Men's Flowering Periods Are Very Short

Deciding on their next destination was one thing, but figuring out how to get there became another problem.

Qi Xing was terrible with directions; he couldn't even navigate the vast A District, let alone Hurricane Base.

Bai Xiaoling hadn't left her apartment since the apocalypse, so naturally, she had no idea where Hurricane Base was.

Their only hope was Jiang Zhaosu.

Both of them looked toward Jiang Zhaosu.

Qi Xing asked with a hint of doubt, "Fugui, since you came from Hurricane Base, you should know its location, right?"

Jiang Zhaosu: "..."

The novels she read never mentioned the specific location of Hurricane Base.

Jiang Zhaosu widened her innocent eyes, spread her hands, and said, "I... am... also... directionally challenged."

Qi Xing: "..."

"Forget it, let's just drive randomly!"

Qi Xing waved his hand. "It's in this general area anyway. We'll just drive around the whole place, are we really afraid we won't find it?"

Jiang Zhaosu silently thought to herself, Given Qi Xing's amazing sense of direction, we might actually never find it.

Bai Xiaoling, who was tied up like a maggot on the ground, looked up at them and said emotionally, "You guys are so good to me. I love you."

"You're welcome," Qi Xing replied smoothly, "Reserve Food."

Jiang Zhaosu also gave Bai Xiaoling a stiff grin, revealing her small white teeth, her two little fangs sticking out, and said slowly, "Reserve... Food."

Bai Xiaoling looked like she was about to pass out again.

Back in the car, Qi Xing and Jiang Zhaosu sat in the driver's and passenger's seats, while Bai Xiaoling, bound tightly with hemp rope, was crammed miserably into the gaps between various cargo.

After being alone for over a hundred days, Bai Xiaoling finally saw living people again. Even though she was extremely terrified of Jiang Zhaosu and Qi Xing, she couldn't shut her mouth. The more scared she was, the more she talked, chattering non-stop the entire way.

"We haven't introduced ourselves yet. Hello, my name is Bai Xiaoling. What should I call you two?"

"This pretty lady is... uh, Fugui? Then what's your name, handsome guy?"

Qi Xing probably felt it was unnecessary to say much to someone who was about to die and ignored her.

Jiang Zhaosu found it difficult to speak and avoided talking unless absolutely necessary. Even Qi Xing often couldn't be bothered to reply to her, so she naturally wouldn't answer Bai Xiaoling.

However, Bai Xiaoling didn't seem to mind and could continue talking to herself for a long time.

"Are you two siblings? You give off a similar vibe."

"Oh, wait, this handsome guy is looking for his sister."

"Handsome guy, what's your sister's name? How old is she? What does she look like?"

Ever since Jiang Zhaosu and Qi Xing agreed to go to Hurricane Base, Bai Xiaoling had regained her excitement and enthusiasm. She seemed convinced that Bai Xiaoqing was still alive and chirped, "You have to tell Bai Xiaoqing this information so Bai Xiaoqing can help you find her!"

Mentioning his sister, Qi Xing's stern attitude softened slightly.

He turned his head and glanced at Jiang Zhaosu.

Jiang Zhaosu, who was sitting idly in the passenger seat, immediately understood. She leaned over and took out a wallet from Qi Xing's clothes pocket.

Opening the wallet, Jiang Zhaosu saw a photo of Qi Xing and his sister again.

Their beautiful, delicate faces, almost carved from the same mold, were pressed together. They looked like siblings at first glance.

Bai Xiaoling had just said she and Qi Xing looked alike, but after seeing the photo of Qi Xing's sister, she immediately exclaimed, "Wow, you and your sister look so much alike! Your sister is so pretty, like a little princess, so cute!"

Qi Xing: "..."

"Uh, this is a photo of my sister when she was eight."

Bai Xiaoling:?

"Then how old is your sister now?"

Bai Xiaoling looked at Qi Xing in the photo, wearing a middle school uniform, and then at Qi Xing in front of her, whose face was clearly that of an adult. She asked hesitantly, "Handsome guy, how old are you this year?"

