I Pursued My Scummy Ex’s White Moonlight – Chapter 60

Ji Qingshuang¹

The side-line and main-line missions were completed simultaneously the moment they arrived at the Sea Base. The attribute points from the rewards alone were nearly ten thousand, and there was also high-grade gauze that could heal broken bones, and refreshing incense that could keep a person awake for two minutes; all were extremely precious rare items.

【In view of the Host’s outstanding performance and having obtained the gratitude of the survivors, the system will grant an additional high-grade equipment treasure chest. After opening the treasure chest, the Host may choose one piece of equipment.】

Su Wenwen opened the treasure chest, and after previewing the attributes of the equipment, she chose the shoes. Damage received -5%, Agility +100, and there was one slot where a synthesized crystal core could be embedded. Two crystal cores could raise any single attribute point, with a maximum increase of one hundred points.

Su Wenwen had several hundred crystal cores in her spatial backpack, but she was not in a hurry to synthesize them now, because this piece of equipment was not needed at the moment. Moreover, she estimated that the base’s currency had now been changed to crystal cores, so she couldn’t be in such a rush to use them all up.

As Su Wenwen was lowering her head in thought, Luo Xi suddenly slowed her steps. Not paying attention for a moment, she walked straight into Luo Xi’s back. It was as if she had bumped into a sea of flowers; the fragrance that filled her nose made her heart palpitate. With a red face, she whispered in Luo Xi’s ear, “Sorry.”

The gentle breath lingered by her ear. Luo Xi’s gaze on Su Wenwen narrowed slightly. She pursed her lips and said, “Little silly melon, I need to go see my mom in a bit. You follow the guard and find a house to stay in first. I’ll come find you later.”

Su Wenwen nodded and left with the guard.

Luo Xi watched her retreating back, only following another guard to the office building after a good while. Ji Qingshuang usually lived on the top floor of this building, and the office area was on the floor just below the top. Although it was convenient to go back and forth, the guard told Luo Xi that Ji Qingshuang spent most of her time sleeping in the office. After all, since the apocalypse erupted, there were many things waiting for her to handle.

Luo Xi was puzzled, “What has my older brother been doing recently?”

“Young Master Luo is responsible for rescuing survivors outside. The Commander-in-Chief likes to do everything personally. But now that Miss Luo is here, the Commander-in-Chief will probably have an easier time.”

Hearing this, Luo Xi did not reply.

She followed the guard and took the elevator. The base’s power system was basically constructed, and communication equipment was also under construction. Everything seemed to be proceeding in an orderly manner, but there were very few people who were actually getting things done.

Luo Xi smiled faintly, a hint of mockery in it. She knew those people too well. The reason Ji Qingshuang could sit in this position was, besides her strong ability, that there were too few capable people. Rather than competing until their heads were broken and blood flowed, it was more worthwhile to let Ji Qingshuang pave the road and then seize it.

And yet, Ji Qingshuang was willing to bear all of this, a true soft persimmon². Otherwise, Luo Xi wouldn’t have thought of that method to break off the engagement. Thinking of this, Luo Xi sighed slightly. She was, after all, her own biological mother. Hearing that she was working so hard, she couldn’t help but feel for her.

The guard led Luo Xi to the office door, knocked twice, and then pushed it open. Luo Xi walked in alone.

Ji Qingshuang was looking down at a document. Her beautiful face seemed to have been left with no traces of time; her skin was smooth, her lips red, and her teeth white. The unending sorrow between her brows made her look somewhat frail. Only the inconspicuous lines at the corners of her eyes revealed that she had once endured much wind and frost.

Hearing the sound, Ji Qingshuang raised her head. Seeing Luo Xi, she was only slightly stunned for a moment, then said, “You’re back.” Her tone sounded very calm, yet there was a slight tremor in it.

After not seeing each other for so long, the two surprisingly didn’t have much to say. Luo Xi’s throat moved. In the end, she reined in all her emotions and just gave a simple nod in response.

