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

Six cars slowly drove to the entrance of the residential area, blocking the entrance.

Thirteen private cars blocked the road, including six SUVs and seven Wuling minivans.

Zuo You rolled down the car window, sniffed, and asked, "Xiao Ling, can you smell anything burning?"

Lin Ling rolled down the car window, sniffed outside, and said suspiciously, "Nothing."

Zuo You looked at the thick black smoke on the horizon, which was more than five times larger than last night.

Perhaps it's just psychological, but I feel that besides the heat, there's also a hint of smog in the air today.

Wang Zhi jogged over to the RV, looking at the Transformer-like vehicle with envy.

He glanced up at Zuo You, then immediately looked away, suppressing the tremor in his heart, and said, "Boss, we want to go with you. Don't worry, we definitely won't cause you any trouble."

Zuo You said calmly, "Yes, you can follow behind, and I will never fail you, even in life and death."

She had just found out that a group of people from Shanshui Residence wanted to follow them. There was a wide road ahead, and they couldn't very well stop people from leaving.

"Here, take this walkie-talkie. You can contact me if anything happens." Wang Zhi handed over a walkie-talkie.

Zuo You paused for a moment, then accepted the offer.

Both walkie-talkies are on encrypted channels. This particular walkie-talkie likely has a dedicated channel, suitable for communication between the two teams.

......

Zuo You and his group, including Wang Zhi's car, a total of 19 vehicles, slowly drove towards the highway entrance.

There were many abandoned cars on the road, and the fuel tank caps on the abandoned cars were all open. The fuel inside had long been pumped out by the survivors.

When encountering road obstructions, Zuo You doesn't stop; instead, he slows down and slowly pushes the private cars on the side of the road away with his heavy truck RV.

In a typical rear-end collision involving 3 or 4 vehicles, a heavy truck can usually push the vehicles apart.

Passing by a liquefied gas delivery point, Wang Zhi's voice came through the walkie-talkie, "Boss, can we stop here for a bit? We need to get a few bottles of liquefied gas."

"Why should I stop when you're the ones looking for it? Wang Zhi, you need to understand, we're not on the same team." Zuo You replied calmly, stepped on the gas, and drove straight ahead.

They don't need liquefied gas; it's bulky and unsafe. Is an outdoor gas stove not as appealing, or is Lin Ling's superpower not as appealing?

More importantly, she had already found dozens of bottles for backup when she went to the city a few days ago.

Wang Zhi sat in the car, his eyes flickering. Why did she know his name?

The driver beside him was furious. "Brother Wang, should we stop? We only have three bottles here, they won't last long. This woman is so heartless, we won't lose anything by waiting."

Wang Zhi gritted his teeth, his expression dark and unreadable. "Let's follow them. We haven't planned any route at all."

......

Lin Ling, sipping a can of iced coffee, asked in a lighthearted tone, "Sister Xiaoyou, do you think they might hate you?"

Zuo You propped her head up with one hand and said casually, "It's good that they're following us. Our people can stay alert at all times. Whether they hate us or not is none of my business. I've already given them one chance. If they dare to make a move again, they should be prepared to die."

Lin Ling tilted her head, looking at her with a smile in her eyes: "Sister Xiaoyou, don't be so domineering, I'm afraid I'll fall in love with you."

"So what if I love you? So many people love me, one more won't make a difference," Zuo You said with a faint smile and a flippant tone.

Lin Ling covered her face with her hands and yelled, "Ah—Zuo You, can't you have any shame?"

Zuo You teased, "You're older than me, yet you call me 'sister' every day. You're so shameless. If I had any self-respect, I wouldn't be friends with you."

"Ah—can't I like being your little sister?"

Lin Ling already knew that she was a year older than Zuo You. Zuo You and He Heze were classmates. Lin Ling was a year older than He Heze, which meant she was a year older than Zuo You!

However, she pretended not to know, but Zuo You exposed her, and she felt her ears getting hot.

"Alright, alright, little sister, you're my little sister, open a can of coffee for me too." Zuo You said in a doting tone, opening the armrest box and offering her a way out.

The armrest of the RV is a car refrigerator, and she put a lot of drinks in it when she got in.

Lin Ling opened a can of iced coffee for her, and she took a small sip.

When encountering a zombie, Zuo You simply ran it over, instantly demonstrating the advantage of the high chassis, though she only felt the car shake slightly.

The road was littered with garbage, corpses, and broken glass. The shops on both sides were also damaged, with some having their roller shutters lying on the ground, making the place look so desolate and bleak.

T City is divided by the Linjiang River. North of the river is the urban area, and south of the river is the suburbs. Going 3 kilometers further south is the outskirts.

The highway exit that Zuo You needs to take is a newly opened one in T City before the Lunar New Year. You can get on the highway by heading south, and the traffic on that road is not heavy. Last time I went to the grain depot, I also took this highway exit.

Along the way, they encountered many survivors who were hiding in houses. When they saw nearly twenty vehicles traveling together, they shouted and asked, "What's going on? Where are you going? Can you give me a ride?"

Some people even drove their own cars and followed behind the convoy.

It wasn't just Zuo You who wanted to run away when she saw the wildfire.

As wildfires raged, the survivors faced the choice of whether to leave or not.

Some people chose to wait and see, while others wanted to leave as soon as possible. There was a traffic jam 2 kilometers away from the highway exit.

A long line of cars was parked in front. The zombies on the road had all been cleared away. Fortunately, the survivors were also considerate and did not honk their horns.

"Boss, what's the situation up ahead? Why are we stopping?" He Heze asked over the walkie-talkie.

Zuo You: "There's a traffic jam. There are a lot of private cars ahead of us, probably trying to get away like us."

Liang Jingyu: "I'll go take a look at the front."

Zuo You: "No need, the car is moving."

The car in front was moving very slowly, and by the time we got close to Zuoyou, an hour and a half had already passed.

There was some noise ahead, with stone balls and abandoned cars piled up on both sides of the road. Only the middle lane downstairs was blocked by a large truck, and a bus was parked next to the truck. There was a painted sign on the left.

"One cart, 20 jin of grain."

Zuo You was so angry she laughed. She had been blocked for an hour and a half, only to find out that someone was charging her a toll.

The eight burly men in front, wearing masks and headscarves and carrying various weapons, impatiently shouted, "Stop the car!"

Zuo You stopped the car, rolled down the window, and looked at the eight people. Each of them had blackened teeth and was burly.

A growing sense of hostility rose in her eyes.

The burly man with a fierce face walked around the heavy truck campervan with a drooling look, walked to the driver's seat, looked up at Zuo You with his eyes gleaming, "Hey, brothers, come and see, what a beauty! She's driving a Transformer!"