When Jiang Yanxin woke up, she found herself in a half-asleep state.
However, she had let her guard down around Chen Wan, so she didn’t fully wake up.
She knew that this new version of Chen Wan treated Yang Yang very well, so she wasn’t worried about Yang Yang being alone with her.
Thus, Jiang Yanxin dozed off for a little while longer before finally opening her eyes.
As she got up to wash up, she noticed that both Chen Wan and Yang Yang were already sitting on the sofa, enjoying their meal.
Hearing the commotion, Yang Yang turned to Jiang Yanxin with a sweet smile and greeted her, “Mommy, Mommy made me food~” “Did you wash up?”
Jiang Yanxin leaned against the wall, still looking a bit groggy, with a misty look in her eyes.
Yang Yang had been waiting for her mother to ask this, so she proudly puffed out her little chest and swung her short legs, happily responding, “Mommy helped me wash up.”
Jiang Yanxin looked at Yang Yang’s proud little face and chuckled, shaking her head.
“Alright, then Mommy doesn’t need to help you wash up.
You eat nicely, and Mommy will go wash up first.”
Yang Yang nodded her little head and began to scoop up the sesame paste with her small spoon.
When Jiang Yanxin came out, she saw that a bowl of steaming sesame paste had appeared on the coffee table opposite Chen Wan and Yang Yang.
Jiang Yanxin glanced at Chen Wan, a smile tugging at the corners of her lips.
“Thank you.”
Seeing Jiang Yanxin thank her, Chen Wan quickly replied, “No need to be so polite.”
After all, she had indeed fallen asleep listening to Jiang Yanxin’s story last night.
At this thought, Chen Wan didn’t dare to look at Jiang Yanxin again and hurriedly lowered her head to drink the black sesame paste in her bowl.
Jiang Yanxin crushed a few biscuits and soaked them in the sesame paste to eat.
Just after taking a couple of bites, she couldn’t help but smile at Yang Yang.
Yang Yang was happily eating and didn’t understand why her mother suddenly smiled.
She licked her little lips and looked at her mother in confusion, “Mommy, what are you laughing at?”
Chen Wan also glanced at Jiang Yanxin and saw her covering her mouth, stifling a laugh.
Chen Wan followed Jiang Yanxin’s gaze and noticed that Yang Yang had somehow gotten a ring of black sesame paste around her little mouth.
Chen Wan’s eyes softened even more, and she joined Jiang Yanxin in laughing.
She didn’t forget to grab a napkin to help Yang Yang wipe off her “little mustache,” teasing her as she did so, “Yang Yang, you’ve got a ‘little mustache’ from drinking!
Let Mommy help you wipe it off.”
Yang Yang obediently replied, “Okay,” and tilted her little head, allowing Chen Wan to clean her face.
Once it was clean, she continued to drink her black sesame paste.
Chen Wan looked at Yang Yang and felt a warm sensation in her heart, wanting to hold Yang Yang and play with her little chubby hands for a while.
Jiang Yanxin also looked at Yang Yang with a smile, making breakfast feel like a side activity.
Yang Yang finished her bowl of black sesame paste and looked at Chen Wan with her little head tilted, “Mommy, help me wipe it~” “Okay, Mommy will wipe it clean for you.”
Chen Wan said as she wiped Yang Yang’s little mouth, then let her down so Yang Yang could walk around in the car to digest her food.
At that moment, only Jiang Yanxin and Chen Wan remained at the dining table.
With Yang Yang gone, Jiang Yanxin recalled last night’s events and casually asked Chen Wan, “How did you sleep after listening to the story last night?”
Chen Wan, caught off guard by the question, quickly straightened up and defended herself, “I didn’t eavesdrop!”
Jiang Yanxin’s originally cool gaze softened slightly as she chuckled, “I didn’t say you eavesdropped.
Why are you so nervous?
Or did you really fall asleep listening to my story last night?”
“I didn’t!
I’m too old for that; how could I like listening to stories?
That’s childish.”
