Chapter 227 Kidnapped
Jiang Xia quietly finished the lunch given by Kusakabe Xi.

Kusakabe Xi was still wearing the simple but clean white clothes.

She was wearing a red apron with slight oil stains on it. A little sunlight shone on her body, giving her a light warm color.

At this time, the proprietress with a curious look on her face sat next to Jiang Xia mysteriously.

Jiang Xia immediately noticed that very gossipy look and could even tell the question she was about to ask him.

Here, Takemiya Yumiko also takes care of Kusakabe Xi. In this doomsday world, it is normal for two people to huddle together for warmth.

There is more than one thing that makes Takemiya Yumiko curious. She has never seen Jiang Xia before, and Xiaoxi was also grown up in her care. Who is this person?
In the past, she tried so hard to get Xiaoxi to find someone suitable for her, but Xiaoxi always acted unwilling, as if she already had someone hidden in her heart.

Even Kagami, who had worked here for several years, failed to impress her, and those dating methods had never worked.

Doubts popped up in her mind one after another. If she wanted to be with Xiaoxi, she had to get past her first.

If she didn't check clearly, how could she hand Xiaoxi over to a strange man?

"When did you get to know Xiaoxi?" asked Takemiya Yumiko.

"It's been a long time, but Xiaoxi may not remember me now." Jiang Xia said, "Thank you for always caring about Xiaoxi."

Takemiya Yumiko was stunned. It seemed like the roles were reversed. She was the one who said this to others, right?
"Don't worry, I will take good care of her." Jiang Xia looked at Takemiya Yumiko who was lost in thought and took the opportunity to stand up and walk into the kitchen.

He was not good at dealing with such situations, and he had something more important to do now.

Jiang Xia grabbed Kusakabe Xi who was washing the plates, and gently took off the gloves on her hands which had turned slightly yellow.

"You?" Kusakabe Xi was about to speak, but was instantly blocked by Jiang Xia's index finger.

"Do you believe me?" Jiang Xia looked into Kusakabe Xi's eyes.

"Well, I believe you. Although I haven't seen you, your presence makes me happy."

Kusakabe Xi nodded, then looked at Jiang Xia and said softly.

"That's enough."

Jiang Xia smiled, put his hands around her back, and then gently pulled. The red apron instantly slipped off her body, revealing her original appearance.

"It's not a good day for work, so would you like to come with me now, Miss Kusakabe?"

Watching Jiang Xia's actions in front of her, Kusakabe Xi seemed to suddenly appear a series of pictures in her mind. In her memory, it seemed that she was with him, smiling happily.

There were all kinds of familiar dishes on the table, including herself, who seemed to have drunk a little wine, and white mist was floating in the air.

But she seemed to have never seen the other two people, and both of them gave her a strong but unreal feeling.

"Yes, I do." Kusakabe Xi shook the hand he extended without hesitation.

It doesn’t matter if you don’t know where you are going, the destination, or who the person in front of you is.

It seemed that when her life was about to come to an end, she finally met the person she had been waiting for.

It doesn't matter how much time is left.

Jiang Xia held her hand and led her out of Sal Restaurant.

"Madam, please lend me Xiaoxi for a day." Jiang Xia said to Takemiya Yumiko.

"Xiao Xi, are you really okay?" Takemiya Yumiko ignored Jiang Xia, but turned her head and looked at Kusakabe Xi worriedly and asked.

"Well, he will take good care of me." Kusakabe Xi nodded firmly.

"Not a whole day, only half a day, and you must be back at night." After getting a positive answer, Takemiya Yumiko looked at Jiang Xia warily.

"Okay." Jiang Xia nodded.

Half a day is enough to do a lot of things, and he had no intention of wasting too much time. The meteorite fall was imminent, but some things had to be done.

At the moment when Jiang Xia was pulling Kusakabe Xi away, a man wearing sunglasses, a white coat, with a long bamboo pole and a fish on his shoulders passed by them.

Fish are as valuable as gold in this water-scarce world, and catching one with a fishing rod is nothing short of a miracle.

The moment that person saw the profile of Kusakabe Xi, he quickly took off his sunglasses, and a hint of joy flashed in his eyes.
But when he saw Kusakabe Xi holding another man's hand, his eyes suddenly darkened.

He immediately threw the fishing rod and fish in his hand to Takemiya Yumiko who was watching Kusakabe Xi leave and said anxiously:
"Please keep an eye on it for me. I'll be right back."

"What's your name?" Takemiya Yumiko asked in confusion. Why are there so many strange people?

"Tian Dao Zongsi."

In the past, he would definitely repeat his grandmother's words as a self-introduction to strengthen his memory, but now he is no longer in the mood to do so.

He wanted to see who this guy was who took his sister away, and he seemed so intimate with him. It was very restrained of him to resist taking action.

"I don't even know your name yet?" Kusakabe Xi looked up at the man next to him and whispered.

"Jiang Xia, you must remember this well and don't forget it."

"Jiang Xia, I remember it and I will never forget it." Kusakabe Xi nodded.

"It doesn't matter if you forget. You will remember it one day." Jiang Xia said with a smile.

"Let's take a break after walking for so long."

Jiang Xia gently helped her sit down. Although they didn't walk too far, it was indeed a burden on Kusakabe Xi's body, even if it was a protozoan.

That's right, Kusakabe Xi was still a protozoan at this point in time, or in other words, nothing had changed except that the meteorite had become larger and the alien insects had turned into protozoans.

Kusakabe Xi, who was originally hit by the meteorite and buried under the rubble, almost suffered fatal injuries here. It can be said that it was because she was a protozoan that she was able to survive the meteorite fall.

If it were a human, it would have died the moment the meteorite fell.

As an alien creature, the protozoa have vitality and lifespan far exceeding that of humans. Although Kusakabe Xi survived because she was a protozoa, her vitality was almost exhausted.

"I've prepared a small gift for you." Jiang Xia squatted down and said softly,

"When you open your eyes again, your future will be rewritten. You will be healthy, happy, and most importantly, alive."

Kusakabe Xi didn't understand what the gift was, but he still listened to Jiang Xia's words and gently closed his eyes, covering his pupils, as if he was asleep.

Jiang Xia's hands gently covered her body.

Kusakabe Xi slowly opened his eyes, as if nothing had happened.
The world has not changed. It is still the world where yellow sand covers the sky. It is quiet all around, even to the point of being a little scary.

It seemed as if there was a dead silence; even the faint sound of the wind disappeared.

At this moment, she looked up and saw a sparrow that was trying to fly in the air. It was floating in the air, as if it had turned into a vivid sculpture, being suspended in the air by an invisible rope.

She couldn't help thinking, it would be nice if sparrows could move.

Suddenly, the world seemed to be just as she had imagined. The sparrow suddenly chirped, and the world began to come alive again.

(End of this chapter)