The Absolute Favorite in the Apocalyptic Rebirth

Lou Ling's face also didn't look good.

It wasn't until the door closed that Lou Dian released her. Lou Ling almost suffocated, her face flushed red from the lack of oxygen.

"What are you doing…"

Lou Dian seemed to sigh in resignation and said, "It's not convenient with outsiders around. Don't you want to live our lives together, Xiao Ling?"

"…"

Lou Ling scratched her face in distress, and finally said, "Brother, Baby is my friend. I want to talk to her." From the bottom of her heart, she didn't want to lose Lin Baobei as a friend. Family, friendship, love, in her mind, love was always last. Lou Dian was a family member she had lived with for ten years, representing family. Lin Baobei represented friendship. Love was not yet full and could be ignored.

Lou Dian looked at her disapprovingly. Seeing her insistence, he said, "Alright, you can have a good chat before the army arrives. I won't interfere." As he spoke, he narrowed his eyes, remembering that in his previous life, Lin Baobei had finally gone to the Southwest base. He wondered what choice she would make in this life.

Lou Ling originally thought he would interfere because Lin Baobei liked him, but she didn't expect him to be so understanding. She was instantly overjoyed and couldn't help but smile at him.

An appropriate concession was a way to enhance feelings!

Lou Dian thought happily. He took her hand and went to the kitchen. Seeing how docile and cute she was, he decided to make a sumptuous dinner to reward himself and a certain silly girl.

Lou Ling had been hanging out with boys since she was young. Later, as a burden, she followed her mother to the Lou family and her personality was set. In layman's terms, she was a straightforward woman, which really didn't match her delicate and beautiful appearance. And Lou Ling's mother was very certain about a certain aspect of her daughter. Her daughter was a cheerful and optimistic child. No matter what kind of adversity she was in, she could live on tenaciously. She was a girl with tenacious vitality. Her tenacity also lay in her sunny and broad mind, which could unknowingly attract those who were fragile and melancholic.

That was how Lou Dian was attracted back then. Even though he had been a chuunibyou, it was just a childish way of monopolizing her when he gradually fell in love with this sister. After he matured, he expressed it directly with his actions.

Therefore, Lou Ling, who was like this, would never be indecisive. She had to try what she had decided to do, even if it didn't work out. She wouldn't have the mentality of relying on luck. Lin Baobei liked Lou Dian, and Lou Ling once thought that after she graduated, she would return to her biological father's hometown to find a job and stay there for a few years. When Lou Dian's feelings cooled down, she would come back. So, after knowing that her good friend liked her brother, she wouldn't do anything after reminding and stopping her.

Who knew that plans couldn't keep up with the changes? The apocalypse arrived.

When the apocalypse arrived, many plans were disrupted. In such a dangerous world, the future of mankind was bleak. It was impossible for Lou Ling to leave her only relative at this time. Even if Lou Dian had special feelings for her, she still didn't intend to leave him. If she indulged him, either she would end up with Lou Dian, or Lou Dian would finally stop liking her and fall in love with another woman. This kind of thing was unlikely to happen with Lou Dian's personality, who would stick to his decision. Therefore, it was useless no matter how much Lin Baobei liked Lou Dian.

In that case, it depended on Lin Baobei's choice. Lou Ling didn't like the so-called act of hiding things from someone because she was afraid of hurting them. She felt that the earlier such matters were revealed, the fewer hidden dangers there would be and the less harm they would suffer.

Therefore, after dinner, Lou Ling dug out two cans of pineapple beer from the kitchen cabinet, stuck the Tang sword in her waist, and greeted Lou Dian, who was reading in the living room, before opening the door and going out.

As soon as she opened the iron door, she saw Lin Baobei standing outside.

The little girl's adorable baby face was a little gloomy. The two of them looked at each other, then smiled in unison.

"I was just about to look for you," Lou Ling said with a smile.

"Me too. We really have a tacit understanding." Lin Baobei said in her usual tone, a little playful, and then reached out to hook her shoulder.

Although Lin Baobei had a baby face, she was a northern girl and half a head taller than Lou Ling. Every time the two of them put their arms around each other's shoulders, Lou Ling was the only one who was being hugged.

Lou Ling raised the two cans of pineapple beer in her hand and smiled. "Since we have such a tacit understanding, let's drink to celebrate."

Lin Baobei walked in naturally and said indifferently, "This is fruit beer. It's not even considered alcohol. Speaking of which, I wonder if there will be any more production in the future." Her voice was a little low.

