Cooking Gourmet Meals in the Apocalypse

Chapter 71: Chapter 71: Making Themselves Way Too at Home

Qiao Qiao didn’t feel proud at all.

Compared to Chen Xing, her own skills were simply not worth mentioning.

Never mind anything else, just the fact that she could lift a barricade weighing hundreds of pounds with one hand was something no ordinary person could do.

And besides, she could dodge bullets?

She even had an incredibly fierce tiger that was always by her side.

Thinking of this, she turned her head and saw the big tiger following them with a gun sling in its mouth...

It had actually gone and picked up the Migratory Clan’s rifles on its own.

”Sister Chen, you’re a true badass!”

After shaking off their pursuers, Chen Xing and her group drove toward Hualai City.

Meng Hu followed along behind them the whole time.

”Where are you all headed?” Although Chen Xing had saved them, she had no intention of traveling with them.

”We heard there are a lot of Migratory Clan squads around Hualai City, so we don’t know where to go yet.” Sister Feng could tell Chen Xing wasn’t planning on staying with them. ”What are your plans?”

”Sister Chen, you’re not coming with us?” Qiao Qiao was the first to declare she wanted to follow Chen Xing. ”I want to go with you!”

”I’m not leaving Hualai City!”

”Then I’ll stay in Hualai City too!” Qiao Qiao had her sights set on Chen Xing.

Chen Xing: ”...” ’How did I end up with someone latched onto me?’

”I have a lot of enemies.”

Qiao Qiao was just about to say, ’I’m not afraid of having enemies, I’m sticking with you.’

But Sister Feng stopped her. ”I’m afraid these girls have already grown attached to you! It’s dangerous for us to travel at night. Let’s find a place to hide for the night first, then we can discuss what to do.”

”Then come to my place for now,” Chen Xing said, feeling that it really wouldn’t be right to just abandon them.

Gu Xinyan drove faster and faster, an excited smile spreading across her face.

They drove all the way into Hualai City.

There weren’t many zombies, and most of the vehicles blocking the roads had been cleared.

Especially near the Research Institute, you could barely see any zombies at all.

Arriving at Song Yiguo’s building, she punched in the code and entered, seeing an anxious-looking Brother Xiao and Ding Yiyu in the lobby.

And in a corner of the lobby, a thin blanket was spread out, where a girl lay with her back to the door.

Seeing Chen Xing, Brother Xiao finally let out a long sigh of relief. But before he could voice his worries, he saw a behemoth follow the group inside, a gun held in its mouth.

The sight scared the two big men stiff, and they didn’t dare to breathe.

”It won’t hurt you!” Chen Xing patted Meng Hu, took the guns from it, and told it to go stand by the elevators in the distance.

The big guy obediently trotted over and watched Chen Xing.

’It just wants to go back to the pocket dimension!’

Meng Hu kept giving her fawning looks.

Brother Xiao and Ding Yiyu: ”...” ’Okay, it really does seem harmless.’

”We thought you’d run into danger! We were worried sick!” Brother Xiao was finally able to speak.

Even though he had returned with Hao Wenli, the way those two women showed no concern for Chen Xing really annoyed him.

”I’m fine.” Chen Xing was surprised they had waited for her here.

”Are they your friends?” Brother Xiao wasn’t shy with strangers, acting as if he’d known Chen Xing for a long time.

”No...” Chen Xing started to say they weren’t friends.

But the enthusiastic Sister Feng had already extended her hand. ”Yes, we are. Are you friends of Chen Xing’s as well?”

”No...”

”Yes!” Brother Xiao was a straightforward guy; anyone on the same side as Chen Xing was a friend in his book. ”My name is Xiao Sa...” He blushed a little as he spoke. ”Everyone calls me Brother Xiao. This is my brother, Ding Yiyu!”

”Hello... I’m Feng Chengcheng, and this is Qiao Qiao...”

Chen Xing: ”???”

’They’re making themselves way too comfortable!’

’She hadn’t even confirmed anything, so what was up with these two groups acting like long-lost friends who regretted not meeting sooner?’

”Um...”

Chen Xing was just about to say, ’From now on, all of you have nothing to do with me.’

