[Daily task reset. The new task is [Heal the capture target once]. Host, please do your best.]

When Shao Ci heard it, he let out a sigh of relief. Every time the system was assigning a random task, he was on edge, afraid that it would randomly assign a horrible task. He hadn’t expected that he’d actually get a pretty normal task this time. 

The person in charge of Shao Ci explained why they were here, and several people turned to look at Yin Han. They waited for him to finish his cup of tea and nod slightly before they let Shao Ci deal with their injuries.

Although it was less likely for ability users to get infected, there was still a chance they could become zombies. They would generally take medicine or find a healing ability user for treatment afterwards.

But these ability users would only listen to Yin Han. Even coming to S City was because of Yin Han’s command. They had no trust in outsiders. If it wasn’t for Yin Han’s agreement as well as the fact that Shao Ci looked clean and handsome enough to make people like him, they wouldn’t let other people heal them.

Reportedly, the ability users from B City had met an attack from the zombies. Many of the subordinates had been injured, but in the end Yin Han had obliterated the remaining zombies with a single wave of his hand. 

Shao Ci: “!” Wait, didn’t that mean that Yin Han wasn’t even injured?! Then how was he supposed to heal him!

Forget it, he’d heal these people first.

Shao Ci wouldn’t make guarantees for anything else, but healing was something that he had no problems with. This was the one reasonable plug-in from the system. Even if it was someone hanging onto life by a thread, he could save them in an instant.

It was probably also thanks to this plug-in that Chu Jin’s favorability hadn’t fallen to the negatives. After all, he would only pay attention to useful people.

But in order to avoid being captured for research, Shao Ci acted very lowkey. Every time he healed someone, he would act like it had exhausted him. This time, though, he had to suck up… no, he had to befriend Yin Han, so he would show some of his true power. Otherwise, the other person wouldn’t pay him any attention.

Thus, Shao Ci used just five minutes to heal everyone.

S City’s people: “!!” Wait a sec, was Shao Ci normally this awesome!

B City’s ability users: “!!!” Fuck, this healing ability user was too awesome. This person was simply being wasted in S City, they really wanted to steal him away! 

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The ability users from B City all stared. Their hearts filled with regret. They had seen plenty of people fall in love with Yin Han, but all of those people had died. If this healing ability user with decent skills died like them, it would be too much of a waste. 

Yin Han naturally knew someone was looking at him. He put down the teacup he was holding, raising an eyebrow at Shao Ci and waiting for him to speak.

Shao Ci’s face was completely red. He bolstered his courage, speaking softly. “U-um, can I—can I help heal you?” Immediately, as though he felt like he had been too abrupt, he hurriedly added, “Even if you didn’t get hurt, healing abilities can be beneficial. I-I don’t have some other meaning…”

Yin Han didn’t say anything, only gazing at him. When Shao Ci’s eyes had turned hazy and he lowered his head in bewilderment, Yin Han finally laughed slightly, his eyes flashing with a smile. “Alright, come here.”

“…” B City’s ability users were all shocked. Wait a sec, what did they see just now?! Boss actually laughed, this was unscientific! 

As for S City’s people, they had already stopped recognizing what was in front of their eyes. Most of them were Chu Jin’s underlings. They didn’t know how they would explain things to Chu Jin later.

“O-okay.” The knot in Shao Ci’s heart loosened. Although he was still afraid of dying off thanks to Yin Han… He wouldn’t care so much about it.

Shao Ci walked over obediently, pressing his hand on the pale, slender arm that Yin Han extended out to him. From that angle, he could see Yin Han’s startlingly perfect face from even closer.

He was the most handsome person that Shao Ci had ever seen. Although his skin was slightly wan and made him look a little gloomy, it was even more attractive. 

Thank goodness I’m not gay… Shao Ci sighed regretfully, thinking about his future.

Since the capture target wasn’t Chu Jin anymore, then Chu Jin didn’t have any use anymore. In order to make it easier to do the daily task, his top priority was to find a way to put himself at Yin Han’s side!

Shao Ci didn’t think that the way he ruthlessly discarded Chu Jin was cruel at all. After all, he had followed along loyally at Chu Jin’s side as an obedient younger brother for months, all free of charge.

But clinging onto the powerful as soon as they met seemed to lack integrity. Shao Ci decided to take it slowly. He volunteered, “I-if you don’t mind, I could act as your tour guide and take you guys to take a look around here? Is that okay?” 

Yin Han looked at him, smiling slightly. Shao Ci’s face was completely red. It was as though he had used all of his energy to say the words. “Of course it’s okay.”

–

At the banquet.

“Chu-ge is so at ease letting Xiao Ci go? You’re not afraid he’ll fall in love with someone else?” someone teased. “I heard the ability users B City sent over are pretty good-looking.” 

Although everyone knew Shao Ci had a one-sided love, most of them knew how important his ability was. If he fell in love with someone else, Chu Jin would be greatly affected.

Chu Jin said calmly, “It’s not like Xiao Ci is attached to me, I can’t restrict his freedom. In the end, I can’t give him anything much, either… If the ability user from B City is alright, I’ll give them my sincere blessings.”

The others were just blurting out whatever to begin with, and they continued on with the conversation, smiling easily.

Chu Jin took a sip of red wine, his eyes glinting. 

Other people didn’t know how much Shao Ci liked him, but he was the most clear about it.

Once, when he was out on duty, he was trapped in the middle of a horde of zombies. Shao Ci ran all the way from the base to him without the slightest regard for his own safety. He stubbornly hurried alongside the rescue team, not even resting for a moment before healing Chu Jin’s injuries. His worry and anxiousness obviously wasn’t faked.

From then on, whenever he left on an assignment, Shao Ci would follow after him. He had never hesitated even when it was dangerous.

It was also because of this that he treated Shao Ci so carelessly. In any case, he could be coaxed with just a slight smile. 

With the way Shao Ci was, how could he suddenly like another person? It was even more unbelievable that appearance was the shallow reason he fell in love.

Chu Jin had absolute confidence.

What he didn’t know was that when Shao Ci watched him go out on assignments, he had thought that he would finally be able to take a rest from sucking up. He never thought that leaving the second day’s daily task incomplete would lead to a horrible event.

On the third day, when Shao Ci heard the news that Chu Jin temporarily wouldn’t be coming back, he scrambled after the rescue team in panic. He hurried to finish his daily task of healing his injuries, not daring to take a break. 

As for the truth of the situation, other than Shao Ci, probably nobody else would find out in this lifetime.

As Chu Jin continued to chat with the others, noise came from the doors of the banquet hall.

It seemed the ability users from B City had arrived. Chu Jin put down his wine cup, walking towards the doors with a perfect smile. On his way there, he received numerous admiring gazes.

Besides the admiring gazes, there were a number of people who gave him strange looks. If Chu Jin was interpreting them correctly, they were looking at him with sympathy. 

This discovery caused Chu Jin to furrow his eyebrows. It was as though something he hadn’t anticipated had happened. The feeling that there was something out of his control was unpleasant.

When he saw the people from B City, Chu Jin froze. He finally understood why he had gotten those sympathetic looks earlier.

Yin Han was in the lead, but it wasn’t his handsome features that drew his attention. Chu Jin was as familiar with the matters in B City as the back of his hand. Although Yin Han made him feel a sense of crisis, he was still at a manageable level.

But following closely behind Yin Han, his eyes gleaming radiantly and his cheeks flushed red, was Shao Ci. 

Chu Jin felt anxious like he never had before.