Chapter 49: Big Happening"Wait for me!"
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Strictly speaking, Lu Xiaofeng's modifications weren't completely finished, but when he heard that his parents and Black Dog were injured, Zhou Lin couldn’t afford to wait any longer.
Dashing out of the snowdrifts, Zhou Lin strapped on his snowboards and rushed back, his heart full of anxiety.
He blamed himself!
He should have just killed Yang Kiki and Ai Bing when he had the chance and used them as fertilizer. Then, he wouldn’t be in this mess. Fortunately, his parents should be fine—if anything happened to them, Zhou Lin would never forgive himself.
It took him about five hours to get there, but he managed to return in under three.
Besides the anxiety, his body's evolutionary improvements helped speed him up.
Normally, Zhou Lin would have put away his snowboards outside the community, but this time, he didn’t care and went straight to Building 8.
"Wang!"
The pitiful, yet comical Black Dog, his head wrapped in bandages, met Zhou Lin. The dog habitually nudged Zhou Lin’s leg but accidentally hit the wound, letting out a painful yelp.
"Good boy." Zhou Lin patted Black Dog's back, then glared at Zhou Li, who was opening the door. "Why didn’t you fire?"
"Seize the opportunity." Zhou Li shrugged, unbothered by Zhou Lin’s anger.
"Don’t be so careless. You’d only make things worse," Zhou Cai Jun, sitting on the couch, said. Though his face wasn’t great, Wu Xue had checked him over and confirmed there were no major injuries.
Cheng Yali was also in a similar state. If only Yang Kiki and the others had more experience, the result would have been completely different.
"I was too careless," Cheng Yali admitted. "Everyone, remember: don’t open the door."
Wu Xue nodded. "Don’t worry, Uncle and Aunt are fine, but Black Dog..."
"Aw-woo~"
As if understanding Wu Xue’s words, Black Dog wagged his tail and trotted around the living room in circles, as if to show he was fine.
"It must hurt," Wu Xue said, her eyes full of concern as she looked at Black Dog.
"Thank goodness you’re here." Zhou Lin smiled at Wu Xue, and then his expression grew cold. "They came together. Besides Tang Yili, who else was there?"
Zhou Cai Jun and the others didn’t know Sun Chenghao’s name, but they would certainly recognize him if they saw him again.
"You’re going after them?" Cheng Yali shook her head. "No. The government just came by yesterday. If you kill or injure anyone, they’ll report to the government, and you’ll be caught!"
Suppressing his anger, Zhou Lin said, "We can’t just let this go. We might not kill them, but at least teach them a lesson!"
However, Cheng Yali strongly disagreed with Zhou Lin going after them. She didn’t know that Zhou Lin was already an evolved human and feared he would get hurt.
Zhou Cai Jun and Wu Xue also opposed it, thinking that causing trouble now would only bring more problems.
Helpless, Zhou Lin reluctantly dropped the matter for the moment but went upstairs to “fetch” a gun, along with a magazine and bullets, placing them in front of Wu Xue.
"If something like this happens again, don’t hesitate. Fire!"
"But..." Wu Xue was hesitant. Not only had she never shot a real gun before, she hadn’t even thought about killing someone.
"No buts!" Zhou Lin’s voice became stern. "Nothing is more important than your safety. If anything happens, I can handle it!"
"Don’t listen to him!" Cheng Yali walked over and took the gun, placing it in Wu Xue’s hand. "But he’s right. If your life’s at risk, don’t think too much."
Holding the gun, Wu Xue understood that this was the highest trust the Zhou family had placed in her. Tears welled up in her eyes as she nodded, "Okay, Auntie."
"Why still call me Auntie?" Cheng Yali laughed. "Forget it. I won’t force you. Take it easy."
Zhou Cai Jun nodded slightly. Though they hadn’t known Wu Xue for long, the experiences they’d shared in the past days had been enough to earn their trust.
In times like these, the best way to help Wu Xue integrate into their small community was through her relationship with Zhou Lin... This was something that Zhou Li, the clever one, had figured out from the start.
No parents around, an only child, no close relatives, but possessing crucial medical skills and extraordinary looks... What better match than Zhou Lin in these troubled times?
Such a blunt proposal made Wu Xue lower her head.
She didn’t oppose it, but it felt a little sudden.
She wouldn’t say that she and Zhou Lin had deep feelings for each other, but in such a world, is emotional connection truly what mattered?
Look at Yang Kiki and the other residents in the community, and compare them to those apocalyptic novels she’d read... No matter how you looked at it, being with Zhou Lin was her best option right now.
But how could a woman be the one to take the initiative? Shouldn’t Zhou Lin have said something first?
But Zhou Lin was as clueless as a block of wood. Cheng Yali couldn’t stand it anymore and directly pinched Zhou Lin’s ear.
"Ah."
The pain from his ear stopped Zhou Lin’s train of thought.
"What am I supposed to say?" he muttered.
"Say something like 'I want to be with you, will you be my girlfriend?'" Cheng Yali said. "Don’t be so stiff! If you’re not going to speak up, I’ll do it for you!"
"I...," Zhou Lin started but was cut off.
"Want to get married directly? Fine, your dad and I have no objections. Snowy, what do you think?"
"Auntie, isn’t this too fast?" Wu Xue was stunned. Cheng Yali was completely throwing out all the norms. Besides, with the world in chaos, what’s the point of rushing a marriage?
"Look, you can still send a message to your parents, can’t you? Come on, let’s go upstairs and talk."
Cheng Yali let go of Zhou Lin, grabbed Wu Xue, and pulled her upstairs.
"Bro, think about it. You need to prepare," Zhou Li whispered to Zhou Lin.
"Prepare? Are we supposed to throw a banquet?" Zhou Lin frowned.
Zhou Li rolled her eyes. "You seriously think like that? I’m not talking about weddings! I’m talking about that b*tch!"
"Don’t curse, kid."
"Green tea, okay? No formalities, no more nonsense, that green tea is definitely not done with us."
Zhou Lin nodded. Zhou Li was right.
"So, what’s your plan?"
"I’ve already thought it through," Zhou Li said. "We need to act like we’re on the defensive while secretly taking the offensive. She might leak our situation."
"Then what?"
"Some people are beyond saving. Don’t you get it? We’re in big trouble!" Zhou Li shook her head. "We’ll be public enemy number one."
"This is a good metaphor," Zhou Lin smiled. "So what should we do?"
"I’ve got it covered," Zhou Li said, shaking her phone. "I’ve prepared twenty apocalyptic novels. I’m sending them to everyone. ‘I will reflect on myself today,’ after reading, they’ll write a reflection!"
Zhou Lin gave her a thumbs-up. "You’re amazing! Whoever brings up the problem, they handle it. This task is yours!"
"And you?"
"I?" Zhou Lin coldly smiled and glanced at Zhou Cai Jun, who was dozing. "I’ll go collect some interest first!"
Although Cheng Yali and Zhou Cai Jun strongly opposed it, Zhou Lin couldn’t let it go. After all, Tang Yili had already shown his face, and he couldn’t let him run off with Yang Kiki without consequences.
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