The Girlfriend of a Brother

Jiang You looked at the hand being extended. She didn't like physical contact with strangers.

She merely said, "Hello."

Chu Yue tugged at Chu Yu's clothes. "Big sister, big kitty~"

Chu Yu immediately smiled again.

"Um, my little sister used to have a cat too, but it got lost later. She really likes your pet. Could you let her pet it?"

Her voice was extremely gentle, and she looked like a considerate big sister.

Chu Yue also gazed at Jiang You with sparkling eyes. "Big sister, can I pet the big kitty?"

Jiang You lowered her head and glanced at Da Zhuang.

Da Zhuang's fur had already stood on end. Likewise, he didn't like being touched by others.

Seeing the little girl's eager gaze, Da Zhuang bared his teeth. Human cub, don't even think about it!

His rejection couldn't have been clearer.

Jiang You shook her head. "He isn't my pet. He's my companion. If you want to pet him, and he agrees, I have no objection. I can't make any decisions for him." Except forcing him to bathe.

Hearing that, Da Zhuang's mood instantly brightened.

At least this woman has a conscience. No wonder I protect her!

Chu Yue was rejected again, and tears of grievance began to fall.

Chu Yu said, "My sister isn't very strong. Letting her pet him once shouldn't be a problem, right?

"Miss Jiang, besides, he's only a cat. He doesn't understand anything.

"You're so magnanimous. Surely you wouldn't refuse such a simple request from a child, right?"

She spoke with a hint of grievance. "She's still a child. She should be living happily, but now she has to... This damned world."

Jiang You was shocked. Her almond-shaped eyes widened slightly. What kind of weirdo is this?

What are you acting aggrieved about?

"Although your sister is still young, I think you should teach her more. The first lesson in life should be learning to accept rejection. After all, other people have no obligation to accommodate you, even over something trivial."

Chu Yu still wanted to say something.

Jiang You said to Song Cheng, "If you let your family keep interrupting me while I'm talking, I'm going to charge extra. I'll calculate it by the second, with a settlement every minute."

Upon hearing that, Song Cheng glanced at Chu Yu.

"Go take care of your own business. Although Fang Mu has left, I promised him I'd look after you, so I'll keep my word. But the prerequisite is that you don't cause trouble."

Chu Yu's eyes reddened. A tear hung at the corner of her eye, about to fall, as she stared at Song Cheng in disbelief.

Anyone who didn't know better might have thought Song Cheng was some heartless, unfaithful scumbag.

Yang Jiao nearly rolled her eyes to the heavens. She had never gotten along with Chu Yu.

Although Chu Yu had dated Fang Mu for several years and they had even discussed marriage at one point,

her circle of friends had always known her as single. She also often posted ambiguous remarks.

Yang Jiao had warned Fang Mu before. He was probably Chu Yu's backup option.

After all, Chu Yu was beautiful and spent extravagantly, while Fang Mu's family couldn't be called poor, but they certainly weren't wealthy either.

They were just an ordinary family.

When Chu Yu wanted a designer handbag for her birthday, Fang Mu borrowed all his brothers' money, leaving everyone to chew on steamed buns for half a month.

When Chu Yu wanted clothes, Fang Mu took three jobs and exhausted himself.

Chu Yu was beautiful and wanted the best skincare products, but her own family was only average, so she asked Fang Mu for money.

When Chu Yu's little sister wanted to go to Disneyland and they had no money, she went to Fang Mu.

When Chu Yu traveled with her classmates, she went to Fang Mu for money.

The key point was that the classmate was a man!

Chu Yu said that man was gay, her best friend, and her confidant.

But Yang Jiao didn't believe her. After all, many "blue confidants" eventually turned green.

Besides, Yang Jiao had personally seen that male classmate kissing a woman passionately in a bar. Could a gay man passionately kiss a woman?

Could he be bisexual?

That would be even more dangerous.

But that idiot Fang Mu didn't believe her, as if he'd been bewitched.

He believed everything Chu Yu said. With intelligence like that, Yang Jiao had no idea how he'd managed to get into police academy.

