Quick Transmigration: The Mad Beauty Refuses to Be the Scapegoat!-Chapter 168 - 40: The Drama Queen Sister Refuses to Be Cannon Fodder
"I’m a bit dizzy, help me back to rest."
Jiang Lai was enjoying his drink and shouted directly at Yan Zhouxing.
"Old Yan, take the doctor back to rest and sleep! Come on, come on, you on the other side said you could drink a lot, right? Let’s have a few rounds and see!"
Yan Zhouxing got up straightforwardly.
"Dr. Lai, let me take you back."
Lin Yan glanced at Jiang Lai with a bit of dissatisfaction and disappointment in her eyes. Jiang Lai noticed but chose to ignore it and continued drinking.
Anyway, she’s done with her tasks for him, there’s no need to look after him like a lackey anymore.
Lin Yan clearly hadn’t adjusted to this change, giving Jiang Lai another look before leaving.
The drinking session went on till the late hours of the night, with empty barrels stacked higher than a person. Many people just lay down on the grass sleeping messily, while some couples snuck into tents under the influence of alcohol.
Jiang Chao was annoyed by all the attention throughout the night and went to drink alone. As he was sitting down, he accidentally bumped into someone else’s shoulder. Turning around, he was surprised to see someone hiding in such a secluded corner.
"You’re Jiang Chao, right? I know you."
Jiang Chao recognized her too; she was the captain of another team and had a powerful Dual S-level Superpower. She was a prominent figure in the base, highly valued by Andre.
"Are you here drinking alone too?"
"No, just wanted some quiet time alone."
"What a coincidence, it’s too noisy to be fun, but being alone is a bit lonely. It’s perfect that you’re here; let’s have a few drinks together."
The woman raised her glass proactively; Jiang Chao had no choice but to join.
One drink in, they discussed skill improvements; two drinks in, the conversation turned to dangerous missions. By the third and fourth drink, they were reminiscing about life before the apocalypse.
Jiang Chao wasn’t much of a drinker and lost count of how much he had drunk. The woman’s capacity was much greater, with her hearty laughter echoing in his ears, which he didn’t find annoying, but rather comforting.
——
When Jiang Lai returned, she found the lights were off, with Jiang Chao and Yan Zhouxing’s doors closed, uncertain if they had come back. She hiccupped while pulling out some leftover bread from the fridge, munching on it, and took off her clothes while heading into the room with a dizzy head that had its own ideas. She pushed open the door and collapsed onto the bed uncontrollably.
But the expected soft feeling wasn’t there; instead, she landed on something hard, which made her head spin even more.
The bread in her mouth was taken away by a hand, a familiar scent wafted in, and Jiang Lai knew who was beneath her, so she just lay there, letting him tidy her up.
"Lin Yan, why are you in my room?"
"Given our current relationship, is there an issue with living together?"
"What kind of relationship do we have?"
The man paused in his actions, then continued unbuttoning his shirt, with a slightly dangerous look in his eyes while watching Jiang Lai.
"You tell me, what kind of relationship do we have?"
Jiang Lai knew he had superpowers and not weak ones, though they were slightly less impressive compared to his smart mind,
Jiang Lai was satisfied but didn’t want to take responsibility.
Because she didn’t want to be with someone smarter than her, especially not so much smarter, who learned everything so quickly,
"Tell me, what kind of relationship are we?!"
"Uh...friends."
"..."
"Tell me, what kind of relationship are we?"
Jiang Lai kept hearing this question even in her dreams, suspecting Lin Yan had hypnotized her. Anyway, she started seriously pondering the question.
Does the relationship really matter?
If two people are willing and happy, that’s enough.
But clearly, Lin Yan cared about these things, measuring every step, unwilling to yield. Jiang Lai had no choice but to brush it off with a few words.
"Whatever...relationship you want, then...that’s the relationship, okay?"
"Are you brushing me off?"
"No...I’m, uh, respecting you."
"Is it because I’m no longer of use to you? Huh?!"
Jiang Lai was nearly at her wit’s end.
"Of course you are, whatever you say...whatever you say, you’re smarter, just listen to you."
Lin Yan was a bit more satisfied then,
"Okay, then let’s get married."
"Huh? Mar...married...uh...how?"
"Contract, vows, everything we need. I want to not only have you but to have you legitimately."
A truly law-abiding citizen.
Jiang Lai didn’t care, even before the apocalypse, marriage would’ve been fine, just a piece of paper, nothing impacting her.
——
Jiang Lai woke up late again, roused by someone knocking at the door.
Upon opening her eyes, she was startled by a pair of light-colored eyes staring at her. After a few seconds of shock, she got up to wash up.
Lin Yan leaned against the headboard.
"What’s the rush?"
"Who’s at the door?"
"Your brother."
"..."
After getting ready, Jiang Lai walked out to see Lin Yan opening the door wearing just a robe. Jiang Chao’s gaze made Jiang Lai feel inexplicably like she was caught red-handed, like a rebellious teenager by a parent. She cleared her throat.
"What’s up, brother?"
Jiang Chao, not wanting to see or think about it, turned around and said,
"Something big happened. We’ve detected a massive wave of zombies heading towards the base. They’re advancing very quickly and are estimated to arrive in half an hour."
"A zombie wave..."
"Yes, right now there are too many people waiting in line to get the serum outside the base, drawing hordes of zombies. Inside the base, we’re safe, with high enough walls and plenty of armed forces, but those outside are in danger. At the speed of the zombie wave, they won’t be able to escape."
Jiang Lai nodded.
"Then let them come into the base to hide first."
"I thought so too, but Andre refuses to budge and won’t open the doors."
There were nearly ten thousand people gathered outside the base, at least four times those inside. Even allowing them in might not evacuate them all before the zombie wave hits.
"Lin Yan, how much serum do you have?"
"Not much produced yet, but it’s in a spray form. Right now, there’s enough to handle around three thousand ordinary zombies."
"Three thousand, three thousand can work, at least to hold them off for a while. Please make more, we can use this chance to eliminate a wave of zombies."
