Reborn in the Apocalypse: A Commoner's Survival Log

Satisfied as he watched the equipment being moved away, Gu Tianqi remembered the talent he needed and turned to ask, "By the way, what about the talent I asked you to recruit? Didn't you recruit a single one?!"

Yan Fei gestured towards the group behind him with his lip: "Look, aren't these all of them? We've recruited over a dozen research talents for you. Here's the list and their basic information."

After saying that, he took out a stack of forms and handed them to Gu Tianqi, along with the job posting.

"By the way, this is the treatment we agreed to for them. You must strictly abide by it, or don't blame us if they run away. Uh, now that we've handed the person over to you, make sure they're settled in properly. If there's nothing else, we'll be leaving!"

Without waiting for Gu Tianqi's reaction, Yan Fei pulled Lu Xingye and the others into the car and sped away.

Seeing this, Zhou Yang, Shen Zechuan, and Gu Tianqi said goodbye and quickly took Yu Jing and the others and fled.

Gu Tianqi was left standing there, completely bewildered, assuming they were just too tired, until he opened the job posting and glanced at its contents.

Gu Tianqi: !!!

This is some kind of king-level treatment!

Let alone the two academicians in the research institute, he himself doesn't even have this kind of treatment! He still doesn't receive a salary or holiday gifts, and he only has a few hundred points in his points card. He eats whatever his bodyguard gives him for every meal!

Well, this is like bringing a bunch of ancestors to worship for him!

But my nephew and his family had already made their promises and taken the person in, so what could I do but accept it?

Fortunately, the promises were mostly for more points, with less material assistance, and housing was easy to find.

But this means that the people in our own research institute will also have to be promoted to the same level, and the two academicians will have to be treated even better...

Sigh... It seems I need to find them more work to do in the future. I'll just let them settle down in the research institute. Otherwise, what if they run away and other people find out?!

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The group returned to the apartment building one after the other, and only went up together after Zhou Yang parked the car.

Because the elevator had already been powered on, everyone had to climb the stairs.

The people with superpowers were fine, and Zhou Yang, being used to climbing and having improved his physique considerably, didn't feel anything.

But Yu Jing and Chai Jin were in a much worse situation. After climbing 18 floors, their legs were so weak that they almost couldn't get up.

In the end, Xu Zhiyi and Chai Jin carried it in through the door.

Although Uncle Li is just an ordinary person, he served in the army when he was young and has kept up with his exercise over the years. So even though he was a little out of breath after climbing the stairs, he was fine after resting for a while.

Although there was nothing in the rooms on both sides, they hadn't been lived in for many days, so there was still a lot of dust inside.

But because it was so late, past midnight, everyone just did some watering and sweeping, and planned to clean up the rest the next day.

After Zhou Yang put beds in each room, everyone planned to wash up and go to sleep.

Yan Fei and Lu Xingye shared a room, Lu Yanwen and Uncle Li shared a room, Chai Jin and his wife shared a room, and the two Chai brothers temporarily slept in Gu Yaoyao's small room.

The rest of the people slept at Zhou Yang's house across the street.

Yu Jing and Xu Qingtang slept in the second bedroom, Xu Zhiyi and He Shanshan slept in the guest room, and Zhou Yang and Shen Zechuan still slept in the master bedroom.

Of course, this is only a temporary arrangement; it can't continue like this, it's too crowded.

The group planned to go to the service center tomorrow and buy the entire floor upstairs as well, which would be much more convenient.

After taking a shower back in the room, Shen Zechuan couldn't wait to pull Zhou Yang into the space.

Upon entering, you'll find yourself in the master bedroom of the small building. Just as I was about to pull someone towards the bed, Zhou Yang stopped me.

"Wait a minute, let me take you to meet my parents first..."

Shen Zechuan was completely bewildered upon hearing this: "???"

"Didn't you say your parents had passed away? How come they're in this space? Could it be that their ghosts are here...?"

Thinking of this, Shen Zechuan couldn't help but shudder.

