The Couple That Pissed Han Mingzhe Off

Neither Han Mingzhe nor Yun Che expected to meet up with each other here. Did fate draw them together, or did God pull a prank on them?

"I didn't expect to see you here, Associate Professor Han. It looks like our reunion is fated."

Having recovered his wits and noticed the chilling aura of Xing Feng, Yun Che leaned on him. When he looked at Han Mingzhe, he put on a sly smile. Now that he ran into him, he might as well have his revenge right now even though he didn't plan to. Yun Che was always sure that this cunning, callous guy would certainly survive the doomsday.

Anyone who knew a little bit about Yun Che could sense his murderous intent, but everybody including Xing Feng was surprised. From their dialogue, they were professor and student, why would Yun Che want him dead? Did Zhou Zeyu guess right? Was there an unsolved problem with them?

Well, there was, but not the kind of problem they imagined. Considering that Yun Che had an insouciant character, if they used to have a casual relationship, Yun Che wouldn't pettily want him dead.

"Yes, we are. I heard Lingjiang City has the biggest survival shelter in the southwest and Principal Yang's cousin is the major in the army over there. We're heading to that place, why don't you tag along so that we can look after each other?"

Although Han Mingzhe found Yun Che's words and smile insincere, he still put forth the proposition. Han Mingzhe wasn't stupid. Yun Che might look feeble, but the guys around him looked pretty tough. His safety could be guaranteed if he got to travel with them. But would he be with them when they reached the survival shelter? Well, it depended on whether or not they were still alive or how good they were.

Han Mingzhe's scheme was brewing inside. In his eyes, Yun Che was still that not-so-good-at-study but honest, low-profile student. Even though Yun Che ruthlessly mocked him when they met before the doomsday and for the last time, and right now, he still saw him as a stranger. Han Mingzhe, conceitedly thought he was more experienced and smarter than them, didn't take Yun Che seriously.

"Really?"

Yun Che took a glance at dozens of people over there. So many people were planning to go to Southwest Base? Were they trying to get themselves killed? Well, it sure was a feast for those zombies.

"Many among them are superfunction possessors. We're all from the same university, so we're all mates. I think they won't mind you joining us."

Looking in the direction Yun Che was looking, Han Mingzhe presented his kind offer. Yun Che, however, could discern the arrogance in his tone even though he tried very hard to hide it. To further analyze it, it felt like Han Mingzhe was pitying them as if letting them join was a benevolent offer. Not just Yun Che, even Zhou Zeyu, Yu Wenqing, and the Loser Squad who'd been watching from the other side couldn't help but chuckle. Really? Them? Should they applaud for their bravery or call them idiots?

Jiang Yuan and the others who were pushed aside by Han Mingzhe kept hinting at Yun Che with a frown, implying Yun Che that he mustn't fall for his trick. Even a fool could see that Han Mingzhe thought highly of the other people rather than Yun Che. Once he got to know and became familiar with them, Yun Che would be kicked aside just like them. Hadn't their chief sacrificed for them, they would still be stuck in Hua University at the moment. And you know what happened later? Han Mingzhe got most people on his side, the dorm brothers were excluded from the crowd because they couldn't stand their cruelty. Luckily, they were superfunction possessors, or else they would have been abandoned a long time ago.

"About a week before the doomsday, I'd no longer been a Hua University student, I definitely am not their mate, either. And Professor Han, you're just an average man without superfunction, right? You yourself need protection from others, who are you to command them? Oops, sorry, I'm a straightforward guy. My words may sound harsh but I don't mean to offend you, professor."

In Yun Che's lazy eyes, there was a touch of teasing look, which happened to cover the hostility deep within them. Yun Che was seemingly giving Han Mingzhe a harmless roast whereas in his head, he was pondering what was the most cathartic way to kill this jerk. All the smart ass could do was trick those callow university kids and suckers like himself in the previous life.

"Yun Che, you-you've changed. You were quiet before. How come you…"

Watch your mouth! With rolling of eyes, Han Mingzhe cursed Yun Che inside with a sullen face. Han thought, he's just a space superfunction possessor who seems even weaker than me, how dare he mock me? God knows how eagerly Han Mingzhe wanted to be a superfunction possessor! If the guys around Yun Che weren't that powerful, Han Mingzhe wouldn't put up with Yun Che.

"People change. Don't you change, Professor Han? Having survived the doomsday and come to Tongyang City from Chuan City, you must have had quite a lot of blood on your hands, right?"

Yun Che just bluntly defied Han Mingzhe altogether, looking at him as if he was an idiot. What a cheeky jerk! Yun Che had expressed that he had no intention to have anything to do with Han Mingzhe in both insinuative and frank ways. If he still hung around, Yun Che wouldn't waste his breath with him once he got better. But for now, if talking back and forth was what Han Mingzhe wanted, Yun Che was okay with it because he got nothing better to do at the moment anyway. Killing the jerk after provoking him would also be satisfying.