But just then, the woman lying in the corner suddenly turned over, rubbing her eyes as she looked up at the crowd.

Seeing so many people, she first froze in surprise, then tugged on the corner of Ding Yiyu’s shirt. ”Ding Yiyu...”

Chen Xing: ”...” The moment she saw that small, delicate face, she felt like she was dreaming.

’Isn’t this Xiao Ru, who was captured by the Migratory Clan in my past life and was never heard from again?’

’She’s friends with Brother Xiao and Ding Yiyu?’

”You’re Tang Xiaoru?” Even after so many years, she still remembered that face.

They hadn’t been together for long, but in that short time, the two of them had depended on each other like sisters. She was one of the few true friends Chen Xing had in her previous life.

Xiao Ru: ”...”

She looked at Ding Yiyu in surprise, then shifted her gaze back to Chen Xing and nodded. ”You know me?”

Of course, Chen Xing wouldn’t admit it. ”I... I heard Brother Xiao and the others mention they were going to rescue you...”

”Oh, is that so?” Xiao Ru’s round face broke into a smile, revealing dimples. ”So you’re the one who rescued me with them? Thank you!”

Chen Xing’s body went stiff as Xiao Ru affectionately linked arms with her.

She had long since grown unaccustomed to this kind of intimacy.

Fortunately, she didn’t push her away.

”Did Chen Xing rescue you all, too?” Xiao Ru had been locked in the same room as Sister Feng and the others. Although they weren’t well-acquainted, she remembered them.

Sister Feng’s group of four: ”...”

’So, Chen Xing rescued these people too?’

’Chen Xing was also the one who let us out the first time...’

Their favorable impression of Chen Xing rose once again.

”This place is relatively safe for now. The Migratory Clan probably won’t expect us to come back.” Seeing that they had no intention of leaving, Chen Xing could only tell them to find a place for themselves.

’The building isn’t hers anyway. Anyone who wants to stay can stay.’

”But it would be safer to find another place as soon as possible.” Chen Xing remembered she was going to the North Sea tomorrow afternoon, and felt that this wasn’t a suitable place to stay long-term either.

’If the Migratory Clan comes looking for them after I leave, this building will be relatively easy to defend, but they’ll break in sooner or later. Besides... aren’t there still two time bombs in the building?’

’I wonder how those two women are doing.’

’They’d better learn to behave. Otherwise, even if I spare their lives, I won’t let them have it easy.’

Seeing Chen Xing glance upstairs, Brother Xiao immediately pulled her aside and whispered, ”Last night, the stronger-looking of those two women secretly went downstairs and left for a while. She came back carrying a bag. I saw bandages sticking out of it. She must have brought back medicine and food. The bag was pretty big; it couldn’t have been just medicine!”

Chen Xing nodded.

Brother Xiao continued, ”The strange thing is, she was only gone for about ten minutes before she came back...” He couldn’t figure it out.

’That’s so fast. Forget about finding anything, she wouldn’t even have had time to run to a place a little farther away and back.’

He just had a feeling those two women weren’t Chen Xing’s friends, so he had been keeping a close eye on them.

”Thanks, Brother Xiao.” Chen Xing already understood.

’The Research Institute is just a short distance away. A round trip would take about ten minutes.’

After telling everyone to find a place to rest, Chen Xing returned to the top floor by herself.

She hadn’t had a proper meal all day. It was time to eat something decent and replenish her energy.

She took a shower first, then came out and glanced at the monitor screen.

The people who were originally in the lobby had all dispersed. Only Brother Xiao remained.

He was holding a piece of corn and gnawing on it.

Chen Xing: ”...” ’Looks like Brother Xiao’s survival skills are pretty good!’

’He actually managed to find food in this empty building.’

Brother Xiao took a couple of bites, and then his walkie-talkie crackled to life.

The incoming transmission was muffled, and Chen Xing couldn’t make it out. But she heard his reply crystal clear: ”Sister Feng, you all go ahead and eat. I’ve had two ears of corn, I’m already full!”

Chen Xing felt another wave of secondhand embarrassment.

’Judging by his tone, these two groups really aren’t treating each other like strangers anymore.’

’Since they’ve all eaten, then it’s time for me to go on a feeding frenzy.’