4 Chapter 4: "I can eat anything"

Fan Chang felt goosebumps all over his body when he saw the man in front of him smiling. He had to admit that Hong Cheng looked more handsome with a smile on his face but for someone like Fan Chang who had witnessed how cold the other person was during the apocalypse, that smile looked creepy and for others who saw their formers classmates who they had not seen for a long time at their door smiling at them; it would look suspicious.

'Hong Cheng is acting weird today. Why does he keep on smiling ah? Did I say something bad or did I offend him in some way?' Fan Chang tried to recall his behavior a while ago and thought that he did not do anything that might offend the other person.

'Is he planning something bad for me? But I don't have anything valuable in this room ah except for my life. I should drive him out fast ah.' Fan Chang was about to tell him to go and did not want to hear the reason why the other man came knocking on his door when he heard the man said, "I'm hungry."

'Hungry? Then go and buy food ah. Did you only come here just because you want to eat?' Fang Chang was about to respond but the man beat him at that again.

"I want to eat your cooking." Hong Cheng said calmly.

What does it have to do with me? Fan Chang was about to tell that man to eat somewhere else when he saw the sadness in the man's eyes which only lasted for seconds. 'I am not that heartless.'

"I only have a few ingredients in my fridge." Fan Chang said.

"I can eat anything." Hong Cheng said, his lips hooked up and his eyes brightened.

Fan Chang felt that sentence had a hidden meaning but chose not to think about it and let the man in. He decided to just ask the man for the purpose of coming to his house after eating.

Hong Cheng took off his wet shoes and wiped his feet with the rug before entering. He placed the umbrella he was holding near the door and went inside. Fan Chang told him to take a seat while he was cooking food.

'This progress is so fast ah.' Fan Chang thought and walked towards his fridge. He was surprised to see some vegetables. He excitedly picked them and stared at these vegetables. It has been a long time since he had seen fresh vegetables; during the apocalypse, these kinds of things were hard to find. There were some vegetables but those were mutated ones and their taste and appearance had greatly changed.

The mutated vegetables in the apocalypse were not killed and instead were taken care of to fill their bellies. However not all the mutated plants could be eaten, some would eat them.

Fan Chang looked at the squash he was holding and thought that it had become purple during the apocalypse and the taste of the mutated squash during the apocalypse was a mixture of bitterness, sweetness and some parts of the vegetable had a bland taste; its seeds were color black. It might not be appetizing to see at first but having something edible is better than none.

Fan Chang prepared the ingredients and would occasionally glance at Hong Cheng who was just silently sitting while watching TV. He shifted his attention back to the ingredients in front of him and decided to make stir-fry vegetables.

First, he washed the ingredients then sliced the squash and zucchini. After heating the oil in the skillet, Fan Chang stir-fry the onion followed by the squash and zucchini until the vegetables are tender-crisp. He sprinkled it with salt and pepper to taste.

After cooking the stir-fry vegetables, Fan Chang decided to cook some noodles. He served them on the table and called Hong Cheng to eat.

"I'm sorry, I only have veggies in my fridge." Fan Chang said and placed an empty plate in front of Hong Cheng. After that, he did not wait for the man to lift his spoon, Fan Chang started eating himself.

Hong Cheng looked at him amusingly. He didn't change. He thought and started eating the vegetables with gusto and thought, I miss this taste.

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Fan Chang finished eating and looked at Hong Cheng who had still some food on his plate.

He glanced at the clock and decided to take his phone out from his pocket and busied himself in checking his balance in his bank account online but felt betrayed when he saw that he only have 20 dollars. 'What did I do with my life ah?'

Fan Chang sadly looked at the empty plate in front of him and felt like it was as empty as his wallet.

"Is there something wrong?" Hong Cheng asked when he noticed the sudden change of mood of Fan Chang.

"Nothing. You continue eating." Fan Chang forced a smile and decided to create an account on social media. He swiftly joined many groups and shared a line, "Please be prepared for the apocalypse that will happen tomorrow. This is not a joke."

Before closing his account, he saw some comments making fun of his post and decided to ignore them and logged out.

Fan Chang thought of the man sitting in front of him, he remembered that during the apocalypse, this man would become the leader of one of the strongest groups which he was also a member of. He clearly remembered that this man possessed not only one but three abilities, metal, water, and earth. With his looks and abilities, the eyes of the girls in the group were all over him but what Fan Chang was curious about was that Hong Cheng didn't spare these girls a glance and instead would focus his time on missions to find food and other materials.

Fan Chang heard from one of Hong Cheng's friends, that Hong Cheng had a girlfriend whom he loved the most but died during the first week of the apocalypse.

:He should have loved that person so much right?' Fan Chang thought and continued what he was doing. He was so immersed in his thoughts that he didn't notice the other man staring at him intensely.

Should I tell him to take care of his girlfriend?' Fan Chang felt sympathetic towards Hong Cheng and decided to find a way for Hong Cheng to go home and make sure that Hong Cheng would accompany his girlfriend. So that his girlfriend would survive.

(...to be continued).

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After that, he did not wait for the man to lift his spoon, Fan Chang started eating himself.

Author: That's not how you attract the male lead.

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He swiftly joined many groups and shared a line, "Please be prepared for the apocalypse that will happen tomorrow. This is not a joke."

Author: Will you believe in Fan Chang's post?

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