Chapter 14: The Baseness of Human Nature

By noon, Ji Wanwan had 001 close the refuge's main gate and planned to return to her room for a midday nap.

When she woke up,

Ji Wanwan encountered Ji Xing, who was furiously pacing right outside her door.

"Sister! Why did you treat Xiao Ya like that?"

Ji Wanwan laughed angrily.

Great, the accusations had come.

She dragged Ji Xing back to her room.

After shutting the door, she burst out: "Ji Xing, are you brain-dead? There are so many women in the world, why cling to a vain and selfish Cheng Ya?"

Ji Xing choked up, instinctively retorting, "I'm not clinging to her."

He wasn't foolish; he could see Cheng Ya's vanity, selfishness, and materialism.

It's just that Cheng Ya had come to him crying recently, claiming his sister didn't care about him, her brother, and was bullying her, his girlfriend. These words made his blood boil and clouded his judgment temporarily.

Coming to his senses, Ji Xing realized the truth.

He sheepishly lowered his head: "Xiao Ya is still my girlfriend after all."

Seeing her brother acknowledge his mistake, Ji Wanwan softened her tone: "Xingxing, true feelings are scarce in peaceful times, but crises reveal one's true nature.

I know it's hard for you to accept that Cheng Ya has a vile nature, but you are my brother, and I can't watch you wallow in the mire, unable to escape."

She vividly remembered how her brother was crippled in their past life.

She didn't want to experience that pain a second time.

Ji Xing looked up at his sister, somewhat dazed.

Ji Wanwan patted his shoulder: "Xingxing, Cheng Ya doesn't deserve you, and one day you'll realize she's nothing but trash…"

That day wouldn't be too far off.

For Ji Wanwan, squashing a person like Cheng Ya was too easy. If not for wanting to teach her brother a lesson, she could have thrown Cheng Ya into a pile of zombies right then and there.

She wanted her brother to understand the depths of human depravity…

After leaving the room with her brother, Ji Wanwan went downstairs.

Thinking of how Cheng Ya had hurt her brother in their past life, and considering Cheng Ya's actions in this life, Ji Wanwan decided to play it tough with Cheng Ya this time.

Meanwhile, in the hall, 001, Cheng Ya, and those two without a room were there.

Seeing Ji Wanwan enter, the group, who had been whispering among themselves, fell silent like lambs in a pen waiting for the farmer's selection.

Ji Wanwan's gaze swept over the three: "With such chaos outside, kicking you out doesn't seem right. You can stay here, but there are conditions."

Zhu Qian and the boy without a room's eyes lit up: "What conditions?"

"There are eight single rooms and three suites here. If you can convince someone inside to shelter you, you can stay here.

If no one is willing to shelter you..."

She paused: "You can pay to rest on the sofa in the hall."

The group exchanged glances.

Zhu Qian voiced everyone's question: "How much?"

Ji Wanwan held out her hand, spreading five fingers: "Fifty per day."

The trio's faces showed difficulty.

"There are no beds in the hall, and no washing facilities either. Isn't fifty too expensive?"

"Yeah, could you possibly lower the price a bit?"

"Fifty yuan can get you a whole night at a regular inn!"

"I also think it's a bit expensive."

"…"

Ji Wanwan laughed gently and made a welcoming gesture: "Those who find it expensive are free to leave."

The three instantly fell silent.

She had just checked with the System; Cheng Ya only had forty-two yuan left. If she wanted to stay, she had to find someone to shelter her.

But these people were neither relatives nor friends to Cheng Ya, so they had no reason to help her.

Just wait, the real drama was about to begin tonight!

Having achieved her objective, Ji Wanwan was ready to go upstairs, but before she did, she seemed to remember something and suddenly stopped in her tracks.

"Right, whether you find someone to take you in or simply pay money, it's best to get it done by midnight tonight. Otherwise, if it hasn't been completed by then, System 001 will take action to evict people.

System 001 doesn't hold back, and I don't know what might happen then.

Ladies and gentlemen, I have said all I needed to say, take care of yourselves."

After speaking, she specifically looked at Cheng Ya, "You, don't provoke my brother, or I will personally throw you out to feed the zombies!"

Cheng Ya trembled and silently lowered her head.

...

...

The next day, at dawn.

When Ji Xing came downstairs for breakfast, Cheng Ya was eating with a man from A207 at the downstairs dining area.

In A201.

Ji Wanwan had received a notification from the System, "Host, Ji Xing has gone downstairs."

Her eyes lit up, and she immediately ran downstairs.

The moment Cheng Ya saw Ji Xing, her expression unnaturally changed.

The man beside her didn't know Cheng Ya and Ji Xing were a couple. He affectionately put a piece of chicken on her plate, "Didn't you say you were hungry? Eat more."

After speaking, the man teased with a laugh, "You'll have a tough time tonight, eat more to keep your strength up..."

Upon hearing this, Cheng Ya's face flushed red instantly.

Ji Xing naturally heard these words too.

He was an adult, there was nothing he didn't understand.

Ji Xing looked at Cheng Ya with suspicion, and she, too scared to meet his gaze, frantically lowered her head and rebuked the man beside her, "Stop talking nonsense!"

The man thought Cheng Ya was just being shy and, feeling cheerful, kissed her on the face, "We've done it already, what's there to be shy about."

In an instant, Ji Xing rushed forward and punched the man in the face, "What the hell are you talking about?"

The man was stunned by the punch.

Regaining his composure, he was ready to fight back, "I'm TM talking to my girlfriend, what's it to you?"

"Your girlfriend?" Ji Xing laughed angrily, then turned to look at Cheng Ya, "Is that so?"

Cheng Ya shivered with fear, hardly daring to say a word.

The man also sensed something was off and stared straight at Cheng Ya, "What's going on here? You'd better explain clearly!"

Faced with the questioning from two men, Cheng Ya's tears began to fall heavily.

Upstairs, Ji Wanwan, watching the drama unfold, smirked with glee.

Such a chaotic scene, it's a pity there's no popcorn~

Downstairs.

After weighing her options, Cheng Ya looked up at the man from A207, "I used to be his girlfriend, but yesterday, I fell in love with you at first sight, brother Luo Liang. I only like you! Otherwise, otherwise..."

She murmured timidly and then, gritting her teeth, "Otherwise, I wouldn't have given myself to you!"

Ji Wanwan had warned her not to get close to Ji Xing, and without money on her, she could only seek shelter from others.

Being a woman alone with neither money nor skills, aside from her looks, she had nothing else to rely on.

If not for the need to survive, she would not have resorted to such measures.

Now that she had slept with Luo Liang, she could not afford to lose this lifeline!

Ji Xing's eyes reddened with anger, "Why? Where do I fall short compared to him?"

Nothing was more humiliating and infuriating for a man than being cuckolded.

Cheng Ya dared not meet his gaze, "You're just a man-child who only relies on his sister; where do you have the charm that brother Luo Liang has!

After meeting a man like brother Luo Liang, naturally, I stopped liking you!"

Cheng Ya's words were a piercing stab to the heart.

Of course, the stab touched only Ji Xing's heart, while Luo Liang felt incredibly flattered.

When Cheng Ya mentioned "man-child," Ji Xing broke down.