The Darling of Heaven Owns a Rip-off Shop-Chapter 455: Sunflower Facing the Apocalypse 18
"Forget it, don’t be mad. Let’s go back to sleep and get some rest. We’ll head out early tomorrow morning since you have to drive," Zhou Shiqiu said, sighing inwardly. If only he could drive, they could take turns and Yuxi wouldn’t be so exhausted.
"Yeah, I won’t think about it anymore. Those people probably won’t dare to come back. Let’s sleep." Xu Yuxi nodded.
"Master, rest assured, I will keep watch for you," Little Green said.
Xu Yuxi and Zhou Shiqiu went back to sleep and slept until dawn.
In the morning, they checked their supplies once more before finally driving out the door. The villa area had always been sparsely populated, and after the apocalypse hit, it seemed not much had changed here. It was just that the flowers and plants in the planters were untended, looking somewhat overgrown.
They had just driven a short distance when someone dashed out from a nearby villa, blocking their path.
"Sister Xu, are you heading to the safe base? Please take me with you. I can help with whatever I can and won’t be a burden. I even brought some food to share as fare," pleaded a skinny young man who blocked their car. His hair was a bit unkempt, and his face looked worn out. Xu Yuxi recognized this young man; he was a high school junior living a couple of houses down, who lived by himself frequently. Whenever they met, he’d politely greet her.
"Zhang Qiang?" Xu Yuxi looked at the skinny boy in front of her, surprised. "Why are you still here? Where are your parents?"
"I don’t know, haven’t called. Before the apocalypse, they were busy with business. As things worsened, they never contacted me again. They just sent some money my way and left it at that," Zhang Qiang said carelessly, then looked at Xu Yuxi expectantly, "Sister Xu, can you take me with you? I really won’t be any trouble. Staying here is a dead end for me. Oh, I can drive too, I can take turns driving with you, Sister Xu."
"Alright, get in," Xu Yuxi agreed, having a decent impression of the boy. He belonged to the type whose parents divorced and had other children with new partners, showering him only with monetary "concern."
Zhang Qiang slung a backpack over his shoulder, opened the back door, got in the car, and then thanked Xu Yuxi, "Sister Xu, thank you so much. Things are so chaotic now. I didn’t dare to go out and stayed home the whole time. Thankfully, our neighborhood security is good, and those zombies probably didn’t manage to get in much. Of course, that could also be because there aren’t many people here to begin with."
"You’ve been staying inside all this time?" Zhou Shiqiu asked, somewhat surprised.
"Yeah, hello to you too, miss. I’m Zhang Qiang," Zhang Qiang introduced himself politely. "I had no choice, I didn’t dare go out. I’m such a weakling that zombies would ignore eating me because I’d get stuck between their teeth. You’ve seen all those zombie videos online; they’re terrifying. I followed the advice of that person Feather—the one who issued the apocalypse survival guide. I stocked up on food and drink, which is why I’ve made it this far. But if I stay trapped here, it’s over. Last night seemed like there were some bad people stealing, no, robbing things in our neighborhood. Things seemed chaotic, and I didn’t dare go out to see."
Previously, Xu Yuxi hadn’t noticed, but Zhang Qiang turned out to be quite the talker. Xu Yuxi thought when Zhang Qiang described himself as a weakling, he meant it, but later realized it’s because he hadn’t taken an honest look at himself. What baffled her was that she initially believed it.
