On the Ark.

"Why are you suddenly eating bento boxes?" Lin Ye sat down opposite Nightingale.

Nightingale looked up at Lin Ye and said softly, "Because I didn't want to go to the cafeteria, I asked Lianrong to make me a bento box."

“Her name is Furong… Oh right, where’s Shanling?” Lin Ye suddenly remembered that he hadn’t seen Shanling in the pharmaceutical department all day.

"Shining went out with Nearl."

"Then why don't you go?"

"The pharmaceutical department's tasks are too heavy, I can't go," Nightingale said as she opened the lid of the bento box.

They both looked at the bento boxes at the same time, and then fell silent.

"What... is this?" Lin Ye pointed at the pile of charred rice balls and couldn't help but ask, "Is it a rice ball?"

Nightingale was silent for a moment, then slowly said, "Sister Lianrong said this is a seaweed rice ball."

Do you think this is it?

I think so.

"Forget it, let's just go eat at the cafeteria," Lin Ye asked tentatively. "I'll treat you to a pineapple bun."

Nightingale frowned and said somewhat displeasedly, "I'm not a child anymore, I don't eat pineapple buns."

"Then let's eat something else. This is clearly not something we can eat."

"Who said that?" Nightingale was still a little rebellious. The more Lin Ye said it was inedible, the more she wanted to try it. "This was made with great effort by Sister Lianrong. I can't waste it."

"Her name is Furong..."

The nightingale picked up the rice ball.

Lin Ye looked at her, and she looked at the rice ball.

After a silence of about three to five seconds, Nightingale handed the rice ball to Lin Ye: "You can have it."

"Damn, when are you going to get rid of this naturally dark-skinned habit?"

“I’m not dark at all.” Nightingale took the rice ball back. “Fine, I’ll eat it myself.”

As soon as the nightingale opened her mouth, Lin Ye grabbed her hand.

"Fine, fine, I'll eat it, okay?" Lin Ye sighed. "Thank you."

Then he took the rice ball, stared at it for a long time, and finally hardened his heart.

Snapped.

Nightingale suddenly closed the lunchbox.

“I’ve changed my mind,” Nightingale said. “Let’s eat in the cafeteria.”

……

Twenty minutes later, the two sat down in the cafeteria.

Nightingale's plate contained steak, while Lin Ye's plate held several pieces of pineapple buns.

"I'm not eating the pineapple bun," Nightingale warned Lin Ye. "You can't give it to me."

"I know, I know," Lin Ye nodded repeatedly. "I'll eat it myself, okay?"

"Ah."

"Um, Liz."

"Ok?"

"I'm sorry."

Why should I apologize?

"Because I'm only coming to find you now, even though I've been back for two days already."

Nightingale paused for a moment, then asked, "Does this require an apology?"

"Of course I want it." Lin Ye sighed. "I've been a bit out of it these past few days, too many things have happened. Of course, that's not an excuse, this..."

“No need for an apology,” Nightingale interrupted Lin Ye.

"Uh, that..."

“No apology is needed,” Nightingale repeated softly. “I don’t want to hear you apologize to me… never.”

The nightingale's answer left Lin Ye even more confused.

Nightingale didn't offer any explanation, instead focusing on the roasted meat on her plate.

Lin Ye then said, "Then I'll thank you."

"Why thank me again?"

Lin Ye took out the white talisman and placed it on the table: "Because you saved my life."

The nightingale's expression changed little by little.

Chapter 309 You Can't Imagine How Rich a Rich Woman Really Is

After listening to Lin Ye's account, Nightingale remained silent for a long time, just staring at the steak on her plate.

Even as the steak grew colder, she still didn't speak. Lin Ye had no choice but to cough twice to break the silence: "So, it's a good thing I had your amulet, otherwise I would have been dead in Sherag."

He deliberately used a relaxed tone in an attempt to lighten the mood, but unfortunately, he didn't succeed.

The nightingale finally broke her silence and said in a very low voice, "If I could, I would rather it never take effect."

"Uh……"

Nightingale looked up at Lin Ye: "Why do you always run into these kinds of things? Even in Humen..."

That place is called Longmen.

Nightingale frowned and said somewhat displeasedly, "You're so annoying, always worrying about such unimportant things."

You've mistaken Longmen for Humen! Isn't that a trivial matter?

Of course, Lin Ye only thought this to himself and didn't say it aloud. Instead, he nodded slightly helplessly and said, "Okay, then you can continue."

What am I supposed to say?

How am I supposed to know what you're going to say?

