The closer Mi Ling got to home, the more chaotic her heart became. She was afraid that upon returning, she would encounter her worst imaginings, or that Mi Li would have disappeared.

Mi Ling was in the lead, with Zhang Zhen and Wang Xinwu behind her.

Just looking at these two guys made Mi Ling feel exhausted.

They were alright in advantageous fights, like against one or two zombies. But when there were more, they would just hide behind her, running even faster than she did.

Useless at everything, and always eating everything in sight.

It wasn't to say they were completely useless. When encountering other survivors, they could barely make up the numbers, and against small numbers of zombies, they allowed her to exert slightly less effort.

They were shouting about helping her find her sister, but Mi Ling felt that they mostly wanted to find someone to rely on, while also trying to get close to her.

Could you at least put in some effort?

If she found Mi Li, it would be best to draw a clear line between herself and them, Mi Ling thought.

Finally, Mi Ling arrived at the entrance to the residential complex. She had already prepared for a fight.

How could she not know how many people usually lived in this complex? There were definitely a lot of zombies.

"Ninety li is but half the journey." She couldn't relax and capsize on the last stretch.

However, after entering the complex, she was puzzled to find that there were very few zombies, only two or three.

Why are there so few zombies?

Regardless of the reason, this was a good thing for Mi Ling.

Passing by the supermarket, Mi Ling subconsciously glanced inside, thinking it would be even better if she could bring some supplies back with her.

But Zhang Zhen and Wang Xinwu were even faster than Mi Ling.

They were disappointed to find that the supermarkets were empty.

On their journey, apart from a supermarket with goods they'd encountered a few days ago, eight out of ten supermarkets they later found were empty.

The remaining two supermarkets had too many zombies, and they didn't dare enter.

This was normal. Zombies were scary, but hunger was even scarier.

Meeting a zombie didn't necessarily mean death, but hunger could truly starve a person to death.

Those with greater courage would make multiple trips, emptying out an entire supermarket.

Unable to worry about so much, Mi Ling strode to the bottom of her building. There were no zombies, so she didn't need to worry about anything. She shouted loudly.

"Mi Li, Mi Li, are you there?"

...

"Let's have barbecue tonight. Yu-jie, can you make it?"

Chen Luo wanted a change of pace and suddenly remembered that it had been over half a month since he had barbecue.

Wouldn't it be great with some ice-cold beer?

Chen Luo had specially prepared a barbecue grill, and he had all sorts of spices.

Ma Yu said with a smile, "I can't compare to top barbecue masters, but I'm definitely no worse than what you eat outside."

"Then I'll start preparing the marinade now. Tell me what skewers you want to eat."

"Also, barbecue smoke is too heavy, you can't do it at home."

Chen Luo said with satisfaction, "It's okay, we'll grill on the roof."

Someone had discovered him, but Chen Luo wasn't flustered. If there were any slight troubles, they weren't worth mentioning compared to the deliciousness of the barbecue.

Chen Luo was about to ask Su Dazhu and Mi Li what skewers they wanted when suddenly, a shout came from downstairs.

Mi Li's whole body shook, and an expression of incomparable joy appeared on her face. She excitedly said,

"It's my sister, my sister's back."

Wearing slippers, denim shorts, and a short-sleeved shirt, Mi Li couldn't wait to run downstairs.

Chen Luo muttered to himself, after waiting for so long, I've finally waited for you, Mi Ling.

Chen Luo followed Mi Li down.

While running, Mi Li shouted loudly in response.

"Sister, I'm here."

Hearing Mi Li's response, Mi Ling was also extremely excited. She saw Mi Li coming down the stairs.

Without even looking closely, Mi Li opened her arms and rushed towards Mi Ling.

The two sisters happily embraced each other.

Zhang Zhen and Wang Xinwu looked at Mi Li in shock.

The older sister, Mi Ling, was the school beauty, and the younger sister, Mi Li, was no less attractive.

Damn, if they could win over these two sisters, wouldn't that be awesome?

Chen Luo looked over and didn't expect that in addition to Mi Ling, there were also two refugees.

Hmm, no, three refugees. Mi Ling was also a refugee.

Not having showered for more than ten days, exposed to the wind and sun, eating poorly, and constantly anxious, even the most beautiful woman would become haggard.

At this time, Mi Ling's face was gaunt, with dark circles under her eyes, and her hair was withered. Only traces of her former cold and beautiful appearance remained.

Her face was still dirty.

One reason was indeed the conditions, and the second was that Mi Ling was doing it on purpose, making herself ugly to avoid trouble.

Only her magnificent chest remained astonishing.

Chen Luo's appearance immediately alerted Zhang Zhen and Wang Xinwu.

Who is this person? How is he with Mi Li? I haven't heard that Mi Ling has a younger brother or an older brother.

Mi Ling's eyes caught sight of Chen Luo, and she instantly looked at him warily.

Mifan was in Chen Luo's arms, lazily meowing at Mi Ling.

Mifan had a feeling that Mi Ling would be fine, so it wasn't worried at all.

Mi Li smiled and said, "Sister, this is Chen Luo-gege. When you weren't here, thanks to Chen Luo-gege taking care of me."

Mi Ling frowned slightly. Taking care of her, how so?

However, seeing that Mi Li looked healthy, it seemed that she was indeed being taken care of well.

And Mifan was actually obediently in his arms.

With Mi Li safe, a huge weight was finally lifted from Mi Ling's heart.

Meeting Mi Li for the first time, Zhang Zhen and Wang Xinwu decided in their hearts that they must establish a good relationship with Mi Li.

Mi Ling had always been lukewarm and difficult to approach. Maybe they could start with Mi Li? Or directly win over Mi Li?

Mi Li's body was free of dirt, and they just assumed it was because she had stayed at home and hadn't gone out.

Her face was rosy, which they thought was because she was happy to see her sister, Mi Ling.

They didn't think much about it at all, guessing Mi Li's state based on their own assumptions.

She must be very hungry, right?

They had come to clearly recognize the importance of food along the way.

They decided to reluctantly take out some welcoming gifts.

Zhang Zhen was about to please Mi Li, but Wang Xinwu made the first move.

Wang Xinwu carefully took out a crumpled bag of bread from his pants pocket, containing three slices of bread.

Wang Xinwu handed it to Mi Li with both hands: "Mi Li meimei, are you hungry? I have bread here, take it and eat it."

Mi Li looked at the crumpled bread and was speechless.

Mi Li smiled awkwardly, "No need, right?"

Wang Xinwu thought that Mi Li was being polite. He gritted his teeth and took out the only corn sausage he had, the kind that cost one yuan a bag.

"Mi Li meimei, don't be polite. Bread and grilled sausage, a perfect match."

Zhang Zhen looked at Wang Xinwu in shock. I'll be damned, you're going all out?

It's hard to find supplies in the supermarkets outside now, unless you risk going to those supermarkets with a lot of zombies.

Are you giving up on life?

Zhang Zhen originally wanted to give Mi Li his bag of instant noodles, but seeing Wang Xinwu making such a big sacrifice, he felt it wasn't necessary to follow suit.

You're awesome, I'm not going to follow.

I'll just focus on pleasing Mi Ling.

Seeing that Mi Li didn't intend to accept it at all, Wang Xinwu was stunned.

"Mi Li, why aren't you eating?"