Zhou Wangye’s gaze turned icy—Zhang Qiang was asking for death!
He suddenly yanked Lin Ran behind him.
This foolish woman.
Were those people trying to shove her into a pile of zombies?
Clearly, each of them was itching to sleep with her immediately.
Yet she was oblivious, strolling around with that provocative face, letting those scumbags ogle her.
He ripped off his suit and flung it at her face: “Put it on!”
Lin Ran looked down at her conservative sportswear. Was he crazy? She hadn’t even exposed her collarbones—what was the point?
It was summer, and she didn’t want heat rash.
Seeing Lin Ran not obey, Zhou Wangye had no choice; with a dark expression, he forcibly draped the suit over her.
Zhang Qiang’s lecherous gaze gave him all the excuse he needed. He unleashed lightning directly at Zhang Qiang’s eyes:“Who allowed you to look at the Young Madam with those disgusting eyes? You’re not worthy!”
The moment the lightning struck, He Sheng and Secretary Wang released their powers simultaneously, killing the opposing fire-type users.
Gu Xiangwan, seeing how tense the situation was, joined in with her space blades, attacking the remaining men.
When she saw Lin Ran cowering behind President Zhou, clueless about why everyone suddenly started fighting, she fumed—this woman always caused trouble.
The way President Zhou released his powers while shielding Lin Ran in front of him made her feel a little upset.
Just now, his words clearly took Lin Ran’s advice into account; he had tried to recruit these men because of that troublemaker.
It seemed Lin Ran wouldn’t be staying any longer.
Otherwise, given Zhou Wangye’s guilt over Lin Ran’s mother, letting her continue to cause trouble could offend countless people and ruin his plans.
She silently made a decision in her heart.
After Zhang Qiang and his group were all killed, Lin Ran hurriedly moved away from Zhou Wangye.
She went to Secretary Wang’s side to watch them extract the mutant cores.
She remembered that later in the novel, someone discovered that mutants could not only absorb zombie cores but also absorb cores from other mutants.
A single high-level mutant core could upgrade a mutant smoothly.
She hadn’t expected Zhou Wangye to react so quickly, already ordering his subordinates to start extracting mutant cores.
She always remembered one rule: the closer she stayed to the male lead, the faster people died.
She also tossed Zhou Wangye’s suit back into his arms.
His clothes—she wanted them as far away as possible!
Seeing her disgusted expression, Zhou Wangye felt a tightness in his chest.
She had clung to him just a while ago, practically wanting to stick to him, and now she disdained him completely.
She wouldn’t even touch his clothes.
Was he some kind of dirty thing?
He remembered how Lin Ran had once stolen his clothes, claiming they smelled like him.
He had to buy extra clothes every season, otherwise she wouldn’t have enough to steal.
He had to wonder—had Lin Ran’s rebellious phase finally arrived, albeit late?
A moment later, Zhou Wangye stopped his inner struggle.
He never liked wasting energy on internal conflict—a habit of being a boss.
After all, she was here, unharmed, intact, and not a zombie.
He had honored his mother’s instructions and hadn’t let down Aunt Meng.
He calmed down and said to Lin Ran:“Go pick an SUV you like and put it into your space.”
“Really?” Lin Ran asked, eyes sparkling as if filled with stars.
Zhou Wangye awkwardly averted his gaze: “Yes, go ahead.”
Earlier, he had been killing zombies while keeping an eye on her, afraid she might recklessly get out of the business car.
But he found her sitting obediently in the back, staring eagerly at the departing SUVs.
He had to admit, a quiet, trouble-free Lin Ran wasn’t so annoying.
She had been reasonably obedient these past two days—not boasting about the space’s actual size, not shouting, and cooperating with him to collect supplies.
She hadn’t drawn zombies while out.
This SUV was, more or less, a reward.
Lin Ran didn’t care what he thought.
She looked back and forth, full of hesitation.
The black one looked sleek; the military green one seemed more discreet—she liked both.
The vehicles seemed to have come straight from the dealership—the protective plastic on the seats was still intact, brand new.
Gu Xiangwan saw her inexperienced, spoiled look and silently spat in disdain—so petty.
But Zhou Wangye had one rule: as long as she didn’t cause trouble, everything else was fine.
He said: “Since you like both, they’re both yours.”
Lin Ran’s face lit up as she thanked him: “Thank you, Big Brother.”
Then she wanted to put the SUVs into her space.
Zhou Wangye cleared his throat:“Your space is almost full. Let Secretary Gu put them in for you first.”
“Alright,” Lin Ran said, disappointed.
She nearly forgot—her external space was only 100 cubic meters.
She had already stored a lot of supplies, so there shouldn’t be much room left.
She glared at Zhou Wangye: It’s your fault for making me hide the real space size—otherwise, I could’ve stored the SUV however I wanted.
Zhou Wangye pretended not to notice and waved his hand:“Let’s go to the next location.”
Outside, the main gate had quieted—probably the zombies had scattered.
Secretary Wang gently opened the gate with a vine, making as little noise as possible.
As the car started, Zhou Wangye handed Lin Ran a pouch.
“Inside are not just zombie cores, but also the mutant cores of Wang Qiang and the others. Absorb them quickly to upgrade your space.”
Seeing Lin Ran stunned, he explained:“When I gave all the zombie cores to Secretary Gu before, I told you next time you’d get priority.”
“Absorb these first. Once your space reaches level three, any remaining cores can be used by the rest of us.”
Lin Ran began to slightly change her opinion of the male lead.
So it hadn’t been a casual excuse before—he meant what he said.
She took the pouch in her hands.
That was perfect. Once her space upgraded to level three, she could legitimately store the SUVs herself.
Although her space had already upgraded slightly along with Gu Xiangwan’s upgrade.
The car slowly passed through, and there were no zombies outside the gate.
“How strange… where did all the zombies go?” Meng Yan asked while driving.
“I also find it weird. Zhang Qiang and his group clearly lured hundreds of zombies here, so how did they just disappear?” Secretary Wang added.
Gu Xiangwan kept scanning the streets and turned to Zhou Wangye:“President Zhou, something’s wrong. I suggest everyone stay alert.”
Lin Ran wanted to roll her eyes—anyone could see something was off, did the woman really need to say it so seriously?
It felt like no one else noticed—only she had.
No choice.
She wasn’t fond of Gu Xiangwan.
She was currently absorbing the power from the cores, needing full concentration—no time to argue.
Zhou Wangye acted decisively:“Meng Yan, speed up and get us out of here.”
It was already too late.
No sooner had he spoken than hundreds of zombies surged from all directions, surrounding the car.