Facing the wall, Jiang Yanxin was actually paying close attention to Chen Wan’s movements behind her. After a long while with no sound from behind, Jiang Yanxin grew even angrier. Was Chen Wan planning to sit on the sofa all night without sleeping?
After reciting “I’m a straight woman, sitting on someone’s lap is no big deal” ten times, Chen Wan finally got up from the sofa and slowly moved towards the bed at the back.
The more Chen Wan tried not to look at Jiang Yanxin, the more her eyes uncontrollably glanced in her direction. She saw Jiang Yanxin’s long legs exposed outside her coat and thought about what had just happened. Chen Wan’s face, which had just returned to normal, started to redden visibly again.
Feeling someone staring at her, Jiang Yanxin naturally noticed. Coupled with the fact that Chen Wan’s footsteps had stopped, she tightened her fingers and looked back, only to see Chen Wan staring blankly at her. Jiang Yanxin glared at Chen Wan, not understanding what she meant. After all, it was Chen Wan who had said no earlier.
Chen Wan snapped back to reality after being glared at, her eyes darting around, not daring to look at Jiang Yanxin again. She quickly climbed to the top bunk and disappeared from sight.
Seeing Chen Wan’s frightened look, Jiang Yanxin felt even angrier for some reason. She should have been happy that she wasn’t taken advantage of tonight, but Chen Wan’s expression of being wronged made Jiang Yanxin’s teeth itch with anger. After all, she was the one who had been seen! Jiang Yanxin tossed and turned in bed for a long time before falling asleep, while Chen Wan was already sleeping soundly.
Early the next morning, Chen Wan woke up in a fright from a dream she had. She was covered in a thin layer of sweat.
Oh no, she had just dreamed of holding Jiang Yanxin and kissing her. In the dream, she could even feel Jiang Yanxin’s soft body sitting in her lap.
Chen Wan shivered at the thought. She shouldn’t be having such dreams! She was a straight woman. It must have been the shock from last night’s events that caused this dream. She was a decent person.
After comforting herself for a while, Chen Wan sluggishly climbed out of bed, grabbed a change of clothes, and went into the bathroom. She was covered in sweat and couldn’t feel comfortable without a shower.
After her shower, she filled the small washing machine under the bathroom shelf with water to wash her clothes.
By the time Chen Wan finished all this, Jiang Yanxin was just waking up.
Chen Wan took out her clothes and hung them on a drying rod above the driver’s seat. She then went to the stove to prepare breakfast. When she got there, Jiang Yanxin was putting on her pants.
Chen Wan’s peripheral vision accidentally caught a glimpse of Jiang Yanxin, and she quickly looked away as if burned, her ears turning red.
Jiang Yanxin noticed Chen Wan’s reaction and snorted coldly without saying a word. She got up and went to the bathroom to freshen up.
Only then did Chen Wan breathe a sigh of relief. She planned to make eight-treasure porridge for breakfast. She had gotten several boxes of it from a small store yesterday. Chen Wan opened a few cans and poured them into a pot to heat. Soon, the aroma of the food filled the air.
Even Yang Yang, who was still asleep, smelled the sweet scent. Last night was the best sleep Yang Yang had had in months. She was even a little afraid that when she woke up, her mommy would revert to her old self and want to abandon her, so she didn’t want to open her eyes. But her little tummy was hungry, and the food smelled so good. In the end, Yang Yang couldn’t resist and opened her big eyes.
Chen Wan was simmering the porridge on low heat when she saw Yang Yang looking at her with a sleepy face. She walked over with a smile, picked up Yang Yang, pinched her little face, and said softly, “How did you sleep? Mommy made porridge for you. You can eat after you freshen up.”
Seeing that her mommy was still treating her well like yesterday, Yang Yang’s little heart finally settled. She nuzzled against Chen Wan and said sweetly, “Mommy, the food smells so good~”
“If it smells good, you should eat more later. Eating more will help you grow tall.” Chen Wan kissed Yang Yang’s little face and coaxed her, while also thinking that in the apocalypse, Yang Yang probably wouldn’t get to drink milk. She wondered if Yang Yang would get enough nutrition.
When Jiang Yanxin came out after freshening up, she saw Chen Wan playing with Yang Yang. She didn’t want to talk to Chen Wan but also didn’t dare to anger her. So she walked over to Chen Wan and said in a neutral tone, “I’ll take Yang Yang to freshen up first.”
“Okay.” Chen Wan glanced at Jiang Yanxin, and seeing that she wasn’t looking at her, she finally breathed a sigh of relief.
Chen Wan estimated that they were almost done washing up. She ladled out the fully cooked Eight-Treasure Congee from the pot, placed it on the folding table in the small dining area, and called out towards the bathroom, “The Eight-Treasure Congee is ready. No rush, let it cool a bit before eating.”
