Chapter 15: Xiaoya, He Said He Likes Your Mom

Chapter 15: Xiaoya, He Said He Likes Your Mom

Liu Jie opened the kitchen door and was about to go downstairs to confront the person.

It must have been someone downstairs who saw the food he had hidden; otherwise, why would such a sturdy plastic bag tear?

And it tore at the bottom!

"Jie Ge, what's wrong?" Li Xiaoya approached, asking worriedly.

Liu Jie shook his head. "Nothing!"

The food outside the window was something he had hidden privately, and he couldn't let Li Xiaoya know about it.

Besides, even if he went down now, they probably would have eaten it all already.

If things got out of hand and Li Xiaoya found out the reason, they wouldn't let it go easily.

Worst case, if they kicked him out, he would be homeless.

So for now, Liu Jie could only swallow his anger.

Right now, he needed to find a way to get some food.

The heavy rain had been pouring for five days with no sign of stopping.

People had been calling the mayor's hotline, emergency numbers, or the police for help since the second day of the storm when their food ran out.

But with such heavy rain, there was nothing they could do!

Moreover, since yesterday, the phone lines were down.

People could only hear on TV and radio that everyone should stay indoors to avoid being swept away by floods.

"I just called Meng Ci, and he said one of their roommates traded her body for food."

"I..."

Upon hearing this, Li Xiaoya exploded.

"Liu Jie, what are you thinking? I won't do something like that."

"If you want to do it, you go ahead."

Liu Jie quickly comforted her, pulling Li Xiaoya into his arms. "I didn't say you should."

"I like you so much, how could I let you do anything with another man?"

"Wah, I knew Jie Ge is the best!"

Li Xiaoya hugged Liu Jie's waist and looked at him expectantly.

"But Jie Ge, what do we do now?"

"I'm so hungry."

In modern society, buying things is convenient, so many families don't stockpile large amounts of food.

Now, even if someone offered a thousand yuan, no one would sell a single pack of instant noodles.

Li Xiaoya and the others had been hungry for almost twenty hours.

Liu Jie thought for a moment. "When I traded money for food before, I saw a fat guy living in a house to the north."

"He's probably a lazy slob with plenty of food at home. I'll go ask him what he wants."

"Then we'll figure something out!"

"Okay."

Li Xiaoya nodded and instructed, "Jie Ge, you must be careful."

"Mm-hmm."

Liu Jie went out, and Li Xiaoya followed behind, hiding around a corner.

She watched as Liu Jie knocked on a door, and after a moment, it opened.

Li Xiaoya saw a chubby man in his thirties with an oily face and scruffy beard.

Their conversation was too quiet for Li Xiaoya to hear, but when she saw them finish talking, she hurried back.

Li Shanyang and Zhang Lu were lying in bed, too hungry to move.

Initially, Li Xiaoya didn't want them lying on her bed, but she couldn't stop them.

"How did it go, Jie Ge?" Li Xiaoya pulled Liu Jie into the kitchen, asking hopefully.

Liu Jie hesitated. "I asked him, and he said he likes married women, especially those in their forties."

"What... do you think..."

Li Xiaoya shook her head, tears welling up in her eyes. "No, my mom..."

"Gurgle." Their stomachs growled again.

Li Xiaoya rubbed her stomach, hesitating. "I'll think about it, I'll think about it."

Then she left the kitchen.

Liu Jie looked at the kitchen door with a determined expression.

Because the rain continued and the temperature dropped, Meng Ci put on his coat and then took out a single-person electric wok to cook a spicy and numbing hot pot base.

Lamb slices, beef slices, tripe, hot pot balls...

Lotus root, potato slices, gluten, fried bean curd sticks...

Meng Ci took two nine-square hot pot dividers, selected the ingredients from the space, and prepared a bowl of secret oil sauce.

He also grabbed a large bottle of cola, served a bowl of fragrant rice, and started eating at the coffee table.

When he saw Liu Jie in the surveillance footage mention that the fat man liked middle-aged women, Meng Ci couldn't help but laugh.

That fat man clearly preferred men.

In the book, it was because of this reason that Liu Jie and Li Shanyang sent Meng Ci to the fat man in exchange for food.

Now, Liu Jie was saying that the fat man liked middle-aged women. It was unclear what he had said to change the man's orientation.

Meng Ci didn't believe it.

After finishing his meal slowly and digesting for a while, Meng Ci lay down on the sofa to watch a movie.

He fell asleep at some point and was awakened by angry shouts.

The room was pitch black. Meng Ci stretched lazily, turned on the light in the dark, and looked at the surveillance footage.

Taking out a warm cup of pearl milk tea from the space, Meng Ci leaned back on the sofa with his legs crossed.

"Uncle Li, Aunt Zhang, YaYa."

"What are you doing? Why did you tie me up?"

"This kind of joke isn't funny at all."

In the surveillance footage, Liu Jie was bound tightly, looking panicked.

"YaYa, YaYa, please persuade Uncle and Aunt, let me go."

Liu Jie looked at Li Xiaoya with pleading eyes, realizing what would happen next based on his current situation.

The fat man indeed preferred men.

But Liu Jie had negotiated with the fat man, offering less food in exchange for accepting Zhang Lu, which made him the target instead.

Li Xiaoya covered her mouth, standing behind Li Shanyang and Zhang Lu, tears in her eyes, shaking her head.

"Brother Jie, I'm sorry, I can't do anything!"

"They overheard us; I couldn't stop them."

Zhang Lu slapped Liu Jie directly.

"Bastard, how dare you suggest sending my daughter to someone else's bed! Look at what you are!"

Li Shanyang, unable to contain his anger, kicked Liu Jie a few times. "Daring to scheme against us, you're courting death!"

"Knock knock knock!"

Hearing the knocking, Li Shanyang hurriedly welcomed the person in, smiling flatteringly.

"We've prepared the person. When should we send him over?"

The fat man walked in, leering at Liu Jie.

"Get lost!" Liu Jie spat at the fat man.

"Don't touch me!"

The fat man wiped the spit off his face and forcefully pinched Liu Jie's cheek.

"Feisty, I like that!" He then licked Liu Jie's face.

Seeing the venomous look in Liu Jie's eyes, the fat man didn't care.

No matter how fierce he was, he was still a lamb waiting to be slaughtered.

"Send him now." The fat man swaggered out.

Zhang Lu and Li Shanyang quickly dragged Liu Jie outside.

Liu Jie struggled and turned to Li Xiaoya for help.

"YaYa, save me, save me!"

"Brother Jie..."

Li Xiaoya's voice trembled with reluctance until she could no longer see Liu Jie. Then she wiped away her tears and went to the kitchen to boil water.

Thinking about having food soon, she couldn't help feeling happy.

Seeing this scene, Meng Ci chuckled lightly.

It was only the fifth day of the apocalypse, and they were already turning on each other. How interesting.

However, Meng Ci was curious about why Li Xiaoya had switched sides. So, he adjusted the surveillance footage to see what had happened earlier.