Chen Wan denied it, her ears turning red, and she quickly finished the last two bites of black sesame paste in her bowl to cover her embarrassment.
At that moment, Yang Yang heard the word “story” and excitedly turned back to Chen Wan, reaching out her little hands to hug Chen Wan’s leg, asking for a hug.
Chen Wan set down her bowl and picked Yang Yang up into her arms.
Yang Yang comfortably leaned against her mommy’s embrace, swinging her short legs excitedly, “Mommy, what story?
I want to hear it too!”
Jiang Yanxin’s smile widened, resting her chin on one hand as she glanced at Yang Yang, then her gaze settled on Chen Wan, responding to Yang Yang while observing Chen Wan’s expression.
“Oh, Mommy means that tonight, she will continue telling you and your mommy the story of the little turtle to help you both fall asleep.”
After saying this, Jiang Yanxin deliberately winked at Chen Wan, smiling brightly at her.
Yang Yang, hearing that Jiang Yanxin would tell a story tonight, excitedly shook her little hand on Chen Wan’s arm, “Mommy!
That’s great!
Mommy will tell us a story tonight to help us sleep~” Chen Wan wanted to explain that she didn’t need Jiang Yanxin to help her sleep, but when she met Yang Yang’s eager gaze, she couldn’t bring herself to say it and simply nodded, “Alright then, let’s listen to the story.”
Seeing Chen Wan agree, Yang Yang excitedly buried her little face in Chen Wan’s arms, acting cute, “That’s great!
I’ll listen to the story with Mommy~” After watching Yang Yang act cute in her arms, Chen Wan looked up at Jiang Yanxin, only to find her looking at her with a teasing smile.
Chen Wan’s heart raced, and she quickly explained, “I’m just doing this to keep Yang Yang company; it’s not because I want to listen myself.”
Jiang Yanxin raised an eyebrow, her tone laced with playful teasing, “Is that so?”
Then, with a hint of provocation in her eyes, she looked at Chen Wan, “You can play with Yang Yang; I’ll go wash the dishes.”
Chen Wan wanted to explain but felt guilty, especially since she had indeed fallen asleep listening to Jiang Yanxin’s story last night.
To be honest, Jiang Yanxin’s voice while telling stories was gentle and soothing, making it quite easy to fall asleep.
Thinking of this, Chen Wan quickly cleared her throat to stop her wandering thoughts.
After all, she was a versatile person; why had she been blushing so much around Jiang Yanxin lately?
This shouldn’t be happening!
After pondering for a while, she decided to just embrace the situation and started playing with Yang Yang.
She loved to squeeze Yang Yang’s little chubby hands; they were so soft, and when her fingers spread out, there were little round pits on the back of her hand that looked adorable.
After playing with Yang Yang for a while, Chen Wan simply carried her around the RV, helping her digest.
She then said to Jiang Yanxin, who had finished washing the dishes, “Let’s go to the police station nearby later and see if we can find something like a gun.
It would be safer on the road if we had one.”
“Okay, but do you know how to use it?”
Jiang Yanxin looked at Chen Wan with a slightly deeper gaze.
Chen Wan had completely considered Jiang Yanxin and Yang Yang as her own people, so she instinctively replied, “Of course!
There’s no gun I can’t use.
I’ll teach you how to use it later.”
Only after saying this did she realize her words sounded a bit abrupt, considering her previous job was in financial investment, which had nothing to do with guns.
However, she had already broken character multiple times, and her behavior over the past few days had been nothing like her original self, so she decided not to worry about it anymore.
“I used to like gun models, so I’ve basically seen how to use them online,” Chen Wan casually defended herself, even she felt it was a weak excuse.
Jiang Yanxin nodded without changing her expression, “Alright, then when we get them, you can teach me how to use them.”
Chen Wan felt relieved that Jiang Yanxin didn’t press her about the guns, unaware that she had already lost her disguise in front of her.
After handing Yang Yang to Jiang Yanxin to buckle her seatbelt, Chen Wan wasted no time, driving while letting the system find the route, heading towards the police station.
Fifteen minutes later, they arrived at the entrance of the police station.
