Chapter 84: Chapter 74 Don’t Know When to Return_1
Chapter 84: Chapter 74 Don’t Know When to Return_1
“Alright, go on and tell him to take back the food, I can assure you there’ll be enough to eat where I am.”
Li Ming looked at the delicate woman who lifted her gaze to et his eyes, gently smiling as he let go of her hand. He pointed towards where Zhou Cheng was standing and instructed before moving away to pick out n who were to serve as labor for the villa.
Xu Xiu watched Li Ming continue making his selection. She stood there for a mont, scanning the crowd for Zhou Cheng. Her eyes made contact with Zhou Cheng after a mont, and sowhat awkwardly, she extended the food she held towards him.
Zhou Cheng quickly strode forward, accepting the attention-drawing food from Xu Xiu’s hand.
It was only after Zhou Cheng had left that Xu Xiu gripped her fingers a little harder. She kept her gaze on him until he disappeared into the crowd before pulling it back to focus on the man who had engaged her.
By the ti she had finished speaking with her husband, the latter had already made his picks.
“You five are it, let the trustworthy ones co and collect the settling-in fee.”
Maybe won have to consider aesthetic appeal, but for n, the choices are more plentiful. Li Ming quickly picked out a few who seed healthy but were clearly weak. He gave them the settling-in fee, which consisted of so food.
In these circumstances, those who were hungrier and weaker were more likely able to bear the burden. These types of people were also more trustworthy.
Perhaps such judgnt was biased, but Li Ming relied on it for his fast selection process.
“Those who were chosen, co with . Those who weren’t, don’t worry. We’ll have opportunities to find you later. For now, stay and eat.”
After finishing this, Li Ming made the five n go in front, with the five won following behind. He smiled at the crowd whose gaze was constantly fixed on them. After that, he left with his group.
With his departure, the crowd started buzzing with speculation about this new person and his actions. In the almost month-long apocalypse, they saw him as their only hope of ongoing survival.
Zhou Cheng’s gaze remained steadily on Xu Xiu.
He kept looking at Xu Xiu’s uncertain figure until she followed the man towards the restaurant entrance. The man wrapped his arm around her waist and Xu Xiu instantly turned around, their eyes locked.
“Huff~”
Zhou Cheng’s heart pounded as he let out a breath. He walked back towards his bed, trudging heavily, and sat down on it.
He felt the food inside the plastic bag, and couldn’t help but pull out a bread loaf. He started eating, almost absent-mindedly.
There was a generous amount of bread that Li Ming had given and Zhou Cheng, who hadn’t had anything substantial to eat in ages, felt overfed after just one loaf. He then drank so water and felt strength rejuvenating his body. Sitting on his bed, he began waiting anxiously.
“I wonder when she’ll return.”
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Upon walking out of the gathering place’s door, the previously spacious area suddenly beca a narrow place ford by a staircase and a wall. A few n and won stared unblinkingly at him from the entrance.
Li Ming smiled at them before directing the five n to descend the stairs first, followed by the five won.
Xu Xiu looked back several tis, her eyes filled with concern and self-doubt. Although she seed a bit hasty in her movents, she duly followed Li Ming’s side under the pressure of hunger.
Li Ming could sense Xu Xiu’s reluctance, but he had rely supervised the ten n and won, including her, without any change in his deanor as they headed towards the lower floors.
He was aware that she had made the right choice.
In fairness, he admired such a couple. However, that didn’t an he was willing to play the role of a complete idiot in the eyes of others, let alone feeding and providing for the couple just to show his admiration.
Firstly, they weren’t familiar with each other at all and they weren’t close friends or anything. Why should he treat them so?
Secondly, doing a favor once could set a soft-hearted image of him in the others’ minds. If he wasn’t careful, this flaw could be exploited by cunning people. Maybe one day, they might set him up, wasting his ti and energy.
He had already provided them with food, and given the woman work and daily als, which, considering the situation, was already pretty good. He could have chosen not to choose them at all.
Of course, to say he didn’t have any designs on the woman would be a lie.
Recently, Li Ming couldn’t quite keep a lid on his desires. Now that a delicate and chaste woman had co his way, how could he not feel any lusts?
Furthermore, he got Zhou Cheng’s hint. Zhou Cheng had deliberately introduced Xu Xiu and hoped she could be included within his harem, right?
Perhaps due to the threatening circumstances, or his genuine love for her, or so other reasons…
But he had passed her onto him, hadn’t he?
Of course, he didn’t mind. However, Xu Xiu seed to be apprehensive about this whole arrangent. Li Ming knew the eventual outco of this matter depended on how they would get along from here on in.
Looking at the wife who was now before him, Li Ming began to smile.
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