My Space Connects to the Apocalyptic World Chapter 61: I’m Not Like Them

Chi Wan didn’t know why, but ever since she’d beco aware of her own feelings, she couldn’t seem to face Li Xingye as openly as before.

The flirting and complints that used to co so easily now seed to carry a hidden agenda whenever she spoke, making them feel less pure.

After all, what girl didn’t hope for her feelings to be reciprocated? Yet, her rational side forced her to practice restraint.

Chi Wan mumbled softly, "It’s all your fault. Who told you to always be so gentle when you talk to ..."

’He’s clearly a big shot, yet he’s always so accommodating with . He has a nice voice, he’s handso... is it any wonder that an inexperienced little girl like would be drawn to him?’

’Damn it! Li Xingye’s the one recklessly exuding his charm, failing to uphold basic male decency. Why am I the only one agonizing over it?!’

"What?" Li Xingye didn’t quite catch her quiet complaint.

Chi Wan didn’t answer, so he finally couldn’t resist looking into her pocket dinsion.

He saw Chi Wan sitting cross-legged in a large lounge chair, her chin propped in her hands. Her face was etched with indignation as she furiously stuffed potato chips into her mouth.

The mont Li Xingye looked over, Chi Wan shot him a resentful glare. He subconsciously touched his nose, wondering how she’d suddenly gotten angry when they’d been having a pleasant conversation.

’Wasn’t she just praising ...? Could it be that she found arrogant?’

But while Chi Wan thought she looked ferocious, to Li Xingye, she was like a hamster with its cheeks stuffed full. Even her anger was adorable.

Li Xingye conscientiously reflected on his actions: ’I’m not good at interacting with girls. I must have accidentally done sothing to upset Wanwan. After all, she’s such a nice person.’

And Brother Qiang had told him that girls needed to be coaxed...

So, he said gently, "Wanwan, I heard you ntion before that gas is getting more and more expensive. How about I get you a car that doesn’t need gas?"

By now, Duan Qianyu and Lin Wei had made a breakthrough. Using a Crystal Core power supply device, they had improved the quality of life at the base several tis over.

Ever since the first Crystal Core Energy vehicle was modified, more and more cars had appeared at the base. Most were SUVs and pickup trucks; sports cars and the like were too flashy and impractical, and they didn’t fit the base’s atmosphere.

But along the way, he had seen plenty of luxury cars in abandoned, dust-covered dealerships. If Chi Wan liked them, he could easily bring one back and fix it up.

After all, before her family went bankrupt, her life should have been very comfortable.

Although Li Xingye felt he couldn’t give Chi Wan much more, he wanted her to live as well as possible, within his ans.

Chi Wan had no idea how much Li Xingye had read into that single glance, but she knew in her heart that she had been unfairly taking her frustration out on him.

She never expected Li Xingye to imdiately offer to get her a car, and the suggestion almost made her choke. She quickly said, "No, no, that’s okay! I... I was just thinking about my family, so I lost control of my emotions for a mont..."

"Brother Xingye, that lady just now said you’re going to the city center. Are there going to be stronger zombies in there? Your situation is already so dangerous, so don’t worry about . Your own safety is what’s most important!"

"Um, I won’t bother you anymore, okay? Stop looking into the dinsion and watch the road! What if soone ambushes you?"

Hearing Chi Wan’s constant concern for his safety ward Li Xingye’s heart, but it also made him a little worried—what if Chi Wan entered the dinsion one day and saw him fighting zombies? Would it scare her?

He thought for a mont, then said softly, "Wanwan, rember what I told you? The zombies can’t beat . So, no matter what you see in the future, you don’t need to worry about ."

"I... I’m not like them."

Chi Wan was a bit puzzled by his words. ’Not like who? The other superpower users? Or...’

But she didn’t press the issue, because she noticed that even though Li Xingye had brought it up himself, the look on his face suggested he didn’t really want to talk about it.

So she just smiled. "Hehe, I know you’re super strong. I saw it just now. But even if you’re the strongest, I’m still going to worry."

Li Xingye humd in acknowledgnt. Seeing that Chi Wan didn’t ask any more questions, his tense expression relaxed a bit. "No one can get past the vines to ambush , so you never have to worry about bothering . You can talk to anyti about anything."

’As for Zhang Yulan, or any senior or junior brothers for that matter, they can all take a backseat.’

Chi Wan smilingly agreed. The two of them chatted about anything and everything for a while longer before Chi Wan left the dinsion to go eat.

Li Xingye, anwhile, continued on toward his destination alone.

He had been walking alone for so many years and was used to it. But now, after having Chi Wan accompany him for just a short while, the silence around him suddenly felt deafening.

*

Chi Wan exited her dinsion and sat on her bed. Feeling the lingering warmth on her cheeks, she let out a soft sigh.

’Is it just my imagination?’

Sotis she felt that Li Xingye’s concern for her wasn’t just because of the supplies and the dinsion she provided.

After all, there were so things he didn’t have to do.

’So, does that an... Li Xingye might actually have feelings for , too?’

The thought made Chi Wan involuntarily cover her face. ’Stop, stop! "He likes " is one of life’s three great delusions.’

’Besides, didn’t I decide to bury all these feelings deep down? I don’t want so long-distance tragedy like the Cowherd and the Weaver Girl! At least they get to et once a year!’

"Wanwan, what are you doing over here, smiling one mont and grimacing the next?"

Her mother’s voice suddenly sounded from behind, startling Chi Wan out of her reverie. "Nothing, nothing! Is it ti for dinner? Let’s go, let’s go, I’m starving~"

Song Yinghe watched with amusent as Chi Wan pushed her forward. "Not so fast. Dinner is dinner, but your dad and I have sothing we need to discuss with you."

Chi Wan curiously linked her arm through Song Yinghe’s. "Discuss what?"

Song Yinghe led her downstairs as she slowly explained, "Lately, quite a few people we used to work with have been contacting your dad, saying they want to discuss new partnerships."

"But your dad thinks it’s strange. When we went bankrupt, those sa people kept as far away as possible, but now they’ve all suddenly appeared out of the woodwork."

"Besides... he still has a lot of unanswered questions about the company’s bankruptcy back then. He was too busy getting us settled to think about it before. But now that our lives have stabilized, he has the ti to look into it."

The smile on Chi Wan’s face slowly vanished. She stopped in her tracks. "Dad thinks the person behind these people pushing for a partnership is the sa one who caused our family to go bankrupt?!"

Song Yinghe nodded and said softly, "Let’s talk about it over dinner."