Chapter 83: Side Story 1
Qi Fu had been wanton and unrestrained since she was a child. With her mother’s backing, in the Thirteenth District, she was a little tyrant who was always surrounded by people.
Fortunately, Qi Peilan doted on her but did not spoil her too much, so Qi Fu did not grow up crooked. It was just that she had never suffered a major setback. As a result, the moment she fell, she fell hard in the Research Institute’s guard selection competition.
She was not like others who valued the conditions of the Research Institute. It was purely a passion.
Like the ordinary children of the Thirteenth Safe Zone, Qi Fu had grown up listening to stories of how powerful the Research Institute was and how it protected the human world. And with her mother’s few words, she felt that the Research Institute was incomparably noble.
Unfortunately, Qi Fu’s research aptitude was not good enough. On the contrary, in terms of martial arts, she was extremely talented, so she had made it her life’s goal to become a guard of the Research Institute.
Qi Fu had practiced hard until she was seventeen and had finally stood on the selection competition. She had passed all the way and had become the most popular target for the championship.
As a result, Ling Yun appeared.
Her background was overly ordinary. She had not even grown up in the Thirteenth Safe Zone, but was just a very remote human settlement. Even though she had won a few competitions, she had not attracted too much attention.
At first, Qi Fu had not even considered Ling Yun a threatening opponent.
In the azure sky, the white clouds were gathered in a ball, and the bright sunlight had nowhere to hide. It fell on the golden ends of the girl’s hair, and her unrestrained features were full of high spirits.
“Hey, you over there. Why don’t you just admit defeat? It’ll save me the trouble of throwing you down.”
The arrogant words fell, but no one in the audience questioned them.
And on the other side of the ring, Ling Yun, of a similar age, had a calm expression. The threads on the sleeves and cuffs of her black sleeveless vest were worn out, revealing her wheat-colored skin. Her not-so-exaggerated muscle lines were smooth, and there was a hint of strength.
Hearing Qi Fu’s words, she just raised one hand and said a word, “Please.”
Qi Fu was not angry but laughed and shouted, “Alright, since you’re not willing to admit defeat, don’t cry when you’re beaten later.”
“By the way, remember my name.”
“My name is Qi Fu. The ‘Qi’ from ‘Qi Tian Da Sheng,’ and the ‘Fu’ from ‘Only the hibiscus is fragrant.'”
The girl raised her eyebrows. Perhaps because she was overly naive and had no malice, such words did not make people feel annoyed. Instead, there was a feeling of a child’s pride.
Besides, this was the last sentence she had left on the ring. Out of sympathy, no one would be too bothered by it.
The moment the referee said “start,” Qi Fu had just raised her hand when Ling Yun attacked. She held her wrist and did a flip.
Her speed was extremely fast. She only saw a white shadow flash before her eyes, and then an irresistible force came. Qi Fu did not even have time to resist before she fell on her butt. Then she saw the person walk to the edge of the ring unhurriedly and look down.
“Ling Yun.”
The introduction that had been missed before now finally fell on Qi Fu’s ears.
At this moment, the sunlight was dazzling, and it made her remember the two words “Ling Yun” deeply.
Defeat was not terrible. Qi Fu was not a sore loser. But it was precisely such a crushing defeat that for a long time, when people mentioned Ling Yun, they would always say that Ling Yun who had defeated the young lady of the Thirteenth District, Qi Fu.
Ling Yun, who had been ordinary before, thus became famous.
When Qi Fu had returned to the Thirteenth District in a dejected state, and when she had heard the name Ling Yun again, she had already become Professor Ji Yulin’s guard.
Even an ordinary person was extremely familiar with Ji Yulin.
The top figure of the new generation of the Research Institute had become famous before she was even an adult and was seen by everyone as the first choice for the next director. Even Qi Peilan had mentioned it to Qi Fu several times and had praised Ji Yulin.
To be Ji Yulin’s guard, Ling Yun could be described with the four words “boundless future.”
It was also on that day that Qi Fu, for the first time in her life, had tossed and turned all night, her mind filled with Ling Yun’s face.