There weren’t many zombies on that street, and those that charged at them were all knocked away by Chen Wan.
Once she parked the car at the entrance, she opened all the steel plates, turned on the lights for Yang Yang, and went over to coax her with Jiang Yanxin.
“Yang Yang, as usual, you stay in the car like a good girl. Mom and Mommy are going down to find something very important, and we’ll be back to play with you soon, okay?”
Chen Wan gently coaxed Yang Yang.
But Yang Yang was no longer the scared Yang Yang from before; she reached out her little hands to Chen Wan for a hug, “Mom, I’m scared~” Chen Wan felt a pang in her heart, but it was too chaotic outside to take Yang Yang out casually.
She handed Yang Yang her little cow toy to comfort her, “Our Yang Yang is the bravest, right? Let the cow keep you company, and Mom promises we’ll be back to find you very soon.”
Only then did Yang Yang pout and nod her little head.
Seeing Yang Yang agree, Chen Wan quickly kissed her little face to comfort her, and Jiang Yanxin leaned over to kiss Yang Yang’s other cheek, “Don’t be afraid, wait for Mom and Mommy to come back and play with you.”
After calming Yang Yang down, just before getting out of the car, Chen Wan handed Jiang Yanxin ten zombie crystal cores and reminded her in advance, “No thanking me.”
Jiang Yanxin didn’t expect Chen Wan to know what she was about to say.
She smiled and replied, “Alright, let’s consider this a reward for telling you and Yang Yang stories in the future. After all, storytelling is quite exhausting.”
As soon as Chen Wan heard this, her ears turned red.
“Stop joking, just eat the crystal cores first; they might be useful.”
“Okay.”
Jiang Yanxin responded while eating the crystal cores.
As soon as she swallowed them, she felt a wave of relief wash over her.
She couldn’t specify the exact effects, but she felt more energized.
Chen Wan and Jiang Yanxin walked along the street to the entrance of the police station.
There were only a few scattered zombies at the entrance, and Chen Wan took care of the tall male zombies.
When she went to help Jiang Yanxin, she saw that Jiang Yanxin had already dealt with the female zombie in front of her.
Jiang Yanxin looked at her arm in confusion; she felt like her strength had increased a bit, but it could also be due to practice making perfect.
Chen Wan glanced around and saw that there were no standing zombies left.
She leaned closer to Jiang Yanxin and asked, “What’s wrong?”
Jiang Yanxin shook her head and replied softly, “It’s nothing, let’s hurry in and find what we need.”
Chen Wan nodded and carefully entered the police station through a side door.
To her surprise, the courtyard of the police station was clean and devoid of zombies.
Chen Wan’s internal alarm bells rang loudly, and she quietly warned Jiang Yanxin, “Be careful; something feels off here. There isn’t a single zombie in the courtyard.”
“Should we go back?”
Jiang Yanxin asked.
Chen Wan quickly thought it over.
In the apocalypse, firearms were crucial for self-defense.
They were heading to Funan City, and the dangers they would encounter along the way would be numerous.
Plus, there was no guarantee that searching for firearms later would be safe either.
Chen Wan shook her head decisively, “Since we’re here, it would take too much time to find a place with firearms in the next city. Let’s go in through the side door and just be cautious.”
“Okay.”
Jiang Yanxin knew Chen Wan had experience, so she didn’t say anything more and followed Chen Wan into the police station building through the side door.
However, as soon as they entered, they were stopped by a male alpha in a police uniform who approached them.
The man seemed to have been prepared for their arrival.
He scanned Chen Wan and Jiang Yanxin with a frown and asked, “Who are you? What are you doing at the police station?”
As the man sized up Chen Wan, she was also discreetly assessing him.
When she caught sight of the gun at his waist, Chen Wan immediately showed a delighted expression, “We are survivors fleeing here. We thought we could find some public officials to turn to, and it’s so great to see you. Can you escort us to a nearby survivor base?”
The man looked at Chen Wan but did not lower his guard, “You two have fled here and still look so clean?”
