Before Lou Yu could say anything, the base alarm blared deafeningly.
Lu Yao sprang to his feet and held out his hand.
"Will you come with me?"
"Yes."
For the first time, somewhere outside the bedroom, they laced their fingers together.
Leaving the base felt like setting out on a wandering journey together.
The invisible shackles weighing on them vanished without a trace.
They were free.
In the darkness, the fox Lu Yao loved spoke softly, his eyes glimmering.
"Lu Yao, I suddenly feel like I don't hate you anymore. It's the apocalypse... you're all I have left."
Two marriage certificates bound them together.
After countless detours, with the apocalypse upon them, Lou Yu finally admitted he had fallen for Lu Yao the moment he stayed without hesitation.
On their first night in the Armored Vehicle, Lu Yao held the little fox who complained of the cold, his eyes smiling, too happy to sleep.
Fox had never imagined that the perpetually stone-faced Doctor Lu could look like this.
Fox pressed a paw against Lu Yao's chin and sniffed at his neck with his slightly cool nose.
Lu Yao went rigid and tightened his arms around the mischievous fox.
But Fox loved teasing him, nuzzling his neck affectionately, his beautiful tail occasionally brushing Lu Yao's wrist.
He even showed concern for him for the first time. "Does your stomach hurt? Shall I warm it up for you?"
The little fox nestled against Lu Yao's abdomen in the darkness, poking his head out through Lu Yao's collar. His ears brushed Lu Yao's chin, making his heart itch.
With Lou Yu returning his feelings and taking the initiative, Lu Yao kept feeling that this happiness was too good to be real.
"There are a lot of people here. Keep it down." Lu Yao