I Pursued My Scummy Ex’s White Moonlight – Chapter 21

Saving the Cannon Fodder Female Supporting Character

The rain gradually weakened.

Su Wenwen wanted to leave while the zombies were weak, but the streets were flooded, and their supplies couldn’t be moved.

The landlord next door knew she was leaving and suggested making a simple boat out of cardboard boxes.

They had plenty of cardboard boxes at home, so a few of them immediately started working. Su Wenwen, with her great strength, was responsible for shaping the cardboard boxes.

The villain used tape to wrap the cardboard boxes three layers inside and three layers out. Sisi collected all the empty bottles in the house. The little one had short arms but could carry six or seven bottles at a time. After moving the bottles, she was also responsible for cutting ropes.

They used ropes to tie the empty bottles around the cardboard box to increase its buoyancy.

Based on the car’s space, the villain only took some essential supplies. The remaining supplies at home were given to the landlord as a thank you.

Su Wenwen and the villain were afraid the boat wouldn’t be able to bear too much weight from the supplies, so neither of them got on. They only let Sisi sit on the boat to look after the supplies.

With one in front and one behind, the two pushed and pulled the paper boat. The water reached almost up to Su Wenwen’s shoulders, creating considerable resistance as they walked.

Occasionally, one or two corpses would float by. There were also zombies lying foolishly on the water’s surface, which Su Wenwen killed with two or three slashes.

The reason it took two or three slashes was that the zombies’ bones had hardened after evolution. Even with Su Wenwen’s twenty points of strength, cutting them was very laborious.

She felt as if she had entered a game on hell-level difficulty, but her equipment was all novice gear, making her feel extremely anxious.

【Attribute Points Gained: 34】

【Host, there’s no need to be anxious. Surviving in the apocalypse inherently requires teamwork. The Host can rely on killing zombies to obtain a large number of attribute points to exchange for items in the store. As long as the Host has half a drop of blood left, you will not die.】

【Equivalent to an immortal human shield. The villain’s mental power is like the knife in the Host’s hand. Make good use of the villain, and survival won’t be difficult.】

That’s what it said, but Su Wenwen only got attribute points for zombies she killed herself. Zombies killed by the villain had nothing to do with her.

Unless the villain acted as the human shield and Su Wenwen was the knife, then it might be feasible.

【With the Host’s pitiful attack power, you can barely protect yourself in the early stages. In the later stages, you’d just be dreaming on¹. It’s more realistic to let the villain torture the zombies until they can’t resist, and then the Host can deliver the final blow.】

Su Wenwen: “…”

After wading for a while, the water level gradually lowered. Sisi also got off the boat. The three of them worked together to drag the paper boat to the car and move all the supplies into it.

Only when they were sitting in the car did they feel a little sense of security. However, wearing wet clothes was very uncomfortable. Su Wenwen wanted to change into clean clothes.

Just as she was about to speak, she saw the villain in the driver’s seat taking off her clothes. Su Wenwen quickly averted her gaze, not daring to look, her ears unknowingly turning red.

Sisi glanced at the strange Su Wenwen and tilted her head. “Wenwen-jiejie, aren’t you changing your clothes?”

Su Wenwen’s heart was pounding, and she didn’t know how to answer the little one.

Luo Xi said, “Your Wenwen-jiejie is a bit shy. Let’s not look at her when she changes later.”

“Oh!” Although Sisi didn’t understand why Su Wenwen was shy, she still nodded obediently.

Listening to their conversation, Su Wenwen felt her cheeks grow even hotter. She raised her hand to cover her face, really wishing she could find a hole to crawl into.

Luo Xi finished changing and placed another set of clean clothes on the center console. Then, she leaned over, close to Su Wenwen’s ear, and whispered, “Don’t worry, I won’t look. Hurry up and change.”

Su Wenwen’s eyelashes trembled. Her burning earlobe could clearly feel the warm breath from the villain as she spoke. She didn’t dare let her thoughts wander, quickly nodded, and then slowly began to take off her clothes.