“There’s nothing more to say.” Nightingale shook her head. “How many times are you planning to put yourself in danger? You’re not a combat operator.”

“I know I’m not a combat operator, and I don’t want to be in danger. Danger just comes looking for me… No, I shouldn’t say that. It should be called an accident.” Lin Ye felt a bit awkward. He had intended to use the amulet to ease the awkward atmosphere, but he didn’t get the exact opposite result. “Actually, you don’t need to worry too much. Although I’m just a medical operator, I still have some self-defense capabilities. Think about it, Shining is also a medical operator.”

"Shining Sister could kill you with a single finger."

"Your words are really hurtful... although I know what you said is true." Lin Ye sighed. "Alright, alright, let's not talk about this anymore, let's eat first."

Nightingale shook her head again and put down her knife and fork: "I have no appetite."

Lin Ye: "..."

This is really difficult.

Lin Ye suddenly felt that if the Nightingale were still the same as before, she would be much easier to get along with. Of course, this thought only existed in his mind for less than a second before Lin Ye dismissed it. Because he knew that the Nightingale of the past was an unhealthy Nightingale, and the Nightingale of now should be a Nightingale, a Nightingale with her own thoughts, the Nightingale that he had risked his life to save.

And thinking about it carefully... Nightingale wasn't so easy to deal with before. She had the same expression when she refused to take her medicine, and begging and pleading were useless, which gave Lin Ye a real headache back then.

I need to think about what to do. Before, I had to coax and trick her into taking her medicine; now I have to do the same to get her to eat. Thinking about it this way, I thought she had grown up, but deep down she's still that stubborn girl.

As Lin Ye was pondering how to begin, Nightingale spoke first.

And to Lin Ye's surprise, it was an "I'm sorry".

"I'm sorry?" Lin Ye looked at Nightingale with some confusion. "Why are you apologizing to me?"

"Because I forgot."

"Forgot what?"

The nightingale said softly, "I forgot, if you were someone who would stop because of danger, I wouldn't be who I am today."

Lin Ye was stunned.

“So I’m sorry.” Nightingale reached out and took the white amulet from Lin Ye’s hand. “On Rhodes Island, anyone can question you, but I can’t. I’ll fix this amulet, and I hope it can help you next time.”

Lin Ye opened his mouth slightly, wanting to say something, but not knowing what to say at this moment.

As he looked at the nightingale, only one thought occupied his mind.

The little girl who used to follow behind her, clamoring for food, has finally grown up.

This viewpoint is strange, since Nightingale has always been an adult in terms of physical development. And it's only been a little over six months since he met Nightingale, so why does he feel this "fatherly sentiment"? What's going on? He doesn't even have a girlfriend, and he's already acting like a father?

Lin Ye's expression was very complicated, showing relief, strangeness, and some other emotions.

Nightingale noticed that Lin Ye's expression was a little off and asked with some confusion, "Pineapple... Lin Ye, what's wrong?"

"No, it's nothing?" Lin Ye still felt his eyes were a little sore, so he tilted his head back and said, "It's probably a side effect of eating the lotus seed paste rice ball earlier."

“Nonsense, you didn’t eat that rice ball at all, and its name is Hibiscus,” Nightingale corrected.

"Don't you know perfectly well?!"

Nightingale pursed her lips, then gave a faint smile.

The atmosphere gradually became more natural.

"You just said that your knife can absorb my power?" Nightingale looked curiously at [Maple] behind Lin Ye. "And it can also cause some special effects?"

“Well, not an ability, but a property,” Lin Ye said. “Your [Sacred Domain] is essentially a property that can nullify spells, so after [Maple] absorbs your [Sacred Domain], it will also be able to possess the property of nullifying spells.”

"There are weapons like this..." Nightingale said in surprise. "The outside world is truly amazing."

"After all, he is a god."

“In that case, the [Sanctuary] can exert even greater power in your hands, right?” Nightingale looked at the white amulet in her hand, then thought of something and asked Lin Ye, “What about Sister Flash Spirit’s? Sister Flash Spirit’s [Dogmatic Stance] should be more powerful than my [Sanctuary].

Lin Ye crossed his arms and said, "I don't know about that, because I used up [Dogmatic Stance] first and didn't have time to try it out."

"Then give me Shining's one too." Nightingale held out her hand to Lin Ye. "I'll go to Shining to recharge it after she comes back."

"Hmm..." Lin Ye returned the black amulet to Nightingale, "I just don't know if I'll still be around then."