Tsk tsk. She clearly knew Cheng Jiang was lying, but seeing Lin Mi’er so jealous she was practically going insane made her feel extremely satisfied.
After dinner in the evening, Cheng Hongwei began arranging night watch shifts. As soon as he brought it up, Lin Mi’er immediately spoke.
“Uncle Cheng, all of us have taken turns doing night watch before. But Xiao Cheng and Brother Tang haven’t yet. Even though they just joined today, since they’re going to integrate with us, they should also take a shift. Why not let them take tonight’s watch?”
Yang Fan also chimed in, “I think that works.”
The others didn’t say anything, because they didn’t want to offend Tang Nuo or Mu Cheng.
Mu Cheng didn’t care at all and agreed immediately.
“Sure.”
It’s just night watch anyway.
It’s not like she hadn’t done it before.
Seeing Mu Cheng agree so easily, Cheng Jiang said, “Xiao Cheng, I’ll stay with you—”
“No need. My second brother and I will handle it.” She glanced at him and added, “You should rest well. You’ll need to lead everyone on the road tomorrow.”
Her tone was icy, but Cheng Jiang was secretly pleased.
She was still caring about him—this meant she still had him in her heart.
The group dispersed, and Mu Cheng and Tang Nuo stayed in the living room with Xiao Jiu.
Tang Nuo gently rubbed Mu Cheng’s head and said, “Go sleep. I’ll keep watch alone.”
Mu Cheng didn’t stand on ceremony. She wrapped herself in the blanket Wang Xintong had given her and lay down on the sofa, planning to rest a bit and then take over for Tang Nuo later.
Tang Nuo took out a pack of cigarettes from his pocket, walked to the window, lit one, and quietly looked at the night sky.
The night sky was still as calm and beautiful as ever—only the distant zombie howls ruined the peace, making everything feel irritating.
Suddenly, Xiao Jiu, who had been lying on another sofa, stood up and rushed toward Mu Cheng—and then disappeared right in front of her.
What was going on?
Mu Cheng blinked.
Xiao Jiu had actually entered her space.
How did it get in?
Wasn’t the spatial space supposed to be hers alone?
Without her permission, how did it get inside?
Before she could figure it out, Xiao Jiu was already in the forest inside her space, charging toward a hen that was pecking at insects.
The hen didn’t even react before Xiao Jiu pinned it down with its claws.
“Damn it, Xiao Jiu, you—”
Mu Cheng shot up from the sofa and was about to curse loudly, but swallowed her words back down when she saw Tang Nuo turn around and look at her suspiciously.
She quickly forced a smile.
“Haha… Xiao Jiu was just on the sofa a moment ago. I don’t know where it ran off to.”
“It knows how to come back,” Tang Nuo said calmly. Then he looked at her seriously. “Xiao Cheng, you’re a girl. Don’t swear.”
Mu Cheng laughed awkwardly. “Haha… okay, second brother, I’ll pay attention.”
Tang Nuo nodded. “Mm. Go sleep.”
“I’m going to the bathroom.”
After saying that, Mu Cheng jumped out of the blanket and rushed toward the bathroom like a gust of wind—then entered her space.
Wuwu!
In just a short moment, her hen had already become Xiao Jiu’s prey. Not even the feathers were left intact.
Ahhh! That was a laying hen!
She couldn’t even bear to eat the eggs in her space—she was saving them to hatch chicks!
Now one hen was gone, meaning fewer eggs, and fewer chicks!
But Xiao Jiu didn’t care at all. It had already plucked the chicken clean and dragged the hen over, placing it in front of Mu Cheng.