Zhou Rong whispered close to his lips, “None of this is real. You’re just dreaming. Eleven years ago, when Rong-ge saw the bad guys biting you outside the hospital room, he went in and rescued you, then put you in his pocket and brought you back to the country. We went to military school together, graduated together, passed the assessment and joined 118 together, met Yan Hao, Chun Cao, Xiang Zi, Da Ding, Ying Jie… Later, Rong-ge proposed to you with a pigeon egg, and you agreed. We had a perfect wedding by the sea.”
“No electric shock, no zombies, no global disaster and human catastrophe. You just had a long dream, and now the dream is about to wake up. Rong-ge is waiting by your bedside for you to wake up. Please don’t fall asleep again, okay? Look at me, Xiao Nan, try to open your eyes and look at me. Don’t fall asleep, okay?”
Each word was like a small stone thrown into the soul, rippling on the lake’s surface, preventing consciousness from completely sinking into darkness.
