A Fake Holy Mother in the Zombie Apocalypse

After an autumn rain, the ground was covered with sycamore leaves, crunching under the feet of passersby.

More people on campus were wearing coats, the weather growing colder day by day, signaling the transition from late autumn to early winter.

Bei Nuan had just returned to the dormitory, taken off her coat, and put down her books when Zhen Zhen poked her head out from the curtains of the bed next to hers.

"Bei Nuan, have you heard? A super handsome young man has come to the school's psychological counseling center."

Bei Nuan had been in class all day and was exhausted, wishing she could collapse on the bed immediately. She wasn't very interested.

"A super handsome young man? A new teacher?"

"Not a teacher. Apparently, he's from S University in Country A. He's here for a joint research project and will be staying at our school for a few months, something about the psychological state of college students. Do you want to go take a look?"

Bei Nuan took out a packet of dried tofu and gave one to Zhen Zhen, saying, "I'm not sick."

"You can get sick even if you're not sick."

Zhen Zhen took the dried tofu, completely serious and earnest.

"Ever since he arrived, a whole bunch of girls in our department have suddenly developed all sorts of psychological problems and have all gone to the counseling center for consultations. They all just filled out a questionnaire and came back. Why don't you just get one too? Maybe you'll get to see him in person."

Bei Nuan silently lit a candle for that "super handsome young man" in her heart. His research results on the psychological state of college students probably wouldn't be very reliable.

Bei Nuan chewed on the dried tofu and asked Zhen Zhen, "Have you been?"

"I haven't," Zhen Zhen sighed, falling back onto her bed. "I'm still thinking about whether to break up with Huo Ren."

She had been lying in bed thinking about it for two days.

"Break up!" Bei Nuan became excited. "Didn't you catch him messing around with someone else again? Why wouldn't you break up? Are you keeping him for the new year?"

Zhen Zhen was in pain. "But he's handsome! That look in his eyes… one glance and your soul flies away."

Bei Nuan: "…"

Hopeless.

Bei Nuan thought for a moment and took out her phone. "I met a senior last time who was also super handsome, called Song Ce. I think one look at him, even if your soul doesn't fly away, at least your spirit can leave your body by a meter and a half. I'll give you his WeChat; you might like him."

Bei Nuan gave her the WeChat contact.

Zhen Zhen asked, "Don't you want to pursue him yourself?"

Bei Nuan shook her head.

It seemed like no matter how handsome a guy was, it just wasn't quite right.

It seemed there should be someone, and only he, who was destined and the only right person, like a vague shadow hidden deep in her heart. She knew he was there, but she couldn't see him clearly.

Bei Nuan asked Zhen Zhen, "Going to eat?"

Zhen Zhen lay there. "It's too cold, I don't want to move. I've already ordered takeout. Go yourself."

Bei Nuan went to the most popular cafeteria alone.

The sky was dark, but the light from the cafeteria was warm and bright, and it was bustling with activity inside.

Everywhere was crowded with people lining up, and almost all the seats were taken.

Bei Nuan got her food and circled around before finally finding a corner seat.

Suddenly, there was a slight commotion around her, and many people were looking in the same direction.

Bei Nuan heard the girls next to her whispering.

"So handsome."

"Is he a celebrity?"

"They say he's a new teacher at our school's psychological counseling center. Haven't you heard?"

"It seems he's not a teacher, but a senior from another school, just here for a few months."

Bei Nuan couldn't help but look up.

A tall guy with broad shoulders and long legs had just gotten his food and was carrying his tray out.

His eyebrows were sharp, and his eyes were as clear as ice and snow, so handsome that he didn't seem real.

He was wearing a navy blue double-breasted pea coat, unbuttoned, revealing a pristine white shirt underneath.

Bei Nuan thought, Someone who looks like that really could make your soul fly away with one glance.

He scanned the surroundings, as if looking for a seat, and finally walked straight towards the only empty seat opposite Bei Nuan.

However, before he could get there, a guy in a plaid shirt and sweater cut in diagonally, taking the seat first and intercepting him.

The very handsome guy didn't even pause, walking up to the plaid shirt guy and tapping him on the shoulder.

"Excuse me, classmate, that's my seat."

The plaid shirt guy had just taken a bite of food, and looked up at him, confused.

The guy calmly looked down at him, pointing with his chin at Bei Nuan. "My girlfriend saved it for me. She's shy and doesn't want to say it."