She was not a sore loser, but the little tyrant of the Thirteenth District, who had always been in the limelight, had lost so miserably for the first time, so much so that even after a few years, it was hard for her to let go. When she heard that the Research Institute was recruiting experimental subjects for transplanting mutated beast limbs, she had submitted her application without hesitation.
It wasn’t that she hadn’t seen her mother’s hesitation, and how she had secretly walked to her door at night, her hand that was about to knock had been raised and then lowered, and in the end, there was only a sigh.
This was the most rebellious time in Qi Fu’s life.
When she had stood outside the Research Institute’s gate, she had not felt a bit of regret.
But Ling Yun did not remember her anymore.
They had passed by each other, no longer opponents, nor friends, more strangers than strangers. Qi Fu had not even been able to see her appearance before the person had already turned and walked away.
It wasn’t until the transplant was over, and all the experimental subjects of her period had died, leaving only her, half-dead.
Qi Peilan, who was worried, had contacted Ji Yulin, hoping that she could participate in Qi Fu’s follow-up experiment.
“Miss Qi Fu, I am Professor Ji’s personal guard, Ling Yun. During the research phase, I will also be responsible for your daily life. If you have any problems, you can tell me.”
When Qi Fu had woken up from her coma again, she had seen Ling Yun standing by her bed.
The poor child from back then was now wearing a straight combat uniform. Her wheat-colored skin was still the same, but it no longer made people think of the word “poor,” but a more calm and capable feeling.
She didn’t know where the stuffiness had come from, but Qi Fu had closed her eyes and had ignored the other.
After that, she didn’t know how many times Ling Yun had come. Qi Fu had been tormented by the golden eagle’s eye until she was in extreme pain. Several people had told her that if it weren’t for Ji Yulin, she would have died several times.
But it was fortunate that she had really survived and had become one of the few successful transplant recipients of that batch.
She had originally wanted to personally visit Ji Yulin to thank her as her mother had instructed, but Ji Yulin had a cold personality and would lock herself in the laboratory all day, and had no time to meet her. And with the Research Institute issuing a mission, she had to leave as soon as possible, and had naturally lost the opportunity to meet Ling Yun again.
After that, more things had happened.
First, she had become the captain of the transplant team, and then she had been constantly sent out by the Research Institute to carry out various dangerous missions.
Among them was the extermination of people with special abilities.
It was just that Qi Fu did not know what people with special abilities were at that time. She just vaguely felt that these people were a little strange. After telling her mother, she also could not guess and just felt that the Research Institute had some intentions against Qi Fu.
It was as if they were deliberately sending Qi Fu to her death.
The moment the thought came to her, even Qi Peilan, the one who had proposed it, had found it incredible. After all, the Research Institute’s concept of protecting humanity was deeply ingrained. How could it harm its successful experimental subject?
Qi Peilan and the others did not dare to think about it. It was just that out of love for their daughter, they had quietly pushed away many of the Research Institute’s missions.
It was also because of this that Qi Fu had developed a bit of a doubt about the Research Institute, and for some reason, she had developed a bit of a resentment toward Ling Yun.
After that, when she had heard news of Ling Yun again, it was that something had happened to Ji Yulin.
She had originally wanted to rush over at the first moment, but her mother had stopped her and had sent her on another mission. After that, she had no choice but to have her lead a team to find Ji Yulin.
Qi Fu still remembered that the weather that day was good. The sky after a heavy rain was always azure. Even though the small town in front of her was in ruins, against the blue sky and white clouds, it looked strangely beautiful.
Mmm…
It was as if it had become a must-visit spot for people to take pictures in times of peace.
But this kind of thought was obviously not very good, especially with the survivors’ wails. So the usually carefree Ling Yun did not dare to mention it and directed everyone with a heavy face to complete the aftermath of Anding Town.
Oh, right. She had also seen the extremely wretched Ling Yun.
Her eyelids were purple from not having closed her eyes for several nights. Her combat uniform, which had been soaked in sweat for several days, was hanging loosely on her body, and her whole person was reeking of a fishy smell. Where was the heroic and valiant her from the Research Institute?
