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

If it weren't for Zuo You and Gouzi's sharp eyes watching Lin Ling every time she went out, she would have suspected that she had been cheated on.

Lin Ling and Jian Hong became increasingly familiar with each other, while Zuo You grew increasingly displeased with Jian Hong.

As time goes by, more and more awakened individuals and ordinary people adapt to the extreme cold, and more people are able to leave their homes and go to more distant places to find supplies.

Tang Haoran's team was also unbanned, which allowed them to bring Jian Hong back into the team.

Time passed by unnoticed and it was already December. The extreme cold weather had lasted for nearly eight months.

After a period of reorganization, and with communication maintained with the eastern region and information exchanged between the two sides, the base's leadership has become more adept at dealing with the current extreme cold.

An Yingying had broken through to the fifth rank half a month ago, all thanks to the crystal core purified by Zuo You.

However, An Yingying had significantly more impurities in her body than Lin Ling and the others. She had to drink six bottles of well water before the black sludge inside her body stopped flowing out.

Just as Zuo You had guessed, after repeated experiments, the crystal nucleus was purified in the well water for 6 hours, and the impurities in the crystal nucleus were completely removed.

An Yingying absorbed the purification crystal core, increasing her advancement speed by one-third. At the same time, on Zuo You's advice, she changed her weapons to bows and crossbows, becoming the team's ranged damage dealer.

Zuo You has already broken through to the seventh rank. There's no way around it, her buffs are stacked too many. Originally, absorbing crystal cores in the space would double her advancement speed, which is already somewhat unbelievable.

But then she discovered a new use for the well water, and the buffs kept piling up. She broke through half a month ago, and Lin Ling and Erdan followed closely behind, breaking through to the sixth rank last week.

The small team was far ahead of ordinary awakened individuals. Even Tang Haoran and Jian Hong, who had also been cleansed by the strange light, were only at the fifth level now, about as fast as An Yingying.

Unfortunately, because her breakthrough was too rapid, what was holding her back was the crystal core.

Zuo You can only absorb crystal cores of the sixth rank and above, and the amount she needs to absorb every day is enormous.

However, sixth-order crystal cores are hard to find, and the team is losing money every day.

She thought she could just sit back and wait for Lin Ling to feed her, but she never expected that the little cutie was busy running around all day and couldn't even feed herself.

Because the zombies around the base were cleared out very quickly, they could only walk further and further each time, and they had to rush home after collecting the materials for only a few hours.

Zuo You was heartbroken. After being idle at home for more than half a month, she made a comeback.

"I'll be gone for four or five days, don't worry about me. You can go out if you want, or stay home if you don't want to," Zuo You said gently, patting the green head in her arms.

I dyed my hair green over a week ago, and now the color has faded and looks a bit unsightly. I need to find a chance to dye it again.

Lin Ling hugged Zuo You's waist, tilted her head back, and looked on expectantly. Zuo You smiled and gave her a kiss on the corner of her lips.

"Are you sure you don't want me to come along? Why don't you ever take me with you?" Lin Ling pouted. She even began to doubt her own abilities, wondering if she was seriously holding everyone back.

Zuo You guessed Lin Ling's thoughts and comforted her, "I can act faster on my own, and I can hide in my space if something happens. I feel more at ease if the three of you are together."

"Alright, then be careful and don't be reckless, you hear me?" Lin Ling grabbed Zuo You's ears with both hands, seemingly with force, but it was just a sham.

"Yeah, I heard that."

Having dispelled Lin Ling's self-doubt, Zuo You went directly to two surrounding counties and cities, mainly to collect fifth and sixth-order crystal cores.

The fifth-tier zombies in the county and city were not as concentrated as in N City. Zuo You ran around east and west, and it took a week. Although it was overtime, she still got the expected number of crystal cores.

When Zuo You returned, Lin Ling didn't even glance at her. Zuo You secretly thought something was wrong; her little cutie was angry.

With her head drooping, Zuo You followed her back to her room, while Lin Ling pushed and shoved her to kick her out.

"I don't want you anymore, you untrustworthy girlfriend! I've dumped you!"

"Sigh, I didn't expect the zombies in the county to be so scattered, running further and further away, which wasted time. Lingling, don't be angry, I will definitely pay attention next time! Look at the crystal cores I brought back, you can rest at home for a month." Zuo You was a little amused and wanted to hug Lin Ling, but she pushed her away without any politeness.

Zuo You sighed and racked her brains for an explanation.

She knew she was wrong; going out was not easy, and she had misjudged the speed at which she could collect the crystal cores.

"Zuo You! Why are you always like this? When you go out, you don't want to take me with you. You want me to be your support staff or your babysitter, that's fine! I'm willing to do it!"

But this is the apocalypse, there's no communication equipment, I can't find you! You promised to come back in four or five days, shouldn't you keep your word? You came back two days late, do you know how I spent those two days?

I can't eat or sleep. I want to go find you, but I don't know where you are. You're so engrossed in killing zombies, have you ever thought about the people at home waiting for you? Have you ever thought about how I feel? Have you ever thought about how worried I am about you, how afraid I am that something might have happened to you?

Lin Ling bit her lip, turned her head away and ignored Zuo You, but tears streamed down her face uncontrollably.

Zuo You goes out without a care in the world, doing whatever she wants. She has a plan in mind to collect a certain number of crystal cores, and she will not go home until she has collected that number. This is a problem that needs to be addressed.

When Zuo You saw Lin Ling crying, her heart clenched instantly. "I'm sorry, if you're unhappy, you can hit me, hit me all you want, but don't cry."

Zuo You carefully wiped away her tears, but seeing that she still ignored her, her mind raced and she finally adopted the domineering CEO approach, pinning the cutie against the wall, wrapping one arm around her slender waist, and pinching her chin with the other, gently biting her lips.

Zuo You never expected that Lin Ling would like this style!

She wrapped her arms around Zuo You's neck, and her tongue pried open her delicate white teeth, probing inside with warmth.

Zuo You's eyes widened, realizing she'd been tricked by Lin Ling again; she wanted to be on top today.

Thinking of this, Zuo You picked up the little cutie and carried her into the bathroom in a princess carry.

As soon as they entered the bathroom, Lin Ling became incredibly enthusiastic and immediately took control. Zuo You was a little confused; they had just been arguing, but now the storm had turned into sunshine.

"My little cutie must have missed me so much to be so enthusiastic today," Zuo You thought to herself.

Just as her eyes were glazed over, Lin Ling whispered playfully in her ear, "Do you like it?"

"Mmm, I like it." Zuo You blushed, her voice sounding like a hum from her nose.

"I don't like it, you can play by yourself!"

Zuo You heard Lin Ling's devilish voice, and then the bathroom door slammed shut with a "bang".

Zuo You's mind was buzzing. What was going on? Was this some kind of joke? Where had her sweet, adorable self gone? She'd turned into a little devil in just a few days!

She got out of the bathtub, put on a bathrobe, and tried to turn the doorknob—but it wouldn't open!

Through the frosted glass door, Zuo You could vaguely see a key stuck in the door! This was premeditated!

"My little cutie Lingling, I was wrong. Name your conditions, and I'll agree to anything." Zuo You pressed her face against the door and called out pitifully.