Reborn in the Apocalypse: A Commoner's Survival Log

Having completed its task, Little Yellow happily climbed off the man and onto Zhou Yang's shoulder, nuzzling Zhou Yang's head affectionately.

"Good boy, I'll reward you with a basin of spring water when we get back."

Zhou Yang rubbed Xiao Huang's head, about to feed it a small snack, when Shen Zechuan's figure reappeared beside her.

“Yangyang, I couldn’t find the book you mentioned, but I found a European version of Ten Deadly Sins, which I think fits him quite well.”

Shen Zechuan picked up the book, flipped through it a few times, and when he looked in Shen Weifeng's direction again, he realized something was wrong.

Shen Weifeng stared intently in Zhou Yang's direction, a hint of fear on his face. He hadn't moved an inch since Zhou Yang came out, and Zhou Yang immediately understood. He instantly realized that Zhou Yang's excuse to send him to the space to find the book was just that—an excuse to help him kill Shen Weifeng and spare him the psychological burden and infamy of patricide.

Thinking of this, Shen Zechuan's eyes immediately welled up with tears.

“You don’t need to help me kill him… This is a grudge between him and me…”

Zhou Yang shook his head: "First of all, you are my boyfriend, so your business is my business. Secondly, I didn't kill him; he was clearly bitten to death by Xiao Huang."

"Okay, stop worrying about this. Let the peas burn him, then let's hurry back. I'm so sleepy!"

To prevent Shen Zechuan from continuing to dwell on this issue, Zhou Yang leaned into his arms and said, feigning sleepiness.

Upon hearing this, Shen Zechuan indeed stopped dwelling on the issue and shifted all his attention to Zhou Yang, tightly embracing her body with both hands.

Taking this opportunity, Zhou Yang beckoned to Wandou and pointed to Shen Weifeng's corpse. Wandou immediately understood and set the body on fire, burning it to ashes.

Seeing that the matter was settled, Zhou Yang immediately pulled Shen Zechuan to sit in the Pea Pod.

When the two returned to the base via the same route and then to the Xu family's suite, it was already past 2 a.m.

The two sneaked back to their room like thieves, then hurriedly went back to their space to wash up. After coming out, they hugged each other and fell asleep immediately.

Xu Zhiyi, who had been waiting in the living room for the two to return safely, yawned, turned over, and went to sleep peacefully after they went back to their room.

The next day, news of Shen Weifeng's disappearance spread from the hospital early in the morning.

Although he was already a disabled person, he still held an important position in the military. Therefore, Chief Yan still had the military issue a warning notice and conducted a symbolic search in the base. Only after confirming that he was really not in the base did he put him on the missing person list.

As for where Shen Weifeng went, nobody cared.

After Shen Weifeng disappeared, Chief Yan awarded the villa and all the property inside to Shen Zechuan with a wave of his hand.

Shen Zechuan initially didn't want to move, but Yan Fei said that this way the two families would be close, making it convenient to visit each other, and there was also a landline phone installed there, which would be easier to contact in case of any problems. Shen Zechuan then nodded in agreement and moved in with Zhou Yang, the Xu family, and He Shanshan.

As soon as they went in, they replaced all the old beds, pots and pans with new ones to avoid bad luck.

As for his so-called younger brother, since there was no enmity between them, Shen Zechuan didn't cause him any trouble. He even took pity on him and gave him the empty house that the Xu family had moved out of, as well as the items that the Shen family had replaced.

As long as he doesn't become lazy and gluttonous in the future, he should be able to survive in the base.

Since moving to Area A, the family's safety level has improved, but He Shanshan and Xu Qingtang have to go to work at the hospital, which is now much farther away, so they have to get up more than ten minutes earlier every day.

Yu Jing started to feel uneasy and ordered Xu Zhiyi to pick them up and drop them off at get off work every day.

Xu Zhiyi nodded repeatedly, showing no sign of resistance whatsoever, and even more enthusiasm than the two men who went to work every day.

Xu Qingtang was also anxious about what was happening, and every time her older brother was away, she would subtly probe He Shanshan, making He Shanshan blush every time.

