Activating her supernatural power, she couldn't feel any energy flowing through her body. The more she tried, the more exhausted she felt, and soon she was sweating profusely and panting heavily. No wonder the villain asked if she would blame her; it turned out he had injected her with some kind of drug that had shut down her supernatural power. So, she was now just an ordinary person, unable to struggle or escape. The tray An had brought over must contain this drug; if that's the case, her supernatural power had only been temporarily shut down.

After carefully observing her surroundings, Xiang Wan noticed several suspicious spots and occasional faint red flashes. She knew this meant the cameras were working. She was being monitored in this empty room.

She had a vague idea of ​​what An wanted to do, but she wasn't sure. She didn't struggle; she lay there silently, letting those watching her from behind know that she was awake and wouldn't try to escape.

An hour later, the door opened, and An pushed a food cart in. The aroma of food wafted into her nostrils, and Xiang Wan's stomach involuntarily rumbled.

"An, I'm sorry, my stomach is acting up. It seems I'm really hungry." Xiang Wan's face was flushed with shame, but her eyes were full of hope. "It smells so good, it looks so delicious. An, can I eat it myself?"

Xiang Wan raised her hand, struggling even to sit up, let alone eat. She smiled sheepishly and said shyly, "Oh, I'm sorry, I probably can't do that. So, An, could you feed me?"

The dining table was pushed to the bedside and stopped. An's gaze remained fixed straight ahead, his face expressionless. Despite Xiang Wan's many words, he showed no reaction whatsoever; however, when he heard her last sentence, his hand trembled violently.

Xiang Wan waited with a smile for An to feed her, but he didn't move. Turning her head, she saw An holding a scalpel, fiddling with something on the dining table. Looking up slightly, Xiang Wan chuckled: a chicken had been completely deboned and skinned, its neat layers of muscle arranged on the plate. An's meticulous movements made it seem as if he were performing surgery on the chicken.

"This is the first time I've seen Ann treat a chicken so seriously. I suddenly feel so lucky. Ann, this must be the first time you've done something like this, right? I never expected that Ann would give me her first time. I'm so happy!"

A suspicious red tinge crept up Ann's ears. Looking up at the sky, she sighed, "I wish moments like this would never disappear..."

Why?

An's voice was somewhat low. Xiang Wan looked at him and smiled, "In this way, An will not have the opportunity to do this kind of thing for others."

The table was set with meat and vegetables, as well as rice and soup. Xiang Wan was used to taking a sip of soup before eating, so when An offered her a rice spoon, she didn't open her mouth.

"An, may I have some soup first?"

"No!"

Ann held the spoon firmly against her lips, as if she wouldn't give up until she opened her mouth. Well, the villain was too stubborn; even eating had to be done according to his wishes.

System: At a time like this, shouldn't you be concerned about whether the villain drugged her? You're so careless!

Xiang Wan silently opened her mouth, making no further requests, only occasionally glancing at what she wanted to eat before lowering her eyes again.

An tidied up the plate with satisfaction, then used a napkin to wipe Xiang Wan's mouth before pushing the food away. This went on for several days, and Xiang Wan felt her belly had noticeably grown larger. Being treated like a pig by An, with no freedom of movement, it would be a miracle if she didn't gain weight. Even toileting was handled personally by An, who took care of her every need, cleaning up after her and never giving her any freedom.

During this time, she had hinted and suggested things, but whenever she mentioned letting An act on her own, An would radiate a chill, and even her eyes would turn red. Xiang Wan stopped saying these things, but her gaze toward the door grew increasingly dim, and her appetite decreased. As for An, her temper became increasingly irritable.

When she had free time, Xiang Wan would chat with the system and learn that her current situation was no longer Peng Liuliu's base, but a secret underground laboratory deep in the mountains. This was where An's teacher used to conduct experiments. After the apocalypse, all the personnel here were transferred to other places for research, and no one had returned for many years. An then converted this place into his own private laboratory, making sure the security measures were top-notch, so that no one else could enter except himself.

After Xiang Wan was captured, she was imprisoned for two whole months before waking up. Her food was obtained from a simulated ecosystem in the laboratory. Although there was refrigerated food there, it was all from before the apocalypse and had long been unusable after so many years. Xiang Wan should be thankful that An didn't use her for experiments or feed her expired food.

Xiang Wan wanted to learn about An's life, but the system told her that it had no authority to view information unrelated to the plot. Fine, since she had nothing else to do anyway, she might as well let the system tell her the plot.

After Peng Liuliu's base was largely destroyed, many people left, leaving behind those who helped reinforce the walls. The male protagonist, Ma Wen, also survived and, together with Peng Liuliu, gradually expanded the base. During this time, several high-level zombies infiltrated the base, attempting to destroy it completely, but later fell in love with the female protagonist and became her loyal followers. Of course, these events remained unknown to everyone except those close to Peng Liuliu.

To enhance her abilities, the zombies, relying on their high levels, ordered many lower-level zombies to ambush and kill her, extracting the crystal cores for Peng Liuliu to cultivate with. As a result, Peng Liuliu's ability level rose rapidly, reaching level nine, still among the world's top. Many small bases surrendered, on the condition that their ability users were offered as payment. Many people naturally assumed that Peng Liuliu wanted ability users to expand her power, incorporating them into her own guard. In reality, however, many of these people were sent to the laboratory under secret missions. None of those who went in ever came out alive.

"What exactly is Peng Liuliu up to? Doesn't she only have one researcher, An? When did she build another lab?"

"With those zombies around, do you really think it's just an experiment?"

The system's question made Xiang Wan think of something, sending chills down her spine. She hadn't expected that even without the biggest villain, evil deeds still abounded in the world.

"So, host, you need to hurry up. If they dominate the world, there will be no future for us."

How could she not know all this? She's very anxious too, okay?

That day, An brought out the dining table as usual, but underneath it was a tray. Xiang Wan immediately understood; An was planning to inject her with the ability-intercepting drug again.

"An, can you come here for a second? I have something to tell you." Xiang Wan looked at An earnestly, and seeing that he didn't move, she continued, "It's about myself, are you interested in listening?"

An hesitated for a moment, then walked to Xiang Wan's side.

“An, I want to tell you…” Xiang Wan’s voice trailed off, and An, looking into her smiling eyes, leaned down involuntarily, “I like you!”

An was so shocked that his eyes widened. Xiang Wan took the opportunity to hug his neck and, with a forceful movement, pressed her lips against his mask.