Chapter 4 004 Countdown to the Apocalypse
There are only three days left until the end of the world.
Like sharks smelling blood, major media outlets seized upon social hotspots, releasing one press release after another in a rush to report on them.
The number of people suffering from fever and coma has increased by XX in a certain area.
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Besides these, there are also scattered prophetic manuscripts.
Chi Yingdong randomly clicked on an article to read. The author spoke with great certainty, citing examples of strange occurrences around the world, claiming that these were signs of the end times.
Scrolling down to the comments section, most people just treated it as entertainment and didn't believe the apocalypse would actually come.
Only a few people, holding the belief that "it's better to believe it exists than not," hoarded some daily necessities.
"Ding-dong—"
My phone notified me of a new WeChat message.
Chi Yingdong switched to the WeChat interface and tapped his fingers on the screen.
Meng Qinghe didn't know what she was talking about with the person on the other end of the phone, but she noticed that Chi Yingdong's eyes gradually turned cold.
The kitten jumped onto the back of the sofa, curiously peering at the screen, wanting to see what they were talking about.
However, the kitten was a step too slow; Chi Yingdong had already turned off his phone and put it in his pocket.
? ?
Meng Qinghe was filled with doubt; who had made Chi Yingdong unhappy?
Chi Yingdong stood up, scooped up the kitten, and prepared to go out.
The kitten looked bewildered as it was led to a coffee shop near the neighborhood. The coffee shop was quiet, with melodious violin music playing.
Chi Yingdong found a corner by the window and ordered a mocha.
Meng Qinghe knew that Chi Yingdong was waiting for the person who had just sent her the message, and she stared intently at the door, wondering who it was.
"Ding-dong—"
The glass door of the coffee shop opened and closed, and a tall woman appeared in the doorway.
The woman looked around the coffee shop, and Meng Qinghe noticed that her gaze lingered on them for a moment before she walked towards them.
The woman in front of me had neat short hair and wore a fitted suit with a pencil skirt that perfectly outlined the smooth lines of her hips.
She was cool and sassy, exuding a mature and sophisticated aura, perfectly matching the image of the tomboy in the domineering CEO and innocent girl novel that Meng Qinghe wrote before transmigrating into the book.
"Please sit down."
Chi Yingdong glanced at the other person indifferently, then lowered his head to continue petting the cat.
The woman looked at the cat in Chi Yingdong's arms with some surprise, her brows furrowing slightly. "Why are you raising a cat?"
"If you want to raise one, then raise one."
Chi Yingdong's tone lacked enthusiasm, while the other party's tone was overly warm, which puzzled Meng Qinghe.
"Chi Yingdong, did I make you unhappy?"
The other person clearly noticed the distance in Chi Yingdong's tone and felt puzzled, but still patiently said, "I've been sending you messages lately but you haven't replied, and you haven't answered my calls either. I thought I'd come and see you."
Chi Yingdong! ! !
Meng Qinghe froze instantly. Wasn't that the name of the vicious Omega female supporting character she wrote?
Looking back on that inexplicable sense of familiarity I felt when I first met Chi Yingdong, it was clear that he was familiar with the character I created!
Meng Qinghe lowered his eyes, annoyed that he had only just realized the current situation.
Not long after, she suddenly looked up and remembered that in her setting, the apocalypse would come soon.
Sixty percent of the world's population will turn into zombies, followed by natural disasters such as tsunamis and earthquakes, shrinking the living space of humankind.
Fuzhou, located by the sea, was one of the first cities to suffer the disaster.
In dire straits, Chi Yingdong and Qiao Ying traveled north to the official base together, and on the way, they rescued the innocent female protagonist who had been abandoned by her teammates.
The two-person team grew into a three-person team. During their journey together, Qiao Ying was touched by the innocent and kind-hearted female lead, and the two secretly developed feelings for each other.
Throughout the journey, the two were inseparable, always wanting to be together, which made Chi Yingdong realize that Qiao Ying's heart had changed.
What caused Chi Yingdong to turn to the dark side was that Xiaobaihua insisted on taking a father and son she met on the road with her, and as a result, the father and son stole their supplies.
Chi Yingdong could no longer tolerate it and got into an argument with Xiaobaihua.
