Xie Nan had been drooping his ears, thinking his brother would refuse, but upon hearing this, he suddenly became excited.

"Really? Let's go! We'll go right now!"

He dropped the instant noodles in his hand and walked out excitedly.

The taste was absolutely awful to him; he would feel terrible if he didn't take a bite.

"Wait a minute! Go and get those two bottles of liquor. Don't go empty-handed, that wouldn't be right."

Xie Nan's eyes lit up. "You're so good at this, bro. I'll go get it right now."

The two went downstairs and saw their teammates already waiting for them.

"Captain, let's go!"

They knew Xie Nan wouldn't be able to hold out when they smelled the aroma, but they didn't expect their captain to go too, so they were even more shameless to freeload off him.

As they went outside, they saw several people lurking suspiciously at the door of the neighboring house.

"Hey! What are you doing?"

"I... I smelled the aroma of meat, so I wanted to come and take a look."

Xie Nanyang laughed smugly, "Yes, they are my friends. We just happened to be here for dinner."

As he spoke, he proudly raised his head and rang the doorbell.

"Ding-dong—"

"They're here!" As soon as Lin Yu opened the door, several large heads poked their heads into the yard.

"Uncle Lin, you're cooking! It smells so good!"

Xie Nan greeted them with a smile, not forgetting the purpose of his visit. "We got two bottles of wine a couple of days ago, so we came to visit you guys, but you weren't home. Now that you're back, let's have a drink?"

Lin's father didn't like drinking much, but he enjoyed lively gatherings. He happily invited the group into the house, saying, "Great! Come on in! I'll cook two more dishes, and then we'll start eating."

Amidst the envious and jealous glances of passersby, the door closed from the inside.

But this time they saw it very clearly: the meat on that table was something they could never eat, let alone a table full of meat dishes.

A man clutched his aching stomach, his eyes filled with malice. Why could they live so well while he was always hungry and had to endure being scorned?

Suppressing his dissatisfaction, he left the place.

A villa in Area A —

"They're back? Great, let's make our move tonight!"

A smile curved Song Chi's lips, his eyes filled with sinister calculation.

This time, let's see how Lin Anran runs. I'm really looking forward to seeing her beg for help.

"Brother Chi! Si Rou is awake. She won't eat and keeps asking to see you!"

Song Chi's smile faded, his eyes filled with disdain. "Fine, don't eat then. Stop throwing a tantrum like a spoiled princess. Nobody will tolerate her. Don't bother saving her food. Give her food again when she realizes she's wrong."

"But she..."

"But what 'but'? Do you want to go with her too?"

The person quickly shook his head, "No, no, I understand, I'll do it now."

Inside the iron gate, Chen Sirou sat pitifully at the foot of the bed, hugging her thighs, her face covered in tears.

Seeing that it wasn't Song Chi who had come, she was slightly startled and hurriedly pounded on the iron gate, "Why did you come back by yourself? Where's Brother Chi? Why didn't he come to see me?!"

I'm asking you a question! Answer me!

The person outside silently picked up the food and walked out.

"What did you do? Why did you take my food away? Aren't you afraid Brother Chi will find out if you bully me like this? Do you want to die?"

Her response was another silence.

She went berserk and threw everything off the table, making a clattering sound from inside.

Qi Lie, who had just entered to visit her, stopped. He was startled by the woman in front of him; she looked exactly like a madwoman.

"Brother Lie! You're here! Waaah~ I'm so sorry, Brother Lie, I made you see me like this. They won't give me any food, I'm so hungry, I feel like I'm going to die!"

Qi Lie was already feeling quite dissatisfied, but when he heard Rou Rou's coquettish voice, his eyes softened again. He angrily looked at the person next to him and questioned her.

"Didn't you say you were beating her to help her recover? How come she's living here? And why aren't you feeding her? Does she want to die?"

The woman who had just taken the food away spoke in a trembling voice, "No, no, I clearly just..."

Before she could finish speaking, Shen Sirou interrupted her, crying, "No! Brother Lie, it wasn't her fault, it was... it was Brother Chi's idea."

He seems jealous that I'm getting too close to you, so he's punishing me. It's not her fault.

He wiped away his tears and put on a tearful performance. Qi Lie's anger instantly reached its peak. It was all his fault, and he was going to find Song Chi.

Fearing that the two would meet and their affair would be exposed, Shen Sirou held onto Qi Lie's hand tightly, suppressing her disgust and pleading with him.

"No, please don't go! I beg you, I'm so hungry! Brother Lie, please bring me some snacks!"

Chen Sirou's strong resistance forced Qi Lie to give in. He directed the opening of the iron gate and pulled the woman into his arms.

He asked expectantly, "Rou Rou, when do you think we can be together? Song Chi is such a nuisance, maybe I should find someone else..."

Qi Lie's gentle face was filled with murderous intent. He made a throat-slitting gesture, which terrified Shen Sirou.

"Brother Lie! Don't do anything foolish, it'll be dangerous!"

Qi Lie snorted coldly, "Rou Rou, you don't need to worry about this. Just stay here and recover. This older brother will come to pick you up."

"Okay! Brother Lie, Rou Rou is waiting for your good news."

After everyone left, she kicked the wall, causing her old injury to flare up again. This time, she was in so much pain that she fainted.

The person who had just served the food glanced at it, then pretended to ignore it, saying, "This time I'm not going to bother with you! Go fend for yourself!"

"Bang!"

The door was closed from the outside.

After leaving the base, Lin Anran and her companion headed north on their motorcycle, which sped along the road. According to Ma Yang, it would take about a day to reach their destination.

Lin Anran pulled two simple meals out of thin air from her bag, and they tasted delicious.

Her heart was pounding. She was about to meet Jiang Qinian's mother. How was she going to explain this to her?

Jiang Qinian accidentally turned into a zombie, and he might even become the zombie king in the future. Anyone who hears that would be scared!

"Ranran? You're not scared, are you? Don't worry, Mom is a very open-minded person, she's a very nice person!"

Jiang Qinian noticed the change in the little boy's emotions and gently comforted him.

"And Mom will definitely love you, believe me!"

Lin Anran pouted, denying it, "Who's worried about that! I'm worried about how hard it is to get into that place, so I'm trying to figure out a way!"

"Really? Then you don't need to worry at all if you want to find someone. Ma Yang will meet us at the door."

"Isn't it difficult to get in? Can Ma Yang take us in?"

Jiang Qinian nodded, "Fang Xinbei District, he's made all the arrangements!"