Chapter 12 (2/2)

Zhang Xiaoya was extremely sensitive. She said pleasantly, “Come, come. I saw there were some pajamas in the room. Put those on first!” Then she lead Boss and Ye Xiaoyu away.

Zhao Ze didn’t look too happy. He hadn’t expected Shen Chen to just ignore him. Not only had he not gotten angry at Guo Yuan, but he had even made other orders. Zhang Xiaoya and the newcomers had completely ruined his plan.

Seeing Zhao Ze and Shen Chen’s solemn expressions, Guo Yuan was confused as first. He looked between the two of them several times, when finally the slurping sound of noodles knocked him out of his stupor. He hastily said, “Second, I found some food in the kitchen fridge. You know Third is a big eater. He complained about being hungry the moment he woke up.”

Zhao Ze was very smart. He knew they were definitely hiding resources. He hadn’t expected that Guo Yuan didn’t disobey Shen Chen and secretly taken out the food. Furthermore, he hadn’t expected that Shen Chen didn’t hide the standard hotel food away. Or Guo Yuan sincerely explaining the source of the food.

Zhao Ze was dumbfounded at the trust and honestly between the two. It was totally different from what he imagined. ‘Shouldn’t Shen Chen question Guo Yuan? Shouldn’t these two brothers turn against each other?’ But how could Zhao Ze have known that Shen Chen and Guo Yuan had been good brothers in the previous life?

To Shen Chen, a little material resource was nothing. And besides, it wasn’t like he wasn’t letting those people eat his resources. It was just that he didn’t trust anyone besides Guo Yuan and Third at that point, so he couldn’t reveal his resources carelessly. In the apocalypse, it wasn’t uncommon to see people kill each other over a bowl of ramen. He had made that very clear to Guo Yuan, and he was confident that Guo Yuan knew what was right.

‘Incite conflict? Such a childish trick.’ It wasn’t worth Shen Chen’s consideration, even in his past life. He stared at Zhao Ze indifferently and told him this through his actions.

In this psychological warfare, Shen Chen had won! Aside from Zhao Ze and Shen Chen, no one knew Zhao Ze had failed in the secret struggle.

Lin Qianqian mocked him on the side. “Second, aren’t you overdoing it? Fourth just found us some food. Do you need to be like this? We even saved some for you. If we had known you’d be like this, we would’ve just fed it to a dog. At least a dog would have barked in appreciation.”

“Lin Qianqian, what are you saying?” Pan Di immediately stood up. “Don’t you know how to speak respectfully?!”

“I’m just telling the truth. You wanted to ask him for food, but did you dare? Second is glorious now. He doesn’t care about you anymore!”

“Lin Qianqian! You!” Pan Di gnashed his teeth in anger, but Lin Qianqian only put her hands on her waist, and he immediately backed down.

Guo Yuan couldn’t stand it. “Lin Qianqian, you shouldn’t treat Third like that!”

“I’m talking to my man. Does it have anything to do with you? Don’t think you can order us around just because you gave us some ramen!”

Shen Chen’s gaze fell sharply on Lin Qianqian. “Lin Qianqian, I never fight women. You should watch your actions.”

His words fell on Lin Qianqian’s ears. They weren’t threatening, but they made the ferocious Lin Qianqian suddenly feel a chill. She hastily shut her mouth and shrank back.

Shen Chen watched Pan Di try to console Lin Qianqian with indifference, then said, “Third! Is it appropriate to be bullied by a woman like this who has neither figure nor face?” Pan Di froze, then withdrew his hand from Lin Qianqian’s shoulder in some embarrassment.

Guo Yuan burst out into laughter. He didn’t expect Shen Chen’s tongue to be so sharp. But after taking another look at Lin Qianqian, he thought she didn’t look as bad as Shen Chen had described her.

Guo Yuan didn’t know that as a Sixth Tier master in the previous life, Shen Chen had seen his share of beauties. A mere Lin Qianqian was truly someone with neither figure nor face in his eyes.

Shen Chen was serious. Everyone could tell. Shen Chen wasn’t purposely insulting her. Rather, he really thought that, and told everyone the truth.

Lin Qianqian was speechless from anger. Her face went red, and she pointed at Shen Chen angrily. “You…”

Zhao Ze didn’t expect Shen Chen to have such a sharp tongue, and with so little disregard for other people’s feelings. He tried to mediate the dispute. “Alright, alright. Since we’re in the same survivor squad now, we have to get along peacefully!”

“In the same squad?” Shen Chen went blank for a second.

Li Jing hastily said, “That’s right, Zhao Ze and us had a discussion. Since it’s very unsafe outside, and we ended up together by fate, we should help each other. That’s why we should form a squad so we can better delegate work in the future.”

Li Qi smiled, too, still cautious as always. He said carefully, “I think so, too. It would be better for us to form a squad…”

Shen Chen smiled, lowering his head slightly. “And therefore?”

Zhao Ze naturally took over the conversation. He put down his noodles, then sat up straight and called to Shen Chen. “Little Shen, you come sit, too. We’re about to commence the first meeting of the survivor squad. You’re a member, too. You should come listen!”

Shen Chen thought that Zhao Ze and Li Jing must have had their heads kicked by a donkey. Why else would they have such a ludicrous idea? But he saw how serious everyone else was, and suddenly realized he must have missed something. He suddenly realized that these people seemed to not understand what the world was like right now. in other words, they hadn’t been impacted much from the outburst of the apocalypse. They had had the fortune of coming here. In their subconsciousnesses, they may not have realized the danger of the apocalypse and were naively still abiding the rules of civil society.

Shen Chen calmly stared at Zhao Ze, who looked extremely confident. The anger in his heart suddenly calmed. His eyes filled with pity. He was still very naive. Truly, very naive.