In this matter, she did not expect Qiao Ying to join her in blaming Xiao Baihua, but she did not expect Qiao Ying to not distinguish right from wrong and instead accuse her of being cold-blooded and heartless.
From this point on, Chi Yingdong began to secretly sabotage Xiaobaihua, pushing her into the zombie horde during the zombie outbreak in order to escape.
After the truth came out, Qiao Ying used the same tactics against him, and Chi Yingdong ultimately died in the mouth of a zombie.
And it was a kitten with absolutely no ability to protect itself.
After losing the protection of its master, it was eventually cruelly skinned, cooked, and eaten by starving humans.
The female lead's dream of becoming a kitten was shattered, and she even became the cat of the villainous female supporting character.
A disastrous start!!
Meng Qinghe was filled with remorse.
If she had known this day would come, she would never have followed the trend and written a domineering CEO and innocent girl ABO novel, especially one with an apocalyptic background!
The time she spent with Chi Yingdong these past few days had given her a genuine sense of warmth she hadn't felt in a long time. She didn't want to see Chi Yingdong repeat his mistakes and suffer such a tragic end.
But how can she change this predetermined future?
At this point, Meng Qinghe was unaware that the plot had already deviated from its original trajectory.
Chi Yingdong was reborn and already knew about the apocalypse. She even had a space that wasn't in her original plan.
Meng Qinghe felt fear and unease, and his tail swayed erratically behind him unconsciously.
The two parted on bad terms, and Chi Yingdong took a small sip of his mocha, finding it slightly bitter.
She found it hard to articulate her true feelings for Qiao Ying.
Do I resent it? Somewhat.
Do you want retaliation? No.
The Qiao and Chi families lived in the same compound, and the two girls had met each other in their parents' arms since birth.
Qiao Ying was mature from a young age. Chi Yingdong will always remember Qiao Ying's small face, trying hard to be serious and pretending to be an adult, which was both funny and cute.
In stark contrast to Qiao Ying, she was a fashion designer, and from a young age, she served as her mother's model, dressed up like a delicate doll every day.
The differences in personality and appearance that the two showed from childhood led those around them to assume that one would differentiate into an Alpha and the other into an Omega during puberty, becoming a perfect match.
As expected, Qiao Ying differentiated into an Alpha at the age of 16.
An unexpected event occurred to Chi Yingdong, and she also differentiated into an Alpha.
Chi Yingdong wanted to talk about the differentiation into Alpha.
However, when Qiao Ying asked her with great joy if she was an Omega, Chi Yingdong paused for a moment, then slowly nodded.
Too much time has passed, and Chi Yingdong can no longer remember why he lied back then.
Perhaps it was because things were developing in a direction that everyone thought was impossible that she felt extremely panicked and subconsciously tried to escape.
Before their separation, Chi Yingdong, amidst the urging of those around him, had imagined himself being with Qiao Ying.
After the separation, Chi Yingdong also secretly felt lost for a long time.
But gradually, she realized that she relied on Qiao Ying more as an older sister, and it had nothing to do with love.
It's just that everyone thinks they should be together, so she feels that's how it should be too.
When Qiao Ying met the person she liked, Chi Yingdong actually breathed a sigh of relief and was genuinely happy for Qiao Ying.
But it was around that time that Chi Yingdong discovered he sometimes couldn't control his body and did things that hurt the people Qiao Ying liked.
When Qiao Ying pushed him into the zombie horde, Chi Yingdong felt resentful, thinking that Qiao Ying was too heartless to treat someone she had only known for a little over a month like this.
But more than anything, it was a relief; she was finally free from having to watch her body do things she didn't want to do.
After his death, Chi Yingdong discovered that he was just a supporting character in the book, and now everything made sense.
...
Chi Yingdong did not want to dwell too much on the events of his previous life.
They are all characters in a novel, living lives pre-scripted, nothing more than puppets on strings.
With that push from Qiao Ying, they were even.
In this life, she doesn't want to have too much contact with Qiao Ying and Qiao Ying's future girlfriend.
All she wanted was to live peacefully with her kitten through the apocalypse, waiting for humanity to usher in a new era.
If it takes too long and her life is not enough to sustain her until then, that's alright.
Having a kitten as a companion throughout one's life is enough.
After all, there aren't many things in the world that are perfect.
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