My Dating Sim Just Got an Update - Chapter 81

For a group like Li Jie and Liao Lan—who remained lazy and gluttonous even in the apocalypse, wishing only to cling to a “thick thigh” and suck them dry—the fact that they were finally forced to follow the masses to the beach to scavenge meant their lives had become quite difficult.

Since Mu Ning refused to provide free water to Liao Lan’s group anymore, they naturally turned to Fan Juntian. However, among the ability users recruited by the Fan family, there was no Water-type user. Sometimes, to save on crystal nuclei for purchasing water, Fan Juntian would even bring Liao Lan and the others along to leech off Mu Ning’s resources for free. Now that Mu Ning had completely broken ties with them, Li Jie and his crew could no longer get a drop. Seeing that these parasites no longer had any utility, Fan Juntian naturally kicked them to the curb.

Of course, with their thick-skinned and shameless personalities, Li Jie and Liao Lan weren’t so easy to shake off. In the base, when crowds were around, Fan Juntian still cared about his reputation. In the eyes of other survivors, Li Jie and Liao Lan were essentially Fan Juntian’s lackeys. If Fan Juntian were to discard the very “brothers” who followed him daily, it would make it much harder for the Fan family to recruit or deceive other ability users in the future.

Consequently, Fan Juntian wanted to get rid of them but didn’t dare do it too overtly. He simply gave them the cold shoulder little by little, ignoring their various pleas for help. But to parasites like Li Jie, who could withstand the disgusted glares and hostile attitudes of Chen Gu and Zhang Tongqi to beg Mu Ning for water every single day, Fan Juntian’s coldness was trivial.

Since asking Fan Juntian for supplies privately was unsuccessful, Li Jie and the others dared to shamelessly block his path in public, playing the misery card to force him to spare a few crystals. This brazen behavior had worked to get them small amounts of crystals in the past, but starting two days ago, they could no longer find him.

Refusing to give up on their meal ticket, Li Jie and the others did everything they could to find out where Fan Juntian had gone. They eventually learned from a survivor team returning from a scavenging run that Fan Juntian had left the base two days prior, reportedly heading to a neighboring province to search for more useful materials. Initially, Li Jie and the others didn’t believe it. No matter how powerful the Fan family was in the base, gasoline in City H was becoming increasingly scarce. Even with a mountain of crystal nuclei, it would be difficult to find enough fuel for their gas-guzzling RV to reach another province.

However, after failing to intercept Fan Juntian at the base for two consecutive days, they were forced to accept the fact that he might have actually left. While they could survive on dry rations for a couple of days, the real problem was water. Because the number of survivors going to the beach had increased, many had earned a large influx of low-level crystals. Seizing the opportunity, the other three Water-type users in the base raised their prices. Li Jie’s group had always consumed water excessively—especially back when they had Mu Ning as a free mobile reservoir and within just two days, they were completely parched.

Setting aside the abysmal personal hygiene and the state of their rented apartment due to the lack of water, the physical agony of thirst eventually forced these parasites to bow to reality. On the third day, as more people headed to the coast, Li Jie and his crew joined them. Then, the mid-level mutant beasts lurking in the sea, attracted by the dense concentration of humans on the beach, suddenly surged onto the shore to attack.

Many low-level ability users and ordinary people without powers preferred to move in large clusters. Unlike Mu Ning or Qi Sheng, who sought out deserted beaches, these survivors tended to crowd together on the same stretches of sand, competing for the seemingly limited seafood.

Li Jie’s group did exactly that. When danger suddenly descended upon the beach, most survivors helped one another, relying on collective attacks to drive back the mid-level monsters. Some escaped by pulling each other along; others were too slow and met tragic ends. For example, that one team that was completely wiped out had refused to leave their comrades in danger, choosing to stay and fight until they were all killed by the sea creatures.

In contrast, during the moment of crisis, Li Jie’s group used their own teammates as stepping stones and meat shields. Whenever a monster attacked, they heartlessly shoved a companion forward, stepping over blood-soaked corpses to flee the dangerous beach.

Naturally, they wouldn’t tell anyone the truth. They had gone to the beach expecting an easy gain, only to lose half their companions. To these people, losing teammates was no great loss; some even felt a secret relief that there were fewer mouths to feed. What truly hurt them was that they had spent the whole day gathering seafood, only to abandon every last bit of it in their scramble to escape!

By the end of the day, they were exhausted, hungry, and thirsty. In their state of extreme dehydration, they couldn’t even swallow dry rations. With Fan Juntian gone, the other members of the Fan family weren’t kind enough to let them leech off their supplies; they couldn’t even get past the gate of the Fan estate. After a brief discussion, the shameless group decided to come back to Mu Ning. This time, they didn’t just want water—they wanted food too!