After all, this wasn’t home. Undressing in the car felt like standing on the street, making her extremely uncomfortable and insecure. When she was finally taking off her underwear, Su Wenwen glanced at the villain out of the corner of her eye.

The villain was resting her chin on one hand, looking out the car window, very naturally and leisurely. Sisi was even more direct, covering her eyes with her small hands.

Su Wenwen: “…”

She felt like she was the only one making a fuss, while the others didn’t think it was a big deal. Su Wenwen felt a bit ashamed. After all, the villain was straight; even if she saw something, she’d probably just see it as a piece of pork.

She was being too sensitive.

Su Wenwen gradually relaxed. After wiping her body with a dry towel, she began to dress. Unseen by her, the villain was listening to the movements in the car with a slight smile playing on her lips.

No matter how big a car was, it wasn’t that big. She wanted to feign deafness, but the sounds of undressing and dressing still forced their way into her ears.

【Ding: Blackening Value -4】

Su Wenwen was puzzled. She didn’t seem to have done anything. Why did the blackening value suddenly decrease? After she finished dressing, she looked back at the villain and said, “I’m dressed. Let’s leave quickly while the rain hasn’t stopped.”

The villain nodded and started the car.

The heavy vehicle drove smoothly along the dilapidated streets. The red rain had dyed the world the color of blood. Su Wenwen looked back at the city she had lived in for several years, feeling a little reluctant to leave.

Survivors upstairs saw the vehicle. Seeing that no zombies went crazy from the engine sound, they boldly came out to look for food. From time to time, people could be seen darting out from corners on the street.

Occasionally, someone would look at the bright and clean nanny van with numb eyes. Su Wenwen was really worried these people would come out to block their way. Fortunately, they had lived in a peaceful era for decades and hadn’t lost their sanity so quickly. They eventually turned around to look for usable vehicles.

Once the car left the city center, there were far fewer abandoned vehicles, and the road became much wider. Su Wenwen’s gaze was constantly searching for lone zombies, but these zombies were well hidden, at least difficult to spot on the streets.

The villain suddenly stopped the car by the roadside, turned her head, and said to Su Wenwen, “I’m going to get Sisi a few changes of clothes. Wait for me in the car.”

After speaking, the villain got out of the car with a knife and a gun.

Su Wenwen’s gaze followed the villain until she entered a children’s clothing store before retracting her sight. She opened the car door, holding an umbrella, and stood by the door, warily watching for zombies and strangers.

The red rain was still drizzling, but many of the dark clouds in the sky had dispersed. Once the rain stopped, a scorching sun would follow, making the weather hotter than a desert. Many survivors would die under this blazing sun, turning into even stronger zombies.

She didn’t know how strong Sisi’s ability was. If she could condense water, they wouldn’t have to worry too much about water sources in the apocalypse.

Thinking of this, Su Wenwen started searching for zombies again. But she didn’t find any zombies; instead, she heard an unusual sound coming from the clothing store. Worried about the villain, she quickly closed the car door and told Sisi not to get out under any circumstances.

Then she hurriedly ran into the clothing store.

Sisi clenched her fists, pressing her face against the car window and watching anxiously. She was a little scared. Last time, she had been locked at home alone and encountered bad people. But no matter how scared she was, she didn’t dare say it out loud.

The glass of the clothing store shattered.

Sisi saw a large creature jump out of the store. The creature had sparse, sticky hair and slender limbs, and it climbed the wall with extreme agility. By the time Su Wenwen chased out of the store, the creature pounced directly on her, knocking her down.

Luo Xi fired several shots at it. The bullets hit its skull but got stuck in the hard bone, failing to injure its brain. Realizing the danger, it quickly released Su Wenwen and turned to attack Luo Xi.

Against the evolved zombie, even the agile Luo Xi could only barely dodge its claws. She raised her hand and fired the last two bullets, both hitting its head, but the hard skull still blocked the bullets.

