"Okay." Luo Xiyun nodded and followed him to where he usually lived.

After sitting down, Chen Xu asked her, "What are your plans for the future?"

A trace of confusion flashed across Luo Xiyun's eyes, and his voice was a little low, "I don't know either..."

If all human beings in the world disappeared, it wouldn't seem to make much difference.

"In that case, I suggest you stay here first." Chen Xu said.

Luo Xiyun raised his head and looked at him.

He continued, "First, we are together, so we can take care of each other if we have any headaches or fevers. Second, I have made a lot of preparations this month, and the living conditions here are definitely better than other places. What do you think?"

"Let me think about it."

Luo Xiyun did not agree on the spot, "I'll give you an answer tonight."

"OK."

Of course Chen Xu hopes that she can stay, then the next few months will be much easier.

However, even if she doesn't want to stay, it is not difficult to accept.

This was just a dream. In five months, he would be back to reality. It wasn't like he couldn't live without her. It was impossible for him to beg her to stay.

………………

In the afternoon, Chen Xu cleaned up a room in a nearby shop and let Luo Xiyun live there.

The room had been empty for a month and a lot of dust had accumulated. It took a lot of time to clean it.

Luo Xiyun also helped.

After cleaning, another bed was moved in, as well as some tables, chairs, etc.

Before I knew it, an afternoon had passed.

For dinner, Chen Xu simply fried two steaks. Since there were no vegetables to go with them, he put some leftover mung bean sprouts next to the plate. He grew the bean sprouts himself from mung beans and ate them as vegetables.

After Luo Xiyun sat down, Chen Xu took out a bottle of red wine from the wine cabinet and said, "This is the legendary 1982 Lafite. I got it from a high-end Western restaurant. I don't know if it's real or fake."

As he spoke, he opened the glass of red wine and poured each person a glass from a goblet.

"Is it the Genting restaurant on the top floor of XX Building?" Luo Xiyun picked up the bottle of wine, looked at it and asked.

Chen Xu was a little surprised, "How did you know?"

"I used to go there often." Luo Xiyun put down the bottle of wine, "There's the logo of that restaurant on it."

The two of them worked together in the afternoon, which diluted the sense of strangeness and they talked more to each other.

Chen Xu raised his glass and said, "I heard that this red wine tastes better if it is decanted with a special decanter. However, we don't have that thing here, so we'll just make do with this."

"That's good too." Luo Xiyun also raised his glass, clinked it with his, and then took a sip.

After putting down her glass, she said, "I have decided to stay. However, there are some things I think it is better to say in advance."

Chen Xu was very happy to hear that she was willing to stay. There were still five months before the end of the dream. It was better to have a companion than to be alone.

What's more, she's a beautiful woman. It's nice to look at her every day. He said, "Just tell me what you want to say."

"Then I'll just say it straight."

The smile on Chen Xu's face froze, and he could no longer control the expression on his face, which became stiff.

He could never have imagined that what she wanted to say was actually this.

He knew that he was not handsome, not tall, and his family was not rich. He had never been popular with women since he was a child. However, he never thought that he was that bad.

Now, in this dream world, there were only Luo Xiyun and him. In this situation, it seemed natural for the two of them to be a couple. If any man had such an experience, he would probably think the same.

If it were another woman, she would probably have the same idea.

However, Luo Xiyun told him directly that she would not like him and asked him to give up the idea.

Who do you think you are? Why do you despise me like this?

Chen Xu's face felt hot and he felt his self-esteem was severely hurt.

After Luo Xiyun finished speaking, he didn't say anything else.

There was an unspeakable silence.

Only the faint rumbling sound of the diesel generator could be heard outside the door.

Chen Xu held the red wine glass in his right hand and stared at the steak on the table, which was slightly burnt on the surface. After a while, he slowly said, "It's good."

His voice was a little hoarse.

After speaking, my heart gradually calmed down.

It wasn't the first time he was rejected by a woman. Moreover, this was just a dream. Even the woman in front of him was not a real person, but a virtual one.

He coughed lightly and continued, "Some things should be made clear in advance, which is better for everyone. I think your request is very reasonable and completely acceptable."

Luo Xiyun's originally tense face couldn't help but relax.

Chen Xu loosened his grip on the wine glass, took a clean towel next to him, and wiped the sweat off his hands. "That's great. I have something I want to discuss with you."

Luo Xiyun leaned back slightly, frowning visibly, and said, "What's the matter?"

"Since you are willing to stay, then we will live together from now on. I want to discuss the division of labor."

Chen Xu didn't look at her and continued, "Now, there are probably only two of us left in this city. There is no electricity, no running water, no takeout. We have to do everything ourselves."

"Before, I did all these things by myself. Now that you're here, it's reasonable for you to share some of the work, right?"

Luo Xiyun nodded and said, "It is indeed reasonable."

"Originally, if we really want to be fair, all the work should be done in turns. Today I am responsible for fetching water and you are responsible for cooking. Tomorrow it will be the other way around. I will cook and you will fetch water. However—"

"Considering the gender difference, I think we should change the allocation method. Physical work like fetching water, getting diesel, and lifting heavy objects will be assigned to me. Things like cooking, washing dishes, and doing laundry will be your responsibility. Do you think this allocation is reasonable?"

Luo Xiyun nodded again, "That makes sense."

"We'll talk about the specific distribution tomorrow." After Chen Xu said that, he picked up the knife and fork and cut the steak that had already cooled down.

Luo Xiyun said nothing and picked up the fork silently.

(End of this chapter)