I transformed into a cute girl and lived a carefree life in the apocalypse.

"Ah."

"Sister, sister, sir—"

.......

Time passed silently, and the year 2032 arrived.

As the new year began, Yan Ziming's family held a grand celebration as usual. Over the past few months, the shadow of the insect beasts had largely dissipated with Ina's assistance. The queen insect could no longer be found in China, and more than half of the insect beast nests had disappeared under China's swift and decisive crackdown. The remaining nests were in some remote areas and did not pose a significant threat for the time being.

However, they still haven't found any information about the Gu King.

They had no way of knowing whether the Gu King was staying in Asia or had already gone to Europe. Although they had notified the EU, their actions were all bark and no bite, and the reliability of their findings remained to be seen.

Finally, as the Spring Festival approached, the insect beast made a big move.

Endless and boundless, the insects and beasts beneath the satellite are like waves traversing the land, their shadows covering the entire country of China, the entire country of Russia, and even the entire Asia.

1. Birthday

December 23 2025

The clock had only struck 5:30 when several furtive figures gathered in front of Yan Ziming's door.

"Shhh-keep it down."

"Master sister, you're the one who's being too loud!"

"Meow~"

"Sister Qianxue, is everything prepared?"

"Ora ora~"

Early in the morning, Mu Mu, Ye Qianxue, Xiao Ze, and Mo Xin lay in ambush in front of Yan Ziming's door like thieves, seemingly preparing some surprise for her.

Today is January 0123rd, which is Yan Ziming's birthday. This is the first time in more than six years since Yan Ziming returned from Dacheng in Tibet that she has officially celebrated her birthday.

Last year, Yan Ziming had to observe three months of mourning due to Yan Shan's situation, so she resolutely canceled her birthday celebration. Therefore, Ye Qianxue and the others had been preparing for her birthday celebration for several years.

The living room was already decorated with colorful ribbons, and there were top-notch dishes prepared by the best chefs they had hired from the most luxurious hotels. All kinds of champagne and fine wines were ready, and six years' worth of birthday gifts had been piled up. The regret of not being able to celebrate her birthday for six years had been transformed into blessings. All of these were to be presented to Yan Ziming today.

But there's more than one main character today. In this room, there's someone whose birthday is the same as Yan Ziming's.

That person was—Liu Mengxian!

She and Yan Ziming were the only ones absent. As a member of this family, Ye Qianxue and the others naturally prepared a big surprise for Liu Mengxian.

I had never heard of Xian'er's birthday before. I only found out when Ye Qianxue asked casually.

Because this was the first time celebrating Liu Mengxian's birthday, the number of gifts prepared for her was the same as that for Yan Ziming.

Slowly, the clock struck 9:30.

"Huh? That's strange, why isn't Big Sister awake yet?"

"That shouldn't be the case. According to Xiao Momo's biological clock, she should have gotten up at 7:30 and been wearing a bodysuit to make breakfast for us by now!"

"Ah~"

How much did you drink last night?

"Shut up, everyone!"

Mu Mu gave a low shout, and everyone fell silent, fearing that they would be captured and disciplined by this perverted sadist.

After thinking about it carefully, Mu Mu discovered something very strange.

It's one thing for Yan Ziming to wake up late, that's not uncommon for him, but Liu Mengxian is also an early riser, so why hasn't she made a move yet?

Well, there is only one truth!

Having thought of this, the answer was obvious, and Xiaoze and Moxin's expressions became very unnatural.

Ye Qianxue answered quickly, "They all overslept!"

"You're so stupid! You're the kind of person who's always so clueless!"

Mu Mu, exasperated, flicked Ye Qianxue's forehead before preparing to force her way in.

Drip drip ...

The alarm clock inside made her stop what she was doing. Mu Mu made a shushing gesture to them, "Get up, and be careful not to talk!"

"Well..."

Yan Ziming woke up from the warm bed. The thin quilt slipped off her body, revealing a snow-white expanse and the water stains left on the bed, a testament to her madness the night before.

