Apocalypse: I'm the Landlady of the Refuge

Ji Wanwan pursed the corners of her mouth, "Why? There are so many survivors, why did you take one look at Old Xu and me and decide on us?"

Zhan Yu was silent for a while before he gently tugged at the corner of his mouth and slowly said, "Intuition, I guess."

He looked down at Ji Wanwan with all seriousness in his eyes, "The first time I saw you and Xu Siming, I just had an intuition that maybe you could help me uncover the truth behind my brother’s disappearance."

"So that’s why you invited us to the refuge?" Ji Wanwan looked down, recalling everything that had happened that day.

Zhan Yu smiled noncommittally.

Indeed, he hadn’t refrained from probing and distracting Ji Wanwan’s thoughts, that was something he couldn’t deny.

Seeing his smile, Ji Wanwan understood everything, just as Zhan Yu had said. Although she also wanted to check out the refuge that day, the subsequent events were indeed led and explored step by step as Zhan Yu guided her.

Zhan Yu asked with a smile, "Now that you’re trapped here with me, do you blame me?"

"Ah, this..."

Zhan Yu didn’t know she had the space superpower, so his thoughts were not surprising.

Ji Wanwan waved her hand, "There’s nothing to blame you for, you didn’t hold a knife to my neck forcing me to come, it was my own curiosity and overflowing sense of righteousness, so I don’t blame you."

Zhan Yu’s throat tightened, "Still, it’s you, able to compliment yourself in the process."

Ji Wanwan giggled, "Yeah, yeah, yeah, just admit it~"

In the pitch darkness, the young girl’s smile was exceptionally clear.

Zhan Yu couldn’t help but laugh at her cheerfulness.

In such a situation, it was surprising to see the girl in front of him talk and laugh so freely.

But when he thought of his brother and his own infected self, Zhan Yu’s mood sank again.

The man’s sorrow, about to overflow the Corpse Refining Factory, couldn’t be ignored by Ji Wanwan.

She nudged Zhan Yu lightly with her elbow and switched topics to divert his attention, "Say, if we can live and leave this place, is there anything you want to do?"

"Want to do?"

A glint of confusion passed through Zhan Yu’s eyes.

After the apocalypse broke out, all he wanted to do was to survive with his brother.

After his brother’s disappearance, all he wanted to do was to find his brother, to uncover the truth.

As for now...

He lifted his eyelids to look at Ji Wanwan, "What does Miss Ji think I can do?"

Ji Wanwan stroked her chin as if pondering deeply, "Let me think, there should be plenty of things you could do..."

This piqued Zhan Yu’s curiosity, "Hmm? Let’s hear it?"

Ji Wanwan counted on her fingers, "Have you ever eaten king crab? If not, you could go dive in the sea and catch one to try!

Have you ever drunk snake grass water? If not, you could find a bottle to try!

Have you ever bungee jumped? You could go up the Himalayas and jump down to try!

You..."

"Wait, wait!" Zhan Yu raised his hand to stop Ji Wanwan’s endless chatter, his face full of hesitation, "Are you sure these are serious matters?"

Ji Wanwan chuckled, "What’s serious and what’s not? It’s not only the grandiose things that count as serious matters. Taking care of oneself and doing what you want to do are also serious matters~"

Zhan Yu was stunned, a wave of emotion stirring within him.

He knew the girl was deliberately saying these things to tease him, but he still felt touched.

"That makes sense..."

Suddenly, a strange voice appeared.

Ji Wanwan and Zhan Yu both started, and turned to look towards the source of the sound in unison.

One of the underlings, whose scalp tightened after unwittingly making a noise from being too engrossed in the pair’s conversation, immediately didn’t dare to move, "I’m sorry, I’m sorry, I’ll keep my mouth shut!"

The air fell into an eerie silence.

"Pfft..."

As the underling trembled like a sieve, Ji Wanwan couldn’t help but let out a laugh.

