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21: Did Shen Yi return to life before the apocalypse?

“Teacher Bai, I’m sorry, I… I can’t leave with you…”

Jiang Nanyan turned her head away in guilt, lacking the courage to face Bai Xinyi’s disappointed expression.

In fact, there was more to it.

Bai Xinyi was not only her teacher.

She was also her ambiguous love interest.

Yes, that was the case.

She was an ambiguous lover!

Both of them leaned toward liking women, so they naturally got close.

However, because of age and status issues, they never made the relationship official.

Had things continued, they might have become a couple before long.

But then an apocalyptic catastrophe struck.

Everything changed.

There was no time for romance anymore; staying alive became the top priority.

Compared with survival, issues like misandry simply did not matter.

Just like now, although Shen Yi, a man, held her in his arms, the normally man-averse Jiang Nanyan felt no disgust at all…

Instead, the aroma of meat on Shen Yi made her feel even safer.

In the apocalypse, being well fed and watered was the greatest sense of security.

All human joys and sorrows paled beside the need to survive.

“Heh, I understand.”

Bai Xinyi smiled.

Yet her smile was pallid and weak.

Even so, she said nothing to blame Jiang Nanyan and instead helped the obese girl away.

Shen Yi naturally did not try to stop them.

He had named his price, and if they would not accept, he would not force them.

There was no need.

He was not short one woman anyway.

He had already made gains today.

Besides, he had more to be pleased about.

The Jiang Nanyan in his arms was far more sensible than Xu Wanting.

After making her choice, she showed no trace of rebellion, at least on the surface.

Unlike Xu Wanting, who had schemed nonstop from the start.

Even today she harbored plenty of petty thoughts.

He locked the dorm room door from the inside.

Shen Yi released Jiang Nanyan and said, “Go eat first; once we’re full, we’ll do the rest.”

“Th-thank you…”

Jiang Nanyan’s cheeks flushed; such blunt words made her extremely shy.

After all, this was her first meeting with Shen Yi.

The proud, never-been-in-love Jiang Nanyan felt her heart race at the thought of what was about to happen.

But whatever happened, eating her fill came first!

At that moment, silence hung in the air.

Shen Yi was also sizing up Jiang Nanyan.

This woman’s looks were even a notch above Xu Wanting’s.

Her features were delicate, and her skin was smooth and naturally radiant.

Although her face carried a faint layer of dust from days without washing, she still looked gorgeous, and her tall, dainty nose especially invited a kiss.

Jiang Nanyan’s figure was good too, slim where it should be.

However, the places that should have been plump were not very plump; she was barely a B-cup and rather flat.

Still, her exquisite face more than made up for the figure’s shortcomings.

Moreover, Jiang Nanyan possessed an excellent aura.

That aura was hard to describe; a single glance made one feel she was somehow different.

Shen Yi did not feel this way when he looked at Xu Wanting.

Although Xu Wanting was also a wealthy beauty, her nasty arrogance robbed her of any grace.

Aura, after all, came from eating well, dressing well, receiving good education, and even being trained in how to sit and walk since childhood.

Without that, it could not exist.

In short, Shen Yi was quite satisfied with Jiang Nanyan.

He did not stint on rewards and gave Xu Wanting two roast chickens.

Only by keeping his word could he motivate his subordinates to act for him.

In Shen Yi’s view, women also counted as subordinates.

“Hubby, thank you!” Xu Wanting happily pecked Shen Yi on the cheek.

She even called him ‘hubby’ for the first time ever!

She was probably trying to show off in front of Jiang Nanyan.

The love-rival battlefield had quietly unfolded.

Shen Yi, of course, did not mind.

As long as the harem did not go up in flames, he could handle a little battlefield drama.

“Um, wh-where did you just take that chicken from?”

Jiang Nanyan, grease coating her mouth, stared at Shen Yi in shock.

She had only seen Shen Yi move his arm and two fully roasted chickens had appeared on the table.

What kind of magic was that!?

Even while stunned, Jiang Nanyan kept stuffing meat into her mouth.

It was truly delicious!

Perhaps because she had been starving too long, the chicken tasted like the most delicious thing she had ever eaten.

“This is our hubby’s superpower… he can conjure food and water, amazing right? Don’t go telling anyone, or hubby and I won’t forgive you!” Xu Wanting warned seriously, radiating the air of the primary wife.

She was borrowing the tiger’s might!

Shen Yi did not mind that.

Jiang Nanyan exclaimed, “A superpower? There really is a superpower like that?”

“Of course! Why else do you think hubby keeps us fed and watered? As long as you behave, he can produce whatever you want to eat!”

“So that’s how it is…”

Jiang Nanyan fell into thought.

Now that she was fed and hydrated, her wits returned.

Was this really a superpower?

Conjuring food from thin air should count, she supposed.

After all, no stage trick was that powerful.

Yet she still felt that this superpower was odd.

Conjuring raw chicken could be understood, but why was the chicken already cooked and steaming?

That seemed less like a superpower and more like storing cooked food somewhere and taking it out when needed…

At that thought, inspiration suddenly struck Jiang Nanyan.

She remembered an apocalypse novel she had read before.

Could this man be like the protagonist of that novel, someone who had been reborn?

And did he possess an infinite superpower space where he had stored vast amounts of food and water before doomsday arrived?

Because time did not pass inside the superpower space, nothing stored there would spoil.

That would explain why the chicken was already cooked.

But this was only a conjecture; Jiang Nanyan dared not voice it in case guessing right got her killed.

Seeing Jiang Nanyan finished, her mouth and hands slick with grease, Shen Yi said, “Go brush your teeth, rinse your mouth, and wash your face.”

“Um, isn’t the tap water contaminated?”

Jiang Nanyan froze for a moment.

Could it be that the water in the boys’ dorm had not been polluted?

“Silly, just wash with mineral water,” Xu Wanting said, pulling several bottles from under the bed.

“Huh? Using mineral water to wash my face… that’s way too wasteful!” Jiang Nanyan exclaimed.

It would be nothing in the old days, but this was doomsday!

Mineral water was so precious!

How could anyone use it to wash their face!

“It’s fine; with hubby here we won’t lack water!”

Xu Wanting gave a faint smile.

Seeing the mineral water running low, Shen Yi waved casually, drew another dozen bottles from the space, and said to Jiang Nanyan, “Wash your hair as well; I don’t want a head full of grease on me.”

“Th-this superpower is amazing! You can even conjure mineral water!”

While shocked, Jiang Nanyan felt more and more that her earlier guess might be right!

This man might really be that reborn type of character from novels!

But that was even better!

Following a powerful man who had been reborn meant she at least would not starve.

She might even get a chance to look for her parents and family!

At that thought, the look Jiang Nanyan cast at Shen Yi no longer held any disgust.

No matter what, she was not losing in this deal!

Unless the apocalypse ended right this minute…

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