Bei Nuan: "…"

The plaid shirt guy quickly swallowed the food in his mouth and apologized profusely. "I'm sorry, I'm sorry!" He hurriedly stood up, grabbed his tray, and scurried away.

The guy calmly sat down in the seat he had swindled, put down his tray, and looked calm, without the slightest shame after lying.

He stared at Bei Nuan, and after a few seconds, asked a question amidst the astonished gazes of the onlookers.

"My name is Lu Xingchi. What's your name?"

Onlookers: "…"

Bei Nuan glanced at him. "Aren't I your girlfriend? You don't even know your girlfriend's name?"

Then she lowered her head to eat, ignoring him.

This guy lies without batting an eye and has smooth flirting skills. Although he's good-looking, he might not be a good person. It's best to keep my distance.

Bei Nuan finished her meal, carefully gnawing all the meat off the braised chicken leg.

Just as she was carefully reaching into her bag with her little finger to get a napkin, a tissue was handed to her.

"You're eating like a little cat."

Bei Nuan heard him say softly, his tone intimate.

Bei Nuan seriously doubted she had heard correctly. He didn't even know her, yet he said something like that. This guy was too frivolous, right?

The impression points he had gained from his face plummeted to the bottom, directly into the negative.

However, he was still holding out the tissue, unable to back down, so Bei Nuan softened a little and thanked him as she took it.

Then she heard him say, "You've been feeling down lately, having insomnia, and losing interest in everything. Right?"

Bei Nuan was stunned, then picked up her tray and stood up.

Was he a psychological counselor? Bei Nuan thought, His tone sounds like a charlatan.

He leaned back in his chair, looking at her thoughtfully. "Come to the psychological counseling center at the school hospital to find me," he emphasized again. "My name is Lu Xingchi."

He was like an internet celebrity, afraid that people wouldn't remember his name.

Lu Xingchi.

Bei Nuan thought, Why did his parents give him such a name? Xingchi, Xingchi… was it because he learned to walk later than other kids?

Bei Nuan certainly wouldn't go to any psychological counseling center, but she ran into him again the next day.

The next day, after class, Bei Nuan saw a familiar face downstairs at her dormitory.

It was Zhen Zhen's boyfriend, Huo Ren.

He was wearing a black leather jacket, casually wrapped a scarf around his neck, and wore black leather half-finger gloves, leaning lazily against the wall, as if waiting for someone.

When he saw Bei Nuan, his beautifully curved lips formed a frivolous smile.

Bei Nuan, with him as the center, and the farthest distance she could get to the dormitory door as the radius, made a big circle.

But he still stopped her.

"Where's Zhen Zhen?"

He asked directly without even saying hello, as if the whole world should serve him.

"In the dorm, probably? How would I know?" Bei Nuan went around him.

Huo Ren blocked her again. "You don't know? She won't answer my calls and insists on breaking up with me. Didn't you instigate it?"

Bei Nuan scoffed, too lazy to pay attention to him, and continued to walk inside.

Huo Ren wouldn't let her pass. "Tell her to come down. If she wants to break up, she should say it to my face."

Bei Nuan couldn't get past him no matter what, and couldn't help but retort, "If you have the guts, go up and find her yourself?"

Huo Ren choked, then sneered, stepping onto the steps of the girls' dormitory and walking straight inside.

The dormitory supervisor was so scared that she rushed out of the gatehouse to stop him, shouting, "Hey, hey, what's wrong with you? Why are you going straight into the girls' dormitory?"

Huo Ren's family was rich and powerful, and he was used to being arrogant. He acted as if he didn't hear, casually pushing the chubby dormitory supervisor aside.

Zhen Zhen happened to be coming downstairs and was startled when she saw Huo Ren. "Why did you come in here?"

Huo Ren sneered when he saw her. "Just coming to see what tricks you're playing."

Zhen Zhen was a little timid in front of him, but she still said, "I'm not playing any tricks. I've thought it through completely. I want to break up with you."

Huo Ren laughed when he heard her words. "Break up? You said break up?"

Zhen Zhen looked scared, but she still nodded firmly.

Huo Ren's sharp jaw twisted, and he paused for two seconds. "I'm always the one who dumps people. No one dares to dump me. Breaking up is fine. I'll break up with you."

He took two steps forward, raising his hand to slap her.

When Bei Nuan saw him walking aggressively towards Zhen Zhen, she knew something was wrong. She grabbed the small blackboard hanging on the wall next to her and slammed it against his head.