As an atheist, he should have firmly believed that there were no ghosts or gods, but since something as fantastical as a personal space has emerged, then ghosts and such don't seem impossible...

Zhou Yang could tell from Shen Zechuan's ever-changing expression that he had misunderstood, so she suppressed a laugh and tried to scare him: "Well, my parents have been in the space. I told them around the time of Qingming Festival in early April that I would bring you to meet them if I had the chance. It's just that there hasn't been a suitable opportunity before, so I'm taking you to meet them today."

Upon hearing this, Shen Zechuan's face stiffened: "Ah, where are they? Are there any taboos? Should I get ready quickly? Also, is it inappropriate for me to wear pajamas? Should I change into something more formal?"

She then went to the closet to find clothes to change into.

Since binding his space and merging with Zhou Yang's space, Shen Zechuan has also hung his clothes in the wardrobe in the master bedroom of the small building, so there are his clothes here as well.

Seeing that Shen Zechuan was really going to change his clothes, Zhou Yang quickly stopped him.

"Sigh, no need to change, they can't see what you're wearing anyway."

"Oh, isn't it to meet my parents?"

"Yes, it's about meeting Mom and Dad. Just look at their memorial tablets."

Shen Zechuan: ...

"Fine, you're deliberately messing with me, aren't you?"

Shen Zechuan finally realized that he had been overthinking things and that Zhou Yang was just teasing him. So he threw off his clothes, grabbed Zhou Yang, and started tickling her all over.

"Hahaha... Stop tickling! It's so itchy! Hahaha... I'm sorry, I'm sorry! I won't do it again! Hahaha..."

Shen Zechuan only stopped when Zhou Yang begged for mercy, and then hugged him in his arms: "Hmph, if you dare to tease me again next time, I'll scratch you again!"

"Who knew you'd even think of ghosts..." Zhou Yang stuck out his tongue.

After the laughter and commotion subsided, Shen Zechuan changed his clothes. Although he was only going to offer incense at the memorial tablet, he still didn't want to go in his pajamas.

Then Shen Zechuan took Zhou Yang's hand and followed him to a small room on the first floor facing north.

Upon entering, you'll see an altar with two urns placed side by side on it. In front of them is a handwritten memorial tablet with a photo of the two of them together, their eyes gentle and their arms around each other, clearly a loving couple.

"Our parents are really good-looking, and their relationship must be very good."

"You can tell that? But my parents do have a very good relationship. When I was little, I always felt like I was an extra."

Zhou Yang smiled, took a few incense sticks from the side, lit them with a lighter, and then gave half of them to Shen Zechuan.

Shen Zechuan took the incense stick: "How could you be superfluous? They just keep their love for you in their hearts."

“Yes, I understood that when I grew up.” Zhou Yang nodded, then bowed deeply to the memorial tablet with the incense sticks before inserting them into the small incense burner in front of him. “Dad, Mom, this is my boyfriend. I brought him here today to introduce him to you.”

Shen Zechuan bowed deeply, and then, after Zhou Yang, he also placed the incense sticks into the incense burner.

"Dad, Mom, nice to meet you both. I hope you're well. My name is Shen Zechuan, I'm 25 years old. Before the apocalypse, I was a successful small business owner. I don't smoke or drink, and I have no bad habits. I'm currently a Level 4 ability user, but I'll be able to level up to Level 5 soon. I promise to protect Yangyang and treat her well from now on, so please don't worry!"

After speaking, Shen Zechuan bowed deeply to the memorial tablets of Zhou Yang's parents.

Back in the master bedroom, the two lay on the bed in each other's arms. Shen Zechuan whispered in Zhou Yang's ear, their fingers intertwined.

"It began with our first meeting and will end in this lifetime. From now on, there is no 'you' or 'me,' only 'us.'"

Upon hearing this, Zhou Yang also gripped Shen Zechuan's hand tightly.

This night, though not filled with the surging waves, was hotter and more passionate than any of my previous passionate nights.