Chapter 24: Where Did You All Come From?
“Wait! It’s not what you think!” x2
Hmph, they’re surprisingly in sync when it matters, what a pathetic pair of partners.
But… I can’t worry about that now! The priority is to calm her down!
You have to understand, this isn’t Lianbing right now, it’s Ruansui!
When I discovered it this morning, I was truly startled. Lianbing’s title had changed to [Jun Cheng Type Girlfriend], a title representing another personality. It wasn’t a short-term switch, but seemed to be a long-term exchange.
I still don’t know what happened for the strong Lianbing to return to her body.
I asked Ruansui about this matter, but Ruansui said she didn’t know. Although it’s possible she’s hiding it from me, I don’t plan to…
For me, this is also a good opportunity to get used to Ruansui. As we spend more time together, I naturally won’t be so nervous that I can’t speak whenever I see her.
In fact, after interacting all day today, I’ve gotten a little used to it. At least I can speak now, unlike before when I couldn’t say a word when I saw her.
Moreover, my understanding of Ruansui has expanded a lot. Unlike before, my understanding of her was limited to being gentle and easily shy.
Perhaps during this time, Ruansui has also changed. I feel like she’s become more independent than when she was first born. I distinctly remember when I first met Ruansui, she was timid and shy like a little girl, but now she’s become quite spirited.
Her expressions are also very rich, unlike Lianbing who always smiles. Seeing her various expressions and actions is quite novel.
But in the current situation, Ruansui is even more troublesome!
If it were Lianbing, she’d probably just laugh it off with a sarcastic remark, as she knows that my getting into this situation was purely an accident.
But with Ruansui present… she’ll get jealous.
And she’s a complete jealous person. This morning, when Xue Qing came to me, she looked unhappy.
But she wouldn’t bring it up, she’d just stare at me.
Ah, of course, she’s jealous for me, so honestly, I’m a little happy about that too.
But sometimes she’d emit a chilling aura. For example, at noon during lunch today, when Xue Qing sat next to me and opened her mouth to be fed, Ruansui emitted an aura that made me tremble all over.
When Ruansui emits this kind of aura, it’s even scarier than Lianbing’s.
“Falling in love within five seconds of meeting is possible… After all, cleaning together in the classroom after school can easily create an ambiguous atmosphere… That’s why I thought just now… you like Jun Cheng, right?”
Ruansui’s teary eyes welled up with tears, but it wasn’t a pitiable expression. Instead, her eyes widened, and her entire face turned dark… even her title turned gray…
“No, no, I don’t like him at all.”
“That’s right! Just like Li Nai said, she doesn’t like me at all! Of course, I wouldn’t like her either! Who would like a tomboy like her! Impossible! Absolutely impossible! If Li Nai were the only woman left in the world, I still wouldn’t like her!”
“I feel a bit unhappy being rejected to this extent… By the way, who are you calling a tomboy! Although I treat you like a bro, you can’t treat me like a bro! At least you should treat me like a sis.”
Who cares about you! Would things have escalated to this point if it weren’t for your mistake?!
“It was just because her foot slipped that she leaned on me just now! It definitely wasn’t anything lewd! Look, my zipper is still zipped! If you don’t believe me, you can even touch my underwear. I guarantee it’s dry!”
I desperately tried to explain, uttering every reason I could think of. At this moment, I couldn’t show the slightest hesitation. Even a brief pause might invite Ruansui’s suspicion or distrust.
The result was surprisingly effective. Ruansui’s dark expression instantly turned red. She pouted the pad of her right index finger with her rosy lips, and occasionally lifted her lowered head to cautiously glance at my face and my pants.
“Touch, touch my underwear…”
“Wow, I didn’t expect Jun Cheng to have such a perverted hobby… Don’t tell me you had that intention just now?… Although as an outsider, I can’t dictate your hobbies, as your partner, I still hope you can act like a normal person and not do anything too perverse…”
Damn it! How did I become the pervert here?!
Although what Li Nai just said was indeed problematic, Li Nai, you really shouldn’t add fuel to the fire!
After hearing Li Nai’s nonsensical ramblings, Ruansui’s cheeks turned even redder. She no longer dared to look at me and turned her head away, saying shyly,
“Well, if this is Jun Cheng’s hobby… I-I don’t mind…”
Don’t believe her either!
…What is all this nonsense.
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Light Novel
Li Nai suddenly winked at me and then smiled triumphantly.
So that’s how it is. Li Nai said that to change the subject.
“Actually, I was just talking business with Jun Cheng just now. I said I wanted to show him around my place. Why don’t you come along too, Lianbing?”
“…Your place, Li Nai?”
“Yes, yes, come to my place. Hahaha, as his girlfriend, you must be worried about your boyfriend going to another girl’s house, right?”
