After dinner, Qiao Ci was to go out with the base personnel to search for supplies.
Su Ye did not want to stay alone in the base and pleaded with Qiao Ci to let him accompany her.
Qiao Ci had no objection, but Yu Hao disagreed. "You don't have any abilities. If we encounter danger, you'll only increase the difficulty of our mission. I disagree."
Facing Yu Hao, who had taken a dislike to him multiple times, Su Ye patiently explained, "I have a powder that makes zombies ignore me, and I've practiced martial arts. Don't worry, I won't drag you down."
"A powder that makes zombies ignore you? Are you kidding me?" Yu Hao looked as if he was being teased.
At this moment, Qiao Ci stepped in front of Su Ye and said with an unrefutable tone, "I'll protect him, and he won't drag us down."
Yu Hao, who had never known how to refuse Qiao Ci, had no choice but to let it go.
Before getting into the car, he signaled Wang Yang to keep a close eye on Su Ye, ensuring he wouldn't implicate Qiao Ci. Wang Yang readily agreed.
Two military vehicles carried nine people towards the location they had scouted earlier.
Because they found a lot of supplies this time, the two cars couldn't hold it all.
It was then that everyone learned Su Ye actually had spatial abilities and that the journey had been incredibly smooth. The dissatisfaction in their hearts immediately vanished.
"Qiao Ci!"
As soon as she got out of the car, Qiao Ci heard someone call her name. Following the sound, she saw a youthful and radiant girl waving at her with a surprised expression.
Making eye contact with Qiao Ci, An Ran ran towards her with cheerful steps. Just as she was about to hug Qiao Ci, Su Ye, standing nearby, blocked her with his hand.
It was then that An Ran noticed Su Ye, her eyes brightening slightly. As if they were old acquaintances, she said, "So you're here."
"Do you know each other?" Qiao Ci frowned displeasuredly. She felt this woman looked at her "cub" like a piece of braised pork, drooling.
"No," Su Ye replied.
"Yes, we do~" An Ran.
Hearing him say he didn't know her, An Ran became unhappy and tried to jog his memory. "Don't you remember? I was the one who brought you out with my team. But after we went to catch pigs, you disappeared."
Su Ye nodded. "That did happen, but your appearance was too ordinary, and I don't have much of a memory."
A critical hit of ten thousand points! An Ran was speechless. How could her universally loved beautiful face be forgotten!
Thinking about the purpose of today, An Ran walked around Su Ye, stood in front of Qiao Ci, spread her arms, and giggled, twirling twice. "Surprise, surprise? I'm fine. I thought I was really bitten back then, and I was terrified!
It turned out that my sleeve was just torn by a zombie. Later, after you retreated, I met my brother. Otherwise, we two old classmates would have been separated forever~"
Brother Wei? Seriously?
"It's good that you're okay," Qiao Ci said, looking at An Ran, the zombie empress. In her heart, she complained to the little spoon that An Ran was full of zombie bites back then, yet the original host actually believed her lies.
An Ran continued to chatter around Qiao Ci like a little bird, "My brother and I have been running around for the past few months. We unintentionally heard someone say that this was the base built by Uncle Qiao, so I hurried over to defect to you, hee hee~"
"By the way, do you see him? The tall and handsome one is my brother. He's a level 4 lightning ability user. Also, Father Qiao has already arranged accommodation for us, right next to your room."
Qiao Ci nodded. The scoundrel Xu Wei had indeed followed. Very good.
No matter what she said, Qiao Ci remained indifferent. An Ran, outwardly innocent and enthusiastic, had already grown to hate Qiao Ci's perfunctory attitude.
Did she think she was great just because she was the young lady of the base-building family?
She had abandoned her in the zombie horde before, demonstrating selfish and malicious intent. Now, upon meeting her, she showed no guilt and put on airs. She wondered how long she could maintain that facade!
After parting ways with Qiao Ci, An Ran pouted and sat on the narrow bed in her room.
"What's wrong, Ran Ran?" Xu Wei walked over and put his arm around An Ran.
The two had been intimately close since confirming their relationship, and hugging and cuddling were commonplace.
"It's still Qiao Ci. She abandoned me in the zombie horde without any guilt and talks to me dismissively. She's putting on airs as the base's young lady. How can she be like this!" As she spoke, An Ran's eyes became red and swollen with grievance.
Xu Wei was heartbroken and quickly held her tighter, comforting her. He said sternly, "Don't worry, I will avenge you."
Hearing this, An Ran's emotions gradually stabilized. "Oh right, Su Ye is also here, and it seems he has a good relationship with Qiao Ci. Can our plan proceed smoothly?"
"Him? After so long, there's no news of any zombie powder from the base-building group. I suppose he's hoarding it. We don't need to bother with him for now.
As for Qiao Ci, Ran Ran, don't you believe in my charm?" Xu Wei was full of confidence. He was very sure of his appearance and strength, and he was not comparable to any pretty boy.
An Ran was very dependent on and trusted Xu Wei. Even she couldn't resist his charm, let alone Qiao Ci, who was already a fan of good looks.
The two had only been affectionate for a short while when they were notified to have dinner.
An Ran looked displeased. "I don't want to go. I can't taste anything anyway."
Xu Wei tickled her nose. "Little foodie, go. If you don't eat, you'll attract attention. It wouldn't be good if your identity as a zombie empress is exposed. This is our trump card. Besides, you might encounter Qiao Ci, and we'll need you to liven up the atmosphere then."
With that said, An Ran dejectedly tidied her clothes and followed him towards the large dining hall.
Su Ye and Qiao Ci returned and changed their clothes.
Su Ye glanced at the adjacent room and said to Qiao Ci, "They are from the Lone Wolf Base. They were the ones who brought me out before and know I have a powder that zombies can't detect. I feel like their intentions are impure. Ask Uncle Qiao to have people pay more attention to them."
"If they hadn't brought you out, would you have ever left that house?" Qiao Ci wasn't concerned about the people next door with ulterior motives but was quite interested in this.
Su Ye: "..."
Regret, a lot of regret!
"Ahem, I'll go cook." They had just made up, and he had revealed his spatial ability. He also knew that Qiao Ci didn't have spatial abilities, making him feel even more that he had been too harsh on her back then.
An Ran and Xu Wei did not see Qiao Ci in the dining hall. Instead, they met Father Qiao and sat with him, saying many good things. They also learned from him that Qiao Ci and Su Ye were already living together.
Upon hearing that Qiao Ci was so promiscuous, An Ran had no reservations about Xu Wei's plan. Xu Wei didn't care about Qiao Ci, a woman who was promiscuous and lacked self-respect. She took advantage of the apocalypse to drag handsome men into her den. It was disgusting.
When the two returned, they smelled the aroma of food from the adjacent room. The moment An Ran smelled it, her mouth immediately began to secrete saliva. Thinking of her loss of taste, she was annoyed. "Even Uncle Qiao is in the dining hall, and she's eating alone! Hmph, I have to see how they can eat this!!"
"Little foodie, wouldn't it be more painful to see but not be able to eat?" Xu Wei, though his eyes held a teasing glint, did not stop her. Instead, he followed her towards the adjacent room.