Abnormal survival in the end times

Chapter 260 Receive the Certificate
Two labs were destroyed, but those people not only didn't all die, they still wouldn't give up.

“I remember that You Junyan had returned from studying abroad and went through a lot of trouble to get into our hospital.”

At this point, Zeng Mei suddenly realized that Li Jiao had told her all this information. Otherwise, given Li Jiao's tendency to be too lazy to meddle in other people's business, she wouldn't have known which school an insignificant ordinary colleague graduated from or where she came from.

At that time, You Junyan had not yet openly pursued her. Li Jiao's meaning in saying these things to her was probably to express that she was interested in You Junyan and to ask Zeng Mei to withdraw.

Unfortunately, her scheming was misdirected. Zeng Mei didn't care about You Junyan, and she was too lazy to think about things that didn't concern her.

Therefore, Li Jiao's words were completely irrelevant; Zeng Mei heard them and forgot them immediately, without even giving them a second thought.

But Li Jiao didn't think so. She felt that Zeng Mei was doing it on purpose, especially after You Junyan pursued her in a big way and was rejected by her. She felt that Zeng Mei was showing off how great she was.

Look, the person you like likes me, but I don't like them at all.

Appearance, family background, job and ability, plus a man.
Nothing could compare to Zeng Mei, which made Li Jiao, who had always strived to make a living, feel resentful. Therefore, when she first noticed the abnormality in Zeng Mei, she did not hesitate to sell this information to You Junyan.

She wasn't afraid of what might happen between You Junyan and Zeng Mei after he abducted her. Having been with this man for two years, she knew his character all too well.

Zeng Mei rejected him, so what good could come of her falling into his hands?

Women can be terrifying when they're jealous. For the sake of a man, she completely disregarded her friendship with Zeng Mei, which had lasted for over a decade.

His sister is blind to have made such a friend.

Fortunately, due to her personality, she doesn't have many friends. Apart from a few childhood friends, she only has Li Jiao and her two other roommates from university.

After finishing their business, Zeng Bei sighed and said, "This place looks alright, but sis, you'll be all alone here from now on. What if something happens, or Xi Yu bullies you?"

"Forget it." Zeng Mei interrupted Zeng Bei before he could finish speaking. "Does Xi Yu look like someone who can bully me? I'm already being nice by not bullying him. Xiao Bei, you have to trust your sister. Although I've never been in a relationship before, I've seen it all, haven't I? My judgment of men is always right. Besides, didn't Third Brother say that Xi Yu is reliable?"

Upon hearing the phrase "Even if you haven't eaten pork, you've still seen pigs run," Zeng Bei couldn't help but twitch her lips, wondering how she came up with such a description.

Thank goodness his mother wasn't here, otherwise she would have started nagging his sister again.

"Also, don't call him Xi Yu, that's your brother-in-law."

Zeng Bei's face darkened. "You two aren't even married yet."

"It'll be settled soon. He'll be here in half an hour, and then we'll go register."

Zeng Mei said happily, "Last night when he introduced me to his sister, he said, 'I brought your sister-in-law back to rest.' Listen to that, your sister-in-law."

Zeng Bei couldn't bear to look at his sister looking so worthless.

However, he keenly spotted a flaw in her words and asked with narrowed eyes, "You went to his house to rest last night?"

"Yes, I slept with him."

Zeng Bei:
Lose someone to death.

He said angrily, "Don't you even know you're a girl?"

She used to absolutely refuse to have a boyfriend, and she wouldn't even go on blind dates arranged by her elders, which worried her mother a lot. But now, she's met someone she likes, and she's actually being incredibly proactive.

He stood up angrily and said, "Can't you be a little more reserved?"

Zeng Mei rolled her eyes at him. "He's my husband. What's there to be reserved about between my husband and me? Xiao Bei, let me tell you, being so old-fashioned won't work. You'll easily end up single and never find a wife."

"I don't need you to worry about me. You should think about whether you can adapt to this place on your own after I leave."

The thought of his sister having to live alone in this unfamiliar environment made Zeng Bei's anger disappear instantly, and he even felt quite uncomfortable.

From childhood to adulthood, she had never left Kyoto or her home, so when Zeng Mei decided to come to Shenzhen, none of her family members agreed except for Zeng Xi.

Although Kyoto is treacherous and full of dangers, at least her family is there and she has four brothers to protect her, so there's absolutely no way anything could happen to her.

The reason they finally agreed to let her come was because Zeng Xi said it was safer here.

Since Zeng Mei insisted, there was no other way but to have Zeng Bei accompany her.

