It's all Xie Chiyuan's fault. He calls out "wife" all the time, and I guess he was thinking about those wives he'd called out to, which is why he dreamt about them at night.
Yu An rested in bed for a while until the babies woke up one by one before he was fully awake.
After taking care of the babies one by one, Yu An went to find Ruan Ke alone.
Ruan Ke was somewhat surprised to hear his request: "An'an, are you bored on the island? Missions are so arduous, why bother—"
"Uncle Ruan, I've already promised the kids."
Yu An didn't want to break his promise to the kids, so he looked steadily at Ruan Ke and said, "Can the kids and I go to the Secret Shield Research Institute? You said last time that the people you sent out haven't found Ying Jian yet."
Ruan Ke was taken aback: "An'an, it's not too late for you to go after Chi Yuan comes back."
Yu An still wanted to go out now: "We don't know when Xie Chiyuan will be back, so I want to take the kids out for a bit first."
He thought about it carefully and realized that it had been a long time since he had taken the kids out.
Under Yu An's insistence, Ruan Ke finally relented.
However, he didn't send Yu An to the secret shield area, but instead assigned him another task: "An'an, do you still remember the ruined Elm City?"
"Remember."
Yu An was brought back by Xie Chiyuan in the old city.
After they left the old city, the West District sent troops there. After the Red Bird organization withdrew, it was said that the army rescued many people.
Ruan Ke gave Yu An a small task.
He explained, "There have been unusual movements in the old city lately, it's possible someone has returned there. Your task is to go and check the old city."
Actually, this task is rated F.
In other words, this mission is not dangerous at all. The only reason there could be any noise in the empty old city is that survivors or zombies have entered.
All Yu An did was go over and take a look, and if there were any survivors, he would bring them back.
If there are only zombies, just kill them.
Although the task was simple, Ruan Ke still managed to give Yu An a little persuasion: "An'an, this task has high requirements. You need to investigate carefully. The task lasts for one week. You need to come back on time after one week."
Upon hearing this, Yu An agreed without hesitation.
Ruan Ke then arranged for someone to help him: "Yin Feng has other things to do, so I'll call Song Jun and Hou Ying over and have them come with you."
"Need not."
Yu An was clear-headed: "Song Jun is a superhuman, there must be many places where he can be of use. Uncle Ruan, I have my kids with me, I don't need any extra manpower."
Ruan Ke looked at him and asked, "Are you going to bring all the babies with you? Can you take care of so many babies on the road?"
Ruan Ke wanted to suggest that he keep the two babies.
The children who had secretly followed Yu An here were peering through the doorway, listening to what was happening inside. When they heard Ruan Ke tell Yu An to leave the children behind, their little faces stiffened.
"Come on, follow me!"
Eight-Eight looked grave as he led the other cubs outside. Once outside, the cubs held an emergency meeting.
Hide in a corner at the bottom of the building, a corner where no one usually passes by.
Ba Zai said in a heavy tone, "We are all mutants. If Big Brother takes us all away, it's highly likely that he'll run away with us."
The kids are doing well on the island, but they're not stupid.
They knew that people were kind to them because they didn't know they were aberrations of the A sequence. Once they did know, people would not only stop being kind to them, but might even be afraid of them.
After all, they are different from Little Waste Duoduo and the low-sequence worms.
Aberrations of the A sequence are enough to terrify humans.
After much deliberation, Little Butterfly finally spoke up: "Our purpose this time was simply to take Big Brother out for a walk to relax. There's really no need to send so many kids out at once."
“My brother wants to be on good terms with these people. We can’t let him fall out with Dr. Ruan and the others because of us.”
Even Xiao Ba, who doesn't like to think things through, can see it, so Xiao Jiu naturally understands it perfectly well too.
He said directly, "We only need to send two out this time, leaving the two cubs on the island."
As soon as they finished speaking, they both looked at the socially awkward Qiuqiu.
But Qiuqiu was unwilling to stay. Although he didn't want to see too many people, he also didn't want to be separated from his older brother.
"I want my older brother."
Chiu Chiu still clung to his older brother, but the other kittens didn't refuse his request: "This stinky chiu is insecure. If we keep him, he'll probably cry every day."
Crybaby Chuchu took one spot, so there's only one spot left.
Xiao Liu offered to stay on the island: "I'll stay on the island. There aren't many people with superpowers on the island, and I don't think the island has been very peaceful lately."
"I'll stay here and wait for you to come back."
After Xiao Liu gave up his spot, the last one was between Ba Zai and Jiu Zai. The two cubs exchanged a glance, their eyes filled with murderous intent.
"I want to go!"
"I want to go."
