46

Yan Fei stood beside Luo Xun, he was satisfied by these things? Luo Xun's eyes were happy and full of satisfaction at the covered quail nest and metal dome. Even without the peace and quiet of life before the apocalypse, without an ability, he could feel fulfillment from the current busy life?

Although he felt Luo Xun's goals were too small, Yan Fei felt his mouth involuntarily curl into a smile.

He had to admit, did not need a big villa/mansion, did not need a peerless beauty as a partner, did not need to spend a lot of money, did not need high grade, luxury brand goods. All he needed was a home, warm, self-sufficient, arranged by their own means. The happiest thing was enjoying peace and happiness together with a person he got along with well.

Yan Fei raise his arm to Luo Xun's shoulder. "Finished? Time to go upstairs for a rest, we get up early tomorrow."

Luo Xun stiffened a bit then immediately nodded and the two went to the second floor together.

Luo Xun felt a little uneasy with the arm on his shoulder. He decided he would confront the other, since he would not be able to stand this every day! This evening, if his dream was colorful again...He would wake up late tomorrow morning again!

"That..." At the side of the bed, Luo Xun did not directly sit down and instead stared at the nearby cabinet.

"What's the matter?" Yan Fei took off his coat and changed into his pajamas.

"I...there's something I haven't told you..." This was the first time Luo Xun had confessed his sexuality in front of others.

During the end of the world there was no need to admit anything. Three years after the doomsday there were few women who dared to go out alone. All those who wanted to sate their *cough* needs would end up with same sex even if they paid money. No one would say anything about it.

Although a lot of people were not homosexual, the situation became more common in the absence of women. People could only sigh and lament the chance of finding a wife or something.

Luo Xun had always felt that if this went on, then the ratio of men of women would be unequal, no offspring produced which would lead to the end of humanity.

But not now, especially in front of the goods...what if Yan Fei thought Luo Xun was coming onto him if he said so?!

Luo Xun unconsciously looked at the room and all the metal related things, he realized, would he not see the sun tomorrow if he spoke up?

"What's the matter? Lie down and talk." Yan Fei naturally lifted his half of the bed's quilt.

Luo Xun looked at Yan Fei's appearance on the bed and his heart involuntarily vomited blood-why did such a normal action suddenly seem so sultry?! Maybe...he should say nothing?

The house next door was being renovated and they would soon separate...Wait the two bedrooms next door, one was arranged as a spare bedroom, the other was for sundries! If the landlord came back and drove him away...Would he end up sleeping in the living room?

No, no, no, having a place to sleep was enough. Being allowed into the house was already benevolence. If he felt that he had been pretending to be an ordinary person to deceive and take advantage of words...Would Li Tie and the others have an extra place to sleep?

"What's wrong with you?"

The voice sounded in front, Luo Xun was startled and looked up. Seeing the beauty, he subconsciously confided with the start of tears in his eyes. "That...I, I...actually like men. Don't worry, I'll never take advantage of you! Just looking...won't go further....No fraternization."

Luo Xun's voice went quieter and at the end he could not lift his head. In fact even if not saying anything had no result, it would be worse if something bad happened as a result? But when it came out...

His heart involuntarily drifted into pessimism. He feared he had become too accustomed to the intimate contact between the two. Even if his heart silently expected a bad end, he wanted to give his explanation.

But he thought the disclosure would have a negative impact- previously happy to help people would push him away. Such a headache again-sure enough, looked like better not to say it...

But if one day in the future, he did not want the person to slip, found a suitable person to live with who did not know? What would he think of the time they had spent together?

Yan Fei looked at him with a hint of astonishment. Luo Xun unexpectedly had the courage to admit it?

Although he saw some of the signs, he doubted it until it was acknowledged. With the current situation...he guessed it was about being molested over the past few days.

Yan Fei's mind irresponsibly skipped that and suddenly asked. "Fraternization?"

Luo Xun paused, did not think Yan Fei's brain would skip over to the last thing. "Yes fraternization!" He was gay okay? Was it okay for men to kiss? Yan Fei's gestures were too much for him!

"Why can I not fraternize with you if you like men?" Yan Fei raised an eyebrow and asked in a puzzled way.

