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

Zuo You feigned a very surprised expression, "Aren't you staying?"

Lin Ling's brows radiated confidence, but her tone was full of accusation, "Fine, Zuo You, you just want to abandon me! How could you be so mean? Is it because my cooking isn't good enough?"

Zuo You said cheerfully, "You've eaten so many of my strawberries, if you want to stay, I'll pull you away too."

"Hmph... I'll let you be honest. Otherwise, a fireball the size of a clay pot would be waiting for you." Lin Ling pouted, quite dissatisfied.

Zuo You smiled and didn't argue with her. After all, facts speak louder than words, and she couldn't beat her even with her superpowers.

As for not using her superpowers, Zuo You said that with more practice, she could definitely beat her up. (Just kidding.)

After the two finished their meal, just as they were about to absorb the crystal core, the rest of the team arrived at 801 one after another.

Zuo You held the list of departing personnel in her hand, listening to Qi Yu's report, feeling somewhat amused and exasperated.

There are 14 people on the list.

Eight of them are women living alone, and the other six are sisters Ren Shasha and Ren Xiaosha, and Liang Jingyu and his daughter.

There were also survivors Lin Ling brought back from the packaging plant: Wu Yong and Zhang Li.

The oldest is a 42-year-old woman, and the youngest is Little Apple, Liang Jingyu's daughter, who is only 4 years old.

There are a total of 9 single-person households in the community. These 9 households refer to those who have not found a partner after the apocalypse and continue to live alone, or those who have found a single-person household of the same sex to live together.

Except for one woman in her fifties who refused to leave, everyone else insisted on going with her.

Zuo You rubbed her temples and asked, "Did you tell them that leaving might mean death?"

Qi Yu: "I already told them, but they said that staying might be worse than death."

Zuo You nodded, neither agreeing nor disagreeing.

He then asked, "And what's going on with the Ren sisters? Aren't they with Qin Rui?"

Qi Yu: "They said you make them feel safer."

Zuo You's face stiffened for a moment, then she pointed at Liang Jingyu's name and asked, "What's going on with Instructor Liang?"

Qi Yu: "Instructor Liang said he feels more at ease having his daughter with you."

Zuo You's eye twitched. The way she was talking made it sound like she was the child's mother.

"Why are Wu Yong and Zhang Li coming with me again? They don't like me."

Qi Yu: "They said that if Sister Xiaoling leaves, they will leave too."

"Alright, the personnel are settled then."

Zuo You looked at the team members, her deep eyes revealing an unprecedented solemnity.

"What about you guys, are you coming or not? Actually, we're all temporary teammates, as we said from the beginning. So don't be shy. The road ahead is fraught with danger, and I don't know what will happen. Just follow your heart."

An Yingying didn't care and spoke first: "Wherever Sister Xiaoyou is, I'll be there."

“My mom and I will go with you too.”

He Heze's gaze met Zuo You's, his heart pounded in his chest, and the love in his eyes was about to overflow.

Zuo You turned her head away expressionlessly, looking elsewhere, secretly thinking to herself, "Dude, simps don't get anything good. You need to face reality. You, He Heze, have absolutely no hope."

Yu Shuqin took in the whole scene and sighed inwardly, thinking that her son still had a long way to go.

She didn't want to leave. She had lived in T City her whole life and the environment was relatively safe. It was so hot outside and there were zombies. Wouldn't going out be suicide?

Moreover, the wildfires aren't burning too badly right now. If they really start to rage, we can leave then; there's no need to rush.

He Heze didn't think so. He believed that Zuo You was right and that following the goddess was definitely the right thing to do.

Moreover, he hadn't fought in a long time, and the violent impulses within him needed to be released.

After much hesitation, Sun Zhibin finally decided to leave together, simply because Sun Feiyu wanted to go.

Jiang Xinyu: "Boss, I'll go with you too."

Zuo You looked up, giving her a strange look, then glanced at Qi Yu.

Qi Yu and Jiang Xinyu did not sit together; one sat on the sofa, and the other sat at the dining table, several meters apart.

Jiang Xinyu's face was expressionless, but the rhythm of her chest rising and falling hinted at her inner turmoil.

Zuo You propped her head up with one hand, looking somewhat nonchalant, and asked, "Qi Yu, you're staying, right?"

Qi Yu's face turned pale and then flushed, and he forced a smile, his voice hoarse and low. "Boss, I want to devour a crystal core to awaken. If I succeed, I'll go with you. If I fail, you take Xinyu with you."

"So what if you awaken? Awakening by consuming crystal cores makes you the weakest awakener, and going out is fraught with danger. If you're not careful, you might still need to consume crystal cores to seek a sliver of survival. You... can't you even wait that long?"

Zuo You casually made up a story, trying to dissuade him from the idea.

In fact, regardless of the method of awakening, the strength of the awakened person depends on their own talent and hard work.

Zuo You understands the psychology of these gamblers: they go all in, take risks, and even risk their lives, all because they are driven by psychological desires.

Qi Yu clenched his fists, his body stiff, his eyes revealing a firmness and determination. "I want to try."

Zuo You frowned and looked at Jiang Xinyu, only to see her smile as if mocking herself, but her eyes were full of unconcealed disappointment.

Jiang Xinyu had tried to persuade Qi Yu not to rush things, saying that his parents were still waiting for him and even threatened to break up with him.

But Qi Yu was already obsessed, his mind was made up, he was not threatened at all, and even readily agreed to break up.

That's right, the two have broken up, just now.

Jiang Xinyu didn't know if Qi Yu was so impatient because of his pride or because he was unwilling to accept defeat.

She was once an ordinary person, and she also had her share of resentment, but she couldn't bring herself to gamble everything for that 10% chance.

Jiang Xinyu has done her best. If she continues to try to stop them, the two of them will grow to hate each other.

Moreover, there's no way to stop someone from exercising their personal will and acting in this way unless they're placed under house arrest.

Sun Feiyu moved his lower lip as if to speak, but Sun Zhibin stopped him and shook his head.

The two families lived next door to each other, and whenever there was any noise, Sun Feiyu would tell Sun Zhibin what he heard.

Jiang Xinyu and Qi Yu have been having frequent conflicts lately because Jiang Xinyu discovered the crystal cores that Qi Yu had been hiding and guessed his ulterior motives.

Young people admire strength and are willing to risk their lives. He is older and may not agree with this, but he can understand it.

If he were 40 years younger, he might have done the same.

A hint of madness flashed in Qi Yu's eyes as he stared intently at Zuo You. Raising his voice, he repeated, "Boss, I want to try."

I hadn't really decided whether to take such an extreme approach and go all in.

But tomorrow is the day he has to leave this place. It's so dangerous outside. He's like a piece of trash, waiting for everyone to protect him, waiting for Jiang Xinyu to protect him, and he still has to see if this damned God will give him a way out.