"I'm fine! I just went somewhere with some new friends I met, and as soon as I had the chance, I came back." Xia Zhiyue smiled elegantly, as if nothing had happened outside.
"Then, who is this…?" the producer hesitated, looking at Xing Yuan, who was standing beside Xia Zhiyue and wearing a hat.
"A little sister from next door." Xia Zhiyue's palms were sweating, but her expression was calm. She gently took off Xing Yuan's hat to let the producer have a look, then put it back on.
"The little girl is quite pretty. Is she also interested in entering the entertainment industry?" The producer's eyes lit up, his professional instincts kicking in.
"Now is not the time to talk about this. Why don't you let us in first, and we can discuss other matters later!" Xia Zhiyue saw that the producer hadn't noticed anything unusual about Xing Yuan and breathed a sigh of relief.
It was worth all the preparations she had made, even specially putting colored contact lenses on Xing Yuan to conceal her unusual eye color.
"Oh! Right, right, you see, I'm really getting confused." The producer quickly opened the door to let them in.
"However, Miss Xia should also know that things are quite unstable outside right now. But we are still relatively safe here. Coincidentally, there are some soldiers carrying out missions here, and under their protection, we are all basically still alive."
"But these people have also set rules: if anyone new arrives, even if they are acquaintances, they must be quarantined for a period of time to prevent them from being infected with the zombie virus."
"It's understandable." Xia Zhiyue nodded, no wonder the order was so good when dealing with those zombies earlier! This made sense.
As soon as the two entered, two people in military uniforms came to help.
Xing Yuan tightly gripped Xia Zhiyue's sleeve, hiding behind her. She scanned the people around her, her beautiful brows furrowing slightly. None of these people looked good, and she didn't want to be with them!
"Little girl, you need to be quarantined separately." The female soldier looked at Xing Yuan, who seemed unwilling to cooperate, with a helpless expression.
"I'm sorry! My sister had an accident when she was young and injured her brain. Her mind is like that of a child. Could we be quarantined in the same room?" Xia Zhiyue pointed to her head, smiling apologetically at the soldier and explaining.
"This… is not in accordance with the rules. However, your situation is indeed a bit special. I need to get instructions." The female soldier hesitated for a moment, then turned to the man sitting at the counter to ask for instructions.
Wan Yu nodded, concise as always, "Special circumstances require special treatment. Let it be as they wish! Just have the inspection personnel be cautious."
The quarantine period was three days. After their observation during this time, the zombie virus had a certain incubation period. After three days, infected individuals would either turn into zombies or awaken special abilities. There were only these two outcomes.
Meals were delivered through a small window three times a day. Although the food wasn't particularly good, it was decent.
Xing Yuan was clearly not adapting well to the environment and moved closer to Xia Zhiyue.
"Good girl~ Don't fuss!" Xia Zhiyue coaxed. It was fine to be a little excessive normally, but now that someone might be monitoring them outside, they had to be cautious.
Xing Yuan clearly couldn't understand Xia Zhiyue's concern. She tugged at Xia Zhiyue's clothes and said softly, "Sister, hug!"
Who could refuse the request of such a cute child?
Xia Zhiyue hugged Xing Yuan and let her lie on the bed obediently. After singing a few lullabies, she finally managed to coax her to sleep. If it weren't for the excuse she had come up with earlier, others would have taken Xing Yuan out for observation long ago.
Zombies were indeed tireless, but Xing Yuan was not strictly a zombie. She was a semi-complete zombie or human. Some physiological needs still followed human characteristics.
Food was a significant issue, but they had also prepared for it in advance.
Xia Zhiyue had observed that Xing Yuan was not completely unable to eat what ordinary people ate; she just had a stronger preference for blood.
This was not a big problem. As long as they packed a few more bags of blood plasma in their backpacks and gave Xing Yuan a little each day, she could control the desires in her bloodline and not become overly anxious.
Finally, the three-day quarantine ended, and the two were assigned a room.
Relying on the vigilance she had developed over years of being a celebrity, Xia Zhiyue immediately checked the various arrangements in the hotel. After confirming there were no cameras, she sprawled out on the soft bed.
Xing Yuan, like a little beast, excitedly pounced onto the bed and rolled around on it, repeatedly saying two words: "Fun."
Xia Zhiyue helplessly covered her forehead. If others saw this, her image as an "idiot" would be cemented.
Seeing the "idiot" Xing Yuan having fun, Xia Zhiyue decided to go out and find some acquaintances herself.
The sound of the door opening made Xing Yuan look up instantly, then she quickly jumped onto Xia Zhiyue's back.
"Get down!" Xia Zhiyue's eyebrows twitched. It was fine when no one else was around, but if she went out carrying someone like this, would she still have her cool image?
After this disaster was over, she still intended to continue being a celebrity.
"No!" Xing Yuan's voice was crisp and her refusal was firm.
"Good girl~ Come down, and I'll get you something delicious, okay? Don't you like eating it the most?" If the hard approach didn't work, Xia Zhiyue resorted to the soft approach.
Xing Yuan's expression became conflicted. She wanted to stick to her sister, but she also wanted delicious food. What should she do?
Xing Yuan's brain cells couldn't handle such complex problems. Xia Zhiyue deliberately tore open a bag of blood plasma.
"Slurp." Xing Yuan swallowed, couldn't resist the temptation, and directly pounced to suck it up. She hadn't eaten this for several days.
Just as Xia Zhiyue was about to slip out, Xing Yuan, holding the bag in one hand, grabbed her hand with the other.
Xia Zhiyue sat down helplessly. She didn't dare to let Xing Yuan go out in this state, or people would mistake her for a murderer and arrest her!
After patiently waiting for Xing Yuan to finish eating, Xia Zhiyue, holding the now docile Xing Yuan, left the room.
As soon as Xia Zhiyue stepped out of the room, she ran into her agent, who had rushed over after hearing the news.
"Zhiyue, why did you go out when you were fine? Look, something happened! How many times have I told you? If you need anything, just tell your assistant or me, and we'll handle it for you…" Qing Xiaoyan couldn't help but nag.
Although he was a man, years of being an agent had given him a way with words that surpassed most people.
"Brother Yan, I'm sorry for making you worry." Xia Zhiyue immediately admitted her mistake.
Qing Xiaoyan had been her agent for five years, and Xia Zhiyue understood his personality. If she let him continue like this, he would probably talk for a whole day.