Apocalyptic Calamity: My Proficiency Panel-Chapter 84 - 74 Dont Know When to Return_1
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 meet 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 men who were to serve as labor for the villa.
Xu Xiu watched Li Ming continue making his selection. She stood there for a moment, scanning the crowd for Zhou Cheng. Her eyes made contact with Zhou Cheng after a moment, and somewhat 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 time she had finished speaking with her husband, the latter had already made his picks.
“You five are it, let the trustworthy ones come and collect the settling-in fee.”
Maybe women have to consider aesthetic appeal, but for men, the choices are more plentiful. Li Ming quickly picked out a few who seemed healthy but were clearly weak. He gave them the settling-in fee, which consisted of some 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 judgment was biased, but Li Ming relied on it for his fast selection process.
“Those who were chosen, come with me. 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 men go in front, with the five women 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 some 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 became a narrow place formed by a staircase and a wall. A few men and women stared unblinkingly at him from the entrance.
Li Ming smiled at them before directing the five men to descend the stairs first, followed by the five women.
Xu Xiu looked back several times, her eyes filled with concern and self-doubt. Although she seemed a bit hasty in her movements, she duly followed Li Ming’s side under the pressure of hunger.
Li Ming could sense Xu Xiu’s reluctance, but he had merely supervised the ten men and women, including her, without any change in his demeanor 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 mean 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 time and energy.
He had already provided them with food, and given the woman work and daily meals, 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 come 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 some other reasons…
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But he had passed her onto him, hadn’t he?
Of course, he didn’t mind. However, Xu Xiu seemed to be apprehensive about this whole arrangement. Li Ming knew the eventual outcome 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.
