Quick Transmigration: Why did you provoke him? He's love-struck!

Chapter 694 The Apocalypse (16)

Seeing Yan Zhen roll her eyes and about to leave, Jing Chen quickly grabbed her, urgently explaining, "I didn't lie to you! I swear!!!"

Yan Zhen looked at his confident expression and became even more speechless: "Fine, according to the tropes of transmigration novels, as a transmigrator, you should have some kind of cheat, right? Do you have a storage space with enough rice, flour, oil, and meat to eat for a lifetime, or a system that gives you various rewards when you level up? Or have you evolved? Come on, show me your cheat."

Jing Chen: "..."

"Don't tell me you don't have any special abilities."

“…I have it!” Jing Chen quickly replied.

Yan Zhen made a gesture that said, "Please show me."

Jing Chen stammered for a moment, then explained, "The system is still recovering, and all functions are currently disabled. I really didn't lie to you..."

Yan Zhen made a "stop" gesture to stop Jing Chen from continuing to speak: "You'd better shut up before I kick you out."

Jing Chen: "..."

Yan Zhen pushed away the arm that was blocking his way and said as he walked towards the living room, "It's the apocalypse now, you should read less novels."

Jing remained silent.

Yan Zhen took a few steps, then heard hurried footsteps behind her, but she didn't turn around.

Just as Jing Chen lunged at her and grabbed her neck from behind, Yan Zhen quickly raised her right hand to block with her arm, while her left hand gathered strength and slammed back hard, aiming at Jing Chen's abdomen.

But when her left elbow slammed back, Jingchen seemed to have anticipated her move, supporting her elbow with her palm and easily neutralizing her counterattack.

Yan Zhen paused slightly, then quickly withdrew her hand, pried open Jing Chen's arms that were gripping her neck, lowered her body, broke free from his restraints, and then spun around, kicking him in the groin.

Jingxuan anticipated her attack once again and easily dodged the kick by turning to the side.

Yan Zhen looked surprised, but his movements did not stop at all. He launched a fierce attack, and the two started fighting in the backyard.

But after more than a dozen moves, Jing Chen seemed to have gained a god-like perspective. He knew every single one of Yan Zhen's attacks and moves perfectly, and his movements to avoid her attacks were so familiar that it was as if he had practiced them specifically.

Yan Zhen gradually became irritated in this fight where she felt like she was being seen through; she felt like every punch she threw was hitting cotton.

Losing her composure, she missed her move and was twisted by Jing Chen, who pinned her arm against the wall.

Jing Chen's panting voice rang in her ear: "Does this sound familiar? I trained with you in boxing for over thirty years during the last mission. I know what move you're going to make as soon as you make a move."

Yan Zhen frowned, struggled twice but couldn't break free: "Let go."

Jing Chen refused to let go, lowering his voice to say, "If you don't believe me, I can prove it in other ways. No one in this world understands you better than me. I know what you like to eat, what you like to do to relieve stress, I know where you're most sensitive, what position you like to use in bed... Ah!!!"

Before Jing Chen could finish speaking, his foot was stomped hard, and he cried out in pain, immediately releasing his grip on Yan Zhen's hand.

Yan Zhen quickly turned around and slapped him across the face.

"..." Jing Chen was stunned by the slap. Two seconds later, he raised his hand to cover the cheek that had been slapped, revealing a slightly savoring expression. "Yes, that's the feeling."

Yan Zhen: "...Are you sick?"

Jing Chen stepped forward: "I really..."

"Stop!" Yan Zhen immediately pulled a dagger from his sleeve and pointed it at Jing Chen. "If you do anything else, I'll kill you!"

The two were locked in a stalemate for a moment.

Just then, a cautious voice came from not far away: "Mom, Brother Jingchen, what are you doing?"

Yan Zhen and Jing Chen turned their heads in unison. More than ten meters away, Xu Songfeng was peering nervously from the corner of the house.

Yan Zhen immediately put away his dagger, gave Jing Chen a warning glare to signal him not to talk nonsense, and then walked towards Xu Songfeng.

Yan Zhen grabbed Xu Songfeng by the back of his collar and pulled him into the living room: "Children shouldn't pry into adult matters."

During dinner, Yan Zhen acted as if nothing had happened, eating and drinking as usual. After dinner, he went to meet with Lao Mao for a three-hour meeting before returning to his residence to take a shower and go to sleep.

Lying in bed, Yan Zhen tossed and turned, unable to fall asleep.

