Has she recently offended the male lead in any way??
The male lead only reveals his sinister side when dealing with those who have offended him.
According to normal thinking, when she asked if she could come see him again tomorrow, he should have just casually brushed her off with some excuse, or even outright refused.
But why ask her to come earlier tomorrow and take her to kill zombies??
This is completely different from what she expected!!
If their relationship was good, she could understand it as having some other reason, but given their current superficial sibling relationship, it feels suspicious for him to take her to kill zombies at this time.
Thinking about the bloody scenes tomorrow, Ruan “Poor Little” Ning couldn’t help but shiver, but the male lead was still smiling, making her dare not openly refuse.
Gu Yicheng put on his coat and personally escorted Ruan Ning downstairs, taking over the task of sending her back from Lin Yang.
If he hadn’t mentioned taking her to kill zombies before, Ruan Ning would have been thrilled at the opportunity to build goodwill with the male lead. But now, just thinking about what might happen tomorrow made her scalp tingle, and she just wanted to quickly distance herself from him.
After the outbreak of the apocalypse, the weather in City S became unpredictable. Although it was still daytime in the safe zone at 4:30 p.m., it wouldn’t be long before the sun disappeared completely, without any warning.
“Brother, do we really have to go tomorrow?” Ruan Ning spoke softly, her voice sounding weak. If it were any quieter, she might not even hear herself.
“Why? Doesn’t Ning Ning want to go with brother?” Gu Yicheng looked at her, his deep eyes darkening, his tone unclear.
Sensitive to his tone, Ruan Ning immediately sensed the danger in it. Her already wavering thoughts couldn’t dare to speak out now.
At this moment, she didn’t dare to refuse this big shot. She could only shake her head quickly and say, “No, no, I’m not unwilling to go with brother. It’s just, just that I’m a little scared of those zombies…”
Alright, alright, can she admit that she’s scared? Can they let her off?! Those zombies are really terrifying QAQ
…Is she really going to end up wielding an iron rod to smash zombie heads? But with her petite frame and weak strength, she couldn’t even smash a zombie’s head.
Ruan Ning knew that as long as she was still in the apocalypse, she would eventually face this. But she had been protected too well for the past half month, and now suddenly having to engage in close combat with zombies was truly a huge challenge for her.
Ruan Ning couldn’t guarantee that she wouldn’t feel weak in the knees tomorrow after seeing scenes of brains splattering and limbs flying everywhere… If she showed too much cowardice, she’d probably be despised, right??
“Don’t worry, I’ll accompany you tomorrow,” Gu Yicheng said with a slight smile.
Ruan Ning: “…”
It’s precisely because you’re there that it’s even scarier! Seriously!!
Ruan Ning couldn’t help but wonder if the male lead was really getting fed up with her as this little tag-along and planning to get rid of her somewhere outside the safe zone? Could it be?!
She’s been behaving herself so well lately…
The more Ruan Ning thought about it, the more she felt her life was in danger.
All her fear and resistance were written all over her face, making her look listless and lacking spirit.
“Are you really that scared?” Gu Yicheng squinted, saying, “If that’s the case, you should stay in the safe zone tomorrow and not come with us. If Ning Ning gets scared or something happens, brother will be very distressed.”
Distressed my foot!
You scheming guy!!
Although his words sounded like he was considering her, if she really believed him and agreed, the days ahead would definitely be more unbearable than going with him. Ruan Ning had no doubt about that.
Indeed, she was too young and naive.
The description of the male lead being all dark inside was absolutely true.
Ruan Ning just didn’t know what exactly she did to pique the male lead’s interest in tormenting her.
…Big shot, tell me, can’t I change?!!
Regardless of how unwilling Ruan Ning felt, she could only grit her teeth and swallow her words. “Wherever brother goes, I’ll go.”
The sincerity on Ruan Ning’s face was as genuine as it could get.
Gu Yicheng looked at the girl who only reached his shoulder, his lips slightly curved, and the icy chill in his eyes diminished slightly.
Meanwhile, Ruan Ning felt extremely heavy-hearted, thinking all the way about how to deal with tomorrow. She was so preoccupied that she almost tripped, but didn’t even notice it.
“Be careful.” Fortunately, Gu Yicheng acted quickly, reaching out to grab Ruan Ning and prevent her from falling off the platform.
Ruan Ning had a narrow escape, but she quickly snapped back to reality. Since the situation couldn’t be changed, she could only face it head-on.
“Brother, I’ve arrived.” She looked at the familiar surroundings and spoke.
“I’ll come to pick you up early tomorrow.” Gu Yicheng was about to casually touch the girl’s soft hair, but frowned and withdrew his hand as if nothing had happened. This wasn’t a good habit.
Ruan Ning didn’t notice his gesture, and with a weary expression, she reluctantly entered the villa.
*****
The next day.
Ruan Ning could be described as wrapping herself tightly before stepping out of her room, while also remembering to bring the gun that the male lead gave her last time.
The short distance from the room door to the villa door felt like a march to glorious death, as she imagined it in her mind.
Even when she encountered Li Bao on the ground floor of the villa, he couldn’t help but ask, “Miss Ruan, did you encounter some difficulty? Your expression looks so grim.”
Ruan Ning sighed deeply and asked, “Brother Li, can I ask you a question… Are zombies difficult to kill?”
Li Bao thought it was something serious, but when he heard her question, he glanced at Ruan Ning with surprise, not expecting her to ask about that.
Despite her appearance of fragility, this young girl seemed much calmer than many others her age in his eyes. At least she never panicked, cried, or complained when faced with danger, always quietly following the team’s arrangements without causing any trouble.
