Who Would Be the Bait?

"I'd like to ask you for a favor."

Li Qingxiao turned to look at Li Mu Chuan, her gaze becoming resolute.

Li Mu Chuan froze. "What kind of favor?"

"The Biological Laboratory is not far ahead. I hope you can go inside and work on the serum. I'll save the specific research procedures on a U disk. There are also some instruments inside. You just need to follow the steps, so it shouldn't be a problem."

As Li Qingxiao spoke, she took off the pendant around her neck.

Inside the pendant was her personal U disk.

"Are you joking? How could I possibly develop a serum? Can't you do this yourself?"

Li Mu Chuan quickly shook his head at this. He knew exactly what he was capable of. He really could not help with something like this.

"When I took the instruments before, I drew all the zombies out. The area around the laboratory is full of zombies, so someone needs to lure them away.

"Zombies have a unique way of communicating. As long as one zombie sees a person and lets out a certain cry, it will draw the other zombies over. Only if I lure all of them away can you get inside.

"You've already done enough these past few days. There's no reason to make you do something so suicidal at a time like this.

"Besides, I've already completed the most critical part. The matching plan is ready. With the Intelligent System in the laboratory, developing the serum won't be too difficult."

Li Qingxiao looked determined. She had already made up her mind.

She would lure away the zombies. As long as Li Mu Chuan could enter the laboratory and work with the Intelligent System inside, there was no reason they could not develop the serum.

Li Mu Chuan looked at the resolute woman and fell silent for a moment.

Her expression was serious. She had clearly truly prepared herself to become the bait.

After a long while, Li Mu Chuan sighed and shook his head. "I really can't do this. I'm not familiar with laboratories. I don't even know the sterilization procedures, so how am I supposed to help you? And I'd have to activate the laboratory's backup power supply.

"Plus, all those laboratory instruments inside—I don't even know what they're called, let alone how to use them."

More importantly, he was about to leave this world. Li Mu Chuan did not have much time left in this world. Where would he find the time to help her develop a serum?

Li Mu Chuan sighed inwardly and continued.

"Consider it a debt I owed you in my past life. I'll lure away the zombies. You're the expert when it comes to developing the serum—you do it."

Li Qingxiao froze, her eyes shimmering. "You... have you thought this through?"

This was not an exaggeration. It was truly a mission that meant certain death!

If Li Mu Chuan lured away the surrounding zombies without any backup, how could he possibly survive?

Even with backup, the chances of survival would be slim.

Li Mu Chuan smiled. "How could I let a woman like you take on something like this? I'll do it."

"You really are quite the male chauvinist..." Li Qingxiao bit her lip, her gaze flickering.

The apocalypse had lasted for so long, and she had met many people.

She had seen quite a few men who, at the beginning of the apocalypse, had been rather fair-minded.

But as time passed, where could such fairness still be found? She had seen the people around them casually pick beautiful women to spend the night with.

They got to enjoy the best food and never had to worry about being sent out to search for supplies.

And as the apocalypse dragged on, the oppressive life was enough to break anyone.

No one wanted to die, especially after struggling for so long in the apocalypse. It only made people cherish their lives even more.

Someone like Li Mu Chuan, who stepped forward without hesitation, had probably already died out not long after the apocalypse began.

It was rare that, at such a critical moment, she could still encounter someone like him.

If only she had met Li Mu Chuan in peaceful times.

A sudden pang of sadness rose in Li Qingxiao's heart.

"All right, then it's settled. We'll act tomorrow. I'll lure away the zombies, and you'll take the opportunity to enter the laboratory."

Li Mu Chuan waved his hand and made the decision.

When it was time to leave tomorrow, he would use his last bit of time to draw away the zombies. Safety should be guaranteed that way.

That was what Li Mu Chuan had decided.

When he made that decision just now, it had partly been a rush of hot-blooded impulse.

Seeing that Li Qingxiao, a woman, could step forward under such circumstances and prepare to sacrifice herself, Li Mu Chuan had been moved by her actions.

After all, humans were emotional creatures.

Li Qingxiao nodded lightly, agreeing to Li Mu Chuan's arrangement.

"Oh, right. Can you give me the pendant you're wearing?"

Li Qingxiao had said that the U disk inside the pendant contained all of her research and inventions. Li Mu Chuan wanted to ask for it while he had the chance.

If he did not ask today, he would not have another opportunity later.

Li Qingxiao extended her slender hand, removed the pendant from around her neck, and placed it in Li Mu Chuan's hand.

Their palms brushed together, and Li Mu Chuan felt a faintly cool touch against his hand.

Li Qingxiao said nothing, simply gazing at Li Mu Chuan.

After a long while, Li Qingxiao withdrew her slender hand.

Li Mu Chuan glanced at the pendant. "Does this U disk have a password?"

Li Qingxiao smiled brightly. "There's no password for you."

Night fell.

Li Qingxiao took the U disk containing the earlier computer system and transferred the materials she had researched over the past few days onto it, then kept it on her person.

Li Mu Chuan cooked a pot of fragrant Instant Noodles. By the time he finished eating, night had fully fallen.

The computer that had been running nonstop was finally shut down.

Li Qingxiao quietly came to Li Mu Chuan's side. "Go take a bath. After all, tomorrow..." Her voice trembled slightly.

Li Mu Chuan was stunned for a moment, then understood what she meant.

He took a bottle of Mineral Water aside and began washing himself.

As Li Mu Chuan started cleaning his body, he noticed movement from Li Qingxiao as well.

In the faint glimmer of light, Li Mu Chuan vaguely made out a naked body.

When Li Mu Chuan finished washing and returned to the bed, he immediately touched an icy-cold body.

Before Li Mu Chuan could speak, Li Qingxiao had already wrapped herself around him.

A while later, accompanied by a muffled groan, the temperature in the small room rose slightly.

The next day.

When Li Mu Chuan woke up, he saw Li Qingxiao already dressed.

Li Qingxiao had cooked some porridge. When she saw Li Mu Chuan awake, she immediately smiled brightly at him.

Her long black hair was not tied up, merely draped over her shoulders, framing the same oval face as before.

But only after washing up did Li Mu Chuan clearly see her features: brows like wisps of smoke, almond eyes shimmering like a clear spring, utterly captivating.

Li Qingxiao was wearing very little, and her long Jade Legs left much to the imagination.

Li Mu Chuan stared in astonishment.

So Li Qingxiao was actually a stunning beauty.

"What are you looking at? Why are you so spaced out?"

Li Qingxiao noticed Li Mu Chuan's gaze. A faint blush rose on her oval face, making her look somewhat shy.

Li Mu Chuan smiled awkwardly. "I didn't expect you to be so beautiful."