Dollpolcalypse

Chapter 14: I Won’t Abandon You

Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio

After moving away from the road section where the incident occurred, the SUV slowly lowered its speed.

Shen Mo stopped the car.

“Why are we stopping?” Bai Youwei asked.

He handed over a bottle of mineral water.

She froze, then reached out to receive it.

“After running for a few rounds in the game, I’m thirsty.” Shen Mo opened another bottle, raised his head, and drank the water. His masculine jaw and Adam’s apple slowly bobbed as he swallowed.

Bai Youwei looked at him for a while and, in the end, she lifted her chin to drink the water. Like a lamb drinking lightly by the stream, she took little sips.

Once relaxed, the needs of the body’s various organs followed. Not only did he feel thirsty, but he also started to get tired, and his muscles were sore.

“This game isn’t simply a simulation of reality. The fatigue left in the body is very real.” Shen Mo squeezed the empty mineral water bottle and squeaked, “Let’s not rush getting back on the road. Let’s find a service area to ask about the situation. It’s best to make a call to Yangzhou.”

After a short pause, he said again, “By the way, charge your rabbit.”

As for whether or not it was really possible to release electricity, they had to charge it to test the effect.

Bai Youwei nodded.

They had to find a place to rest. With their current state, if the Rabbit and The Turtle Race started again, they wouldn’t be able to clear the level.

Shen Mo, ready to hit the road, started the car again.

At that time, Bai Youwei asked, “If something goes wrong in Yangzhou, what are you going to do?”

Shen Mo froze slightly and stopped in the middle of turning the key in the ignition.

Bai Youwei stared at his handsome side profile and said calmly, “You just promised my mother to send me back to Yangzhou. You are not obligated to care whether I am alive or dead once I get there. Moreover, you have a mission and you should return, so after sending me to Yangzhou, we will part ways. Am I right?”

She spoke mostly to herself, and her eyes gradually became gloomy. “It’s the end of the world, so who cares about other people’s lives or their death? You did your duty and a good deed by picking me up, but if you send me over then abandon me, Shen Mo, you might as well let me get out of the car and fend for myself now. I won’t blame you.”

The atmosphere was stiff and cold.

But Bai Youwei didn’t care. She had always been an unpleasant person anyway.

Shen Mo put the car key down and turned around.

Bai Youwei’s clear, black eyes looked directly at him. With her lips pursed tightly, she showed stubbornness.

“Come here.” Shen Mo hooked his index finger at her.

She frowned, leaned forward, and moved closer. “What?”

Shen Mo reached out and pinched her jaw.

The little face that still had some baby fat on it suddenly became contorted. When her mouth was squeezed, her stubborn expression looked childish.

“…” Bai Youwei’s eyebrows furrowed tighter and she was swearing in her heart.

“Listen well, I will only say this one time.” Shen Mo squeezed her face, and his tone had an impatient tenderness in it as he said, “I won’t abandon you. Do you hear me clearly?”

“…” She turned her head but couldn’t break free from his hand.

Shen Mo squeezed her again like a doll as he said, “I’m asking you. Did you hear me clearly?”

Bai Youwei moved her lips. “I heard you…” she replied.

Shen Mo was satisfied. He released his grip on her face, turned around, and turned the car key. The engine roared lowly.

He glanced at the back seat through the rearview mirror. Glaring at him with annoyance in her eyes, Bai Youwei covered her face.

Shen Mo smiled and drove back onto the road.

He could understand Bai Youwei’s temper. She was the typical type who was soft-hearted but didn’t give in to intimidation. If you treated her well, she would feel like you were pitying her and she wouldn’t take it. It wasn’t as effective as being stern. It would save the trouble and effort.

“I’m a few years older than you, so you should at least have a little confidence in me,” Shen Mo said with a light smile while holding the steering wheel.

In the rearview mirror, the girl’s eyes held even more disdain. She looked out the window with a cold expression on her face and ignored him.

She seemed to have started despising him.