The zombie roared in fury, its cry seemingly capable of shaking the heavens and earth, making one’s heart tremble. Sisi shrank back in fear, watching Su Wenwen and Luo Xi tangle with the large creature.

Her large eyes turned red, terrified that Su Wenwen and Luo Xi would get hurt. But she didn’t dare make any sound, tightly covering her mouth, not wanting to distract them.

The creature was incredibly fast. Su Wenwen barely managed to keep up behind it, her knife aiming for its neck, hacking at it until the blade became quite dull.

On the last strike, the knife even broke.

Su Wenwen was stunned for a moment and was grabbed by the creature. Its bloody maw looked like an abyss in Sisi’s eyes, making her little face turn deathly pale. Her whole body felt as if it were on fire, and the surrounding rainwater became clearly visible in her eyes.

“Don’t hurt Wenwen-jiejie!”

Sisi shouted at the large creature. The rainwater actually converged in mid-air, forming small awls that pierced its rotten eyeball. However, the awls’ power was too weak; they only knocked its eyeball out.

Seeing this, Su Wenwen immediately increased her strength to thirty points and used a piece of dried tofu. With the buff stacked, her strength was now at forty points.

She kicked the zombie to the ground.

“Catch!”

The villain timely threw the knife in her hand high into the air. Su Wenwen caught it and, using all her strength, stabbed at the zombie’s empty eye socket. With a “Puchi!” sound, the sharp knife pierced its head.

【Attribute Points Gained: 37】

Su Wenwen squatted in front of the zombie, somewhat exhausted. She knew that evolved zombies were formidable, but in her previous life, she had always avoided zombie activity and had never experienced their strength firsthand.

Today’s comparison made the difference obvious.

Forty points of strength could barely kill a newly evolved zombie. If she encountered a stronger one, she probably wouldn’t be able to fight it even with maxed-out strength.

【So, the Host needs to accumulate more attribute points. It would be good to be a human shield in the future.】

“Are you okay?” The villain walked over.

Su Wenwen shook her head.

“Then let’s leave quickly.”

Su Wenwen shook her head again.

There was no one else around now. She knew that evolved zombies would grow crystal cores² in their brains. This was the currency of the future and also a very important treasure for ability users.

Not only could it quickly replenish abilities, but it could even enhance abilities for a short period, making it a lifesaver.

“What are you doing?”

Su Wenwen rolled up her sleeves without explaining.

Right in front of the villain, she took the knife and began to pry open the zombie’s head. In her previous life, she had never done such a thing, so her hands were trembling a little. The moment she pried open the skull, Su Wenwen almost vomited.

She suppressed the nauseating feeling, stirred around in the zombie’s brain with the knife, and finally found a bright red gem.

She took it out and wiped it clean.

The crystal core was only the size of a fingernail. There was no distinction in size; stronger zombies would drop more crystal cores. One crystal core could be exchanged for three days’ worth of rations.

“What is this?” Luo Xi asked.

Su Wenwen didn’t hide anything. Looking at the villain’s puzzled gaze, she said directly, “A crystal core. It’s very useful for ability users.”

After saying that, she handed the crystal core to her.

The crystal core felt warm in Luo Xi’s hand, as if a faint current of air was passing through her palm to her limbs and bones.

She was very surprised but didn’t ask further, only saying, “I’m becoming more and more interested in your little secrets.”

“Even if you’re interested, I won’t tell you.”

Luo Xi’s eyes were as bright as light. She felt that Su Wenwen was like a treasure chest. Whether it was the pre-prepared supplies or the sudden burst of strength, everything indicated that Su Wenwen was not simple.

She was calm and composed, yet she would also get startled like a rabbit, especially when Luo Xi deliberately teased her. The way she blushed was even cuter.

A smile lingered on Luo Xi’s lips. She put away the crystal core, went into the store to grab a few pieces of children’s clothing, and then returned to the car.

The clothes she had just changed into were only slightly damp, so she didn’t waste time changing again. The car continued on its way.

When they got hungry, they would stop the car by the roadside to eat something, and then she and Su Wenwen would take turns driving.