So even though they had to protect her all the time, Li Bao never felt any dissatisfaction or annoyance.
“Well, as long as you use the right methods, killing zombies isn’t that difficult…” Li Bao explained patiently, also advising her on which parts of the zombies to target for better effect.
…
When Ruan Ning sluggishly approached the villa gate, she indeed saw a tall, familiar figure not far away.
She then quickened her pace and jogged over. “Brother, sorry to keep you waiting.”
“I just arrived too,” Gu Yicheng said in a deep voice.
Today, Ruan Ning didn’t wear a hat when she went out. Her hair was tied up in a bun at the back of her head, and even the mask couldn’t conceal her beautiful eyes, shining brightly in the sunlight.
Gu Yicheng also noticed something. Whenever there were many people around, the person in front of him would subconsciously wear a mask to hide their appearance.
However, he had to admit that the girl’s appearance was indeed attractive and might attract some unnecessary trouble.
But seeing her in her current state, Gu Yicheng inexplicably felt an impulse to take a hat out of thin air and put it on her head.
At the entrance of the safe zone.
Lin Yang and Jiang Jingchao had been waiting there early. Both of them noticed Ruan Ning walking beside Gu Yicheng.
Jiang Jingchao was silent and reserved, not one for many words, while Lin Yang was more direct. “Brother Gu, are we really going to take Sister Ruan Ning with us to kill zombies? She seems so delicate. What if she gets scared?”
Yesterday, Lin Yang thought that Gu Yicheng was joking when he said that, but today, he actually brought her along.
Gu Yicheng opened the rear door of the car and replied calmly, “What do you think? Do I look like someone who jokes around?”
… I actually wish you were just joking this time, Ruan Ning silently complained, then, under the gaze of the male lead, she got into the car from the side he opened.
The place they were going to this time had quite a few zombies. Lin Yang wanted to say something, but seeing Gu Yicheng’s expression, he didn’t know what to say.
It wasn’t that he liked to overthink, but just thinking about Gu Yicheng’s attitude towards Sister Ruan Ning before, it was easy to assume that Gu Yicheng bringing her along this time wasn’t for a good reason.
Since the outbreak of the apocalypse, Lin Yang had vaguely felt that Gu Yicheng had undergone a significant change in behaviour and actions, becoming someone even he and Chaozi couldn’t fully understand.
But Lin Yang always believed that no matter how Gu Yicheng changed, he would never harm him and Chaozi, and Gu Yicheng would always be their Gu Yicheng.
However, Lin Yang sincerely felt that Sister Ruan Ning was a good person and didn’t want Gu Yicheng to vent his anger towards Sister Ruan Ning because of the conflicts between him and President Gu.
After driving for about an hour, they finally stopped near a factory.
The factory wasn’t very large, of medium size, but the number of workers in such places wouldn’t be small.
After the outbreak of the apocalypse, this place was completely abandoned. Looking around, there were no signs of any living creatures, only a few zombies wandering around.
Gu Yicheng got out of the car first, and after hesitating for a moment, Ruan Ning followed behind him.
Perhaps smelling the scent of living people, the surrounding zombies all started to approach.
Afraid of being left behind and caught by the zombies, Ruan Ning quickly moved closer to Gu Yicheng, discreetly grabbing the hem of the person’s clothes beside her.
Gu Yicheng, who was observing the surrounding situation, suddenly felt a pull. He glanced at her out of the corner of his eye, his lips curling up, and his pace slowed down significantly.
More and more zombies were coming from all directions of the factory. Ruan Ning roughly counted them and estimated there were about twenty or so.
She swallowed nervously, looking left and right, gripping the gun in her hand tighter.
Seeing her excessively nervous appearance, Gu Yicheng couldn’t help but chuckle.
“Are you able to shoot, Ning Ning?” he asked.
“Brother, I… I don’t know how…” she replied, trembling with fear.
Strictly speaking, she could. But the original host couldn’t.
However, since the male lead and the original host hadn’t seen each other for a year and had no chance to get to know her, Ruan Ning had never shown her ability to use a gun in front of others. Nobody knew she could do it.
The reason Ruan Ning said she couldn’t shoot was not only because the original host didn’t possess that skill but also because she harboured the thought that “if that were the case, the male lead wouldn’t force her to kill zombies.”
However, before she could think any further, the next moment, a brisk and unfamiliar scent suddenly surrounded her.
Someone embraced her from behind, grasping her hand holding the gun tightly, disengaging the safety catch, aiming at the nearest zombie, all in one swift motion.
The two were too close, and the action was too intimate. Ruan Ning, who hadn’t yet figured out what was happening, stood frozen in place.
“…Concentrate, don’t get distracted, watch carefully how I do it, try to get the feel,” the man’s warm breath sprayed near her ear, evoking a strange and sticky sensation.
In fact, the ears had always been a sensitive spot on Ruan Ning’s body. Once, a friend jokingly blew air into her ear, and at that time, her face turned completely red.
She didn’t expect her body to react like this too.
The person behind her didn’t stop their movements yet, but thankfully, they didn’t speak near her ear again, allowing Ruan Ning’s chaotic breath to slightly calm down.
As the fingers of the two moved, they quickly pulled the trigger. Several bullets shot out of the gun, hitting the zombie’s legs, various points along its spine, and nerves connecting different parts of its body, hindering its mobility. With this smooth operation, the last bullet pierced through the zombie’s skull, delivering a fatal shot.
The zombie fell to the ground.
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