Chapter 157: If You Hate a Man (Fourth release for the book launch!)

Outside the airport perimeter.

Having just blown up a vehicle, Yang Hao put away the M16A4 in his hand and said to Lin Zijin, "Let's go!"

Yang Hao chose not to fight to the death with Yao Cheng and the others. With Zhu Ziyuan and Shen Muxi still inside the airport, facing both teams simultaneously gave Yang Hao very little confidence.

More crucially, the ammunition for the M16A4 in his hands was running critically low.

Although both Yang Hao and Lin Zijin had each secured a kill moments ago, given the circumstances, looting the enemy crates for supplies was completely out of the question.

Before coming here, the results of Yang Hao and Lin Zijin's scavenging in the wild had been less than stellar.

If they hadn't stumbled upon an unclaimed airdrop along the way, they probably wouldn't have had the courage to venture here at all.

It went without saying that everyone who survived inside the airport was either filthy rich or had at least reached the middle class.

If their gear was too pathetic, blindly appearing here would simply be serving themselves up as easy prey.

Delivering free kills was something Yang Hao refused to do.

Yet, it was that very airdrop falling from the sky that reignited Yang Hao's urge to come here and investigate.

With an M24 in hand, who was there to fear?

With his wife right here, who was there to fear?

As the saying went, alcohol gave courage to the timid; in PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds, a top-tier weapon had a similar effect, much like the M24.

Of course.

If one also had a peerless, fairy-like wife protecting them at a time like this, that would be nothing short of perfection.

Yang Hao was fortunate—he had one!

Did he brag about it?

Yes, he was proud of it!

Returning to the topic at hand, he had better stop showing off before he got struck by lightning!

Yang Hao understood the principle of quitting while ahead. If he continued to linger in the vicinity and got entangled with Yao Cheng and Zhu Ziyuan, leaving would become impossible.

His objective for this trip had basically been achieved.

The vehicles that normally spawned near the airport had already met their demise at the hands of Yang Hao and Lin Zijin.

With this outcome, Yang Hao was thoroughly satisfied.

Besides, the blue zone was closing in fast.

Although the airport was still inside the safe zone for the moment, judging by the position of the white circle on the map, once the first phase closed, the airport would likely be abandoned.

The next safe zone had a high probability of excluding this area entirely.

If that happened, everyone left inside the airport would face the nightmare of running from the blue zone.

Most importantly, the surrounding vehicles had practically been wiped out by Yang Hao and Lin Zijin. Slipping away at this moment was undoubtedly the best choice.

Before long, having departed from the scene, Yang Hao and Lin Zijin quickly arrived at a nearby spot.

Not far from them sat a motorcycle—the very same one they had ridden in on earlier. To sneak into the airport quietly and avoid making too much noise, they had parked it here.

Now, having accomplished their mission with flying colors, they returned crowned with glory.

Of course, they had also earned a brand-new title: the Tire-Poaching Fanatics.

This title was truly well-deserved, seeing as nearly every single vehicle near the airport had been sabotaged by them.

Right at that moment, the first wave of the blue zone finished closing, and as the new safe zone appeared, Yang Hao smiled.

Just as he predicted, the next safe zone had left the airport out in the cold.

"Get on the bike!"

At this point, Lin Zijin had already straddled the motorcycle and called out a reminder to Yang Hao behind her.

"How about we swap places? How about I be your driver?"

Though Lin Zijin hadn't suffered any rollover accidents this time, recalling their escapades from the past few days still filled Yang Hao with lingering fear.

"You don't trust me?"

Instantly, Yang Hao felt the temperature in Lin Zijin's voice drop quietly.

"How could I not trust you? Aren't I just worried you'll get tired? I just want to be your lifelong driver; I'm a veteran driver now."

Yang Hao's heart skipped a beat as he hurriedly rushed to prove his innocence.

"No, you just don't trust me."

Yet, as soon as those words left Lin Zijin's mouth, Yang Hao was dumbfounded.

"Don't say another word. I know what you're going to say next, and my answers are:"

"I love you!"

"I don't have anyone else outside!"

"My heart hasn't changed!"

The next second, these three sentences popped out of Yang Hao's mouth one after another.

This time, it was Lin Zijin's turn to be stunned.

This...

What was the meaning of this?

Someone else outside?

Changed his heart?

Lin Zijin's gaze turned frosty.

Sneering inwardly, she asked coldly, "What did you just say?"

"I didn't say anything!"

Yang Hao looked baffled.

"Didn't say anything? I heard every single word crystal clear," Lin Zijin said with disdain.

"Oh, actually, that was just my proof of unwavering loyalty to you."

Suddenly shifting his tone, Yang Hao asked with deep affection, "Weren't you just about to say these three sentences: 'You don't love me anymore!', 'Do you have someone else outside?', and 'You really have changed!'?"

Hearing this, the expression on Lin Zijin's face froze.

"See? You hadn't even opened your mouth, and I already gave you the answer." Without giving Lin Zijin a chance to speak, Yang Hao immediately added, "My answer is: Yes, I don't love you anymore!"

Hearing those words, Lin Zijin froze completely.

He didn't love her anymore?

Was he being serious?

For a moment, Lin Zijin's mind went entirely blank.

A profound sense of helplessness welled up from the depths of her heart.

He didn't love her anymore!

At the mere thought of those four words coming from Yang Hao's lips, Lin Zijin lost all ability to think.

Ever since she was a little girl, no matter the occasion, Yang Hao had never spoken such words to her.

This was the first time.

"Haha, I was just messing with you."

Just as Lin Zijin's thoughts were in complete disarray, Yang Hao's voice chimed in once more, instantly blanketing her face in frost.

Messing with her?

Was that the kind of thing you could joke about casually?

Lin Zijin was angry!

Really angry!

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"Do you hate me?"

Then came Yang Hao's voice.

Hearing it, while anger still simmered within her, her heart inexplicably softened.

Did she hate him?

She couldn't bring herself to hate him!

She was merely furious that Yang Hao would joke about something like this.

Lin Zijin remained silent.

She didn't want to speak.

She was very angry!

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"No answer? Then I guess that means you hate me!"

Seeing Lin Zijin stay silent, Yang Hao rambled on to himself.

"If you hate me, then that makes things easy!"

When Yang Hao said this, Lin Zijin could faintly discern a hint of excitement in his voice.

Jerk!

I hate you, what are you so excited about?

Staring at Yang Hao in the game, Lin Zijin felt an urge to jump off the bike right then and there, pull out the M24, and pump a heavy shot straight into Yang Hao.

Yet at that moment, Yang Hao's voice sounded again:

"If you hate a man, you should marry him and give him a son, so that when he's in his forties, the boy can slam the table, smash a cup, and demand a house and a car from him..."

"What if the hatred is too deep?"

"Then give him two sons!"

"Though, compared to sons, I'd actually prefer a daughter!"

PS: The fifth chapter will be out tonight!

(End of this chapter)