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The two of them usually went out together to search for food, but today, Li Jun was suffering from a severe cold, so he stayed in the dormitory to rest.
As Chang Qing made his way, he moved quietly, but passing by other dormitory doors still stirred up a commotion, with sounds of banging and strange calls echoing around.
When he reached the door of room 507, Chang Qing knocked first—three quick knocks, followed by two slow ones, and then five rapid knocks in succession. Before long, he heard the sound of something heavy being moved.
This was the knock pattern they had agreed upon. Normally, dormitory doors were locked from the inside and reinforced with boxes or chairs, making it impossible to open them with just a key.
As soon as the door opened, Chang Qing slipped inside.
“We need to pack our things and prepare to leave here,” he stated directly.
Li Jun was small and had dark skin; perhaps due to his illness, his face had an unhealthy flush.
“What’s wrong, Brother Qing? Didn’t the officials suggest we shouldn’t go out?” Li Jun asked, surprised. Just the other day, Brother Qing had said they should follow the officials' advice and stay indoors.
“The campus supermarket has basically been cleaned out. If we keep hiding here, we’ll starve to death,” Chang Qing replied as he poured himself a glass of water. Besides, the large supermarkets outside had already been raided by the male lead; there probably wasn’t much left. The convenience stores and small markets had likely been swept clean by survivors over the past few days. If they waited any longer, even expired bread would be gone.
Upon hearing this, Li Jun frowned.
Chang Qing understood his concerns and explained, “Didn’t the radio say yesterday that the officials are preparing to clear out zombies in the North and establish a human activity base? I plan to go there and pick up my parents.”
“Oh, I see…” Li Jun began to understand. The zombies had appeared for six days now, and there had been no news of rescue from the officials. He felt that waiting any longer could lead to disaster.
Thus, they began packing their bags. The original owner didn’t have much in the dormitory; there was hardly anything to pack. However, Li Jun managed to gather a large box and a bag full of items.
“By the way, did Sister Xu ask you to pack anything?” Li Jun asked as he zipped up the box and weighed it in his hands.
“Forget her; I’m done trying. I’ve given up,” Chang Qing waved his hand dismissively.
Li Jun’s face showed shock but quickly turned into a smile. “Brother Qing, it’s good that you’ve figured it out.”
Li Jun felt indignant on behalf of Chang Qing. He had witnessed how well Brother Qing treated Xu Caiwei over the past year; it was no exaggeration to say he poured his heart into it! He spent lavishly on gifts and created special moments—not to mention running errands like a servant to buy breakfast. Since the apocalypse began, he had even risked his safety to help find food. Yet Xu Caiwei remained cold and unresponsive. Brother Qing was clearly wronged!
Li Jun couldn’t understand why someone as charming as Brother Qing—who came from a wealthy family and had no shortage of admirers—was so fixated on Xu Caiwei.
Xu Caiwei was indeed beautiful, but in a vibrant university campus filled with attractive girls, why did she have to act so frosty? Once, when he delivered a gift for Brother Qing in front of many people, she passed it on to her roommate right away. It was like slapping Brother Qing in the face! If she treated persistent suitors like that it would be one thing; after all, they were already an engaged couple. He felt for Brother Qing but was relieved that Brother Qing had come to terms with it!
“Yeah, I’ve realized that one must live with dignity,” Chang Qing replied.
The two chatted for a while longer when suddenly there was a knock at the door.
Chang Qing picked up a steel pipe and leaned close to the peephole. The visitor was Zheng Yingsha, Xu Caiwei's roommate—dressed in sportswear with shoulder-length hair and wearing oversized hoop earrings that gave her a rebellious look.
Just as they were talking about her, she arrived.
When Zheng Yingsha saw Chang Qing holding the steel pipe at the door without her usual friendly smile on her face, she instinctively took two steps back. “Yang Changqing, what do you want?” she asked with a hint of bravado masking her fear.
“Shh! Do you want to attract the Zombies?” Chang Qing whispered, turning slightly to gesture her to enter. As she spoke, Chang Qing could clearly hear a commotion coming from the neighboring dormitory.
Seeing that she had no intention of leaving immediately, Chang Qing reluctantly let her in.
As Zheng Yingsha stepped inside, she noticed the packed boxes and bags. “Are you guys leaving?” she asked, surprised. “There are plenty of Zombies outside, and the Officials recommend staying home for safety. That’s the safest option.”
“The Officials are just making recommendations, and we don’t plan to follow that advice,” Chang Qing replied as she pulled out a stool and sat down.
She didn’t have a good impression of Zheng Yingsha. In the storyline, she was Xu Caiwei’s roommate and best friend. Xu Caiwei wanted to maintain an image of independence and strength, never directly asking the protagonist for help; all her requests were funneled through this friend. It was laughable—being independent when it suited her but relying on her brother when things got tough without even having to ask for help. And Xu Caiwei had introduced this friend to the male lead, making her part of his harem.
Noticing Chang Qing’s sarcastic tone, Zheng Yingsha frowned. “Yang Changqing, if you’re leaving, you should discuss it with us first. Caiwei doesn’t like people acting on their own.” She glanced around and not seeing any food added, “Weren’t you supposed to go out looking for food? Is it still in the car? You should grab some food and bring it up to 301; Caiwei is hungry. By the way, did you find that milk we talked about? Bring up plenty.”
Her audacious attitude nearly made Chang Qing laugh in disbelief. How many days had it been since the apocalypse began? Was she really so brazenly trying to leech off others?
“Finding food outside is becoming increasingly difficult. There are quite a few people in our school district, and those few supermarkets have been swept clean multiple times,” Chang Qing explained.
“Moreover, many students who went out searching for food have been attacked by Zombies and turned into Zombies themselves. Now there are many more Zombies wandering around campus than at the beginning.”
“You can see that we haven’t stocked up on supplies in our dormitory either. If we stay here much longer, we might starve before help arrives,” Chang Qing sighed dramatically, starting to lament their situation.
“So… you didn’t find any food today?” Zheng Yingsha focused on the main issue—food.
“No, maybe there are still some stores outside. However, I didn’t go out because it’s even more dangerous now,” Chang Qing said with a grimace, nodding. “It’s precisely because we don’t have any supplies that I decided to take the risk of going home; there might still be some supplies at my place.” She explained her reason for wanting to leave.
Zheng Yingsha sensed that today’s Yang Changqing seemed different from usual, but after hearing his explanation for leaving, she accepted it. After all, he had been finding less food these past few days and had given a significant portion to them, leaving them with basically nothing stored up. However, she was unwilling to leave now—firstly because the Officials recommended staying put; she wanted to wait for their rescue as traveling with a larger group felt safer; secondly, her home wasn’t in this city and with transportation paralyzed, she couldn’t return anyway; besides…
“I’ll go back and discuss it with Caiwei.” She opened the door quietly and stepped out.
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