Recaps

Su Qiao took Gao Jingyu away from the main hall after others mocked them as idiots and considered throwing Gao out. In the inner hall, newcomers argued over whether women should rely on powerful men or survive through their own abilities.

• People in the main hall mocked Gao Jingyu as an idiot and debated whether to throw him out.
• Su Qiao grabbed Gao Jingyu and led him away, while he followed without resisting.
• After they left, the people in the hall realized Su Qiao and Gao Jingyu were neither mute nor stupid.
• In the inner hall, a newcomer asked about Liu Shasha, and a middle-aged woman said she was Kang Weibao's woman.
• Lin Keke and Xie Xiaoyu argued about relying on a powerful man versus killing zombies and depending on one's own abilities.

Su Qiao brought Gao Jingyu to her temporary room, then forced Tan Jun to fill a barrel with water using her Mental Power. After Tan Jun exhausted his ability, she demanded his food.

• Su Qiao asked Gao Jingyu if he was hurt, but he refused to speak and wondered why she was acting unfamiliar with him.
• Su Qiao left Gao Jingyu in the room and went to find someone who could provide water.
• Tan Jun mistook Su Qiao’s visit for a chance to get close to her, but she kicked him inside and ordered him to fill a barrel.
• Su Qiao crushed Tan Jun to the floor with her Mental Power until he agreed to use his Water Ability.
• Tan Jun filled the barrel more than halfway before exhausting his ability, and Su Qiao demanded his food.

Su Qiao took Tan Jun’s supplies, returned to care for Gao Jingyu, and searched for furniture before encountering the Su family again. Aunt Su demanded that Su Qiao go serve Young Master Kang, and Su Qiao faced the family’s demand.

• Su Qiao took Tan Jun’s backpack and hypnotized him before leaving.
• Su Qiao told Gao Jingyu to bathe and ordered him to stay inside, then went to find furniture.
• Su Qiao found a wooden coffee table on the second floor and ran into the Su family.
• Su Yongjun explained that the family could no longer support Su Qiao, and Aunt Su said Young Master Kang wanted her to serve him.

Su Qiao’s uncle and aunt tried to send her to Young Master Kang in place of Su Yali, but she silently ignored their threats and carried a coffee table upstairs. Gao Jingyu watched her and decided not to help, then headed to the fifth floor; he returned to find Su Qiao looking for him.

• Su Yongjun urged Su Qiao to go to Young Master Kang, while Aunt Su threatened her if she refused or caused trouble.
• Su Qiao remained silent as Su Yongjun pulled Aunt Su away, then picked up the wooden coffee table and carried it upstairs.
• Gao Jingyu watched the exchange and thought Su Qiao had chosen her relatives over him, deciding not to help her.
• Gao Jingyu walked up to the fifth floor, drawing looks from residents because he appeared unusually clean and calm.
• Su Qiao returned to the room, found it empty, and went to look for Gao Jingyu, who then walked in.

Su Qiao and Gao Jingyu settled in for the night, arguing over who would sleep on the bed and sofa. After he fell off the sofa twice, she carried him onto the bed and noticed that his body was unusually cold.

• Su Qiao told Gao Jingyu to eat from the backpack and claimed the bed for herself, leaving him to sleep on the short sofa.
• Gao Jingyu lay down on the sofa, but Su Qiao woke when he fell to the floor and carried him back.
• When Gao Jingyu fell off the sofa again, Su Qiao carried him onto the bed.
• Su Qiao noticed Gao Jingyu's body was ice-cold and asked why, making him stiffen and slowly open his eyes.

Su Qiao questioned Gao Jingyu about his past, and he claimed that he had lost his memory as well. After 444 revealed that Su Yali’s virus had left Gao Jingyu vulnerable to being captured for experiments, Su Qiao asked where Yuan Zhihong was.

• Su Qiao asked Gao Jingyu why people called him an idiot and mute, and he explained that he could speak but chose not to deal with boring people.
• Gao Jingyu said he had lost his memory too, matching Su Qiao’s claim that she had forgotten her past.
• 444 appeared and checked Gao Jingyu’s situation after Su Qiao asked it to investigate him.
• 444 revealed that Su Yali had injected Gao Jingyu with an unidentified virus and that Yuan Zhihong had found him before he woke and treated him as an experimental subject.
• Su Qiao asked what kind of person Yuan Zhihong was and where he was now.

Su Qiao learned that Gao Jingyu was a half-human, half-zombie who could control zombies, and resented having to share a bed with his cold body. When Gao Jingyu asked if she found him disgusting and warned that he might bite her, she threatened to pull out his teeth, and they settled down to sleep.