By evening, the rain finally stopped. The dark clouds in the sky dispersed. The city, devoid of lights, revealed a night sky full of stars. It was quiet all around.

Su Wenwen opened the window. The car was parked directly on the roadside. She planned to take turns with the villain to keep watch and rest, and also to fill up the gas tank.

When the two got out of the car, they felt the air was stuffy and humid, and their bodies felt sticky.

After filling the gas tank, Su Wenwen noticed some mangoes growing on a tree by the road. She nimbly climbed the tree like a swallow and easily picked the mangoes.

The mangoes were still adorned with red dewdrops. One mango was so big it couldn’t be held in two hands; it was exceptionally large.

“Can this be eaten?” Luo Xi asked.

Su Wenwen nodded. The virus from the red rain was stored in the human body and didn’t affect daily life. This was somewhat different from the virus in zombies.

The red rain virus caused evolution, was mild, and could be cured.

The zombie virus was lethal, ferocious, and incurable. Even if the female lead later developed a cure, it would only be for the red rain virus and couldn’t cure zombies. So, for now, they should eat what they could; there was nothing to worry about.

The villain took the first watch of the night.

Su Wenwen went to the back of the car. The spacious nanny van was large enough for her to lie down flat to sleep. The cushions were also very soft. The only drawback was that it was too stuffy.

It wasn’t that the car lacked ventilation, but the weather change after the red rain was too rapid. It had been a bit cold during the day, but now it was so hot it made one’s mouth dry.

Su Wenwen couldn’t sleep soundly. She had to get up every hour to drink water. Not long after lying down, she would feel thirsty again and get up for more water.

Sisi, however, was asleep, but her head was covered in sweat, and half her hair was wet. Only after the air conditioning in the car was turned on did the two of them finally sleep soundly.

When Su Wenwen woke up, she realized it was just dawning. She quickly got up and swapped seats with the villain.

“I’ll drive today. You get some good rest.” Su Wenwen started the car and noticed the fuel gauge was only half full, even though they had filled it up last night.

There was still a lingering coolness in the car, a stark contrast to the heat outside. Su Wenwen pursed her lips but said nothing, slowly driving the car onto the road.

She silently turned on the air conditioner.

“No need for AC, just open the windows,” Luo Xi said, pointing to a button on the center console. “Open the sunroof too.”

“Alright!”

Most of the car windows were opened. Although the wind kept gusting into the car, the heat felt like steam being blown onto their faces, not much better.

Su Wenwen frequently observed the villain through the rearview mirror. Even though the wind howled (“guagua³!”), it didn’t seem to affect her.

Sisi kept drinking water, finishing three bottles in half a day. To conserve water, Su Wenwen only drank half a bottle.

“Wenwen-jiejie, why has the weather become so hot? Aren’t you thirsty, jiejie? Do you want some water…” Sisi didn’t quite understand these things; she was just concerned about Su Wenwen from her own perspective.

Seeing Su Wenwen drink so little water, she thoughtfully handed over the water in her hand. “My jiejie said that people can go without food, but not without water.”

“Okay, I’ll drink.”

Su Wenwen smiled and took the water, taking a sip. Seeing this, Sisi also smiled.

By noon, the temperature was even higher.

Occasionally, scattered cars lay haphazardly on the roadside. Su Wenwen had to reduce her speed and carefully turn the steering wheel.

In just a moment, sweat soaked her clothes. It was so hot she could barely breathe, making her not want to move.

The villain also woke up at this time, picked up a water bottle, and drank more than half of it with a “gudong” sound. Then she took off her hair tie and meticulously tied her hair up again.

“How many days can the water in the car last us?”

“Three days, I think!” Su Wenwen said uncertainly, because she hadn’t counted the water in her spatial backpack.

“It’s too hot. Let’s go to a nearby small town to stock up on water and gasoline.”

“Which way should we drive?”

There was a fork in the road ahead. Su Wenwen wasn’t very familiar with the roads here. The villain, with a stride of her long legs, moved directly from the back to the front passenger seat to give her directions.

