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nEditor: Casey

nThe Song family came to the base in order to exchange supplies.

nThey had plenty of food but few weapons and other daily necessities.

nBy now, the people on the base knew that Song Xiabing was their boss’ ‘new favourite’. Even though the Song family basically left Song Xiabing to die by refusing to pay the ransom earlier, he was still a member of the Song family.

nThey knew that the boss liked Song Xiabing, so they went to tell him the news when they found out to curry favour with him.

nSong Xiabing wore the same weak and soft smile as before. After learning of this, a petulant expression crossed his face. He leaned into Shi Qing’s arms.

nEven though they were of a similar height, him leaning on Shi Qing looked multitudes better than Shi Qing leaning on him.

n“Boss…”

nHe sounded like he was aggrieved beyond measure. The man who was ‘forcibly embracing him’ was black and blue with disdain.

nHe couldn’t help feeling this way.

nSong Xiabing may be Shi Qing’s subordinate in name, but there was no way he would let everyone continue to think Shi Qing was single after the ‘incident’ before (when Shi Qing went to find a woman).

nThat’s why this bastard was shamelessly sticking to Shi Qing’s side like glue when others were around. He acted soft, weak, and spoiled at times.

nDespite making their relationship clear, Shi Qing didn’t lose face.

nAfter all, playing with men was nothing these days.

nBut for a Blazing Thunder boss like Shi Qing, being played by a man would make him lose a lot of face.

nAnd Song Xiabing happened to not mind that.

nHe would rather let people think he was bottoming if it meant he could stake his claim on Shi Qing’s body.

nAnother reason was that Shi Qing was upset that Song Xiabing had taken liberties with him earlier.

nIf Song Xiabing didn’t relent and help him save face outside, the man might just fight him to the death.

nYou might be asking, what did Shi Qing think of all this?

nHahahaha, this is great!!!

nHe wanted to be like an emperor pampering his concubine, cuddling and flirting with this ‘delicate and pitiful little beauty’. Alas, he was supposed to be a straight man. He could only scowl and shove Song Xiabing away. “Talk properly. Don’t keep rubbing up against me.”

nSong Xiabing’s pretty face became more and more aggrieved. He seemed to push back petulantly, but in truth, his long, fair fingers stroked that big, fiery red tail that no one else could see.

nThe fuming man’s body stiffened and softened uncontrollably.

nAs a result, when Song Xiabing reached out again, the two of them leaned together once more.

n“You’re such a tease, Boss. How can you tell me to get off while holding me closer?”

nHe deliberately softened his voice and acted spoiled. Sure enough, Shi Qing’s already ugly expression grew uglier.

nThe man swallowed dryly a few times like he was trying not to throw up.

nSong Xiabing originally intended to tease him.

nBut when he saw Shi Qing’s disgusted reaction, he didn’t feel any satisfaction inside. In fact, he felt very bitter.

nShi Qing…

nIs there really no chance of bending him?

nIs there really no way he would like me at all?

nEven just a little…

nThe little brother who came to tell them the news about the Song family seemed to admire their ‘intimacy’ a lot. He grabbed this chance to suck up to them.

n“Boss and Song-ge have such a good relationship. I doubt anyone on the base is as dedicated as our boss. All the other companies’ bosses have at least two lovers.”

nHe meant this as a compliment, but for some reason, Shi Qing coldly glared at him with an unkind gleam in his eyes.

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nThe little brother “&#k2026;&#k2026;”

nWhy did he feel like he just poked a hornet’s nest by accident?

nBut how could this be, ah.

nThe little brother took another peek at those two. They really were standing very close together to the point that their bodies were touching already.

nThey did look very intimate, ah.

nShi Qing really wanted to praise this little brother, but unfortunately, that would be OOC. Alas, he could only grit his teeth and grimace.

n“Spit out what the Song family came here to do already. Keep that useless nonsense to yourself.”

nOh…

nSo the boss was displeased that I went off topic and neglected my work, ah.

nAs expected of the boss, he’s so serious and strict.