Luo Xun choked. "Men don't usually act like this! When you fraternize I think that you are interested in me?" After the retort Luo Xun wanted to smack the ground. Did he just blurt out his feelings?! Ah, his innocence!?

Yan Fei suddenly smiled but Luo Xun did not respond at all, still in a state of remorse he laid down in the bed.

Luo Xun paused as he got comfortable, suddenly Yan Fei rolled over and covered the other. Closer and closer until their lips touched and the two tightly hugged. A soft tongue pried open lips and probed in.

His brain froze, Luo Xun felt blank and subconsciously closed his eyes. He was held tightly, reassuring hands attached to his shoulders and back. This feeling of being hugged was so wonderful and supportive...it seemed it was a good idea to say it...

..................

Luo Xun depserately pulled Yan Fei's arm from inside his clothes, he did not say anything when they suddenly kissed. But he no idea when Yan Fei got inside his clothes after refocusing.

Although...the atmosphere was really good, but what kind of relationship did they have? And even if was lover, one did not sleep together the first time. Would not think only with their lower half?

He wanted to eat his tofu before clearing up the situation!?

Luo Xun pulled for a while but could not move Yan Fei's hand, just realized his strength could not compare. Hurriedly stared at Yan Fei after looking at the wandering hand.

Yan Fei raised his eyebrows and smiled at him. "Like it when I hold you here?" His hand pinched a little as he spoke.

Luo Xun's face flushed, something seemed wrong about his current situation. He was not a women yet he got pinched by a handsome man?!

"You, you speak clearly!"

"Ah." Yan Fei nodded, he could eat meat after clarifying.

Luo Xun did not realize his mistake and vigorously stared. He did not know his lips were red, his eyes glazed because of the steaming kiss. Yan Fei was in high spirits, ready to pounce on his prey.

Luo Xun coughed and looked away from the handsome man. "That...I, you..." He opened his mouth and suddenly realized he had intended to draw a gap between the two of them to keep a normal distance. Not overly close, but...did he just come over? Would he be responsible for what he said?

Yan Fei used the hand originally inside Luo Xun's collar to pinch his chin. He brought their faces close together and kissed. "Be with me."

Luo Xun froze for a while, only to feel his face burn up though he still had doubts. "You...are not gay..."

It did not feel like it, although Luo Xun was not clear why. From his point of view he felt Yan Fei was absolutely not like him, he should be interested in women.

He was not clear on this kind of intuition, even less knew it was actually a sixth sense amongst comrades. Before the end of the world, there were some who could tell who was similar, who was not.

"No." Yan Fei nodded his head. If he imagined himself with any of the guys in 1601; hold hand, kiss, pinch he felt the desire to kill.

"That..." Why would a good looking, straight man want to kiss him?!

With his stature, appearance, powers, he could easily find a woman.

Yan Fei suddenly shifted and something touched Luo Xun's thigh. Luo Xun face turned reddish purple. "But I have a reaction to you. You are responsible."

"........" Suddenly speechless, Luo Xun silently twisted his head to the side, too lazy to ignore him.

Just now he wanted to tell Yan Fei that if he did not mind, he would be responsible for him and so on, but with the words out of his mouth...Why did it feel like he was an unscrupulous ruffian bullying a woman? He was definitely not a woman! And, who was responsible for this?

The hand is in his clothes was there again, Luo Xun hurriedly grabbed it. "No, no, this can't...it's not right to sleep together without being in love?"

Yan Fei raised a surprised eyebrow. "I thought we were in love before."

Luo Xun paused for a moment then ground his teeth. "Yesterday outside? You intentionally took my arm?"

Yan Fei nodded.

"Then every morning when we wake up...that was you?!"

Yan Fei raised an eyebrow along with his default smile.

"....When I was at home, you touched my shoulder, patted my back and sometimes spoke to me while standing behind me...All that was intentional?!"

Yan Fei's smile deepened.

"...Rogue!"

If both parties were gay, then everything done to him could be called sexual harassment! Just because he first thought Yan Fei was a straight male. The two of them would get along without thinking of being together.

