I Was Born from Dad

What happened in Lou Quan's house late at night?

Only the bedside lamp was on in the bedroom, creating a dim and hazy atmosphere. The sturdy bed creaked noisily, revealing the unusual nature of the room.

After the third time tonight, Lou Quan, covered in sweat, got off Bai Huan and walked silently towards the bathroom.

The bathroom door closed, and soon the sound of running water could be heard from inside.

Bai Huan lay motionless for a while before regaining some strength. He frowned and sat up, every part of his body aching, cold sweat and hot liquid dripping onto the bedding.

His eyes were red-rimmed, with teardrops still clinging to his eyelashes, and his lips were bitten raw, hurting even to the slightest movement.

The marks on his body, both visible and invisible, were countless.

His face was expressionless; he was just staring down at a small mole on the back of his hand, as if a flower had bloomed on it.

After resting for a few minutes, Bai Huan got out of bed, picked up her clothes from the floor and casually put them on. Then she opened the wardrobe, took out clean sheets and duvet covers, and changed out of the wet and soiled set.

Has he been here before? Many times, and this isn't the first time he's done this.

After he finished changing while enduring the discomfort, Lou Quan also finished showering and came out.

He dried his hair, glanced at the now neatly made bed, and neither thanked nor blamed him; he was used to it by now.

"Alright, get out." Lou Quan's tone was icy, as if he wasn't the one who had just been clinging tightly to Bai Huan.

This is his bedroom. He never allows Bai Huan to stay here; after they're done, he always makes him go to the guest room downstairs.

Perhaps sensing the special nature of the day, or perhaps a glimmer of hope returning, Bai Huan forced a smile at Lou Quan and said, "I'm a little tired today and don't want to go downstairs. Can I stay here?"

Before Bai Huan could even speak, Lou Quan stopped drying his hair. He looked at Bai Huan with a condescending, disdainful gaze, his tone growing colder. "It's me. Have I been too easy to talk to lately? It's given you the illusion that you can disregard the rules."

No... it's not...

Bai Huan tried to explain, but Lou Quan didn't give him the chance. He continued in an aggressive tone, "You insisted on coming here tonight, and you wouldn't leave like a dog. I only let you stay because I felt sorry for you. Now you're trying to take advantage of me, huh?"

As he spoke, Bai Huan lowered his head further and further, not wanting Lou Quan to see his tears.

"... I'm sorry, I... I'll leave now." Bai Huan's voice was so low it was barely a whisper, but Lou Quan still heard it.

Lou Quan frowned. "Get out of here."

Bai Huan picked up the rest of his clothes, limped open the door, and before leaving, he mustered his courage again and whispered to Lou Quan, who wasn't even looking at him, "A-Quan, Happy New Year."

"Heh..." Lou Quan chuckled coldly, his gaze towards Bai Huan shifting from indifference to resentment. "If you hadn't appeared back then, and if my family hadn't been destroyed, I might be very happy today."

Bai Huan's body trembled as he realized that he had once again unintentionally hurt Lou Quan, and guilt and remorse filled his heart.

He couldn't bear to stay any longer, so he ran out as fast as he could and closed the door.

Only when she reached the top of the stairs did Bai Huan collapse onto the steps as if all her strength had given way.

The reason he deliberately came tonight, knowing he would be disliked by Lou Quan, was because tonight was not only New Year's Eve, but also the day he and Lou Quan officially started dating.

He knew he and Lou Quan were no longer lovers, but he still tried to draw some warmth from this date, and also wanted to see if Lou Quan still had feelings for him.

Lou Quan seemed to have forgotten the special significance of this day, and remained as indifferent to him as ever.

Bai Huan was forced to admit once again that Lou Quan's hatred for him far outweighed his love, a fact he was unwilling to accept but had to acknowledge.

He understood that Lou Quan should hate him, and even killing him would be understandable.

After all, he's done all sorts of bad things—deception, betrayal, and being an accomplice.

Bai Huan's tears flowed again. He covered his face, not wanting to see his own pathetic and ugly state.

Chapter 37 I Was Born to My Father

Spring has arrived, all things are reviving, and it's the breeding season for animals again...

Inside the human base, Liu Qi'an, with a board tucked under his arm and bandages around his neck, stared blankly at the documentary on the screen. Several small injuries marred his face, making him look exceptionally pitiful.

Winter has passed, the ice and snow have melted, and early spring is a time when resources in the wild are scarce. Mutant monsters need energy to reproduce, and when energy is hard to obtain in the wild, human bases are no different from canned meat that can be opened and eaten immediately.

In just one month, there have been five large-scale attacks, with monsters flying in the sky, running on the ground, swimming in the water, and burrowing in the soil, as if they wanted to make sure humanity knew about the diversity of the types and abilities of the mutated monsters.

The offensive was even fiercer than in winter.

