53: Someone is coming

"Su Ran, how could you push her out?"

"How vicious!"

Once everyone reached a safe place, Bai Qing angrily slapped Su Ran.

Su Ran's head snapped to the side from the blow; she looked at Bai Qing in disbelief, her eyes filled with fury.

This was the second time she had hit her!

Did Bai Qing think she was easy to bully?

"I didn't do it on purpose. If you were in that situation, you'd do the same thing."

"Don't think of yourself as so noble. If it really happened, you'd be even more selfish than me."

Su Ran said sarcastically.

Bai Qing pointed at her, stuttering "You..." for a long time, unable to retort.

Bai Lin stepped between the two, saying helplessly, "You two, stop arguing! Let's figure out what to do now!"

He was getting annoyed by these two women, who seemed to argue all the time for no reason.

Were they trying to add more problems now?

Bai Lin gave Bai Qing a threatening look, signaling her not to argue with Su Ran anymore.

Seeing his expression, Bai Qing snorted, crossed her arms, and looked away.

"My parents said they've already joined the military, and we can go there. Maybe we can even ask the military to rescue your parents."

"Or perhaps your parents have already been rescued by the military and are there now."

A hint of cunning flashed in Su Ran's eyes; all her talking was really just to get them to protect her to a safe place.

Bai Lin was silent for a moment; he thought joining the military was indeed a good idea.

"Do you know where they are now?"

"It's not somewhere far, is it?"

Bai Lin asked, puzzled.

If the place was too far, they would have trouble getting there.

"The military is currently stationed near my family's villa. If you go, you won't have to squeeze in with everyone else; you can stay at my house."

"It's so chaotic outside right now, there must be a lot of people there."

Su Ran offered them a sweet incentive at the right time; she didn't believe that this temptation she offered wouldn't appeal to them.

Bai Lin's eyes indeed lit up when he heard that.

Bai Qing, however, wasn't so naive; she looked at Su Ran suspiciously, instinctively feeling that she couldn't be this kind.

"You're not trying to trick us into protecting you there, and then abandon us once we arrive, are you?"

"Su Ran, if that's the case, you're truly malicious."

Bai Qing said with a look of disgust.

What she said made Bai Lin frown involuntarily.

Su Ran, worried that Bai Lin wouldn't believe her, quickly promised, "I'll definitely keep my word. If what I say is false, then I'll... I'll be bitten by a zombie!"

She was going all out to gain the trust of the Bai siblings.

As soon as Su Ran made that vow, Bai Lin looked like he completely believed her.

Seeing this, Bai Qing pouted, a look of disdain on her face.

Su Ran had made many vows before, and she had never really kept her promises.

But never mind, if she didn't keep it, they could still seek refuge with the military.

In any case, they had to make this trip.

After Bai Qing made up her mind, she didn't say anything to refuse.

Little did she know, she would regret the decision she made today... Su Mianmian and the others returned to their residence, opened the door, and found it completely silent inside.

She paused, then turned to look at Shi Xu and Su Jinxuan.

The two of them also looked bewildered. The three of them walked in, confused, and found that the others had the lights off and were looking outside.

They were so focused that Su Mianmian figured they probably hadn't even heard the door open and close.

She coughed loudly, startling them; they immediately turned their heads.

At the same time, Shi Xu wanted to turn on the light.

Seeing this, Xu Qing quickly stopped him, "Boss, don't turn on the light!"

Shi Xu's hand, poised to press the light switch, paused, then he nonchalantly lowered it.

"What's wrong?"

"Why can't we turn on the light?"

Su Mianmian asked, puzzled.

She walked over to them, followed their gaze downwards, and found nothing particularly special.

Su Mianmian was a bit confused.

"When we turned on the lights after dark, in no time, a lot of flying insects gathered and clung to the windows."

"That sight was really scary."

"They only gradually flew away after we turned off the lights."

Xu Qing patted his chest, speaking with lingering fear.

Su Mianmian: "..."

She thought it was something major, but it was just this.

"It's going to rain for a long time starting tomorrow. These insects will fly towards light sources at this time, which is very normal."

"Haven't you noticed before that flying insects appear under lights just before it rains?"

Su Mianmian shook her head, saying helplessly.

These people, why did they all seem like they had never seen such things?

"Oh?"

"Is that so?"

"Maybe there were just too many of them, so we got scared."

Xu Qing scratched the back of his head, looking a bit embarrassed, and said hesitantly.

Su Mianmian smiled and said nothing more.

"It's probably because the power is out, and only our place is lit up nearby, which is why so many of them gathered."

"Don't worry, just close the curtains."

Shi Xu shook his head, also looking helpless.

Xu Qing and the others, knowing they were in the wrong, obediently drew the curtains.

Shi Xu turned on the light, and everyone, feeling the brightness, became a little unaccustomed to it.

"I'm hungry, what are we eating?"

Su Jinxuan rubbed his empty stomach, looking dispirited.

"We're eating big fish and big meat!"

"Chicken, duck, fish, and meat, we have it all."

Xu Huan said sincerely.

Su Jinxuan's eyes lit up when he heard that.

However, when Su Jinxuan went into the kitchen, he only saw three bowls of noodles... Su Mianmian was stunned when she saw this, "Are you eating so plainly tonight?"

Xu Qing and the others nodded remorsefully, indicating that they were indeed eating very plainly tonight.

Upon closer inquiry, it was revealed that Butler Li had a fever, so they could only make something simple.

Su Mianmian smiled, not expecting them to be so miserable without Butler Li.

After silently finishing their noodles, the three of them went to rest.

In the middle of the night, Su Mianmian was woken by the sound of rain.

She pulled back the curtains and looked out; it was a torrential downpour, and the wind was very strong. Standing there, she could feel the building sway slightly.

This was also why she didn't want Shi Xu to choose too high a floor; when the wind was strong, the higher it was, the more it swayed.

She didn't go back to sleep, her eyes fixed on the outside, lost in thought.

When dawn broke, Su Mianmian noticed that the water had already reached the fourth floor.

She frowned; at this rate, it might reach around the fifteenth floor at its highest.

Without a boat, it was impossible to move an inch.

Su Mianmian closed the curtains and turned to change her clothes and wash up.

The water could no longer be used; it was full of viruses and bacteria.

All the water in the house was from her space.

When Su Mianmian went out, she saw Xu Qing about to leave.

"What are you going out for?"

"Are you perhaps going out to learn to swim?"

Su Mianmian paused, then teased.

Xu Qing shook his head, holding up the machete in his hand and saying, "I saw someone enter our building on the surveillance, so I'm going to see who it is."

Su Mianmian nodded upon hearing this, telling him to be careful.

Xu Qing nodded and left.

Su Mianmian watched his retreating figure, then turned and walked towards the kitchen.

She didn't know if Butler Li was awake yet; it was better for her to cook today.

If she let those men cook again, she'd get an aversion to food.

When Xu Qing returned, Su Mianmian had just finished making breakfast.

Seeing him back, she quickly asked, "Xu Qing, are these people dangerous?"

Su Mianmian disliked trouble.

Xu Qing nodded then shook his head. Seeing this, Su Mianmian was a little confused.