Facing these parasites who had the nerve to show up and sell their misery for a meal, Mu Ning was almost tempted to laugh out of sheer anger. However, while Mu Ning focused on their shamelessness, Chen Gu and the others were more interested in the news—Fan Juntian had gone to a neighboring province?

The group exchanged glances, quickly hiding their smirks. They pressed Li Jie and the others for more details. While the parasites complained about how Fan Juntian was hiding from them, they also wondered aloud where he had gotten enough fuel for the RV.

It seemed the news of Fan Juntian buying an engine from Ren Chenxi had been kept a secret by the Fan family. No wonder these people were convinced he hadn’t actually left and was just avoiding them.

But you’re just a bunch of incompetent, cowardly leeches, Chen Gu thought. Even if Fan Juntian were tired of dealing with you, the Fan family has plenty of ways to wipe you out permanently. Chen Gu found their delusional self-importance laughable but was now certain that Fan Juntian had indeed installed the engine Ren Chenxi sold him and driven out of the province. After all, they hadn’t seen the flamboyant Fan Juntian around the base for days.

Hehe, Sister Xi said there was something wrong with that engine. I wonder how they’ll get back if it suddenly explodes once they reach the next city~ Actually, it’s better if that disgusting trash never comes back at all. Just stay in the next province and let the monsters pick your bones clean!

While Chen Gu and the others were lost in their thoughts, Mu Ning initially felt nothing but disgust for Liao Lan and wanted to simply walk away. But… remembering there was a question she needed to ask this man who was incessantly groveling for food, she forced herself to endure the revulsion.

Since killing the mutant octopus, Mu Ning felt she and Ren Chenxi had reached an understanding. Yet, Ren Chenxi stubbornly insisted that she was herself and “Ren Muhui” was a different person—she had even told Mu Ning to ask Liao Lan to confirm Ren Muhui’s true gender! But had Ren Chenxi considered that, given Liao Lan’s character, Mu Ning wouldn’t believe a word he said? Even if Liao Lan told her Ren Muhui was a man, Mu Ning would only assume he had been bribed by Ren Chenxi.

Therefore, Mu Ning hadn’t been in a rush to find Liao Lan after returning to the base. She knew it was only a matter of time before those parasites came begging for water again. Instead of seeking him out, she preferred to keep an eye on Ren Chenxi to ensure she didn’t have a chance to bribe him or coordinate their stories.

And now, the parasites had delivered themselves right to her door. Mu Ning was certain that over the past few days, Ren Chenxi had had no contact with Liao Lan. With Ren Chenxi currently up on the third floor, she would take this chance to get the truth. Let’s see how she tries to argue then!

“Senior Mu, please, just give us a little water. We’ve been thirsty and hungry for days…”

After failing to get a response from Chen Gu, Li Jie and Liao Lan swallowed their anger and turned to plead with Mu Ning—the one with the most authority, but also the coldest heart.

Liao Lan was prepared for her to ignore him. He was just about to frame some old stories from his time with Ren Muhui to drum up sympathy when, unexpectedly, Mu Ning’s icy voice rang out.

“You used to live in the same dorm as Ren Muhui. Did you ever see him change clothes?”

“…” What kind of question was that? How was he supposed to answer? It felt like any response would make him look like a pervert. Liao Lan froze. He couldn’t gauge Mu Ning’s intent, but under her freezing gaze, he could only answer honestly. “We were in the same dorm. Even—even if I didn’t mean to, it was inevitable that we’d see each other changing occasionally. Besides, we were all guys…”

“So you did see him change?”

“…” Why did she sound like she was interrogating a sex offender? Did Senior Mu’s obsession with Ren Muhui reach a point where no one else was allowed to look at him? Was she angry and withholding water just because he had seen him change? This couldn’t be happening!!! At the thought of losing out on water, Liao Lan panicked and explained frantically, “Senior Mu, don’t misunderstand! I barely ever saw him change. Usually, in the dorm, Ren Muhui didn’t wear clothes at all!”

“…” That was the exact same thing Ren Chenxi had said! Had Ren Chenxi somehow managed to coordinate with him when she wasn’t looking? Mu Ning glared at Liao Lan, searching for any sign of a lie. To her, his panicked expression looked exactly like a guilty conscience. He was definitely lying!

Under Mu Ning’s increasingly freezing stare, cold sweat began to drip down Liao Lan’s face. No way… Senior Mu is this jealous? She’s even jealous because I saw Ren Muhui without clothes???

Mu Ning’s jealousy is reaching legendary levels!

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