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

Her eyes held emotions that others couldn't decipher.

Close the study door.

She opened her palm, and a small fire figure slowly appeared in her hand. Upon closer inspection, it even resembled Lin Ling somewhat.

Suddenly it turned into a short-snouted dog again. Needless to say, this is the ugly-cute Erdan.

The flames flickering in her hands constantly changed shape.

Until her powers were exhausted, she raised her hand, her face pale, to wipe away the sweat, and went into the bathroom.

......

Zuo You sat on the sofa, secretly relieved.

She hadn't decided whether or not to find teammates.

To be honest, having teammates is definitely better than not having teammates.

However, finding a good teammate in the apocalypse is harder than finding a good husband in peacetime.

Those are people you would entrust your back to, even those who would live and die with you.

If you find a terrible teammate who's always sabotaging you, your days are numbered.

In her past life, she had almost 20 teammates in total.

There was only one person she truly felt was reliable.

I don't know if I'll ever have the chance to meet him again in this lifetime.

I had two brief encounters with Lin Ling, and I felt that her personality was alright, but that was all.

Even if she is the TOP2 Cold Flame Demoness, even if she saved me.

Who knows what their true nature is like in private? In the apocalypse, there are many who are beasts in human form.

She possesses three types of supernatural abilities and a somewhat mysterious Frost Sacrifice weapon; she's dazzling.

There's no way around it, that's just how awesome it is.

Niu Biyou said that he had never even heard of dual-elemental ability users in his previous life.

Moreover, the nickname "Black Widow" wasn't given lightly.

She's encountered fantasy and supernatural phenomena, and she believes that such mystical things might actually exist.

My destiny is probably quite strong; I'm destined to be a lone star.

Otherwise, everyone who had contact with her would be dead.

Whether they were family or enemies, not a single one survived.

Looking at Erdan, Zuo You sighed inwardly, wondering if it could escape this calamity.

If all else fails, we'll just let it go.

It's better than being cursed to death by yourself, right?

I took the dog into the guest bathroom, helped it remove its chainmail, and checked for any injuries.

After confirming that everything was intact, I wet the dog's body, applied shampoo, and gave it a quick, haphazard scrub. Pointing to the showerhead, I said:

"I'll take a shower myself. I'll adjust the water temperature myself, hot water to the left, cold water to the right."

Erdan nodded and silently rubbed against the wall.

After enjoying the shower, I turned on the showerhead and adjusted the water temperature to rinse off.

The master is right, self-reliance leads to abundance!

It had never seen such an unreliable pet owner.

Perhaps the owner is treating it like a person?

Zuo You took a relaxing bath and then threw her clothes into the washing machine.

He dried her short fur with a dry towel, looking at the wet dog with a hint of disdain.

Take out the water blower, find a tool to hold the nozzle in place, and point to the switch to teach it how to use it.

"Egg, come here and look carefully. This button is for turning on, and this one is for turning off. These two are for adjusting the temperature. Dry yourself."

Erdan: Maybe I really can be a human being.

The dog, looking somewhat resigned, learned how to use the water dryer and then started doing it himself.

To be honest, it's not very willing to do it itself.

Would a dog not want to be served by its owner?

But its owner seems a bit lazy.

Seeing it obediently blow-drying its own fur, Zuo You sat comfortably on the sofa.

He took out a can of refreshing coolness from his spatial storage, and with a slight movement of his fingertips, the coolness was immediately covered with a thin layer of frost.

I opened it with a "pop" and took a few small sips.

Take out a disposable bowl, pour in about half of it, and give it to the dog to drink in a while.

Lazily propping his head up with his hand, he closed his eyes and pretended to sleep, his consciousness entering his spatial dimension to unpack a package.

Erdan dried its short fur, jumped onto the sofa, lay down on Zuoyou's lap, closed its eyes contentedly, and prepared to take a nap.

The next second it found that a weight belt had been strapped to its back.

He opened his dark pupils, shook his body, resignedly jumped off the sofa, and walked towards the treadmill.

Zuo You carried a weighted pack on her back, and the two of them, one human and one dog, ran on the treadmill.

