In the end, Mu Bai placed the two layers of buffs on Ye Zhang and Mo Cha respectively.
After a period of relief, and under the effect of the Power Bank, Ye Zhang’s condition improved significantly.
Seeing Ye Zhang’s physical state get better, Mu Bai finally felt at ease enough to go take a shower and wash up.
Coming out of the bathroom, Mu Bai had already changed into her pajamas.
Mo Cha and Tang Shi Bian took turns using the bathroom next, while Mu Bai thought about the Medical Room.
She checked the touchscreen and found that the construction materials required by the blueprint were all fairly standard, with only plastic being somewhat rare, but they weren’t short of it.
Originally, this plastic was being saved to make another cultivation device.
She hadn’t expected that not long after forming the team, they would obtain the Medicine Powder that accelerates crop growth at the Trading Station.
Now it seemed they could use it for the Medical Room instead.
After the new carriage was built, she selected the location and clicked to build the Medical Room again.
Crossing through several carriages, Mu Bai specifically went to check out the Medical Room.
Common medical instruments and equipment, such as stethoscopes, blood pressure monitors, blood glucose meters, and height and weight measuring tools, were mostly all available, complete with instructions for use.
In addition, there were also common medicines.
It was just that Ye Zhang’s internal injuries weren’t very common.
Mu Bai felt none of these medicines were useful, not as good as her own Power Bank.
Was it possible to sell these medicines on the Trading Market?
After all, these medicines would be refreshed regularly every week, so there was no worry about them running out once used.
Moreover, Mu Bai felt that her Talent and the Instant Healing Potion could cover almost every situation.
Minor ailments could be fixed by recharging, and the potion could pull people back from fatal injuries.
If there was a serious illness or severe injury, this Medical Room wouldn’t be of much use either.
At most… if something like Ye Zhang getting shot happened again, it could create a sterile environment for removing bullets, shrapnel, or performing simple surgeries.
Speaking of which, why was Ye Zhang always the one getting injured…
When she returned to the main carriage, Tang Shi Bian had just finished her shower, and Mo Cha hadn’t entered the bathroom yet.
After discussing with the two of them and gaining unanimous agreement, Mu Bai went back again, packed all the medicines into her [Portable Space], brought them back to the main carriage, and listed them in the Trading Market.
Although these medicines couldn’t be exchanged for Train Coins or more valuable Gold, some Silver was still no problem.
Many a little makes a mickle, right?
After doing all this, Mu Bai turned off the lights and got into bed.
She hadn’t slept properly for two days, so she really should catch up on some good rest.
Ye Zhang had been waiting for a while and lifted the blanket to reveal a reserved spot in front of her, silently inviting Mu Bai to snuggle in.
Mu Bai felt a bit helpless, but since Ye Zhang hadn’t fully recovered yet, maintaining closer physical contact to speed up recovery was only proper, so she cooperatively slipped under the covers.
She was immediately held tightly.
“Hey,” Mu Bai said softly.
Although the door between the carriages was tightly shut and even speaking louder wouldn’t be discovered, what she wanted to say next was undoubtedly a secret.
‘Speak softly, so Ye Yin feels this voice is for her alone. It helps increase her sense of security.’
Some words could only be heard when the atmosphere was right.
Mu Bai wanted to reach a mutual understanding with Ye Zhang.
That night, she had sensed Ye Zhang’s emotions suddenly turn strange, so she had to pause the topic, leaving many questions unanswered.
After experiencing multiple life-and-death crises and sleeping curled up together every day, it would be a lie to say she didn’t care about the other person.
To be honest, Mu Bai wasn’t opposed to deeper communication.
What she resisted was Ye Zhang’s unidentified feelings, which left her completely clueless and unsure how to treat the other person.
But Ye Zhang was like an onion, and any slightly rough attempt to peel back the layers would cause her to retreat.
Unable to truly understand the other’s heart, Mu Bai felt very distressed.
“Yeah,” Ye Zhang indicated she was listening.
“Do you still remember the question from before… back on Blue Star, when you asked, what was our relationship?”
Mu Bai tried a gentler approach to dig into the other’s heart.
“I remember.”
Ye Zhang showed no emotional change.
However, perhaps she hadn’t expected Mu Bai to bring up that matter on her own, as she clearly paused before speaking.
These past few days, Ye Zhang had also figured out that Mu Bai’s tolerance toward her was quite high.
Mu Bai was just that gentle.
It seemed like even satisfying some of her darker thoughts wouldn’t lead to anything…
But Ye Zhang herself still couldn’t cross that threshold in her heart.
If she went that far unilaterally, she always felt she might lose something most important.
Now that Mu Bai had voluntarily brought it up again, did it mean she wasn’t averse to it?
This gave Ye Zhang a glimpse of a long-desired opportunity, but she dared not think too much, afraid of disappointment.
Mu Bai sensed the calmness in Ye Zhang’s tone and felt a little relieved, then steeled herself to increase the intensity of her probing.
“I always thought our relationship was that of best friends, very close friends… but we’ve obviously gone beyond that now, and it’s all because of you.”
“I—”
“Don’t avoid it. Tell me, in your eyes, what am I to you?”
What Mu Bai was thinking of at this moment was the initial Talent effect description of [Angel’s Protection].
‘Being unilaterally trusted and liked this way, without even knowing it… it’s way too heavy.’
Thinking back to Ye Zhang’s empty home, and the topics about her family situation they’d discussed before forming the team, when the other person was still relatively normal—
Mu Bai already had an answer in her heart.
Ye Zhang must have lacked parental love since childhood.
And yet, she was a mature man.
So, even though she was now a white-haired loli, she still made Ye Zhang feel that sense of dependency she’d missed in her childhood.
In fact, many children from unhealthy growing environments would seek substitutes for what they never obtained.
For someone who lacked love during their formative years, it was more common to seek compensation in romantic relationships.
Ye Zhang’s case, seeking it in friendship, was quite rare.
But it was understandable, nonetheless.
As for hugging and kissing and such, the pursuit of physical contact could be explained as not being satisfied with the substitute, wanting to go deeper.
It all made sense!
“Lover,” Ye Zhang said.
Mu Bai understood.
Was this right?
The next moment, warm breath came from her ear.
“Even now, I feel it’s far from enough… Can you satisfy me?”
Ye Zhang’s hand involuntarily slid downward.
“Wait!”
Mu Bai snapped back to reality and quickly grabbed that hand.
It felt smooth and warm to the touch, with no resistance at all.
“Is it not okay…?”
Ye Zhang didn’t persist further, a hint of disappointment in her voice.
“It’s not that it’s not okay. I want to know, why?”
Mu Bai asked in confusion.
“Because I like you.”
“I’ve never been clear about what my feelings for you were…”
Ye Zhang confessed.
“But that day when I saw you having so much fun with those two, and you wore matching watches with Mo Cha, I felt terrible.”
The jealousy that had been lurking without clear roots for so long finally found its explanation.
That was the green-eyed monster.
So, she faced her own heart.
It was just that… she and Mu Bai had shared the hardest times, building a bond of trust that was almost unbreakable.
It was precisely this trust that made it impossible for her to express her feelings, no matter what.
She couldn’t accept it.