The outskirts of the small town were extremely desolate. The tallest buildings were no more than five stories. Su Wenwen slowed the car to its lowest speed and looked around. Surprisingly, she didn’t see any zombies. There were, however, quite a few corpses lying on the ground. A moment of carelessness and the car wheels would run over a body.

【Side Mission Triggered.】

【Rescue the cannon fodder female supporting character Wang Kelin⁴. (Side missions can be abandoned without any penalty, but before abandoning the mission, please take a good look at the rewards before making a decision.)】

Su Wenwen’s gaze unconsciously drifted to the rewards column. The rewards were even richer and rarer than those for the main mission.

So many rewards, it seemed they were set up fearing Su Wenwen wouldn’t do this mission, which was why a special reminder tag was attached to the end of the mission description.

This was too ridiculous.

【You can’t say that. The Host is now a cannon fodder female supporting character. With an upgraded title, the rewards naturally have to be upgraded as well.】

【Besides, there’s no penalty for side missions. It’s best if the Host completes it, but there’s no loss if you fail.】

That was true. Su Wenwen immediately accepted the side mission.

This cannon fodder female supporting character was actually the villain’s childhood friend. They grew up in the same compound⁵, and she later enlisted in the army and became a squad leader⁶.

This time, she came to the small town for a rescue mission, to bring survivors to a temporarily built defensive area. But Wang Kelin didn’t know that among the people she rescued, there was an utterly rotten person.

This person was a habitual offender previously, sentenced to prison for three, six, and seven years consecutively. He wasn’t young. Even the arrival of the apocalypse didn’t make him behave. Instead, it completely unleashed the demon in his heart.

Wang Kelin’s team consisted entirely of female soldiers. The man was initially well-behaved, but after discovering his own ability, he became restless and started forming cliques in the stronghold.

One night, he gathered several people and, relying on his ability, subdued Wang Kelin. Unable to bear the humiliation, Wang Kelin shot herself and turned into a zombie, slaughtering all the survivors in the stronghold.

But that man was very lucky. He escaped and even managed to get a minor cadre position in a base.

Later, the villain encountered the zombified Wang Kelin and personally killed her childhood friend, causing her immense pain. Seeing the bullet hole in her friend’s head, she knew someone had caused her death.

The villain’s blackening value soared because of this. She used all means to find that man and tortured him to death.

Saving Wang Kelin meant preventing the villain’s blackening value from increasing. Even though it was a side mission, Su Wenwen wanted to complete it.

“There are bullet marks. There’s a rescue team nearby.” Luo Xi pointed to the wounds on the corpses and the small holes in car walls and other places.

“Then let’s get water first.”

Su Wenwen parked the car and ran directly into a store. The villain went to another store to collect water.

Zombies lay all over the floor inside the store, and the shelves also bore many bullet marks. If it weren’t for the mission, she really wanted to crack open their heads and pick up ready-made crystal cores.

There wasn’t much water in the store. Su Wenwen only found a few intact bottles of mineral water. Due to the high temperature, a faint fishy stench emanated from the store. She didn’t linger and returned to the car with the water.

The villain returned around the same time, carrying a whole case of water, which she placed in the back of the car.

Su Wenwen turned the steering wheel and drove towards the town center. Soon, she heard dense gunfire in the air. She followed the sound slowly and parked the car at a corner.

From here, she could see more than a dozen zombies surrounding a gas station, trying to break through, but they were pushed back by bullets. However, the bullets didn’t do much damage to them. Even if their faces were mangled, the bullets couldn’t penetrate their brains.

Bang!

A bullet from a sniper rifle directly killed one zombie. Then another zombie fell. Su Wenwen thought they wouldn’t need help, but after the sixth shot from the sniper rifle, there was no response.

It seemed they were out of bullets.

“Go lure the zombies away,” the villain said.

Su Wenwen drove the car over, honking the horn relentlessly. The sharp sound immediately attracted the zombies’ attention.