Xu Qingtang was secretly delighted. It seemed that Sister Shanshan did have some feelings for her brother after all. It looked like she was sure to win over this sister-in-law.

But isn't her brother too slow? I'm really worried for him.

So after getting home from work that day, Xu Qingtang snuggled up to Shen Zechuan and Zhou Yang.

"Cousin, Yang-ge, what do you think we should do to pressure my brother to confess his feelings so quickly?!"

"He's been driving you around for three days now, and there's still no news?"

"No, I've already subtly hinted at it to Sister Shanshan several times for him. She's just waiting for him to confess! All he does is happily bring her food and drinks every day. I'm getting so anxious watching him!"

"How about...we shake him a bit?" Zhou Yang thought for a moment and said.

"Why is it shaking like this?" Xu Qingtang immediately looked over, her big eyes full of curiosity.

"Hmm, we'll lie to him and say we've already planned to go back to Baijishan in the next couple of days. If he doesn't confess, Sister Shanshan won't have the right to come with us, so he'll definitely be in a hurry to confess. What do you think?"

“I think it’s a good idea. Let’s do it this way and see if we can force him to confess tonight,” Shen Zechuan said with a teasing smile.

Xu Qingtang also chuckled to herself.

Just then, Yu Jing came over with a plate of watermelon. Seeing everyone laughing, she casually asked, "What's going on? Why are you all so happy?"

Shen Zechuan was about to explain when Zhou Yang said directly, "Oh, we were just discussing what kind of house we should get for you when we get to Baijishan. Aunt, you can think about it too, we're going back soon."

"Oh, we're going to Baiji Mountain so soon? I need to get ready and bring more things. By the way, when are we leaving?" Yu Jing was taken aback and immediately exclaimed.

Upon hearing this, Xu Zhiyi, who was still cutting watermelon with He Shanshan, immediately walked over and asked incredulously, "When did you say you were leaving? How come I didn't know?!"

"Yan Fei called when you went out to pick them up. He said something happened at Baijishan and they have to leave in the next couple of days," Zhou Yang said after thinking for a moment, then looked at Shen Zechuan, "Right, Zechuan?"

Shen Zechuan coughed lightly and nodded, "Yes, that's right. It's quite urgent. Qingtang, why don't you quit your job tomorrow and stay home to help your aunt pack her things?"

Xu Qingtang nodded, lowered her head and remained silent, her shoulders trembling as she looked very sad.

Seeing He Shanshan standing there somewhat dazed, Zhou Yang continued to comfort her:

"Don't worry, Sister Shanshan. Even if we leave, you can still stay here. We've already spoken to Uncle Yan, and he'll have someone take care of you."

Upon hearing this, He Shanshan was stunned for a moment, thinking they were really leaving. After a long while, she nodded with some disappointment.

Seeing this, Xu Zhiyi became anxious: "No, why does Shanshan want to stay? She wants to come with us!"

"Huh? Why does Sister Shanshan want to come with us?" Zhou Yang asked, feigning ignorance. "She has no relatives in Baiji Mountain."

"How can we not have relatives? Aren't we?" Xu Zhiyi became even more anxious.

"Of course we're not. We're not related by blood, and neither of us is her boyfriend. It's not proper, and it's not appropriate!" Zhou Yang blinked her innocent big eyes, still disagreeing.

Seeing this, Xu Zhiyi panicked and blurted out, "It's suitable! Because I'm her boyfriend!"

"Oh~" Shen Zechuan and Zhou Yang gave a strange laugh, then looked at He Shanshan, who was blushing behind them, and teased, "You said you're her boyfriend, so do you think Sister Shanshan will agree to date you?"

Seeing this, if Xu Zhiyi couldn't figure something out, he should go bang his head against a wall. He glared at Shen Zechuan and Zhou Yang, then turned and walked to He Shanshan's side.

"Shanshan... I've liked you for a long time, I... can I be your boyfriend?"

He Shanshan bit her lip and nodded gently.

"yeah!"

Xu Zhiyi, abandoning his composed demeanor, jumped three feet high, then turned and grabbed He Shanshan's hand, refusing to let go, a silly grin on his face, which amused everyone else.

I never expected Xu Zhiyi to be like this after falling in love!

The others shook their heads in disbelief.