Why Won’t the Heroine Break Up With Me? [Quick Transmigration] - Chapter 27.1

Tang Congyue noticed that ever since Yun Li boarded the military truck, she had become completely absent-minded, occasionally glancing over with a complexity in her eyes that Tang couldn’t comprehend.

What was going on?

For no apparent reason, an uneasy premonition faintly stirred in Tang Congyue’s heart.

When Yun Li looked over again, Tang Congyue couldn’t hold back and reached out to grasp her hand, only to find it cold to the touch.

Startled for a moment, Tang Congyue extended her other hand as well, enveloping Yun Li’s chilly fingers within her own warm palms.

“A-Li, what’s wrong?” Tang Congyue’s eyes were filled with concern.

Yun Li snapped out of her daze and glanced at Tang Congyue’s hands covering hers.

Tang Congyue’s official partner had appeared, which meant it was time for her to start her mission. Once the mission was completed, she could leave this harsh apocalyptic world. Logically, she should be happy, but at this moment, she couldn’t muster that feeling. Instead, she felt somewhat downcast.

She thought it must be because she had grown too attached to Tang Congyue, which was why she felt this way.

Ah, she really was still a novice in the workplace. If it were any of her colleagues, they wouldn’t be worrying about this and that like she was.

No, she couldn’t continue like this in the future!

Lost in her thoughts, Yun Li completely failed to notice Tang Congyue’s slight frown beside her.

“A-Li.”

Hearing her name, Yun Li snapped back to attention. By now, she had already adjusted her mood. “What is it?”

“You haven’t answered my question yet.”

Her question?

Yun Li froze for a moment, then pursed her lips slightly in embarrassment. “What did you ask me just now?”

Tang Congyue sighed helplessly, though a hint of affection flickered in her eyes. “What were you thinking about just now? You seemed a bit off.”

There was no way Yun Li could tell Tang Congyue what she was truly thinking, so she brought up something else. “Aren’t we heading to the survivor base now? I was wondering what the survivor base would be like. Would it have towering, indestructible walls like in the novels…”

Tang Congyue: “…”

Her intuition told her that Yun Li hadn’t been thinking about those things just now. But seeing how Yun Li’s eyes sparkled as she spoke, she wondered if she might have been mistaken.

Unable to press further, she could only set the matter aside for the time being and not delve deeper.

Tang Congyue gently squeezed Yun Li’s hands, which were gradually warming up, and said softly, “We’ll find out what the survivor base is like once we get there.”

“But aren’t you curious?”

Tang Congyue shook her head. She really wasn’t curious about such things. In her view, as long as Yun Li was with her, she could be anywhere.

Seeing this, Yun Li pouted. “You’re so boring.”

Tang Congyue instinctively raised an eyebrow, only to find that Yun Li had already averted her gaze and was no longer looking at her.

Just then, Zhu Yaqin, who was sitting beside Tang Congyue, couldn’t resist speaking up. “What are you two talking about?”

Since there were over twenty people in the military truck, Yun Li didn’t want others to overhear their conversation, so she had been speaking in a low voice, audible only to Tang Congyue, who was sitting close by. However, Zhu Yaqin had been paying attention to them and knew they were talking, though she couldn’t make out what they were saying. This made her itch with curiosity, and she couldn’t help but ask.

Tang Congyue glanced at her. “We were talking about the survivor base.”

“What do you all know?” Zhu Yaqin’s eyes immediately lit up.

The survivors in this military truck were all from the Fifth Cafeteria, and none of them knew anything about the survivor base. So, when she heard Tang Congyue and the others discussing it, she perked up instantly.

“No intel, just random guesses.” Yun Li said.

“Ah, I see.” Zhu Yaqin’s enthusiasm waned a bit, but she quickly continued, “I wonder where the survivor base is and how many survivors are there?”

With the military guarding it, the survivor base must be very safe, right?

At this thought, Zhu Yaqin couldn’t help but feel a surge of anticipation.

“We’ll find out when we get there.” Tang Congyue replied.

Zhu Yaqin hummed in agreement, suppressing her curiosity.

…

“Roar!!!”

“Roar roar!!!”

“Roar roar roar!!!”

Three distinct roars echoed, followed shortly by the sound of submachine gun fire.

Yun Li, sitting in the military truck, heard such a commotion for the first time and couldn’t help but grip Tang Congyue’s arm tightly.