• Su Qiao learned from 444 that Gao Jingyu still had some body temperature and heart function despite being part zombie.
• Su Qiao took the blanket for herself and told Gao Jingyu to keep his distance because he was freezing cold.
• Gao Jingyu asked how Su Qiao knew about his condition and wondered if she had abandoned him after they fainted in the laboratory.
• Gao Jingyu asked if Su Qiao was afraid he would bite her, and she threatened to pull out all his teeth.
• Gao Jingyu lay down and told Su Qiao to stop disturbing his sleep.

Su Qiao stole into the Su family’s room to deal with Su Yali’s jade pendant, then set up Aunt Su and Kang Minghui in a compromising position. On her way back, she encountered Gao Jingyu and asked what he had seen.

• Su Qiao left her room at one in the morning and snuck into the shop where the Su family was sleeping.
• 444 told Su Qiao that Su Yali’s jade pendant contained a space, and Su Qiao knocked out Su Yongjun and his wife.
• Su Qiao left the pendant with Su Yali for the moment and carried Aunt Su to Kang Minghui’s room.
• Su Qiao dressed Aunt Su in a red nightgown, arranged her beside the drunk Kang Minghui, and tucked them in together.
• Su Qiao ran into Gao Jingyu near the escalator, brought him back upstairs, and asked what he had seen.

Su Qiao revealed her willingness to retaliate against her family, while Gao Jingyu stayed with her overnight. The next morning, Aunt Su woke up in Kang Minghui’s bed and was seized by security guards as the crowd gathered.

• Su Qiao told Gao Jingyu that putting Aunt Su in danger was a good deed and warned him to keep his mouth shut while they slept.
• Kang Minghui woke beside Aunt Su, kicked her off the bed, and ordered the guards to kill her.
• Aunt Su protested that she did not know how she had gotten into his room, but the guards seized her as people gathered outside.
• Aunt Su called to Su Yali for help, and Kang Minghui slapped her while Su Yali stared in shock.

Su Yali tried to calm Kang Minghui after he accused her mother of taking her place in his bed, but the situation worsened when Su Yongjun arrived and began beating Aunt Su. The chapter left Su Yali humiliated as the crowd mocked her mother and Kang demanded an explanation.

• Aunt Su begged Su Yali to save her from Kang Minghui, who demanded compensation for his losses.
• Kang Minghui accused Su Yali of sending her mother to his room instead of coming herself, and Su Yali dodged his attempt to slap her with her Wind Ability.
• Su Yali asked Aunt Su how she had ended up there, but Aunt Su insisted she did not know what had happened.
• Su Yongjun arrived, accused Aunt Su of betraying him, and beat her despite Su Yali's attempts to intervene.
• The onlookers mocked Aunt Su while Su Yali asked Kang Minghui for time to investigate, and he demanded to know what explanation they could give.

Kang Weibao investigated the commotion outside Kang Minghui’s room and learned that Zhang Wenli had scratched his son. Kang Minghui revealed his history with Zhang Wenli, leaving his father to recognize her as the only woman his son had once wanted to marry.

• Kang Weibao arrived and ordered everyone to leave while he investigated what had happened to Kang Minghui.
• Kang Weibao confronted his son in private and reproached him for causing trouble.
• Kang Minghui said Zhang Wenli had scratched his face and identified her as Song Hai’s wife.
• Kang Minghui admitted he had pursued Zhang Wenli at school, but she rejected him and later married Song Hai.
• Kang Weibao remembered Zhang Wenli as the only woman Kang Minghui had seriously wanted to marry.

Kang Minghui begged Kang Weibao to help him pursue a married woman and protect him from Song Hai, while Su Qiao inventoried supplies and learned that Gao Jingyu had likely attracted more zombies. The chapter left Su Qiao warning Gao Jingyu to beware of the people inside the mall as he eagerly suggested killing them.

• Kang Minghui insisted that he could not accept the woman choosing Song Hai, and Kang Weibao warned him that the chaotic world made his usual schemes dangerous.
• Kang Minghui asked Kang Weibao to protect him from Song Hai, and Kang Weibao criticized him for neglecting his ability training.
• Su Qiao returned to the room with Gao Jingyu and emptied the stolen backpack to inventory its supplies.
• 444 told Su Qiao that more zombies were nearby and suspected Gao Jingyu had howled toward the distance from the roof the night before.
• Gao Jingyu lied that he had gone to use the bathroom, and Su Qiao warned him that the mall's people were dangerous.
• Gao Jingyu suggested killing the people inside, and Su Qiao told him to stop shouting about killing people.

As zombies gathered around the Shopping Mall, Kang Weibao ordered tighter patrols while Su Qiao prepared to leave for food. Gao Jingyu stayed behind after asking her to bring him noodles and new clothes, including a white shirt and socks.