“Send someone to help me find Professor Ji,” the person said in a hoarse voice.
At that time, Ji Yulin had already been missing for several days. In the post-apocalyptic world, in this situation of being taken away by a powerful mutated beast, it was definitely more likely to be bad than good. No manpower should be wasted in searching.
And Qi Fu, as an experienced and mature leader, knew very well that she should save manpower and focus her energy on the remaining rescue, and try her best to recover the losses of Anding Town.
Even if this person was Ji Yulin.
“Send someone to help me. Professor Ji is different. She’s from the Research Institute,” Ling Yun seemed to have seen what she was thinking, and her eyes were fixed on her.
Qi Fu did not tell her that she had already sent people to search all over the coast. Instead, a playful thought arose, and her lips curled up in a smile, and she said, “Your clothes are torn.”
She raised her finger and pointed at Ling Yun’s shoulder. In the large hole, a corner of her underwear strap could be seen.
Qi Fu even deliberately emphasized, “Does Captain Ling like blue very much?”
Then, she saw Ling Yun’s face instantly darken.
An inexplicable joy, an inexplicable happiness. Qi Fu even felt a sense of a small person’s smugness.
And Ling Yun, because of Ji Yulin, could only temporarily hold back her temper.
It made Qi Fu push her luck even more. Even when she was searching for Ji Yulin everywhere, she had to have Ling Yun by her side. Whenever she had nothing to do, she would be a little sarcastic. Seeing Ling Yun’s angry but helpless expression, she felt that the sky was not hot, the sun was not scorching, and the sea breeze on her body was so comfortable.
Who told the Research Institute to plot against her several times? Who told Ling Yun to be from the Research Institute?
Of course, there were also times when Ling Yun could not hold it in.
On the night they had found Ji Yulin, Ling Yun had come through the window, trying to press her on the bed and give her a good beating.
But how could Qi Fu be so easy to bully?
She was no longer the naive child who had been thrown off the ring by Ling Yun and could only hold her butt, unwilling and at a loss.
Ling Yun held down her hands, and she bent her knee and hit Ling Yun’s thigh. The person quickly let go, and as a result, she was held by the shoulder by Qi Fu and was flipped over and held down.
Of course, Ling Yun would not be easily held down. She immediately clenched her fist and hit her. Qi Fu retreated to dodge and was held down by Ling Yun again.
The two of them exchanged fists and kicks, but because they were concerned about Ji Yulin next door, they both held back and did not dare to be too loud. There was only a little creaking of the wooden bed, and in the dim light, it was strangely eerie.
Until, Qi Fu once again held down Ling Yun, and with a roll to the side of the bed, the two of them crashed to the floor.
In a muffled groan, Qi Fu did not know where she had bumped into, but she just felt her lips touch a softer lip. The small cut that had been made let out a little bit of a rusty taste, and in the squeezed lip lines, a strange and beautiful pattern was drawn.
Qi Fu stared blankly at Ling Yun beneath her, only to be pushed away by the other, who had sobered up.
As if possessed.
Qi Fu stared at the other and said, “Why do you look so hard, but your mouth is so soft?”
As expected, Ling Yun’s face darkened again.
But Qi Fu had not yet recovered. She was straddling Ling Yun’s waist, and her gaze shifted, and she said, “It’s still blue. You like blue so much. Why do you wear black every day?”
She commented, “Sullen.”
It was really a habit to be sarcastic. A bunch of words came out without thinking.
Ling Yun was so angry that she pushed her to the side and got up to leave.
And Qi Fu, who had fallen on her butt again, did not have time to rub it and shouted, “Hey, this is my first kiss. Shouldn’t you pay me some money…”
Before she could finish, she saw Ling Yun suddenly stop, turn back abruptly, and rush at her with a clenched fist.
“Hey, hey, hey. It was just a kiss. Why are you so angry?”
“My clothes! I just asked you a question. Why are you pulling at my clothes? It’s white, it’s white! I’ll just tell you. Don’t pull, you hooligan! Mmph…”
“You damn hooligan!”
Her chattering mouth was covered by a hand. In the beating, Qi Fu did not forget to mumble, “Your hand is so salty.”
