Bai Qingqing’s mocking expression instantly changed to one of fear and panic, as if she was acting, turning into a trembling voice of weakness. She pleaded, “Let go of me, let go…”
Xiao Yang just came out of the bedroom and saw Shen Mingxuan grabbing Bai Qingqing’s hand. The expression on his face could be described as ferocious, like a hungry ghost from hell about to devour someone.
Bai Qingqing, standing in front of him, trembled like a pitiful little lamb, clearly frightened by him.
Shen Mingxuan had always shown his disdain for Bai Qingqing on his face, and he had never concealed his intention to harm her.
Xiao Yang knew that if it weren’t for Brother Fu protecting Bai Qingqing like a sister, Shen Mingxuan would have truly made a move on her.
In fact, the team members disliked Bai Qingqing before, but they didn’t go as far as to kill her. After all, Bai Qingqing was Bai Tiantian’s half-sister, and no matter what, she was a life that they intended to bring to a safe zone for settlement.
During these days, Shen Mingxuan had been suspicious of whether Bai Qingqing had truly lost her memory. He always tried to expose her by causing trouble, showing everyone how cunning and despicable she was.
Whether or not Bai Qingqing had lost her memory didn’t matter much to them as long as she didn’t do things that were annoying like before.
Seeing Shen Mingxuan bullying Bai Qingqing, Xiao Yang immediately rushed over with anger and landed a punch on his face. “You bastard! Let go of Qingqing!”
Shen Mingxuan hadn’t expected Xiao Yang, this fool, not to see through Bai Qingqing’s scheming nature and foolishly make a move against him.
Xiao Yang’s punch didn’t hold back its force, causing Shen Mingxuan to stagger back a few steps, nearly causing Bai Qingqing, who he was holding onto, to fall.
In an instant, a murderous intent surged in Shen Mingxuan’s eyes. The overwhelming anger made him forget about keeping calm, and he also swung his fist to strike back.
Bai Qingqing had intended to stand up, but out of the corner of her eye, she noticed several other people approaching. She immediately acted as if she couldn’t get up from falling on the ground, displaying a frightened expression with tears shimmering in her eyes.
Hmm, without their abilities, who would be stronger between Shen Mingxuan and Xiao Yang?
Shen Mingxuan had some martial arts training in the past, while Xiao Yang had practiced with the children of the compound. It was hard to determine who was stronger when they fought.
The two of them exchanged fierce punches, like boxers trapped in a cage, making their fight very entertaining to watch.
Fu Chen was the first to arrive. Seeing Shen Mingxuan and Xiao Yang fighting desperately while Bai Qingqing fell to the side, weak and helpless, he tried to intervene. “Stop fighting, both of you, stop!”
He immediately went over and grabbed Bai Qingqing’s arm, helping her up with a half embrace, and asked coldly, “What happened?”
Bai Qingqing, seeing that he didn’t immediately rush to break up the fight but came to check on her instead, felt a hint of strangeness in her heart.
She showed a panicked and frightened expression, holding onto his waist tightly. “Brother, it’s my fault that they started fighting. You can hit me or scold me, just don’t leave me.”
Her trembling appearance was so pitiful, like a small creature without a sense of security.
Fu Chen stared at her with his pitch-black eyes,
gently patting her back with his hand. “Don’t think too much. Tell your brother what happened exactly.”
Bai Qingqing lowered her eyelashes and spoke in a soft and gentle voice, “Shen Mingxuan stopped me from going into the room to give Cheng Rui his medicine. He grabbed my hand forcefully, and it hurt me. Xiao Yang saw it and rushed over.”
She raised her pale face to look at him, her voice tinged with a sob. “Brother, look at my hand. Is it going to break?”
Bai Qingqing’s skin was prone to turning red with just a slight touch, and Shen Mingxuan’s grip was quite forceful, leaving a red mark on her wrist. It was shocking against her fair skin.
Fu Chen looked at it for a few seconds and said, “Go and get some medicine to apply on it.”
Bai Qingqing nodded in response.
