Chapter 285 Song Xingmian of Emo

[Talent Release complete]

[Return to Vehicle immediately?]

[Remaining confirmation time: 600...599...598]

Chen Yu thought for a moment, feeling there was no need to delay...

First, he took off the Identity Film_C1098, restoring his original appearance.

Then he answered directly: "Return!"

The next moment, the world spun!

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Rainy night, 10 PM.

The wilderness on both sides of the highway was swallowed by ink-like darkness, with only the Baby Bus's headlights cutting out a small area of warm yellow light ahead.

The windshield wipers swept back and forth, making a rhythmic and monotonous scraping sound.

But...

Inside the Baby Bus's cabin, everything was in a mess right now.

Wang Mengmeng was stepping on a seat, clutching a piece of colored paper. She was trying to cut this crumpled paper into some characters, but the scissors weren't cooperating.

The cut edges were crooked, looking like they had been chewed by a dog.

"It's really not my fault; the quality of these scissors is just too poor!"

Wang Mengmeng coughed and began to shift the blame.

Deng Yuxin squatted beside her, holding half-cut characters. Her skill far surpassed Wang Mengmeng's; at least one could make out the words "Wish," "Chen," and "Yu."

She said with a hint of helplessness, "Is it possible that the problem isn't the scissors?"

"It IS the scissors!"

Wang Mengmeng remained stubborn to the end, hiding the ruined paper behind her back.

Lu Xiaoyu sat on the back row seat with a foam board on her lap. She was doodling on it with a marker; one could see a person and a jelly.

Zuo Shi passed by her and looked closely for a moment: "Xiao Yu, you're so good!"

Lu Xiaoyu smiled, "Thank you, Sister Zuo Shi!"

On the other side, warm yellow light spread across a table.

When Zhang Wanyue brought out the cake base, everyone gathered around.

The base was baked just right, golden on the surface and neat at the edges, emitting a very faint and warm wheat aroma.

"The base is OK. Next is the cream layer. Mengyao, where's the blueberry jam you traded for?"

"Here, here!"

Li Mengyao ran over from the back row, holding a jar of blueberry jam.

Shen Qingci took out a cream gun and weighed it in her hand. "I traded a full three catties of crayfish for this gun! In their last mission, there was actually a bakery!"

Li Mengyao's eyes widened: "That's so lucky... I love visiting bakeries the most!"

Liu Manqing shook her head: "Alright, let's make the cake. Tomorrow is Xiao Yu's birthday. If everything goes well, he should be back within these few days..."

"Mm-hmm."

The girls got busy again.

In the front row,

Yang Kexin was driving, and Dr. Qiao was keeping her company to prevent her from dozing off.

Inside the car, it was harmonious and cozy.

The next second, the originally empty front seat suddenly experienced a spatial distortion.

"Buzz!"

After a short buzz, a figure dropped out of the glow.

It was Chen Yu, who had returned to the Vehicle.

From the dark and damp Revolving Corridor, he returned directly to the temperature-controlled, fragrant Baby Bus.

Water Bubble immediately jumped off his shoulder, bouncing toward the girls.

"Water Bubble?!!"

Deng Yuxin was slightly stunned, seeing a blue jelly suddenly appear beside her: "How did you..."

Before she could finish, she suddenly thought of something.

Looking toward the seat that was previously empty, a familiar figure was sitting there.

"Chen Yu!!!"

This shout stirred up a thousand waves!

Wang Mengmeng was holding up those crooked characters, preparing to stick them to the roof...

Hearing this, she snapped her head back and met Chen Yu's eyes!

Her mouth was hanging open, and in her hands were the cut-out colored papers for "Happy Birthday"!

She suddenly reacted and hurriedly hid the paper, nearly falling over due to the sudden movement!

"Brother Chen Yu? You... why are you back already!"

Chen Yu was a bit speechless: "What, is it bad that I'm back?"

Wang Mengmeng waved her hands frantically: "No... no, Brother Chen Yu, I didn't mean that! It's just... we aren't ready yet! You're too sudden!"

"It's okay, Mengmeng. Everything is ready."

Zhang Wanyue's voice came from the back row.

The corners of her mouth curled up slightly. "The cake is almost done, and the colored characters are almost up. All that was missing was him. Returning now is just perfect!"

Yang Kexin poked her head over from the driver's seat: "Brother Chen Yu~ You're finally back. I traded tools for that colored paper, and Mengmeng used up more than half of it by herself. I couldn't even stop her!"

Wang Mengmeng snapped her head around: "?"

Deng Yuxin also smiled: "As long as Brother Chen Yu doesn't mind our ugly hand-cut work~"

Wang Mengmeng pouted: "Yuxin, what the two of us cut isn't ugly at all!"

Li Mengyao whispered a reminder: "Mengmeng, she's just being modest. What Yuxin cut really isn't ugly..."

Wang Mengmeng froze: "...What does that mean?"

The girls immediately stifled their laughter.

Wang Mengmeng worked with Deng Yuxin to stick the characters back up.

"Happy Birthday to Brother Chen Yu!"

The characters were crooked, but it was clear they had been made with care.

Chen Yu shook his head: "I completely forgot. Is it actually my birthday today?"

Liu Manqing coughed: "It's tomorrow. To be precise, in less than two hours..."

Chen Yu suddenly smiled: "I see."

The day the Old Director of the orphanage found him was his birthday.

Chen Yu hadn't expected to be able to celebrate a birthday in the apocalypse.

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At the same time,

On the other side,

"Rumble..."

"Rumble..."

When Song Xingmian opened her eyes, she saw the familiar steel plate ceiling above her.

Beneath her was that brand-new camp bed, and by the bedside sat the half-bottle of water she hadn't finished before leaving.

She was the only one in this rest cabin.

It was a cabin Zhou Zhenguo had specifically upgraded for her.

The low roar of the engine rose from beneath her feet, and the Vehicle body swayed slightly with the swells.

She was finally back on the Vehicle.

She used the armrest to stand up, turned her head, and looked out through the cabin door.

Familiar figures appeared one by one.

But...

Zhang Lieyang was not there.

Chen Muqing was not there.

Although they had entered the game together, in the end...

Zhang Lieyang was from the [3rd Place] Vehicle: iron wing bus (military bus).

Chen Muqing was from the [2nd Place] Vehicle: haohan tractor (heavy-duty tractor).

Those two should have also returned to their respective Vehicles.

Just then—

Song Xingmian's private messages flashed twice.

[Zhang Lieyang: Miss Song, I've arrived safely at the Vehicle. Thank you for looking after me. Please give my regards to Officer Gu.]

[Song Xingmian: Officer Zhang, it's I who should be saying thank you.]

[Chen Muqing: Miss Song, hope to see you again if fate allows.]

[Song Xingmian: Yes, take care, Owner Chen.]

After a few simple replies, Song Xingmian sighed softly.

She turned off the screen.

The cabin was so quiet that only the low roar of the engine remained.

She didn't walk out of the cabin door but instead lay back on the camp bed and closed her eyes.

However, her mind was filled with that figure.

"Lu Heng..."

"No, you're not Lu Heng. Who on earth are you?"

"Are you dead, or alive?"

"Why did you refuse to tell me from beginning to end? Even if it was just letting me know your name."}],