Zhang Ye squinted his eyes at her without speaking; the woman's volume gradually faded until she finally buried her head in her own chest.
Luo Xin seemed to just realize the predicament she was in, muttering with her head lowered,
"Can't it be okay if I admit I was wrong?"
"Good to know."
Zhang Ye nodded in satisfaction, then asked curiously, "You don't seem to be very afraid of me, huh?"
The woman immediately looked up and gave a dry laugh upon hearing this.
"Ah haha, really?"
"You must be overthinking it, handsome guy."
"Actually, I'm panicking quite a bit right now, truly. If you don't believe me, just feel it; my heart's beating so fast!"
As she spoke, she pushed forward her ample chest again, where her greasy little vest seemed on the verge of bursting from the pressure of the two soft mounds inside.
Thump, thump, thump, thump!
Zhang Ye unconsciously glanced over.
His little heart in his chest suddenly pounded as if it was going to explode like C4.
What's with women these days?
All developed so well?
It seems the living standards of our people have indeed improved significantly.
A trace of disdain flashed in Luo Xin's eyes as her hand, resting on her thigh, quietly reached for the wrench on the floor.
But just at that moment, Zhang Ye suddenly shifted his gaze away.
"I need your help with something."
"Huh?"
"What is it?"
Luo Xin hurriedly retracted her hand in fright, but her bright eyes darted around, betraying a guilty conscience.
Zhang Ye was no fool; how could he not notice her little movements?
But now was not the time to quibble about that.
Night was about to fall.
"You said earlier that you studied electrical engineering?"
Luo Xin nodded her head.
"That's good."
"Come on, I'll help you up."
Zhang Ye looked at her amicably and then reached out his hand.
Luo Xin looked around; two zombies were staring at her maliciously, and there were clearly a few more outside the door.
She seemed to have no other choice, so she could only obediently take the man's hand and stand up.
Fortunately, it didn't seem like he intended to harm her.
Otherwise, he could have easily made his move by now.
Meanwhile, a new system prompt had appeared before Zhang Ye's eyes.
[Would you like to add Luo Xin to your employee list?]
Success!
This woman really met the system's task requirements!
Zhang Ye suppressed the excitement in his heart, glanced at Luo Xin without showing any emotion, and silently chose yes.
Instantly, another name was added to the second employee list.
Luo Xin.
Position to be determined.
Almost at the same time Zhang Ye confirmed adding Luo Xin to the employee list, the woman suddenly had a strange feeling in her heart.
She looked at the zombies in front of her; the fear in her eyes was quickly dissipating.
There was also a strange feeling rising from the bottom of her heart.
Luo Xin suddenly realized that this man seemed to be quite decent, both in character and appearance, showing her ample human care despite meeting for the first time.
Thinking back on her previous bad attitude toward him, she suddenly felt a deep sense of guilt.
After all, having consumed his hospitality, shouldn't she work for it?
She definitely had to perform well later!
It took less than half an hour for Luo Xin to successfully locate the generator sets in the machine room and dismantle two of them.
"Done, task completed."
The woman wore a look of pride, then wiped her face with her hand, adding a few more smudges of dirt.
Zhang Ye looked at the generators on the ground with satisfaction.
But how on earth was he going to get these things back?
Have the zombies carry them?
He tried issuing a command to one of the zombies.
The creature yelled and yelled for ages but couldn't lift it at all and accidentally crushed its own leg in the process.
Zhang Ye couldn't help but sigh.
These zombies are too weak.
Thin arms, thin legs, one look and you can tell they're malnourished, nowhere near a match for the "Twelve Guardians" waiting downstairs.
If only they could follow me up here too.
As Zhang Ye was thinking, Luo Xin, who had been resting, curiously came over.
"What are you doing?"
"You're not thinking about having these zombies help move stuff, are you?"
"Speaking of which, you've never told me why these zombies listen to you."
Luo Xin had wanted to ask this question for a while, as she had not only witnessed the conflict outside but also had a firsthand experience of what it was like to be flanked by "zombies."
The zombies that followed Zhang Ye inside looked no different from before.
Even the frenzy in their eyes was the same.
However, they were clearly acting on the commands of the man in front of them, like their earlier attempt to lift the generator.
Would zombies actually try to move a generator?
Absolutely impossible!
Zhang Ye's answer was simple.
"Don't know."
"Even if I did, I wouldn't tell you."
"We've only just met, it's better to ask less about some things."
As he said this, he patted Luo Xin's shoulder encouragingly, "Keep up the good work. Once you reach the right level, I'll talk it over with you in bed."
"Bed, bed talk?"
Luo Xin was dumbstruck on the spot.
Looks like today I'm going to lose everything, with interest.
The hotel's power supply was finally restored.
When someone saw the flashing indicator light in front of the elevator, many people immediately cheered.
"It must be success upstairs!"
"We're saved!"
"Director Zhang really kicks ass; he got the power back on as soon as he arrived!"
Zhao Jun's face was swollen like a steamed bun, and one of his legs was broken, but he had become Zhang Ye's biggest fan as a result.
Just as he was about to continue praising Zhang Ye's bravery, his eyes suddenly glazed over.
"Wait, did the elevator's number change?"
"What was it just now?"
A man nearby thought for a long time before answering uncertainly, "Seems like it was on the first floor?"
But now the number on the indicator light had clearly changed to the second floor.
Then it was the third floor.
The fourth floor.
Ding—The sound of the elevator stopping suddenly rang out, and the crowd gathered in front of the door watched nervously as the elevator doors slowly opened.
A group of raggedly dressed zombies stood inside.
"Aaaaah!"
Screams erupted in an instant!
The crowd in front of the door immediately started running in all directions!
Soon someone fell to the ground, but her companion didn't even think about helping her up, instead rushing straight to their own room!
Zhao Jun also panicked and tried to back away, but the wound on his leg prevented him from moving fast.
I'm done for, this is the end!
With Zhang Ye and Director Huang still upstairs, who could save me?
The zombies in the elevator stayed in the same position they were in from the start, motionless like terracotta warriors, until the elevator door closed again.
At the same time, Zhang Ye was frantic upstairs.
Who the hell is this!?
Why are they pressing the elevator for no reason!
Don't they know that I need people up here?
He watched eagerly as the elevator stopped at the fourth floor, and after a long while, it started moving upwards again.
Ding! Another prompt sounded.
The elevator doors opened once more.
The "Twelve Guardians" stepped out in unison.
Luo Xin instinctively wanted to hide, but somehow felt something was off, lacking any sense of fear.
It was as if these zombies were allies.
Meanwhile, Zhang Ye had already directed the "Twelve Guardians" to move both generators into the elevator and was now waving at her:
"What are you standing around for?"
"You've still got work to do!"