After Marking the Villain Professor (ABO, GL) - Chapter 46

Chapter 46

The heat was blocked outside the RV, and as she felt the bursts of cool breeze around her, Xu Man ate her ice cream with her eyes blissfully narrowed.

Finally, she had finally tasted this.

Xu Man raised her hand to signal that Xu Si could continue with his report.

Xu Si immediately said, “That day, we filled up the vehicle with fuel and rushed back to the food processing plant to find you all right away. Who would have thought you were not there? We checked the scene and knew that you, Boss, and the others had probably run into danger and had to leave, so we searched for you all around.”

“We didn’t find you, Boss, but we did run into Zheng Rong.”

“As for the other team members, they all sacrificed themselves to protect Liu Ming, and the students who were with Zheng Rong and the others couldn’t survive either.”

“On our way back, we encountered Chen Xing and his group. They had Little Tiger’s head hanging from their vehicle, so we took the opportunity to deal with them, but Chen Xing still managed to escape.”

“Captain Zheng and Deputy Captain Qi were furious and wanted to catch Chen Xing, so they lagged a step behind us.”

“Although our people were fine, when we passed through a small town to borrow passage, we lost quite a bit of supplies.”

“We arrived at Qingshan Hospital last night. A traitor emerged among the Xu family’s people here, and the place had already fallen. Fortunately, we found you all now.” “This was something we did not anticipate, and we nearly got the Boss and Madam Boss in trouble. We’re sorry.”

Xu Man’s hand that held the ice cream trembled.

Little Tiger had still died, protecting them.

And he had fallen into the hands of Chen Xing and his group, so he must have suffered greatly when he died.

When he took off that military uniform, he was just a young man in his twenties.

And those students had died too.

As for the fall of Qingshan Hospital, she had thought of it the moment they arrived.

“If the supplies are gone, they’re gone. It’s good that you all are safe.”

Xu Man’s mood suddenly grew heavy, and she did not even notice when the ice cream fell onto her leg.

Zhou Yutao, who sat beside her, took a tissue to wipe the ice cream off Xu Man’s leg. Her expression was no better.

Xu Man said, “All right, you all have sustained quite a few injuries too. Go rest first. Once Captain Zheng and Deputy Captain Qi return, we’ll set off.”

Xu Si tactfully went to the driver’s cab.

Xu Man clumsily comforted Zhou Yutao, “They fulfilled their own missions. Don’t be too sad. From now on, I’ll protect you.”

She had spent only a few days with those people and could not ignore their deaths, let alone Zhou Yutao, who had known them earlier.

Xu Man really did not know how to comfort people, so she said this one dry line.

But Zhou Yutao’s mood improved a little. She stood up and began to unbutton her clothes.

After the apocalypse began, no one’s life was guaranteed, and no one knew when they might die, not even her.

So, while they were still alive, they should do whatever they wanted.

For instance, right now, she wanted the alpha’s pheromones.

An Omega who had been marked always depended on the alpha who marked her. It was just that these past few days had been all about fleeing for their lives, so Zhou Yutao had kept it suppressed with medication.

Now, Zhou Yutao just wanted to let loose.

“Take a shower, together?” Zhou Yutao took off her dirty jacket, tossed her long hair, and cast a seductive glance at Xu Man as she made the invitation.

Xu Man did not react in time, and her mouth refused faster than her brain, “No, no, no, Yutao, you go first.”

By the time she realized the deeper meaning in Zhou Yutao’s words, she nearly regretted it to her core.

But the bathroom and all that was so embarrassing… and yet a little exciting.

Xu Man took a deep breath, about to say that she had misspoken just now, but she saw Zhou Yutao’s brows knit downward as she headed to the bathroom.

“It seems Manman does not like being with me. In that case, forget it.”

Though her tone remained faint, Xu Man still detected a hint of displeasure in it.

No, she had just spoken too quickly!

And across two lifetimes combined, she had never showered with anyone else, so she had refused on instinct.

If she had another chance, she would agree immediately.

Unfortunately, some opportunities, once missed, were gone.

As she watched the bathroom door close, Xu Man leaned back in annoyance and sprawled on the sofa, though her eyes kept drifting toward the bathroom now and then.

The door was glass, and from outside, she could vaguely make out a graceful silhouette, accompanied by the sound of water. It seemed a peach fragrance seeped out from the door crack.

