BXBX NOVEL Chapter 200
Chapter 200
Ren Nanying was rendered speechless by this situation.
The world was ending already! Yet, these people were here studying ancient literature, English, and economics?
Ren Nanying: Do you guys know that there are zombies outside?
Jun Zishu: Of course we know.
Lin Su: ‘Course we know.
Xu Qiu: We know.
Liu Manman: Know.
Ren Nanying: Why are you still studying here, then???
Lin Su: What can we do if we don’t study?
Xu Qiu: We can’t do anything but study!
Liu Manman: Studying makes us happy!
Lin Su: Happy my ass.
Ren Nanying silently looked at Jun Zishu and wondered if it was a mistake to come here. She couldn’t help but feel that the residents of this room were abnormal.
“You guys sure are living comfortably.”
“That’s how it is for now. How is the situation outside? Is it bad?”
In reality, Jun Zishu could already imagine the tragedy outside. However, she still decided to ask for the sake of her three roommates.
Although Jun Zishu wanted her roommates to have some hope in their hearts and not fall into despair, she didn’t want them to ignore the apocalypse’s cruelty, either. She might be able to protect them now that they had sufficient food, but they would have to take the risk to move positions once they ran out of food. At that time, these three girls would have to rely largely on themselves.
“It’s hell on earth. I only managed to get here easily because of my athleticism. If you were to repeat the process I took to get here, it might not be so easy.”
“What would be our chances of success?” Liu Manman asked in a hopeful tone.
“You guys will probably die many times,” Ren Nanying stated bluntly.
“As expected of cousins. You two are equally harsh,” Liu Manman said as she looked toward Jun Zishu. In response, Jun Zishu simply shrugged and expressed her innocence.
“Do you have ample food here?” Ren Nanying asked.
“For now,” Jun Zishu curtly answered.
“That’s good.”
Running out of conversation topics, Lin Su resumed doing her English listening exercises, Liu Manman resumed memorizing her ancient literature, and Xu Qiu resumed reading her economics reference book.
Ren Nanying: How can they continue studying so calmly?
Jun Zishu: Because they have nothing to do but study.
Ren Nanying: Why aren’t you studying, then?
Jun Zishu: Because I’m smart.
Lin Su: Because she’s in the Dance Department.
Liu Manman: Because she’s in the Dance Department.
Xu Qiu: Because she’s in the Dance Department.
Jun Zishu: It’s not my fault I’m skilled at choosing majors.
Lin Su: Scram!
“Do you want to sit on my bed?” Jun Zishu asked as she pointed at her bed.
However, Ren Nanying shook her head after seeing the clean blue and white sheets and quilt.
“What’s wrong?”
“My clothes are dirty.”
Ren Nanying had jumped and sprinted across balconies and air conditioning compressors to get here. She had even fought against a few zombies on the way. So, her clothes were now covered in dust and soaked with sweat and zombie blood. It’d be incredibly rude of her to sit down on the perfectly clean sheets and quilt in such a state.
“It’s fine. Just take off your shirt and pants,” Jun Zishu nonchalantly suggested.
“I… I’ll sit on a chair.”
“Okay.”
Jun Zishu didn’t get on her bed, either. Instead, she pulled one of her roommates’ chairs over and sat beside Ren Nanying.
Besides Lin Su, who was earnestly doing her listening exercises with her earphones on, Liu Manman and Xu Qiu were quietly observing Jun Zishu and Ren Nanying. If this were before the apocalypse, they would’ve found it utterly surprising to see Jun Zishu calmly sitting with her elder cousin.
“Put on your earphones and listen to your songs,” Jun Zishu said as she looked up at Liu Manman and Xu Qiu.
Since the dorm boss had spoken, Xu Qiu and Liu Manman promptly gestured an OK and stopped minding other people’s businesses.
“Have you eaten yet?” Jun Zishu was the first to break the silence.
Ren Nanying nodded. Then, after wetting her lips, her body moved a little unnaturally as she said, “I didn’t think you would call me.”
“You’re my cousin, so, of course, I would call you.”
“I thought…”
“I didn’t contact Jiang Mubai.”
“Hm?”
Ren Nanying knew that Jun Zishu was treating her as a love rival. However, the reality was that she didn’t like Jiang Mubai at all. If she did, she would’ve long since gotten together with him. She wasn’t interested in Jiang Mubai’s type.
