Cooking Gourmet Meals in the Apocalypse

Chapter 281: Chapter 278: Yu Heng

Yu Heng never imagined he would run into Chen Xing in the south.

From what he knew, Chen Xing always liked to hang around the central regions, which was why he had chosen to come south.

But who would have thought he’d run into her just like that.

”What... thinking of making a move on my vehicle?” Chen Xing had come over from somewhere else. ℴ

To them, it looked like she was just returning from somewhere.

”N-No, absolutely not!” Yu Heng frantically waved his hands in denial. ”Don’t misunderstand. We were just taking a casual look, we would never try to take your vehicle!”

”Yu Heng, what the fuck are you so scared of a little girl for?” His companion couldn’t stand it anymore and shot Yu Heng a disdainful look. ”We’ve taken a liking to this vehicle. So? How about joining us men?”

’Otherwise, they’d just take it by force. Then, not only would the vehicle be gone, but she would be theirs too.’

Hearing this, Yu Heng’s face went white with fright. He immediately took several steps back and swore to Chen Xing, ”I just met them! Whatever they do has nothing to do with me. I’m leaving, I’m leaving right now!” Without another thought, and ignoring his companions’ expressions, he quickly got in his own car and drove off.

His companions were speechless. ’What the hell was that?’

’But, it’s just one car anyway.’

’This RV is way better than that piece of junk, isn’t it?’

They completely failed to read the situation, their smiles growing even wider. ”One less person to compete with!”

Chen Xing looked at the four men and two women. ”You’re dead set on robbing me?”

”’Robbing’ is such an ugly word, don’t you think?” one of the men said, patting the RV’s window as if it were already his. ”From now on, you’ll have us to take care of you. You won’t have to worry about running into monsters. How great is that?”

’The girl is gorgeous, and the vehicle is nice too.’

’This trip was well worth it.’

”I gave you a chance,” Chen Xing said, her hand flashing out and back in an instant.

Unfortunately, out of the six people, only four were Superpower Users, and they all had common superpowers that hadn’t even been upgraded.

’Still, every little bit counts.’

Seeing the four Superpower Users collapse, the remaining man and woman, who had no superpowers, were so scared they instantly dropped to their knees.

Now they understood why Yu Heng had been so terrified when he saw her.

How much did they regret it now?

’If only they had left with Yu Heng, they would have been safe.’

But there was no medicine for regret.

Just then, an Advanced Zombie heard the commotion and approached.

Meng Hu, who had been hiding to the side, leaped out at the perfect moment and took a bite out of the Advanced Zombie.

Then it ran to Chen Xing and spat a Crystal Core into her hand.

Seeing Meng Hu’s menacing display, the few remaining people were too scared to even breathe.

After killing the zombie, Meng Hu turned its head and looked at them.

When it opened its great maw and instantly appeared before them, one of the women without a superpower died on the spot from sheer terror.

The other man without a superpower, in his shock, took out a knife and lunged at Meng Hu’s abdomen.

With a push of its paw, Meng Hu sent the man and his knife flying into a large tree.

Somehow, his own knife ended up piercing his chest.

The four remaining incapacitated people, unable to run, could only watch in terror as Chen Xing stood before them like a Devil.

’Might as well make use of these four who are about to die anyway.’

Chen Xing unleashed a black vortex beneath the four of them.

’She still hadn’t figured out what was actually inside this thing.’

The four were instantly sucked into the vortex. The powerful suction gave them no control as they were pulled inside, bit by bit.

Their four distinct screams of agony lasted for a long time.

Chen Xing was silent. ’What exactly is happening inside the vortex? Why can’t I sense it?’

All she knew was that the people inside suffered for a long time before they finally went silent.

’Unless it’s absolutely necessary, I’d better not use this thing.’

It was still hot outside, seemingly even hotter than before.

Chen Xing drove the RV a few kilometers away and stopped in front of a roadside house. Before she could even get out, she heard sobbing coming from behind it.

’It sounds like a man crying?’

She quieted her footsteps and walked around to the back of the house.

Yu Heng was squatting by the house, his back against the wall, crying sorrowfully.

Or rather, it was less sorrow and more despair.

”What’s wrong?” Chen Xing stood there for a while, but when Yu Heng didn’t react, she had no choice but to speak up.

When Yu Heng heard Chen Xing’s voice, his whole body trembled as if he were having a seizure. It took him a long moment to calm down.

His crying stopped. ”N-Nothing’s wrong!”

’It’s only natural for Chen Xing to be completely fine. That means the others must have met a terrible end.’

’But he was in no mood to feel sorry for anyone else right now.’

’Wasn’t his own situation miserable enough?’

’Running into Chen Xing again?’

Since he was unwilling to talk, Chen Xing turned to leave.

She didn’t have a good impression of Yu Heng, but she didn’t plan on killing him either.

Unless it was absolutely necessary, she didn’t want to personally kill any of the ”lab rats” who came out of the Research Institutes.

Yu Heng never thought Chen Xing would spare him. After a moment of shock, he called out, ”I’m sorry! I was the one who notified the Xingguang Research Institute while you were away. They’re very interested in your tiger.”

”I know,” she replied. ”The secret passage back then was in your room, and you disappeared right after.”

’Who else could it have been?’

”Xiao Nan, Hao Wenli, and I were all ordered by the Xingguang Research Institute to get close to you!” Yu Heng looked at Chen Xing with despair. ”Unfortunately, Xiao Nan, Hao Wenli, and I are all just lab rats for the Xingguang Research Institute.”

Chen Xing turned back to face Yu Heng. ”What do you remember?”

Yu Heng shook his head. ”I don’t remember anything. But... I feel like you’re a little familiar.” This was something he had only slowly begun to feel when he was alone.

He had a sense of familiarity with Chen Xing that predated his memories.

”Do you know who your parents are?”

”They don’t deserve to be my parents!” Yu Heng’s fists clenched. ”What kind of people would send their own child to be experimented on? Not only that, they experimented on me personally... Chen Xing... to be honest with you, the reason I fled the National Capital Safety Zone wasn’t just because I was afraid of you. It was because I found out my parents were part of the Research Institute too!”

That day, while Chen Xing was away, people from the Xingguang Research Institute came to capture Meng Hu.

He saw two people in that group, a man and a woman.

Without any preamble, they came forward to acknowledge him. ”We are your biological parents... We’ve actually been by your side ever since you were born.”

Not only were their words devoid of any emotion, but they also made him feel a profound chill.

He didn’t even say a single word to them before fleeing the National Capital Safety Zone.

In the days that followed, his life became quite miserable, living from one moment to the next.

But no matter how hard life was on the outside, he never once thought of relying on the Xingguang Research Institute again.

”Your parents were probably killed in the explosion,” Chen Xing said. She was always more lenient with those who shared a similar fate.

Even if Yu Heng had once tried to harm her.

There was no flicker of emotion in Yu Heng’s eyes. ”That’s for the best.” He didn’t want to acknowledge having parents like that, and he didn’t care how they died.

But in the very next second, his expression turned to one of terror. His pupils trembled, and his voice was filled with a deep-seated fear as he said to Chen Xing, ”Chen Xing, kill... kill me... My parents aren’t dead, they’re really not dead... Quick, kill me!”