"Uh…"

Han Mingzhe couldn't get used to Yun Che's drastic change of personality, but he really wanted to hit the road with the people around Yun Che. He put on a super awkward look on his face. Xing Feng pretty much figured out the whole situation, he hugged Yun Che with one arm and grabbed Yun Che's hand with his spare hand to toy it. "Che, how about an introduction?"

Han Mingzhe got clearly psyched as soon as he heard it. Xing Feng just darted sideways a disdainful glimpse at him.

Having taken a look at Xing Feng who cut in abruptly and then at Han Mingzhe who got excited and anxious, Yun Che curled his lips saying, "No need for an introduction. He was just an associate professor from my university. I don't know him very well."

Right after he said it, Han Mingzhe, who'd been pretending to know Yun Che pretty well, winced. Jiang Yuan and the others snickered next to him, giving Yun Che thumbs-up in secret. They always loathed Han Mingzhe for his scandal before the doomsday and for him acting like a nice person, forming clique and instigating people to isolate the ones he disliked after the doomsday. Many people had been kicked away or pushed to the zombie herds by him thus far. Their homes were near Lingjiang City, they thought their family might go to Southwest Base, otherwise, they wouldn't stay here and put up with this bastard.

"Oh, an associate professor keeps you in his mind? Were you a very good student or what?"

Xing Feng knew that Yun Che was ridiculing Han Mingzhe on purpose yet he still put on a jealous look on his face. He held Yun Che's chin up, making him raise his head. In people's eyes, Xing Feng seemed like Yun Che's sugar daddy and now the daddy was unhappy!

"Cheng was the smart kid. Cheng helped me get into Hua University. Don't get jealous, how am I supposed to know why he keeps me in mind? Why don't you ask him that?"

Yun Che was also intrigued. He straight-up wrapped his arms around Xing Feng's neck and leaned on him without holding back, acting like his sugar daddy's coquettish pet.

"Do you know Che well, Professor Han?"

Xing Feng actually did what he was told to do by turning to Han Mingzhe whose face looked extremely glum. Wearing a tepid look on his statuesque face, Xing Feng's deep dark eyes saw straight into his soul. Han Mingzhe panicked. He suddenly forgot all about the little scheme of his. He stood up and stuttered, "N-No. I-I don't know him very well. Sorry."

Watching him scuttling away, Yun Che's eyes dimmed. A murderous smile crawled up on his face, but it vanished real quick. No-one noticed it.

"Shit! Who the hell does he think he is?!"

Jiang Yuan had always been a straightforward guy, he cursed in a low voice. The other three put their hands on his shoulders in silence to calm him down. Bitterness filled up their eyes. They didn't like Han Mingzhe either. If it wasn't for him, their chief wouldn't have…

"I told you guys to go home for a break, didn't I?"

After driving Han Mingzhe away, Yun Che evacuated himself from Xing Feng's hug. He helplessly looked at the four guys. He specifically told them to go home before leaving Hua University. It turned out to be a waste of breath.

"Hmm?"

The four of them were a bit confused at first. It took them quite a while to remember that Yun Che did say that. But still, they opened up their eyes in shock. "Did you already know that…"

It couldn't be, could it? If Yun Che knew that the doomsday was approaching, then his warning would make sense. He tried to save their lives but… These guys were filled with remorse. They didn't think that much at the time, they didn't take Yun Che's words very seriously. Who would have thought that the doomsday would befall in a few days?

"I'm not God, how can I foresee the doomsday? My meaning is if you had listened to me, had gone home for a couple of days-off, you would be with your family right now. At least, you would get to know whether or not they are alive."

Yun Che rolled eyes at them the moment he saw through their mind. He came up with an explanation to muddle it through. The truth did sound harsh, but the truth was the truth, nothing could change that. In the doomsday, any news about your family would be invaluable when you were separated from them.

"That's true. Well, too bad, we didn't listen."

To be fair, they weren't like the narrow-minded guy Han Mingzhe, they didn't get upset about what Yun Che said, instead, they kept sighing. In less than a month, they had been forced to grow into real men from careless, lazy university students. The process was unmerciful but unavoidable.

"Just you four? Where are the other three?"

Yun Che threw out a casual question at them after skimming over them with his eyes. He didn't really know his dorm-mates apart from Jiang Yuan but at least he knew there were eight people in total.

"The chief and the others…"

As soon as this thing was brought up, the four of them got red eye sockets. Jiang Yuan said with sobbing after a long silence, "Our chief, the fourth bro and the seventh were all dead. They covered us when we escaped from Hua University. They said the chief was the best, so he was supposed to take more responsibility. Fuck that bullshit! They didn't even feel sorry for his death at all, let alone be grateful."

Not just those three who brought up the rear back then but at least a dozen of people. They didn't actually see their corpses but seeing that none of them showed up at the rendezvous, they must have been killed. Those guys were young and passionate. If it was now, no one would give a damn about others' lives.

A price must be paid for such rapid growth and it came with adversity and blood.