Meanwhile, after hearing Jun Zishu’s words, Ren Nanying couldn’t help but take a careful look at her younger cousin for the first time. Jun Zishu was known as the belle of the Dance Department, so she naturally had a good-looking appearance. She looked like a classical Asian beauty, and she gave off a very soft feeling. She also had an elegant sitting posture.
Ren Nanying, on the other hand, had a more intense appearance due to some western blood. Adding on the fact that she was an athlete, her beauty was more on the wild side than the soft side.
“You know that I’ve been chasing him for a long time, right? Frankly speaking, there’s no way I can’t find a boyfriend with my looks. It’s also the end of the world already, so why should I insist on clinging to a man who doesn’t like me?”
“You figured it out so quickly?” Ren Nanying asked with a strange expression.
“I had an epiphany,” Jun Zishu replied calmly.
Ren Nanying had nothing to say back. Her brain wasn’t developed to think about things that were too complicated.
“Let’s be good sisters from now on. I’m still counting on you to protect me, Big Sister,” Jun Zishu said, smiling as she extended a hand to Ren Nanying.
Ren Nanying raised an eyebrow at Jun Zishu’s gesture. However, she still shook Jun Zishu’s hand and said, “Okay, Little Sister.”
The moment Ren Nanying held Jun Zishu’s hand, she couldn’t help but be stunned. She couldn’t believe how soft the girl’s hand was. It wouldn’t even be an exaggeration to say that the girl’s hand was boneless, and it was incredibly comfortable to touch.
Meanwhile, the smile on Jun Zishu’s face grew deeper as she thought, It really is you.
Her…lover, who had followed her across many worlds, had followed her to this world as well.
“Take off your shirt and pants, and let’s have an afternoon nap together.”
“Afternoon nap?”
“Or do you want to join their studying army? Do you want to study English, ancient literature, or economics?”
“I’ll take the nap,” Ren Nanying said without hesitation. This group of people was sick in the head, and she had no interest in joining them.
After climbing up the ladder and reaching Jun Zishu’s bed, Ren Nanying took off her shirt and pants and hung them on the bedside railing.
“We’re about the same size, so I think you can wear my clothes,” Jun Zishu said as she climbed up to her bed and crawled inside as well.
Ren Nanying was tall, thin, and flat. Meanwhile, Jun Zishu finally got rid of her big chest setting and boasted an average b-cup. It was neither too big nor too small, and they looked just the right size when she was dancing.
“Alright.”
Ren Nanying didn’t object to Jun Zishu’s offer. She was fine with anything.
Initially, Ren Nanying thought she would feel uncomfortable when lying on this cramped bed with Jun Zishu. However, that didn’t happen, surprisingly. On the contrary, she found it comfortable to stick closely to this soft and sweetly fragrant girl.
“Did you give a call to Uncle and Auntie?” Jun Zishu asked.
“I did. The pandemic also broke out at my parents’ place, but they’re fine for now. What about your side?”
“They’re fine as well.”
The apocalypse had only started around three hours ago, yet the scene outside was already a disaster.
“Go to sleep,” Jun Zishu said as she let out a soft sigh. Then, she pulled the quilt over herself.
Ren Nanying felt that this dormitory was too peaceful. It was so peaceful that she quickly fell asleep.
When Ren Nanying regained consciousness, she found Jun Zishu reading a book beside her.
Jun Zishu was half-sitting against the headboard with her long hair loosely scattered across her back and shoulders. From Ren Nanying’s point of view, she could only see half of Jun Zishu’s face, but it was more than enough to fill her thoughts with admiration for the girl’s beauty.
For a moment, Ren Nanying felt that Jiang Mubai must be blind to cast aside Jun Zishu, selectively ignoring the fact that Jiang Mubai had only rejected Jun Zishu because he had fallen for her.
“What time is it?” Ren Nanying asked.
“A little over five o’clock,” Jun Zishu answered, her eyes remaining on her book.
“Did I sleep for so long?”
“You were probably exhausted. I think we can have dinner now.”
“What’s for dinner?”
“Noodles.”