On the other side, Liang Zhiyu and Bai Tiantian watched as Shen Mingxuan and Xiao Yang fought. Both of them were getting angry, and no one dared to step in and separate them.
Fu Chen let go of Bai Qingqing and strode over with long strides. With a flash of his figure, he forcefully stopped the movements of both men, throwing them aside.
His expression was gloomy, and his tone was icy. “If you two want to be ruthless, go kill more zombies outside. What are you doing fighting here?”
“Brother Fu, Captain.” Xiao Yang and Shen Mingxuan, with their handsome faces bruised, looked a bit disheveled.
Fu Chen’s eyes were filled with a storm-like anger as he coldly said, “It seems that nobody wants to listen to me. Both of you, get out now. Don’t come back until you find a Level 2 crystal nucleus!”
The zombies in Hua City were mostly low-level zombies, and among the hundreds of zombies, it was unknown if there was a Level 2 crystal nucleus. The two of them had undoubtedly taken on a significant task.
Liang Zhiyu spoke up, “Captain, they are both injured. It wouldn’t hurt to apply some medicine before they go out.”
Fu Chen pursed his thin lips but didn’t say anything.
Shen Mingxuan and Xiao Yang cast unfriendly glances at each other, snorted coldly, and returned to their respective rooms.
Bai Qingqing was worried about Xiao Yang and prepared to go to him with the medicine. But Fu Chen stopped her. “Qingqing, come with me.”
Fu Chen’s face seemed like a storm was brewing, and in this situation, Bai Qingqing couldn’t escape the captain’s punishment.
“Captain,” Bai Tiantian pleaded, “This has nothing to do with Qingqing.”
Fu Chen gave her a cold look, grabbed Bai Qingqing, and walked towards the room. He forcefully closed the door with a loud bang.
Bai Tiantian anxiously waited outside. She actually liked her decisive and intelligent sister and was afraid that Fu Chen would be angry with her because of this.
Liang Zhiyu, before going to deliver medicine to Shen Mingxuan and Xiao Yang, said, “Don’t worry, the captain won’t harm Bai Qingqing.”
Bai Tiantian reluctantly said, “I hope so.”
She was always afraid of Fu Chen’s sinister personality. Every time she saw his dark face, her legs would turn weak.
In the dimly lit bedroom, Fu Chen pulled Bai Qingqing inside and made her sit on a chair. He stared at her with an inscrutable expression.
Bai Qingqing knew that in this world, whenever two men fought over a woman, many onlookers would instinctively think it was the woman’s fault.
Although she intentionally caused conflicts between Shen Mingxuan and Xiao Yang, she didn’t want Fu Chen to blame her for it.
Recalling the scene today, Fu Chen remembered how they fought each other to a bloody mess in their past lives, tearing the team apart, all for the sake of a woman.
Shen Mingxuan probably still held prejudice against Bai Qingqing because of her past actions of seducing several men.
As Xiao Yang liked Bai Qingqing, it was only a matter of time before he would fight Shen Mingxuan.
Looking at his “sister,” Fu Chen’s mood became slightly complicated. Seeing her hanging her head and waiting obediently for her punishment, the displeasure in his eyes vanished.
He half-squatted in front of her, holding her delicate hand with his slender fingers, and touched her swollen wrist gently.
“Ah~ Brother, it hurts,” Bai Qingqing said with grievance. Tears happened to slide down her exquisite and fair face, making her look innocent and pitiful.
“Didn’t I tell you to apply the medicine?” Fu Chen said coldly.
Bai Qingqing deliberately didn’t apply the medicine, waiting for Fu Chen to see how severe Shen Mingxuan’s attack was. She deliberately used a soft tone and said, “Brother, help me apply the medicine.”
Fu Chen took the ointment and skillfully applied it to her wounds, handling it gently.
Bai Qingqing’s skin was delicate like most people’s, and even a minor abrasion looked terrifying on her. Fu Chen had to protect her well and prevent her from getting injured.
While applying the medicine for her, Fu Chen said, “Come with me later.”
