Chapter 173 The Stunning Older Woman Who's Newly Added to the Vehicles

The window of the jubiao bus opened.

A white shirt tied to an iron pipe was stuck out of the window and held up.

It fluttered unsteadily in the torrential rain.

Yang Kexin, who was closest, was slightly taken aback. "What does this mean?"

Zhang Wanyue said somewhat helplessly, "It looks like a white flag. What do you think it means?"

Wang Mengmeng cried out in surprise, "Doesn't that mean they've chickened out and surrendered?"

Zhang Wanyue nodded. "Most likely."

Chen Yu simply steered the wheel to the left and bypassed the wrecked Vehicle.

"Let's go."

"Our time is precious."

As for the jubiao bus, Chen Yu didn't care.

For a team with a completely exposed rear and no building materials, the difficulty of surviving next would certainly not be low...

However, Chen Yu had a second thought.

The Man with the Baseball Cap had a good Talent and probably wouldn't die; it was a bit of a pity.

After that, the Baby Bus continued its journey...

The heavy rain persisted, with no hope of a clear sky in sight.

Over the past two days,

Wang Mengmeng, Qiao Xi, and the others occasionally saw a few black dots floating on the water. From a distance, they looked like Treasure Chests, but when Chen Yu and Shen Qingci went out to check, they found...

These chests had already been opened by someone; the lids were askew, and they were covered in grime.

At first, it was a pity, but later they got used to it.

They encountered many Vehicles on the road—buses, trucks, modified vans, and even dilapidated minivans. Seeing the Baby Bus from afar, some slowed down and pulled over, while others flashed their lights to yield.

Wang Mengmeng leaned against the window. "Are we that prestigious now?"

Yang Kexin, holding the steering wheel, chuckled. "If your car had two fangs on the front, you'd be prestigious too."

On the fourth day of the torrential rain,

Yang Kexin was driving, Zhang Wanyue was in the passenger seat watching the road, and everyone else was either sleeping or spacing out.

Chen Yu stood in the aisle, looking at the two empty seats in the back row...

Those two seats were originally occupied by the Safety Compartment, but when the [Hydraulic Impact Thruster] was installed, the compartment was dismantled, leaving the space open as two ordinary seats.

Chen Yu stared at the two empty seats for a while.

Should he recruit two more people or reinstall the compartment?

He was pondering—

Finally, Chen Yu spoke slowly, breaking the silence inside the Vehicle:

"I'm planning to recruit some newcomers."

"Huh?"

Wang Mengmeng was the first to turn her head. "Is it still that random matching kind?"

Chen Yu nodded. "Strictly speaking, it's matched based on... everyone's information in the Vehicle. There's a high probability they'll be acquaintances, so it's not exactly random."

Zhang Wanyue asked softly, "We're probably close to the next station. Are you recruiting now?"

Chen Yu smiled slightly. "It's precisely for the next station. After all... having some variables is always good, and those two seats are empty anyway."

The cabin was silent for a second, then erupted into chatter.

While driving, Yang Kexin spoke up, "An acquaintance... I wonder who it could be?"

Deng Yuxin muttered softly, "It couldn't be someone from our class, could it?"

Zuo Shi hugged Lu Xiaoyu and thought for a moment. "There were quite a few people on Liu Ming's Vehicle, so it might not necessarily be someone from our class."

Lu Xiaoyu also whispered, "We just got used to everyone, and now we're recruiting again..."

[Vehicle No. E923 (Small Bus) passenger replenishment process is starting]

[Task completion node detected. Automatically matching new passengers based on available seats in the Vehicle.]

[Matching complete. Connecting...]

[Please wait patiently for passenger transfer...]

Chen Yu had just turned off the car owner's occupant lock.

Several notification sounds had already appeared.

Wang Mengmeng quickly shrank back into her seat and leaned toward Li Mengyao, lowering her voice:

"We're doomed, Mengyao. If another exceptionally beautiful girl comes, how will us veterans survive?"

Li Mengyao crossed her arms, confident in her looks. "Mengmeng, we're from the Performance Class. Where could someone exceptionally beautiful possibly come from? Have some confidence!"

Wang Mengmeng sighed in frustration. "Sigh, I could have lived the high life thanks to you, but you had to break up on the day of the apocalypse!"

Li Mengyao: "?"

"How long has it been! You're still blaming me! And weren't you the one who egged me on to break up that day!"

Li Mengyao also got angry. "I'm not talking to you anymore!"

Wang Mengmeng was still muttering on the side, "What if the system matches some old flame of Brother Yu's? What will I do then? No one will even want my massages... We're doomed, doomed..."

Li Mengyao was completely speechless and turned her head toward the window.

But Wang Mengmeng's words still felt like a thorn pricking her heart.

How could she not regret it?

How could she not want to salvage her relationship with Chen Yu?

But Chen Yu's cold demeanor didn't give her any chance at all.

She had also considered whether she should cast aside her dignity and take the initiative to admit her mistake...

But her pride prevented her from truly humbling herself.

Just then...

At the end of the right side of the bus, on the first row of seats that was originally empty, two thuds sounded without warning.

"Thud!"

"Thud!"

Immediately followed by the creaking sound of the seats being pressed down.

"What is this place?!"

A middle-aged man's voice rang out, tinged with alarm and suspicion.

He was wearing a dark gray casual suit jacket over a light-colored shirt. His hair was neatly combed, and he wore a pair of gold-rimmed glasses. He was in his early forties and in good shape.

He looked like the type who worked in an office.

"Is this... the new Vehicle?"

He adjusted his glasses and looked around the cabin, his gaze sweeping over the unfamiliar faces as he quickly assessed the situation.

There was another person sitting next to him.

This was a glamorous mature beauty with a sophisticated charm, naturally exuding a lazy and alluring aura of a mature woman.

She had a very charming oval face, with phoenix eyes that tilted slightly upward, the corners carrying a natural coquettishness. Her pupils were dark and deep, and her gaze seemed to hold a pool of spring water.

Her jet-black long hair was loosely tied back, with a few stray strands falling down the side of her neck.

She wore a loose dark purple coat draped lazily over her shoulders, unbuttoned. Underneath was a wine-red lace camisole nightdress, with the delicate black lace trim at the neckline faintly visible.

Chen Yu naturally recognized this person, though it was a bit awkward at the moment...