"It's alright, it's alright, you scared me to death."

Fang Xiyue's eyes were red, and a tear fell onto the quilt.

"Yuebao, don't cry. I don't want you to cry because of me. I want to bring you only smiles, okay?"

Although Su Zheyu couldn't see Fang Xiyue, the pain in his heart told him that Fang Xiyue must be very sad.

"Okay, I won't cry."

Fang Xiyue suppressed the urge to cry again, even though she was never one to cry.

Have you gotten home yet?

To control her mood, Fang Xiyue changed the subject.

"Yes, we've arrived. We're at my house now. My neighborhood has been overrun, and there are hardly any survivors left."

Thankfully, I called my parents at the very beginning of the apocalypse, telling them to stay home and not to go out or open the door for anyone. That's how we escaped this disaster.

Su Zheyu's ID card is from Xingcheng, but his parents moved to Yuncheng a long time ago due to a job transfer.

This is why Su Zheyu went to Yuncheng to pick up the person.

Su Zheyu's mother had a habit of hoarding things, and her refrigerator was always full.

So although they didn't have many fresh vegetables to eat during this period of the apocalypse, they weren't lacking in food.

When Su Zheyu arrived at their neighborhood and saw it was full of zombies, his heart skipped a beat.

He was terrified that he wouldn't see his parents when he got home.

Fortunately, after a fierce battle with the zombies, they managed to break through and find a way out.

This is under the current circumstances where zombies are moving slowly and one has two submachine guns and a Tang sword.

If they were upgraded, he really felt he might die here today.

However, as the zombie levels up, his abilities also level up.

Because there were many people around, he didn't ask his parents about the marriage certificate. He planned to ask them later when they had a chance to be alone together.

"That's great, your uncle and aunt are both alright."

It's good that you're alright, otherwise Su Zheyu would have been very sad.

"Uncle and Aunt? Shouldn't they call us Mom and Dad?"

Even as Su Zheyu asked this question, he could imagine how red his Yuebao's face must be.

"That won't do. We haven't even met formally yet. We'll talk about it when you get back."

I'll reserve an apartment for them in Unit 1, so it'll be convenient to take care of them later."

Although family members need privacy, living nearby is still very convenient.

Living in the same building provides both privacy and quick access to each other's homes.

"Okay, my parents will definitely love you when they meet you, just like they love me."

Su Zheyu confesses his feelings anytime, anywhere.

"I hope that's the case too."

Fang Xiyue finally smiled, her tense mood from worrying subsided.

The two chatted for a while longer before hanging up the phone. After all, Su Zheyu was at home and there was a fierce battle to fight downstairs tomorrow.

After washing up, Fang Xiyue drank the ability-awakening liquid.

She wasn't sure how many superpowers she would gain after drinking it, but as long as she got them, she didn't want to waste them.

Fang Xiyue fell asleep shortly after lying down.

——

July 2nd, the 19th day of the apocalypse.

Fang Xiyue was woken up by her alarm clock. She stretched and got out of bed.

With palms facing upwards, he released his supernatural power, and a whirlwind rose into the air.

Oh? Wind-based ability, not bad, it's a combat-type ability too.

Most importantly, the newly acquired wind-type ability is actually level two.

It seems the effects of the power-up fluid will continue.

Today we have to go to the Populus euphratica district for the next mission. Fang Xiyue quickly washed up and then went to call Fang Xichen down to room 601 to have dinner with the family.

The food was taken from Fang Xiyue's space, so Fang's mother didn't have to go through the trouble of cooking.

"Daughter, son, you two must be extra careful when you go out today, okay?"

The situation outside is only getting more dangerous; we must not let our guard down.

Mr. Fang couldn't help but mutter a few words.

"Okay, Dad, don't worry."

"Don't worry, Dad, I'll take good care of my little sister."

The brother and sister made their promises in unison.

"You two siblings must protect each other. There are many bad people outside, so don't trust others too much."

Although the siblings didn't tell them about the dangers they encountered on the way back, Fang's father knew very well that the post-apocalyptic world was full of dangers, whether from zombies or humans.

"Yes, we understand." The brother and sister nodded obediently.

At 7 a.m., Fang Xiyue set off with Dandan, Sister Xiu, and Qianqian, who insisted on coming along, while Fang Xichen still went with the army.

Before leaving, Company Commander Lu spoke to her privately and asked her to help take back the steel and cement plants in the poplar district, as they were in urgent need of them and he would pay her.

Since it was on the way, Fang Xiyue agreed, since Company Commander Lu wouldn't let her suffer any losses anyway.

At 7:30, Fang Xiyue and her group arrived at the supermarket in the university town, changed their clothes, and changed cars.

"Bang, bang, bang." The sound of knocking on the car window rang out.

Fang Xiyue turned her head to look, and saw a handsome guy at Waqu!

With a well-defined face, deep-set features, a high nose bridge, and lips of moderate thickness, he embodies the typical image of a tough military man.

Most importantly, those deep, affectionate eyes—that's 'Nan Yan'.

[Huh? Host, when did you meet Jun Nanxuan?! You actually kept the fact that you met a second husband a secret from me!!!]

The system screamed! No, this person was still with the host when it upgraded back.

Because he was so well-covered, it didn't bother to check his true identity.

What a blunder! The system couldn't forgive itself and sullenly squatted to the side, drawing circles.

What? !

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