They entered the living room. Lou Dian was still reading, maintaining his original posture without raising his head.

Lin Baobei looked at him sadly, then took the lead to pull Lou Ling upstairs to the balcony of a room on the second floor and sat on the small rattan chair. She came to the Lou family often. Other than Lou Dian's room on the third floor, she was very familiar with the layout of the Lou family. There was no need for Lou Ling to lead the way. She found the place familiarly.

Lin Baobei opened the can and took a sip of pineapple beer. The fruity taste spread in her mouth along with the faint taste of beer, and there was also a slightly bitter taste.

Lou Ling drank slowly too. Neither of them spoke.

After a long while, Lin Baobei said, "Lingling, I really like Dianxia."

"Mm." Lou Ling responded sullenly, feeling that this kind of love triangle was really melodramatic, especially when she liked him, he liked her, and she only treated him as family.

"I didn't like Dianxia much at first glance. Later, after interacting with him more, I felt that Dianxia is the kind of gentle and considerate good man. The woman who is loved by him must be very happy. I like this kind of man. I feel that such a gentle and considerate man must be very responsible, responsible to his family. If I marry him, I will definitely not divorce my wife because of the various temptations outside. I will not be like my parents…" I really like Dianxia. I confessed to him, but he rejected me. I thought that maybe it was because he didn't like me yet. I would work hard in the future. Who knew that the apocalypse would arrive?"

The baby-faced girl's face was filled with dejection. "Dianxia likes you, but your feelings for him are only familial. So I thought that as long as you found a man you liked, Dianxia would give up. That's why I wanted to introduce Senior Xi to you. But… Dianxia seems to like you even more now. He likes you so much that he might kill me if I try to destroy it."

She sobbed and said, "I really like Dianxia… Dianxia is so gentle. He will treat the woman he loves very well. It's something that women dream of all their lives. He won't be like my father, who is irresponsible and casually hurts his wife and daughter… If I have children, I won't be like my mother, who sees her children as a disgrace because of her husband's betrayal…"

Lou Ling listened quietly. Although she had long heard about Lin Baobei's parents, at that time, she was only joking about being a burden between her parents. Now that she was using such a sad tone, one could imagine how deeply her parents had hurt her, so much so that it had affected her view on marriage.

"Lingling, I really like you…" Lin Baobei buried her face in her hands, her voice muffled. "I'm very happy being with you. We can laugh and scold as we please. You know all my embarrassing things. You will cover for me in front of boys and protect my image. We have played tricks on those annoying boys together, scolded the homophobic teacher in the German department together, cheated on the exams for elective courses we didn't like, skipped classes together, watched porn together… I don't want to lose you as a friend…"

"I don't want to lose you as a friend either." Lou Ling said sentimentally, "It's good to be friends and sisters with you."

After a moment of silence, Lin Baobei raised her head. Her face was covered in snot and tears, and the tip of her nose was red. She smiled and took the tissue that Lou Ling handed her to blow her nose. Her voice was loud, but she didn't feel embarrassed or unpresentable at all.

Lin Baobei suddenly screamed and pounced on Lou Ling, hugging her tightly. Lou Ling hugged her back.

"Lingling, how can you give me the cold shoulder for a man? What are men? Are they as good as our women's feelings? Do we women have the same body structure? Are we women all soft girls? What are men…"

Lou Ling quickly covered her mouth and said, "Keep your voice down. Be careful not to attract…"

"Tsk, the zombies near this neighborhood have been cleared away. They won't attract zombies."

"…No, it will attract perverts." There was a pervert downstairs watching.

"…"

In the end, the two of them laid on the floor, shoulder to shoulder.

Lin Baobei looked at the stars in the sky and sighed in her heart. Before the apocalypse, because of the neon lights in the city, she couldn't see the stars in the sky at all. Now, because of the power outage, the stars were shining brightly. If only it wasn't the apocalypse, how good would that be?

"Lingling, it seems like the apocalypse is very scary. The human heart has changed terrifyingly. If one day, I change, I will tell you in advance so that you can be prepared. If you change, tell me in advance too… I just hope that neither of us will change, and the world won't change either. That would be great."

"Mm, I know."

After Lou Ling sent Lin Baobei off and made sure that she had safely entered the small villa next door, she closed the door.

As soon as she turned around, she was almost scared out of her wits by the man who had silently felt his way in front of her. Before she could jump away, she was caught by him.

Lou Dian pulled her back to her room and pushed her into the bathroom. He said with a cold face, "Wash yourself clean. Don't leave the scent of other women on you. I don't like it."

"…"

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