The Zombie Queen's Second Chance

Chu Lixue turned off the bedroom lights and turned on the small bedside lamp. Afterwards, she made sure the beddings on the floor were soft enough and put her daughter inside, tucking her back to sleep.

"Let her sleep in the bed, I shouldn't...", Mu Ruqin couldn't even finish what she wanted to say, looking at Chu Lixue's chilly eyes.

"Just stay in the bed. We'll manage somehow for now, it's better than having you extend the time of your recovery or even dying on us..."

Chu Lixue suddenly remembered something and smoothly pulled an object from the drawer to put on the side table.

"Here, your gun. I found it on you when I was changing your clothes before."

Mu Ruqin paused for a moment and looked perplexedly at Chu Lixue.

Chu Lixue leisurely sat down next to her daughter and turned away. To her, the threat of a gun in Mu Ruqin's hands was equal to that of her fire powers. She had come across many guns in her life, not to mention that it didn't have much ammo left. There was nothing to be greedy or scared about.

If one really wanted to kill someone, there was no difference between a gun and an ability.

Mu Ruqin did not touch the gun and instead closed his eyes, her mouth quirking up a little smile. She adjusted her body to the bed, and after a while, trying to distract herself from pain she felt, she asked, "What's the current situation outside like?"

"Army vehicles passed by yesterday, it seems like they want to clear up another district. In recent weeks a big number of survivors from all around came to the base in search of a better life, so the space inside the base is getting pretty cramped. I've heard they were a little scared of population's overflow, so right now they even stopped selling homes in the military district. Only ability users with enough contributions can get one now. "

Chu Lixue also added, "There's also the central district with few inhabitants. Most of the buildings there were used for commercial purposes, so It's estimated that everything there will soon be cleaned up with the nearby troops. I heard that there is no way to recover old homes if absent. If new survivors are rescued in the future, the army will probably use these empty homes. Once you can move again, it would probably be good to have you take one of the apartments here now, otherwise you might not have a place to live in the future."

In reality, Chu Lixue only wanted to say the last sentence but was afraid of offending the other party. Letting Mu Ruqin understand her real intentions on her own initiative would be best.

Mu Ruqin had dealt with people who were far more experienced than Chu Lixue. She grew up in high society social circles and was forced to observe and be observed.

After all, the best defense is a good offense. Keep your opponents busy, never let them relax and naturally they could not afford to deal with you. That was one of the first things her grandfather taught her during her childhood.

"Occupy an apartment?"

'The room next door?' Mu Ruqin's eyebrows quirked in understanding, if this had been her own home, she would also not have been willing to let a stranger stay, and from what she could see the room were pretty small...

Chu Lixue stood up and went to close the curtains. Mu Ruqin tried to follow her with her eyes, but her slight movement caused her to feel more pain.

*Cough* *Cough*

"What's the matter? Is everything alight?"

The cough got cut short so It didn't seem like there were any major problems with her body – though there was some chest pain upon taking a deep breath.

"That…it's fine, wait until your injury is healed. Anyway, unless the military welcomes some new ability users the flats here should remain empty for some time."

"How can you be so sure?" Mu Ruqin asked doubtfully.

"Ah, it's pretty common logic, isn't it? Now that there's a blackout, who in their right minds would want to live on the 18th floor. Going up and down would take a lot of stamina. Both the government and military would like to recruit more ability users to their side, obviously they're not going to give them apartments like that... Anyway, you don't need to think about that for now."

Mu Ruqin's mood inexplicably relaxed hearing that Chu Lixue didn't want to chase her away for now. Her eyes narrowed and her lips showed a slight smile. She did not want to depend on this Chu family like this, eating their food and using them. What kind of first impression was that? If that caused some troubles for her brother in the future, then the one to suffer would be her in the end...

She was not a parasite. Even with the Apocalypse changing the world, with her brains and her new ability she could find a way to live. Of course, Chu Lixue's help would be rewarded.

However, she did not want to leave now, not at all. It's been a long time since she had such an easy or comfortable time talking with anyone, not needing to think about the unreeling meanings of words or possible backstabs.

Mu Ruqin sighed in relief. "When I was fleeing from the group that chased me, I could not contact my family, now I don't know where they are… I should be able to figure out a way to contact them after finding a place to live, they should be well on their own for now..." Her voice was a bit hoarse, probably because she had been lethargic and did not drink enough water.