However, just the sound of the horn wasn’t enough to divert the zombies’ attention. The villain rolled down the car window and made a small cut on her fingertip with a military knife.

A bright red bead of blood stood on her fingertip. Just that tiny bit, and the zombies could smell the blood, chasing after them like mad. Su Wenwen quickly turned the steering wheel, leading the zombies away from the gas station.

Although the evolved zombies were fast, they weren’t fast enough to catch up with the car. After driving some distance, Su Wenwen slammed on the accelerator and sped away, leaving them in the dust.

After making a detour, she returned to the gas station. There were many survivors inside—men and women, old and young.

Su Wenwen squinted her eyes and got out of the car with the villain. Sisi felt hot in the car, so she rolled down the window and watched them walk towards a female military officer.

“Luo Xi, I didn’t expect it to be really you. I just saw your car and thought my eyes were playing tricks on me.”

Wang Kelin wore a camouflage military uniform and had ear-length short hair. There was an inconspicuous scar on her forehead. Her height was comparable to the villain’s, and her arms were strong yet possessed a unique feminine grace.

She had a wheat-colored complexion and striking features.

Just looking at her appearance, she was really handsome.

“I didn’t expect to meet you here either.” Luo Xi didn’t exchange pleasantries with her but glanced at the infatuated Su Wenwen. “The zombies have only been temporarily lured away. You’d better leave here immediately.”

“Okay, the convoy to pick us up is over there. Do you want to come back to the camp with me?” Wang Kelin pointed to the military vehicles that were approaching. “At the camp, we’re currently building defensive works.”

Luo Xi was about to shake her head and refuse when she heard Su Wenwen say, “Okay, then we’ll drive behind the convoy.”

Luo Xi’s brow furrowed. She wanted to say something, but her lips moved, and in the end, she said nothing.

After the convoy arrived, Wang Kelin quickly had the survivors get into the vehicles. Su Wenwen watched from the side, her gaze searching through the crowd.

There were forty to fifty survivors. Although their clothes were dry, they were more or less stained with the red of the blood rain. Apparently, Wang Kelin had come to the town to rescue them much earlier. No wonder so many evolved zombies on the outskirts of the town had been killed, yet they were trapped here by the last dozen or so zombies.

【Target person found.】

In Su Wenwen’s line of sight, a large “Bad Guy” marker hung above the head of a middle-aged man in his forties or fifties. This man was slightly fat, tall, and his eyes kept darting around, especially lingering on women’s bodies.

As he looked, the man’s gaze met Su Wenwen’s. He paused for a moment, then showed a gentle smile. Su Wenwen also smiled without batting an eyelid, then turned around, returned to the car, took out a fuel can to fill up, and also topped off the car’s gas tank.

Luo Xi sat in the passenger seat, her eyes fixed intently on Su Wenwen. Every time Su Wenwen was plotting something, her eyes would become bright and sparkling, full of spirit and charm.

Just like on the bus before, when Su Wenwen was scheming against Luo Xi, those eyes practically wanted to stick to her. Now, however, her gaze was on someone else.

Luo Xi felt a little bothered.

When Su Wenwen got back into the car, Luo Xi asked, “That person just now, do you know him?”

Su Wenwen blinked. “Which person?”

“It’s nothing. I must have seen wrong.”

Su Wenwen didn’t pay it any mind. She started the car and followed slowly behind the convoy after it had driven some distance.

The camp Wang Kelin mentioned was actually a chemical plant. It was surrounded by walls, and the main gate was a semi-automatic iron gate. Without electricity, it had to be pushed manually. The surroundings were empty, with no residential buildings, making it easy to spot zombie tracks. Various liquefied gas tanks were also piled up as traps.

There were many female soldiers and survivors in the chemical plant. Seeing the convoy return, they quickly opened the iron gate.

Su Wenwen saw that these survivors all looked sickly and weak, and she thought to herself, this is bad. These people looked like they hadn’t eaten for a long time. She was afraid her collected supplies would be snatched, or she would be forced to hand them over.