Jiang Zhaosu had also been wondering about this question and chimed in, "How old?"

Qi Xing had a beautiful appearance and good skin. Judging by his looks, she had always thought he was only in his early twenties, no more than two years older than her.

But Qi Xing's way of handling things was very mature, and he occasionally said things that sounded like an office worker, clearly indicating he had a significant period of work experience before the apocalypse.

Hearing the question, Qi Xing raised his hand and rubbed his temples. After thinking for a moment, he replied.

"My sister was fourteen when she went missing. She's been lost for three years, so she's seventeen this year. There's a nine-year age gap between us. So, I should be twenty-six this year."

He hadn't celebrated his birthday since graduating from elementary school.

After starting work, he became even busier. Besides important dates related to company affairs, he couldn't remember any other anniversaries.

Even now, he had to calculate his age like this.

Bai Xiaoling's mouth dropped open. "Holy crap..."

Jiang Zhaosu also exclaimed, "Crap..."

"I can't tell at all!"

Bai Xiaoling said in shock, "I thought you, handsome guy, were only twenty-one or twenty-two. I didn't expect you to be almost thirty."

Qi Xing's forehead veins bulged. "I'm only twenty-six, okay? Where do you get 'almost thirty'?"

"You guys just don't understand, do you?"

Bai Xiaoling wasn't old, but she spoke with a mature and seasoned air.

"Men's prime is very short. Many start going downhill at twenty-five, looking good but useless."

After speaking, Bai Xiaoling gave a wicked chuckle and cast an ambiguous glance at Jiang Zhaosu, who was leaning on the passenger seat, showing him photos with her arm outstretched.

Jiang Zhaosu didn't understand what she meant at first, but after receiving Bai Xiaoling's comically sly look, she suddenly got it.

Jiang Zhaosu couldn't help but recall a few nights ago when she and Qi Xing were eavesdropping together, and Qi Xing had put on a facade of being pure and detached.

Didn't they say men were animals driven by their lower halves and were more lustful than women?

Why did Qi Xing seem completely uninterested in such things?

Could he be... impotent?

Jiang Zhaosu couldn't suppress her curiosity and secretly glanced between Qi Xing's legs.

As she looked up, she happened to meet Qi Xing's gaze as he turned his head to look at her.

Jiang Zhaosu: "..."

Qi Xing: "..."

"Damn it."

Meeting Jiang Zhaosu's wide, innocent black eyes, Qi Xing, usually so composed, actually blushed.

His skin was fair, and when he blushed, it spread in a large patch, a faint red blooming on his cheeks, earlobes, and neck, looking quite attractive.

Qi Xing immediately averted his gaze from Jiang Zhaosu and sternly warned Bai Xiaoling behind him.

"There's a child in the car, don't bring up these unhealthy topics again, or I'll cut your tongue out."

Bai Xiaoling immediately shut her mouth tightly, but after two minutes, she couldn't help but speak again. "But there's a big age difference between eight and seventeen, isn't there? Don't you have any photos of your sister when she was fourteen?"

Qi Xing, driving, replied irritably, "No."

"Then at least describe what your sister looked like at fourteen."

Jiang Zhaosu also nodded in agreement, "Sister, what did she look like."

Qi Xing frowned, looking ahead, and after recalling for a moment, said, "I think... red hair, buzz cut?"

Qi Xing's frown deepened, as if he was very reluctant to recall. He raised his hand and gestured on his face, "She had a lot of piercings on her face, on her nose and mouth too. She looked so ugly, and she wouldn't take them out when I told her to."

Jiang Zhaosu, who had been listening intently with her little ears perked up:?

Jiang Zhaosu looked down again at the photo of a little girl with long, seaweed-like hair, looking pretty and naive. She really couldn't connect this princess-like figure with the fourteen-year-old sister Qi Xing was describing.

Bai Xiaoling also exclaimed in surprise, "Whoa, was your sister Yabi?"