He was only being nice to Jian Yi because of her good temper. If it weren't for the fact that Chen Junsheng was Jian Yi's brother, who cared if he wanted to help or not?
Seeing that the atmosphere was a bit tense, Jian Yi called out from the dining table, "Xiaohu, don't mind him. You mentioned earlier that you have an old wireless radio in your car. If it still works, we can get some news from the outside..."
Jian Yi said something else afterward, but Chen Junsheng couldn't hear it clearly. His mind was filled with the sound of her calling him "Xiaohu," making his head buzz, and he almost lost his composure.
Chen Junsheng clenched his teeth and reached for the bag of instant noodles, but he couldn't control his emotions and ended up crushing it in an instant!
At the dining table, everyone heard a loud "bang!" Little Tuantuan trembled violently, and the crushed fragments of instant noodles flew like snowflakes, scattering all around.
"What's going on?!" Zheng Lanxin exclaimed and hurriedly patted Tuantuan, who was frightened. She looked at her son, who was sitting there with his head down, burning water.
Zhao Na was also surprised and had initially thought that a gas cylinder had exploded.
Hao Zhenzhu and Zhang Ming exchanged glances and then moved away from each other, sensing that something was not right with the young man's gloomy expression.
They looked at Jian Yi, then glanced at Chen Junsheng, who was standing far away, and realized that something was amiss.
Yesterday, the brother and sister had been inseparable, and they seemed to have a good relationship. They had been together all the time. But today was different. From morning till now, they hadn't exchanged a single word. Could it be that they had a quarrel last night?
Hao Zhenzhu, who thought she had figured out the truth, nodded her chin at Jian Yi, suggesting that she should go and see her brother. The young man seemed to be in a bad mood.
Jian Yi forced a polite smile at Hao Zhenzhu, but as she stood up, her pretty face darkened.
Chen Junsheng eagerly watched, expecting her to come over to him, but to his surprise, she opened the iron gate and walked straight out, going to where Long Xiaohu was, without even a glance in his direction.
The young man's hopeful eyes dimmed bit by bit...
Everything seemed to have returned to square one, as if he had turned back into the stepbrother she found annoying just by looking at him.
Why was it like this?
Just because he let her sleep for an extra two hours yesterday?
No!
It couldn't be like this!
Chen Junsheng clenched his fists tightly, his lips pressed together so hard that they trembled slightly. He used all his strength to suppress the pain in his heart.
For some reason, he felt a sense of relief. Fortunately, she didn't look at him. Otherwise, her disgusted gaze would be even more painful than being torn apart.
"Junsheng, are you okay?" Zheng Lanxin saw her son's pale face and dazed expression. She worriedly asked in a soft voice.
Chen Junsheng hesitated for a moment before shaking his head and lowering his eyelids, saying that he was fine.
Seeing that her son didn't seem fine at all, Zheng Lanxin took over the task of cooking instant noodles and asked her son to sit aside and rest.
While she opened a new pack of instant noodles and boiled them in the pot, she tentatively asked, "What happened between you and Yi Yi? Weren't you always following her? Why aren't you with her today?"
Chen Junsheng paused before replying, "My sister is angry with me. She's ignoring me..."
Zheng Lanxin thought, he still wants to rush to give orders to that annoying girl! She felt annoyed and slammed off the stove. She placed the cooked instant noodles in a small plastic basin and put it in front of Chen Junsheng, giving him an angry look before ignoring him.
Little Tuantuan, the cute little darling, extended her chubby hand and smiled at Zheng Lanxin, "Aunt Lan, hug, hug, Aunt Lan, hug..."
"Of course, our Tuantuan is the cutest. Come on, Auntie will give you a hug!" Zheng Lanxin happily picked up the adorable bundle and planted a kiss on her little face, feeling satisfied.
"Can we do something? We can't just sit here all the time, right?" Zhao Na looked at Zheng Lanxin, who was carrying the child, and then at Zhang Ming and Hao Zhenzhu beside her. She tentatively asked.
Hao Zhenzhu subconsciously looked outside. She wasn't stupid and had already realized that Zheng Lanxin and her group treated the young girl as their leader.
As for Zhang Ming and herself, they weren't familiar with each other. Before Jian Yi and her group arrived, she had been planning to find a way back to the city and contact her brother's family.
However, it was clear that this group of people who had arrived yesterday had intentions opposite to hers. When Zhao Na mentioned that the city was now overrun by those creatures, going back was like a death sentence. Even the official rescue efforts had yet to bring any news. She feared that even the authorities might have fallen to those creatures.
If that were true, then the apocalypse had truly arrived.
Zhao Na asked, but didn't receive a response. Everyone looked at each other, seemingly clueless about what to do.
At this moment, Long Xiaohu excitedly rushed in, holding the radio and suppressing his excitement as he said, "There's news! There's news!"
Everyone's faces lit up with hope. Zhang Ming quickly gave up his seat, allowing Long Xiaohu to place the radio on the table. Everyone gathered around.
Chen Junsheng stood beside Jian Yi, and when she turned to give him a cold glance, he felt his heart skip a beat. However, she retracted her gaze and focused on the radio, listening to the broadcast.
"The city of Yang has fallen, and the large army will conduct a complete evacuation on the 10th of this month. Please prepare for evacuation, and unless necessary, carry as few items as possible. The army's trucks are limited, and if anyone has a car, they can follow along. The evacuation route is..."
"I hope everyone believes in the country and the government. The country has already prepared emergency plans, and the four major refuge bases have been activated. This disaster will eventually pass, and humanity will prevail!"
The broadcast continued, repeating the evacuation route and the locations of the four bases. The official appeal urged survivors to go to the shelters, where there were strong fortifications and sufficient food supplies.
A glimmer of hope appeared on everyone's faces. Hao Zhenzhu excitedly said, "I heard it! The evacuation route will pass by our service station. We can follow the main force to the Northern Hope Base."
"I didn't expect the government to have built these bases. Now we have hope. I love my motherland!" Zhang Ming exclaimed with excitement.
Zhao Na looked at her son, Long Xiaohu, and urged him, "Tomorrow is the 10th; we should prepare as soon as possible. We have so many things in the store; let's divide them among ourselves. We can't leave them here to go to waste."
As soon as she spoke, the store fell into a strange silence.