A cute, timid mushroom mistakenly takes the zombie king for her boyfriend and sticks close to him.

The human heart is like a needle at the bottom of the ocean.

The grain reserves that were appeased one second ago are now running away in a huff the next.

Pei Sinian failed to understand why Meng Xiaoyou was angry, and thought it was because she didn't get mushrooms.

Ugh!

Humans are so hard to raise.

Pei Sinian knocked on the closed office door, placed a small pot of mushrooms at the door, and then returned to his own room.

A moment later, the door was opened from the inside, and a head popped out.

The timid mushroom secretly slipped the flowerpot inside.

She sat back down on the edge of the bed, holding the basin, and touched the mushroom caps. They weren't as soft as her umbrellas; they were rather hard.

"He's so annoying, let's ignore him from now on, okay?"

The white mushrooms, planted in rows in the soil, did not respond to her.

Meng Xiaoyou was somewhat disappointed.

Although the mushrooms were of the same kind as her, they seemed different from what she had imagined.

In the mind of Timid Mushroom, all mushrooms could talk and communicate, just like her.

These mushrooms don't even seem to communicate; they have no sign of life at all... they look more like a row of corpses.

Meng Xiaoyou was startled and quickly put the flowerpot down.

She rubbed the goosebumps that had risen on her arms, then quickly hid under the covers, curling up into a ball, lying flat like any other mushroom.

At night, the weather was gloomy, and a heavy rain fell outside, pattering against the glass windows and dispelling the lingering summer heat.

Meng Xiaoyou peeked out, put on her shoes, and stealthily made her way to the door next door, carefully turning the doorknob.

Pei Sinian didn't have the habit of locking the door when he "slept" at night, so Meng Xiaoyou easily slipped in.

Despite the dim lighting in the room, she still managed to find her way to the edge of the bed.

The tall figure lay straight on the bed. She easily moved closer, carefully observing him. Only after confirming that the man was truly asleep did she lean in, pressing her ear against his well-defined chest and lying there quietly for a while, a hint of disappointment flashing in her eyes.

She got up and covered him with the blanket, then tiptoed away. As she reached the door, she accidentally kicked something, startling Meng Xiaoyou. She clutched her head and crouched down, breaking out in a cold sweat. She silently repeated to herself, "You can't see me...you can't see me..."

Fortunately, there was no other noise in the silence. Meng Xiaoyou quietly opened one eye and saw that the shadow on the bed was not moving. She breathed a sigh of relief, opened the door, and slunk away.

However, she did not notice that Pei Sinian opened his eyes the moment she stepped out the door.

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"The friend you mentioned hasn't come. It's getting late, and the people in the village are still waiting for us. Let's hurry up and leave."

The abandoned wholesale market felt like the modern world had regressed several decades. The air was filled with a nauseating smell, flies buzzed by, some accidentally getting stuck in spider webs, and gray spiders, with their long hairy legs, approached, enjoying their breakfast.

Under the eaves, a man with a buzz cut, wearing a vest, carried a gun on his back and had a cigarette in his mouth, impatiently flicking off the ash.

"It's already 9:10. That person won't be coming. We still have things to do. If we encounter zombies on the way, it will delay us for a while."

He was accompanied by a woman with a good figure and a beautiful face. Her red dress was a little tattered, and she had changed her high heels into sneakers that she had picked up from somewhere.

If Meng Xiaoyou were here, she would definitely recognize this woman as the bad senior who pushed her—Liang Mengjiao.

Liang Mengjiao had exhausted her superpowers last time and was chased by two zombies. She was wearing high heels and thought she was going to die in their mouths, but she was unexpectedly saved by this team.

At the beginning of the apocalypse, although there were no laws to restrain them, many people revealed their evil intentions, but there were also people whose humanity was not completely lost.

Wang Chipeng, the leader of Xiao Moqiong's team, has been gathering many elderly, weak, women and children since the end of the world.

He would save even an ordinary woman if he could, let alone someone with superpowers.

He easily dealt with the two zombies and also brought Liang Mengjiao into the team.

Anyone with eyes can see that this woman seems to like their boss. Look, isn't she going over there again?

Liang Mengjiao handed a bottle of water to Wang Chipeng and said in a soft voice, "Don't smoke so much, it's bad for your health. Drink some water, we still have a long way to go."

Wang Chipeng took a drag of his cigarette and glanced at her. "Keep the water if you have it. I'm afraid we won't be able to get any water in a while."

He was straightforward and spoke his mind without much tenderness or consideration for women, unlike Lü Qiang, who, even as a roughneck, would occasionally flirt with her...

Liang Mengjiao bit her lower lip, a hint of resentment flashing in her eyes.

If it weren't for that accident that led to the tragic deaths of Lü Qiang and the others, she wouldn't be wearing tattered clothes that hadn't been washed for days, worn-out shoes picked up from the trash can, and having to endure the cold treatment from these people.

Don't think she doesn't know; these people definitely look down on her.

But so what? She'll only climb higher and eventually become the sister-in-law of these people, a person above others.

Liang Mengjiao sneered inwardly, thinking to herself, "We'll see," but out of the corner of her eye, she suddenly caught sight of a zombie swaying at the alley entrance.

As one zombie appeared, more and more other zombies gradually appeared.

There were even a few familiar faces.

Even though Liang Mengjiao and Lü Qiang had spent so much time together, they could still recognize each other at a glance, even with their ashen faces, bulging eyes, and festering jaws.

As the zombies roamed over one by one, this familiar scene gave Liang Mengjiao a bad feeling.

Her face turned pale as she said, "There was a horde of zombies. These zombies were organized. My previous team was surrounded and killed by these zombies. Only I escaped."

Wang Chipeng made a decisive order: "Everyone, evacuate immediately!"

He used to be a soldier. Apart from being straightforward and impatient, he is still very good at leading a team.

Xiao Moqiong looked back one last time, but didn't see Meng Xiaoyou. He gritted his teeth and followed her away.

The zombies immediately followed, howling and wailing.

The spider on the roof, having finished its last bite, continued to spin its web, waiting for its next prey.

Meanwhile, Meng Xiaoyou, whom Xiao Moqiong was thinking about, had not forgotten their previous agreement.

Xiao Moqiong said that they would leave as soon as it was nine o'clock.

Originally, Meng Xiaoyou and Pei Sinian were angry, and she wanted to go and see them. Even if they didn't leave together, it would be good to say goodbye.

To her surprise, as soon as she opened the door, she was confronted with more than a dozen rotting faces.

Imagine you're eating and drinking your fill early in the morning, ready to head out, only to be startled by a zombie's "beauty filter" attack and a pervasive stench. Who wouldn't be terrified?

Especially for the timid mushroom, her little face showed a stunned expression.

I woke up really fast this morning, and I'm not sure if I'll take another look.

She slammed the door shut, then opened it again. The huddled zombies, baring their large yellow teeth, pushed forward, seemingly trying to get in.

"Huh!" Meng Xiaoyou closed and locked the door again, goosebumps rising all over her body.

At this moment, she completely forgot that she was still in a cold war with Pei Sinian. She suddenly pounced into his arms, hugging the man's strong waist and abdomen, and kept burrowing deeper into him.

"So many zombies!!" Help, I need to wash my eyes.