“According to the latest media reports, the newly emerged virus is highly contagious and appears to have characteristics similar to rabies. The general public is advised to reduce outings in the near future. Please wear a mask when going out. If you experience symptoms such as fever, coughing, hallucinations, limb weakness, or vomiting, seek medical attention promptly…”
Yan Qing opened her eyes in a daze, staring at everything before her in disbelief.
She was currently sitting on the sofa in the reception hall of her own large villa. At this very moment, both sides of the curved sofa in the reception hall were filled with people.
To her left, in order, were her boyfriend Cheng Yutang, her cousin Yan Xia, and Yan Xia’s parents, her eldest uncle and aunt. To her right sat her grandmother.
This… wasn’t this three months before the zombie outbreak in her previous life?
The grandmother she had not seen for more than a decade had, on this very day, issued her a strict ultimatum, demanding that she transfer the villa her parents left her to her eldest uncle’s family without compensation.
Even her boyfriend of five years, Cheng Yutang, had come to persuade her to give the villa to her uncle’s family.
And her cousin Yan Xia, whom she had treated as her own younger sister since childhood, was leaning pitifully against her boyfriend Cheng Yutang, wiping her tears in grievance.
Anyone unaware of the situation might think that she, Yan Xia, had shamelessly seized this villa from her uncle’s family…
But hadn’t she died during the SSS-level mission to eliminate the Zombie King?
Before she could think further, Cheng Yutang, seated to Yan Xia’s left, acted just as he had in her previous life. He gently held her hand and looked at her with those affectionate peach blossom eyes.
“Qingqing, you still have me. I will definitely give you a home filled with happiness to make up for the loss of your parents. But look, your uncle’s family is living such a miserable life, without a place to stay. Your cousin has always regarded you as her own elder sister. Can you really bear to watch their family have nowhere to live…”
“Smack!”
Before Cheng Yutang could finish speaking, Yan Qing frowned in disgust, shook off his hand, and stood up. She walked to the coffee table, pulled out two tissues, and repeatedly wiped the left hand he had just held, as if she had been touched by something filthy.
Cheng Yutang, who was still sitting upright on the sofa, froze the moment he saw her actions. The smile at the corner of his lips stiffened, his expression darkened instantly, and he stared at Yan Qing with a gloomy face.
She paid no attention to this worthless scumbag. If it were not for the fact that the apocalypse had not yet arrived, she would have almost been unable to resist strangling him on the spot just now.
Fortunately, she held herself back.
She walked straight to the wall on the right side of the reception hall and pressed the property security button. Crossing her arms, she walked to the center and raised an internationally “friendly” gesture toward everyone present.
“Don’t you dare try to morally blackmail me here, you bunch of idiots!”
As she spoke, she pointed from left to right, not leaving a single one out.
“And you, Cheng Yutang! What the hell are you to meddle in my property? Take a look at yourself in the mirror, do you even think you’re worthy?”
“Why are you crying? Acting pitiful, are you? Don’t think I don’t know that you two shameless dogs have been fooling around behind my back. Disgusting! Get the hell out, all of you!”
The air seemed to freeze for a moment as everyone stared at Yan Qing, who stood in the center of the reception hall, pointing at them and hurling insults.
Was this really… the same Yan Qing who was well-mannered, refined, and gentle with others?
After a long while, her detestable grandmother trembled as she stood up, pointing at Yan Qing and cursing loudly.
“You… you ungrateful thing with no upbringing! You’re just like your damned mother, equally disgusting! I’m telling you, if you don’t give this house to your uncle today, I’ll stay right here and never leave!”
After saying that, the old woman plopped down onto the ground, slapped her thighs, and began to cry, cursing as she did so, putting on a whole performance for no one in particular.
Yan Qing looked at the old woman rolling on the ground and sneered. She directly dialed the police hotline. “Hello, this is Beishan Villa 1102. There are people here deliberately causing trouble…”
“Yan Qing! Do you have no regard for the law at all?! She’s your grandmother! How can you be so unfilial?!”
Her gambling-addicted uncle could no longer endure it. He stood up, pointing at her indignantly, as if she had committed some unforgivable crime.
“Uncle, what are you barking about in my house? She’s your mother, not mine. Whether you’re filial or not is your business.” She used her little finger to pick at her ear, then flicked away imaginary earwax.
“Cousin…”
Yan Xia had just begun to speak when Yan Qing ignored her completely and walked straight to the front door. She opened it and stepped aside, allowing the property manager to enter with a group of strong, young security guards.
She leaned closer to the property manager and said a few words, then pointed at the people sitting on the sofa glaring at them.
“Throw all of them out.”
Upon receiving the order, the security guards rolled up their sleeves, each grabbing one person and dragging them toward the entrance.
Seeing that they were about to say something, the property manager, clearly experienced, immediately took out pre-cut sealing tape and stuck it over each of their mouths.
With their mouths sealed and unable to break free, they could only make muffled sounds that Yan Qing could not understand, so they all glared at her viciously instead.
“Wait a moment!”
Yan Qing looked at this group of people who disgusted her to the point of nausea, a cold smile curling at the corners of her lips as she stepped forward.
The four who were being restrained and could neither move nor speak suddenly fell silent, looking at her in confusion.
She raised her hand high and delivered a slap from right to left in one smooth motion, producing a series of crisp smacking sounds.
Just as the final slap was about to land on her grandmother’s face, she stopped, frightening the old woman into clenching her teeth tightly and squeezing her eyes shut.
With a smile on her face, she looked at her grandmother, who thought she was about to be struck, and said, “I don’t hit old women.” She waved her hand, signaling the security guards to continue dragging them out.
The three who had been slapped instantly saw stars, their heads buzzing, and their cheeks swelling red.
They had not expected Yan Qing to disregard family ties and slap them so harshly in front of so many people.
Having vented a bit of her anger, Yan Qing temporarily suppressed the hatred in her heart. Watching the four of them being dragged out of the courtyard, she did not spare them another glance and turned to close the front door.
After dealing with this troublesome matter, she went upstairs to the second floor, returned to her bedroom, closed the door, and lay face down on the soft bed she had missed for several years, closing her eyes as she thought about the road ahead.
In her previous life, although she had also refused her uncle’s family and that old woman’s absurd demands, she had not cursed at them like she did today. Instead, she had considered familial ties and their dignity, choosing not to completely fall out with them.
Even when the zombie outbreak occurred, she had maintained contact with her uncle’s family. After all, they were the only blood relatives she had left after her parents passed away.
Her cousin Yan Xia knew that she had been sent to learn martial arts and boxing since childhood. After the outbreak, she sent Yan Qing messages every day, begging her to come and save their family.
Although Yan Qing had been so frightened of the zombies outside that her whole body trembled, for the sake of her only blood relatives in this world, and because Yan Xia, whom she regarded as a younger sister, was pleading for help…
She found an iron rod at home and rushed toward the shopping mall address Yan Xia had given her, charging forward without hesitation. By the time she had killed an unknown number of zombies and arrived covered in filth…
She happened to see Cheng Yutang holding Yan Xia, who was crying in grievance. She heard her trembling voice as she cried,
“Cousin clearly knows I’m the most timid. I’ve been afraid of dirty things since I was little. With so many zombies outside, she still didn’t come to save me!”