Zombie Apocalypse: Creation-Chapter 510: Breaking the Ice

A long dinner later...

As everyone sat before the sofa getting ready to watch a movie, Tianci decided to head upstairs to sleep in early instead.

"I'm going to go take a shower early."

"Go for it. You don't have to tell us that." Yuqi murmured as she started scrolling through the selections.

Xiaoyun quickly ran up the stairs, his head having a single objective as he arrived on the second floor.

With a loud squeaking sound, he entered his room, closed and locked the door, and then headed straight to the bathroom door next.

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Inside the bathroom, he headed straight for the exit before arriving at the second-floor hallway again.

His plan was pulled off successfully as he managed to prevent his wives from seeing him from downstairs.

Now, at the end of the hallway, Xiaoyun gently knocked on Tianci's door before opening it.

"Hm? Xiaoyun?"

"Shhhh, let me close the door first."

As soon as Xiaoyun entered Tianci's room, he quickly locked the door before going any further.

"Why are you making it so secretive?"

"I just want to ask, why were you guys looking at me so weirdly in the kitchen? What did I do wrong?"

The question made Tianci fall into silence, her mind a little conflicted about whether she should really tell him the answer.

After a short moment, Tianci finally convinced herself to tell Xiaoyun the truth.

"Shuli told us earlier that you talked with the teacher today when you picked up Lily, right?"

"Yeah. She was there with us. I was just about to tell you guys about it during dinner if it wasn't for the weird looks."

"Lily is going to university, right?"

Xiaoyun nodded again, agreeing with Tianci's point.

"But Lily wanted to graduate early, right?"

With another nod, Xiaoyun started to have a bad feeling as he waited for Tianci to continue.

"Do you know why Lily wanted to graduate early?"

"I don't know... I asked them on the way back, but they refused to tell me about it."

Tianci let out a small sigh as her eyes suddenly started changing colors, constantly flickering from red to brown.

"Stop it. It's Lily's secret."

"But Xiaoyun didn't even do anything wrong. It was Nami's idea in the first place."

Seeing the alternate Tianci attempting to silence the normal Tianci, Xiaoyun quickly intervenes by grabbing her arms.

With her eyes slowly returning to normal, the alternate Tianci was suppressed inside her body.

"Tianci, what was the secret?" Xiaoyun question.

"Lily... She wanted to marry you. That's why she wanted to graduate early instead of going to——"

"Xiaoyun you bastard! How dare you silence me?"

As Tianci's eyes turned golden, her face was filled with anger. She quickly pushed Xiaoyun down onto the bed.

"Seriously? That's why you guys are looking at me weird? I didn't even ask for this marriage at all."

"This is why I hate you sometimes. You say you didn't ask for it, then why are you so nice to Lily?" Alternate Tianci's voice questioned.

"Huh? What's wrong with being nice? Am I supposed to be mean to a little girl?"

"That's your issue. Your kindness to all other women is over the line. What makes you think so many woman falls for you?"

Xiaoyun didn't speak up this time, his mind knowing alternate Tianci had a point with her argument.

"It's not Xiaoyun's fault. Leyan and Nami are the ones who pushed this idea in the first place——"

"Oh, shut up. Are you really going to back your husband, who's always trying to be with a high schooler?"

"I'm not trying to—Ouch."

As Tianci bit down onto his shoulder, the sharp, piercing wound made him immediately flinch a little.

"Hmph! You have no right to talk back when you have nine wives."

"Okay. Tell me what I should do now, then... It's not like I have the option to pick who I'm marrying—Ouch."

The murmuring at the end resulted in another bite as Xiaoyun pushed Tianci as far away as possible.

"Stop biting me."

"You really are an idiot. How could someone be a governor, yet be so brainless in romance?"

"What does that have to do with each other——"

"Get out of my room."

As Tianci showed her sharp fangs again, Xiaoyun immediately rolled over to the side before rushing over to the exit.

However, as soon as he opened the door, he was a little stunned by everyone standing outside.

