Cooking Gourmet Meals in the Apocalypse

Chapter 238: Chapter 235: It’s Obvious Someone Will Stir Up Trouble

Chen Xing could understand waking up to find someone missing and going out to look for them out of concern.

’But my RV is still here,’ she thought. ’Where could he have gone?’

’And he went south?’

’I can’t even get a decent night’s sleep!’

After a team drove their vehicles to the RV’s location, they didn’t rest, immediately heading south in pursuit.

Fortunately, after Li Feibai reached the Capital City’s border, he realized he must have gone the wrong way and started driving back.

Otherwise, Chen Xing would have truly suspected he was sent by the Research Institute to abduct her Meng Hu.

A little over an hour later, the two groups met.

They rested on the spot and got some sleep.

There was nothing urgent anyway. By the time they woke up, it was almost noon.

Li Feibai had been awake for a while, and his injuries were almost completely healed.

Seeing Chen Xing step out of the RV, he immediately sidled up to her. ”Hey, pretty lady, want to take a trip down south?”

”Not interested!”

”My old man is celebrating his birthday, there’s...”

Li Feibai was halfway through his sentence when Chen Xing’s phone rang. It was a call from Song Yiguo.

The moment she answered, Song Yiguo eagerly asked, ”Chen Xing, are you going to Mr. Li’s big birthday celebration in the south?”

Chen Xing glanced over at Li Feibai.

’They must be talking about the same person.’

The southern big shot... ’In my past life, he was a renowned figure, but his later years were quite miserable.’

’His son and daughter-in-law had died before the apocalypse, and his grandson and granddaughter died tragically after it began. In the end, the southern big shot was driven out of the south, ending up in an incredibly pitiful state.’

’As for who exactly betrayed the southern big shot, I really don’t know.’

’But... what does this have to do with me?’

”I’m not going.” She refused to go south once again.

Song Yiguo knew she wouldn’t go unless he dropped a bombshell. ”Someone from the Lu Family will definitely be there!”

”Deal!” Chen Xing agreed without a moment’s hesitation. ”Do me a favor. Send a few people to escort my friends to the factory district.”

After hanging up the phone, Chen Xing looked at Li Feibai again.

Li Feibai was about to try persuading her again, but she suddenly said, ”I’ll go with you.”

Li Feibai was speechless. ’It was clearly the person on the phone who convinced her.’

A wave of jealousy instantly washed over him. ”Was that a call from Song Yiguo?”

”Yes.”

An hour later, they arrived at the Capital City.

Ran Gaoyang and his team were shocked. They couldn’t believe Chen Xing could even mobilize the Song Family Army. ’People from the Superpower Group are here specifically to protect us?’

Chen Xing and Li Feibai remained in the Capital City, planning to depart for the south early the next morning.

That evening, Chen Xing was resting in her room when she suddenly heard a commotion outside.

Li Feibai’s cries for help grew louder as he got closer.

Stepping out of her room, Chen Xing saw Li Feibai sprinting for his life, a swarm of electronic mice on the ground chasing him like a zombie horde.

”I just came out for a walk, and these things started chasing me like they were crazy! Chen Xing... quick, get Song Yiguo to save me!” If it weren’t for his speed, he really would have been hurt by the electronic mice.

Seeing Li Feibai’s pathetic state, Chen Xing almost laughed out loud.

Just then, Vice General Du, having heard the commotion, arrived and had his men lure the electronic mice away. ”Young Master Li, there are many places in the safety zone where you can’t wander freely. Otherwise, you could easily lose your life!”

”You people are insane!” Li Feibai panted heavily. ”The security outside is already so tight. Couldn’t you make the inside a little less terrifying?”

’Just how paranoid are they about being targeted?’

”As long as you don’t wander off, this is the safest fortress in the world,” Vice General Du said, then turned to Chen Xing. ”The people who tried to blow up the safety zone yesterday were also unfamiliar with its construction.”

It turned out the construction of the Duole Safety Zone had been handled by the Song Family.

Fearing a repeat of yesterday’s incident, the roof of the safety zone had been reinforced with several layers of steel. It was impossible to destroy the safety zone from the outside.