“Okay, I’m just about done with Yang Yang,” Jiang Yanxin replied, wiping Yang Yang’s little face with a towel before carrying her out of the bathroom.
Yang Yang’s eyes were glued to the fragrant congee.
Chen Wan chuckled and coaxed Yang Yang, “Be careful, it’s hot. Let’s eat slowly, no rush.”
Yang Yang nodded her little head, sat next to Jiang Yanxin, obediently stirred the congee in her bowl with a spoon, and blew on it for a long time before taking the first sip.
The congee was naturally sweet, making Yang Yang’s eyes squint with happiness.
Chen Wan was amused by Yang Yang’s cute expression and shook her head with a smile.
Jiang Yanxin glanced at Chen Wan without saying anything and continued to drink her congee.
After breakfast, Jiang Yanxin didn’t say much to Chen Wan. She got up and started clearing the table of bowls and spoons.
Chen Wan thought Jiang Yanxin was probably still mad at her. Last night’s incident was a complete misunderstanding and quite awkward. But since they would be living in this RV together, they couldn’t keep not talking. So, she got up and moved closer to Jiang Yanxin.
Jiang Yanxin looked at Chen Wan with some confusion, not knowing why she suddenly came over.
“About last night, I’m sorry. I didn’t see clearly and gave you the wrong thing. Please don’t be mad, okay?” Chen Wan’s tone was gentle, clearly trying to appease her. Jiang Yanxin couldn’t say much in response. After all, she and her daughter still needed to rely on Chen Wan. Since Chen Wan was offering an olive branch, it wouldn’t be right to make things awkward for everyone.
“I’m not mad, just a bit groggy. I’ll be fine in a bit,” Jiang Yanxin replied while washing the dishes in the sink. Her tone softened, no longer as stiff as before.
Hearing Jiang Yanxin say this, Chen Wan finally breathed a sigh of relief. “Then you should get some more sleep later. For now, we need to gather supplies. In the afternoon, we can check the stores along the street to see if we can find clothes and other essentials. These are consumables, and with the apocalypse here, it will be hard to resume production later.”
“Okay,” Jiang Yanxin nodded, considering the awkwardness from last night resolved.
Chen Wan played with Yang Yang for a while before handing her over to Jiang Yanxin. She still had many things to sort out, like the plot system of the original book, which she hadn’t had time to receive. Now that she had some free time, Chen Wan put away the folding table, unfolded the sofa bed, and lay down, appearing to be in a daze. In reality, she was commanding the system in her mind to transmit the original book’s plot.
Soon, scenes she hadn’t known before appeared in her mind. The original character was a scumbag who not only handed Jiang Yanxin over to Zhang Qiang and his gang to be toyed with but also found an opportunity to smother Yang Yang.
Later, Zhang Qiang didn’t fulfill his promise to let the original character live in luxury. Instead, he barely kept her from starving. Jiang Yanxin endured humiliation and escaped, meeting Wei Siyu. They went through many trials together, expressed their feelings, and in the end, Wei Siyu helped Jiang Yanxin feed the original character to zombies. The main plot didn’t mention anything about an RV system, which explained why people said the author went off-topic. After all, the original book was titled “I Conquer the Apocalypse with an RV System,” but the RV wasn’t mentioned at all.
Besides the main plot, there were side stories. For example, Jiang Yanxin’s sister, Jiang Wan Ning, didn’t fare much better. Although she was rescued by the military and taken to a safe zone in Funan City, the military didn’t have the resources to manage the internal affairs of the safe zone. Their daily efforts to clear zombies and gather supplies already consumed most of their energy, leading to chaos within the safe zone.
Jiang Wan Ning was targeted by a few thugs in the base, tormented to the point of being unrecognizable. In the end, she preferred to throw herself into a horde of zombies to be eaten rather than endure further humiliation.
Jiang Yanxin’s parents also lived a miserable life. When Jiang Yanxin’s father found out that his daughter was being bullied, he went to confront those thugs but was beaten so badly that he became bedridden and paralyzed, never able to get up again. Jiang Yanxin’s mother had to do the hardest and most exhausting jobs in the Safe Zone just to barely make a living. The two of them lasted less than a year in the Safe Zone before they both passed away.
As for her own parents, they had died in the first month of the apocalypse. Chen Wan thought about it and realized that since she was now with Jiang Yanxin and Yang Yang, she couldn’t just stand by and do nothing. At the very least, she had to go and save them. After all, she and Jiang Yanxin had gone through hardships together.
After sorting out these plot points, Chen Wan decided to start making other preparations early. After all, Funan City was quite far from Weibei City, almost at opposite ends of the same province. Driving there would take about ten hours, and that was assuming the roads were clear. With all this in mind, Chen Wan planned to set out early in the afternoon to gather supplies.
