In the evening, in the main room of the Xiao family, Xiao's mother was confronting Xiao's father.

"What's going on at the resettlement center? Were those people really just zombies? I want to know the truth." Sitting there, Xiao's mother slowly ran her index finger along the edge of the pure white ceramic. When she encountered water, it left a cool sensation on her fingertip, just like the feeling in her heart right now.

"You know everything?" Father Xiao's face was gloomy as he stood at the entrance, hesitant to move forward, seemingly pondering how to respond.

But he didn't want to hide it; the answer he had been preparing for was about to be revealed.

"Actually, I did this for the sake of our family, especially Ran'er."

Mr. Xiao knew that Xiao Ran was Mrs. Xiao's weakness. He had been, and he still was, even now that Jiang Ruan was there. So as long as the blame was directed at him, Mrs. Xiao would not care too much.

That was his plan, but little did he know that Xiao's mother had already discovered his scheme through investigation.

"Is that so? It's all for my son Xiao Ran. Where is he? Where did you send him? Why haven't I seen him yet?"

Xiao's mother snorted coldly, but she wasn't too angry. She simply asked calmly.

"He... he requested to stay at the resettlement center to handle the aftermath of his injury, and he's probably discussing with Zhang Yao how to deal with the dangers ahead!"

As he spoke, Mr. Xiao walked to the bedside and sat down, stretching his body as if he were somewhat tired.

"Zhang Yao? You've already sent him there. It seems the resettlement center is part of your plan. You really want to use it to fulfill your fantastical and unreal dream!" Xiao's mother's tone gradually rose. She knew that people's hearts were unpredictable and did not believe that love could last.

However, the man in front of her, whom she had loved for half her life, suddenly felt so relieved to let go, not as torturous as she had imagined.

No wonder my daughter asked me whether I wanted to prioritize the greater good over family or cherish my family. Now that I think about it, it was all because of him. My daughter knew everything.

"Do you know what you're saying?" Mr. Xiao was a little angry. He had been busy all day and came home to find that Mrs. Xiao was acting like a crazy woman, which annoyed him.

"What can I say? What can I say about your pitiful and helpless lover, or my sister with whom you had an affair, or myself, who was blinded by love and gave you everything!"

"Chief Xiao, I'll ask you one more time, what exactly happened to Ran'er? You took him to discuss things and then disappeared. Now you're telling me he's at the resettlement center, I won't believe a word of it."

Xiao's mother was furious. Her son was missing, and she couldn't go out to look for him. Meanwhile, her daughter was dealing with a whole host of other issues.

Most importantly, their father was the culprit behind all of this, how could she not be angry?

"Sigh..." Xiao's father sighed deeply, then suddenly laughed, like a madman, a madman who seemed somewhat insane.

"My Bai Xi, you shouldn't be so smart. Being too smart and knowing too much isn't a good thing. Like now, you've come here alone to question me. Have you thought about the consequences, hmm?"

Mr. Xiao slowly walked towards Mrs. Xiao, forcing her to the door. His eyes held doubt, malice, and murderous intent, but no love whatsoever.

You want to kill me!

It's not a question, it's a statement of certainty.

"My goodness, if only you were still the way you were before, our harmonious marriage and loving motherhood could have been a beautiful story. But now, you've ruined all of that."

Don't worry, don't be afraid. I won't kill you. Xiao Ran still needs you. Killing you now would not benefit my career. So, I will spare your life.

However…” Mr. Xiao leaned his head forward, nose to nose with Mrs. Xiao, their eyes meeting with curved eyebrows, without saying a word.

"However, you're going to die soon, tortured to death by me!"

Bai Lu walked out through a hidden door to the side, beaming with a triumphant air.

Xiao Xiang also came out from behind her.

"Heh, what? Giving up on the act after all this time?" Xiao's mother felt nauseous at the sight of those two people, even more so than Xiao's father.

"My dear sister, I never thought that you, who are so high and mighty, would have such a day. You don't know, do you? Xiao Xiang is Xiao Zhouchang's daughter, his own daughter. We were already together before you got married. Everything that happened afterward was just an act for you."

Bai Lu's words startled Xiao's mother for a moment, but she quickly composed herself. "Really? I really hope my child, Xiao Ran, and Jiang Ruan aren't his children, unlike you who's so eager to be a mistress and shamelessly says it out loud."

Bai Lu's expression changed, and she opened her right arm, slapping Bai Xi across the face.

Her force was strong, and blood immediately seeped from Bai Xi's mouth, and her face swelled up instantly.

"What are you doing? You've gone mad!" Mr. Xiao quickly pulled her away, looking at Bai Xi's face with some heartache, and the words of reproach came out of his mouth.

"What, you're still protecting her even now? You said I was your true love, didn't you?"

Bai Lu felt resentful, thinking that she deserved all of this. That bitch had been bullying her for years, calling herself her older sister. Now that she was like this, she was truly happy.

Unexpectedly, Xiao's father blamed him.

"Alright, that's fine. What kind of mess is this?" Mr. Xiao was dissatisfied with Bai Lu's actions and, seeing that she showed no remorse, continued to speak.

Seeing this, Xiao Xiang quickly stepped forward and grabbed her father. "Dad, don't blame Mom. She was just angry and couldn't hold back. But Dad, shouldn't we hurry to the resettlement center? Time is running out. Those people who died will definitely generate huge resentment. This resentment mixed with the virus will create the most powerful zombie. It wouldn't be an exaggeration to call it the Zombie King."

Xiao Xiang's words brought Xiao's father back to his senses. Yes, he had come here to take away Xiao's mother's black jade ring, but he had been searching for a long time without finding it.

That thing is definitely valuable; if it's not in the house, it's obviously on her.

So his eyes sharpened and he began to touch her body, quickly finding the ring on her waist.

"Found it! I can't believe you actually had it on you!"

Mr. Xiao was extremely excited. With this thing, many things would be much easier for him to do.

For example, he can use his powerful self-healing ability and the abilities of the Jade Ring to move freely among viruses and resentment without getting hurt.

In this way, you can achieve twice the result with half the effort.

"You, surnamed Xiao, put the ring down! It's a family heirloom. What right do you have to take it? Put it down, do you hear me?!" Xiao's mother was stunned when she saw the ring.

She just gave the ring to Zai Zai a while ago, so how come it's on her again now? Could it be that Zai Zai put it there?

Or perhaps, Jiang Ruan…