Cooking Gourmet Meals in the Apocalypse

Chapter 24: Chapter 24: Life-Saving Spring Water

The thought of the ’fortune’ she was about to acquire put Chen Xing in a good mood. She even found Yan Junxi much more agreeable.

’With Yan Junxi’s life added to the bill, Song Yiguo will surely offer a price I’ll be satisfied with.’

Yan Junxi shot her another look.

’It’s not like she’s a doctor. How could she possibly improve their situation just by going over there?’

Still, he immediately led Chen Xing to the rooftop.

One of the rooftop walls had collapsed. Most of the helicopter’s fuselage was embedded in it, leaving only a small platform.

It was a miracle the helicopter hadn’t exploded under these circumstances.

On the intact side was a small structure.

Song Yiguo was lying on a white quilt spread out on the floor. To say he looked miserable was an understatement.

’This must be the first time someone of his status has ended up in such a wretched state, right?’

”What are you doing here?” Song Yiguo, who had been lying down, struggled to sit up.

But the pain was too great, and he could only manage to raise his upper body with difficulty.

Yan Junxi immediately rushed over to help him sit up properly.

”I saw the helicopter go down here, so I came up to take a look!” Although Chen Xing knew nothing about medicine, she could tell from the color of Song Yiguo’s face and the sound of his voice that he was in bad shape.

Besides... unless it was a last resort, Song Yiguo would never have let Yan Junxi go off exploring on his own.

Yan Junxi was speechless. ’She was clearly just having a meal, wasn’t she?’

Speaking of food, he was starving!

He glanced at Song Yiguo, his eyes instantly filled with tenderness.

Last night, they had found a loaf of bread in the building. Song Yiguo had adamantly refused to eat it, insisting that he have it instead.

’He must be even hungrier than I am right now.’

”Hey... do you have any food?” Yan Junxi bit his lip for a moment before looking at Chen Xing’s large backpack.

Chen Xing watched him warily.

Yan Junxi was speechless.

’I knew it. This woman is incredibly greedy!’

”Ten times the price... no... fifty times!” It was a very simple transaction.

Chen Xing found the deal acceptable, so she took off her backpack and pulled out a small cake.

Yan Junxi practically snatched it from her.

He immediately tore open the wrapper and held it to Song Yiguo’s lips. ”Hurry, eat something...”

”I’m not hungry. You eat...” Not wanting Yan Junxi to see how badly he was injured, Song Yiguo’s voice was exceptionally gentle, filled with doting affection.

”I’m not hungry, you eat! I want you to eat...”

...

’This sudden public display of affection...’

’It’s not like that’s the only cake I have in my bag!’

”Ahem... I have more...” Chen Xing took out several other snacks and some water.

Yan Junxi shot Chen Xing another look. ”You should’ve said so earlier!” He quickly grabbed the items, tossed two bags behind a pillar, and then sat down face-to-face with Song Yiguo to eat.

Only then did Chen Xing notice two other people inside. They were the two soldiers from the gas station that morning.

’What an unbelievable twist of fate!’

”You...” The captain, leaning against the wall, saw Chen Xing peeking in. ”What are you doing here?”

The young soldier was overjoyed to see her, but he was so badly injured that he could only watch her through half-lidded eyes.

Chen Xing was silent. ’Their injuries don’t look like they were caused by zombies.’

”You were fine this morning. How did you get hurt so badly?” It had only been a few hours.

”You know each other?” Yan Junxi hadn’t expected Chen Xing to know them.

”She’s the one who saved us this morning!” The captain was also a bit stunned. After all, in a city this big, the chances of running into someone twice in one day were slim.

And on top of that, their rescuers knew each other.

After parting ways with Chen Xing, the two of them had planned to leave the city, but they ran into a group of people who stole their guns.

After a struggle, having lost their weapons, they were forced to retreat here, where they happened to be rescued by Yan Junxi and Song Yiguo.

But that had also attracted zombies, forcing them to flee the room on the top floor and hide up here.

”I can’t believe the world has gotten so chaotic that people even dare to steal guns from the Military Department!” the captain said, resentful yet helpless.

”You’ll have to be more careful from now on!” Song Yiguo was a smart man; he knew the current situation was no ordinary riot.