But his mother was still very angry, feeling that she was too pathetic to run so far away for a man.

Are you hopeless?

Zeng Bei also felt that his sister was quite pathetic. How could such a genius have become a love-obsessed person?

He sat back down, looked into Zeng Mei's eyes seriously, and said, "Although Mom and Dad finally agreed to let you come to Pengcheng, they are not really at ease. So, sister, if Xi Yu treats you badly in the future, you must call your third brother immediately, and your eldest brother and I will come to pick you up. Remember, you have the Zeng family behind you. Even in this unfamiliar city, you are not alone."

Seeing her younger brother, who was four years her junior, with a serious and worried expression, Zeng Mei also put away her playful smile. She said, "Xiao Bei, you know, your sister has never suffered or been taken advantage of since she was a child. Although I like Xi Yu very much, it's not blind liking. I can sense whether he has me in his eyes. I came here to give myself and him a chance. Mom often says that it's not easy for someone with my personality to get married. I'm not trying to prove anything to her. I just want to marry someone I like who also likes me."

Of course, this is just the current situation in your view; whether it will last is another matter. That's alright. If one of us changes our mind later, we'll just get a divorce. Wasn't that how it was before the apocalypse? You can't expect to find someone you'll fall in love with at first sight just because the apocalypse comes; that's a tortoise, not a human.”

The brother and sister were talking in the hospital room, neither of them noticing that someone was standing outside the door.

Xi Yu couldn't quite describe his feelings at that moment, but from the day he received the news that Zeng Mei was coming, it was impossible for him not to feel guilty.

Leaving aside the Zeng family's background, just considering that Zeng Mei left her family and traveled all the way from Kyoto to be with him, she never once mentioned asking him to go to Kyoto.

He only has one younger sister, who is about to get married to the younger brother of his sister-in-law, whom he trusts very much.

So logically, Kyoto would be the most suitable place for him.

But Zeng Mei didn't ask him to do that. He knew in his heart that she didn't want to put him in a difficult position.

Guarantees aren't very reliable, so let him prove with his actions whether they will be happy in the future.

Hearing the conversation inside pause, Xi Yu then raised his hand and knocked on the door.

When the door opened, the siblings turned their heads to look at each other at the same time.

Zeng Mei stood up with her eyes shining and asked, "Are we going to get our marriage certificate?"

Zeng Bei coughed heavily, his face dark. Although they had just talked things out, he still needed to maintain some decorum. Anyway, no matter what, seeing his sister acting so worthless made him unhappy.

Xi Yu nodded with a smile in his eyes, saying, "I'll go right away. I just spoke with Third Brother on the phone; he got some more information out of Li Jiao. I'll briefly explain it to you."

Zeng Mei's recent ordeal has thoroughly enraged Zeng Xi and his two brothers. After capturing Li Jiao last night, they first interrogated her about the whole story, and then relentlessly launched a city-wide manhunt for You Junyan. Unfortunately, You Junyan didn't value Li Jiao much, so she didn't know much about him, not even where he usually stayed.

Zeng Xi discovered that the person surnamed You had a rather unusual background. It seemed that he had entered the military hospital with a specific purpose before the apocalypse. Perhaps he didn't expect the apocalypse to happen, so their operation was cut short before it even began.

When the apocalypse arrived, seeing that Kyoto and other parties quickly stabilized, he changed his strategy and instigated a former military traitor to establish a laboratory for people with superpowers.

After those two laboratories were destroyed, only the knife in his hand was gone; he wasn't harmed in the slightest. That's why he had the opportunity to abduct people from various places again and conduct experiments once more.

Preliminary speculation suggests that the group he commands consists of mercenaries and outlaws, much like the scruffy guy Zeng Bei encountered during their encounter. These individuals likely gathered in the country with him before the apocalypse, and the apocalypse simply provided them with an opportunity.

Well, that's all Zeng Xi has found so far. It doesn't seem like much, but the key is that he hasn't had much time.

Zeng Xi didn't mention Zeng Mei's special ability, but only told Xi Yu to keep an eye on her.

His tone was full of worry. Xi Yu had no doubt that if Zeng Xi had known beforehand that Zeng Mei had a rare self-healing ability, he probably wouldn't have agreed to let her come to Pengcheng.

No, they will definitely have high hopes for her; even Kyoto won't let her go.

It was also Zeng Bei, his older brother, and Zeng Mei who were careless. The three siblings thought that if they kept the matter quiet and didn't even tell their family, no one would know, and if no one knew, there would be no danger.

