Chapter 26: Zheng Wen’an’s Ambition

Hearing Little Fox’s words, Chu Jiangyue raised an eyebrow.

She had never been fond of Zheng Wen’an or Liu Yiyi. If Zheng Wen’an had even a shred of backbone, he wouldn’t have approached her voluntarily.

After all, he was the male lead. His character wasn’t great, but he should at least have a bit of pride, right?

In reality, pride wasn’t something everyone possessed.

Zheng Wen’an hesitated in his room upstairs for a long time before finally deciding to come out.

At the same time, Liu Yiyi also walked out of her room.

“Brother Wen’an!”

The overly sweet, cloying voice almost made Chu Jiangyue gag.

“Yiyi.”

Zheng Wen’an nodded at Liu Yiyi but didn’t act overly familiar.

His attention had shifted from Liu Yiyi to Chu Jiangyue.

Yes, to our Boss Chu.

Zheng Wen’an’s judgment was decent—but he overestimated himself.

Used to being adored, he had forgotten his own limitations.

He had dressed up carefully before leaving today, but many places were still wrinkled, immediately lowering his overall impression.

Entering Building 1, he ignored Liu Yiyi’s attempts to curry favor and looked at Chu Jiangyue with longing: “Boss Chu, I’d like to buy some food.”

“Place your order at the supply counter yourself. No need to ask me.”

Chu Jiangyue couldn’t pick up any signal from Zheng Wen’an and even found him somewhat annoying.

Zheng Wen’an had no idea what impression Chu Jiangyue had of him. In front of her, he tried to appear full of literary charm—a popular “fresh young male” type before the apocalypse.

Chu Jiangyue remained completely indifferent: “Please don’t stand in front of the counter; it interferes with my business.”

As a customer entering the store, she wouldn’t refuse a transaction outright, but her attitude varied depending on the person.

Zheng Wen’an was dissatisfied with her perfunctory attitude, but given the circumstances, he held back.

No matter how difficult the process, he didn’t show any impatience.

To gain something, one must be willing to give up something.

Once he won her over, he would have the hotel under his control. Then, both Chu Jiangyue and Liu Yiyi would only be his playthings.

In a hidden corner, Zheng Wen’an’s ambition grew endlessly.

Chu Jiangyue, unaware of his thoughts, might have wanted to mutter: “What bad luck!”

“Sorry, I just got distracted when I saw Jiangyue. I’ll step aside now.”

He moved slightly to the side and coughed weakly. If Chu Jiangyue didn’t know his character, she might have been deceived.

“Brother Wen’an, are you okay? Why did you cough all of a sudden?”

See? Already one person was falling for it.

“There are basic supplies in the room. If you need anything, handle it yourself. Don’t ask me.”

All hotel rooms were standardized. Rooms of the same price were identically decorated, which was none of Chu Jiangyue’s concern.

“You have no empathy! If something happens to Brother Wen’an, I won’t let you off!”

Chu Jiangyue pursed her lips. Some people weren’t worth reasoning with, so she ignored it.

“Host, host, I feel like this male lead’s attitude toward you is weird.”

Little Fox, perched on Chu Jiangyue’s shoulder, watched Zheng Wen’an’s every move and sensed something off.

‘Not too stupid,’ Chu Jiangyue thought.

She also noticed Zheng Wen’an’s ulterior motives but had no interest in this central-air-conditioning type male lead.

Things didn’t go as he had expected. Zheng Wen’an’s expression darkened slightly but quickly adjusted.

“It’s your fault! Since there’s a room, why didn’t you open it sooner? If Brother Wen’an gets sick, it’s your responsibility!”

Liu Yiyi, forgetting her caution toward Chu Jiangyue, openly scolded her.

“He moved in with you. You’re not sick, so why should he be?”

Chu Jiangyue slammed the half watermelon onto the counter, expression unbothered, and looked at Liu Yiyi.

“Yiyi, it’s fine. I just wasn’t paying attention. Don’t blame Boss Chu.”

Zheng Wen’an didn’t want to fall out with Chu Jiangyue at this moment; he was still hoping to win her over and take control of the hotel.

Liu Yiyi glared at Chu Jiangyue and carefully helped Zheng Wen’an inside.

Chu Jiangyue: …Acting like you’re about to give birth, yet no one even treats you seriously.

She muttered inwardly, and once they were out of sight, she resumed eating her watermelon.

Not long after, another group came out of the rooms.

This time, it was the heroine’s younger brother Jin Churan and several students Shen Zhigui had brought back.

Seeing the half watermelon in Chu Jiangyue’s hands, they all looked envious.

Truly, someone capable of running a hotel during the apocalypse, even a watermelon is served half per person, eaten directly with a spoon.

They wondered if Boss Chu would sell the other half.

“Boss Chu, how much for this watermelon?”

In this heat, a bite of chilled watermelon was almost heavenly.

“Not for sale. You all need to go kill zombies quickly. If you wait, you might not even see any zombies.”

Knowing the hotel could exchange zombie crystal cores for money, guests began forming teams to hunt zombies.

In the entire Shengshi Huadu area, very few zombies were left. Those that remained wandered alone.

Low-level zombies were ignored entirely.

Teams like Shen Zhigui’s, with strong abilities, would go further afield, only killing zombies above Level 1.

Jin Churan felt some regret. If he could buy watermelon, he could use it to impress his sister later—he didn’t want to appear inferior to her.

But Chu Jiangyue’s firm tone made it clear: persistence was useless.

Following the student teams, they quickly stepped into the night.

The lights of Jianglin Hotel were undoubtedly the brightest stars at night.

No matter where they went, they could find their way home.

Tonight was quiet. Chu Jiangyue waited until 11 PM. Aside from hotel guests going out to gather supplies and hunt zombies, no new customers appeared.

With no one else coming, she confidently left work.

‘Tomorrow, I’ll sleep in. Unless there’s a special situation, don’t wake me.’

Back at her residence, Chu Jiangyue immediately reminded Little Fox.

After all, she wasn’t the first time Little Fox had woken her up.

“Got it, got it. I’ll handle it, don’t worry!”

Little Fox patted its little chest and promised sincerely.

Chu Jiangyue didn’t fully trust its promise, though.