”Go on, eat...” Yan Junxi saw Song Yiguo holding the food without taking a bite and thought he was being selfless again.

Song Yiguo tried to force a smile to hide his pain, but he couldn’t stop a sudden cough, spitting up a large mouthful of blood.

Yan Junxi dropped the food in his hand and steadied him, asking anxiously, ”What’s wrong? Don’t scare me...” His eyes finally welled up, and large tears streamed down his face like pearls from a broken string.

”I’m fine...” Not wanting to upset Yan Junxi, Song Yiguo wiped the corner of his mouth with his sleeve and forced a smile.

Chen Xing knew Song Yiguo’s injuries were serious.

He had no obvious external wounds, aside from his left leg, which was immobilized with two wooden planks.

Judging from the fact he was coughing up blood, he must have suffered internal injuries.

”I happened to find some medicine...” Chen Xing generously took out the medicine she’d found at the hospital. She looked up at Yan Junxi, her gaze making it clear that her help wouldn’t be free.

”If you can cure him, I’ll pay a hundred times the price!” Yan Junxi’s tears didn’t stop as he looked expectantly at the medicine in Chen Xing’s hands.

’That’s all I needed to hear!’

However, Chen Xing wasn’t just doing this for the reward; she had another plan.

She wanted to test the spring water from her space.

Ever since she drank the stream water, her body’s abilities had improved rapidly. Most astonishingly, a scratch she’d gotten had completely vanished by the next day.

’If... this spring water also has healing properties, I won’t even need medicine in the future.’

’Song Yiguo’s injury is the perfect opportunity to test it out. If he’s cured, it’s a win-win for everyone. If not, then it can only be blamed on his fate.’

Chen Xing took out the spring water and had Yan Junxi wipe down Song Yiguo’s entire body with it.

Yan Junxi didn’t understand. What good would wiping down his body do for his injuries?

But the medicine belonged to her, and it wasn’t like it would cause any harm, so he did as he was told.

”Where’s the medicine?” After a long time, Yan Junxi grew anxious when Chen Xing still hadn’t given him any pills.

Chen Xing pointed to a small pile of medicine. ”Take your pick!”

Yan Junxi was speechless. ’How the hell am I supposed to know which medicine will work?’

Seeing Song Yiguo’s complexion worsen, he became even more frantic. ”Does anyone here know medicine?”

Just then, the young soldier who had been watching through half-lidded eyes crawled over. ”I used to be a medic. I know a little!” To be honest, his own condition wasn’t much better than Song Yiguo’s.

After studying the pile for a while, he selected several types of medicine for Song Yiguo to take.

Of course, Chen Xing didn’t forget to have him drink it down with her spring water.

Only moments after taking the medicine, Song Yiguo felt the discomfort in his internal organs subside, and his breathing became much smoother.

He found it a little unbelievable.

’Is modern medicine really this effective?’

If he had sensed he was on the verge of death before taking the medicine, he now felt that surviving wouldn’t be a problem.

”I’m willing to cover their medical expenses. Can they use this medicine?” Song Yiguo looked at Chen Xing. After all, the medicine was hers, so he needed her permission.

With someone footing the bill, Chen Xing was naturally willing.

She generously handed over the spring water as well.

The other two men’s injuries were external, all flesh wounds. The effects of the spring water should be very noticeable on them.

Sure enough, before long, both of them could move around without much trouble.

Chen Xing watched this, astonished by her spring water.

’This life-saving spring water is just too amazing.’

”Can I borrow your phone?” Now that he was feeling better, Song Yiguo was anxious to find a way out.

Waiting here was a death sentence.

Their own phones had been lost in the crash.

The two soldiers’ communication devices had also been lost long ago.

When Chen Xing escaped from the Research Institute, she had nothing on her.

The phone she was using now was one she had picked up in a mall. It didn’t have a SIM card, so unless she could connect to Wi-Fi, it was useless.

Song Yiguo, holding the phone in his hand, was at a loss for words. ’It seems getting out of here won’t be easy.’

”I can go out and call your assistant for you!” Now that she had found Song Yiguo, Chen Xing had to figure out how to get him to the Capital City safely to fully complete her mission.