Xu Man was the most sensitive to this scent.

Every time she grew close to Zhou Yutao, this was the fragrance she smelled the most, and she never tired of it—she always wanted to smell it again.

The temperature inside the vehicle was clearly not high, yet Xu Man felt as if her whole body was on fire.

She could not help but swallow, and when she came to her senses, she had already walked to the bathroom door.

The closer she got to Zhou Yutao, the stronger that alluring fragrance became.

Her brain felt stuffed with paste, unable to think.

When Xu Man became aware again, she found that she had raised her hand and knocked once on the bathroom door.

Oh god, what was she doing?

Why was she acting like a pervert? She had not been like this before.

Her cheeks flushed red in an instant, and Xu Man’s hand jerked back as if bitten by a venomous snake.

Fortunately, the water was running loudly, and with just one knock, Zhou Yutao did not hear it.

Xu Man took an iced bottle of water and drank half of it before the dry, parched feeling eased a bit.

But the excitement and tension in her heart could not be relieved no matter what.

With no danger now, would something happen between them later?

Come to think of it, they had truly been together only that one night, but the events of that day remained vividly fresh in her memory…

Xu Man let her thoughts wander chaotically, and even her normally fine gland began to secrete pheromones. She quickly drank the remaining half bottle of iced water too.

Ah, maybe what Zhou Yutao meant by showering was just a simple shower, and she was overthinking it.

After all, water was precious now, and showering together could save some.

Time suddenly dragged on endlessly. For a moment, Xu Man really could not find anything to do. Just as she thought to chat with Tan Juan, the sound of water in the bathroom stopped.

Zhou Yutao’s voice rang out, “I forgot to bring a change of clothes. Manman, do you have pajamas? Bring me a set.”

There was a wardrobe right beside her, filled with new clothes—both everyday wear and sleepwear. Xu Man could grab some with ease.

But at the thought of handing the clothes to Zhou Yutao in the bathroom, her heartbeat quickened.

“Okay.”

Xu Man picked out a white nightgown and walked to the bathroom, preparing to knock.

The door opened from inside first, and at a glance, it was all indescribable.

Xu Man froze right there.

Zhou Yutao seemed unaware of how tempting she was to Xu Man at this moment. She naturally took the sleepwear from Xu Man’s hand.

“Want to come in?” Her usual indifferent tone carried a hint of something different.

Xu Man nodded very quickly.

“Then come in.”

Zhou Yutao put on the nightgown right in front of Xu Man, then waited for Xu Man to enter the bathroom before she walked out. “I’m done. Take your time.”

As they brushed past each other, Zhou Yutao even hooked Xu Man’s chin with her finger.

Xu Man: “…”.

She had thought this time she could be intimate with Zhou Yutao, but it turned out she really had overthought it.

Why had she refused just now? Why?

Xu Man finished her shower at the fastest speed, only then remembering that in her rush to get the nightgown for Zhou Yutao, she had forgotten to grab her own.

Perhaps this was an opportunity.

A little scheme stirred in Xu Man’s heart. Just as she was about to speak, she heard Xu Si’s voice from outside.

“Boss, I brought the things you asked for.”

She vaguely heard Zhou Yutao’s reply too, “Manman is showering. Just put the things on the table for now.”

Xu Si: “Got it.”

“By the way, Captain Zheng and Deputy Captain Qi are back. That Chen Xing kid is slippery—we couldn’t kill him. Madam Boss, do you want to see them now?”

Zhou Yutao: “We’ll talk after we leave Qingshan Hospital.”

Xu Si: “Mm. Boss and Madam Boss, rest easy. I drive steady and won’t disturb your mood at all. Then I wish you and the Boss a fun time.”

As she listened to their conversation, a question mark slowly formed in Xu Man’s mind.

She had not asked Xu Si to get anything, had she?

For some reason, a bad premonition suddenly rose in Xu Man’s heart.

When she stepped out of the bathroom and saw the bag of small toys on the table, along with birth control pills and condoms, that bad premonition came true.

And Zhou Yutao even looked at her meaningfully, “I didn’t expect Manman to have this kind of hobby. You’re so lustful.”

“It’s not me.” Xu Man flushed hot in an instant.

She truly had not asked Xu Si to get anything, especially not this—she would never.