Chapter 246: Jealousy

Fragrant breezes.

In the dim candlelight, Fan Bing curiously sized up Zhang Tie, who had bumped into her, then glanced at Lin An and the others.

Her eyes flickered.

At the moment she saw Lin An, a hint of something unusual flashed in her eyes.

While hurrying downstairs, she listened carefully to the sounds, and only after confirming the newcomers were people, not monsters, did she dare come down to have a look.

She saw Lin An at a glance.

Even without speaking, Lin An standing in the hall attracted unusual attention.

He's really good-looking.

Compared to the popular young male actors she had worked with before, Fan Bing found the man before her even more outstanding after a careful comparison.

It wasn't just his appearance; what attracted her most was his unique aura.

His figure was blurred, his aloof temperament seeming out of place among the surroundings.

Unlike the aloof arrogance put on for performances, this was not an act.

Everyone present felt this.

She wasn't an Awakened One, so she naturally didn't know this was the effect of mental power.

After successive comparisons, Lin An stood out among the crowd like a crane among chickens.

The other men present were nowhere near his level.

His skin was like jade, his eyebrows sharp and eyes bright; her own good skin made her a little envious.

Fan Bing was deep-thinking, unlike an inexperienced girl; she instantly saw that Lin An was likely the leader, the captain.

Without hesitation, she glanced past Li Lei, who was looking at her, and asked softly:

"Are you also a survivor from River-facing? I don't know how to address you."

"My name is Fan Bing; you can call me Bingbing."

She covered her mouth and smiled, putting on a girlish act.

Lin An gazed calmly, his expression unchanged.

He recognized the woman before him as a popular female star, the dream lover of many men.

She really does look good—her long, shapely legs are tempting in the candlelight, her figure excellent, not inferior to Wen Ya's.

Her intellectual allure and girlish act made everyone's hearts sway.

But.

Who cares about his nonsense.

Too lazy to bother, he didn't respond.

Fan Bing's little thoughts of wanting to befriend him were laid bare under his mental power.

Lin An noticed Li Lei's unconscious movements.

Heh, trying to win over two sycophants as bodyguards? This trick only works in the early Apocalypse.

Later on, doing that without strength likely gets you played to death.

Li Lei's face darkened as he looked at Lin An with jealousy.

Fan Bing was the goddess in his heart, which he had long considered his forbidden fruit.

If he weren't unsure of Lin An's strength, he would have already shouted at him.

Damn it, I've risked life and limb to save Bing sister so many times just to earn her 'devotion', yet this kid acts all nonchalant.

His looks are ordinary, but after the Apocalypse he's had one lucky break after another, smooth sailing.

Thus he feels like he's the protagonist.

His strength skyrockets, and he has a beautiful woman by his side.

But compared to Lin An, he painfully discovers the gap between them is huge.

He already feels inferior about his looks and height.

Now noticing Bing sister's fawning attitude, he feels as sick as if he'd swallowed a fly.

Lucky pretty boy, fuck his mother.

He's not scheming; he can't help clenching his fists, but doesn't show much.

Wang Kun is equally displeased, but far more restrained than Li Lei.

He helplessly noticed the women present staring fixedly at Lin An, and couldn't help but sigh inwardly.

Damn, even in the Apocalypse, why is being handsome still so advantageous?!

Can you stop being lovesick?

I'm not bad-looking either—I used to be a fitness trainer.

"Lin... Chu boss!"

Zhang Tie stepped up to Fan Bing, looking her up and down, astonished:

"Boss! This is Fan Bing, damn! A big star! Holy shit!"

Xiong Hanzi wore the look of someone who'd seen a rare animal, his face full of surprise.

He doesn't chase celebrities, but seeing a big star he watches on TV every day suddenly appear before him was still quite shocking.

Fan Bing kept her smile and openly extended her hand to Zhang Tie:

"I'm not a big star; I'm just an ordinary person like everyone else."

"Nice to meet you; I'm happy to know you, big brother."

She could tell Zhang Tie was probably an Awakened One too, especially noticing the iron window smashed open by violence.

Skilled at socializing, with a deep scheming mind.

She did not show any dissatisfaction despite Lin An's ignoring her.

Looking at Zhang Tie's astonished face.

She had been a little upset because Lin An ignored her, but that feeling eased a bit.

As expected, few men can resist me.

Compared to the cold Lin An, the Zhang Tie before her fits her previous expectations.

Ordinary men get very excited when they first see her.

However.

Xiong Hanzi ignored Fan Bing's outstretched delicate hand, merely lowering his head to glance at her:

"What? Everyone's just ordinary people?"

"You're just an ordinary person, while I am an Awakened One."

"Still want to shake hands? I'll pinch and your finger will be gone."

"Little girl, can you even speak..."

Zhang Tie, having said that, turned his head and no longer looked at the stiff-faced Fan Bing.

His face directly showed a contemptuous expression: "This woman's EQ is really low."

Fan Bing's female assistant, who had hurriedly followed behind, had an ugly expression; she was petite and wore glasses, and instinctively shouted out:

"What do you mean?!"

"Who are you scolding?! Country bumpkin!"

"Dare to treat our Bing..."

"Oh?"

Zhang Tie instantly reached out and grabbed the female assistant's neck, his eyes brutal:

"Country bumpkin?"

His big hand, like a palm-leaf fan, easily lifted the female assistant; with a little force he could pinch her neck into a pulp.

"What are you guys doing?!"

"Let her go quickly!"

Li Lei, seeing this, was both shocked and angry, instinctively wanting to rush forward to save her, but was hastily pulled back by Wang Kun.

Fan Bing's face turned pale; she was genuinely startled by Zhang Tie's sudden burst of killing intent.

After the apocalypse, she had actually never felt any threat.

Two Awakened Ones, in order to pursue her, had always protected her well.

Even her assistant, they treated with kind words.

Zhang Tie glanced sideways at Li Lei, who wanted to make a move, and gave a contemptuous smile:

"Little bastard, do you want to die?"

His voice like thunder, the thick killing intent, substance-like, locked onto Li Lei.

The atmosphere in the hall suddenly became tense.

Everyone's hearts pounded, fearing Zhang Tie might suddenly strike and kill someone.

Two meters tall, like an iron tower, Zhang Tie raised the female assistant in his hand, as if he would crush her to death in the next second.

After a moment of stalemate.

"Zhang Tie."

"Come back."

Lin An softly stopped Xiong Hanzi; this guy's temper is getting more and more violent.

"Plop."

The woman in his hand instantly fell to the ground, trembling all over.

A strong urine odor came over; she felt for the first time how close death was.

Zhang Tie, hearing the voice, instantly let go and then trotted over to Lin An's side, wearing a simple-minded smile:

"Boss, what's up?"

"I was just scaring her."

Grinning, Xiong Hanzi gave a hehe laugh, standing honestly beside him.

Lin An helplessly shook his head, casually moved a chair and sat down.

Silent and soundless.

The survivors inside the inn, however, only felt a chill all over.

They could clearly sense Zhang Tie's killing intent, yet such a violent brute actually obeyed so meekly.

The strong contrast is far more terrifying than a mere display of brutality.

This person...

Who exactly is he?