Chapter Twenty-Two: Mu Xiaoxiao is here! Why?

It was clear that they couldn't get back by car, but luckily there was an inflatable boat in the cabin. All the necessary equipment was also provided.

It took thirty minutes to set up the inflatable boat; all you have to do is jump over the second-floor railing and throw it into the water.

Having arrived safely at the office area, Mu Qingyu stopped. The first floor of the office area was also flooded, and rows of forklifts parked in the open space in front of the building were submerged, with only their tops visible.

Mu Qingyu thought for a moment, then stored all the forklifts into her spatial storage. She then went upstairs and swept through the area again like a locust swarm. Finally, she left, satisfied.

Mu Qingyu had only driven the speedboat a short distance from Mu Xiangyuan when she faintly heard the sound of a motor in the distance, which was also the sound of the speedboat's motor.

It's really strange. Why would someone drive a speedboat towards Mu Xiang Garden at a time like this? Out of caution, Mu Qingyu found cover nearby, steered the boat inside, and turned off the engine. Then she hid behind the cover and quietly observed the direction from which the engine sound was coming.

After a while, the sound grew closer and the boat got closer. Sure enough, there were two people driving a speedboat, rushing towards Muxiang Garden.

Why are they in such a hurry? Because they've practically turned the engines of their assault boats up to maximum, and the person standing at the bow is waving his hands and urgently saying something.

As they drew closer, the voice of the person speaking from the bow came through: "Siyu, hurry up, we don't have much time. Hopefully, Mu Qingyu is still in Muxiang Garden and hasn't opened yet..."

Was that Mu Xiaoxiao's voice? Mu Qingyu couldn't see the other person's face clearly through the rain, especially since the person was completely covered in a raincoat. But she recognized the voice!

These are Mu Xiaoxiao and Huo Siyu. Are they rushing to Muxiang Garden to find her in the pouring rain? How did they know she was at Muxiang Garden?

Also, why is Mu Xiaoxiao in such a hurry to see her? Is it about selling the house?

Mu Qingyu was full of questions, but she remained silent. Only after the two men's boat had gone far away did she restart the engine and sail in the opposite direction.

About half an hour later, Lü Peng called Mu Qingyu, which resolved some of Mu Qingyu's doubts.

Lu Peng said on the phone that the Mu family seemed to be searching everywhere for Mu Qingyu, for two or three days now, frantically searching. They had also asked Lu Peng about it, but he hadn't said anything.

Today I asked the other employees, and one of them happened to be from the last group to leave the day before yesterday. That employee said that Mu Qingyu was staying alone at Muxiang Garden.

I didn't take it seriously at first, but then I suddenly realized that Mu Qingyu was all alone in Mu Xiangyuan, and someone was asking about her. I was worried that she might be in danger, so I called Lü Peng to tell him about it.

So Lü Peng quickly called Mu Qingyu again and asked her if she needed his help.

"It's alright, it's just my family talking to me about something. It's nothing serious, don't worry. Just take care of things at home, I can handle things here. Thank you for calling to tell me all this." Mu Qingyu sincerely thanked him and politely declined Lü Peng's offer to come and help.

After Lü Peng hung up the phone with relief, Mu Qingyu started the engine again and sped up the return trip. What a joke! The Mu Xiang Garden was completely empty; Mu Qingyu had even turned off the electricity, letting Mu Xiaoxiao and Huo Siyu wander around inside on their own!

No one knows the location of the post-apocalyptic fortress, and she didn't believe Mu Xiaoxiao could find it before the apocalypse. As for after the apocalypse—Mu Qingyu sneered; she was extremely looking forward to meeting everyone from the Mu family after the apocalypse!

Even traveling in an inflatable boat, the journey wasn't smooth. There were many broken-down cars on the road, and Mu Qingyu's boat attracted many people asking for help. The apocalypse hadn't arrived yet, and refusing others was a very troublesome thing.

It wasn't until 3 PM that Mu Qingyu had only walked halfway home. This couldn't go on. Mu Qingyu noticed that despite the heavy rain, the number of people at the nearby shopping mall had actually increased.

Clearly, due to the extreme weather, many people have started going out to buy and stock up on supplies, including some who have come out in assault boats and hovercraft.

Mu Qingyu simply joined the crowd. The first floor of the mall was also largely submerged, so they specially cleared a raised area for customers to pass through. Mu Qingyu followed others' example, deflated the inflatable boat and put it into her backpack. In fact, the moment she put it in, she stored the inflatable boat in her spatial storage.

This is a seven-story shopping mall. The first floor mainly sells cosmetics, jewelry, jade, mobile phones, watches, and so on. The second floor is a large supermarket; the third floor is a food court with numerous brand-name restaurants; the fourth floor is for leisure and entertainment, including escape rooms, board games, a cinema, and nail salons. The fifth floor features clothing and shoes from major brands; the sixth floor houses major luxury brands; and the seventh floor sells electronics, toys, and more.

It was a little past 3 PM on the second day of the apocalypse countdown. The busiest area in the mall was the supermarket section on the second floor, which was packed with people.

However, perhaps because the heavy rain had flooded the roads, there weren't many people out rushing to buy supplies. It wasn't quite a frenzy yet; instead, it felt more like the lively scene of people buying New Year's goods before the holiday.

Mu Qingyu decided not to travel during the day; it was too difficult and a waste of time. She planned to return in the middle of the night. She called Mu Qingrong to explain the situation and then joined the buying frenzy. Anyway, she still had over 100,000 yuan on her; if she didn't spend it by the day after tomorrow, it would be worthless.

She didn't go to the supermarket on the second floor first; it was too crowded, and queuing at the checkout would waste time. Instead, she went to the third floor to try everything she wanted to eat. The mall was crowded and noisy, and with security cameras still in place, carrying too much food in large bags would look odd, so she had to abandon the idea of ​​packing it up.

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