Reborn in the Post-Apocalyptic World: Building Infrastructure

Sheng Hongye put his hands in his pockets, tucking his watch into the pocket as well.

"Just a person's name, nothing interesting."

"A name?" Su Ling asked with interest. "Your girlfriend's?"

Sheng Hongye smiled, revealing a row of neat white teeth. "Why do you ask?"

Su Ling hugged her shoulders and asked, "Is there something wrong? A domineering president like you should naturally have a woman by your side. Otherwise, it would truly be surprising."

Suddenly, Sheng Hongye reached out and patted her head. "I think you've read too many romance novels."

After saying that, he walked towards the interior of the storage warehouse.

Su Ling flinched, startled by Sheng Hongye's action. She rarely joked with any man, and Sheng Hongye's sudden gesture made her feel very uncomfortable.

Guan Yuxin came over with a mischievous smile. "Head-patting, Su Ling, I guarantee that Sheng Hongye is definitely interested in you."

Su Ling immediately glared at her and pretended to be angry. "Your head is full of yellow trash. Just because someone talks to me, you think they're interested in me?" ¹Yellow trash is a derogatory slang term used to insult or criticize individuals, who are seen as sleazy, perverted, or engaging in morally questionable or inappropriate behavior. It is not a positive or respectful term and is often used to express contempt or disdain towards someone's behavior or character.

Guan Yuxin's expression turned teasing. "No, it's not like that. When you talk to Han Qiang, Chen Yu, and Geng Hao, I don't feel anything, but it's different with Sheng Hongye."

Su Ling inexplicably felt a little guilty. "What's different?"

Guan Yuxin leaned close to her ear and said, "The atmosphere is different. Sheng Hongye treats you differently from others. That look in his eyes... it's simply affectionate."

Listening to Guan Yuxin's increasingly outrageous words, Su Ling quickly pushed her away.

"That must be something wrong with your eyes. Anyway, I haven't noticed anything."

Guan Yuxin chuckled and suddenly remembered something. "Oh, by the way, is Aunt Li staying or not?"

Su Ling rolled her eyes at her. "For your sake, she's staying. We can't let our great writer cook every day, can we?"

Guan Yuxin immediately hugged her, beaming with a bright smile. "That's my good Su Ling."

Seeing Guan Yuxin's smiling face, Su Ling couldn't help but smile too.

People can be strange sometimes.

Before the apocalypse, she and Guan Yuxin were merely acquaintances, maintaining a friendly but ordinary relationship.

Now, in this team, she and Guan Yuxin had become the closest.

In the past, Su Ling couldn't even imagine being so close and intimate with anyone, like linking arms and hugging each other intimately.

Thinking about how those doctors and nurses secretly called her the "Cold-Faced Yanwang," the smile lines at the corners of her mouth deepened. ²Yanwang refers to the King of Hell or Yama. The term "Cold-Faced Yanwang" implies that the person being referred to has a stern or unemotional demeanor.

Seems like people can change too!

At this moment, Li Cuiping had finished tidying up completely.

Upon seeing Su Ling and Guan Yuxin together, she walked towards them nervously.

"Miss Su."

She nervously rubbed her hands together and asked tentatively, "Can I... stay?"

Without hesitation, Guan Yuxin warmly embraced Li Cuiping and said half-truthfully, "You've found the right person. Miss Su is the second-in-command in our team. Even our leader has to listen to her. As long as she speaks up, you'll definitely stay."

Li Cuiping became excited and said, "Thank you Miss Su, thank you Miss Su. I don't have any special skills, just cooking. If you don't mind, I'd be happy to cook for everyone from now on." ³In case if you're wondering, yes, she did thanked Su Ling twice.

Su Ling smiled and said, "Don't listen to her nonsense. It's Mr. Sheng who agreed to let you stay. We'll rely on you for meals from now on."

Li Cuiping hurriedly said, "No trouble, no trouble. I'm more than willing to cook."

Guan Yuxin laughed carelessly, "That's great. I'll just wait to eat then."

After chatting for a while, it got dark outside.

Since they had come suddenly, they didn't bring bedding. Fortunately, the weather wasn't too cold, and there was food in the storage warehouse, so they all climbed on the food to rest.

Before lying down, Su Ling reinforced the overall defense of the storage warehouse. Since it wasn't urgent, she didn't go to find Sheng Hongye.

After countless failed attempts, the building finally achieved a hundred and fifty percent increase.

Spending too much time on it, Su Ling felt a bit dizzy. After lying down for a while, she fell into a drowsy sleep.

In the dead of night, Wang Yuanhang's camp was still brightly lit.

Wang Pian's coat was stripped off and she was tied to a pillar.

A slender man was whipping her with a whip.

"You bitch, you can't even handle such a small matter. Besides sleeping, what the f*ck are you good for?"

Not far away, Feng Weiwei looked at her leg while sitting on a dilapidated sofa.

Another young woman stood behind her, waving a fan like a palace maid, with an indifferent expression, gazing blankly at Wang Pian.

Wang Yuanhang sat on Feng Weiwei's right side, picking his teeth while cursing, "Damn it, those bastards are so ungrateful. Why don't we make another detonator and blow up the storage warehouse?"

Feng Weiwei snorted, "The storage warehouse is much sturdier than other buildings, with steel plates sandwiched between the bricks and tiles. Even if you use five sets of detonators, it might not work. Besides, now we can't get so many things."

"What should we do then? Just watch them occupy the entire grain warehouse?"

Feng Weiwei immediately stood up, walking up to Wang Pian, and grabbed her chin.

"You said their camp has women. What are these women like?"

During her actions, Feng Weiwei did not notice Su Ling, as she was taller, wearing sportswear, and had her face covered with a scarf, making Feng Weiwei think she was a man.

Wang Pian pursed her lips, a trace of blood surged in her throat, but she dared not show any anger.

With her head down, she said, "The woman is tall and beautiful, and the man seems to treat her very well."

"Beautiful?"

Feng Weiwei was instantly enraged, and slapped Wang Pian on the face.

Then, she said viciously, "I will ruin her face first."

She slapped Wang Pian's wound, and Wang Pain trembled in pain.

Then a faint green light emerged from Feng Weiwei's hand, and the wound on Wang Pian's body visibly healed to the naked eye.

With a dismissive wave of her hand, she said, "Take her down, anyone who wants to use her can do so."

The skinny man who had beaten Wang Pian earlier now beamed with joy.

He pulled Wang Pian down. "Then, I won't be polite, Sister Wei."

In Wang Pian's eyes, a hint of disgust flashed, but in order to survive, she had to hold the skinny man's arm and walk into the camp with him.

After the two left, Wang Yuanhang asked again, "Sister Wei, our food supply is running low."

Feng Weiwei hummed, recalling the imposing figure of Sheng Hongye holding a shotgun, she felt a ripple of excitement in her heart.

She was determined to make that man hers.

Her lips, smeared with crimson lipstick, slightly curled into a faint smile as she chuckled, "Tomorrow, I'll meet that man personally..."

 

Notes:

[1] Yellow trash is a derogatory slang term used to insult or criticize individuals, who are seen as sleazy, perverted, or engaging in morally questionable or inappropriate behavior. It is not a positive or respectful term and is often used to express contempt or disdain towards someone's behavior or character.

[2] Yanwang refers to the King of Hell or Yama. The term "Cold-Faced Yanwang" implies that the person being referred to has a stern or unemotional demeanor.

[3] In case if you're wondering, yes, she did thanked Su Ling twice.