"Um... Hello?"

"Babe, you really are a jerk," Yuqi murmured, with all the other girls giving the same negative look.

Before Xiaoyun could ask anything, he could hear a running sound from the stairs before a loud door bang from the entrance.

"Why are you standing here? Go! You're hurting Lily so much! You idiot!"

Leyan's shove only added to his confusion, and he could feel the pressure from all the girls staring at him.

With no other choice, he quickly ran downstairs before leaving the house.

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As Xiaoyun ran through the street, the moon had already risen to the middle of the sky.

The streetlights were already on, illuminating the road. He could see the dark figure running away from him.

Despite running as fast as he could, he could barely catch up to the person ahead of him.

At least, that's what it felt like inside his heart. He knew he could easily catch up to them at any time if he really wanted to.

Yet, he continued to chase from afar, just enough to see her in his view.

His mouth was silent. Unable to say a single word for her to stop. He was afraid of what he had to face.

Xiaoyun knew why Lily was running. In his mind, he had already realized what his wives were trying to say earlier.

They were all trying to tell him how much Lily loved him. But all he had done for the past few months was distance himself from her.

From all the days he had been at home, he had barely talked to Lily despite her trying her best to fit in.

"This is what Nami felt... Wasn't it?"

As Lily finally stopped and turned around, Xiaoyun's mouth still couldn't open to say a single word.

"Sorry, brother Xiaoyun. I had been too selfish... I know from the beginning you had never loved me.

I shouldn't have tried to force you to be with me... I'm really sorry for making it hard for you."

Seeing the teary face, Xiaoyun finally couldn't remain silent any longer as he walked up closer.

"No. It's my fault. I really should have been more direct with you. I should have realized it rather than running away from it."

With Lily looking up right into his eyes, he moved even closer to give her a little hug.

"I didn't realize how much you loved me. I should never have played with your feelings like this."

Xiaoyun's answer made the crying sound even louder, almost as if she couldn't bottle her feelings any longer.

"I love you, Lily."

"I love you, too."

"Ahem... Xiaoyun, Lily, you two okay?"

As the sudden voice appeared from across the street, both of them turned around at the same time.

To their surprise, Huayi was standing right there with a baby in a stroller.

"We're fine. Sorry about that."

Xiaoyun quickly wiped the tears off Lily's face with his sleeve, gently lifting her to his arm.

"Really?"

"We're fine, Mrs.Huayi. I-I was just crying because I lost a tag race against Xiaoyun."

Seeing Lily's crying had already stopped, Huayi didn't think too much of it.

"Okay... You guys should probably go home, it's pretty late."

"You too!"

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When Xiaoyun and Lily arrived near the streetblock to their home, Lily suddenly poked Xiaoyun's shoulder a little.

"Brother Xiaoyun, can you put me down?"

"Don't call me brother. Call me Xiaoyun like earlier, and I'll let you down."

Lily's face turned red, looking a little too embarrassed to say it out loud. But with the house getting closer and closer, she had no other choice.

"Xiaoyun... Can you put me down?" Lily quietly whispered.

"What did you say? I couldn't hear you."

"You! Hmph!"

Despite Lily punching Xiaoyun on the shoulder again, he still refused to let her go from his arms.

"Hey, I'm back with Lily. Can someone let me in?"

"Welcome back, honey."

As Leyan opened the door, all of his wives were sitting on the sofa, with Wuli holding some sort of controllers.

Some oddly familiar footage was right on the TV. But upon closer inspection, it was their house being displayed from the sky.

"Ahem, you didn't see anything here."

Nami quickly turned off the TV, ending the footage as Xiaoyun could hear something flying overhead.

"Come on in. Stop standing outside, it's cold."

As Yuqi quickly shoved the two of them inside the house, both Xiaoyun and Lily realized what was going on.

"Sister Nami, were you guys recording us?" Lily asked with a hint of irritation.

"What? We would never——"

"I got the drone back! It landed perfectly into the window ledge!"