She stopped the car.

The survivors all gathered around, wanting to see the situation inside the car. However, the nanny van’s windows were specially made, so the inside couldn’t be seen from the outside. Thus, she didn’t have to worry about the food being discovered.

When Luo Xi got out of the car, she said, “Lock the doors.”

Su Wenwen nodded, immediately understanding Luo Xi’s meaning. She picked up her backpack, leaving only a little food in it, and then instructed Sisi not to let anyone know there was food in the car.

Sisi nodded obediently and got out of the car with them.

When the survivors saw two beautiful women with a child, they naturally let down their guard, their eyes fixed on the backpack behind Su Wenwen.

Wang Kelin introduced Luo Xi to her teammates. Everyone was quite polite, exchanging greetings. When it was Su Wenwen’s turn to be introduced, Wang Kelin wasn’t very enthusiastic. She shook hands coolly, without any extra words.

Su Wenwen smiled awkwardly. She could understand. Wang Kelin was gay and liked the villain, so she was hostile to all potential suitors around the villain.

Don’t be fooled by Wang Kelin’s straightforward demeanor; only when facing the villain did she become indecisive, not daring to confess, merely hovering around the villain.

“We brought back some food. You all can eat some later.” Wang Kelin signaled the female soldiers to unload the food from the vehicles.

There were quite a lot of supplies in the vehicles, with a rich variety of ingredients. Some packaging boxes hadn’t even been opened. Apparently, Wang Kelin had found a supermarket’s storage warehouse. It was enough food for three days.

Su Wenwen no longer had to worry about her supplies being snatched. She saw the female soldiers moving supplies and originally wanted to help, but seeing that man standing there staring at her, she dismissed the thought.

The man’s gaze made her feel very uncomfortable; she could clearly sense his ill intentions. The man watched for a while, then retracted his gaze and smilingly helped move the supplies.

Opening a box, they found cured meat, dried meat, flour, noodles, seasonings, bagged bok choy, bagged Kung Pao chicken, and so on.

Seeing so much food, everyone showed joyful smiles, diluting their fear of the apocalypse.

The chemical plant had liquefied gas, so cooking wasn’t a worry due to lack of fire. Everyone worked together to move the ingredients to the kitchen.

The factory’s kitchen was very spacious, with several large woks. It had been cleaned by survivors before, so it was very clean and tidy.

The female soldiers were all standing guard outside.

So, the cooking was left to the survivors. One of them was a chef. When cooking, he could toss the large wok, and the aroma filled the entire kitchen. Many people swallowed their saliva.

The villain had long since sat down at a table, showing no intention of helping with the cooking. Seeing her cold face, everyone tactfully avoided disturbing her and instead approached the smiling Su Wenwen to help pick and wash vegetables.

Su Wenwen was also hungry, so she went to help. Sisi also trotted along. Everyone praised Sisi for being pretty and smart.

Sisi, though young, was worldly-wise and could mingle well with them, answering questions readily. Many of them had lost their relatives. Looking at Sisi, their eyes reddened, and they secretly gave her candy.

Su Wenwen wasn’t very good at handling such situations, so she hid behind Sisi, silently picking vegetables, her gaze searching for the man. She saw him talking to other men.

She focused her hearing slightly, and the surrounding clamor became clear to her ears. She could even hear a small yawn.

“Sigh, these girls are really good-looking.”

“Then you can only drool.”

“Not necessarily. In the apocalypse, women still have to rely on men to survive.”

“Come on, none of those female soldiers are easy to mess with. You’d be lucky if they don’t beat you into a sieve.”

“So, we have to be smart. Behave well these two days, leave a good impression on them. Spend more time together, and won’t feelings develop?”

Su Wenwen sneered. As expected of a habitual offender, a leopard can’t change its spots⁷. She originally wanted to remind Wang Kelin, but without evidence, Wang Kelin probably wouldn’t listen to her.

Just then, the man smoothed his hair and walked over. Su Wenwen pretended not to see him.