The price of being sarcastic was to be beaten even more fiercely.
And this situation, on the way to escort Ji Yulin to the Thirteenth District, would often happen in the dark, and it did not even stop after they had entered the city.
It was just that the two of them had a tacit understanding and had never told a third person, so everyone just thought that their relationship was very bad, but they did not know that it was this bad.
And she didn’t know that outside the pool, when her mother was trying to win over Ji Yulin and set her up with Qi Fu, she had secretly walked out, wearing a swimsuit, and had deliberately provoked Ling Yun.
Actually, Qi Fu didn’t know what she was doing.
She just felt that seeing Ling Yun’s cold face was not right, and the moment she found an opportunity, she wanted to prick the other a few times.
Especially that day, she had deliberately used the little octopus to explain the relationship between her mother and her stepmother, to show that she liked the same sex, but when Ling Yun still showed no reaction, Qi Fu’s frustration grew.
So, she had deliberately walked in front of Ling Yun and had put her knee between her legs.
Ling Yun indeed showed an impatient expression and scolded in a low voice, “Go away.”
Qi Fu, on the contrary, found it amusing, and deliberately smiled wantonly, and asked in return, “What, you don’t like it?”
She said cheekily, “Is it because I’m bigger than you, so you’re not happy?”
Ling Yun was too lazy to bother with her and just rolled her eyes at her.
But Qi Fu was so happy that she finally knew why elementary school students liked to bully other classmates so much. She deliberately added, “I still have a blue swimsuit at home…”
Ling Yun’s fist immediately swung over.
Another silent exchange of fists and kicks.
Then, the South Tower crisis erupted.
She and Ling Yun wanted to go to the rescue but were knocked out by an unknown force and were then stacked on top of each other, naked.
When Qi Fu opened her eyes, she hadn’t reacted yet.
She just felt something slippery in her arms, and her lips also touched a soft and familiar place. Then, she saw Ling Yun’s face.
In her terror, she hadn’t even had time to push her away. Her mind was filled with “I slept with my mortal enemy???”
There’s a spring medicine in this mist!
It’s the medicine that harmed me!
She turned her head again, and her mom was standing at the door, looking at them with even more terror.
Qi Fu was not exaggerating. At that time, she felt that it would have been better to die under the claws of a mutated beast. At least it would have been a little better than now.
But she had not died under the claws of a mutated beast. She was still holding the naked and slippery Ling Yun, and she squeezed out a smile at her mom, and said, “Dear mother, I know the situation is a little strange now, but things are probably not what you think…”
She still wanted to explain but was pushed away by the sobered-up Ling Yun, and then she fell directly into a pile of clothes.
She had no time to cover her butt. She randomly reached out and grabbed, wanting to grab a piece of clothing to cover herself. As a result, she pulled it in front of her and saw that it was another small blue piece.
Qi Fu was stunned for a moment, and she stiffly lifted her head, and smiled sheepishly at the ashen-faced Ling Yun, and said awkwardly, “You, you’re quite loyal, huh.”
“It’s, it’s blue again.”
The door was slammed shut by Qi Peilan with a bang. It was unclear if she couldn’t bear to look or couldn’t watch. And Qi Fu’s panic did not ease because of this. Then, with the only bit of blurry light, she narrowed her eyes, and then they suddenly widened.
The words came out without thinking, and she blurted out in shock, “How are you bigger than me!”
“Impossible, how is it possible…”
Ling Yun did not respond. Her response was her angry fists and kicks.
Qi Peilan, who had just closed the door and taken a deep breath, had calmed down a little when she heard her daughter’s exaggerated and tragic scream.
“You’re hitting me, so just hit me. Why are you covering my mouth with your underwear, mmph mmph…”
“Blue is blue. What’s wrong with liking to wear blue? At worst, I’ll buy you a hundred more…”
“Don’t hit the face when you hit someone. Hitting the face hurts their self-esteem. Hey!”
“Ling Yun!”
Qi Peilan, who was about to open the door, her lips twitched. She took a deep breath and then a deep breath, and in the end, she silently locked the door.
Out of sight, out of mind.