Thinking about her dog's behavior today, she felt that as its parent, she should give it some loving praise.

So, he gave a perfunctory compliment: "Egg, you were especially great today."

Erdan immediately perked up, leaping into the air with all four paws as if in flight to show off his prowess.

Zuo You suppressed a smile and subtly increased the speed of the treadmill for it.

Not long after, there was a knock on the door.

She turned off the treadmill and said to the dog, "You keep running, I'll go check on it."

Open the door.

Lin Ling smiled sweetly and handed over a walkie-talkie, earphones, and spare batteries.

"Sister, here you go. We can contact each other if needed. I've already set the channel; it's encrypted."

Zuo You reached out and took it, replying, "Okay."

He then raised an eyebrow and glanced casually at the stairwell.

Suddenly, a series of rustling footsteps came from the stairwell, and then the emergency door at the top of the stairs was opened.

About ten people appeared on the 19th floor.

"Ah—it's her, it must be her, the height and build are exactly the same."

A young woman in the crowd saw Zuo You, her face lit up with surprise, and she said with certainty.

She lives on the second floor, and with the light from inside, she can see very clearly.

This amazing guy took care of all the zombies in the park with just a few quick moves downstairs.

Although the person was wearing a mask downstairs.

However, body shape and height don't lie.

The amazing man downstairs and the beautiful woman in front of me had their figures perfectly overlapped.

The young woman glanced at Lin Ling next to Zuo You and shook her head in denial.

It's definitely not this woman; she's a few centimeters shorter than Zuo You.

A commotion erupted instantly, with people shoving and jostling each other as they surged into the narrow stairwell into the corridor, shouting incessantly.

"Young lady, could you help us report this to the police station?"

"Young lady, could you please go to the XX Building to check on my son? He didn't come home last night."

"Miss, I'm out of food at home. Could you go and buy some for me? I'll give you a delivery fee."

"..."

Suddenly, a series of loud banging sounds echoed inside 1902.

The sound grew louder and louder, dust fell from the door frame with a "rustling" sound, and the low growls of zombies came from inside.

The sounds in the crowd abruptly ceased, and everyone's faces were filled with terror. Someone screamed, but was immediately covered in the mouth by the person next to them.

"Hurry up, hurry up—"

"Don't make a sound, it's okay, we're in the room."

A group of people retreated to the 18th-floor stairwell in a disorderly manner, too apprehensive to make a sound.

Building 5 is a two-unit-per-floor apartment building with the stairwell in the middle and a security door on each side. There is an elevator next to each of the two apartment entrances. The security door of apartment 1902 is open, and the zombies next door can hear even the slightest noise.

Zuo You ignored the scene, reached into her pocket, took out a pack of chewing gum from her spatial storage, opened one, and put it in her mouth.

"Either?"

Lin Ling glanced down, smiled, and took one from her hand, opening it.

"You seem to really like chewing gum."

Last time on the rooftop, I also saw Zuo You chewing.

"good."

Zuo You casually replied.

He put the chewing gum back in his pocket, crossed his arms, and leaned against the doorway, unusually enthusiastic as he waited for everyone to return.

The induction generator in the corridor went out, a bubble popped with a "pop," and the lights instantly turned on.

Neither of them spoke while chewing gum.

Lin Ling opened her mouth slightly and blew hard, trying to blow a bubble like Zuo You.

She puffed out her little mouth, blowing saliva everywhere, but couldn't blow anything out.

In a moment of carelessness, he blew the gum out of his mouth, and it fell onto the stairs.

She asked with an awkward smile, "Could I have a tissue? I'll go pick it up."

Zuo You said nonchalantly, "Don't worry about it, they'll trample it clean in no time."

After a while, the commotion in 1902 gradually subsided. The group whispered among themselves at the entrance of the 18th-floor corridor before tiptoeing up to the 19th floor.

Someone gently closed the security door of room 1902.

A middle-aged woman, around 40 years old, quietly walked up to her, gave a stiff smile, and spoke almost in a whisper:

"Young lady, can we go to the 18th floor to talk?"