There was a loud crack. The thin plywood blackboard split open.

Huo Ren, hit on the head by Bei Nuan, didn't seem to be in much pain. He stopped and stared at Bei Nuan.

"Don't hit him with that!"

Zhen Zhen shouted.

She grabbed the supervisor's mop leaning against the wall.

"Use this!"

The wooden handle of the mop was quite thick, looking much sturdier than the small blackboard.

Huo Ren glanced coldly at Zhen Zhen, who was holding the mop, then turned to look at Bei Nuan, who was still holding the broken blackboard. Suddenly, he raised one corner of his lips.

He slowly straightened his cuffs. "Come on. Which one of you goes first?"

Someone actually did go.

But it was neither Bei Nuan nor Zhen Zhen.

Someone stepped forward, pulled Bei Nuan behind him, and punched Huo Ren directly in the nose.

Huo Ren reacted quickly, tilting his head to dodge, then throwing a hook punch in return.

The two of them started fighting.

Only then did Bei Nuan see clearly that it was Lu Xingchi, who had swindled someone out of their seat yesterday and learned to walk late.

That name is quite easy to remember.

He and Huo Ren were throwing punches and kicks, hitting each other back and forth, fighting fiercely.

Two guys fighting at the entrance of the girls' dormitory meant that the school security guards arrived very quickly. The result was that everyone was taken to the security office at the school gate.

The security guards probably understood that the two men and two women were fighting because of a love dispute, gave them a good scolding, and then said they would call the counselors to come and get them.

Bei Nuan was a little nervous. She had never had her parents called before.

Lu Xingchi was sitting next to her, and suddenly turned his head to smile at her, asking in a low voice, "You weren't afraid when you smashed him with the blackboard, but now you're scared?"

Bei Nuan scoffed. "Who's scared?"

Lu Xingchi curved his lips. "Don't worry. Nothing will happen to me and my girlfriend whose name I don't know. They'll let us go soon."

Bei Nuan: "…"

The impression points that had soared because he had helped her experienced another round of limit-up followed by a sharp correction.

The security guard came back soon, and sure enough, waved Lu Xingchi and Bei Nuan off first. "You two can go."

Lu Xingchi had really guessed right. They let them go quite simply.

Bei Nuan was still in a daze when Lu Xingchi reached out and pulled her up, and the two of them left the security office together.

It was already dark outside, with only the streetlights lit.

Lu Xingchi took a few steps before bending down to pull up his pants and take a look.

There was a large bruise on his calf.

"I wasn't paying attention just now and got kicked." Lu Xingchi held out his hand to Bei Nuan. "Come and help me for a bit. My leg hurts when I move."

Bei Nuan raised her eyebrows.

He had been walking fine all the way across campus to the security office. Now he suddenly couldn't walk?

However, seeing that he was injured because of her, Bei Nuan stepped forward and supported his arm.

Lu Xingchi unceremoniously put some of his weight on Bei Nuan, limping forward. Whether he was acting superbly or it really hurt, he limped quite realistically.

The two of them were close together, and Bei Nuan suddenly saw a small thing swaying on his chest.

Only by the light of the street lamp could she see clearly that it was a button on his coat that had been torn open, hanging on by only the last thread.

Bei Nuan reached out and tore off the button. "Your button fell off."

Lu Xingchi hummed. "Hold onto it for me for now."

The small button was made of black metal, with a delicate emblem cast on it. Bei Nuan held it in her hand.

It was hard and a little scratchy, with a vague sense of familiarity.

Lu Xingchi led her to the faculty apartment not far from the school.

The management here was much more relaxed than the student dormitories. Bei Nuan helped him upstairs, and no one stopped them along the way. She took him directly to the door.

Lu Xingchi took out his key and opened the door.

Inside was a small studio apartment, cleaned up impeccably. It seemed to be a special residence arranged for him by the school.

"Come in and sit for a while." Lu Xingchi gestured inside.

But Bei Nuan stopped. It's already dark. Who would follow a man they've only met once into his place? Hasn't she watched enough episodes of "Legal Report"?

Seeing that she didn't move, Lu Xingchi's beautiful eyes showed a hint of a smile. He said quietly, "Don't worry. I'm not a big bad wolf trying to eat Little Red Riding Hood. I'm Mother Rabbit."

Author's Note:

Little Red Riding Hood: Big liar.

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