When Chen Luo opened his eyes, he saw Hu Tao, who was contemplating how to knit a sweater for her granddaughter after becoming a grandmother.
Although he had entered his sea of consciousness, Chen Luo was aware of everything that had happened in reality.
Seeing the dazed Hu Tao, Chen Luo couldn't help but tap her head.
"Stop thinking so far ahead, you dummy. If you're shy, why don't you put on your bellyband?"
Her head struck, Hu Tao instinctively clutched her head and crouched down.
Hearing Chen Luo's words, Hu Tao remembered the cool sensation on her chest!
Hu Tao's small face turned completely red. She quickly reached for the bellyband beside her, while also trying to cover her chest, making her look rather awkward.
Looking at Hu Tao, Chen Luo felt no excessive desire. He ruffled her hair again.
"Alright, I'll go out first. You take a good bath, and then come out. Don't worry, I won't come in."
With that, Chen Luo turned and walked out, his posture very casual.
Hu Tao quickly got up and grabbed the bellyband. Seeing Chen Luo leave, Hu Tao relaxed.
"A bath, yes, I'm so tired today."
Hu Tao subconsciously placed the bellyband aside again. Just as she was about to take off her skirt, the bathroom door opened again.
"Ah!" Hu Tao crouched down again, while Chen Luo said apologetically, "Sorry, I'm just getting my clothes..."
With that, Chen Luo quickly entered the bathroom, picked up his discarded clothes, and hurried out.
However, before closing the door, Chen Luo, with his back to Hu Tao, said firmly, "Two years, I can wait. Two years later, I'll give you the best wedding."
*Bang!* The bathroom door closed again.
Hu Tao, still crouched on the floor, blushed all over. "Oh my god, I've been proposed to..."
Returning to the bedroom, Chen Luo quickly put on his clothes and sat on the bed, pondering.
"Hmm, that's not right. I won't be of marriageable age in two years either. Oh dear, won't Hu Tao be committing a crime then?"
"However, there are only 29 days left until the so-called second chapter begins. If I want to get married, I have to defeat this damn apocalypse first!"
"Hmph, hmph, will I have to say 'I'll marry when I win' before fighting the final boss? That sounds very auspicious."
Inside the bathroom, Hu Tao was in the fish tank, spitting bubbles with a flushed face.
Outside the bathroom, Chen Luo had a new motivation.
*Pop!* The bathroom door opened again, and a blushing Hu Tao, wrapped in a bath towel, walked out.
Her originally stunning face, now after a bath, had an added touch of delicate beauty, making Chen Luo feel a bit hot-headed again.
As Hu Tao walked out of the bathroom, she lowered her head, not daring to look at Chen Luo.
"So, um, I'm done washing. You can go ahead!!"
With that, Hu Tao scurried to the bedside, and with a swish, dove under the covers.
Chen Luo shook his head, got up, and walked towards the bathroom.
Dazed, he took off his clothes, soaked in the water, and giggled foolishly.
"Hehe, my Hu Tao wife is so beautiful."
Suddenly, Chen Luo smelled a peculiar fragrance, like a plum blossom in the winter snow, refreshing and pleasant.
Chen Luo instinctively sniffed and realized the scent was coming from the water.
Chen Luo then remembered that he hadn't changed the water after entering the bathroom. This was Hu Tao's bathwater.
"Emmm, that's strange. I remember this girl Hu Tao has a nice milky scent. Where did this plum blossom-like fragrance come from?"
Hu Tao's physique was quite special. When she was emotionally agitated, she naturally exuded a body fragrance.
The source of the fragrance in the bath was precisely this.
After thinking for a moment and not coming up with an answer, Chen Luo gave up and continued to lie back in the bathtub.
Since he was here, he wouldn't change the water. He'd just wash like this.
Besides, it was the apocalypse, so he was saving water resources.
Finding a reason for himself, Chen Luo washed away his fatigue and dust with Hu Tao's bathwater.
*Pop!*
The bathroom door opened again, and Chen Luo found that the room lights had been turned off, leaving only a small bedside lamp.
On the bed, the left half of the only quilt was bulging into a human shape.
His heart rate quickened slightly, Chen Luo gently closed the bathroom door and walked step by step towards the soft bed.
Gently lifting the right side of the quilt, he saw a back, facing away from him, so white it was dazzling.
Right, the bath towel wrapped around Hu Tao had been placed on the bedside table at some point.
Looking at the slightly trembling body, Chen Luo was silent for a moment, then also slipped under the covers and gently hugged Hu Tao from behind.
"You silly child, aren't you afraid of being eaten?"
When Chen Luo embraced her, Hu Tao let out a soft hum, her trembling voice a whisper, "I, I trust boss."
Chen Luo chuckled at this, this girl, really.
Chen Luo lay on the bed, looking at the unfamiliar ceiling, and said softly, "Don't worry, I can wait two years. But my little Hu Tao needs to grow up quickly, otherwise I'm afraid the child will go hungry in the future."
Hearing this, Hu Tao suddenly poked her head out of the covers. Her twin ponytails had come loose, her waist-length hair was beautiful, and her delicate little face said indignantly, "The child, the child won't go hungry!"
At this moment, Chen Luo had already closed his eyes, his gentle breathing already audible.
Hu Tao looked at the sleeping Chen Luo, her expression stunned. But under the wave of sleepiness and the sense of security next to Chen Luo, Hu Tao rested her head on Chen Luo's arm and also closed her eyes.
"Goodnight..."
Just as the new young couple in Donghai City fell into a deep sleep, the beautiful country across the ocean was bustling with activity.
In the beautiful country, private gun ownership was a fundamental national condition.
On every festival, the citizens of this country would enthusiastically choose some lucky random spectators and shoot them with enthusiastic bullets.
To cater to the increasingly younger age group involved in gun violence, domestic arms dealers even launched child-friendly weapons like the M4A1, a truly insane move.
So, when the monsters arrived, the gun-fighting dreams of four hundred million beautiful country citizens were realized.
Monsters, zero-dollar shopping, racial conflicts, bullying Asians – the scenery here was perhaps too beautiful.
And at the center of power in the beautiful country, the white-haired, zombie-like President of the beautiful country, supported by his assistant Kyle, was walking through a cold, massive base.
The metal induction door in front of him automatically opened after recognizing his presence. At the entrance was a large conference room.
The conference room was already filled with the country's true upper echelons.
The zombie-like President, supported by his assistant, walked to the head of the table.
The large screen hanging on the wall of the entire conference room lit up simultaneously, displaying images transmitted from satellites.
And in the images, there was a frozen battlefield!