"Brother Yang, are you going to buy a villa?"
Chen Qian's eyes sparkled as she watched the images on Li Yang's phone screen. Unable to resist, she gently touched the hand Li Yang had placed against his chest and asked sweetly.
"Detached villas are quiet to live in, and the detached villas in Heyang City aren't expensive either. Buying one would make for a comfortable home."
Li Yang smiled, then turned to look at Chen Qian's collagen-rich cheek pressed against him. He opened his mouth and nibbled at her red lips, making Chen Qian's eyes narrow into slits. Only after a while did he release her. "Well? Do you want to live in a villa with me?"
"Yes!"
Chen Qian nodded like a rattle drum. She took Li Yang's other hand and proactively placed it where he loved to touch, then turned and wrapped her arms around his neck, her eyes as tender as flowing water. "Are we buying it as soon as we go back?"
"We'll buy one as soon as we get back. I've made appointments to see several. We'll see which one is better and take it."
Li Yang nodded with a smile, then thought for a moment. "Tomorrow, you should rest here properly by yourself. I have something to take care of outside. If nothing else comes up, we'll have fun the day after tomorrow or the day after that, then head back."
"All right. I'll wait for you in bed tomorrow and go nowhere."
Chen Qian gazed at Li Yang with deep affection, but she had seen too much scenery today and didn't dare go any further. She only dared make a few little moves before hugging Li Yang's neck and falling asleep.
The next day.
Li Yang woke up early, ate the breakfast delivered to the room with Chen Qian, who was yawning, said goodbye to her, and drove back alone to where he lived.
After playing for two or three days straight, he felt they had more or less had enough fun. Besides, his desire to buy a house in Heyang was also driving him to return, so he planned to go back and pack up his belongings first, play a little more today, and set off for Heyang tomorrow.
"Some equipment should be prepared in advance, too."
Li Yang's thoughts stirred as he glanced at the information on the shopping app on his phone while waiting at a red light.
Agricultural load-bearing 400-jin pesticide-spraying drone...
DJI Inspire 3...
Tactical self-defense electric baton... (high-power customized version)
Searchlight headlamp
Bulletproof vest
Bulletproof helmet
Combat stab-proof vest
Combat boots
"These should be about enough. Once I get to Heyang, I'll buy a transport vehicle as well."
Li Yang pondered, then opened the housing app and began looking over another property listing.
At the foot of the mountains, three-story residential house, with a 100-square-meter courtyard, priced at 300,000 yuan
"It's more than twenty kilometers from the urban area, and it's right by the mountains. With such a large courtyard..."
Li Yang decided that once he returned and finished getting settled, he would come here to take a look at the first opportunity. If it suited him, he would buy this entire property.
As for what he would use it for... It would be fine even just for hiding things.
"A parallel space-time set in 2071. Although I don't know why it encountered the apocalypse, there should... still be some advanced technology, right?"
Li Yang's thoughts turned. 2071 was the final date mentioned on an employee attendance document he had found while hauling gold out of the Gold Shop. It might not have been accurate, but it should not be far off.
If this was a parallel space-time, then without a doubt, the technology there would be at least forty years more advanced than that of the Earth he lived on... What kind of technological progress could forty years bring?
Of course, that wasn't necessarily true either, because those forty years had been estimated by following the current trajectory of technological development on Earth. If the technological development of the Apocalyptic World had not undergone a technological explosion like Earth's... then it was hard to say.
Or perhaps... it was even more advanced than he imagined.
He simply didn't know whether any humans remained.
If there were, and the technology was highly advanced, then why were there still so many zombies instead of them being cleared out?
Or perhaps the survivors were too few, scattered across different places, and had never formed an organized system?
If there were none...
"An empty world."
Li Yang took a deep breath and suppressed these chaotic thoughts. Whatever this world was like... he would know once he went to see it.
As his thoughts shifted, the red light disappeared and the green light came on. Li Yang drove forward.
A moment later, at the next traffic-light intersection.
Lin Shiyu: When are you coming back today? I took leave to rest at home.
Lin Shiyu: Image of leave request
"I'm on the way."
Li Yang looked at the message Lin Shiyu had sent and smiled. He tapped the screen lightly a few times to reply, then focused on driving and headed toward where he lived.
Fortunately, Li Yang had a good feel for driving. Although he had only practiced for a few hours after buying the car before taking it straight onto the road, nothing went wrong along the way. He drove with complete confidence, allowing him to move smoothly through the city.
Several dozen minutes later, he finally arrived at the residential complex. Li Yang parked the car downstairs, tucked away his keys and phone, and walked upstairs.
Before long, he stepped out of the elevator and arrived at the door of his rented apartment. He opened the door and looked inside. Lin Shiyu, dressed in a form-fitting professional outfit that hugged her hips and revealed her long legs in black stockings, was wearing slippers and sitting on the living-room sofa while looking at her phone.
"Li Yang, you're back. That was fast."
When she saw Li Yang enter, Lin Shiyu's eyes immediately curved into crescents. She quickly drew in her outstretched stocking-clad legs, got up, poured tea for Li Yang, and carried it over to him. "You're tired, right? Have some water."
Her full figure stood beside him with every movement, her fleshiness filling his field of vision. A fragrant breeze entered his nose along with the tea she handed over, making him unconsciously draw in a faint breath.
"Why did you suddenly take leave today? Just so you could spend some time with me?"
Li Yang took the water, looked Lin Shiyu up and down, and asked with a smile.
"Work was tiring to begin with."
Lin Shiyu glanced upward and replied with a beaming smile. After saying that, she asked, "You're planning to move out, aren't you? You haven't come back these past two days."
"I do plan to move out first. This place is too small and inconvenient. I came today to pack up my things."
Li Yang's gaze swept over Lin Shiyu's delicate face. Looking at the faint smile in her eyes, he nodded slightly as he spoke.
"Ah, then I'll help you pack. It's already ten o'clock. Once we're done, I'll stir-fry a few dishes. You can try my cooking at noon."
Lin Shiyu let out an "ah," her eyes showing some surprise. She had expected Li Yang to move out eventually, but she hadn't expected it to happen so soon. She couldn't help pursing her lips, her toes tightening slightly as she spoke to Li Yang.
"Sister Lin is cooking personally?"
Li Yang raised his eyebrows and glanced at Lin Shiyu's long legs in black stockings before smiling. "All right, then I'll try Sister Lin's cooking today."
"Do you prefer light food or spicy food? I prepared lots of dishes."
Hearing Li Yang agree, Lin Shiyu's lightly made-up face broke into a beaming smile. Her eyes shone brightly as she looked at him.
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