I Have a Post Apocalyptic Online Friend C21.2

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Chapter 21. Part 2

The journey to the desert was too long, so they agreed to take turns driving five hundred kilometers each to avoid stopping for rest and prevent excessive fatigue.

This leg of the journey was driven by Lu Yuan, while Zhou An’an lay on the bed watching movies she’d downloaded onto her phone.

She still regretted losing the bus; all her carefully hoarded treasures had been on board, including her laptop filled with movies and novels, and her game console. All she had left was her phone.

The mall had plenty of brand-new phones and computers she could have taken freely, but they were empty and couldn’t connect to the internet to download anything. Carrying them would have been a waste of space, so neither of them took any.

Having watched her favorite movies multiple times, Zhou An’an sighed in boredom and couldn’t help but recall the day Lu Yuan saved her.

She’d never been in love, but if she had to choose a man to spend her life with right now, she would unhesitatingly say Lu Yuan’s name.

What did Lu Yuan think of her?

Was she still just a teammate randomly matched by the System in his eyes?

A burden he couldn’t shake off? Or perhaps…

She suddenly sat up, realizing something important.

After knowing him for so long, she still didn’t know if Lu Yuan had a girlfriend or if he was married.

Zhou An’an rolled out of bed, rummaged through the snack box beside it, and pulled out a bag of braised duck necks. After a moment’s thought, she switched to sunflower seeds instead. Cracking them open, she casually walked over and settled into the passenger seat.

“Want some sunflower seeds?”

Lu Yuan kept his eyes fixed on the road ahead. “No thanks.”

“Are you worried about it distracting you? Don’t worry, I’ll shell them for you.”

With that, she began peeling the seeds with her fingers.

Lu Yuan glanced at her but continued to focus on the road. “You don’t feel like cooking today?”

Zhou An’an was puzzled. She shook her head. “Of course I do.”

“You want to change beds again?”

She was even more confused. “No. Why would you ask that?”

“If you didn’t need something from me, why would you be so attentive? Come on, what’s really going on?”

Lu Yuan saw through her act instantly.

Zhou An’an awkwardly scratched her nose, stubbornly denying it. “I’ve always been the kind of person who likes to take care of my companions, okay? Haven’t you noticed that yet?”

Lu Yuan rolled his eyes in response.

Zhou An’an peeled a small handful of sunflower seeds and offered them to him. He ate them without hesitation, then instructed, “If you’re going to peel them, do it properly. The shells are sharp.”

“No problem! I’m very meticulous. At work, I’m the fastest and cleanest potato peeler in the whole shop.”

As she spoke, she watched Lu Yuan’s expression, then mustered her courage and asked the question, “Have… you ever been married?”

The conversation took a sudden 180-degree turn, catching Lu Yuan off guard and making him doubt his hearing. “What?”

“Have you ever been married? Dated anyone? Do you have a partner now?” Zhou An’an, throwing caution to the wind, blurted out all the questions at once.

Lu Yuan slammed on the brakes, throwing his hands up. “What exactly are you trying to do? You’re acting weird—it’s obvious you have an ulterior motive.”

“I just want to get to know you better.”

“We’re not on a date. Why do you need to know so much about me?”

She perked up her ears. “You’ve been on a blind date? With whom?”

Completely speechless, Lu Yuan said, “No,” and continued driving.

Zhou An’an fed him another handful of sunflower seeds, muttering, “Speaking of which, I did go on a blind date once.”

Lu Yuan glanced at her, waiting for her to continue, but she remained silent.

“He didn’t like you?” he teased.

Zhou An’an shook her head. “I was the one who didn’t dare to get married.”

“Marriage isn’t jumping off a building. What’s there to be afraid of?”

“He went on that blind date hoping to find someone reliable to build a life with. I have no redeeming qualities. Even if he impulsively married me, he’d be disappointed later.”

Lu Yuan said, “Who says you have no redeeming qualities?”

Zhou An’an’s heart skipped a beat. She asked eagerly, “What qualities do I have?”

“At least you’re self-aware.”

Zhou An’an: “……”

*Have I been hallucinating these past few days, thinking Lu Yuan was both capable and caring?*

*Feeding him sunflower seeds? What a joke!*

Zhou An’an stuffed the shelled seeds into her own mouth.

Lu Yuan: “…What about the promise to peel them for me?”

“My hands are tired. Whoever wants them can peel their own.”

After speaking, she placed the sunflower seeds on the storage shelf and rose to go to the carriage.

“Wait,” Lu Yuan called out from behind her.

She turned around, her face flushed with anger. “I’m self-aware. I wouldn’t…”

She trailed off mid-sentence, realizing why Lu Yuan had stopped her.

A dozen zombies stood blocking the road ahead. In this post-Doomsday world, such a sight was hardly unusual.

What was strange was that they stood motionless, their bodies entwined with layers upon layers of pale yellow, thread-like strands resembling spiderwebs.

“What is that?”

Lu Yuan slammed on the brakes, unwilling to approach.

He had never seen anything like it. His first thought was that someone had deliberately bound the zombies like this to set a trap.

Zhou An’an stared for a long time, a sense of familiarity stirring within her. “Could it be… dodder?”

Lu Yuan frowned. “What’s dodder?”

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