Chapter 161

Chapter 161: The Door to Rebirth in the Apocalypse – Full Novel Website

Chapter 161

After that, Ji Jiuzhe stayed in the hospital, feeding Gu Ning three meals a day by hand. Every time, Gu Ning would refuse, but under Ji Jiuzhe’s overwhelmingly intense gaze, she would obediently open her mouth.

“The doctor said I only have some superficial wounds, and they’re almost healed. Look, my hand can move now,” Gu Ning said seriously, twisting her wrist, which was already flexible, indicating she wasn’t lying.

She had been in the hospital for two days, and the speed at which her wounds healed amazed the doctors. The stitches, which were supposed to take several days to remove, were found ready to be taken out during the routine check this morning. A full-body examination also showed no issues.

Gu Ning didn’t understand why she still had to stay in the hospital.

Ji Zhaotang, focused on peeling an apple, said without looking up, “Sister-in-law, telling me is useless. Brother Jiuzhe told me to keep an eye on you and not let you leave the hospital. Just wait patiently, and we’ll talk when he gets back.”

“I told you not to call me sister-in-law; you can just call me Gu Ning,” Gu Ning said helplessly. Ji Zhaotang was Ji Jiuzhe’s cousin. This morning, Ji Jiuzhe had to leave for something and asked him to watch over her. He brought a pile of supplements and insisted on calling her sister-in-law, which made her very frustrated.

“Oh,” Ji Zhaotang responded casually, then pulled up the perfectly peeled apple skin, showing off to Gu Ning, “Sister-in-law, look at my skills.”

“Don’t you have your own things to do?” Gu Ning asked.

“Not really,” Ji Zhaotang said, stacking the peeled apples on the table and picking up another one to peel. “I’m quite free.”

“Aren’t you bored just staying in the hospital room with me?” Gu Ning persisted.

“Not at all,” Ji Zhaotang replied.

He was truly unyielding.

After a while, he kindly asked, “Are you feeling bored? Brother Jiuzhe said if you feel bored, I should take you for a walk in the yard with a wheelchair. Or are you finally interested in telling me about you and Brother Jiuzhe?”

Gu Ning: “…”

Before lunch, Ji Jiuzhe rushed back.

Ji Zhaotang clocked out, enthusiastically saying he was on call if needed, leaving behind a pile of peeled apples that had already started to oxidize.

Gu Ning had to admit the hospital food was quite good, but she wasn’t in the mood to savor it, as she was mentally preparing how to negotiate with Ji Jiuzhe later.

“I have something to tell you,” Gu Ning said seriously, putting down her bowl.

“Finish eating first,” Ji Jiuzhe ignored her serious expression and continued eating leisurely.

Gu Ning waited until Ji Jiuzhe finished eating, watched him tidy up the table, and then sat down, signaling her to continue.

“I plan to go today,” Gu Ning said.

“Oh. Not approved,” Ji Jiuzhe replied naturally, then asked, “Just finished eating, want to take a walk in the yard?”

Gu Ning looked at him quietly for a long time before saying, “…You can’t keep me here forever.”

She wasn’t agitated by Ji Jiuzhe’s refusal, just calmly stated, “My parents, friends… and your friends are over there. I have responsibilities I must fulfill. Back then, I could have chosen to stay in this world and treat everything in that world as a nightmare. I didn’t do that then, and I won’t now.”

Ji Jiuzhe quietly watched Gu Ning until she finished speaking, seemingly waiting for something. Just as Gu Ning was about to say more, the hospital room door was knocked.

Then someone entered.

Gu Ning was startled to see the visitor, who was also surprised to see her in a hospital gown: “Gu Ning, what happened?”

The visitor had short, neat hair—it was Linda, whom Gu Ning had dealt with at the Five-Star Brigade headquarters. Linda carried a large bouquet of flowers in her left hand and a black long case in her right, locking the door behind her and placing the heavy-sounding case on the floor.

She walked over, concerned, “Are you okay?” placing the flowers on the table, “I didn’t know you were hospitalized. What happened?”

