As evening slowly approached, the personnel of Area Seven were notified by Yun Meng and began their shifts for rest.
Routine evening activities were also carried out.
Chen Fan, as the guard of the research team, stood outside until late into the night.
The doors to the research team's rooms were not closed.
At this moment, a voice rang out.
"Everyone get some rest early. I look forward to our project achieving results tomorrow."
A group of researchers emerged from their tents, saw Chen Fan, and nodded, signaling that Chen Fan could leave.
After receiving the order to rest, Chen Fan stretched his muscles.
Bai Lin was still the last to exit the tent.
After all, she had to tidy up the files and set up the instruments to wait for the automatic printout results the next day.
"Can we talk for a while?" Bai Lin, seeing Chen Fan still waiting by the door, had many things she wanted to discuss with him.
"Mhmm." Chen Fan nodded in agreement.
He then followed Bai Lin.
The research area was a long walk from the rest area.
During this walk, Chen Fan reverted to his original appearance. After all, being with Secretary Bai Lin, he wouldn't be seen as suspicious by the armed personnel and guards.
Every night, the patrolling armed personnel on the road would gradually increase.
Since Yun Meng knew that members of the Death Knights had infiltrated before, they had to ensure all security measures this time.
"Besides rescuing Bai Zhannian, do you have any other plans?" Bai Lin asked Chen Fan, blinking her eyes.
"Mhmm... Besides rescuing Bai Zhannian, I intend to find the seven divine artifacts lost on this Earth," Chen Fan replied after a moment of thought.
"Divine artifacts? What do you need so many divine artifacts for? With your current strength, you should theoretically be at the peak level in this world," Bai Lin said, still blinking her eyes as she looked at Chen Fan.
"Of course, it's to save my beloved..."
"I once thought my strength was at its peak. But with what happened to my beloved and a series of other events, I realized I was just a speck of dust. My strength might be far greater than before, but I believe the saying 'there's always someone stronger' will never be wrong," Chen Fan replied.
"Your beloved?" Bai Lin was somewhat surprised. She hadn't heard from her sister that Chen Fan had a woman he liked.
"Yes, my beloved. Due to the loss of the seven divine artifacts, she was used as a sealing object to seal a spatial rift. To replace her, seven divine artifacts must be found and combined." As he spoke passionately, tears welled up in Chen Fan's eyes.
Perhaps at this moment, Chen Fan's emotional dam had broken.
"My beloved woman is still sealing a spatial rift, and my best brother's whereabouts are still unknown," Chen Fan said to Bai Lin, tears in his eyes.
Hearing this, Bai Lin also felt a deep emotion. After all, when Bai Lin and Bai Ling's grandfather died, the two sisters had cried until they fainted at home. Compared to them, Chen Fan seemed so strong.
"What's the use of having such immense strength? I thought my power was enough to protect my beloved and my brothers who fought alongside me through life and death, but in the end, it was still due to insufficient strength that I took so many detours." Chen Fan's voice had a very captivating magnetism, easily winning the hearts of girls.
And Bai Lin happened to resonate with him.
Bai Lin didn't reply. She simply raised a finger and pointed at the sky.
"Look at the stars."
Chen Fan followed Bai Lin's finger and looked up.
"There are no stars, you're tricking me." Chen Fan looked where she pointed and found no stars. He turned to discuss it with Bai Lin, but before he could finish speaking.
His lips were instantly captured. Bai Lin's soft lips pressed firmly against Chen Fan's mouth. Bai Lin's faint scent filled Chen Fan, igniting his hormones.
Chen Fan wrapped his arms around Bai Lin, and they began to kiss...
After an unknown amount of time...
They parted reluctantly.
"Although your beloved is not by your side, I will always be with you. I hope you won't abandon me..." Bai Lin said shyly, her face flushed.
At this moment, Chen Fan was still lost in the memory of Bai Lin's soft lips and the feeling from just now.
"I... I will..." Chen Fan looked at Bai Lin.
Bai Lin's face was exceptionally captivating under the moonlight.
She stepped forward, preparing to kiss him again.
But Bai Lin pushed Chen Fan away.
"Let's go... I hope this memory remains here, something worth recalling for you and something I can cherish..." Bai Lin was still quite shy. Although her clothing wasn't overly conservative, she was still a girl with traditional values deep inside. And Chen Fan had just taken her first kiss.
Hearing Bai Lin's words.
"Ah... okay..." Chen Fan snapped back to reality.
It was only now that Chen Fan realized how impolite his actions had been just now.
However, Chen Fan still took Bai Lin's hand.
They walked to Bai Lin's rest tent.
"Let's rest together. I know you don't have a spot, so you can share my bed, but don't touch me!" Although Bai Lin acknowledged that she was Chen Fan's woman now, she still had to maintain her boundaries. However, Chen Fan was also her man, and she couldn't bear to make him sleep on the floor.
And since Chen Fan had transformed into someone else, he had no bed of his own, so he could only agree to Bai Lin's request.
The two entered the room together.