She kept replaying the words and actions Jingchen had spoken and done that evening in her mind.

Thinking about it carefully, ever since Jing Chen appeared, he has been like a perfect partner tailored to her preferences and needs—his looks and figure are the kind of cute puppy she likes, his combat power is off the charts, he is smart and perceptive, he never holds her back on missions, but instead frequently makes contributions, making him the hexagonal helper she needs most right now.

Beyond the mission, he cooks dishes to her liking, handles many small matters in life perfectly without her having to ask, and most importantly, his values ​​and principles perfectly align with hers, so he never questions or even opposes her decisions.

Yan Zhen remained wary of Jing Chen because the man was too perfect.

It was so perfect it was like a trap that had been meticulously researched and tailored specifically for her.

Suddenly, Yan Zhen recalled the inexplicable pain in his heart when Jing Chen was almost blown up at the research institute.

Your body's reactions don't lie.

Could it be that he wasn't lying, and that they really were boyfriend and girlfriend?

And that so-called Quick Transmigration Division... If such an organization really existed, it would be far too unreliable.

Sending employees to do missions in a post-apocalyptic environment and cutting off contact with headquarters—isn't that a disguised form of layoffs?

The moment the thought crossed her mind, Yan Zhen immediately sat up and patted her head—no, no matter how sincere Jing Chen was, she couldn't believe him.

Jing Chen's personal abilities are too strong. If his approach is a conspiracy and I rashly trust him, with Jing Chen's abilities, he could use our close relationship to kill me and take my place. In that case, not only would I lose my life, but I would also harm Xu Songfeng, the team members who trusted him, and all the survivors in the shelter.

Yan Zhen wasn't the type to get caught up in internal conflicts over something. Having decided to remain wary of Jing Chen, she quickly put the matter aside, turned off the lights, and went to sleep.

-

The next morning, in the kitchen.

Jingchen made vegetable pancakes for breakfast.

Shred the cabbage, radish, and potato, add ground pepper, coarse salt, four eggs, a pinch of potato starch, stir it all together, and pour it into a frying pan. With a sizzling sound, the aroma of the eggs mixed with the flavor of black pepper fills the small kitchen.

Xu Songfeng followed the smell into the kitchen and saw vegetable pancakes bubbling in a frying pan. His eyes lit up: "Wow! We're having vegetable pancakes today!"

Jing Chen expertly flipped the vegetable pancake over in the wok, then glanced at Xu Songfeng: "You like this?"

Xu Songfeng nodded vigorously: "I like it!"

"I'll make a couple more later, to save for you as a late-night snack."

Upon hearing this, Xu Songfeng immediately became wary: "What do you want me to do for you?"

Jing Chen was both amused and exasperated: "In your eyes, have I become that materialistic?"

Xu Songfeng pouted: "Aren't all adults like this?"

Jing Chen didn't mind his attitude and said with a smile, "Since you've put it that way, I'd like to make a small request."

Xu Songfeng's anti-fraud instincts immediately kicked in: "What?"

"Tell me about your mom and dad."

Xu Songfeng was taken aback, then frowned and asked, "Why do you want to know this?"

"Don't you know that I like your mother and want to know more about her past?"

Xu Songfeng hesitated for a moment, then briefly recounted how Xu Jun had given up his chance to escape to Yan Zhen and him when the apocalypse came.

“My mom has always remembered my dad’s kindness. No matter how difficult or dangerous things have been over the years, she has never given up on me.”

After speaking, Xu Songfeng stared intently at Jing Chen, waiting to see his reaction—Jing Chen knew that his father and mother had such a "heart-wrenching" past, so he should back down now, right?

Jing Chen pondered for a moment and then said, "That's not right."

Xu Songfeng: "What?"

Jing Chen turned to look at Xu Songfeng and said seriously, "Your mother didn't give up on you because she's always been such a good person. Whether or not your father gave her the chance to survive in the critical moment, she would always protect you."

Xu Songfeng: "..."

For a fleeting moment, Xu Songfeng felt a strange sense of shame.

He seems to be judging others by his own petty standards, both when it comes to his mother and when it comes to Jingchen.

"Here, this is for you." Jing Chen picked up a piece of vegetable pancake and handed it to Xu Songfeng. "Your mom was called away by Uncle Cat early this morning. Let's wait for her. We won't be having breakfast so early today."

Xu Songfeng took the vegetable pancake, looked up at Jing Chen, and his eyes became thoughtful.