“Don’t be afraid.” Tang Congyue whispered soothingly, placing her warm hand over Yun Li’s.

Soon, the submachine gun fire ceased, and the convoy continued on its way.

Along the rest of the journey, they encountered several waves of monsters. Each time, firearms cleared the path, and the survivors in the military truck faced no danger, not even catching a glimpse of the monsters.

Yun Li gradually relaxed, and drowsiness began to set in. She couldn’t help but cover her mouth as she yawned.

Tang Congyue had been keeping an eye on Yun Li and, seeing her like this, knew she was tired. “Sleepy? Do you want to rest for a bit?” she asked softly.

Yun Li thought for a few seconds before nodding.

And so, she clung to Tang Congyue’s arm, leaning her head on her shoulder. Before long, she fell into a deep sleep.

Seeing Yun Li asleep, Zhu Yaqin tactfully kept quiet. Thinking it might be a while before they reached the survivor base, she leaned against the metal wall behind her, closed her eyes, and rested.

…

About three hours later, the convoy came to a stop.

At that moment, soldiers carrying submachine guns approached the back of the military truck and loudly instructed everyone to disembark.

Yun Li woke up at this point, still a bit groggy. Seeing the survivors across from her filing out of the truck one by one, she forced herself to perk up.

“Congyue, are we here?”

“Seems like it.”

Tang Congyue helped Yun Li to her feet. They waited for Zhu Yaqin to get off the truck before following behind her.

Once outside, Yun Li found herself standing in a wide, plaza-like area. Looking around, she could see a towering wall about ten meters high in the distance.

Yun Li’s eyes widened in astonishment.

Just then, Zhao Jinhe arrived with the spatial ability user. Behind them were two men and a woman. One man and the woman carried backpacks and held notebooks and pens, clearly prepared to record something, while the other man came empty-handed.

Zhao Jinhe whispered something to the spatial ability user, then gathered all the survivors from the Fifth Cafeteria together.

“Everyone, we’ve arrived at the survivor base. Now, we’re going to distribute the supplies from the Fifth Cafeteria.”

Zhao Jinhe first allocated the rice and flour originally stored in the Fifth Cafeteria. After he finished speaking, the spatial ability user retrieved these supplies from her space. Witnessing her produce items out of thin air, the other survivors were stunned.

“There are forty jin of rice left and fifty jin of flour remaining.” Zhao Jinhe paused briefly before continuing, “Do you want supplies like rice and flour, or would you prefer points?”

At this point, someone asked, “What are points?”

“Points are the universal currency in the survivor base. Here, points can buy all sorts of things.”

Zhao Jinhe had ridden in the same military truck as the spatial ability user, and over the past few hours, he had gained a preliminary understanding of the survivor base’s situation.

Hearing this, the survivors in the cafeteria began discussing among themselves. In the end, they unanimously decided to exchange the rice and flour for points.

Once they made their decision, a woman holding a notebook and pen spoke up, “One jin of rice is worth 10 points, and one jin of flour is also 10 points. You can exchange for a total of 900 points.”

Zhao Jinhe nodded to indicate he understood. He decided not to take the 900 points for himself, leaving them to be distributed among the 90 people, with each person receiving 10 points.

Thinking this, Zhao Jinhe took the stacks of point cards from the woman, called Luo Zhibo over, and instructed him to distribute the cards.

Soon, Yun Li received a point card with a large “Ten” written on it, stamped with the seal of the Southern City Base.

“Everyone, keep your point cards safe. If you lose them, the base will not replace them.” Zhao Jinhe reminded them. He then scanned the survivors in the Fifth Cafeteria, called out those who had joined the patrol team, and had the remaining people led away by the man who had arrived empty-handed.

Logically, Yun Li should have left with them, but Tang Congyue stopped her, holding her hand and making her stand by her side.

Zhao Jinhe saw this but said nothing.

“Now, let’s distribute the monster meat.”

Hearing Zhao Jinhe’s words, they remembered they still had monster meat!

“Does the base accept monster meat too?”

“Of course. One jin of monster meat can be exchanged for 20 points.”

Gasp, 20 points!

The remaining survivors exchanged glances.

At this moment, the spatial ability user, Lin Daimei, spoke up, “It’s not convenient to weigh the meat here. Follow me.”

With that, Lin Daimei led them away.

It was their first time entering the base, and they curiously looked around as they walked.