nThe little brother quickly got back on track.

n“They came to exchange supplies. I think they were offering food for weapons? Oh, another thing, their prices are a bit high, so many people on the base are just watching for now.”

nTheir inaction would only be temporary.

nEven though the base was starting to farm its own food, the amount produced was nowhere near pre-apocalypse quantities. For things like food, the more you have the better.

nThe Song family was practically guaranteed to leave with what they wanted and more on this excursion.

nHowever, the ‘Daji’ Song Xiabing became restless. He turned to whisper into Shi Qing’s ear.

n“Boss, I was the one who bought all of that food before the apocalypse happened.”

nThe apocalypse didn’t come out of nowhere. There were signs for those who knew what to look for. However, no one expected people to start turning into zombies or anything. Song Xiabing only bought a large amount of food as a precaution because he thought there would be an economic downturn.

nNow others were taking advantage of the fruits of his labour.

nSong Xiabing has always been the vindictive and spiteful type. In his entire life, the only person who didn’t suffer horribly after messing with him was probably Shi Qing.

nHow could he possibly stay put and watch the Song family prosper off the food that he had bought?

nThe man gave him a puzzled look. “So what? They’re the ones with the food now, not you. Besides, it’s not like your name’s written on it.”

n“My name isn’t on it, but we aren’t living in a lawful society anymore either. There’s a lot of food at stake, so why don’t we…”

nSong Xiabing lightly played with Shi Qing’s fingers. “Why don’t we snatch it back?”

nShi Qing scoffed and tried to move his hand away, only for Song Xiabing to grab him tightly. He could only stand there with a sour expression and let the young man toy with his hand.

n“You really think it’ll be that simple? Do you think the Song family are just a bunch of fools? There’s no way they don’t have a security detail when transporting so much grain.”

nAfter the apocalypse, laws ceased to have any effect. Everyone relied on force to settle disputes.

nHow could the Song family visit other bases if they didn’t have a plan in mind?

nShi Qing: “No, I’m the only level seven in our Blazing Thunder. Laozi won’t make a move if I’m not sure we’ll succeed.”

nSong Xiabing knew he would say this. He moved Shi Qing’s hands up and down. “Boss, if you don’t do it, then I’m going to go by myself.”

nShi Qing: “Do you have a death wish?”

nSong Xiabing was happy to hear that from him.

nSo Shi Qing cared about him after all?

nDing! Song Xiabing animosity value: 500

/100

nThe System has already found Buddha.

nIt wouldn’t be surprised even if Song Xiabing suddenly dropped to the 200s.

nThe System’s gone through so much that it had almost forgotten that animosity values usually started at 100

/100.

nSong Xiabing slightly relaxed his grip so he could intertwine his fingers with those of the reluctant man.

nThere was a tender look in his eyes.

n“How can that be? I can’t bear to die with a beauty like you around, Boss.”

nThe little brother nearby felt a wicked chill run down his spine.

nHe was really panicking now.

nPutting the matter of a delicate waste like Song Xiabing wanting to go against the Song family for now…

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nTheir boss? A beauty???

nAs expected, love makes people blind.

nSong Xiabing didn’t pay attention to the little brother’s reaction. He was focused on coaxing Shi Qing. “Don’t worry, I’ll be careful. If anything happens I’ll be the first to run.”

nThen he glanced warmly at the big tail behind the man. “Boss, you should be more caring like this in the future. It’ll make me very happy.”

nShi Qing’s face was full of nothing but bewilderment.

n“Who the hell cares about you? Laozi’s just afraid you’ll take me with you when you die.”

nSong Xiabing: “……”

nHe felt like his ability was on the verge of another advancement.

nThe little brother nearby received another shock.

nBoss! So you’re actually unable to live on in a world without Song Xiabing?!

nOMG!!!

nWhat kind of fairy tale love story is this!!

nWho would’ve thought that such sincere romance still existed in these cold and cruel times?

nHow touching.

nHe was touched, but Song Xiabing was not.