And on the inside, it was impossible for a bomb to even get in.

Chen Xing pursed her lips.

’If a Superpower User with a spatial ability wanted to blow this place up, it would be child’s play, wouldn’t it?’

She couldn’t guarantee she was the only one in the world with a spatial ability, especially not after encountering nightingale.

Still, she had to admire the Song Family’s meticulous and secretive measures.

Li Feibai already felt animosity toward Song Yiguo; now he despised him even more.

The next day, Chen Xing, Li Feibai, and Song Yiguo, along with Yan Junxi and Vice General Du, boarded a plane headed south.

On the plane, Song Yiguo was incredibly attentive to Yan Junxi, which actually made Li Feibai’s animosity toward him fade quite a bit.

After they got off the plane, Li Feibai went to his own car and drove off.

He had offered to take Chen Xing with him, but she refused.

From this point on, the Li Family was the main attraction. ’It’s best to stay away from the drama.’

Little did she know, Song Yiguo was also at the center of this banquet’s drama. The Situ family, who hadn’t been seen in a long time, had suddenly produced a man named Situ Yibo, who claimed to be the son of Situ Lei Hao.

It wasn’t just Chen Xing; even Song Yiguo was baffled.

The Situ family was large, but as far as he knew, Situ Lei Hao didn’t have a son.

Otherwise, Old Mrs. Situ wouldn’t have been so hell-bent on killing him.

And yet, Situ Yibo did bear a slight resemblance to Situ Lei Hao.

”Go investigate this Situ Yibo!” Song Yiguo immediately had Vice General Du look into it.

The investigation revealed that Situ Yibo was indeed Situ Lei Hao’s son, but an illegitimate one.

Forced by pressure from Old Mrs. Situ, Situ Yibo’s mother had supposedly committed suicide after giving birth to him. Afterward, Situ Yibo was sent to an orphanage.

Whether Situ Yibo’s mother had actually committed suicide, however, was unknown.

There wasn’t much hatred in Situ Yibo’s eyes. His expression was placid as he shook Song Yiguo’s hand as if meeting any ordinary person.

Since the other man wasn’t making a scene, Song Yiguo, ever the fox, certainly wouldn’t be the one to start.

Chen Xing was starting to regret coming.

With Song Yiguo’s power and status, everyone would show him some respect and wouldn’t dare to embarrass him publicly.

But she, who had arrived with him, was in an awkward position.

’Someone is definitely going to stir up trouble!’

She decided to find a corner and quietly keep a low profile.

The banquet gradually filled with people. Finally, someone from the Lu Family, who had long stayed out of the public eye, made an appearance: Lu Haoran.

Chen Xing frowned as she watched Lu Haoran.

’If I capture Lu Haoran, I might be able to find out where the Lu Family is currently hiding.’

’But... it’s not even certain that he knows.’

After all, he was the one the Lu Family had pushed into the spotlight—basically, a human shield.

Lu Haoran spotted Chen Xing. He was just about to head over when he saw Li Sirong walk up to her.

Not wanting to have too much contact with Li Sirong, he held back from approaching Chen Xing. Just then, someone came over to chat, and his attention was diverted.

By the time he looked back toward where Chen Xing had been, she was gone.

He couldn’t see Chen Xing anywhere in the banquet hall.

Song Yiguo was chatting with Mr. Li and didn’t seem to have noticed Chen Xing’s disappearance.

Lu Haoran had no choice but to walk up to Li Sirong. ”Hello, Miss Li. I saw you talking to Chen Xing just now. Where did she go?”

A flicker of anger crossed Li Sirong’s face, but she suppressed it. ”I don’t know. I just said hello and walked away.”

’He finally comes over to talk to me, and it’s only to ask about another woman.’

’How pathetic!’

The resentment in Li Sirong’s eyes vanished, replaced by a smile. ”Lu Haoran, how about we share the first dance later?”

Lu Haoran gave a polite smile. ”Sorry, I have something else to attend to.” He then turned and went to look for Chen Xing.