Chapter 229: Where Are You Going?
With the beauty by his side, Qi Zhiyuan still forcibly suppressed his inner fire, squeezing out a bit of cold air through his teeth, “And who might you be? You look a bit unfamiliar.”
Over a dozen young men wormed their way out from the crowd, holding steel pipes and daggers in their hands, sneering at Su Huan in the very middle, as if to add weight to Qi Zhiyuan’s words and increase the pressure on these two reckless little ghosts in the center.
Several bartenders didn’t make a sound, but subtly positioned themselves at the doorway.
The people around, seeing this scene, had a flash of excitement in their otherwise cold and numb eyes.
They anticipated the foreseeable violence to come.
Xiao Dong felt his legs go soft, unable to muster any strength in his body.
In his heart, he desperately wanted to slap his two minutes ago self hard; once the food was ready, he should have just grabbed the people and run.
Now it was completely over; not only would he get beaten, but he would also drag Su Huan down with him.
At this thought, Xiao Dong didn’t know where he got the courage from, his voice trembling as he defended, “He’s coming to the shelter for the first time; it was my lack of judgment that brought him here. If you want to hit someone, hit me.”
Qi Zhiyuan laughed in anger; even a little ghost dared to protect someone in front of him. His expression suddenly turned cold.
“Get to the side. Does he have no mouth? Long-haired boy, I’m asking you which one you are!”
Qi Zhiyuan’s face was full of fierce light; no matter what Su Huan said, he was prepared to ruthlessly humiliate him today.
With his limited cognition, only this way could he regain face in front of Zhang Min and highlight the class gap between himself and Su Huan!
“Train Conductor…”
Qi Zhiyuan sneered
Halfway through his words, he suddenly felt something was off; the voice wasn’t coming from Su Huan’s mouth in front of him, but a crisp female voice by his ear.
Qi Zhiyuan turned his head in surprise, only to see the woman who had always been indifferent to him blooming like a peony, her brows and eyes relaxed, the spring water in her eyes almost spilling out, her rippling gaze leaving him dazed.
But thinking this smile wasn’t for him, Qi Zhiyuan was driven mad with jealousy.
As the focus of all lines of sight, Su Huan showed no awareness that the disturbance was caused by him, his gaze fixed on the bowl in front of him, as if making some major decision.
After hesitating for a moment, he extended two fingers and grabbed the somewhat charred bread slice.
The moment he touched the greasiness, his brows furrowed.
Then, at extreme speed, he placed the meat patty between the bread slices, covered it with the last piece, and handed it to Xiao Dong beside him, saying seriously, “Bread is best right after frying; it’ll get soft later.”
Xiao Dong stiffly turned his head, looking at the simple sandwich in Su Huan’s hand and the cold gazes around him; the courage he had just mustered was completely crushed.
His eyes filled with tears.
Bro, you really are my bro.
At a time like this, when his legs might not even be safe, he’s still thinking about eating!
“Try it.”
Su Huan pushed the sandwich toward his mouth again.
Xiao Dong bit into it tearfully.
Wu wu… so delicious.
Zhang Min stepped forward, her soft waist unique to a just-adult woman occupying Su Huan’s view, “Train Conductor, long time no see!”
Qi Zhiyuan suppressed his emotions and forced a smile, “Minmin, you know this guy?”
Su Huan finally lifted his eyelids, gave the two a mild smile, “Long time no see, seems your taste has declined.”
Zhang Min’s smile froze on her face, her loose hair slowly floating up.
Her gem-like clear eyes instantly turned dark red as if filled with blood; she raised her hand and struck Qi Zhiyuan’s chest like a plaster, and even though the latter had evolved, under the pure strength of a Tier 1 Evolver, he flew out like a bowling ball.
Amid stunned gazes, Qi Zhiyuan knocked down over a dozen onlookers.
Causing a chorus of wails.
The events happened too suddenly; even his subordinates were dumbfounded, holding their sticks unsure whether to avenge Young Master Qi first or save him.
“Hurry, what are you standing there for? Save Young Master Qi first!”
“What about this woman?”
“Shut up!”
“…”
The sudden violence, especially since it was Qi Zhiyuan getting beaten, didn’t cause panic in the crowd; instead, it excited them more.
This clearly had a story!
What is the most despairing thing in the apocalypse?
No food or drink?
No, it’s boredom!