Seeing this, Ji Qingshuang sighed, “You’re still the same as before, a person of few words. You only say a couple more sentences when your older brother is around.”

Luo Xi couldn’t deny it, but she was different from before now. Even without her older brother around, she was very talkative. It was just that there were too many things she wanted to say, and for a moment, she had difficulty organizing her words. It also felt as if her mother knew what she wanted to say; everything was understood without words.

“Have you been well outside?” Ji Qingshuang put down the document in her hand, her gaze carefully sizing up Luo Xi, then stopping on the short-sleeved shirt on her right shoulder, where a section of gauze was clearly exposed.

“Quite well…” Luo Xi hesitated for a moment, not knowing whether to tell her about Su Wenwen or to talk about their father’s matter first. After some thought, she decided that even if she were to introduce Su Wenwen, she would have to ask for Su Wenwen’s opinion. So, she decided to speak of their father’s matter first. “I came back this time to tell you something very important.”

Luo Xi told Ji Qingshuang what Feng-shushu³ and Wang Kelin had said, one five, one ten⁴. She originally thought her mother would be extremely surprised to hear this news, but what surprised her was that her mother’s reaction was very faint, a cold glint flashing past her eyes.

“Then how do you see this matter?” Ji Qingshuang asked.

“Of course, we find the butler and ask him clearly.” A fierce look flashed in Luo Xi’s eyes. “We must make the person who killed my dad pay with their life.”

Ji Qingshuang stood up and walked to Luo Xi’s side, making a gesture to pull her right hand, but Luo Xi avoided it. She had no choice but to sit on the sofa to the side, pointing to the spot next to her, gesturing for Luo Xi to sit down, looking as if she wanted to sit knee-to-knee for a long talk⁵.

“Xi’er, don’t be impulsive about this matter. The butler has been with your dad for decades. You know what kind of person he is.”

“So I should just pretend I don’t know anything?” Seeing her calm expression, Luo Xi was so angry that her tone became slightly unfriendly. “Or is it that because of Grandpa, you don’t dare to investigate further?”

Ji Qingshuang frowned, “Is that how you see me?”

“Isn’t it?” Luo Xi had originally wanted to communicate with her calmly, but she really couldn’t stand her weak temper. “How does Grandpa usually treat you? Have you ever resisted?”

Ji Qingshuang looked helplessly at her daughter, who was on the verge of exploding, and said, “Then what do you want to do?”

“Just don’t drag my back leg⁶. I will investigate this matter myself.” After saying this, Luo Xi intended to get up and leave. Before she left, she turned her head and said again, “Your Adjutant, you’d best be on guard against him.”

Ji Qingshuang didn’t respond to her, just watched as Luo Xi slammed the door and left. She shook her head helplessly. In the past, no matter what Luo Xi did, all her emotions were hidden in her heart. It had been like this since she was a child; she wouldn’t even tell her when she was injured, which made her feel that she, as a mother, had no role to play. However, after Luo Xi returned this time, her personality had changed a lot. She would throw tantrums, becoming much cuter.

Ji Qingshuang reined in the smile in her eyes, then ordered a guard to find the Adjutant and ask about Luo Xi’s affairs.

The Adjutant had no intention of hiding anything. He first reported the number of ability users, then reported on Luo Xi’s ability and the matter of Su Wenwen, including the intricate and complex relationship between Su Wenwen and Helian Yun.

Only then did Ji Qingshuang understand where Luo Xi’s change came from. She said to the Adjutant without a change in expression, “You went to the Deputy Commander’s place to report as soon as you returned?”

The Adjutant nodded, “I also reported the information about Su Wenwen to the Deputy Commander. I estimate it won’t be long before Old Master Luo also knows about this matter.”

Hearing this, Ji Qingshuang’s face showed no emotion. She still said very calmly, “You are quite honest. Forget it, if it’s really true, it can’t be hidden from Old Master Luo’s side anyway.”