The man squatted down beside Su Wenwen, helping her pick vegetables, and said, “Hello, my name is Jing Hong⁸.”

Su Wenwen raised an eyebrow. The man’s real name was Zhang Wenjie⁹. He had deliberately changed his name, probably afraid people would recognize him as a habitual offender.

“Is Sisi your daughter?” Zhang Wenjie put on a sorrowful expression. “Seeing Sisi reminds me of my deceased daughter. If she were still alive, she would be as smart and cute as Sisi.”

Bullsh#t, he didn’t even have a daughter.

This kind of person deserved to have his family line cut off.

Trying to play the sympathy card to gain Su Wenwen’s pity? Was she that easy to fool?

Su Wenwen feigned sorrow. She sighed and said, “Yes, Sisi’s father died young. How are we, mother and daughter, supposed to live…”

Sisi beside her: “???”

Zhang Wenjie said with concern, “Don’t worry. If you encounter any difficulties in the future, just come to me. I’ll definitely help you.”

“Thank you, Uncle.” Su Wenwen winked at Sisi. Sisi immediately followed, “Thank you, Grandpa.”

Zhang Wenjie’s face twitched. He touched his own face; there were no wrinkles. Did he look that old?

After Su Wenwen finished picking the vegetables, she ignored Zhang Wenjie’s inner turmoil and took Sisi back to the villain’s side.

Wang Kelin was also there. The smile that was on her face vanished the moment she saw Su Wenwen.

Su Wenwen was somewhat dumbfounded. Truly worthy of being the villain’s childhood friend, her expression changed as quickly as the villain’s.

She didn’t care much and directly sat down beside Wang Kelin to greet her. As the saying goes, one doesn’t hit a smiling face¹⁰. Besides, the villain was also nearby, so Wang Kelin could only respond amicably, “Hello.”

Su Wenwen looked at Wang Kelin with a grin. As long as she saved this cannon fodder female supporting character, she would get super rich rewards.

Moreover, Wang Kelin was very handsome and a kindred spirit, so she quite liked this cannon fodder.

Su Wenwen’s gaze remained on the cannon fodder female supporting character, not noticing the villain’s increasingly cold stare.

【Blackening Value +4】

Su Wenwen blinked. What just happened? Why did the villain’s blackening value increase?

Wasn’t the female supporting character still alive?

【No idea!】

The blackening value that had been so hard to reduce had increased by four points in the blink of an eye. Su Wenwen felt a bit helpless. She couldn’t just pry open the villain’s head to see what she was thinking.

Wang Kelin couldn’t quite stand Su Wenwen’s over-familiarity and stood up. “I’ll go see if the food is ready.”

After Wang Kelin left, Su Wenwen took out a bottle of water from her backpack and handed it to the villain. “Have some water. I just went to the kitchen and found that water resources are not abundant, so there’s no soup for this meal. In this hot weather, if you don’t drink water, you won’t be able to eat.”

The entire dining hall was like an oven.

Everyone was not only hungry but also extremely thirsty. Seeing Su Wenwen had water, a few children couldn’t help but run over to ask her for some.

Su Wenwen saw these children covered in sweat and felt sorry for them, so she shared a bottle of water with them.

She had sweated too much, and her whole body felt sticky and uncomfortable. Even after drinking half a bottle of water, she still felt very thirsty.

“Get me a towel.”

Hearing the villain ask for a towel, Su Wenwen rummaged through her bag and found a new one for her. Seeing the villain open a water bottle and pour some water on the towel, she guessed that the villain probably felt uncomfortable with the sweat sticking to her skin and intended to wipe herself down.

“Come here,” Luo Xi said, looking at Su Wenwen.

Su Wenwen obediently sat over. The villain took her hand, covered it with the cool towel, and wiped away the stickiness, making it feel fresh and comfortable.

Su Wenwen froze.

The villain then proceeded to wipe Su Wenwen’s face, meticulously from the edge of her forehead to the sides of her nose. Her earlobes and neck were also attended to with great care.

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