Living without stories or meaning!
The crowd erupted in even more excited discussion, accompanied by the wails of the injured and the shouts of Qi Zhiyuan’s subordinates; the quiet bar instantly became lively.
Su Huan shaded his forehead with one hand, glanced at Qi Zhiyuan’s position, and tsked, “Little Min, that hand was too heavy; even if it’s your man, you can’t be that ruthless.”
Zhang Min trembled with anger, gritting her teeth, “No!”
“Even if he was wrong, you can’t…”
Zhang Min took a deep breath, no longer dwelling on the topic, “Aren’t you curious how I ended up here?”
Su Huan blinked, “Actually, yeah. So how did you survive the zombie tide?”
Zhang Min subconsciously wanted to say how she thrillingly escaped the zombie tide, how unluckily she fell into the iron-eating tree, how she arrived in the flood zone… any of those experiences would be thrilling enough for an 18-year-old girl.
While other girls were fawning at knees, she wandered among roaring zombie hordes and human desires.
Fear and unease clung to her like a lingering maggot; if not for her persistence toward Su Huan, she wouldn’t have held on.
And she spent her 18th year turning 19 in such war and chaos.
But looking at Su Huan’s calm eyes, she suddenly didn’t know what to say.
So many words to say, but stuck in her throat, unable to come out.
Zhang Min downed the red wine in her glass, trying to wash away what was blocking her.
She smiled bitterly, “Nothing, just a bit of luck, more than those who died, luckily survived.”
“You’ve really been through a lot.”
The man’s voice was low and deep, but to Zhang Min’s ears, it was no less than a thunderbolt.
It shocked her body numb, her mind trembling.
The unwillingness stuck in her throat and the grievances buried in her heart surged out instantly.
Her long-accumulated hatred was shattered by this one sentence.
Indescribable mixed emotions instantly moistened her eyes.
“You… what did you say?”
Xiao Dong was fearful at first, but as he ate, his courage grew; seeing Qi Zhiyuan slapped flying by Zhang Min, he was only surprised for a second.
Then expressionlessly took a small bottle of cola and drank half.
Though he couldn’t figure out their exact relationship, one thing was clear.
Daring to hit Qi Zhiyuan.
This woman was formidable, her status impressive.
So Su Huan, who knew her, might really be impressive.
The logic was a bit roundabout, but stimulated by food, Xiao Dong felt his barren brain come alive.
Su Huan lifted his eyelids, looking at the woman’s appearance, completely baffled.
Wasn’t it just an ordinary polite remark?
Why such a big reaction, as if he’d done her wrong.
“Cough cough!”
Just as everyone was engrossed in the drama, Qi Zhiyuan from the back of the crowd let out violent coughs.
Supported by his subordinates, he sat up half-dead, seeing the two standing opposite, venom nearly dripping from his eyes.
Especially their handsome man and beautiful woman appearances stung his heart.
He pointed at them hysterically, “Whoever kills that man for me to feed the fish, I’ll make him an evolver!”
His shrill voice made not only his subordinates but even the bar’s onlookers’ eyes heat up, their gazes toward Su Huan filled with naked greed.
But the three at the storm’s center paid no mind.
One devouring food, two casually chatting indifferently.
“You can’t say things like that.”
“What things?”
“Do you know what I’ve been through since getting off the train?”
Zhang Min looked up at him, a storm hidden in the shadow of her eyelashes.
Su Huan’s eyes shifted; with his previous life’s experience, any outcome in that situation wouldn’t be surprising.
“I know.”
“You don’t.”
Two clear tears silently slid down her cheeks; Zhang Min clearly felt her accumulated resentment melt away in these two casual words.
For the first time, she hated herself so much.
If she forgave him just like that, what was all the suffering she’d endured?
What was that pitiful self-esteem she’d barely maintained?!
“Alright, I don’t know…”
Su Huan said helplessly.
Women are trouble; facing enemies, he preferred someone like Gao Zhe, real blades and guns!
Like that guy Qi Zhiyuan in the corner.
And the hostile gazes around.
This was the atmosphere he was familiar with.
A faint whooshing sound; someone couldn’t hold back and threw a dagger.
Like a signal, the entire bar instantly rioted.
Men and women alike charged at Su Huan’s position with red eyes.
Leading the charge was that bartender who had mocked Su Huan.
