Liu Yuqing adjusted her glasses.

"I just used [Appraisal] to check... Yu Shishi's current state!"

"She has a mark on her called [Scarecrow's Gaze]!"

Liu Yuqing took a deep breath and explained, "This is a double-edged sword of a curse."

"If she enters a certain area, this mark makes her a living target, and monsters will automatically attack her."

"But..."

Liu Yuqing pointed out the window at the mutated crows circling in the distance but not daring to come closer.

"If it's elsewhere, this mark is more like an 'aura of a superior.'"

"For these low-level crows..."

"She's like a moving warning sign."

"That's how she survived in the forest and even ran all the way here!"

After hearing the explanation, everyone in the car was stunned.

Is this luck good or bad?

"So... is Shishi still human now?"

Chen Tong was most worried about this.

Liu Yuqing glanced at the panel again and nodded.

"Don't worry, teacher, the race still shows as [Human]."

"She's just been marked as reserve food."

Confirming she was human, Chen Tong visibly breathed a sigh of relief.

She wasn't afraid of anything else, just seeing her students turn on each other or former students becoming monsters.

Everyone's gaze once again focused on the man sitting in the boss's chair.

"Boss, what should we do?" Wang Meng asked.

Jiang Nan sat on the leather sofa, not even lifting his eyelids.

He picked up the notepad beside him and quickly wrote a line, showing it to everyone:

[Ignore her.]

[Drive, just go.]

He wasn't some shelter director, nor a lustful teddy bear.

Why take in someone who had abandoned the team before?

Because she could eat?

Because she could cry?

Seeing Jiang Nan's decision, Wang Meng immediately understood.

He opened the side window of the driver's seat, stuck his head out, and shouted at Yu Shishi, who was still frantically banging on the door below.

"Get lost! Don't block the way!"

"If you don't move, I'll run you over!"

Yu Shishi, crying with tears streaming down her face, was suddenly stunned by the familiar loud voice.

She wiped the mud off her face, looking incredulously at the chubby face in the window.

"Wang... Wang Meng?!"

She initially thought this was another survivor convoy, but it turned out to be the people from the previous bus!

But...

How did this car become like this?

So luxurious?

So imposing?

After the shock came the joy!

Since they were acquaintances, it would be easier to talk!

"Wang Meng! It's me! I'm Shishi!"

Yu Shishi shouted excitedly, "Open the door and let me in! It's terrifying outside! I'm begging you!"

"Get lost!"

Wang Meng interrupted her mercilessly, "Who said we're acquaintances? Don't try to claim kinship!"

"We're classmates, but we're not your parents! It's the apocalypse now, we have no obligation to take care of you!"

"When you abandoned us to run with Bai Lianhua last night, did you think we were classmates?"

Wang Meng's words made Yu Shishi's face turn pale.

Yeah...

Last night, it was her own choice.

"But... but I was wrong..."

Yu Shishi cried even harder, filled with regret.

"It was all Bai Lianhua's fault! She tricked me! I really know I was wrong!"

Suddenly, she realized.

Wang Meng said "we"...

Which meant there was more than just him in the car.

The leader of this vehicle...

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Could only be that man!

Yuqing's judgment was right...

"Where's Yuqing? I want to see Yuqing!"

Yu Shishi cried out to the window:

"Yuqing must be in the car, right? I'm her best friend! Please let me see her!"

"Yuqing was right, I shouldn't have left... I want to go home... I want to find Yuqing..."

Inside the car.

Jiang Nan watched the scene coldly through the holographic monitor.

Just as he was about to open the window to get rid of this annoying person, he suddenly remembered...

This Yu Shishi seemed to be Liu Yuqing's friend?

He turned his head to look at Liu Yuqing, who was standing by.

He could see a hint of reluctance in her expression.

It was time to win hearts.

He picked up a pen and wrote a few notes.

[This person, you decide.]

[This isn't a test, but my leniency towards subordinates.]

[But I only want useful people, not clueless trash.]

After writing, he handed the notes to Liu Yuqing.

Liu Yuqing took the notes, feeling a warmth in her heart.

The boss... actually asked for her opinion?

In this dictatorial apocalypse convoy, this respect was precious.

"Thank you, boss!"

Liu Yuqing took a deep breath and nodded solemnly.

Actually, her feelings for Shishi were complicated.

From high school to university, the two had always been inseparable besties.

Liu Yuqing came from a single-parent family, poor and destitute, but academically excellent.

Yu Shishi's family was a well-known local merchant, but she wasn't very bright and her studies were a mess.

Back then, Liu Yuqing was almost sold to the underworld by her gambling father to pay off debts.

It was Yu Shishi who cried and begged her father to intervene, even sending bodyguards to break that gambler's leg.

Only then was Liu Yuqing rescued and supported to finish high school.

Although Yu Shishi was sometimes very stupid, had a spoiled princess temper, and even abandoned her last night for the crowd...

But Liu Yuqing knew, this silly girl wasn't bad at heart.

Just stupid enough to make one feel sorry.

"Sigh..."

