63: Chapter 63 I am yours

Xu Wanning chuckled, "The smell of shampoo."

Lu Chengyue shook his head, "No, it's your scent."

Xu Wanning was stunned, "What kind of scent do I have?" How could she not know she had her own natural scent?

Lu Chengyue thought for a moment, "Like the scent in the air after it rains."

Xu Wanning really wanted to roll her eyes, "Isn't that just the smell of damp earth?"

How was the smell of damp earth pleasant? Most importantly, was she really smelling like damp earth? That would be awful.

Lu Chengyue hurriedly explained, "No, it's the kind that smells very good, a very fresh scent."

Xu Wanning smiled and ran her fingers through his short hair, mussing it up, "Why are you so cute?"

Lu Chengyue didn't mind at all; he even lowered his head to make it easier for her to rub.

Xu Wanning enjoyed rubbing his hair, feeling like he was a big golden retriever—looking fierce, but actually very gentle. She didn't say it out loud, though, "A-Yue, you're so good."

Lu Chengyue's voice was low, "Yours."

Xu Wanning's hand paused, and she looked at him in shock, "What did you say?"

Lu Chengyue held her hand, "I said, I am yours."

Xu Wanning really liked it when he said things like that, "Who did you learn that from?"

Lu Chengyue shook his head, "I didn't learn it."

Suddenly, the gate opened, and Grandpa Zhou looked at them with a dark face, "You two lovebirds, watch yourselves. Hurry up and go back to sleep. And you, kid, don't you have work tomorrow?!"

Lu Chengyue quickly let go of her hand and took two steps back, his ears red as if they were bleeding, "Go inside, I'm leaving."

"Okay, I'll watch you leave." Since Grandpa Zhou had come out, she couldn't make him stay even if she wanted to.

Lu Chengyue glanced at her and turned to leave. This time he didn't look back, but after getting into the car, he still opened the window and waved at her.

Xu Wanning also waved back, and only then did he start the car and drive away.

Ding-dong.

Xu Wanning looked down at her phone; it was a message from Lu Zhiyu, [Did you and my brother just kiss and cuddle outside?]

[How did you know?] There was clearly no one outside.

Lu Zhiyu replied very quickly, [Hehe, Jiang Heng and the others installed surveillance cameras. It's all clearly visible, yo.]

Xu Wanning looked up and accurately spotted the surveillance camera. Previously, there were no cameras around Grandpa Zhou's house.

How was she supposed to know when this camera was installed? She looked around and found another one opposite; she was being monitored with no blind spots!

[My brother was even walking with his same-side arm and leg moving together when he left, haha, I'm going to message him later to make fun of him.]

Xu Wanning opened the door and walked in. To her surprise, a group of people was in the courtyard with computers set up on the table.

As soon as she entered, everyone quickly looked up at the sky or down at the ground, pretending they hadn't been doing anything, completely unaware that Lu Zhiyu had already exposed them.

"Stop pretending, I know you saw it." Xu Wanning said openly, "I've officially confirmed my relationship with him. Wish me luck."

"Sister Ning, I wish you happiness!"

"Happiness!"

"A perfect match!"

"May you have a harmonious union for a hundred years!"

"May you have a precious child soon... Ow!" Xu Yu had only managed to say three words before his mother smacked him.

Xu Wanning smiled from the bottom of her heart; the feeling of being blessed was truly wonderful.

Waking up early the next morning, Xu Wanning found a message from Lu Chengyue, [After I got back last night, I lay in bed for two hours and couldn't fall asleep.]

She was actually the same; she hadn't been sleepy at all and had forced herself to lie there for two hours before finally falling asleep. But he hadn't slept during the day either, [Why did you have insomnia? Missing me?]

[Yeah.] Lu Chengyue actually admitted it, [Missing your scent.]

Xu Wanning laughed, [XX brand shampoo, XX brand laundry detergent. You can buy a bottle and keep it in your dorm. That way, when you miss me, you can just smell it.]

She was just joking, but Lu Chengyue took it seriously, [Okay, I'll go buy some during my lunch break.]

[I was joking.]

[I am serious.]

Xu Wanning hugged her phone and rolled around on the bed. The feeling of being in love is so good, hehe.

At this moment, Lu Chengyue was looking at a notebook in his hand, with many words written on it.

She doesn't like eating eggplant.

She once raised a dog named Tuan Tuan.

She took an elective photography class during her sophomore year.

...And so on. These were all things he had learned about her bit by bit.

He took out a pen and added another entry: She smells very nice, very nice indeed.

Having rolled around enough, Xu Wanning prepared to go for her morning exercise. She told Lu Chengyue and hurried to wash up.

She had originally thought it would continue like this, that they could see each other every day, but right after she finished her morning exercise, a message from The Great Leader came through.

[Nickname, leaders from other cities are requesting support. They really have no way to properly arrange the supplies in each district within a short time. Are you willing to go help?]

[I'm willing.] Xu Wanning didn't hesitate. As a Chinese citizen, she would contribute as much as she could; if one more person could survive, that was a good thing.

[Good, I'll send someone to pick you up shortly.] A moment later, he sent another picture, which was of a luxury villa.

[This is the residence allocated to you. Thank you for your contribution. All the appliances inside are complete, and solar power equipment will be installed immediately. It's right next to my residence.]

[Thank you, Leader.] Xu Wanning didn't refuse. This was what she deserved; whether she would live there after The Apocalypse was a separate matter, but she needed to have it.

She was going to be busy again, so Xu Wanning quickly sent a message to Lu Chengyue, [I have to go get busy. I don't know when I'll be back, but I'll come to the Fire Station to find you when I return.]

[Stay safe.] Lu Chengyue frowned and stared at his phone. He was very worried about her, but he was on duty and couldn't accompany her. He felt like such a derelict boyfriend.

Xu Wanning took this time to say goodbye to her family.

Everyone was very reluctant to see her go; how could she be leaving again when she had just returned for two days?

"Ningning, you must stay safe and protect yourself."

"Don't ever try to be a hero. Let them do the dangerous things; run when you need to run."

"You've already done enough; don't take everything upon yourself."

"Remember to eat and sleep well."

Xu Wanning listened to them and nodded one by one. It was so nice, "Don't worry, I will take good care of myself. You all need to exercise properly too, and learn well from Grandpa Zhou."

"We know." Everyone's eyes were a little red.

An hour later, Police Captain Cheng Jingchuan arrived, "Miss Xu, let's go. From now on, our team will be responsible for your safety."

"Zhou Ke, you go with your sister." Grandpa Zhou was worried; he had to stay behind, so he could only let his grandson go.

Zhou Ke had been feeling sad, but upon hearing his grandfather's words, he instantly became happy, "I can go too?"

"Go. You will be Nickname's bodyguard." He had taught his grandson his skills himself, so they certainly wouldn't be bad.

Police Captain Cheng Jingchuan didn't say anything. One more person meant more safety, "That's fine."

"Sister, let's go." Zhou Ke was now very used to calling her sister. Since he couldn't be her boyfriend-type younger brother, he would just be the younger brother she couldn't do without. If they broke up in the future, he could just change his status then.

"Okay." Xu Wanning followed him out. Outside stood 12 soldiers; they weren't all police officers, some were military personnel.

After getting into the car, Xu Wanning couldn't help but ask, "Police Captain Cheng Jingchuan, I'm very curious. Aren't you just an ordinary police officer? How come you are so highly valued by The Great Leader?"