Chapter 202 Thank you, Aunt Liu.

Sun Zhiyuan's face was filled with displeasure, unwillingness, and jealousy.

He stood at the entrance, watching the slightly ajar door, listening to the soft, ambiguous, heart-itching sounds from inside, and spat, "Shameless!"

He turned around and sat down on the gravel path, his back against a palm tree. Moonlight leaked down from above, stretching his shadow long and thin.

He stared at the treehouse door, his heart filled with complicated emotions.

Although he called them shameless, in the end, he also felt that this was too carefree.

He had seen the relationships between Chen Yu and those young girls on the vehicle.

Deng Yuxin, Yang Kexin, and Shen Qingci—each was prettier than the last, and each was eager to throw themselves at him.

A man like Chen Yu could never lack women around him.

He, Sun Zhiyuan, was not here to fight Chen Yu for women; he was here to pursue Teacher Liu.

Teacher Liu was different.

She was Li Mengyao's aunt, an elder, and a mature woman, not one of those vulgar young girls.

As long as he won over Teacher Liu, he could also live the apocalypse in style.

The night wind blew from the direction of the ferns, and the palm leaves rustled. Sun Zhiyuan opened his eyes, glanced at the pitch-black horizon, and closed them again, waiting...

After a long time, he finally heard a "Gurgle" from Water Bubble!

He opened his eyes wide and saw Chen Yu walk out, his hair a bit messy as if he had just woken up. Water Bubble bounced up from his feet and landed on his shoulder, its halo shining brightly!

"Hmm? Uncle Sun? When did you sit here?"

Chen Yu walked over with a slight smile, looking refreshed.

Sun Zhiyuan coughed, "Haha, car owner lord, I haven't been sitting here long. That... building materials..."

Chen Yu waved his hand, interrupting him, "We'll talk about the building materials tomorrow. You did well today. Tonight, go help the military district people; they are short-handed."

Chen Yu walked past Sun Zhiyuan without stopping, his back quickly disappearing into the shadows of the ferns.

"?"

Sun Zhiyuan was a bit dazed, not understanding why Chen Yu was in such a rush to leave.

It even seemed a bit hasty?

Sun Zhiyuan frowned and looked at the treehouse entrance, where Water Bubble was guarding quietly.

He remembered the sounds from inside the treehouse earlier—they were vaguely familiar. He didn't know if it was an illusion, but regardless, his heart suddenly began to beat faster.

It was because of a feeling... like having a thorn stuck in his throat.

He didn't go far but quietly walked behind the ferns, crouched down, and hid himself in the shadows of a cluster of palm leaves. From this angle, he could see the treehouse door.

The night wind blew, and the palm leaves rustled.

About ten minutes later.

A sound finally rang out from inside the treehouse, as if someone was walking around.

"Could it be a girl from another convoy?"

"This guy Chen Yu is too indecent!"

Sun Zhiyuan curled his lip, still complaining, but soon, his expression froze.

Because the treehouse door opened.

A fair hand gently pushed it open from the inside.

Then, she poked her head out.

She glanced at the entrance, where Water Bubble was lying down. She breathed a sigh of relief, squeezed sideways through the door gap with quick movements, and her wine-red skirt fluttered in the moonlight.

Then she ran toward the darkness, also in a hurry.

Sun Zhiyuan gripped the palm tree beside him, his knuckles turning white, his fingernails digging into the trunk. He stared, his pupils reflecting that retreating, wine-red, dream-like figure.

"How could it be you..."

He never imagined it would be... Liu Manqing?!

It was Liu Manqing, whom he had pursued for four years?!

It was Liu Manqing, whom he had pursued from before the apocalypse to after, from the song and dance troupe to the Road to Survival?!

She was wearing that dress that made his heart race and kept him tossing and turning at night, and she was in the treehouse with Chen Yu?!

Sun Zhiyuan gritted his teeth, "Teacher Liu, what exactly do you take me for!"

...

The third day, early morning.

On the open ground outside the treehouse, the palm leaves were still covered in dew.

"Hoo~"

Chen Yu stretched and walked out.

"Morning, Brother Yu!"

Wang Mengmeng walked over from a distance, "Why is Water Bubble eating again?"

Yes.

Water Bubble was lying on that pile of building materials, its halo flickering on and off, eating happily.

"Gurgle!" "Gurgle!"

These were 70% of the earnings from the other seven teams yesterday.

It must be said, ever since it started hanging out with Chen Yu, Water Bubble was either enjoying a meal or on its way to enjoying one.

On the military district side, many pets looked at Water Bubble with a hint of envy in their eyes.

Li Mengyao followed behind Wang Mengmeng, her eyes still a bit swollen, as if she hadn't slept well.

Liu Manqing followed closely behind, a deep purple coat draped over her shoulders, whispering, "Xiao Yu, good morning."

"Hmm, Aunt Liu, morning."

Chen Yu's voice was very flat, just like usual, revealing no flaws.

Liu Manqing walked over, pretending to watch Water Bubble eat, and said casually, "Ahem, that... Xiao Yu, today you're going up against pets from other islands. Are you confident?"

Chen Yu nodded, "I suppose... I should be?"

"Hmm."

Liu Manqing nodded, remained silent for a few seconds, and then whispered, "Xiao Yu, Aunt Liu wants to ask you something."

Chen Yu turned his head to look at her.

She glanced quietly in Li Mengyao's direction... Li Mengyao was turning her head to talk to Wang Mengmeng and wasn't looking this way, so she turned back, lowering her voice even more.

"Xiao Yu, did you see Mengyao last night?"

"Li Mengyao?"

Chen Yu repeated.

Li Mengyao immediately turned around, "Huh? What's wrong?"

Liu Manqing hurriedly waved her hand, forcing a smile on her face, "Nothing, nothing, you two keep talking. I'm just talking to Xiao Yu about the pets."

"Oh."

Li Mengyao nodded suspiciously, but still turned away and resumed talking to Wang Mengmeng.

Liu Manqing let out a sigh of relief, her voice so low that almost only the two of them could hear, "I mean, there was a while last night when Mengyao said she was going back to the treehouse... did she go back?"

Chen Yu nodded, "Uh, she was indeed at the treehouse, and I came back at that time too."

"Oh, oh, that's good."

Liu Manqing nodded, but her expression was somewhat unnatural.

Chen Yu suddenly asked, "Aunt Liu, you didn't sleep well last night?"

"Ah?!"

Liu Manqing exclaimed, then immediately realized she had reacted too strongly and straightened her clothes, "No... it's not about sleeping well or not. As long as I can help the convoy..."

"Hmm, thank you for your hard work, Aunt Liu."

Chen Yu said casually.

It was obvious that Liu Manqing was testing him to see how much he remembered about last night.

But she seemed to have forgotten that Chen Yu's specialty was acting; his answers, expressions, and speaking pace were seamless.

It was as if the intimate encounter last night had truly been with Li Mengyao.

Come to think of it.

Aunt Liu had not yet become a red luan.

Because Chen Yu hadn't taken it a step further to find out.

The reason was simple: he could feel Liu Manqing's trembling and nervousness. If he went any further, Chen Yu was afraid it would be counterproductive.

The progress he had made with such difficulty still required a bit of caution.

Thinking of this, Chen Yu walked past Liu Manqing to Li Mengyao.

Li Mengyao was crouching on the ground tying her shoelaces, and Wang Mengmeng was standing nearby yawning.

Chen Yu suddenly appeared in front of them, and both of them were startled.

"There's rice in the house, go eat."

Chen Yu said, "You must be exhausted from last night."

Li Mengyao looked up and pointed at the tip of her nose, "Me?"