Liu Yuqing sighed, understanding the step Jiang Nan had given her.

As long as Yu Shishi had value, she could stay.

She bowed to Jiang Nan, then pressed the door switch and went down.

Below the car.

Seeing Liu Yuqing appear, Yu Shishi immediately rushed up, hugging Liu Yuqing's leg tightly.

"Yuqing! Waaa! You finally came out!"

"I was scared to death! Those crows were staring at me all night! I thought I'd never see you again!"

Liu Yuqing looked at the dirty, barefoot, bleeding former school beauty in front of her, feeling a mix of emotions.

It was like looking at her own helpless past.

She didn't comfort her but instead pushed Yu Shishi away seriously, holding her shoulders:

"Stop crying! Listen to me!"

"Shishi, I only have one question for you, and it determines if you can get in the car."

Liu Yuqing stared into her eyes, "Did you eat the Awakening Fruit? Did you awaken any abilities?"

Yu Shishi was stunned, sniffling as she said:

"Wha... what abilities?"

"The fruit... I ate it, I was too hungry at the time, so I just swallowed it, I didn't even notice..."

Liu Yuqing: "..."

Great.

This girl really is dumb.

Awakening something so significant, and she didn't notice because she was too hungry?

"Don't move! Let me check!"

Liu Yuqing didn't waste words, activating [Appraisal] again.

A blue light swept over Yu Shishi's body.

[Name]: Yu Shishi

[Race]: Human

[Overall Physical Data]: F-Class (Weak)

[Status]: Mentally Disordered, Scarecrow's Gaze

[Aptitude]: F-Class

[Ability]:

Cleaning (F-Class): Instantly removes dirt from the target's surface.

Seeing the last line, Liu Yuqing let out a long sigh of relief.

"Phew... luckily, it's an F-Class life ability, but at least it's an ability."

As long as there's an ability, she's not a complete waste.

"Get up! Come with me into the car!"

Liu Yuqing pulled Yu Shishi up.

"When you see the boss later, do whatever he says, don't throw a princess tantrum, got it?"

"Got it, got it! I'll listen to you!" Yu Shishi didn't dare have any temper now, obedient as a quail.

...

The two got into the car.

As soon as they entered the cabin, Yu Shishi was stunned by the luxurious decor, forgetting to cry.

Is this... still that broken bus?

Outside is hell, but inside is heaven!

Jiang Nan still sat on the sofa, with Chen Tong on his lap.

Liu Yuqing led the nervous Yu Shishi to Jiang Nan, cautiously reporting.

"Boss, she's awakened."

"Though it's only F-Class, the ability is... [Cleaning]."

Jiang Nan raised an eyebrow, showing a "just this?" troubled expression.

Liu Yuqing quickly explained, "Boss, although her combat power is lacking!"

"But in the future, the car's cleanliness, laundry, shoe cleaning, all those chores can be left to her!"

"We can save some energy!"

Jiang Nan pondered for a moment, seemingly weighing the pros and cons.

Finally, he reluctantly nodded.

Having a free maid wasn't bad.

However...

Rules needed to be set.

Jiang Nan pointed to his dirty shoes.

Then, he pointed at Yu Shishi.

The meaning was clear, clean my shoes!

Seeing this, Liu Yuqing quickly nudged the still-dazed Yu Shishi, "Quick! Show your ability!"

"Oh... oh!"

Yu Shishi snapped out of it and hurried forward.

Chen Tong, beside them, blinked, hinting at Jiang Nan's hand on her leg.

At this, Yu Shishi blushed like a Bukubukuchagama, her imagination running wild.

So... so fast!

Who would've thought Jiang Nan, usually so quiet, was such a devil behind the scenes!

Truly, appearances can be deceiving!

Teacher Chen Tong must have already fallen under his clutches, like the heroines in those shady novels.

That's why she's like this!

Yu Shishi suddenly felt she understood!

Due to the angle, she mistook Jiang Nan's gesture towards his shoes as his pants, even imagining the sound.

"Relax for me! You wooden pole!"

Yu Shishi's face turned even redder.

In those novels, the blonde threatens the heroine, triggering special scene CGs!

All this cleaning is just an excuse, surely it's to make her do those things!

But now, to stay in this warm paradise...

She didn't hesitate, kneeling before Jiang Nan with a "thud."

"I... I'll do it now!"

Yu Shishi reached out her hands.

Jiang Nan was getting impatient.

It's just shoe cleaning, why so slow, what a fool...

Before he could finish his thought, he suddenly felt a chill on his legs.

His starfish-patterned boxers were exposed.

Jiang Nan's eyes widened, looking at his pants being pulled down, "What is this girl doing?"

Chen Tong covered her eyes, "That's not what I meant!"

Liu Yuqing's mouth dropped open, "Huh? The silly girl figured it out?"

And Jiang Nan, seeing the strange looks around him, quickly pulled up his pants.

He had no interest in being watched!

He then angrily grabbed the notepad, nearly tearing the paper with the pen, and held it in front of Yu Shishi.

[What are you doing!!!]