All she could say was that love made people lose their minds.

Even after Fang Mu's parents had died and he himself had contracted the zombie virus, his last words, spoken in the final moment before losing consciousness, were still to grab Song Cheng's hand and ask him to look after Chu Yu.

But perhaps death had restored a tiny bit of his intelligence.

He added that Song Cheng should do so only as long as his own safety wasn't threatened.

At least this guy had a little bit of conscience.

Yang Jiao walked straight over, grabbed Chu Yu, and dragged her to the side.

"Old Song and the others have serious business to handle. Stop butting in. Pet a cat?

"Is that even a cat?

"And besides, I think you'd better make your sister understand the situation. Look, there are several other children among us.

"But they all know how to help the adults. Only Xiao Yue spends all day either playing with ants or complaining that the food tastes bad.

"This isn't a peaceful era anymore. No one will indulge her.

"If she keeps failing to understand the situation, she'll die horribly when the time comes. So will you."

"You're threatening me?"

Chu Yu widened her eyes in disbelief. Then she watched as Song Cheng and the others entered the bomb shelter.

The gentle expression on her face changed. Lowering her voice, she whispered into Yang Jiao's ear.

"Song Cheng promised Fang Mu that he would protect me. If you dare touch me, he won't let you off!

"Don't think I don't know. You're just jealous of me. You like Song Cheng, but he's always treated you like a brother. Now that you've seen him treating me well, you can't stand me."

She swept her gaze over Yang Jiao.

"Look at yourself. You spend all day fighting and killing. What part of you looks like a girl? Just wait. Song Cheng... will be mine too."

"Cut the crap. Do you think Song Cheng is that gullible love-struck idiot Fang Mu?"

"Heh. You'll see. Men are visual creatures. Put a fierce tomboy and a delicate beauty in front of him, and who do you think he'll like?"

She grinned smugly and left with Chu Yue.

Before leaving, Chu Yue raised her foot and kicked Yang Jiao. "Pooh! You bad woman!"

Yang Jiao clenched her teeth and sneered.

Men like delicate women?

Heh. Then keep pretending to be delicate.

You refuse to stand on your own and expect someone to protect you forever?

How many Fang Mus do you think there are in this world?

Meanwhile, inside the bomb shelter, the weapons Song Cheng had requested had been placed in the designated location.

The instant noodles, self-heating rice, and compressed biscuits they had agreed on were then placed on the ground.

One grenade had been exchanged for instant noodles and self-heating rice. Everything else had been exchanged for compressed biscuits.

They kept only three for themselves.

Looking at several crates of compressed biscuits and the instant noodles, everyone's eyes lit up.

Zhang Tai hugged one of the crates, tears of excitement streaming uncontrollably from the corners of his mouth.

"Boss, sob, sob... we've finally made it..."

"We don't have to eat fish every day anymore!"

He sobbed quietly, not daring to speak loudly in case anyone outside heard.

This bomb shelter had been occupied by Song Cheng's group. No one else could enter, and they had no idea what was inside.

Although the shelter was deep and normal conversation could barely be heard outside, Song Cheng still reminded them in a low voice,

"Everything we brought back this time stays here. Cover it with tarps. None of you are allowed to tell anyone."

Guan Jun nodded. "I understand, Boss."

Zhang Tai said, "I understand too. I absolutely won't tell anyone!"

Just then, Yang Jiao returned.

She happened to hear Song Cheng's words and nodded as well. "We know what to do. Don't worry."

Song Cheng continued, "Although Chu Yu knows we'll be bringing back a batch of weapons, she hasn't actually seen them with her own eyes.

"The two sisters are an uncertain factor. From now on, they aren't allowed near the back of the bomb shelter. Use something to separate the front from the back, and use the rear as a warehouse."

His relationship with Chu Yu was limited to her being his brother's girlfriend.

Therefore, he didn't trust her very much. In particular, her previous behavior when she was dating Fang Mu had left him with an indescribable sense of discomfort.

Upon hearing this, Zhang Tai said, "Boss, are you really planning to keep taking care of Chu Yu and her sister?"