Lin Xuan looked anxious, as if they were heartless scoundrels about to abandon them. Shen Hegui said slowly, "We're going to save someone. Are you coming too?" Jiang Yuntan's eye twitched at Shen Hegui's blatant lie. Still, he wasn't entirely wrong—this trip might actually save a few people. Of course, if there were people, they might also be playing the role of bandits. Lin Xuan grew even more confused. "Save someone? Are you kidding me? This is a service area, but it's still the middle of nowhere. Who are you saving?" Upon hearing this, Lin Tingxue's eyes flickered with anxiety; she felt they were going out to find some treasure. Before Shen Hegui could respond, Qiao Chengming stepped forward and said, "I have a friend nearby. When the apocalypse hit, he was working in the area. I want to see if he's still alive." Lin Xuan was speechless. These businessmen were ruthless in the business world, and now they were telling him they wanted to go rescue someone on the most dangerous night of the apocalypse? He didn't buy it. But Qiao Chengming sounded sincere, as if it were true. Shen Hegui said casually, "If you're kind-hearted, you're welcome to join us. The more, the merrier—safety in numbers." Jiang Yuntan felt he meant that with more people, if trouble came, they'd have someone to cover their retreat, giving them a better chance to escape. Lin Xuan found his words strange but didn't show it. He figured they were headed back to Jing City together, so Shen Hegui wouldn't say something like that. But maybe there was another meaning—his gut told him not necessarily. However, there was no way he, a person without abilities, would go out with them on the most dangerous night of the apocalypse. Just as he was about to refuse, he heard his sister say, "Since we're going to save someone, let's all go together. It's safer to act as a group." Jiang Yuntan rolled her eyes directly at her. "If you're talking about safety, isn't it safer to stay inside? And what do you mean by 'safer with us'? Are you implying we should protect you?" Shen Hegui rubbed his temples at her words. Before the apocalypse, she was in college while he worked at the company; she'd visit often, and it was fine. But now, with the apocalypse, spending every day together felt like he was babysitting a troublesome kid... Still, the kid wasn't annoying—she only caused trouble for outsiders, not for them. Otherwise, she just wanted to collect some gold and jewelry in the apocalypse, harmless. Lin Tingxue's face turned pale and red. "That's not what I meant." "Then don't come. You're not welcome. If we take you along and run into bad luck, getting hurt by zombies or mutated plants and animals—what then?" Jiang Yuntan suddenly had an epiphany. "Oh, you're not afraid, maybe because your ability can heal?" Before Lin Tingxue could say anything, Jiang Yuntan continued, "If she's going, I'm not." She crossed her arms, looking unreasonably stubborn. Shen Hegui pressed his lips together, amazed at how she could say such shameless yet self-righteous words. Originally, when they planned tonight's action, they hadn't wanted to bring her, since they didn't know what was in the research institute. But she'd directly said that if they didn't take her, she wouldn't let them leave. And she'd even made a valid point: if they took her, and there were plenty of Laser Swords, she could store more. Over the past few days, they'd used up some supplies, especially water and gasoline. Plus the bag of flour they'd thrown out today freed up some space in her storage. He remembered the last time he left her with Lin Tingxue and the others at the hotel, only to find out she'd been scratched by a zombie. That anxious, helpless feeling—he never wanted to experience it again. Besides, with the Lin siblings here, he worried about a repeat of the hotel incident. So it was better to keep her under his watch. Lin Tingxue was fuming. She'd never taken Jiang Yuntan's arrogant words to heart before, so they didn't bother her. But lately, she felt Jiang Yuntan was giving her heartache. Shen Hegui stepped in and said, "We'll handle tonight's mission ourselves. No need to trouble you. Besides, those people have nothing to do with you, so why join in?" Lin Xuan felt that Shen Hegui was about to blurt out "Stay away from me" any second. He didn't want to take such a dangerous detour anyway. So before Shen Hegui explicitly refused, Lin Xuan said, "Since you put it that way, we won't go. Hope everything goes smoothly." Lin Tingxue whispered, "Brother." Before she could finish, Lin Xuan pulled her behind him. Shen Hegui nodded slightly. "We'll be back once we're done." Jiang Yuntan scoffed in their faces, directly puncturing Lin Xuan's polite words. "Don't say you're not coming with us—it's us who don't want you along." Shen Hegui felt his temples throb. It seemed their feud was truly deep-seated, impossible to resolve. Worried she'd get carried away and then refuse to leave, he grabbed her wrist and pulled her away. "Let's go. Didn't you say you were eager earlier?" Jiang Yuntan noticed how eager Shen Hegui was to drag her away after she provoked Lin Xuan—was he really afraid Lin Xuan would hit her? She didn't think his actions were meant to protect the Lin siblings; she hadn't been blind these days and could see his attitude. Besides, she'd tested him with various behaviors. Currently, she figured she was like a troublesome kid in his eyes—as long as she didn't make excessive demands, he'd agree. Maybe even excessive ones might not be refused. Over the past few days, she genuinely started to suspect that the book she'd read was a pirated copy. Otherwise, daring to think wildly, could it be that the book was a fanfiction written by Lin Tingxue herself? From a reborn perspective, a series of absurd stories: for instance, trying to steal the original owner's Blood Jade Bracelet as a cheat item.