This guy…
Is she trying to use Ruansui as a breakthrough because I refused?
Instead of saying it’s City of the Living, she said it’s her home, making Ruansui mistakenly believe I’m going to a girl’s house, thereby stimulating Ruansui’s jealousy. This way, she’ll demand to go along.
And since Ruansui agreed to go, I naturally couldn’t refuse, and could only obediently tag along.
This guy actually observed Ruansui’s jealousy in such a short time and came up with this plan as a stepping stone?
It seems this zombie isn’t as brainless as I thought. On the contrary, she’s quite cunning.
But since I’ve seen through this, I won’t fall for your wishes!
“Wait a minute, Lianbing, I didn’t plan to…”
“Ah~~ Wh~~at~~ Are~~ You~~ Sa~~ying~~? Didn’t you agree with me just now, Jun Cheng.”
To drown out my voice, Li Nai suddenly started wailing.
If that’s the case, I’ll use an ‘excuse’ to make her say what I don’t intend to say out loud!
However, just as I was about to use ventriloquism, Ruansui suddenly said,
“I understand. I’ll go too.”
It’s over!
I didn’t expect her to make a decision so quickly. What else can I say?
Ha…
I couldn’t help but want to sigh, but if we really have to go to that so-called Underworld, I can’t feel at ease.
I originally disliked going to those strange places. Even though I’ve accepted all sorts of abnormal existences, it doesn’t mean I’ll put myself in danger.
Even with Li Nai’s guarantee, I still can’t feel at ease. I’m afraid of accidents happening. If something happens that even Li Nai can’t predict, it won’t be as simple as getting injured then.
That’s a city inhabited by monsters… Common sense is useless there, anything can happen.
But it’s too late to say anything now. Since we’ve decided to go, I’ll just have to bite the bullet.
If something really happens, I’ll just grab Ruansui and run.
“Fine, I’ll go, I’ll go, alright…?”
“Oho! Then let’s set off now!”
Li Nai bounced back to get her bag, and I picked up my backpack. But just as we were about to leave the classroom, other people appeared.
Lanhua, holding a camera, walked in from the back door, and asked us with excitement.
“Um! Um! Are you guys going out to play? Can I join? It sounds like fun!”
Xue Qing, who entered from the main door of the classroom, also came to my side, tugged my coat, and looked up at me saying.
And Yu Hui silently appeared behind me and said,
“Lord Jun Cheng, please allow me to follow you.”
Where did you guys come from… Could it be that you’ve been monitoring me all along?
Are you all stalkers!
At the same time, I could feel the temperature around me drop by several degrees.
It was Ruansui. She showed her signature smile and said smilingly to me,
“Heh heh, Cheng-kun, you’re quite popular…”
But her eyes weren’t smiling at all…
Ah, my stomach hurts…
“Oh oh! Welcome, welcome! Everyone, come to my place as a guest! Hee hee, I’ve never had so many people visit my place before~ I’ll treat you well~”
Contrary to my gloomy expression, Li Nai looked overjoyed and seemed to be enthusiastically hospitable.
…Fine! I really can’t let so many people go to such a dangerous place together!
I don’t want to encounter that situation from the graveyard again!
Besides, back then, just the zombies in the graveyard were too much for me. A city whose main residents are zombies and the living dead… How many will there be? Thousands? Tens of thousands? Hundreds of thousands?
It’s probably comparable to the number of zombies in the game “State of Decay,” or even more.
Thinking about it, I decided to struggle one last time.
“You know, do you guys really know where we’re going next? I’ll state this in advance, it’s not a good place. If I had to say, it’s like entering a horror movie!”
This time, Li Nai didn’t stop me from speaking at all. Instead, she watched the show with a relaxed expression, seemingly confident that we would follow her.
Lanhua was the first to answer. She nodded and said confidently.
“Yes, I know. Isn’t it City of the Living? I’ve already gathered a lot of information~ I plan to film a documentary this time! It will definitely be exciting, right!”
Exciting your ghost!
Then it was Xue Qing’s turn.
“Mere corpses.”
Equally confident, she sniffed and declared with authority.
“Not to be feared.”
I feel like if I gave her a knife, she could cut through a sea of corpses like a general. Scary Loli.
“Don’t worry, Lord Jun Cheng. I will eliminate anything that threatens you. I definitely won’t let those zombies touch a single hair on you.”
I’m quite relieved about this. Yu Hui is reliable.
Finally, it was Ruansui. She smiled and took my hand, leaning on my arm, and said like a little bird.
“It’s okay. As long as Cheng-kun is here, I’m willing to go anywhere.”
“You guys…”
As a result, not a single person backed out.
I scratched my head and said dejectedly.
“Ah, whatever! It’s your business!”
“Hehe, then let’s set off!”
And so, led by Li Nai, this suddenly grown team set off towards City of the Living.