However..."If you don't say anything how can you call it love?!" It was clear that the rogue was crafty.

Yan Fei just smiled. "You know what the highest realm of bullying is?"

Luo Xun silently shook his head.

"Hooliganism."

Luo Xun lifted his arm to elbow the other, with a grunt he climbed into his sleeping position. He tightly wrapped himself up in the quilt like silkworm chrysalis. The usual pattern became different after he told him.

Yan Fei did not stop him, got up to turn off the bedside lamp, then he directly put his arms around the giant chrysalis. His face close to Luo Xun's neck, the faint shampoo fragrance filled his nose.

For a long time the two people were silent but both knew they were not asleep.

In the dark, Luo Xun suddenly asked. "What are you going to do?"

Since he had been blatantly taking advantage, it seemed he was interested. But Luo Xun did not know if Yan Fei was just trying out a relationship between men? Or if he was in his heart?

Yan Fei chuckled, the vibrations made Luo Xun's neck itch. "We are together."

Luo Xun was silent for a while. "I like men and never thought of marrying or having children. Not delay other's lives, but you are not the same."

Of course Yan Fei was different: such good appearance, such a powerful ability, plus his usual gestures pointed at a very good upbringing. He must have been from a wealthy family before the apocalypse. He was left to learn, he was not an ordinary person. Just with these, countless women outside would take the initiative to pursue.

Yan Fei laughed again. "With the outside world now, what use is worrying about marriage?" He spoke to Luo Xun inside the quilt. "I just want to be together with you. Living, grow vegetables, raise the dog and quails."

Luo Xun's heart was moved and could not help turning around. His senses were lessened in the dark but his eyes were bright and clear. "Why?"

"...When I am with you, it feels like a real home." Yan Fei was silent for a moment, entrenched in his mind. "Together with you I feel at ease."

Subconsciously licking his lips, Luo Xun nervously said. "I...although it would not be the exact same as a husband and wife, I want to find someone to live a happy life. Even if we quarrel, there would be no break up because of a lapse in emotion...no separation because of differences. You should think clearly about it."

Having someone like Yan Fei show goodwill on their own initiative. Luo Xun, with his rebirth could not believe at the moment since the feeling left a bit disturbed.

Yan Fei laughed lowly, gently kissed his lips and touched noses. "I know, I do not intend to engage in one night stands. I said that with you there was a feeling of home. I want to be a family with you, until we are old and dead."

The thought had been in Yan Fei's heart for a long time. As someone had once said: some people were only suitable for lovers, some who may not have an outstanding appearance but let a person have a true reassuring feeling, such as person was a true spouse.

Yan Fei had been previously ignorant until the apocalypse arrived. When he met Luo Xun, he understood what he had been pursuing all along – a real home.

The whispers of the night were very beautiful, let Luo Xun ignore the fact that Yan Fei's peach blossom face might bring trouble. Yan Fei gently pulled the quilt.

They hugged each other tightly but did not do anything else. Just holding each other for warmth and support. When Luo Xun woke up the sun had risen.

Morning came late in winter, he woke up at seven or eight o'clock.

He lifted his head to look at Yan Fei and felt uncomfortable looking away. Yan Fei on the other hand naturally moved to send a good morning kiss on Luo Xun's lips. "Awake? Sleep in?"

Luo Xun hurriedly shook his head. "Wake up, we still do not know when they arrive."

The military would bring survivors to the floor. They had to move the metal plate in advance so that people could enter.

47

Get up, wash, change clothes.

Yan Fei found he should have settled the matter with Luo Xun earlier. Although Luo Xun's skin was thin, he was not a posturing person. Since the relationship between the two had been properly outlined, he would not refuse some of Yan Fei's gestures: kiss, touching, hooking up...In short he would not react badly to some acts of intimacy but it would not be like before.

He would not mind a bit of hand holding or a quick kiss.

So Yan Fei felt at a loss, fortunately the stalemate would not last long. If he waited for a few more days, would it be a good way to eat meat? Well, it was going to be faster, last night had a very good atmosphere.

