The city lord has been quite melancholy lately.

After leading her team back to Hope City, she lived a relatively peaceful life. The Beast King was dead, the beast tide was dispersed, and the gods dared not descend to the mortal realm rashly because of Zhang Lin's recklessness.

Then, she noticed something was off about her trusted subordinate, Kim Sina.

This blonde foreign girl, who prefers a straightforward approach and doesn't like dressing up, has started thinking about what looks good on her.

Whenever others mentioned Zhang Lin, the blonde woman always reacted strongly, as if she was deliberately distancing herself from him. Upon hearing Zhang Lin's name, she would immediately get up and leave.

However, this 'protesting too much' behavior did not distance her from Zhang Lin. On the contrary, anyone with a brain would know that this blonde foreign woman must have had something happen between her and Zhang Lin, otherwise she wouldn't be acting like this.

The city lord was a smart man, and after a little thought, he roughly understood what was going on.

Jin Sina and Zhang Lin are together, and she's actually quite happy about it.

The foreign girl has been "straightened out," so she won't bother him anymore.

This is what she is happy to see.

but……

After Li Xinyue brought the people from Shashi to Hope City, the city lord held a welcome banquet. The banquet was small, and it was attended by Li Xinyue and a few high-ranking members of the Shashi survivor camp.

There are also high-ranking officials from Hope City, such as Zhang Lin.

Over the course of the meal, the city lord discovered through various details that Zhang Lin had also taken over the subordinates he had previously recruited in Shashi.

Although I knew this bastard had designs on Li Xinyue, who would have thought he'd act so quickly, taking her down in one trip...

After the banquet, the city lord returned to his room, leaned back on the sofa, and couldn't help but start thinking, "Xia, Jin, and Li, those three used to be my people, but now they're all Zhang Lin's women. Is this guy specifically targeting the people around me?"

She had previously worried that Zhang Lin would sideline her.

Now she's not worried anymore, because she knows that Zhang Linzhi isn't here. On the contrary, she hopes that Zhang Lin can take on the responsibility of Hope City.

but……

Knowing Zhang Lin's character well, the city lord was very wary of him, fearing that this scoundrel would try to take advantage of him.

The city lord was starting to panic as those around him fell one by one.

But later, she figured it out herself.

"Heh, I'm a robot now, all metal. What can he do to me?"

With that thought in mind, the city lord felt relieved.

But then she felt a pang of sadness, "There was so much delicious food at the banquet, and I couldn't even get a single bite. How awful!"

"Ugh... I'm turning off my phone to rest, I don't want to think about it anymore!"

She was somewhat annoyed, then removed her white robe and mask, revealing a sleek, curvaceous mechanical female body.

Just looking at those curves would definitely make a man's mind wander, but once you see that body is made of silver-white alloy, your heart will immediately turn cold.

this……

There's nowhere to go, no way to escape...

She admired herself for a while, but the more she looked at herself, the more disgusted she felt. In the end, she directly initiated the forced shutdown program, set the time, and after turning on the computer the next morning, she immediately collapsed on the sofa and fell into a deep sleep.

...

Hope City is getting bigger and bigger.

In the beginning, when the city lord planned the city, there were only one hundred core buildings and a large open space inside the walls.

But now, with the population gathering in Hope City, let alone a hundred houses, even a thousand or ten thousand houses wouldn't be enough to house everyone.

So the residents of Hope City had no choice but to use their own hands to build simple dwellings on the open spaces near the city.

Before leaving, Zhang Lin was worried about something... his house was almost too small!

The houses in the city, though called villas, are actually similar to small self-built houses in the countryside.

Of course, in a post-apocalyptic environment, this kind of house is definitely considered a villa. You know, most people in Hope City probably still live in wooden houses.

How many people can live in a three-story villa?

Apart from Zhang Lin, who had a bedroom all to himself, everyone else was crammed together.

And that doesn't even include the women living outside.

So before leaving, Zhang Lin told An Qingge to find a place and build a bigger house.

We should ensure that everyone has a private bedroom, and also prepare extra rooms for the future, in case of unforeseen circumstances.

When An Qingge received this task, she practically rolled her eyes to the sky.

But she still managed to finish building the house before Zhang Lin returned.

It is located next to the city lord's mansion.

Hopefully, the city is now even more crowded than Hong Kong before the apocalypse, and finding an empty space is not easy.

The back mountain, used as a breeding ground for the rat people, occupies a large open space.

An Qingge used part of the land behind the mountain, borrowed a piece of land around the city lord's mansion from the city lord, and then hired a lot of people and many superhumans with various supplies. Finally, before Zhang Lin arrived, she built a sizable courtyard.

Needless to say, the house's renovation is definitely not comparable to the pre-apocalyptic version, but it is spacious. Everyone has their own bedroom, there is a large yard, and all kinds of supporting facilities are very complete.

After Zhang Lin returned, he moved into the new house and arranged for Li Xinyue to move in as well. However, he did not rush to have sex with Li Xinyue. Instead, after returning, he first spent time with his first wife and the child in her womb.

An Qingge's belly is already quite large, and it has even begun to affect her activities. Therefore, she can no longer even perform "Teacher Ji's Nine Styles". When she says she's accompanying someone, she really just means accompanying them; there's no fancy technique involved.

Zhang Lin was confident he could be a good husband and father, but An Qingge didn't dare trust him, fearing he might act impulsively...

The key point is that Zhang Lin is so fierce!

She can take it, but the baby in her belly can't!

“Didn’t you bring another one back?” An Qingge took the initiative to persuade her, “Go find her, I don’t need you to accompany me. Now that you’re back, we’ll have plenty of time in the future.”

Zhang Lin, of course, refused outright and expressed his sadness at her distrust.

An Qingge just chuckled and then urged, "Hurry up and go. You really don't need to worry about me here. I'll call Xiaowu over to keep me company in a bit."

“…” Zhang Lin was even more heartbroken.

Is there any trust left between people?

"Alright, let's go."

An Qingge was amused by his appearance, and hugged Zhang Lin with a smile, kissing him on the cheek, "Wait until I have the baby, then you can do whatever you want?"

These words further demonstrate that she truly had no trust in Zhang Lin whatsoever.

Zhang Lin was furious. He stood up angrily and left the room. He was going to punish this woman and wouldn't spend the night with her!

Um!

It was definitely not for Li Xinyue!