Chapter 406: Chapter 362: No Dislike

Gu Ning: "...Oh." ’What a cold reply.’

But Little Fairy Bird was still eating with gusto. ’Barto’s a pretty good cook. Even the cold and aloof Little Fairy Bird likes his food.’

"Peas?"

Philinos ate one of the soft, tender peas and looked up at Gu Ning.

"Hm?" Gu Ning craned her neck. "You don’t like them?"

"You saved me some peas," Philinos said.

Gu Ning said, "If you don’t like them, just pick them out."

She had saved a little of every dish for him, but she didn’t know which foods he liked or disliked.

Little Fairy Bird’s expression was always cold, if not completely blank. His voice was just as cool, betraying no hint of his emotions, and it gave people the impression that he was hard to get close to.

So, she couldn’t tell if he actually had a problem with the peas or if it was something else entirely.

"I don’t dislike them."

Philinos shoved a large mouthful of peas into his mouth.

Gu Ning smiled. Seeing that he had nearly finished the large food container in just a few moments, she pushed herself up and walked to the storage cabinet. She took out some of the food Captain Meira had brought her and placed it in front of Philinos. "If this isn’t enough, there’s more."

’Philinos might look lean, but he’s still a big, sturdy Beastman. This much food probably isn’t enough for him.’

"It’s enough..."

Philinos didn’t want to eat Gu Ning’s stored food. He had his own high-calorie ration packs, the kind he was used to eating during missions and training.

But his refusal died on his lips when he saw the strawberries on the table.

"Who bought these for you?" Philinos asked.

He had just wandered around the market and hadn’t seen any strawberries. At this time of year, to find strawberries in the 12th District, one would likely have to go to the large mall in the city center. That was too far; he hadn’t wanted to leave Gu Ning alone for that long, so he had only bought a bag of apples.

Gu Ning picked up a large strawberry and handed it to him. "Captain Meira."

"Meira?" Philinos asked as he took the strawberry. "Who’s that?"

Gu Ning took another bite of her apple. "I just met her. She’s really nice."

Hearing the word "she," Philinos asked, "A female?"

Gu Ning nodded. "She’s from the Bird Clan, too. And she’s very impressive."

’Meira...’ Philinos thought for a moment. He suddenly remembered Ah Mo and Windsor were here too, and asked, "Is she the brown-haired female from the Eagle Clan?"

Gu Ning’s eyes lit up. "You know Captain Meira, too?"

Looking at the strawberry in his hand, Philinos suddenly felt it had grown heavy, its surface prickly.

"I don’t know her."

Gu Ning said, "You do know her."

’How could he not know her after asking a question like that?’

Philinos said no more, silently finishing the rest of the food.

Her curiosity piqued by Philinos, Gu Ning was about to ask more when the door swung open. A Beastman doctor she didn’t quite recognize, dressed in a white coat, walked in.

Gu Ning instinctively tried to hide her face, but with nothing else at hand, she had to settle for holding up the large apple.

"Still eating?"

The doctor looked at the two of them sitting on the floor, raised an eyebrow slightly, and said to the adorable young female trying to hide her face with an apple, "Doctor Lanuo is in a meeting. I’m covering his rounds."

"Oh, hello." Gu Ning knew anyone who showed up here would have been sent by Alex and his people, so she lowered the apple, her face flushing slightly.

"It’s you," Philinos said upon seeing the newcomer.

Gu Ning asked, "You two... know each other?"

An unpleasant, even foolish, memory surfaced in Philinos’s mind. "I don’t know him," he said.

Gu Ning was speechless. ’Why does it feel like Little Fairy Bird’s personality got even weirder after sleeping for a few days?’

The doctor chuckled, a meaningful and knowing look on his face. "That explains it."

Seeing the young lady staring at him curiously, the doctor checked her IV drip and said to Philinos, "Next time you need to get painkillers for this young lady, you don’t have to stab yourself. Just tell us you have symptoms of abdominal pain, and we can give you a bottle."

"..." Philinos said, "Shut up."

As Gu Ning listened to the doctor’s words, something clicked in her mind. Just then, the doctor added, speaking to her, "I’m a doctor from Zone 15. From now on, I’ll be part of your medical team."

’Zone 15...’

Gu Ning instantly remembered the scar she had seen on Philinos’s abdomen, and the painkillers he had brought her.

"Philinos, you..." Gu Ning stared at him in shock. "The painkillers you gave me... you got them by stabbing yourself?"

"No," Philinos denied instantly, without a second thought.

"Why are you glaring at me like that?" the doctor said, then shook his head and sighed as he left the room. "If you’ve got a free moment, you should let me take a look at that brain of yours."

’That little bird has something wrong with his head. The young lady is clearly worried about him, and he won’t even accept her concern. At this rate, he could stab himself a hundred times and still never find a mate.’

’If I weren’t so old, I wouldn’t be giving this bird a chance with her.’

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