“Where?” Bai Qingqing’s eyes shimmered as she stared at him with a bright gaze. “Are we going to stock up on supplies?”
Since her spatial ability had reached Level 3, the space inside had expanded tenfold compared to before, allowing her to store a lot more supplies.
The things stored in Jiang City were far from enough to satisfy her desire to hoard food. She also wanted to gather various military supplies and outdoor equipment. If she came across attractive buildings, she would consider putting them in too. If she could enter the space in the future, she could live and vacation inside it.
After finishing applying the medicine, Fu Chen pulled her out of the suite.
Outside the hotel, Fu Chen drove an off-road vehicle and led her for a stroll around Hua City.
Before the apocalypse, the streets of Hua City were filled with flowers, and the beautiful scenery along the way was overwhelming. Now, it was desolate, with discarded vehicles and paper trash bags scattered everywhere on the streets.
Some decaying corpses could still be seen on the roadside, with flies buzzing around them as they fed.
Whenever a zombie appeared, it was directly hit by a car and sent flying. Bai Qingqing could tell that Fu Chen was not in a good mood.
Watching the zombies chasing after the car foolishly, Bai Qingqing propped her head up and thought, in this apocalypse where cities couldn’t function normally, it would be great if she could control not only plants and animals but also zombies.
She could make the zombies help her with land cultivation, tree cutting, fishing, fruit picking… How convenient it would be.
The strawberries in her space were almost ripe, and she had been picking them for two hours, but still couldn’t finish. It was a bit frustrating, considering they would go bad if they expired.
Fu Chen glanced at Bai Qingqing, who looked troubled, and asked, “What are you thinking?”
“I’m thinking about zombies,” Bai Qingqing blurted out.
Fu Chen glanced at the persistent zombies through the rearview mirror and said, “I can easily handle these low-level zombies. No need to be afraid.”
“I’m not afraid.” She looked at Fu Chen and asked, “Brother, can you control zombies?”
Fu Chen shook his head. “Mental attacks are ineffective against zombies.”
“Because they don’t have brains?” Bai Qingqing immediately asked.
Fu Chen paused for a moment, nodded slightly, and drove the car into a super shopping center. He got out of the car and dealt with the ordinary zombies that were following them, then opened the car door and took her into the mall.
Currently, Fu Chen was one of the top powers in the apocalypse, a Dual-Ability Fourth Rank. He feared nothing wherever he went.
The first floor of the shopping center had a supermarket and restaurants, while the second floor had stores for women’s clothing and cosmetics. The third floor had various dining options and clothing stores, while the fourth and fifth floors housed electronics and media-related shops.
Bai Qingqing glanced at the layout map of the shopping center and eagerly prepared for a free shopping spree.
Since it was daytime, the shopping center was brightly lit. Some stores were open, while others were tightly closed. Apart from the two of them, there was no sign of anyone else in the mall.
Zombies didn’t like to appear during the day, and even if they did, they lacked motivation and would occasionally be casually dealt with by Fu Chen.
Bai Qingqing thought for a moment and had a sudden idea. “Brother, can your lightning ability charge things?”
Fu Chen looked at her. “What do you want to do?”
“I want to play with a phone.” Bai Qingqing held his arm and acted coquettishly. “Let’s go to the electronics store.”
The journey was too boring, so they needed to find some amusement. There was a lack of network signal outside the safe zone in the apocalypse, but as long as a phone had power, she could play games that didn’t require an internet connection.
Fu Chen took her to a branded electronics store. The power system in Hua City hadn’t been completely destroyed yet, so he turned on the lights before entering to take a look.
Bai Qingqing followed behind him, scanning the glass display cases with her eyes. She had her eyes on a rose gold phone, which she took out and stored in her space. Then she looked at the other phones; these machines’ systems should be temporarily intact.
She also collected a bunch of other electrical appliances and stored them in her space. She had previously collected some batteries in Jiang City, but they were quickly used up.