• Gao Jingyu suggested surrounding the Shopping Mall with zombies and cutting off its food, but Su Qiao threatened to pull out his teeth if he caused trouble.
• 444 noticed more zombies nearby, and the Shopping Mall's patrol personnel spotted the growing crowd.
• Kang Weibao ordered guards to watch the lobby, side doors, back entrance, and rooftop while he tried to determine why the zombies had come.
• Su Qiao packed her backpack and warned Gao Jingyu to stay inside while she went to get food.
• Gao Jingyu asked Su Qiao to bring him noodles, clothes, shoes, and white socks, and she agreed after pinching his cheek.

After Su Qiao escaped, Gao Jingyu followed her trail but lost sight of her and came across a couple trapped on a rooftop. He questioned them about their relationship and asked which one would survive if only one could.

• After Su Qiao left, Gao Jingyu touched his cheek and admitted that her slap had hurt.
• Su Qiao escaped through a storage-room window, and Gao Jingyu climbed out after her later.
• Gao Jingyu searched the streets for Su Qiao, then changed direction after seeing a couple calling for help from a rooftop.
• Gao Jingyu reached the rooftop, and Tang Yun and his girlfriend let him in and barricaded the door.
• Gao Jingyu asked how long the couple had been together, then asked which one would choose to survive if only one could.

Gao Jingyu forced Tang Yun and Lin Xiu to choose who should live, and Tang Yun chose himself. Lin Xiu discovered her boyfriend’s selfishness as zombies battered the hotel gate.

• Gao Jingyu gave Tang Yun and Lin Xiu paper and pens, demanding that they choose who would live as zombies approached.
• Tang Yun and Lin Xiu reluctantly wrote their choices while Gao Jingyu warned that the iron gate would soon give way.
• Gao Jingyu revealed that Tang Yun had chosen to save himself, and Tang Yun admitted he did not want to die.
• Lin Xiu confronted Tang Yun over his betrayal, and Gao Jingyu opened her paper to find only random scribbles.

Gao Jingyu revealed that he had chosen not to save everyone and led Lin Xiu toward the rooftop exit. Tang Yun died after opening the door to let in the zombies, and Lin Xiu chose to leave with Gao Jingyu.

• Gao Jingyu announced that Lin Xiu would go with him, and Tang Yun attacked him in anger.
• Gao Jingyu kicked Tang Yun aside, while Lin Xiu rejected Tang Yun and hid behind Gao Jingyu.
• Tang Yun opened the rooftop door and let the zombies in, then one of them tore into his neck.
• Gao Jingyu admitted he could have saved everyone but had not wanted to, and Lin Xiu chose to leave with him.

Gao Jingyu found Su Qiao and deliberately directed zombies to surround her, while Su Qiao fought her way clear and returned to the Shopping Mall. The chapter left Gao Jingyu delighted by her strength and Su Qiao angry at the trouble he had caused.

• Gao Jingyu led Lin Xiu out of the zombie-infested restaurant, and she fled from him once they reached the street.
• Gao Jingyu spotted Su Qiao from an office building and decided to play a game with her.
• Su Qiao fought off the zombies surrounding her, used her Mental Power to destroy many of them, and guessed Gao Jingyu was behind the attack.
• Su Qiao hurried through an alley and returned to the Shopping Mall, clearing the zombies at its main entrance with her club.

Su Qiao entered the shelter after fighting off zombies, while other residents speculated that she had abilities. On the second floor, Aunt Su confronted her over a failed plan involving Young Master Kang, but Su Qiao threw her to the ground and denied knowing about it.

• Su Qiao passed the guards’ wound check and entered the shelter.
• Residents guessed that Su Qiao had strength and speed abilities and discussed how her aunt and uncle had treated her.
• Su Qiao encountered Aunt Su on the second floor, where Aunt Su accused her of ruining the plan for her to go to Young Master Kang’s room.
• Su Qiao flung Aunt Su to the ground and asked what she meant, and Aunt Su began accusing her again.

Su Qiao exposed Aunt Su’s attempt to take Su Yali’s place with Young Master Kang, turning the family’s accusations back on them. The chapter ended with Su Yongjun demanding to know whether Su Yali had known her mother went out at night.

• Su Qiao reminded the onlookers that Young Master Kang had chosen Su Yali, and they condemned the family for trying to make Su Qiao take her place.
• Su Qiao accused Aunt Su of sneaking into Young Master Kang’s room herself and disgracing the Su family.
• Su Yongjun arrived, agreed with Su Qiao, and kicked Aunt Su away for looking down on him.
• Su Qiao questioned whether Su Yali, who had slept in the inner room, had noticed her mother leaving during the night.
• Su Yongjun grabbed Su Yali’s arm and demanded to know whether she had known about her mother’s actions.