Gu Ning said, “I’m fine, just had a little accident, already better. Uh, you’re here to see the captain, right?” She looked at Ji Jiuzhe, realizing he must have known Linda was coming, hence not continuing their earlier topic.

Linda rolled her eyes, “Exactly, I rushed over without even eating because of Captain Ji’s call.” She glanced at Ji Jiuzhe, “As compensation, a meal is the least you could offer, right?”

“I believe Brother Seven would be happy to invite you to dinner,” Ji Jiuzhe said, “You can go eat now; the hospital cafeteria is quite good. You can eat before leaving.”

Linda, about to sit down, stood up again at Ji Jiuzhe’s words, glared at him, and half-jokingly said to Gu Ning, “Gu Ning, I really don’t know how you work with him every day. I deeply sympathize with you mentally. I’ll be going now.”

Gu Ning smiled, “Goodbye. Thank you for the flowers.”

Linda waved casually behind her back and left.

Gu Ning’s gaze naturally fell on the black case Linda left on the floor but didn’t ask about it.

Ji Jiuzhe stood up, walked over, picked up the case, and placed it on the dining table in front of Gu Ning. The case made a clanging sound as it hit the table. He unlocked it, stepped aside, and signaled Gu Ning to open it herself.

Hesitating, Gu Ning lifted the lid and was stunned by what she saw inside.

The case contained two guns, a knife, and rows of neatly arranged bullets.

Gu Ning looked at Ji Jiuzhe in shock, “This is…”

Ji Jiuzhe looked at her, calmly saying, “I told you, I understand you well. I just needed some time to prepare something for you to return to the town safely.” He added, “This hospital room is safe; no one will enter without your permission. You can disappear without anyone noticing.”

Gu Ning stared at him, speechless.

Ji Jiuzhe stepped forward, gently pulling the stunned Gu Ning into his arms. His height allowed his chin to rest on her head as he said, “Just make sure to call me at nine tomorrow.”

Gu Ning nodded in his arms, filled with emotion, burying her face in his chest, muffling, “Thank you.”

“Don’t thank me,” Ji Jiuzhe said lightly, “All this is just a means to please you.”

Gu Ning was momentarily stunned, then a slight smile appeared, “Hmm, very successful.”

Ji Jiuzhe was slightly taken aback, then a faint smile appeared in his eyes, though his voice remained calm, “As expected.”

“Are you really going to watch me leave?” Gu Ning asked again.

Ji Jiuzhe said, “I didn’t get a good look the first time I saw you there. This is a rare opportunity.”

“Alright,” Gu Ning said, lifting the heavy case with one hand, then smiled at Ji Jiuzhe. As the smile appeared, Gu Ning suddenly vanished into thin air.

Ji Jiuzhe watched Gu Ning disappear before his eyes as if she had never existed. After a long while, he slowly sat down, his expression calm, as if nothing had happened.

Back in her space, Gu Ning felt unsettled thinking about Ji Jiuzhe. After a while, she squatted down, took out the two guns from the case, attached silencers, loaded the magazines with bullets, changed clothes, filled her pockets with bullets, took a deep breath, and walked out from behind the black door.

The zombie horde that had gathered here had wandered off somewhere, but the pile of zombie corpses she had slain still emitted a strong stench. In the distance was the skeleton of a mutated wolf, its flesh completely eaten away. Gu Ning walked over, picked up the green crystal core that had rolled on the ground, put it in her pocket, and walked away in the opposite direction.

It was seven in the morning here, a day had passed. According to their agreement, Xia Yu should have safely reached the town by now.

Gu Ning quickly found her small truck parked by the roadside. With a wave of her right hand, the car keys appeared in her hand. Fortunately, her spatial abilities seemed to be working smoothly again.

Gu Ning first moved the supplies from her space to fill the truck’s cabin, then started the vehicle and drove towards the town.

Little Zhang seemed to have overeaten last night, his stomach was bloated and hurting. I’ll write more tomorrow. cc2907201