The Adjutant asked, “I wonder how the Commander-in-Chief plans to handle Su Wenwen?”

“Let’s put it aside for now. We’ll talk after I’ve handled other matters.” Ji Qingshuang did not answer the Adjutant’s question directly, then waved her hand to dismiss everyone.

When the Adjutant withdrew, he couldn’t help but glance at Ji Qingshuang. Perhaps in others’ eyes, Ji Qingshuang was always gentle, which made people think she was easy to bully. But he had followed Ji Qingshuang for so many years and knew in his heart that she was just as formidable as Luo Xi, only more steady and composed than Luo Xi, to the point that people overlooked the fact that Ji Qingshuang had, by her own power, become the Commander-in-Chief in the apocalypse.

As an ordinary person wearing a white identification device, Su Wenwen was supposed to be assigned to housing in the outer periphery. But because Luo Xi had specifically instructed the guard, Su Wenwen’s housing was arranged together with Luo Xi’s. It was a small villa with two floors, three bedrooms, two bathrooms, and one study. The facilities in the villa were in good condition, and the bedding was also newly arranged by the guard.

Su Wenwen took the key, and the first thing she did after entering the villa was to lie on the sofa, then check the system panel. With her existing attribute points, she could still buy one more piece of high-grade equipment. After considering for a while, she bought the clothes.

Damage received -5%, Stamina +100, and it could also be embedded with synthesized crystal cores to increase attribute points. Out of five attributes, she could choose any. Just as Su Wenwen was contemplating which attribute to synthesize, the system suddenly spoke.

【It is recommended that the Host add points in one direction.】

Even if the system hadn’t said it, Su Wenwen also felt she should add points in one direction. First, she ruled out Mental Power, because her current Mental Power was sufficient for her, and raising it higher wouldn’t be of much use.

Next was Stamina. Because she had items, it was actually fine if her Stamina was a little lower. As for Endurance, it didn’t feel as important as Strength and Agility, so Su Wenwen had to choose between Strength and Agility.

Let’s focus on Strength. Otherwise, I can’t kill zombies. No matter how high my Agility is, it can only be used for dodging, which is not very useful.

However, she only had over three hundred crystal cores in her pocket. If she wanted to synthesize the attribute up to one hundred points, she would need two hundred crystal cores. Su Wenwen first synthesized for the shoes, adding one hundred points to Strength. The remaining crystal cores, she planned to give to Luo Xi.

Su Wenwen was not in a hurry to put on these two pieces of equipment, because if she put them on now, the set effect of the intermediate-grade equipment would become invalid.

She lay on the sofa like this for a good part of the day and fell asleep without realizing it. She slept very soundly; after all, she hadn’t had a single day of peaceful sleep outside. She didn’t even know when Luo Xi had arrived.

Luo Xi carefully walked over to Su Wenwen’s side and squatted down, reaching out to touch the tip of Su Wenwen’s nose. Feeling the warmth on her fingertip, the unhappiness in her heart faded a lot, and she felt warm and fuzzy instead.

She half-closed her eyelids, her gaze moving to Su Wenwen’s red lips. In the end, she couldn’t hold back and, like a dragonfly skimming the water’s surface⁷, she placed her own mark on them, but unexpectedly woke Su Wenwen up.

Seeing her open her hazy eyes, Luo Xi said softly, “Go to the room to sleep. There’s a big bed in the room, it’s very soft.”

Su Wenwen nodded in a daze and followed Luo Xi upstairs unsteadily. Without really looking at the room’s furnishings, she plunged headfirst onto the bed. She held the quilt and, like a cat, rubbed her cheek against it, quickly falling asleep again.

Luo Xi smiled, went to the bathroom to wring out a towel, and very gently wiped Su Wenwen’s face and hands. She had always thought of herself as a person who was restless with the status quo, but if she could live such a peaceful and comfortable life with Su Wenwen forever, it felt pretty good too.

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