"Xian'er..."

She turned over and saw Liu Mengxian already dressed and sitting on the rattan chair by the bed, holding a book in her hand. Her long, bare legs, crossed, were creating an impeccable, perfect curve, and even the slightest sway of her delicate white feet was tempting everyone's most primal desires.

This immediately woke Yan Ziming up, and he swallowed hard.

Liu Mengxian closed the book, a faint smile playing in her clear, bright eyes. "Sir, why don't you go wash up?"

"..."

Yan Ziming scratched his face, looked at the water stains left on the bed, his face slightly red, covered them with the blanket, and then went into the bathroom.

By the way... Xian'er, you're holding your book upside down?

Hehe~ Xian'er, you just woke up not long ago, right? Don't be shy! My arms are always open for you! Come on, do whatever you want!

Yan Ziming certainly didn't say that. She still had some sense of shame. She had had enough of the revelry last night, and today was a new morning. She still had to make breakfast.

She went into the bathroom to wash away the ambiguous atmosphere of last night, and put on her usual outfit, only to find Liu Mengxian already waiting at the bathroom door.

"Let's go."

"Uh? Where to?"

Yan Ziming was a little confused, but Liu Mengxian took her arm and led her toward the door.

Squeak...

boom! Bang bang! boom!

Fireworks exploded, and the falling colorful ribbons ignited the atmosphere, followed by blessings from Ye Qianxue and the others.

"Happy birthday, Xiao Momo and Xian'er!"

Happy birthday, Master!

"Happy birthday!"

"Tch, so they ended up sleeping in the same bed..."

I never expected you to be such a fairy!

Only Ye Qianxue stood out from the crowd, envying Liu Mengxian who was holding hands with Yan Ziming. After being tapped on the head by Mu Mu, she also offered her blessings.

"Oh! Today is my birthday..." Yan Ziming suddenly realized.

To be honest, Yan Ziming had almost forgotten about her birthday after not celebrating it for several years. If it weren't for Ye Qianxue and the others rushing to celebrate, her birthday might have just passed by like any other day.

"Give me some response!"

Mu Mu raised his hand and waved it in front of her.

Yan Ziming snapped out of her reverie, a little embarrassed. "Oh...oh! Oh dear...I almost forgot it's my birthday today. Speaking of which...uh? Xian'er is also on the same day?"

"Hey, you don't know?"

"I've never heard Xian'er mention that before..."

No wonder, no wonder Xian'er came to find her last night. This is really rare. So that's why!

Hmm... Fairy, you're a secretive flirt too.

Ye Qianxue put birthday hats on Yan Ziming and Liu Mengxian, saying, "There are too many gifts, they're all on the table in the living room."

Upon hearing this, Yan Ziming walked out of the living room and saw the mountain of birthday gifts and the luxurious food and drinks. He felt a little ashamed, but even more so, he was moved.

These things are obviously not something that can be prepared overnight, indicating that they have been in preparation for quite some time, all for today.

Thinking of this, Yan Ziming's eyes and brows couldn't hide his smile. "How much have you guys prepared...?"

"Six years' worth, it's all here." Ye Qianxue happily pushed her share forward a bit. "These are all gifts from Qianxue. These are for my older sister, and these are for Xian'er."

Liu Mengxian's delicate eyebrows arched, her expression a half-smile, "You didn't put something strange in there, did you?"

"How could that be! Xian'er, you're overthinking it!"

Even so, Ye Qianxue looked away. Yan Ziming thought to himself, "This guy isn't going to come up with some kind of 'one-day usage voucher for his sister' as a return gift, is he?"

Given her sister's masochistic tendencies, it's quite possible.

"Ahem, these are my gifts, you two birthday celebrant, please accept them."

"This belongs to Mo Xin!"

"This is mine~~"

"Qiang Qiang Qiang Qiang——"

Ye Qianxue pushed a cake cart out of her room. It was seven stories high, almost reaching the ceiling, and covered with candles. It was very generous in size.