nHis eyes darkened intermittently. He wanted nothing more than to grab this guy by his tail, throw him on the floor and ‘teach him a lesson’ right here about whether he should care for Song Xiabing.

nHowever, when he looked up and met Shi Qing’s straightforward expression, the young man could only struggle to hold back his anger.

nHe got up with a cold expression. “I’m going out for a while.”

nThe little brother was still admiring this beautiful love story when Song Xiabing suddenly stormed off. He was dumbfounded and carefully glanced at Shi Qing.

n“Boss…what happened to Song-ge?”

n“How’s Laozi supposed to know.”

nThe Blazing Thunder boss was rather short with him. He seemed rather resentful too. “That guy’s always so moody and fickle. Laozi’s already been more than tolerant.”

nSong Xiabing hadn’t gone far. When he heard those words, his heart received another blow.

nHe’s moody??

nHe’s fickle??!!!

nShi Qing, do you have a heart or not?!!

nClenching his fists, the young man stalked out of Blazing Thunder with a terrible expression.

nHalf an hour later, a little brother stumbled over to Shi Qing with a dumbfounded expression. The man had a cigarette in his mouth and was impatiently peeling a handful of melon seeds.

n“B-Boss, Song-ge has, has…”

nShi Qing ripped out the cigarette out of his mouth. “Talk properly!”

n“He took down all the people sent by the Song…Song family…”

nThe dazed little brother swallowed dryly. “The Song family hired three top tier level sevens this time, but none of them could beat Song-ge… Boss, was Song-ge always this powerful, ah…”

nTheir boss sure kept them in the dark then.

n“Crap!!!”

nShi Qing rolled off the couch and got to his feet. “Quick, quick, quick! We have to back him up!”

n“Why Boss? Song-ge’s already beat all of them.”

nShi Qing: “Are you stupid? We’re going to grab a piece of the pie! Song Xiabing is one of ours after all, we can’t let the other companies take advantage of this.”

n“Oh, I get it now!”

nThe little brother quickly left to gather the others.

nAs a result, the people of the base saw the Blazing Thunder Company head out in great numbers.

nShi Qing and the others soon arrived at the place where the Song family had set up camp.

nThe first thing he saw when he got there was the group of people gathered around something. They turned to peek cautiously at him, shooting him particularly odd looks.

nShi Qing roared, “What’re you looking at?! You’ve never seen a man as beautiful as Laozi before?!”

nOne of the spectators was a little brother of Blazing Thunder. He quickly came over when he saw his boss was here and whispered to Shi Qing with an odd expression.

n“Boss, you’d better go and see for yourself…”

nShi Qing squeezed through the crowd. Inside, he found Song Xiabing was beating up a level seven ability user with a twisted expression on his face.

nWith every hit, he coldly spat out:

n“How dare you call me moody!!”

n“How dare you go find a woman!!”

n“Fuck you for not liking me!! Do you like me or not?!? Tell me if you like me or not!!!”

nAt this point, that ability user had all the fight beat out of him.

nAll he wanted to do was to kneel down and beg for mercy. “I like you, I like you… I like you Grandpa, please let me go…”

n“You think you’re worthy of liking me?!”

nSong Xiabing kicked him away.

nThat guy flew some distance before landing on the ground.

nEveryone: “……”

nSong Xiabing finally stopped after knocking out the last ability user who tried to ambush him. He let down his sleeves and became his original clean and tidy self.

nThe young man’s eyes lit up when he turned around and saw Shi Qing. He jogged over and threw himself into the man’s arms.

n“Boss, you came.”

n“I was just in a bad mood because I remembered how you went looking for women when you weren’t with me before. I used them to vent, but that guy suddenly confessed to me for no reason. But don’t worry Boss, the only person in my heart is you. Don’t be angry.”

nWhat a delicate, easily bullied and pitiful little thing he appears to be.

nShi Qing looked around. Basically everyone looked gobsmacked with a bewildered look in their eyes.

nSome of them even seemed to be sympathetic towards him.

nPei, pei. Their reaction was understandable. After all, he had a rouge tiger by his side.

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