After all, Zeng Mei's life couldn't be simpler. She went between two points every day: home and the hospital, and after work, she went home from the hospital. She didn't go anywhere else.

Her father's bodyguards escorted her along the way, so it couldn't have been safer.

Therefore, even if Li Jiao noticed her special ability, it wouldn't be easy for her to find an opportunity to capture her.

That's why, upon learning that Zeng Mei had left Kyoto, they immediately dispatched a hundred men to capture her, even at great expense. Because the opportunity was rare, they were willing to take the risk.

Fortunately, Xi Yu sensed something was wrong and promptly led people to meet him.

However, there was no need for Zeng Mei to know his premonition, after all, she always had the ability to say things that made people, well, blood boil.

After explaining briefly, Xi Yu led the two of them out. He and Zeng Mei were going to get their marriage certificate, and Zeng Bei was going to come along as a witness.

Passing by a wall covered with white-flowered green ivy, Zeng Mei pointed to the pinkish-white blossoms and exclaimed, "Is this a mutant flower that Sister Jiang cultivated? It's so beautiful!"

Hearing a rustling sound from the side, Xi Yu walked over, bent down, and lifted a small stone. Sure enough, he saw a finger-length mole cricket underneath. He quickly caught it with a leaf and threw it onto the white flowers of the pothos.

In just a moment, the white flower opened and closed, and the mole cricket disappeared.

"My God!"

Zeng Mei stared in surprise. In Kyoto, she had hardly ever left the base, so she had never seen plants that could attack animals or people, let alone plants that could eat insects.

But Zeng Bei had fought against plants before.

He looked closely at the pothos plants on the wall and asked Xi Yu, "If someone from outside gets close, will they attack?"

“Of course,” Xi Yu said. “They not only attack on their own, but my sister-in-law can also sense it.” Furthermore, she can see what’s happening outside through the green ivy’s perspective. But there’s no need to tell Zeng Bei that.

The first two points alone were enough to amaze the siblings. After all, although Kyoto was much larger than Pengcheng, no other superhuman possessed such reassuring abilities.

No, perhaps some people do have it, but they've hidden it.

After all, Kyoto used to be leaky and fraught with danger. Although things are much better now, many people are still wary and dare not reveal their full abilities.

It's just human nature, there's not much to say about it.

but--
Zeng Mei turned to her younger brother happily and said, "It's much safer here than in Kyoto, so you can rest assured now."

Zeng Bei did breathe a slight sigh of relief. Yunxi Village was not only surrounded by Sister Jiang's mutated green ivy, but also by Team Leader Jiang and Xi Yu. To be honest, this setup and standard was even safer than the neighborhood they lived in in Kyoto.

The three drove out of Yunxi Village and soon came out of the Civil Affairs Bureau of Pengcheng Management Office. Xi Yu and Zeng Mei each held a red marriage certificate in their hands.

"It's legal now."

Zeng Mei looked at it happily for a while, then turned to her brother and said, "Why aren't you calling him brother-in-law yet?"

Zeng Bei:
This woman is no longer suitable.

Qiqi angrily searched around but couldn't find his dad or his mom.

In the end, he went to his grandfather to complain.

"Your dad sold you? How did he sell you? How much per pound?"

Many of the fruit trees in Bai Xiangtian's orchard had died due to the high temperatures, but with Professor Leng's guidance and the help of Bai Li's stimulating effect, many new seedlings were cultivated. Now, some of the faster-growing ones have even borne fruit.

He's currently leading Bai Xiangqian and others to pick apples.

Upon hearing their grandson's words, everyone laughed, thinking he was just teasing him and talking nonsense.

The one who asked 'How much per kilogram?' was his second grandfather, Bai Xiangqian.

Further inside, Bao Xiaolin and Yueyue were also helping to pick fruit.

The mother and daughter were hidden by the dense foliage, and only Qiqi's clear voice could be heard from ahead, "My dad arranged a marriage for me with a chubby little girl who's only a few years old. She's so fat, she even has such a thick double chin. Gigi saw her too, isn't she Gigi?"

"Yes, she's a chubby girl, and she's not a good match for Qiqi at all."

"Even if it's suitable, it won't work, because I'm not getting married."

"Huh? If you don't get married, what will happen to Yueyue?"

"What about Yueyue? We're good friends, we can't get married."

Why can't best friends get married?

"Because," Qiqi scratched her head and thought for a moment, then said uncertainly, "because married people fight, but good friends don't. Yueyue and I are good friends, and we don't want to fight."

The room fell silent for a moment, then burst into laughter.

good night!