Soon, Lin Daimei brought them to the trading area and into the trading hall.

Inside, they saw a large weighing scale in the hall, with several people weighing monster carcasses.

After the weighing was completed, Zhao Jinhe pointed to the survivors besides himself and Tang Congyue, asking them to choose between taking the monster meat or points. After some discussion, they unanimously decided to take the points.

Once they finished exchanging for points, everyone’s attention turned to Zhao Jinhe and Tang Congyue.

They had obtained very little monster meat, while the bulk of it was with Zhao Jinhe and Tang Congyue.

Zhao Jinhe had stayed in the Fifth Cafeteria for over half a month, killing eight monsters. Although he had shared some of the meat, the remaining amount placed on the scale was still substantial.

“Seven hundred and fifty-three jin.”

Speaking the number, Lin Daimei was somewhat surprised, but considering Zhao Jinhe was an ability user, it made sense that he could kill so many monsters.

“Would you like points or monster meat?”

“Points! Exchange all of it for points!”

Seven hundred and fifty-three jin of monster meat could be exchanged for 15,060 points.

The woman holding the notebook and pen nodded, pulling out stacks of point cards from her backpack and handing them to Zhao Jinhe.

Zhao Jinhe accepted them, a bright smile spreading across his face, then turned his gaze toward Tang Congyue.

At that moment, Lin Daimei also brought out the portion of monster meat belonging to Tang Congyue.

Tang Congyue had killed four monsters. After deducting what they had eaten and traded, the remaining monster meat still amounted to four hundred and fifty-eight jin.

Without waiting for anyone to ask, Tang Congyue spoke up proactively, “I want points.”

Four hundred and fifty-eight jin of monster meat could be exchanged for 9,160 points. Though it wasn’t as much as Zhao Jinhe’s, Tang Congyue felt it was sufficient.

Watching Tang Congyue take the thick stack of point cards and store them in her backpack, Lin Daimei looked at her with a hint of interest.

While Zhao Jinhe was learning about the base, Lin Daimei had also gathered information about them. She knew they had formed a patrol team and distributed monster meat, and that solo kills allowed one to keep the entire monster. As an ability user, Zhao Jinhe killing eight monsters didn’t surprise her, but this Tang Congyue, from what she understood, seemed to be just an ordinary person, right?

An ordinary person, solo killing four monsters?

Lin Daimei felt she had discovered a promising talent and immediately extended an olive branch.

“Your name is Tang Congyue?”

Tang Congyue looked at Lin Daimei and nodded.

“Interested in joining the military?”

Suddenly, everyone’s eyes turned to Tang Congyue, including Yun Li’s.

Tang Congyue’s expression remained calm, even in response to Lin Daimei’s invitation. “Sorry, I don’t have that intention for now.”

Rejected, Lin Daimei wasn’t angered and instead smiled good-naturedly. “You can think it over. If you change your mind, you can come find me. My name is Lin Daimei.”

“Okay.”

With the monster meat distributed, Lin Daimei glanced at Zhao Jinhe, who immediately understood and called You Ziwei over.

“We’re both ability users.”

At this, the man who had been silently holding the notebook and pen spoke up.

“What abilities?”

“Fire element.”

“Show me.”

Zhao Jinhe promptly complied.

The man nodded in satisfaction, making notes in his book. “And the other one?”

You Ziwei knew he was referring to him and quickly said, “I’m a metal element ability user!”

“Show me.”

You Ziwei concentrated, and under everyone’s gaze, a layer of golden metal covered his arm.

“Not bad.”

The man nodded again, making more notes in his book.

“Welcome to Nancheng Base. These are the badges representing you as ability users. Keep them safe.”

The man pulled two badges from his backpack and handed them to Zhao Jinhe and You Ziwei.

Seeing this, Yun Li couldn’t help but glance at Tang Congyue.

Has this woman not awakened an ability yet?

Tang Congyue looked at the man, thought for a few seconds, but decided not to reveal that she was also an ability user. Her ability currently only worked on monsters, and there was no opportunity for her to demonstrate it here. For now, she would keep it to herself.

“It’s over, Old Huang. Take these survivors to their accommodations.” Lin Daimei patted the man’s shoulder.

The man called Old Huang seemed somewhat displeased but still agreed, “Alright, follow me.”

Tang Congyue held Yun Li’s hand and followed along.

