Xu Anran and her group contributed some supplies and were assigned to a small four-person dormitory. Those who did not receive supplies were assigned to eight- or ten-person dormitories.

Xu Anran, Li Xue, Grandpa Li, and Liu Yue followed the staff to the dormitory and closed the door. They looked around the room. There were four beds, all bunk beds with desks underneath; there was a large table in the middle, and a cabinet against the wall with an air conditioner on top. It looked relatively clean, and the environment and size were quite good.

Grandpa Li and Xiaoyue stayed in the two beds by the window, while Li Xue and Xu Anran stayed in the two beds closer to the door. It was already June, and summer was approaching, so the weather was still quite hot. They turned on the air conditioner as soon as they entered the room.

Since there was no bathroom inside the house, and the men's and women's restrooms and washrooms were located at opposite ends of the corridor, Xu Anran stayed behind to watch the house first, Li Xue took Xiaoyue to the women's area, and Grandpa Li went to the men's area to wash up.

After walking for a while, a commotion erupted in the corridor. Xu Anran opened the door and saw that the doors to the other rooms were also open. It seemed that gossip was human nature; everyone was listening intently. The argument was coming from across the hall; two girls were arguing, with a boy in the middle. "What were you doing just now?" "What did I do?" "You just touched him?" "Did she touch you?" "Stop arguing, Qingqing, you must have seen wrong." "I didn't see wrong, you vixen, get out!" The door opened, and Shen Qingqing pushed a woman out. Li Zhiyuan pulled Shen Qingqing back, saying, "Stop it, Qingqing, the dorm assignments are already done."

Xu Anran, who was watching their tug-of-war with great interest, never expected that the fire would spread to her. Shen Qingqing saw Xu Anran leaning against the door, ran over, and pulled her, saying, "Anran, please help me, can you switch rooms with this vixen and we can stay together?"

Xu Anran was speechless: "I'm all settled in. Everyone in my dorm is together, so I can't switch." Xu Qingqing started sobbing: "You're all like this, all siding with that vixen." Xu Anran originally had a good impression of Shen Qingqing, but hearing her words left her speechless. She couldn't help but roll her eyes, thinking, "What does this have to do with her? Why is she even bringing her up? It just goes to show how terrifying it is to be blinded by love."

Finally, Shen Qingqing was pulled back by Li Zhiyuan, and the argument ended there. Xu Anran thought to herself: Honestly, if she can't stand it, she should just leave. It's obvious that her boyfriend doesn't love her very much, otherwise he would have given in to her long ago. Even an outsider like her can see that her boyfriend is impatient with her, but she just doesn't want to leave. She's really asking for trouble.

After Li Xue and the others returned, Xu Anran couldn't stand it anymore and complained to them for over an hour before going to wash up.

The next morning, the four of them divided the tasks: she and Li Xue went to see what jobs were available, while Grandpa Li and Xiaoyue were responsible for gathering information and wandering around looking for train tickets.

Xu Anran and Li Xue went to the service hall and ran into Shen Qingqing. Shen Qingqing glanced at them with red eyes, then turned away as if she hadn't seen them. Xu Anran and Li Xue also pretended not to see each other.

After finding jobs, the two signed up. Li Xue went to clean the new building, hoping to find train tickets while working. Xu Anran signed up to help in the kitchen, thinking she could listen to gossip. After signing up, they were taken away by their respective team leaders.

Xu Anran arrived at the kitchen and, by sheer coincidence, was paired with the "vixen" Shen Qingqing had mentioned. The girl was in her early twenties, probably around the same age as Shen Qingqing, with long, jet-black hair. She didn't look like a vixen at all; instead, she looked like a delicate, innocent flower, with a pitiful appearance. However, her words were anything but innocent: "Hello, we met yesterday. Don't you hate this vixen of mine?"

Xu Anran was taken aback by her question, feeling somewhat bewildered. She sat down to help her with their morning's work, peeling potatoes as she spoke, "Why would I hate you?" "Didn't you hear what Shen Qingqing said to me yesterday?" "Did you seduce her?" "Yes, I did." She was quite bold in admitting it. Curious, she asked, "Why?" "Because I wanted to. I also wanted a boyfriend to protect me. Don't you think I'm shameless?" "You just want what you want. Besides, I don't know you guys. You might have other reasons, or you might just simply enjoy seducing other people's boyfriends. But if that guy is determined enough, there's nothing you can do. So, I don't think you're shameless, I don't hate you, and of course, I don't like you."

The girl looked at Xu Anran with surprise: "You're really interesting. My name is Xu Weiqin. Although you're indifferent to me, I quite like you. What's your name?" Xu Anran smiled and said, "Xu Anran."

The two of them worked quietly afterwards, listening to the chatter of the people around them. They learned from them that the shelter had now taken control of the university area and was preparing to move towards the nearby power plant. To control the power plant, they would probably have to gather manpower the day after tomorrow.

还听到了许多八卦，比如有对两口子来到避难所后，给这里的一个领导当情人，这个领导还挺不挑食的，男女通吃啊；还有什么机械组的组长和他邻居偷情被逮到，他大舅哥揍了他一顿；还有汽车组的老李最近疯了，说什么怪物来了，说他家里都是怪物，听到这个消息，许安然心里一咯噔，其他人也吓了一跳，问是不是真的，不会是真有怪物进来了吧，说这个消息的人表示根本没有什么怪物，因为老李的话，他们一家人又都检测了一遍，都很正常，反而是最近的老李不太正常，整天神神叨叨的。

The conversation quickly ended, and they moved on to other things. Xu Anran had lost interest in listening; she felt uneasy about what Old Li was doing. Xu Weiqin noticed her unease and asked what was wrong. Xu Anran told her the truth. Unlike others who might dismiss it, Xu Weiqin fell into deep thought and said, "Sometimes you have to trust a woman's intuition. I've been keeping an eye on things lately, and I'll let you know if anything seems amiss." "You also find it suspicious?" "No." "Then why are you doing this?" "Because... I trust you."

Seeing Xu Anran's "you're kidding me?" look, Xu Weiqin said seriously, "It's true. My intuition is usually not accurate, so I trust other people's intuition. It's better to believe it than not." The two agreed to exchange the information they found the next night.