I Pursued My Scummy Ex’s White Moonlight – Chapter 16

Insulated flask

The place where the villain lived was connected to a five-star hotel. It was said that as long as you bought a property here and became an owner, you could get a 20% discount when spending at the hotel.

The people living in this residential complex were either celebrities or internet famous¹. The security was also very strict; just the entrance gate itself was divided into two layers.

The outer layer was uniformly planned as a green forest, with paths paved with pebbles and shallow streams on both sides, making it convenient for the owners living here to walk their dogs without being disturbed by outsiders.

The main gate was locked tight, and there was no one in the security room. However, through the glass, one could see it was a complete mess² inside—stools were overturned on the floor, and the notebooks on the desk were also in disarray.

The main gate was fully automatic, but there was a small side door that could be opened with a key. The villain was the owner of this residential complex, so she naturally had the access key.

Zombies couldn’t open doors. After the two entered the complex, they just latched the iron gate, not locking it.

Trees were planted all around the periphery of the complex. A strong wind rustled the treetops, and leaves carpeted the ground. Su Wenwen stepped on the leaves, feeling their softness. Although she wore an extra long-sleeved shirt, she still felt a bit cold.

She subconsciously hugged her arms, trying to lock her body heat in with this posture, even though she knew it was futile.

Luo Xi glanced at her, then silently walked ahead, blocking some of the oncoming cold wind. She then turned back and said to her, “Let’s pick up the pace a bit. The weather looks a little off; it feels like it could rain at any moment.”

Su Wenwen nodded and started jogging behind Luo Xi.

But because the wind was too strong, “shasha” sounds were everywhere, causing her to fail to notice a zombie in the woods. She was suddenly pounced on and thrown to the ground. Her wrist hit the steps of a roadside green verge, and the pain was so intense that she couldn’t react for a moment.

The zombie’s eyes seemed to glow, filled with a chilling aura. Its mouth opened, and viscous liquid dripped down in thin strands as it aimed to bite Su Wenwen’s fair, tender neck.

At this moment, Su Wenwen’s body stiffened again. Hearing the zombie’s low growl in her ear, she trembled uncontrollably. Even though she hadn’t been bitten yet, she already felt a tearing pain.

With a “kacha” sound.

The zombie bit down on a cold blade. Its mouth, along with its entire head, was sliced open horizontally. The gushing ichor splattered all over Su Wenwen’s face. The foul stench assaulted her nostrils, as if she had eaten a mouthful of rotten minced meat, making even her, someone who had experienced a year of the apocalypse, unable to stop herself from vomiting.

Su Wenwen hadn’t had time to eat lunch, so now she could only dry heave repeatedly, feeling as if her throat was about to be expelled.

Luo Xi quickly grabbed a bottle of mineral water and poured it over her head. The water washed away most of the filth, and only then did Su Wenwen feel a bit better and stop vomiting.

“Are you okay?” Luo Xi noticed Su Wenwen’s unusual reaction. She had previously discovered on the bus that Su Wenwen was extremely terrified of close contact with zombies.

“I’m fine. How much farther to your place?”

“If we run, about ten minutes or so.”

Su Wenwen looked down at the thoroughly dead infected, her limbs gradually regaining sensation. She suppressed the fear in her heart and ran towards the villa with the villain.

The internal structure of the residential complex was even more complicated than its periphery. The outer area simply retained a natural, primitive feel, while the inner area could only be described as luxurious. A huge pond connected to a nearby stream, with fish swimming inside.

The lampshades of the streetlights were all multicolored. There was also a huge pavilion for barbecues, and behind the pavilion were bars for fitness training. In front of the villain’s villa, there was even a small wooden bridge, surrounded by the stream, resembling a picturesque landscape painting.

There were quite a few zombies around the villa. Some wore security guard uniforms. Hearing human footsteps, they all turned and rushed over. Su Wenwen held her breath and swung the knife in her hand repeatedly.

But she basically maintained a certain distance from the zombies, trying her best not to be touched.

Attribute points continued to accumulate.

Only when her wrist began to tremble were the zombies finally cleared out.

【Host’s consumption is a bit high, and HP is below one hundred. Use items to recover?】

Su Wenwen glanced at her own panel.

Stamina was linked to HP, Spirit to the five senses, Endurance to physical fitness, Strength to attack power, and Agility to body reaction time, not speed.

One attribute point equaled one hundred numerical points.

Ten points of Stamina meant one thousand HP.

Su Wenwen’s wrist was scratched by a zombie, and her HP dropped directly to two hundred. Because she was in a poisoned state, she would continue to lose ten HP per minute, an effect that would last for half an hour.

The categorization was so detailed, it was practically no different from a game. Su Wenwen quickly used jerky and cake, but they only restored two hundred points. Her system backpack didn’t have many recovery items, and she felt a pang using them.

Entering the villa.

What greeted her eyes was sheer luxury. The chandelier overhead was enormous, made entirely of crystal. The tiles on the walls were almost reflective enough to be used as mirrors. To the left and right were extremely long corridors, their walls adorned with incomprehensible carvings.

The staircase connecting to the second floor was a spiral one, its handrails carved with exquisite patterns. The villain’s room was on the second floor. The rooms on the first floor were for the maid auntie³, but the auntie’s room was empty. It was unknown where she had gone; most likely, she had left worried about her family and had also turned into a zombie.

