Apocalyptic Disasters: Carrying a bun and hoarding supplies

Lei Qian rushed to where Bai Meiyue was standing. He first carefully checked her from head to toe; only when he was certain that Bai Meiyue was perfectly fine did he turn around and look at Xu Yiyi. He said to her, "What are you trying to do with my wife?"

"Don't… don't… don't…" Bai Meiyue pulled the man back. Holding his wrist, she pulled him back. She could see that the man was about to take his sword out from the sheath. A smile appeared on her face instinctively. She dragged the man back to the car in which he had arrived and said to him, "I am fine. She didn't do anything; don't lose your temper at her."

"But–"

"Xiao Wu found traces of some metallic spiders in the garden. He was bringing me to see them," said Bai Meiyue as she continued to drag the man toward the car. "First come and take a look at those bugs with me. Who knows where they came from? I wonder if they were sent to the safe base by Yu Miaomiao. She is too far from our mansion—so she couldn't have done that; this must be done by the spies. We should try to find out more about these bugs; what do you think?"

Bai Meiyue knew that they couldn't trace down the spies but it was their good luck that they were able to get evidence of what Yu Miaomiao and the people under her were planning. With these nanobugs, they might be able to find a way to solve the current problem.

Lei Qian knew that the woman was trying to change the subject, but he could only helplessly follow her. Since she said that she was fine, then there was no need for him to drag the matter any longer. However, he did give Xu Yiyi a warning look before getting in the car. Bai Meiyue might not look down on these women but he was not the same. He looked down on these prostitutes.

As a woman with all of her limbs attached, these women didn't want to fight with zombies, but instead they were trying to find a way where they could eat and drink well without doing any kind of hard work. Even Bai Meiyue, who was a pregnant woman, was willing to work hard.

When Xu Yiyi saw the look in the eyes of Lei Qian, she was not offended. After going through all of those sufferings, she was now used to such gazes. In fact, it was gazes like Bai Meiyue that made her uncomfortable. They were neither sympathetic nor was she looking at her with pity. It was complicated. Like she was expecting something more in return. As if she believed that Xu Yiyi was capable of doing something more than just sleeping with men. This was something that Xu Yiyi had never seen or felt before.

Even her mother, who gave birth to her called her useless and said to her that she would never amount to anything more than this. Since that was all Xu Yiyi heard all her life, she completely let go of herself and did whatever she wanted. Earning money by sleeping with men was easy and quick. It also made her desired and loved even for a small fraction. That was she simply ignored everyone and did what she wanted.

She had never cared about anyone. Not even her own mother, who mocked her at every turn.

But suddenly, facing Bai Meiyue's expectant gaze made her feel like she wanted to amount to something more than just sleeping with men.

On the other side, inside the car, Lei Qian turned and glanced at the woman sitting next to him. With his eyes slightly twitching, he continued to stare at her until Bai Meiyue could no longer ignore him. Sighing, she turned to look at the man. "What is it?"

"Why did you go to their place? Don't you know that such places are dirty?" Lei Qian immediately put out his objection. He didn't want to restrain Bai Meiyue from going anywhere she wanted but he also didn't want her to get involved with people she should not be involved with.

When Bai Meiyue heard his words, she couldn't help but frown. She turned and looked at the man sitting next to her and questioned, "And what is dirty about their work? It's not like they are forcing men to sleep with them."

"They sell their bodies!"

"And there is nothing wrong with it." Bai Meiyue didn't understand why men were so against women who sold their bodies. She rolled her eyes and stated coldly, "Who are the buyers? Aren't they men in the end? They are the ones who are buying their bodies and giving them bowls of rice in the end. The service exists because men cannot control their lower half. So why should you blame those women alone?"

Seeing Bai Meiyue defending those women, Lei Qian couldn't help but rub his forehead. He said to her, "But that still doesn't change their occupation. I will ask Xiao Wu to return the crystal nuclei that these women handed us and make them leave–"

"You will do no such thing!" Bai Meiyue interrupted the man who was making his own decision. She turned and said to him, "You are not going to do such a thing. I am telling you there is no way you are sending those women away; they are going to stay."

"Are you going to raise our son among people like them?"

"What do you mean by them? You speak as if they wanted to become what they are. In the end, it's all because of the selfishness of their parents, siblings or those who were around them that they were reduced to this position. If they had the resources to become something else, do you believe that they would become what they are now?" Bai Meiyue hated when someone looked down at women. Especially women like Xu Yiyi. That girl suffered quite a lot at the hands of her mother and that was why she was reduced to selling her body.

Since she was young, the only thing that Xu Yiyi knew was selling her body. Who else could be blamed for this other than her mother? It wasn't Xu Yiyi's decision to sell herself and start doing skin business. She was not educated and she had no other skills other than singing and dancing. But she was not given proper training or chances to become an idol either. So who could be blamed?

The poor little girl forced by her mother, the victim of the entire situation? Or the woman who forced her daughter into selling her body?

Lei Qian said, "But keeping them here will bring all kinds of troubles… I don't think it will be right to keep them here."

"You are forgetting that these are no longer the normal times. I have a feeling that these women will bring us some surprises as long as they awaken," she glanced at Lei Qian and stated, "And if our son goes down that lane, then it's not the fault of Xu Yiyi or the women under her. It will be our fault. The parents who could not teach our son well."

She trusted her son and knew that there was no way he would go down that path where he would ask a woman to sleep with him.

He was too gentle for that.

When Lei Qian saw that Bai Meiyue was not listening to him, he had no other choice but to accept it. But if those women caused any trouble, then he would kick them right out of the safe base.

The two of them went to the safe base, where they took the nanobugs to researcher Su.

"Hmm," the man took a look at the bugs and pursed his lips. His eyes studied the metallic bugs in front of him and stated, "I need to examine them properly, without tearing them open and seeing what is inside these bugs, I cannot tell you what exactly is the purpose of these nano bugs is."

"Alright, then I will leave this matter in your hands, Researcher Su," Bai Meiyue nodded as she washed her hands of the matter. "But other than researching these bugs, I would like it if you came up with a way to stop them from causing trouble. I don't think that Yu Miaomiao would send something to our safe base for absolutely no reason. Since these bugs were found near the mansion, then there must be some plan cooking in the head of Yu Miaomiao."

Researcher Chen nodded. "Don't worry, Miss Bai. You have given me a place to stay; naturally, I will not let anyone mess with this safe place. I will find the weaknesses of these bugs right away!"

Bai Meiyue disvussed a few more things with researcher Chen and then turned around on her feet before walking out of the mansion where the man stayed.

"Let go of me!"