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Just over a month into the apocalypse, Lin Feng discovered something he hadn’t anticipated. In this city where electricity still functioned, many foods preserved in refrigerators remained edible. This was a contrast to the food disputes he had seen in movies. In reality, especially in cities overrun with more zombies than people, the threat of zombies far outweighed the challenge of finding food. Lin Feng himself had experienced conflicts with people like Zhu Hanfang over food.

The chubby man devoured the steamed buns in his hand with ravenous gusto, his eyes longing for the food on Liu Mengqi’s plate.

“You can heat some up for yourself. There’s plenty in the freezer. The leftovers in these bowls are reserved for our people,” Liu Mengqi instructed, blocking his line of sight and pointing him towards the freezer.

“Why do you and Lin Feng always meddle in such trivial matters?” Anna, having finished her prawns, wiped her hands and walked to the fountain to rinse them off. She then dried her hands on a woolen sweater and made her way towards Lin Feng’s room.

“Anna, your room is right across the hall.”

“No, safety first. I’m going to sleep with Lin Feng,” she declared, hurrying into Lin Feng’s room as if her feet were suddenly healed.

Liu Mengqi sighed. She suspected Anna just wanted to cuddle with something fluffy for sleep. However, Anna usually disliked being too close to other girls, often showing disgust at girls sticking together.

And she used to be so adamant about Lin Feng being a girl, too…

Picking up a meat roll from the table, Liu Mengqi slowly chewed, lost in thought.

“You’re a nice girl, different from those two, haha,” the chubby man said as he returned, his hands full of hot steamed buns and a packet of sauce, which he began to eat directly.

“Now can you tell us who you really are?” Liu Mengqi asked the man in front of her. Lin Feng had instructed Anna to inform her, but Anna had gone straight to sleep after her bath and meal.

“My real name is Pande, but you can just call me Fat Brother, haha. As for why I’m here, it all starts with my friend’s story…”

Lin Feng, who had been pretending to be asleep, saw Anna approaching and quickly scrambled back onto the bed, feigning sleep. He had indeed been asleep earlier, but who could sleep soundly under such circumstances?

He was awake, but he dared not show it, continuing to pretend to be asleep. Liu Mengqi meticulously washed him, dried his ears and tail with a hairdryer, making them fluffy again, and helped him into fresh clothes before leaving the room.

Lin Feng, mustering his energy, stealthily peeked through the crack of the door. His mouth watered at the sight of the food outside, much like the chubby man. But seeing the man approach the table, Lin Feng’s body tensed with anxiety, his hands nervously rubbing his ears. He didn’t want to make things awkward for Liu Mengqi, especially if she discovered he had been awake the whole time.

Feeling relieved to see the man only take a bun, Lin Feng relaxed slightly. However, his tension returned as Anna started heading towards his room.

“What are you up to, you little rascal?” he muttered under his breath. Previously, when Anna thought he was a girl, she looked at him with disdain, only to become silent upon discovering he was a boy. Today, after he told her she could continue to call him “Lily,” her mood seemed to brighten unexpectedly.

But what did that have to do with her choosing not to sleep in her own room?

Listening to the rustling sounds of Anna climbing onto the bed behind him, Lin Feng’s body stiffened with apprehension.