On the way, Old Huang patiently explained to them, “I’m taking you to Building C in the residential area. Since you’ve just arrived, you probably don’t have many points yet. You can stay for free for seven days. After that, you’ll need to pay rent.”

He paused for a few seconds before adding, “By the way, the free accommodation isn’t great, it’s a large dormitory with twenty people to a room. But it’s cheap. After the free period, one point can get you three days’ stay.”

Hearing this, the survivors following him were stunned.

Twenty people?!

That’s way too many!

“What if we don’t want to stay in the large dormitory?” someone asked.

They had a few points on hand, so they should be able to afford something better, right?

Yun Li thought the same.

“Don’t want to stay in the large dormitory? Sure, we also have eight-person rooms, four-person rooms, double rooms, single apartments, and small villas. It depends on what you want.”

“And the prices?”

“Eight-person rooms cost one point per day, four-person rooms two points, double rooms three points, single apartments five points, and small villas ten points. Which one do you want?”

Knowing these people had points, Old Huang patiently introduced the options to them.

Zhu Yaqin, following behind Yun Li and the others, couldn’t help but ask them, “Which one are you planning to stay in?”

“Single apartment!” Tang Congyue answered without hesitation.

Zhu Yaqin wasn’t surprised. She rubbed her chin and thought for a moment. Her monster meat had earned her 400 points, so she could afford a double room. But there weren’t any women in the patrol team she was particularly close with. If she ended up with a difficult roommate, it would be suffocating.

Thinking this, Zhu Yaqin gritted her teeth and said, “I’ll rent a single apartment too!”

Once she found a suitable roommate, she could share a double room with them.

The other survivors also started forming small groups.

Seeing this, Old Huang took them to the rental office to complete the procedures.

Tang Congyue, with plenty of points, rented a single apartment for half a month, spending 75 points.

Zhu Yaqin, not as well-off as Tang Congyue, reluctantly rented for seven days.

After getting their keys, they discovered they were in Building B, and their rooms were next to each other.

“That’s great.” Zhu Yaqin said with a smile.

After asking for directions to Building B, Yun Li and the other two headed over.

Soon, they arrived at Building B. Their single apartments were on the fourth floor. After climbing the stairs, they found their respective rooms using the room numbers on the keys.

Just as they were inserting their keys into the keyholes, they suddenly heard footsteps.

All three of them looked over at the same time and were surprised to see Zhao Jinhe.

Zhao Jinhe had also rented a single apartment.

“What a coincidence.” Zhao Jinhe said, looking at Yun Li.

Yun Li and Tang Congyue were in room 401, Zhu Yaqin in 402, and Zhao Jinhe in 403.

Yun Li responded politely, “What a coincidence.”

After saying this, Tang Congyue opened the door, and Yun Li stepped inside first.

Seeing this, Zhao Jinhe also entered room 403.

Left alone in the hallway, Zhu Yaqin rubbed her nose.

Hmm, why does it feel like a battlefield of emotions?

Ah, probably just my imagination.

Thinking this, Zhu Yaqin entered room 402.

Once inside, Yun Li circled the room like a newly arrived cat inspecting its territory.

The single apartment spanned over forty square meters. The bathroom was near the entrance, and a bit further in was a small kitchen. A double bed with clean sheets and a neatly folded quilt was placed near the balcony. A wardrobe stood opposite the foot of the bed, and beside it were a two-seater sofa and a coffee table.

“Not bad.” Yun Li murmured to herself.

Tang Congyue also walked around the room, focusing on checking for hidden cameras. After confirming there were none, she sat down on the sofa near the bed.

“A-Li, are you hungry?”

As she spoke, Tang Congyue took out some compressed biscuits from her backpack.

Yun Li hadn’t eaten anything since waking up, which was why Tang Congyue asked.

The question made Yun Li realize she was indeed hungry. Without any fuss, she accepted the compressed biscuits from Tang Congyue.

She tore open the packaging, took one biscuit to nibble on, and handed the rest back to Tang Congyue.

“You eat too.”

Tang Congyue hummed in agreement and took the biscuits back.

The compressed biscuits were hard and dry. Yun Li took her time finishing one, then fished out a water bottle and took several sips of warm water before feeling somewhat revived.

While the biscuits were filling, they were undeniably unpleasant to eat.

Yun Li silently grumbled to herself.

Knock, knock!

Just then, someone knocked on the door.