Just as Zhang Min was about to drain the crowd’s negative emotions, everyone within two meters of Su Huan stopped, terrifiedly clawing around, mouths agape in unable-to-breathe terror.
Because their bodies had been in intense motion a second ago, no time to hold breath; residual oxygen in their chest cavity insufficient for consumption.
They instantly rolled their eyes and fainted.
Zhang Min’s red eyes shimmered, frowning toward the bar doorway.
Xiao Dong, squatting with head hugged, opened his eyes to see a pair of slender, almost arrogant legs wrapped in black stockings, crossing into the bar interior, each step precisely on the heartbeat rhythm.
The black pencil skirt gleamed coldly under the bar lights, like satin soaked in night.
Such a beautiful woman.
Though Xiao Dong wasn’t old enough to appreciate women, he sincerely sighed inside.
The fallen crowd caused Shu Wei no trouble.
As a professional secretary, even stepping on bodies, her pace wouldn’t waver unexpectedly.
Shu Wei stopped half a meter from Su Huan, half a step behind, respectfully, “Train Conductor.”
With her voice, the surrounding air began to flow.
The barely-supporting attackers gasped like fish flopping on shore, exhaustedly breathing fresh air.
Expressions twisted and grotesque.
“Mm.”
Su Huan responded faintly.
From the moment Shu Wei entered, Zhang Min seemed stunned.
Her gem-like pupils showed shocked daze.
Her gaze fixed on Shu Wei.
Appearance, figure, temperament… subconsciously comparing, she lost in every aspect.
Hearing Shu Wei’s voice, Zhang Min snapped back.
Her delicate lower lip bitten bloodless.
She couldn’t understand why such a beautiful woman was so subservient to Su Huan?
Su Huan, he…
Besides being handsome and strong, with a train now who-knows-where.
No character, as awful as can be; why would such a beautiful woman follow him!
Couldn’t she pick someone else?
Clearly…
Clearly she knew Su Huan first!
Why was she standing opposite him, not beside!
Shu Wei was also sizing up Zhang Min; as an entertainment company boss, her gaze carried much more oppression.
Zhang Min was about Yu Jing’s age, but the latter was slender and strong.
She showed traces of dance training, soft and graceful posture, delicate skeleton, looks fine-tuned by evolution, stepping into eight-point territory.
Biggest feature: youth.
Flaw: weird temperament, flamboyantly gloomy madness.
Surprisingly matching someone.
Her current tear-streaked pitiful beauty could mesmerize a bunch of men.
But unfortunately.
By her judgment, Su Huan didn’t like this green type.
She had deep experience of this.
As for their relationship…
No need to judge, just woman’s intuition.
She could feel that there was a very long story between Zhang Min and the Train Conductor.
But it was all one-sided.
Glancing at Su Huan’s heartless appearance, Shu Wei cursed him silently in her heart as a scumbag and felt some sympathy for Zhang Min.
She suddenly felt something was off.
Clearly, she was the one scrutinizing the other, so how did she suddenly start feeling sympathy?
Noticing the anomaly, Shu Wei was suddenly startled, her sharp gaze turning to Zhang Min, “You are a Tier 1 Evolver.”
Zhang Min covered her mouth and giggled delicately, the tear stains on her face not yet wiped away, “Yes, Auntie, are you too?”
Shu Wei looked at her coldly, “You can manipulate emotion.”
Unexpectedly, two sentences had uncovered her details, Zhang Min hadn’t wasted any effort on her; her ability was invincible against those of lower level than her.
But against those of the same tier or even stronger, the effect was minimal.
After this little interlude, Zhang Min’s emotions had calmed considerably, and she looked at Su Huan, making a certain decision.
“I won’t follow you anymore, nor will I cause you trouble.”
Su Huan looked puzzled, “Have you ever caused me trouble?”
Zhang Min paused slightly, her silver teeth clenched tight.
This bastard was always so infuriating.
She said coldly, “But I will still hate you; this is the source of my ability and the only power keeping me alive.”
Su Huan regretfully patted Zhang Min’s shoulder, “You can follow me.”
Hearing his words, Zhang Min’s heart skipped a beat, and she didn’t dodge the hand on her shoulder.
She gritted her teeth and said, “No, from now on, we’ll go our separate ways.”
“Where are you going?!”
An angry voice boomed like thunder inside the bar.
