The New Year's Eve Yu Sheng Square incident marked the end of the 12-12 zombie defense battle. The zombies outside the safe zone vanished like a receding tide. The alien species inside the safe zone also disappeared without a trace, and the man with bandages around his eyes also disappeared.
Life suddenly calmed down, and Yan Shi found it hard to get used to it.
The supermarket reopened and Yan Shi went back to work, but the supermarket's 24-hour operation was changed to 12 hours a day from 8 am to 8 pm, because only Yan Shi and Tong Ying were left as employees.
Yan Shi lived a carefree life, spending her days shopping, eating hot pot, and gossiping with her girlfriends whenever she had free time. On her days off, she would go out of town with Zhuang Zhao for a spring outing and casually devour a couple of zombies to satisfy her cravings.
Zhuang Zhao also became busy, and he was rarely seen during the day, but he would try his best to pick up Yan Shi from get off work in the evening, rain or shine.
Even in a peaceful life, things change every day. For Yan Shi, the only major events were the death of Sun Yang, the captain of Team 301, and Su Yaozu's departure from Team 301 and his move to the dormitory next to Team 404, where they became neighbors.
Yan Shi, who was following the whole story closely, couldn't help but show a kind auntie smile.
"I love seeing these young people so devoted to love; it gives me the illusion that I'm young again."
"They were young to begin with."
"No, no, no, my heart is weary, like a stagnant pool, without wind or waves, without the chirping of insects or birds. Young people, on the other hand, are like a pond covered with lotus leaves, lush and vibrant with life."
“I enjoy my stillness and I also like watching their liveliness, but I never thought of becoming a pond.”
Seeing the difficulty and struggle on Zhuang Zhao's face, Yan Shi said helplessly, "If you can't continue, don't make things difficult for yourself. You're making me feel like I'm annoying."
"After spending so much time together, I still can't keep up with your train of thought. It's a shame I haven't improved," Zhuang Zhao said, blaming himself.
"It's already very good. Most people, after spending a lot of time with me, just think I'm talking to myself."
Yan Shi thought of her college roommates. Over time, she became unaccustomed to sharing her thoughts with others, since she never received a response anyway. Even if it was her own fault, she couldn't help but feel disappointed.
"I will try my best to respond," Zhuang Zhao replied seriously.
"Oh, you look so cute when you're all serious." Yan Shi was amused.
Zhuang Zhao was confused. What was so funny? What was so cute?
"Yan Shi, did you ask me about what I asked before?" It was Chang Ge's phone call.
"Which one?" Yan Shi couldn't remember at all.
"About Bu Ke's brother."
"Ah~ I'll give you an answer in the next couple of days."
"It's a promise, don't forget again. I've already planned to spend the New Year with my boyfriend."
"You're planning ahead pretty early."
"It's not early. It's rare to find someone I like. If it weren't for you as a middleman, I would have just closed my eyes and gone for it myself."
"Compared to you guys, I deserve to be single." Yan Shi said, both amused and exasperated. Regardless of gender, they all knew how to go for it when they met someone they liked, but he was unwilling to take the initiative, unwilling to make any effort, and content with the status quo.
"Zhuang Zhao," Yan Shi called out, drawing out the last syllable.
"What's wrong?"
"What should I do? I've fallen into a period of self-loathing."
"Um?"
“I feel like this every now and then, like I’m nothing, a piece of trash, and most importantly, I can’t muster any interest in anything,” Yan Shi muttered.
"Go out for a walk, find someone to go shopping with, and spend some money."
"Haha, you're so cute and so knowledgeable."
"I just thought it would be useful."
"Of course! If you're unhappy, just spend money. Chang Ge is urging me to inquire about Bu Qing, so I'll ask Bu Ke to go shopping with me." Yan Shi messaged Bu Ke directly to see when she was free.
"Chang Ge has taken a liking to Bu Qing?"
"Yes, it was love at first sight, and I've been thinking about her constantly. My task is to find out about Bu Qing's situation. I hope my mouth won't do me any harm."
Whether it succeeds or not, you're just a messenger; it's not your fault.
"I hope so."
Bu Ke arrived to wait for Yan Shi just before he was about to leave work. Yan Shi had deliberately switched shifts with Qi Yanran to free up his afternoon.
"Does my sister miss me? I thought she hated me, because she hasn't come to my house for dinner lately."
"I've been busy lately. You and Zhuang Zhao don't get along, and I don't dare leave him alone." Yan Shi packed Bu Ke a hot bowl of oden to warm her up.
"Sister, really, how can you say these things to people directly?"
"What can't be said? You two don't even hide your dislike for each other."
“I don’t like it when there are other people around my sister. Besides, he’s not good enough for her at all. If he were more outstanding, I would accept it, but he’s so soft and weak that he needs my sister to protect him.” Bu Ke became more and more angry as she spoke.
"You can say less. Zhuang Zhao is excellent. She cooks well, is gentle, good-looking, and obedient."
"Ah, you don't actually like boys who look well-behaved, do you, sister?" Bu Ke suddenly realized that she didn't like Zhuang Zhao, but rather boys who were well-behaved, sensible, and obedient. It just so happened that Zhuang Zhao was pretending to be well-behaved in front of her.
I wonder if Zhuang Zhao will be sad if she knows about this. Well, she's done.
"So what kind of boy do you like?" Yan Shi asked in return.
"Someone who is different from others, I don't like people who are soft and gentle. I prefer someone who is ruthless and someone that no one dares to mess with."
"Wow, as expected of you, a pink-clad loli with a dark side and a cunning villain, a perfect match." Yan Shi thought about it more and more and felt that they were a good match.
"But it's hard to find someone like that. Anyway, I'm still young, so I'm not in a hurry."
"Yes, no rush. When it comes to love, it's good if the right person appears early, otherwise you won't have any good memories."
"Has your sister been cheated on before?"
Do I look like one?
Bu Ke shook his head.
"My sister might be deceived, but she won't be cheated on. That's because she's so clear-headed."
"Yes, that's why love doesn't come my way. You can't have everything."
"My sister is so outstanding, they're blind. Besides, superficial liking is useless. A fangirl like me is cute and devoted, much better than those stinky men."
"Yes, it's much more troublesome. Your brother must have been bullied terribly by you when you were a child."
"It's alright."
"By the way, does your brother have someone he likes?"
"Yes, my older sister."
"Seriously, a friend of mine asked me about your brother."
"Oh, which one?"
Should I say this?
"How am I supposed to ask my brother if you don't tell me?"
"Next time, this time I'll just ask around to see if your brother has any plans to date."
“I feel like my brother has a lot of concerns. I’ll go back and ask him again. I really want to have a sister-in-law. My brother is a guy after all and doesn’t understand me at all. It would be really interesting to have a sister-in-law who loves me.”
"So who is it? If it's someone I like, I'll try my best to say good things about them to my brother." Bu Ke asked curiously.
"However, if it's someone close to my sister, we can figure out who it is by process of elimination."
"Let's guess then. First, let's go buy some clothes. We need to get some spring clothes ready."
Spring is still a long way off.
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