The Mad Scientist’s Domesticated Little Zombie 45

Chapter 45: Back to the Base

After Auntie Man agreed to go back to the base, the two of them stayed in City B for a while longer, watched a heavy snow, and only set off after they had finished all the ingredients they had swiped from Song Jing.

When they came to City B, it was just Shi Changyuan and Lin Ling. Although they hadn’t fully communicated their feelings, the two of them were already inseparable.

But on the way back, the two who had confirmed their relationship became very restrained. They were very careful about their every move in front of Auntie Man, as guilty as if they were in a puppy love relationship under the watchful eyes of a parent.

Not to mention being clingy, even when they set up camp at night, they had to pretend to set up three tents.

“It’s getting late. Auntie Man, you should rest early. I’ll go back to my tent now.”

After dinner, the three of them sat by the bonfire and chatted for a while. The little zombie sat by Auntie Man’s side, squinting his eyes as if he were sleepy, and said to her.

“…Alright. Rest, early.”

“Mm-hmm, good night, Auntie Man~”

After saying good night to Auntie Man, the little zombie got up from the rock and walked towards Shi Changyuan. As they passed each other, he even secretly winked.

Then, the little zombie held a small night light in his tent and secretly listened to the sounds outside. Not long after, everyone went back to their own tents.

Lin Ling silently counted to ten, then tiptoed and secretly opened his tent, and then quickly crawled into another tent.

Shi Changyuan had just opened the curtain of his tent, also wanting to find Lin Ling, when he felt a warm, soft body wrapped in a cold wind pounce into his arms.

“It’s so cold. Warm me up quickly.”

The moment the little zombie came in, he skillfully placed his hands on Shi Changyuan’s neck to dispel the cold.

“Why did you take off your coat?”

Shi Changyuan looked at the young man in front of him, who was only wearing a sweater. In just a moment, his cheeks were bright red.

“Oh my, I just thought it would be too noisy.”

Lin Ling said as he crawled into the sleeping bag with Shi Changyuan, using him as a large pillow, his hands and feet wrapped tightly around him.

“Next time, Lingling can wait for me to come and find you.”

“Hmph, you’re not afraid of making a bad impression anymore?”

The little zombie grumbled and snuggled a little deeper into Shi Changyuan’s embrace.

On this journey, the two of them had been in a relationship behind Auntie Man’s back. Under the watchful eyes of a parent, at most they could hold hands and whisper. They didn’t dare to do anything more.

Shi Changyuan had some concerns, afraid that Auntie Man would have a bad impression of him. After all, they had just gotten together, while Lin Ling was simply a bit guilty.

When he was in school, he had seen many of his peers being called to see their parents because of their relationships.

Not to mention the first day they set up camp, when they were gathering firewood, the little zombie had wanted to “sneak attack” Shi Changyuan, but it happened to be seen by Auntie Man, who had turned her head. The little zombie was so embarrassed that he didn’t dare to walk with Shi Changyuan for a day or two.

“Isn’t it because Lingling wants to avoid suspicion with me?”

Shi Changyuan deliberately teased, “Is Lingling really going to pretend not to know me in public like this in the future?”

“What a scummy Lingling.”

“Of course not!”

The little zombie, who had been accused of being a scum, was not convinced. He looked up and kissed Shi Changyuan’s lips.

“Didn’t I come and find you? I gave you a look before I went into the tent.”

“Oh, so that was a look for me?” Shi Changyuan smiled, lifted the little zombie’s chin, and carefully examined his beautiful eyes.

“I thought Lingling’s eyes were uncomfortable.”

After all, those big, bright eyes had been blinking at him rapidly, which made it really hard for him to understand.

The little zombie clenched his fist and punched Shi Changyuan’s chest, not convinced. “…What are you talking about!”

Shi Changyuan was amused. He pulled the little zombie back into his arms and pecked his nose. “Alright, be quiet. The tents are not soundproof.”

“Go to sleep. We have to travel tomorrow.”

Lin Ling hummed twice. “Wake me up early tomorrow. I’ll go back to my own tent before Auntie Man wakes up.”

The response to this was another light kiss on the corner of his mouth.

But to the little zombie’s surprise, when he crawled out of Shi Changyuan’s tent before dawn, he ran right into Auntie Man, who was also getting up early from her tent.

The two of them looked at each other, both stunned for a moment. Then Auntie Man understood and said with some helplessness, “…This child, you don’t have to be like this.”

“It’s still early. Go back to sleep for a while.”

The little zombie’s brain was cleared by the cold wind. He understood what Auntie Man meant, turned his head, and crawled back into Shi Changyuan’s tent, snuggling back into the warm embrace.

“Why is Lingling back again?”

The heat in the sleeping bag was instantly dissipated. Shi Changyuan was not angry and diligently warmed the little zombie up again.

“Nothing.” The little zombie closed his eyes tightly, the tips of his ears red. He said with a hint of resignation, “Anyway, from tomorrow on, we don’t have to set up three tents anymore.”

In an instant, Shi Changyuan understood and let out a soft laugh.

“Alright.”

Perhaps it was because Lin Ling and Shi Changyuan no longer had any worries, no hidden secrets or conflicts, but the time it took to go back was two or three days shorter than the time it took to come.

“Is this a human base?”

Auntie Man sat in the car, looking at the towering city walls, a bit dazed and emotional.

…It seems that a long time has really passed since the beginning of the apocalypse.

“Why is Professor Shi only back now?”

The personnel on duty at the entrance of the research institute were very surprised. “Miao Xue and the others came back a long time ago and even came to the research institute to ask about your whereabouts.”

Shi Changyuan smiled and made up a story, half-truthfully, “We got separated and ran into General Song. We brought General Song’s mother back to settle her in first.”