Su Qiao exposed Su Yali’s knowledge of ability levels and cultivation, then protected her backpack from Aunt Su as she left. Kang Weibao and Kang Minghui discussed cultivating abilities, and Kang Minghui decided to capture Su Yali to force the method from her.

• Su Qiao teased Su Yali about knowing abilities had levels and could be cultivated, making Su Yali nervous before she offered an excuse.
• Aunt Su grabbed Su Qiao’s backpack, but Su Qiao flung her away and continued toward the fifth floor.
• Other survivors envied Su Qiao’s supplies, while some argued that she should hand them over to the group.
• Kang Weibao and Kang Minghui watched Su Qiao leave and discussed whether abilities could be cultivated.
• Kang Minghui went downstairs, intending to capture Su Yali and force her to reveal the cultivation method.

Kang Weibao explained to Kang Minghui that survival in the apocalypse depended on gathering capable people and building a fortress, while Su Yali faced repeated interrogation and revealed that zombies held crystal cores Ability Users could use to cultivate. Back at their room, Su Qiao confronted Gao Jingyu about luring zombies toward her, and he denied wanting to hurt her.

• Kang Weibao warned Kang Minghui not to act rashly and urged him to gather capable people and build a secure fortress.
• Kang Weibao let other Ability Users interrogate Su Yali until she revealed that zombies contained crystal cores that Ability Users could use to cultivate.
• Su Qiao returned to the room and found Gao Jingyu eating instant noodles on the sofa.
• Su Qiao accused Gao Jingyu of watching her fight zombies and of luring the horde toward her, and he admitted he had thought it would be fun.
• Gao Jingyu denied trying to kill Su Qiao and protested that she had hurt his feelings by suspecting him.

Su Qiao questioned Gao Jingyu about their relationship after he acted hurt that she did not remember him. They ended the chapter bickering in her room, with Gao Jingyu giving his name and demanding hot instant noodles.

• Su Qiao asked Gao Jingyu who he was, and he questioned why she had helped him if she did not remember him.
• Su Qiao said she had helped because she wanted to, while Gao Jingyu accused her of being heartless toward him despite their past companionship.
• Gao Jingyu refused the food Su Qiao offered and turned away, but then demanded hot instant noodles when she left.
• Su Qiao learned his name was Gao Jingyu, but remembered she had no stove to cook the noodles.
• Gao Jingyu lay back down in a sulk, and Su Qiao wondered to Xiao Si whether she had brought home an ancestor.

Su Qiao learned that she and Gao Jingyu had been close classmates and wondered whether her leaving him in the laboratory had led to his suffering and hostility toward her. After deciding she could not untangle his changed personality, she went to find a stove and supplies so she could make a fire.

• 444 told Su Qiao that she and Gao Jingyu had been biology classmates who shared similar backgrounds and often quietly comforted each other.
• Su Qiao learned Gao Jingyu had been orphaned, mistreated by his adoptive family, and ultimately became the Zombie Emperor even in his previous life.
• Su Qiao suspected Gao Jingyu resented her because she had left him in the laboratory, allowing Yuan Zhihong to capture and torture him.
• Su Qiao set aside her doubts about Gao Jingyu’s changed personality and searched the fifth floor for a small stove.
• Su Qiao used the Golden Dragon Sword to chop wooden stools into firewood and carried the stove, firewood, and cooking supplies back to her room.

Kang Weibao pressured Song Hai to let Kang Minghui have Zhang Wenli, but Song Hai refused and asked to leave with his wife. Kang Weibao agreed, believing the zombies outside would prevent them from escaping anytime soon.

• Kang Weibao reminded Song Hai of his years of service and demanded that he protect Kang Minghui from danger and regret.
• Song Hai refused to give up Zhang Wenli, explaining that she was his wife and he could not live without her.
• Kang Weibao let Song Hai leave with Zhang Wenli after Song Hai said he wanted a quiet life away from the group.
• After Song Hai and Zhang Wenli left, Kang Minghui objected, but Kang Weibao said the zombies outside would keep them from leaving soon.

Kang Weibao warned Kang Minghui to stay away from Su Qiao and said he had plans to deal with Song Hai. Su Qiao returned openly and tried to feed Gao Jingyu instant noodles, but he complained about the seasoning.

• Kang Weibao called Song Hai a disobedient dog and said keeping him around would become a liability, while refusing to tell Kang Minghui his plans for him.
• Kang Weibao told Kang Minghui to behave himself and stay away from Su Qiao, whom he considered dangerous.
• Kang Minghui agreed to obey for now but still privately dismissed Su Qiao as nothing special.
• Su Qiao returned through the front entrance and served Gao Jingyu instant noodles.
• Gao Jingyu complained that the noodles were too oily, then demanded spicy noodles with three packets of seasoning.