“How did you get injured?”

Luo Xi entered through the foyer door. As she turned, she noticed a tear in the fabric on Su Wenwen’s elbow, and trickles of blood had stained the edges of the cloth red.

She quickly put down her backpack, opened it, took out medical supplies, and pulled Su Wenwen to sit on the expensive sofa. A good sofa was extremely soft and springy, very comfortable to sit on, supporting every part of the body.

Luo Xi had Su Wenwen take off her jacket. She was wearing a short-sleeved shirt underneath, so the claw mark on her elbow was clearly visible. Luo Xi pursed her lips and said nothing, silently cleaning Su Wenwen’s wound.

Su Wenwen endured the pain, not worried about turning into a zombie. The system had told her that as long as she had HP, she wouldn’t become a zombie. Even if she were bitten by a zombie until she was a bloody mess, she wouldn’t mutate.

This was a good thing, and also a bad thing.

She wouldn’t get infected but also had no antibodies. If others found out, it would be inexplicable. Su Wenwen gave a helpless smile, feeling like things were happening one after another, and she was almost unable to cope.

“How can you still smile?” Luo Xi glanced at her.

Su Wenwen said, “Sigh, if I became a zombie, would you show mercy or just chop me down with one strike?”

Luo Xi said coldly, “I wouldn’t chop you down, nor would I show you mercy. I would keep you, and then throw you to the researchers at an institute for study.”

“You’re so good to me,” Su Wenwen pouted.

After saying this, Su Wenwen sensed something was off. Although the villain was expressionless, her hands were trembling, as if she was extremely scared.

【The villain clearly cares a lot about the Host. For the sake of the mission, Host must keep up the good work. Go for it!】

Speaking of the mission, Su Wenwen became a little absent-minded. Although the main mission had no penalty, if it wasn’t completed, her attribute cap would remain stuck at ten points, which was extremely critical.

Ten attribute points were equivalent to a special forces soldier with many years of training, an elite among elites. However, the content of the main mission was somewhat vague. Su Wenwen didn’t know specifically what to do, so she could only keep trying to gain favor⁴ with the villain.

“Wenwen.”

Su Wenwen snapped back to her senses and looked at the villain.

“I won’t hurt you. I want you to be well.”

This sentence was a direct response to the question Su Wenwen had just posed. Su Wenwen felt a little apologetic because she had only said it jokingly, but the villain was seriously considering the issue.

Once her arm was bandaged, the villain went upstairs to get the keys. Su Wenwen looked at her slender back, inexplicably feeling a sense of desolation and loneliness, so she got up and followed the villain upstairs.

The villain’s room wasn’t as extravagantly decorated as the living room. It had a simple, modern style with pale yellow walls, bright red flooring, and a soft, fluffy carpet beside the bed. Because time was tight, the villain had walked directly onto it with dirty shoes, leaving a circle of footprints.

After looking around, Su Wenwen’s gaze fixed on an insulated flask⁵ on the bedside table. That insulated flask was the one the villain used as her profile picture. A little curious, she walked over, too embarrassed to step on the carpet, and circled around to pick up the flask.

It was an insulated flask with bunny ears. No matter how she looked at it, it didn’t quite match the villain’s persona. Moreover, the flask looked very cheap. Turning it over, she saw a sticker on it.

This sticker looked a bit familiar.

Su Wenwen had a startling realization. This insulated flask seemed to be the one she often used in college. Once, when she was shopping with Helian Yun, she saw this sticker of a rabbit hugging a carrot and bought it to put on her flask.

But when did this flask end up in the villain’s hands?

Su Wenwen didn’t have much of an impression; she tried hard to recall.

At this moment, Luo Xi turned her head and saw Su Wenwen staring blankly at the insulated flask. She actually became a little nervous and slowed her breathing.

When Luo Xi first registered at the university, she had just turned eighteen and had recently finished her father’s funeral. Her mood was very low, and she sat on a campus bench, exuding a cold aura.

She hadn’t realized her period had started, staining her skirt bright red. By the time she reacted, she was a bit at a loss. After all, it was the first time she had encountered such a situation. At that time, she was also in the limelight⁶ and really didn’t want the media to blow the incident out of proportion.

Coincidentally, Su Wenwen saw her. And Su Wenwen had also gotten her period around the same time and happened to be carrying an insulated flask filled with brown sugar water.

Luo Xi thought Su Wenwen recognized her, but the opposite was true. Su Wenwen didn’t know her at all. She kindly gave her the insulated flask, took off her own jacket to help tie it around Luo Xi’s waist, wiped the bench clean with a tissue, and left with a smile.

Later, in order to return the flask and clothes, she kept asking about Su Wenwen, so she naturally found out that Su Wenwen had a girlfriend. But that girlfriend’s character… was really not good.

She was an outsider, so it wasn’t her place to say anything.

Because of this, the flask was kept until now and wasn’t returned by Luo Xi. It wasn’t until she found that 500GB phone that she thought about how Su Wenwen had once helped her, and she should help her in return.

She never expected the final turn of events. An apocalyptic disaster, something that only happened in novels, actually occurred. She felt a bit fortunate that she was by Su Wenwen’s side at that time.

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LP: So LX wasn’t in love but is indebted to SWW

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