Rebirth in the Apocalypse: My Ex-Girlfriend's Guide to Winning Me Over

When Zuo You woke up, Lin Ling was no longer beside her.

She pouted, slightly annoyed that Lin Ling had sneaked out of bed, preventing her from seeing the little cutie when she opened her eyes.

She rolled over and lay lazily on the bed, not wanting to get up.

Zuo You found herself becoming a bit pretentious since she got teammates.

She occasionally wants to act cute and be pampered, an emotion she hasn't felt in a long time.

I haven't felt this way since my grandmother passed away.

The role her maternal grandfather played in her life was that of a serious and unsmiling elder. Zuo You respected her grandfather, but she was not affectionate towards him.

Therefore, she was very independent from a young age, or rather, she was aloof, selfish, indifferent, and capricious.

Having experienced the apocalypse, his personality has become even colder.

Unexpectedly, after meeting Lin Ling... things changed. This person who kept calling her "sister"...

Okay, Lin Ling hasn't been calling her "sister" lately either.

Zuo You tried to correct Lin Ling's way of addressing her, but ultimately failed.

Well, considering she's taken better care of me, I'll let her be.

From the time they met until now, it seems that Zuo You takes good care of Lin Ling, but in reality, Lin Ling takes care of Zuo You more often.

For example, when they were at Xizi Bay, Zuo You only issued a few domineering orders and then didn't manage anything else; it was all Lin Ling who was in charge.

For example, Lin Ling is also in charge of the household logistics.

Lin Ling, a combat-oriented talent, was transformed by Zuo You into an administrative and logistical talent, while also having to be combat-ready.

As for An Yingying, because of her post-apocalyptic experiences, her personality is more like Zuo You's.

So, they were a small team of three people and one dog.

Lin Ling gave the most.

After thinking about it, Zuo You felt uneasy and a little sorry for Lin Ling.

So, after Zuo You got up and washed up, she carried the biggest durian in the room downstairs.

Lin Ling was teaching An Yingying how to cook noodles in the living room.

Since the weather was cold and gas was expensive, she simply used a multi-functional outdoor cooking stove, which could not only cook, barbecue, and brew tea, but also keep warm.

"Youyou, we have a lot of smokeless charcoal at home, but not much firewood. Go out and chop some trees when you have time." Lin Ling assigned a task to Zuo You as soon as she came downstairs.

Zuo You glanced at the small mountain of charcoal piled up in her space, then at the dozens of kilograms of unused charcoal in the corner of the living room, somewhat puzzled. "We don't lack charcoal at home, why are we burning firewood?"

Lin Ling teased, "You can't just sit at home and live off your savings!"

This was what Zuo You said to Lin Ling every day during the hottest time of the year, urging her to go out and collect crystal cores.

"It's freezing cold now," Lin Ling said back to Zuo You.

Zuo You nodded seriously, indicating her agreement, and secretly pondered when she could find some time to go to the forest behind the house and cut down a few branches to make do.

Zuo You handed the large durian in her hand to Lin Ling, wanting to say a few words of thanks, but no matter how she opened and closed her mouth, she couldn't express herself.

She was incredibly awkward; it seemed like she was born without the ability to express her emotions.

"What's wrong?" Lin Ling asked with a smile when she saw that Lin Ling looked like she wanted to say something but hesitated. "If you don't want to cut down the tree, then don't. I was just kidding."

Zuo You didn't say anything upon hearing this, but simply handed the durian in her hand to Lin Ling again.

Lin Ling carefully took the durian, her eyes asking, "What's wrong? Are you unhappy? Still sleepy? Hungry? On your period?"

Zuo You seemed conflicted, unsure of what had happened. Lin Ling noticed this and couldn't help but wonder, "Could it be that he wants to separate from me? Absolutely not!"

After a brief pause, Lin Ling served her a bowl of scallion oil noodles, remaining silent as well. What was there to say? Separation was out of the question! She was clinging on!

Seeing that the atmosphere was a bit strange, An Yingying took a large bowl of noodles and the dog to the basement.

An Yingying: I'm outta here. This lesbian scene is not suitable for a little kid like her.

Dog: This quiet environment is perfect for her to study. Why did An Yingying take me to the basement?

Zuo You breathed a sigh of relief when An Yingying left. It was better not to have any outsiders present in such an awkward situation.

She spent a long time rehearsing her lines in her mind, and finally her ears burned, and her voice inexplicably became sweet and charming.

"Xiaoling, well, you've been working hard lately, have some durian to nourish yourself, and if that's not enough, I have more!"

"Huh???" Lin Ling was completely bewildered, pondering the meaning behind Zuo You's words repeatedly. After a long while, she guessed that the words probably meant exactly what they said!

My goodness, this idiot didn't say anything for so long, making her worry for nothing. Turns out, he was just feeling sorry for himself.

Lin Ling looked up and met Zuo You's star-like eyes, which were warm and not at all cold.

The two stared at each other in silence for a long time before Zuo You looked away and calmly sat down at the table to eat noodles.

"Let's eat, the noodles are all soggy." Zuo You lowered her eyes, trying to make conversation.

"Okay, I'll roast durian for you in a bit." Lin Ling glanced at her earlobes, which were so red they looked like they could bleed, and couldn't help but feel overjoyed.

Youyou usually seems arrogant and aloof, but it turns out she's all show and no substance!

After finishing her meal, Lin Ling happily roasted durian while Zuo You cleared the snow from the roof and yard.

An Yingying was forging weapons for her old teammates in the basement, while Gouzi was learning to write using a tablet.

None of the three expected that Erdan would be so enthusiastic about studying; she would neglect her meals and sleep for it.

Every day, besides eating, sleeping, absorbing crystal nuclei, I spend my time learning to write.

Even An Yingying, a top student, felt ashamed of her own lack of enthusiasm for learning.

Influenced by the competitive environment, An Yingying and Lin Ling worked hard to hone their superpowers. In their spare time, one of them forged weapons and the other prepared food supplies, and they also became caught up in the competition.

This makes Zuo You seem particularly unambitious; she usually goes out to collect crystal cores every three or four days.

The two people and the dog looked at her with a strange expression, as if they were disappointed in her.

Zuo You felt that his position as the leader was about to be threatened, so he reluctantly started going to the base every two days to collect crystal cores.

Zuo You finally found out.

Why is it that every time Lin Ling runs out to collect a hundred or so crystal cores during extremely hot weather, she always comes back?

Because I have family to worry about.

Pshaw, it's because I'm lazy.

Because she has to support her family, Zuo You goes out to collect crystal cores every two days.

Accompanying her on her outings to collect crystal cores was Jian Hong, that treacherous fellow who would always suddenly appear outside the base.

Zuo You complained about him several times and didn't want to go out with him.

Jian Hong, thick-skinned as ever, insisted on going along. He felt that following Zuo You would reduce the risk factor, and that going out alone in the snow and ice, often without seeing a single survivor all day, was too unbearable to bear.

After several conversations, Zuo You stopped refusing to let him follow her, and stopped actively asking him to go out. She left it to fate; if they bumped into each other at the base entrance, she would team up with him to go out, and if they didn't, she would go out on her own.