“Don’t make me say it a second time,” Li Yanting said in a deep voice.
The man called Da Kun was somewhat exasperated. He glared fiercely at He Sheng, then turned his head, directing his fiery temper towards Duan Zhanfeng.
He Sheng had been thrown to the edge of the low building. Another step and she would fall, torn to pieces and devoured by the gathering zombies below.
With lingering fear, she retreated to a safe distance, glanced at the tense figures around her, and finally fixed her gaze on Li Yanting.
Li Yanting was sitting on a concrete pile behind Da Kun, a piece of gauze in his mouth, skillfully bandaging his injured arm.
“Duan, what’s the meaning of this? You’re trying to screw me over, aren’t you?”
Da Kun picked up the axe He Sheng had used and casually tossed it, the axe landing at Duan Zhanfeng’s feet with a thud.
“It must all be a misunderstanding!” With the axe at his feet, Duan Zhanfeng could no longer pretend and had to explain, “Before we came, I repeatedly told them that our two teams are the closest comrades-in-arms. It’s just that He Sheng…”
Duan Zhanfeng paused deliberately, then continued, “He Sheng was just temporarily blinded. She definitely didn’t do it on purpose. We all came from the same shelter city, and everyone knows the deep-seated resentment between our young lady and Boss Li. It’s understandable that she couldn’t control herself for a moment.”
He Sheng sneered upon hearing this. The same rhetoric as in her previous life, absolving himself from the incident in a few words, placing the blame on her for being willful and disobedient, and finally, not forgetting to convict her.
The former He Sheng would have been furious upon hearing these words, rushing headlong into the line of fire, but now He Sheng wouldn’t. Having died once, she saw Duan Zhanfeng clearly and would never fall into his trap again.
On the contrary, he needed to be careful in the days to come.
Duan Zhanfeng didn’t see the gloom in He Sheng’s eyes. He instinctively felt that He Sheng was acting strangely, but he didn’t think much of it, and advised, “He Sheng, you caused this yourself. Now that Boss Li wants an explanation, quickly apologize to Boss Li. He dotes on you so much, he definitely won’t hold it against you.”
“Apologize, my ass?” Da Kun spat. “She wanted my brother’s life. Today, I must have her pay for it with her life.”
As he spoke, Da Kun turned to look at Li Yanting, “Brother, let me throw this bitch down to feed the zombies!”
Duan Zhanfeng paused, glanced at Li Yanting’s expression, feeling delighted in his heart, but still feigned persuasion, “That’s not good, after all…”
Li Yanting spoke, his voice hoarse, as if mixed with gravel, harshly grinding over a discarded sincere heart, “Don’t make a mess with blood here, it’ll be difficult to deal with if we attract too many zombies.”
Unexpectedly, Li Yanting didn’t stop him. Da Kun immediately felt relieved and responded, “Understood, Brother, I’ll drag her to the wilderness in front!”
Da Kun strode towards He Sheng. Li Yanting moved his lips but ultimately didn’t stop him. He Sheng panicked. She couldn’t be thrown into the wilderness like in her previous life. This time, she had to stay by Li Yanting’s side.
So she quickly got up from the ground, supporting her scraped elbow, her voice soft, without her usual arrogance, only urgency and pleading.
“Li Yanting, I have something to say to you.”
Accidentally meeting Li Yanting’s gaze, which he was deliberately avoiding as if trying to appear calm, He Sheng felt a sting in her chest, a heavy ache.
Da Kun, who was about to act, paused and looked at Li Yanting, waiting for his reaction.
Li Yanting didn’t move. Everyone looked at him in unison, while the latter was bandaging his injured arm, seemingly uninterested in what He Sheng wanted to say.
Duan Zhanfeng watched vigilantly. Although he was confident in keeping He Sheng wrapped around his finger, he couldn’t be sure if there would be any slip-ups, allowing her to discover something detrimental to him.
He and Li Yanting belonged to the same shelter city. Although they had conflicts with each other, this crisis came suddenly, and they had helped each other to temporarily secure safety.
But now both teams had suffered heavy losses. To survive and leave this city, the two teams had to continue to team up.
If He Sheng were to betray any of his secrets at this time, it would definitely be detrimental to him.
Seeing that Li Yanting had no reaction, knowing that Li Yanting had made up his mind, Da Kun felt happy and walked over, grabbing He Sheng’s arm and dragging her towards the exit.
He Sheng’s strength was naturally no match for the rough man behind her. After a few futile struggles, she was dragged away.
He Sheng really panicked now. Seeing that she was about to be dragged downstairs, He Sheng felt despair, her vision blurred, and she whimpered softly, “Woodenhead… I know I was wrong, don’t…”
“Woodenhead,” a blockhead.
When their relationship wasn’t so bad, He Sheng had called him that.
When He Sheng uttered the name “Woodenhead,” Li Yanting was stunned for a moment, followed by the words “I know I was wrong,” which made him freeze.
An ability user’s senses are higher than ordinary people’s. He even heard He Sheng’s soft and quiet whimpers.
His thin lips were pressed into a tight line. Li Yanting rubbed his fingers, his eyes looking at the small figure still holding sharpness, as if something extremely cold had collapsed a corner in the sunlight.
“Wait, bring her over here.” Li Yanting withdrew his gaze, his throat moved.
Da Kun immediately became angry and retorted boldly, “Brother! This bitch deserves to die, don’t listen to her, she definitely wants to harm you!”
“I didn’t!” He Sheng was overjoyed upon hearing this and quickly defended herself, shouting towards Li Yanting, “I only have one sentence. After I say it, you can do whatever you want.”
“Bring her over.” Li Yanting took out an orange from his pocket, rolled it twice in his hand, his voice steady and unquestionable.
He Sheng breathed a sigh of relief and was pushed and shoved by the people behind her to Li Yanting.
Li Yanting held the orange, broke it in half, and then peeled the orange peel bit by bit. He Sheng felt a chill in her heart as she looked at the orange, as if the person being peeled was herself.
He must be very disappointed in her now…
So many times, she had almost pushed him to his death…
He Sheng silently condemned herself, pursed her lips, and softened her tone, “I want to talk to you alone.”
Da Kun raised his fist angrily, caught a glimpse of Li Yanting’s warning gaze, and reluctantly lowered it, pushing the person forward, “Don’t push your luck! Still want to harm Brother? You’re courting death…”
He Sheng staggered from the push, her body followed the inertia forward, almost falling on Li Yanting. She quickly grabbed the shelf beside her, but still couldn’t resist the force, and finally fell at Li Yanting’s feet, embarrassed and miserable.
Li Yanting was still peeling the orange, his movements only pausing slightly when He Sheng fell over, and then he continued his actions as if nothing had happened.
But upon closer inspection, it was clear that he was absent-minded, his fingertips trembling, and the orange was torn by him.
“I won’t let you down.”
He Sheng gasped, the blow just now was really painful. She paused for a while and supported herself on the shelf to get up.
At this time, Li Yanting finally finished peeling the orange and raised his eyelids to look at He Sheng.
He Sheng even stopped breathing.
In the past, she had always disdained his tenderness, but now that his eyes were fierce, she was so grateful.
Fortunately, he was still alive. As long as he was alive, anything was fine.