Apocalyptic Rebirth

69.sleep tight

This night was destined to be incredibly long.

By the time it ended, it was already the early hours of the next day.

Zhou Ker lay limp on the bed, utterly exhausted and unable to move. Zhang Yi covered her with a blanket, and she quickly fell into a deep sleep.

Zhang Yi locked the door from the outside and kept the only key.

Business is business, and basic principles had to be followed.

Even though Zhang Yi knew Zhou Ker was a kind person, allowing her inside and letting her live was already an act of great kindness.

In the short term, he couldn't afford to lower his guard with her.

He took a shower and returned to the bedroom to rest.

He slept for half the day and, when he woke up, he felt refreshed, his eyes brighter than usual.

Indeed, the Daoist practice of harmonizing Yin and Yang had tremendous benefits for one's health.

Such beneficial exercise should be practiced frequently in the future.

Zhang Yi checked the surveillance cameras and saw that Zhou Ker was still sleeping in her bed.

Yesterday, he had been too demanding, and she was likely feeling remorseful.

Zhang Yi put on his clothes and entered the living room.

As he walked past the couch, he noticed a bloodstain on it.

This made him think of her expression last night, which had been tinged with pain. He was somewhat surprised.

A 26-year-old female doctor, and yet she was still a virgin?

Zhang Yi took out some food from his alternate space and placed it on the coffee table.

He then went to Zhou Ker's door and unlocked it.

He knocked gently. "Come out and eat!"

It was ironic that he knew everything in this room, but he knocked out of politeness.

Basic respect still had to be maintained if they were to live together for an extended period.

Zhou Ker's soft voice came from inside, tinged with exhaustion. "Alright, I'll be there in a moment."

Zhang Yi came to the dining table, picked up a beef and cheeseburger, and started walking to the window.

After one night, the ice lump in the neighboring building had grown larger. The snow covering it was pristine, revealing the distorted forms of ten bodies inside.

Zhou Ker came out of her room, saw Zhang Yi, and her face turned faintly red.

As a medical doctor with a distinguished education, she had always held herself in high regard and wasn't one to be overly familiar with men.

She had maintained her purity until now.

After all, people in high society highly valued such matters.

But unexpectedly, she had given her most precious gift not to her husband or her lover but to a man she barely knew in this apocalyptic world, in exchange for survival.

Yet, looking at Zhang Yi's tall figure, his rational and handsome face, she felt strangely secure.

Women always had special feelings for their first man.

Zhang Yi rather liked Zhou Ker; she was beautiful, and which man wouldn't love a woman with a great figure and a pretty face?

But this wasn't love; it was far from it.