“So that’s how it is.”

The little zombie was not paying attention to what Shi Changyuan was saying. He was so excited to be back at the research institute that he was chattering away, sharing with Auntie Man about his months at the research institute.

“Auntie Man, let me tell you, guess who I ran into here—”

“Our old neighbor from across the street, Professor Duan, the one who always made me sell newspapers.”

“I almost kept a kitten, a chestnut-colored one, but I was afraid I couldn’t take good care of it, so I sent it back.”

“And, and, the food in the research institute’s cafeteria is not very good. Auntie Man can come to Shi Changyuan’s place for meals!”

“There’s also a very lively market at the base. I can go with Auntie Man! But I’m an assistant in Shi Changyuan’s lab now, so I can’t leave during work hours.”

Auntie Man listened to all the things Lin Ling was talking about and could almost see the traces of Shi Changyuan’s care for him.

And every time Lin Ling mentioned something, his eyes would curve, and he looked very happy to be living here.

Auntie Man’s lips immediately curved up, and she ruffled Lin Ling’s head.

It’s so good to be able to find your own happiness in this chaotic world.

When the research institute learned that Auntie Man was General Song’s mother, they immediately prepared an apartment for her, just upstairs from Shi Changyuan’s, and she could also use the private elevator, which was very convenient.

“If there’s anything else, Auntie Man can just contact me on the communicator. I’ll be right up.”

The little zombie and Shi Changyuan helped finish tidying up the apartment and stood at the door, giving their final instructions.

“Alright.”

Auntie Man nodded and smiled. “I don’t need anyone to take care of me now.”

“Then we’ll go down first. Bye-bye~”

“See you later.”

After going downstairs, the little zombie rushed to his own residence.

He opened the door. The apartment was exactly the same as before they left, without a speck of dust. The water and electricity were also ready to use, as if they had just gone out in the morning and returned home before sunset.

The little zombie, wearing his fluffy slippers, wandered around the house, and finally lay on the sofa and came to a conclusion, “Nothing is missing!”

“Of course.”

Shi Changyuan smiled and also sat on the sofa. The little zombie immediately snuggled closer.

“After all, this is my and Lingling’s territory.”

The little zombie listened to Shi Changyuan’s words and took a moment to react.

“That’s right, this is my territory.”

With that, the little zombie jumped up and sat on Shi Changyuan’s lap, hooking his neck, his eyes sparkling. “Doesn’t that mean I can do whatever I want?”

With every word Lin Ling said, he would peck Shi Changyuan’s lips, as if to make up for all the “avoiding suspicion” and lack of affection before.

Shi Changyuan smiled and held the back of the deliberately teasing young man’s neck, deepening the kiss until he was panting and his eyes were hazy.

“N-No more kissing.”

Lin Ling felt his lips were a bit numb. His intuition told him that he couldn’t kiss anymore. He wanted to get off Shi Changyuan’s lap and create some distance, but Shi Changyuan seemed to have been prepared and held his waist firmly with one hand.

“From tomorrow on, I will be very, very busy.”

The little zombie didn’t understand. “Th-Then what’s wrong?”

“Lingling can make up for it, so can I, prepay?”

Now Lin Ling understood, but he didn’t agree. The reason was that no matter how busy Shi Changyuan was, he would definitely come back.

When Shi Changyuan came back, the good morning kiss and good night kiss would definitely not be missed. Even if Lin Ling was already asleep, a certain cunning human would definitely take it himself.

“You’ll kiss me now, and you’ll kiss me again later. Won’t I be at a loss?”

The little zombie counted on his fingers, calculating this account clearly, giving Shi Changyuan no chance at all.

“Is Lingling at a loss?”

Shi Changyuan had a very pitiful expression and rubbed his forehead against the little zombie’s.

“But I’ll be really tired then. I’ll be working for our great Zombie Emperor. Doesn’t the great Zombie Emperor give his subordinates any benefits?”

The easily fooled great Zombie Emperor: …

That seems to make some sense.

“Th-Then, I’ll give you another, another kiss.”

Lin Ling seemed to be a bit embarrassed. His long eyelashes fluttered, and finally, he tilted his head up and closed his eyes.

Seeing the young man in this state of complete trust, letting him do as he pleased, his throat bobbed, and he lowered his head and kissed him again.

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“I told you to be gentle! Are you a dog?!” The little zombie unhappily touched the corner of his mouth and immediately gasped in pain.

What was even more infuriating was that Shi Changyuan could bite him, but he didn’t dare to bite Shi Changyuan. He could only carefully retract his fangs.

How outrageous! So infuriating!

“Mm, I won’t do it next time.”

Shi Changyuan almost immediately apologized.

“Hmph, there won’t be a next time for you.”

The little zombie said and pulled away from Shi Changyuan. After a while, his mind cleared, and he remembered some important matters.

“By the way, you said you’re going to start your research tomorrow. Do you need me…”

“No.”

Shi Changyuan almost immediately interrupted Lin Ling’s words. He ruffled the little zombie’s head.

“I won’t let Lingling’s identity be exposed, nor will I let Lingling participate in this research.”

“I just need a little bit of Lingling’s blood. I won’t tell them the source.”

Hearing that he needed blood, the little zombie immediately frowned in pain, but he still generously held out his arm to Shi Changyuan.

“Th-Then you can draw it.”

“Be gentle.”

Looking at the young man’s face, which was all scrunched up, Shi Changyuan smiled and put the little zombie’s arm back down.

“Who said I was going to draw blood?” Shi Changyuan reached out and gently wiped the corner of the little zombie’s mouth. “The blood sample, I’ve already collected it.”