Luo Xun went to knock on the door of 1601 after breakfast to call the students, unaware that someone stared at their butt. "We are ready to move the steel plate so the new neighbors can come over and see the situation. Make sure the people do not trip on the things in the corridor."

"Okay, no problem."

"Luo Xun rest assured, we have enough people to clear the corridor in a flash."

There were a lot of things in the corridor but all the stuff was big, people who wanted to steal would not be able to and could only see.

Yan Fei moved the three large plates away, temporarily piled them against a wall. Would he put them back in place afterwards? He would decide after seeing what kind of person moved in. If they went downstairs often, they could not seal. Yan Fei could reinforce their house doors and windows – Luo Xun was very experienced, the two would discuss back home.

The walls of the home still needed to be left for a while, they had to be completely dry before they could continue. Luo Xun decided to take the opportunity to install bathroom and balcony tiles.

The washroom already had a toilet built in, usable though the quality was not good but it did not need replacement.

But the rest needed to be rebuilt, wrapped and tiles and other things needed to be set.

Luo Xun looked around and decided to directly seal the gas pipe- there had not been a chance to use and it occupied space. However some would be left where the cooker was placed.

The group of students worked in the kitchen for half a day, they went back to their own side to start after they figured out how to paste tiles. Their hands were much quicker; when they were almost done, they would come over and help Luo Xun.

Everyone was a novice so they did not dare make too much mortar or touch all the walls. The floor was paved with bricks so they chose a wall. Calculated the number of tiles, allocated a number of blocks then rapidly started.

With the advantage of dexterity, after 20 minutes a wall was plastered with clean, white tiles. Luo Xun checked whether the tiles were flat, if there was a need to adjust.

Yan Fei suddenly signalled. "Someone came up."

He hurriedly put down his things to go out the door, faintly heard voices from the stairs.

Today 1601 and 1603 left the gate open for two reasons. One so that everyone could trade tiles when needed. The second was to listen for sound in the corridor.

It seemed that all the bad guys knew that the 16th floor had been sealed so no one malicious came up to spy on the situation. Therefore, who was coming in broad daylight?

Yan Fei had also heard the sound, always paid attention to his surroundings. Naturally the five people heard the sounds in the stairwell as well.

Li Tie and the others also ran out after putting down their work. Not long after several people climbed the stairs to their floor.

"Ah, sure enough there is no such thing!"

"You are all here! Right, this is your new neighbor." Seeing Luo Xun and the other people, the sergeant laughed to the man beside him.

"Welcome, welcome...Hey?" Standing in front Li Tie stared in wide eyed surprise.

"Huh?" He Qiankun also opened his mouth.

Luo Xun curiously looked and his jaw dropped, he turned and gave a glance at Yan Fei.

Wu Xin raised his hand to point at the man. "Who, who, who? His face is very familiar but what his name?"

Yan Fei calmly responded. "Zhang Yi."

Zhang Yi also looked at the people upstairs with surprise...what a coincidence.

"Hey? You all know each other?" The sergeant was not the same one they had met yesterday, but they had met before. Luo Xun remembered that he was sergeant Ding.

Luo Xun nodded. "We met the last time we left base."

Lieutenant Ding spoke up. "It was you who brought him into base? That's good." That was great! He could finally get rid of the baggage!

Luo Xun and company did not understand why the soldiers who heard this walked with a bounce in their step as they escorted they guy upstairs. Zhang Yi calmy nodded to the group, one arm wrapped with gauze.

A soldier opened the door first before lieutenant Ding went through. He was surprised to see the mess in the corridor. "So many things...What are they for?"

Li Tie grinned. "Last time we went to building material store to get a batch of renovation materials. Recently painted the walls, today we are about to stick tiles!:

Lieutenant Ding looked incredulously at the group of people. "You are very skilled. You managed to go out on a trip and not only get some food but also these..."

He Qiankun's face fell. "No other way, the floor is cement, not comfortable to sleep on. We used quite a few days to go out and bring these things back. Now the sleeping bed is too small, I almost fell from the top last night."

Wang Duo raised his hand. "I've fallen three times!"

Luo Xun was taken aback, that thing could be used as a bed? Lying on top of the thing? There was no padding, how would he sleep or fall?