[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-rebirth-before-apocalypse-my-whole-family-are-bi":3,"chapter-rebirth-before-apocalypse-my-whole-family-are-bi-rebirth-before-apocalypse-my-whole-family-are-bi-chapter-218":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","Rebirth before Apocalypse: My Whole Family are Bigshots!",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},1473857,1922,"Chapter 218: The Role of Math Problems","rebirth-before-apocalypse-my-whole-family-are-bi-chapter-218",218,"\u003Cp>The zombie in a suit walked stiffly, holding a pink makeup bag, with a face painted like a wailing ghost, step by step out of the living room.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Yiming watched the back of the zombie in a suit, lost in thought.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When there’s time, it’s necessary to educate zombies about aesthetics.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zombies like the one in a suit have strong mimicry abilities, with faint self-awareness, and love mimicking others.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just imagine his zombie underlings with bizarre makeup, following him around.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Too silly!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He’s not Leng Yebai, he doesn’t need such silly underlings.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fan Tangtang glanced at the newly emerged zombie in a suit, blinked obediently, and didn’t dare to say it looked bad.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Afraid Aunt Wang might also do her makeup.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fan Tangtang whispered in the old zombie’s ear, \"Grandpa, don’t just stand here, hurry back!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To avoid being caught for a makeover.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He himself was fast, so he wasn’t too worried.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Grandpa’s movements were stiff; if he got pulled in for makeup, he probably wouldn’t escape.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Gran~dpa~\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The old zombie made two sounds from its throat, as a response to Fan Tangtang, standing still.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Its grandson was here, so it couldn’t go elsewhere.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Fan Tangtang, go back and do your math problems!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fan Liping got a headache the moment he heard the word \"grandpa.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Back in the day, before washing his hands of it, Mr. Fan was a notable figure, a famous boss, and everyone had to call him Brother when they saw him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now, when he sees others, he has to call them—Grandpa.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What a huge contrast!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He hopes that when his zombie dad gains more self-awareness, he won’t beat Fan Tangtang.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Okay.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fan Tangtang responded, turned back reluctantly, winked at Bai Xiqin, and dragged the old zombie away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He hoped that when the brother’s sister beat Brother Zhang, the commotion would be bigger.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then he could come watch the show.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He couldn’t imagine what Brother Zhang getting beaten looked like.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But just the thought of Brother Zhang getting hit could make Fan Tangtang laugh out loud.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Doing math problems?\" Bai Xiqin was puzzled looking at Fan Tangtang’s back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zombies, doing math problems?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What’s that about?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Taking college entrance exams?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Thinking more will help zombies absorb crystal cores better, make them smarter, and level up faster,\" Zhang Yiming explained.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had seen all kinds of zombies, each with its own characteristics.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Most zombies increased their rank by devouring flesh and blood.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But there were only so many survivors, not enough for all zombies to evolve.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And there was a small part of zombies with faint self-awareness that could evolve by absorbing crystal cores.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was just a tiny fraction; they absorbed crystal cores unintentionally, and as consciousness became clearer, evolution sped up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For those like him and Fan Tangtang, fully awakened in consciousness, the more they exercised their brains and absorbed crystal cores, the faster their rank would improve.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Whether human, zombie, or mutant animal, the change happened in the brain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Exercising the brain could activate the hypothalamus, effectively assimilating superpowers when absorbing crystal cores.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I see.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bai Xiqin felt slightly dazed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Back when she was locked in the laboratory, besides being injected with all kinds of drugs, sometimes she was made to watch movies and TV shows.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>These movies and TV shows were all about the apocalypse, stimulating her brain with these images.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ensuring that her time confined in the lab wouldn’t make her sluggish, keeping her mind active.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It’s getting late, why not stay for a meal?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Yiming glanced outside the window; the sun had unknowingly reached its zenith.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unconsciously, they had chatted for so long.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After this, who knows what the next meeting will be like.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even if the Bai Family accepted that he was a zombie, there were still many in the world who didn’t accept such self-aware zombies.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Maybe, next time they met, they’d belong to different camps.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Yiming’s eyes dimmed slightly for a moment, then returned to normal.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For him, there was no such thing as camps or no camps.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What he wanted was to become human, just like Xiao Niu.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He gathered so many zombie underlings just to see the end point of zombie evolution.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Okay!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bai Anhai quickly agreed after taking a glance outside.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was already late March, and the weather had gotten much hotter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the warm spring March, while the spring breeze was supposed to be mild, the midday sun was scorching.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The bus was parked far away, too lazy to walk back to cook.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Today it was his turn to cook, so he wanted to slack off.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Since Zhang Yiming invited them, Fan Liping and his wife naturally headed towards the kitchen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Yiming didn’t usually eat, the kitchen was only used by the couple, and there were lots of groceries inside.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Every time Zhang Yiming came back from outside, he would bring some human food.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sometimes he would even stare at the food in a daze.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fan Liping and his wife thought he might be longing for the time when he was human!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fan Tangtang was still young, vaguely aware of his identity but didn’t feel much difference from before.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Except for the change in food.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Zhang Yiming was a vibrant college student, meant to enjoy all the joys that youth brought, but he turned into a zombie.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What he endured was more, heavier than that of Fan Tangtang.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In front of the Bai Family, Zhang Yiming always appeared gentle and sunny, but when alone, he seldom smiled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Clearly a gentle face, yet cold to the bone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Maybe only in front of a certain person, or related to her, would he show a smile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Go help with cooking!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wang Yiyun ran to the kitchen, pulled out Hu Meiling, and then pushed Bai Anhai in.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If a man doesn’t cook, what’s he good for?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bai Zhengxuan, Bai Yifan, and Leng Yebai were much more sensible, lining up to head toward the kitchen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The whole village was silent, filled with a thick scent of decay.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only in the central house was there the aroma of human activities.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the living room, besides Zhang Yiming, there were only Bai Xiqin, Wang Yiyun, Liu Jing, and Hu Meiling left—a few fairies.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Yiming sat quietly on the sofa, a gentle demeanor, the entire person exuding warmth to the core.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Since he didn’t see aversion or fear in her eyes, he feared nothing else.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was the only warmth this cold world offered him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What made you become... this?\" Bai Xiqin looked at Zhang Yiming, her dark eyes blinking.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"A few days before the apocalypse, I was diagnosed with brain cancer, died, lived again, then became like this,\" Zhang Yiming said softly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He initially thought he’d never speak of his past, an untouchable wound.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But after realizing Xiao Niu didn’t despise his filthy self, he strangely began to see it not as a wound.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But as a fortune.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If he hadn’t become a zombie, he might never wake up again, become earth’s dust, unable to see this apocalypse, unable to see her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He surprisingly felt a bit of fortune.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fortunately, he became a self-aware zombie.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Sorry.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bai Xiqin awkwardly smiled at Zhang Yiming.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Accidentally uncovered his scar.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It’s okay.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Yiming slightly curled his lips.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After speaking out, he felt less suppressed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Like he had hidden something for so long, thought it a shame, not wanting it revealed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now suddenly exposed, he found that it wasn’t shameful at all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Like a weight lifted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So good, he didn’t have to hide it with all his heart anymore.\u003C\u002Fp>",1261,"2026-06-06T03:09:16.805Z",1,"novelbin.me","c06472a97cf4f8d09e79a19510831dfdd625b4f895d5881df96786da99c46066","rebirth-before-apocalypse-my-whole-family-are-bi-chapter-219","rebirth-before-apocalypse-my-whole-family-are-bi-chapter-217",514,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Frebirth-before-apocalypse-my-whole-family-are-bi-cover.jpg"]