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

"Hiss! You actually hit me!" It seems that bringing up old grievances has nothing to do with age.

Zuo You stood there, taking more than an hour to process what Shuang Ji had said earlier.

When Jian Hong flashed out of the space, he was sitting at the dining table eating breakfast.

"Your spatial abilities are too overpowered! With that ability to disappear into thin air, who can possibly defeat you!"

Zuo You sat down opposite him and ladled herself a bowl of porridge. "I just want to make sure no one can mess with me. Where's Lingling?"

"You're in the basement with the workers. Tell me your thoughts. Do you want to go to the city lord's mansion?"

"Are there any easy, high-paying retirement jobs? Preferably ones with impressive titles that don't require any work," Zuo You asked after careful consideration.

"You can talk to the city lord then. Let me tell you, don't be stupid enough to get fooled. Show your shrewd businessman nature. You'll end up like this..."

Jian Hong quietly explained some intricacies to Zuo You...

After the meal, Jian Hong took Zuo You and teleported to the city lord's mansion three times.

The city lord's mansion is somewhat similar to SZ F before the apocalypse, consisting of more than ten office buildings, the tallest of which is five stories and the shortest is three stories. The architectural style is quite ancient, and it is immediately apparent that it is the work of earth-type ability users after the apocalypse.

After completing his mission, Jian Hong teleported away from the city lord's office.

Zuo You followed Qin Mi into the office, which was decorated in the style of old cadres, with solid wood desks and chairs, bookshelves, a tea table, and a set of genuine leather sofas.

Tang Jingshan and Zuo You sat opposite each other at the tea table.

Tang Jingshan poured Zuo You a cup of tea, then looked at her and said with a warm smile, "Captain Zuo, have you decided how you want to exchange for your military rank?"

“Lord Tang, since you are all going to become independent, military ranks are not very valuable.”

The current military ranks are actually issued by the base's high command. In order to attract more superhumans to join the City Lord's Mansion, superhumans are all at least captains, and military ranks are becoming commonplace.

In her past life, Zuo You was rather naive and didn't understand these intricacies; Jian Hong had just told her all of this, subtly and overtly guiding her to maximize her own interests.

"A nominal deputy city lord, leading the Azure Dragon Squad, responsible for dealing with high-level mutated beasts and zombies, are you interested?" Tang Jingshan was not surprised that Zuo You would bargain, and he smiled and directly offered the invitation to the city lord's mansion.

Zuo You was shocked. She didn't expect Tang Jingshan to give her the position of deputy city lord, let alone let her lead the Azure Dragon team.

"Where's Tang Haoran? Isn't he the captain of the Azure Dragons?"

"Haoran is going to take over as the young master. His main job will be to stay at the base and manage internal affairs. Now it's your time to shine, young people. All I can do is help you get rid of some unnecessary troubles. Only in this way can you focus on eliminating more enemies without any distractions."

Tang Jingshan managed a forced smile, but the worry between his brows was hard to conceal.

Zuo You couldn't understand Tang Jingshan's actions at all. He hadn't even declared independence yet, and he was already thinking about cultivating a successor?

After thinking for a moment, she said, "I'll go back and think about it."

She truly didn't expect that a job with little work, high pay, and a prestigious title would fall into her lap.

I need to ask my wife about this when I get home; she's starting to regret not bringing Lin Ling with me when we went out.

Tang Jingshan poured tea for himself and Zuo You, and said half-jokingly, "Captain Zuo looks a lot like an old friend of mine, and that old friend also has the surname Zuo."

"Oh, your old friend must have been very beautiful." Zuo You picked up her teacup and took a sip.

The rich aroma of Pu'er tea fills the mouth, and its sweet aftertaste lingers as it slides down the throat—a truly fine tea.

When Tang Jingshan heard Zuo You's words, he was initially delighted, thinking that Zuo You knew who he was talking about. Then he realized that this little girl was subtly praising his good looks.

Tang Jingshan was both amused and exasperated, but also became even more curious about her.

"Does Captain Zuo know Zuo Qing?"

Zuo You paused, holding her cup, and openly squinted at the man opposite her.

"You...know my mother?"

Tang Jingshan jumped up as if a spring had been released from his grasp, and the teacup in his hand crashed to the ground and shattered.

He tried his best to suppress his excitement and asked, his breathing a little rapid, "What month were you born?"

Zuo You stared blankly at Tang Jingshan's reaction. Perhaps it was a subjective feeling, but she always thought the two looked somewhat alike.

Zuo You felt a tightness in her chest, her mind racing with a thousand thoughts.

After a long while, she looked away, turned and left the office without saying a word, her figure appearing somewhat hurried and flustered.

Tang Jingshan watched Zuo You's figure disappear without stopping her. He lit a cigarette and took a deep drag.

......

Zuo You wandered aimlessly around the base. After some time, her communication wristwatch vibrated; it was Lin Ling urging her to eat.

She then realized that it was already dark and there had been no hail today.

When I returned home, the new house was already renovated, and the style was similar to the small house at the N City base.

"How does it feel?" Lin Ling asked expectantly as she showed Zuo You around the villa.

"Yes, I like it very much." Zuo You sat on the new sofa in the bedroom, her cold face revealing no emotion.

Who is Ke Linling? It was immediately obvious that Zuo You's "hmm" sounded off and very perfunctory.

Turning Zuo You's face around, the two locked eyes. "What happened? Tell me the truth, or you'll face the family rules."

Zuo You removed the little cutie's hand and put it into her coat pocket. After thinking for a while, she didn't know how to put her words into words, "Well, well, today was a bit exciting..."

Zuo You didn't tell Lin Ling everything at once, but only the information she got from Shuang Ji.

Lin Ling was slightly surprised after hearing this. "Don't overthink it. We have to take things one step at a time. Let's do what we can and then see what the new world is like."

Lin Ling has a very strong ability to adapt, just as she quickly adapted to the apocalypse before, she accepted Zuo You's talk of the universe restart and the new world.

After a pause, Zuo You continued by talking about Tang Jingshan's invitation for her to become the deputy city lord and take over the Azure Dragon team.

The two had actually discussed on the way whether or not to join the city lord's mansion.

If it weren't for the messy internal strife, Zuo You and Lin Ling would have been willing to join.

In the early days of the apocalypse, they were not good at protecting themselves and had no background. They were unwilling to come into contact with so-called important people, since no one knew whether they were human or ghosts.

When her abilities are unparalleled, and she can protect herself, her lover, and her family, she herself becomes a great person.

At this point, they naturally no longer had any fear of those important figures from the past.

At different stages, do what is appropriate for that stage.

Their current abilities allow them to do things for the base, and even for the Dragon Kingdom.

Whether you say it's for their own benefit or that they're saints trying to save the world, it doesn't matter.

Anyway, money can't buy my willingness.

Lin Ling and Zuo You have always influenced each other.

Zuo You taught Lin Ling how to make her life better in the apocalypse.

Lin Ling's compassionate heart also influenced Zuo You.

Their values ​​are undoubtedly aligned.

However, there are still some differences between the two in terms of personality and intelligence.

Zuo You didn't understand why Tang Jingshan had given her the position of deputy city lord, but Lin Ling saw it at a glance.

"Perhaps someone had ulterior motives that he discovered, or perhaps for some reason, he didn't eliminate all the Z enemies, and he needs your seventh-tier deterrent. By the way, they don't know you've broken through to the eighth tier, do they?"