When Ren Nanying saw Room 412’s food reserves, she finally understood why these four girls could behave in such a relaxed manner. If they ate conservatively, the food here could last them for quite a while. So long as no zombies broke into the room, they shouldn’t have any trouble surviving for the next few days.
“Are you guys squirrels?” Ren Nanying couldn’t help herself from asking.
There was still some water leftover from the basin Jun Zishu collected at noon. After boiling the water, Lin Su poured the hot pot seasoning into the pot.
Ren Nanying: Aren’t you guys living a little too luxuriously?
Lin Su: Do the girls in the Athletic Department not cook?
Ren Nanying: None of us are skilled at cooking.
Xu Qiu: You don’t need techniques to prepare hot pot.
Ren Nanying: Emmmmm…
Liu Manman: Ha… Your university life is too incomplete. Thankfully, you managed to complete it at our place.
Ren Nanying: Can I feed you guys to the zombies?
There was definitely something wrong with this dormitory!
After adding the noodles in, they also splurged and added two chicken eggs into the pot.
After the group of five were finished eating, they threw their paper cups and disposable chopsticks into the trash while Xu Qiu went to wash the pot.
“Do you four have a habit of storing water in your room?” Ren Nanying asked as she looked at the basin of water.
“No, I went out to fetch it at noon,” Jun Zishu stated.
“Are you crazy?”
Ren Nanying’s eyes widened in shock. She felt that her younger cousin might really have something wrong with her head.
“It’s fine. I even took care of five zombies and returned safely.”
Going out to fetch water might be challenging for others, but it wasn’t a big problem for Jun Zishu. Moreover, since she could improve her quality of life by doing so, she would naturally do it.
“Are you that amazing?” Ren Nanying asked in disbelief.
“I’m super amazing,” Jun Zishu said, puffing up her chest.
The three other silly girls in the room also fervently nodded. They agreed that their boss was indeed super amazing.
Meanwhile, Ren Nanying was rendered speechless, her mouth twitching at the insanity and abnormality of these people.
It was getting dark soon, so Jun Zishu pulled apart the curtains and opened the balcony door. When the others saw her actions, they couldn’t help but wonder what she was doing.
Looking down the balcony, Jun Zishu noticed that there were quite a number of zombies wandering the street downstairs. The streetlights on both sides of the road shone on them and created long and eerie shadows.
“What’s wrong, Zishu?” Xu Qiu asked.
“It’s nothing.”
Unable to hold back her curiosity, Xu Qiu also walked up to the balcony. However, she behaved more timidly, and she leaned against the wall as she slowly peeked outside. Although she had also come out to the balcony to wash the pot just now, she had crouched by the ledge and quietly washed away, not daring to make any noise.
“Is there anyone out there?”
Suddenly, a soft voice entered Jun Zishu’s ears, and it came from the upper right corner of the balcony. When Jun Zishu checked the map in her mind, she saw that there was indeed a blue dot at that location.
The voice was weak and sounded afraid, as if the owner was afraid of disturbing something. Yet, this person still couldn’t help but try to seek solace in this soon-to-be-dark night.
Humans were social animals. A human would inevitably panic and grow fearful when they were alone.
In reality, there were quite a few blue dots still in this building. It meant that quite a few people had survived the initial onslaught. However, the number of red dots here was simply overwhelming, and they were mostly concentrated on the lower floors.
After pondering for a moment, Jun Zishu took out her phone, raised its volume to the maximum, and played a song. Then, a familiar prelude entered the ears of many.
“Stand up! Those who refuse to be slaves!
With our flesh and blood, let’s build our newest Great Wall!
The Chinese Nation is at its greatest peril,
Each one is forced to let out one last roar.
Stand up! Stand up! Stand up!
We are billions of one heart,
Braving the enemies’ fire, March on!
Braving the enemies’ fire, March on!
March on! March on! On!”
(March of the Volunteers – China’s National Anthem)
Sometime later, people started poking their heads out of their balconies. Some sang along with the song, some hugged the people beside them, and some cried in silence.
For a time, a burst of patriotism, zeal, and courage exploded in everyone’s bodies.
The song reminded them that they were not alone and that while they were struggling to survive, millions of their fellow countrymen were also struggling.
Even though the zombies at the bottom were getting excited and looking up at them hungrily, nobody seemed intimidated by them anymore.
“Long live the Chinese nation!”