Two voices rang out simultaneously. Xiao Liu, flying in mid-air, said coldly, "You two can handle it yourselves. In any case, only one of you can go."
The children were deciding who could go, and after some time, the eighth child narrowly won.
Xiao Jiu still needs to live in a flowerpot every day. His growth period is accelerating. At this crucial moment, staying on the island to continue growing mushrooms is the best thing for him.
Ba Zai was overjoyed; he was a wild child, and this little island was almost too big for him to handle.
Having decided to set off, Six-Zai flew to the laboratory.
Yu An was still telling Ruan Ke that she wanted to bring all the babies along when a little butterfly flew in, interrupting their conversation.
"Xiao Jiu and I will stay here, while Xiao Ba and Qiu Qiu will stay with our eldest brother."
"Don't you two want to go out?" Yu An asked, frowning.
Little Butterfly shook her head: "There will be plenty of opportunities to go out in the future, big brother. You can just take the two of them this time."
The number of children had already been arranged, so Yu An had no choice but to take the two children and board Song Jun's helicopter to head to the abandoned Yu Old City.
The plane takes off.
Ruan Ke looked at the sky, seemingly talking to himself, "Chi Yuan should be staying nearby these past two days. It all depends on whether you can run into him."
Xie Chiyuan was on a mission, and Ruan Ke couldn't simply squeeze Yu An in.
He assigned Yu An a trivial task, partly to fulfill Yu An's wish to go out, and partly to try their luck and see if they could steal a moment from their busy schedules to meet.
"An'an".
While flying the plane, Song Jun spoke to Yu An: "Are you sure you don't need me to come with you? I'm worried about you traveling with a little one."
Seeing that his older brother was holding Qiuqiu and couldn't hold him, Bazai had become a miniature octopus and was now nestled in his older brother's pocket.
Chiu Chiu, wearing a cute jacket with a large cartoon print, sat on Yu An's lap.
“My little ones are all very capable. This mission can be handled by just me and them.” Yu An praised her little ones without reservation.
Song Jun smiled and chimed in, "Your little Ba, the one we call Brother Ba, is quite capable. He even followed along for a whole day during the last training session; he's really something."
Ba Zai not only occasionally sneaks in to training, but he's never idle on the island. He's even on friendly terms with the old man who sweeps the floor.
The two chatted about their baby, and the atmosphere became increasingly harmonious.
Song Jun stared ahead, his heart pounding for a long time, before finally speaking again: "An'an, do you have a boyfriend now?"
Yu An: "..."
Yu An was stumped by the question.
He made a promise to Xie Chiyuan that he would give Xie Chiyuan an answer when Xie Chiyuan returned.
He had already thought of this answer.
If Xie Chiyuan isn't afraid of him, this little zombie, then he'll date Xie Chiyuan.
After asking the question, Song Jun was also uneasy. He hadn't actually spent much time with Yu An, and the two hadn't had much opportunity to develop feelings for each other.
But after Yu An's selfless rescue of him last time, Song Jun felt—
I have no way to repay you, so I'll simply offer myself to you!
"I think I'm pregnant."
Yu An's ears turned red, and he clenched his sleeves tightly. He thought of Xie Chiyuan's face, and his tone was tinged with an indescribable sweetness.
Song Jun felt a sudden emptiness in his heart and subconsciously asked, "Who is it?"
Yu An pursed her lips and after a long pause, replied, "It's Xie Chiyuan. I... I like Xie Chiyuan."
Yu An said "I like Xie Chiyuan" softly but firmly.
Back on the island, during the days when he couldn't contact Xie Chiyuan, Yu An slowly realized how much he missed Xie Chiyuan.
He wanted to hear Xie Chiyuan talk to him, even if the other person always spoke in an unserious manner.
I want to see Xie Chiyuan's face, I want to hug Xie Chiyuan.
He missed Xie Chiyuan terribly.
Song Jun felt a pang of sadness. He had heard rumors about Xie Chiyuan and Yu An before, but he didn't believe it and felt that since they hadn't gone public yet, they might not necessarily be a couple.
Now it's all right.
He was completely heartbroken!
Song Jun flew the plane numbly, feeling that all his youthful passion had flown away with the plane.
After boldly confessing her feelings for Xie Chiyuan to Song Jun, Yu An couldn't help but share her own feelings with Song Jun: "Xie Chiyuan said he likes me, but I haven't told him yet that I like him too. I want to tell him when I see him."
"Sigh, I really want to see Xie Chiyuan."
Song Jun was quite provoked by Yu An's confession. While he was still feeling provoked, he suddenly caught a key point.
"etc."
Song Jun asked in slight panic, "An'an, did you tell me before you even told Xie Chiyuan how you confessed to him?"
Yu An gave a heavy "hmm".