Although the Yong'an Base has Lou Yu, a superhuman, he is not omnipotent. He also gets tired and injured, and it takes him two days to recover to his best condition after using up his superpower.

Therefore, he is usually only sent to large-scale battlefields as the main force, while other small-scale battles still have to be handled by the army and ordinary people themselves.

In every battle, Lou Yu's team had members participate, and all of them suffered injuries of varying degrees, with Lou Yu's injury being the most serious.

Not only because he is the main damage dealer and must stand at the front, but also because the mutated monsters seem to favor him.

He possesses superpowers? He seems a bit more appealing than other humans?

Even if Liu Qi'an, the strongest and most favored by mutated monsters, stood next to Lou Yu, and Lou Yu had supernatural powers protecting him, they would still prioritize attacking Lou Yu.

This reminded Lou Yu of the mutated wolf from before; he figured this reason played a big role in his success in luring it away.

Knowing his own special abilities, Lou Yu disregarded the danger and carried out several plans to lure mutated monsters into pre-set traps using him as bait, only to have others kill them with weapons.

He has succeeded and failed, and even paid a heavy price on one of his failures.

During a previous aerial invasion by mutated monsters, Lou Yu used the same trick again, and the monsters fell for it. He was busy killing the flying mutated monsters with his companions when another attack came from below.

Underground? Taking advantage of everyone's attention being drawn to other mutated monsters, burrowing worms started burrowing from outside the safe zone, trying to evade the outer wall's surveillance and sneak inside.

However, they were still detected by the detectors after reaching the vicinity of the base. Although Commander Lou Quan promptly dispatched men to kill them, some still managed to slip through the net and, after breaking through the defenses, were attracted by Lou Yu's supernatural aura.

The burrowing worms that attacked were not large, only a little over a meter long, but their mouthparts had the sharpest and densest teeth. Being bitten by them was no different from being stuffed into a meat grinder.

Lou Yu's special ability granted him a more acute sense of perception than others. The slight tremor from the ground alerted him, and he loudly warned everyone to watch their step, as something was about to emerge from the ground.

No sooner had he shouted than a large, fleshy worm burst from the ground, its drooling mandibles wide open, lunging at the nearest human.

Lou Yu was the first to react, using his supernatural ability, and the others followed suit, firing their guns.

The worm was smashed into pieces, but before Lou Yu could even breathe a sigh of relief, he suddenly felt something move under his feet. He instinctively stepped back, but it was too late.

The worm cleverly extended only half of its body, opened its mouth, and bit at Lou Yu's thigh. As it bit Lou Yu also used his supernatural ability, but it still tore off a large chunk of flesh.

Blood gushed out, and the wound revealed bone.

Lou Yu was taken to the hospital, and even the doctor felt a chill run down his spine when he saw the injury.

Fortunately, after emergency treatment, Lou Yu survived.

The researchers at the institute all said it was fortunate he was a superhuman; the previous incident had proven his strong self-healing ability. If it had been any other ordinary person, they probably would have perished this time.

The rest of the team were also taken to the hospital, but their injuries were all under control.

After enduring the most difficult month, Lou Yu was still hospitalized, but Chen Lin and the others were already able to be discharged and go home.

They wanted to stay with Lou Yu, that's true, but hospitalization costs money. They had some savings, but they couldn't afford to waste them.

Today it was John and Chen Lin's turn to deliver food to Lou Yu, while Liu Qi'an, who had an injured hand, and Huo Lan, who had an injured foot, stayed home to recuperate.

Liu Qi'an sighed deeply and said to Huo Lan beside him, "Look, the plants and animals of a hundred years ago were so much cuter. They just ate, drank, and sunbathed all day long. How innocent and harmless they were! Unlike now, they're all so ferocious, even thinking about eating humans."

Huo Lan put his hands behind his head, leaned back lazily on the sofa, and chuckled self-deprecatingly, "Nowadays, people eat, drink, have sex, and sunbathe every day, it's just that we're added to their menus."

"We're so unlucky." Liu Qi'an murmured listlessly, his eyes vacant. "Huo Lan, what do you think is the meaning of life?"

Huo Lan took a piece of candy from the table, popped it into his mouth, and pouted, "Just say you want something to eat. I won't... feed you."

"Hehe, thank you." Liu Qi'an grinned foolishly, as if he had just said that discouraging thing, really? He just wanted Huo Lan to feed him.

They've faced countless life-or-death moments over the years, and the fact that they're still alive and well is thanks to their individual strength, mutual support, and a bit of good luck.

Most of their comrades from back then have passed away due to various accidents.

This sinful world causes pain and despair, yet it is also something we find hard to let go of.

Another half month passed, the monster tide had basically receded, and Lou Yu was discharged from the hospital.

Although he felt he was perfectly healthy, Lou Quan still gave him another week off, paid leave, telling him he needed to rest more, since he'd lost so much weight.