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

The research institute was in complete disarray. The room was dark, and a faint, sweet scent was hidden in the stench of blood mist. Limbs and flesh were scattered all over the floor, and only two non-human beings near the door were left clinging to each other.

The sounds of panting and sloshing around were deliberately kept low, but they still continued incessantly, interspersed with the girl's coquettish murmurs.

"I bit... I bit my tongue, waaaaaah..."

"You...how could you be so careless...I won't kiss you anymore."

"You...you have no...boundaries, you're still bullying me even after I've been through this..."

Plants are all chatterboxes, and mushrooms are no exception.

The woman was forced to look up, her rosy cheeks flushed, her eyes shimmering and clear. The little purple bubbles that had been crying out had all been replaced by glistening tears. She was having difficulty breathing, and the strange sensation in her mouth made her ignore the pain in her back.

She pushed against his hard chest with her hands, but perhaps because of the zombie virus or something else, her whole body was limp and powerless. Her pushing motion was like a kitten's paw patting, unable to shake the man's strength. She could only tilt her head back and whimper as she clung tightly to his clothes.

Unable to utter a word, the man's shallow breathing was almost nonexistent, yet she still felt the shame of their intertwined breaths.

How could he do this...?

Meng Xiaoyou's rambling thoughts were stuck in her mouth, unable to come out. Her jaw couldn't close properly, her mind was blank, and her fair face was full of helplessness.

She was the one who got scratched by the zombies, but somehow Pei Sinian, who wasn't infected by the zombies, got "zombie disease" and kept biting her.

Woohoo~

Meng Xiaoyou choked back tears, knowing that kissing wasn't like this. Pei Sinian had kissed her before, and it was just a light touch on the lips... This time, Pei Sinian... what was that word again?

Hmm, Pei Sinian has crossed the line; why are his lips and tongue moving around so much in her mouth?

Breathing became increasingly difficult. It seemed that Meng Xiaoyou was not dying from the zombie virus, but rather from Pei Sinian's mouth.

The nasal cavity was filled with the clean, refreshing scent of a man, dispelling all the rotten smells of the research institute. It was like a cold wind blowing through the snow in winter, icy and abstinent, yet it made one's head spin... and feel oxygen-deprived.

Meng Xiaoyou's lips went numb, her chest heaved violently, and her neck was raised high, like a dying little swan flapping its wings in vain.

Fortunately, just as she was about to faint, the man took pity on her and relented.

His pale fingertips caressed her swollen red lips, his voice low and resolute, "Don't be afraid, I won't let you be like the other zombies."

Pei Sinian had carefully protected his little mushroom all along, not daring to be too unrestrained in his kisses, and despite his constant vigilance, he still couldn't prevent her from turning into a zombie.

Rather than letting other zombies infect her, she'd rather...

He lowered his head again, his sharp fangs gently biting her lips, savoring the sweetness in her blood.

Even if she becomes a zombie and loses her warmth, he will still endure the endless darkness just as she treated him, regain the light, learn to speak again, and become her again... just like she did before.

This developmental stage will be very long, but that's okay. He will slaughter zombies in T City and feed them their cores. If T City isn't enough, then Y City will do it. If Y City isn't enough, then he will collect zombies from all regions. If she still hasn't regained her human thoughts or body temperature... then he will dig out his own core to compensate her.

A zombie crystal core at the late stage of the eighth rank, just one step away from the ninth rank, is that enough?

His nose gently brushed against her cheek, "Xiao You..."

Before he could finish speaking, Meng Xiaoyou slapped his face with her little hand, knocking his glasses askew. She complained that it was hurting her hand and cried out in a trembling voice, "I'm about to turn into a zombie, and you still kiss me? Aren't you afraid of getting infected too?"

Meng Xiaoyou's eyes were brimming with tears, her beautiful black eyes glistening with moisture, and her swollen lips turned down in anger. "You were lusting after me!!"

The man turned his head, his thick eyelashes drooping, and his eyes held emotions that Meng Xiaoyou couldn't decipher, making her a little nervous. "I...I've turned into a zombie?"

Oh no, have I turned into a big ugly mushroom...?

“No.” Pei Sinian stared at her for a long time, then wiped away her tears. After the ups and downs, his voice was unusually calm. “I’m not afraid of becoming a zombie.”

Meng Xiaoyou's eyes were dry from crying, and her throat felt sore. Is this what human love is like?

Are you going to commit suicide with her?

Before she could think any further, the man said, "I am a zombie."

Meng Xiaoyou: "...?"

She looked like a frightened cat, her wet eyes wide open, the little tuft of hair on her head standing up with a "biu" sound, all her expressions frozen on her delicate face.

It's time to come.

Pei Sinian wrapped his strong arms around her shoulders, letting her head rest against his body, and didn't even dare to look at her expression.

“I’ve been wanting to tell you this for a while, but I was worried you’d be scared. Now that you’ve become one of my kind, you have no reason to look down on me.”

He spoke calmly, but his heart was pounding uncontrollably in his chest, one beat after another, faster and faster, as if it could burst through his ribs and flesh at any moment.

The man's handsome face was hidden in the darkness, like a carefully carved jade stone covered with a layer of haze. The veins on his palms were taut and bulging. The price of having human emotions is being assimilated by humans.

He couldn't even remember what he used to look like. Who would have thought that after turning into a zombie, he would fall in love with food and even fear that the food would hate him? He couldn't be as resolute and decisive as before.

What a useless zombie.

The useless zombie wrapped the human in its clothes tightly, like a wild beast marking its territory, its sharp claws trapping its prey, unaware that it was the one who had fallen into the trap.

He said in a low voice, "Don't you feel that I'm annoying?"

The person in his arms remained motionless for a long time, and he remained kneeling and holding the person without moving. Time flowed by little by little, yet it seemed as if only a few seconds had passed.

A cold-blooded monster awaits its lover's verdict.

Finally, the sweet, puzzled voice of the person in his arms rang out: "It is quite annoying, but Pei Sinian..."

Upon hearing the word "dislike," Pei Sinian's already pale face seemed to lighten even further. He said coldly, "Dislike is useless. I'll lock you up and won't let you go anywhere. If you dare to dislike me, you should be able to bear the consequences. I'm going to tie you up..."

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Meng Xiaoyou slapped his mouth again with her small hand, "Stop talking. It's just a zombie. I'd believe you if you said you were Qin Shi Huang. Just fool me, stop making a scene. You're so noisy, you're giving me a headache, it's buzzing."

Pei Sinian: "..."

The script for the dark room was ready, but the spellcasting was forced to be interrupted.

So all that he said, the idiot didn't believe a single word.

So why was he worried that she would discover his identity?

Having already said all that, Pei Sinian was unwilling to give up. He gritted his teeth and prepared to continue casting the spell, but then an annoying voice came from afar.

"Pei Sinian! You little beauty! You damn zombie, I'll fight you to the death!"

The spellcasting was interrupted again...