To save power in the car for as long as possible, Bai Qingqing thought about searching for more batteries, so she could frequently use electrical appliances in the future.
After Bai Qingqing finished collecting the phones, Fu Chen took her to the supermarket to search for supplies. They collected most of the usable items before leaving the supermarket.
The two of them planned to stay in the mall for a while and continue searching for supplies. Bai Qingqing pulled a shopping cart in the supermarket and then sat inside it. She looked at Fu Chen and said, “Brother, push me.”
Fu Chen: “…”
Bai Qingqing had wanted to play like this for a long time, but she was embarrassed to do so before due to concerns about appearances and being stared at by people.
Now there were only her and Fu Chen in the mall, and she didn’t feel ashamed no matter how she played. She was determined to experience the joy of sitting in the cart and commanding someone to buy things everywhere.
Fu Chen didn’t move.
Bai Qingqing looked back and urged, “Brother, pretty please, push me for a bit.”
Fu Chen silently walked over and grabbed the cart, pushing it forward. Bai Qingqing was very excited and pointed to a store, saying, “Let’s go over there.”
Bai Qingqing was dissatisfied with Fu Chen’s slow and unhurried pushing. It wasn’t stimulating at all, so she couldn’t help but say, “Brother, push faster.”
Fu Chen quickened his pace, pushing her forward swiftly. They stopped in the jewelry area, and Bai Qingqing stared at a pink diamond ring in the glass display case.
“Do you want it?” Fu Chen took it out and handed it to her.
Bai Qingqing reached out and took the ring, putting it on her finger. The pink diamond emitted a brilliant light, making her slender fingers look even more beautiful.
Fu Chen glanced at it a few more times.
After spending several hours shopping, the two of them finally finished searching the shopping center and returned to the hotel.
Shen Mingxuan and Xiao Yang also completed their tasks and handed over the crystals to Liang Zhiyu for processing. They went back to their respective rooms.
Bai Qingqing had just intended to be a caring and gentle confidante to comfort Xiao Yang, but Cheng Rui came out of his room and looked at her. “Bai Qingqing, come help me change my bandages.”
If he hadn’t come out, Bai Qingqing would have almost forgotten that she hadn’t changed his bandages yet.
Bai Qingqing quickly got up and went over, grabbing his arm. “Liang Zhiyu said for you not to walk around. Come over and sit down.”
Fu Chen stared at her holding Cheng Rui’s hand.
Just half an hour ago, she was holding his hand, acting spoiled and making him push her around. But now, she was serving Cheng Rui like a little wife.
He, as her brother, felt like he was just a discarded object, thrown away casually.
Bai Qingqing helped Cheng Rui sit down and took out the medical kit from her space, placing it on the table. As she unwrapped the gauze, she asked, “Why didn’t you let Liang Zhiyu or Bai Tiantian change your bandages?”
Cheng Rui remained silent. Liang Zhiyu had asked him if he wanted his bandages changed, but he said he would wait for Bai Qingqing to come back.
Liang Zhiyu narrowed her fox-like eyes, seemingly seeing through something, and she smiled faintly, not bothering him further.
Cheng Rui was the type of person who was steadfast once he made up his mind, and he was proactive. Even if Xiao Yang showed an interest in Bai Qingqing, she hadn’t agreed to anything.
Male creatures were naturally inclined to compete for a mate, and he had the right and qualifications to win her favor.
Bai Qingqing didn’t know about Cheng Rui’s complicated thoughts. She diligently brushed up on her favorability by gently applying the medicine, and when she saw the slight furrow on his brow, she immediately asked, “Did I hurt you?”
Cheng Rui pursed his lips and said, “It doesn’t hurt.”
Bai Qingqing held the cotton swab and said, “I’ll be more gentle.”
Fu Chen, with a dark expression on his face, kept his gaze fixed on Bai Qingqing. He realized that his little sister had inadvertently attracted another person.
As two men, he couldn’t see anything strange in Cheng Rui’s gaze, but it was clearly the look of a man interested in his prey.
“Qingqing,” he called out in a deep voice.
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