Zhan Yu gave the underling a meaningful look, "Do you have too much free time on your hands? If you’re that idle, go clean up a room until it’s spotless. If it’s not clean enough..."

"Cleaning it right away!" Before Zhan Yu could finish speaking, the underling, along with a few others cowering there, all rushed towards the unoccupied rooms and started to clean.

"Hahaha..."

Watching the pathetic retreat of these underlings, Ji Wanwan’s mood greatly improved. Her clear laughter, hidden in the roar of corpses, especially stirred Zhan Yu’s heartstrings, making him unconsciously curl his lips into a smile.

Looking at Ji Wanwan’s smiling face, Zhan Yu thought:

If he could live and leave this place, he hoped to take his younger brother to travel to the ends of the world, to see sights they had never seen, to taste foods they had never tried.

If possible, he would also like to become a confidant of Ji Wanwan, so that after he had traversed this world, he could sit with her, sipping tea and chatting leisurely, just like they were now—talking about every place he had been to...

...

It was pitch dark in the Corpse Refining Factory, oblivious to the passage of time outside, and it was unclear how much time had passed when Ji Wanwan’s walkie-talkie suddenly rang out.

"Boss Ji? Are you still at the refuge?"

"Brother Kai!"

Startled by the sudden sound of Zhou Kai’s voice, Ji Wanwan, who had been napping on the table, was jolted awake, sat up straight, and her voice revealed a trace of excitement.

The man on the other end of the walkie-talkie spoke with hesitation and concern, "Where are you, are you safe?"

Ji Wanwan hurriedly replied, "I’m at the refuge, I’m very well and safe. What about you? Where are you now?"

The delighted look on Ji Wanwan’s face surprised Zhan Yu. 𝚏𝕣𝐞𝗲𝐰𝕖𝐛𝐧𝕠𝕧𝚎𝚕.𝐜𝚘𝗺

Listening to the voice and content of the conversation, the man talking with Ji Wanwan was not Xu Siming.

Could it be that this man was actually Ji Wanwan’s boyfriend?

With this thought, a bitter taste welled up inside Zhan Yu’s heart.

On the other end of the walkie-talkie, Zhou Kai’s voice was obviously suppressed, "I’m also at the refuge, but I’ve been searching for you all day and haven’t found you, so I had to contact you quietly using the walkie-talkie now that it’s night."

Ji Wanwan thought for a moment, then asked, "What about Senior? Have you been able to contact Senior?"

Zhou Kai, "I tried, but got no response."

Although it’s not clear how long this pitch-black time had lasted, she had been hungry six times, indicating that they had been locked up for no short amount of time.

Logically, Senior should have already started to take action, but if Brother Kai couldn’t contact Senior, could it mean that something had happened on Senior’s end?

At that thought, Ji Wanwan’s brows furrowed tightly, "Brother Kai, the situation is unclear, hold your position for now."

No sooner had she finished speaking than another new signal source broke through the walkie-talkie, "Ssszz... Ssszz... I just crossed the river! Ssszz... Ssszz... I was busy hurrying before... Ssszz... so I didn’t respond... Ssszz... Wanwan, girl! Your dad is here!! Ssszz... Sister! I brought Xiao Jing too!! Ssszz... Miss Ji, Lion Squad has arrived!! Ssszz... Wanwan, Old Xu told us about your plan, don’t worry, we’re definitely going to take down these bastards! Ssszz..."

Ji Wanwan: "..."

Wait, that last voice!

"Ah Li! You’re awake!!" Ji Wanwan almost burst into tears of joy, her voice shaking as well.

On the other end of the walkie-talkie, Xu Siming’s voice came through again, "Xia Li is awake alright, it’s just that... Ssszz... shut your mouth! If you yap again, I’ll tear your mouth apart! Ssszz... No, I mean, Sister, you also need to have ’hands tearing’ skills to do that, right! Ssszz... watch as I fly on my wheelchair! Ssszz... Ahh!! Xia Li, you bastard!!! Ssszz..."