Apocalypse: I'm the Landlady of the Refuge

Chapter 41: Chapter 41 My Refuge, My Rules

Chapter 41: Chapter 41 My Refuge, My Rules

“Are you done talking?”

Just as Zhu Qian was about to continue fueling the fire, she felt the doorknob she was holding loosen, and the door in front of her opened.

Ji Wanwan gave a glance at 001, her eyes full of disdain as if saying you’re really useless.

001 hung its head in grievance, indicating that it was also helpless.

Zhu Qian’s eyes lit up, “Wanwan, you finally came out!”

“Don’t sound so friendly,” Ji Wanwan frowned in disgust, “we’re not that close.”

Zhu Qian hadn’t expected Ji Wanwan to not give her any face.

But remembering the crowd of onlookers, Zhu Qian immediately put on a frail demeanor.

Her eyes reddening, “How can you be so cruel to me when we are classmates?”

Thinking of how Zhu Qian used to throw her weight around at school, Ji Wanwan found it laughable.

She said coldly, “Should I ask you to leave, or will you leave on your own?”

Zhu Qian stiffened.

Damn it, so many people are watching, and Ji Wanwan doesn’t care at all!

Zhu Qian gritted her teeth, “My room isn’t due for another two days. What right do you have to kick me out now!”

Ji Wanwan countered, “Did you book that room?”

“I… I…”

Zhu Qian’s face was a mix of red and white.

The room had been booked by Zhang Tao. She couldn’t exactly declare that she was Zhang Tao’s girlfriend, could she?

Last night, Zhang Tao had rebelled in front of so many people. If she admitted her association with Zhang Tao, wouldn’t that give Ji Wanwan a reason to drive her out?

As Zhu Qian hesitated, Ji Wanwan raised her fair hand and held up three fingers, “I’ll count to three. If you don’t leave, I’ll have someone make you leave.”

Zhu Qian’s face turned utterly pale, “Ji Wanwan! There are zombies outside! You’re sentencing me to death!”

Sentencing to death?

The image of Zhu Qian pushing her out to block the zombies in her previous life flashed through her mind.

“Three!”

“How can you be so malicious! Not even sparing your own classmate! You will get your retribution!”

Malicious?

The decisiveness of Ah Li sacrificing his life to protect her was vivid in her memory.

“Two!”

“Please, don’t kick me out! I was wrong, I’m sorry! I’ll do whatever you say from now on! Please spare me!”

Spare?

Every zombie that lunged at Ah Li did not spare his living flesh.

“One!”

Ji Wanwan closed her eyes, no longer thinking about those painful memories.

She looked down at Zhu Qian kneeling on the ground and cruelly smiled, “Please—”

As her voice fell, both of them disappeared from the spot.

The onlooking crowd was puzzled, half-believing they had dreamed it all.

The next second.

“No! Let me in! Let me in!!!”

Heart-wrenching cries from Zhu Qian came from the first floor, causing the crowd to rush downstairs.

Ji Wanwan directly grabbed Zhu Qian and teleported her outside of the refuge.

After throwing her out, she had the System permanently blacklist Zhu Ya.

Those blacklisted can no longer enter the refuge.

Although Ji Wanwan and her group had nearly cleared out all the nearby zombies, Zhu Qian’s loud wailing still attracted a few scattered zombies that remained.

The onlookers inside the refuge were terrified and dared not make a sound.

Outside the refuge, Zhu Qian, blocked by an invisible barrier and unable to enter, anxiously ran around looking for a place to hide from the zombies.

Ji Wanwan shifted her gaze away, ready to grab something to eat.

Just killing Zhu Qian would have been letting her off too easily; only by letting her experience being chased and torn apart by zombies could Ji Wanwan’s bitterness and hatred be alleviated.

Turning back to see the fearful looks of the crowd, Ji Wanwan felt she ought to say something.

She pursed her lips, “I know many of you don’t respect me, think I’m overbearing, irrational, selfish, immoral, and utterly lacking in compassion.”

She spread her hands, “But, I’m sorry, this is who I am. If you find it painful to be here, that’s okay, you’re free to leave—I won’t hold you back.”

After a slight pause, she swept her fierce gaze across the crowd, “If you choose to stay, then you must abide by my rules.

My refuge, my rules!”

Having said this, Ji Wanwan lazily dragged her feet toward the cafeteria.

The onlookers wore varied expressions, their perception of this neat and well-mannered girl refreshed once again.

Indeed, appearances can be deceiving!

Zhou Kai observed Ji Wanwan’s slender figure, his eyes deepening.

He admired this type of dominance and arrogance in a leader.

Who says little girls have to be fragile?

With someone like her leading, the refuge could only improve and house more people!

If everyone were sympathetic and helpful, this young girl might have been devoured by this cannibalistic world long ago, leaving nothing but bones behind.

…

The cafeteria.

Ji Wanwan picked up a serving of sweet and sour pork over rice.

She had barely sat down when a shadow fell across her table.

The man strode over with long legs and sat down in front of Ji Wanwan.

She instinctively looked towards the empty tables at both sides, slightly startled, “Do you need something?”

Zhou Kai was straightforward, “I want to join you in killing zombies.”

He had been trapped in the refuge for more than half a month.

He did not want to passively wait for death—it wasn’t in his nature.

Although his cellphone still received a weak signal, most of the people he could contact had already lost communication.

He was clueless about what the outside world had become.

More than accepting the arrival of the apocalypse and the disappearance of his relatives, he found it harder to accept this helplessness, the feeling that he could not control anything.

He needed to become stronger, he was desperate to grow stronger.

From his observations, besides the young man who drove a Porsche, the other three people alongside this girl had grown stronger to various degrees.

The girl herself was also gradually becoming stronger.

So, joining forces with her was the only viable option he had now.

Ji Wanwan was surprised for a moment.

This was the first person to approach her about going out to kill zombies since the announcement of the currency change.

And this man was the CEO of Chengyu Group!

Zhou Kai shouldn’t be short of money, right?

Since points could be exchanged for money, why was he eager to go out and kill zombies?

With his exceptional intelligence, Zhou Kai saw her confusion, “I have a task I must complete and a person I must see, so I need to understand the outside world, become strong enough to survive without the need to rely on the refuge!”

Ji Wanwan’s lips parted slightly.

She marveled at the man’s intelligence and admired his decisiveness.

After a brief moment of reflection, she extended her hand, “Welcome to join our squad. At 7 p.m., we’ll hold a welcoming ceremony for you at the armory. Be on time.”

Zhou Kai reached out, “Agreed!”

As soon as Xu Siming entered the cafeteria, he saw Ji Wanwan and Zhou Kai chatting happily; moreover, Ji Wanwan’s eyes were full of admiration as she looked at Zhou Kai.

Hiss…

Why was he feeling a bit annoyed?

No, he couldn’t be the only one feeling irked!

Xu Siming quietly took out his phone, snapped a photo, and immediately sent a message to Qi Hao: [Guess what I just saw?]

Qi Hao: [Stop beating around the bush. What?]

Xu Siming: [Picture]

Seeing the photo taken from a tricky angle, Qi Hao couldn’t sit still anymore…