15: Chapter 15 Next-Door Neighbor

However, as Ye Qingqing's gaze moved further up, it became a bit inappropriate for children. Above those cargo pants were a clear set of eight-pack abs paired with serratus anterior muscles, and water droplets were dripping down from his robust chest muscles.

The man was soaked from head to toe by the rain.

Ye Qingqing felt a bit shy to look. Just as she was about to turn around and head home, she was called out by the man.

The moment Ye Qingqing turned her head, she realized that this man was actually the person she had encountered at the snack street that day.

"Hello, I am a resident on this floor."

"It's you?"

Ye Qingqing forced a stiff smile. Her brief glimpse that day had only left her impressed, but she hadn't looked closely.

Seeing him again today, Ye Qingqing felt her face burning. The man wasn't wearing a shirt today, and thinking about how she had touched his muscles last time made her blush.

Ye Qingqing held her breath because he was simply too handsome. She didn't think she was someone who hadn't seen handsome men before, but every feature on this man's face perfectly hit her aesthetic standards.

With those peach blossom eyes, Ye Qingqing felt he would look affectionate even if he were just looking at a dog.

"He-hello, I just moved in."

As Ye Qingqing said this, several more people appeared in the elevator behind the man.

Every one of them was over 185cm tall.

"Brother Ling, why are you blocking the doorway?"

Watching this scene, Ye Qingqing's heart couldn't help but leap into her throat.

It's over, it's over, it's over. Her neighbors turned out to be several men. If they wanted to do something to her later, she wouldn't be able to fight back at all.

Ye Qingqing stood there, her feet feeling as if they were filled with lead, unable to move an inch, her heart filled with tension.

But the man was the first to extend a friendly hand to Ye Qingqing: "Hello, I am Huo Sixian."

Ye Qingqing originally wanted to slip back into her room, but looking at the men now—and considering it was still the early stages of the Post-Apocalyptic World where human civilization hadn't yet collapsed—as long as these people didn't provoke her, she could just stay cooped up in her room.

In fact, Ye Qingqing felt they could probably get along.

So, Ye Qingqing tentatively reached out her hand: "Hello, I'm Ye Qingqing."

The moment Huo Sixian touched Ye Qingqing's hand, it was as if he had been burned. Seeing her timid and fearful expression, he found her quite adorable.

The moment she withdrew her hand, Ye Qingqing immediately slipped back into her room. Watching her flee, Huo Sixian suddenly found the girl very interesting.

Huo Sixian even stared blankly at Ye Qingqing's door for a few minutes after she ran inside, until a companion beside him nudged him.

"Brother Ling, what are you looking at? Was it love at first sight?"

Huo Sixian gave Song Xingcheng a side-eye at his mischievous look. "Hurry up and organize the supplies."

"Got it!" Hearing Huo Sixian's words, Song Xingcheng immediately turned back into the elevator and began moving the goods.

After Ye Qingqing returned home, Ah Huang immediately approached her. Although it didn't know what had happened during the short time she was out, seeing her looking so unwell, Ah Huang couldn't help but worry.

It kept rubbing its puppy head against Ye Qingqing, letting out whimpering sounds.

Ye Qingqing stroked Ah Huang's head stroke by stroke. It looked like she was grooming Ah Huang, but she was mostly comforting herself.

Ye Qingqing had imagined all sorts of neighbors, but she really hadn't expected them to be several grown men.

And exceptionally robust ones at that. Ye Qingqing wasn't sure if she could win if these men broke in to steal her supplies.

Even though Huo Sixian had shown kindness, she still didn't trust them. Before getting to know someone, she saw everyone as a potential bad person.

Ye Qingqing checked the time in her space; it had increased by another 3 minutes today, making it 70 minutes in total.

The time was enough for her to hide alone, but not enough if she brought Ah Huang. Having been reborn, she had calculated many things, but she hadn't expected such a major flaw next to her safety fortress.

Despite her worries, Ye Qingqing still had to cook.

She scooped the rice from the rice cooker into a large wooden tub taken from her space. She filled three large tubs in a row before finishing the batch of rice.

Immediately after, Ye Qingqing started the second round of cooking.

She had to make more while there was still water and electricity.

Not only that, she also took out a large wok from her space. Her culinary skills were actually quite good, and the dishes she was making now had strong aromas.

Spicy Chicken, Stir-fried Crawfish, Dry Pot Ribs, Chili Chicken, Stir-fried Rabbit Diced, Spicy Fish...

She also made some vegetable dishes, stir-frying five full pots of seasonal greens.

If she weren't so exhausted, she would have wanted to continue making soup.

Cooking was exhausting, and she kept all the doors and windows tightly shut, fearing the smell would leak out or the Typhoon would blow the windows away.

She had turned on the range hood, but the amount of cooking was so large that it was simply useless.

During her lunch break, Ye Qingqing opened her phone to check the latest news.

She saw over 99 new messages in the Building Chat Group.

Purple Rose (152): [How did a Typhoon suddenly start?]

October Zhiye (181): [Yeah, when I saw last night that there was no work or school today, I was excited for a bit. But I soon couldn't smile because I haven't stockpiled any food.]

Zhuge Liang Quietly (303): [Yeah, speaking of which, I don't know when this Typhoon will stop. With no food at home, I'm feeling quite anxious.]

Ye Qingqing looked at the messages in the Building Chat Group and couldn't help but smile. Actually, the country had issued notices to the public long ago; she had received a Typhoon warning on the very first day she was reborn.

But it seemed everyone ignored it, thinking it was just a small Typhoon that would pass quickly.

No one expected this Typhoon to be so massive.

While some said they had no food, others naturally showed off their stockpiles.

Qingshan Rice (902): [That's nothing! My house has a full double-door refrigerator of food! And lots of rice! Hahaha, jealous, right?]

After one person showed off, a second and then a third followed.

Falling Asleep on a Book (113): [What does that count for? See this? instant noodles, self-heating hotpot, compressed biscuits, and mineral water. Do you guys have these? I have a whole room full of supplies here!]

Falling Asleep on a Book (113): [Does anyone need anything? I can sell them to you!]}],