[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-zombie-apocalypse-creation":3,"chapter-zombie-apocalypse-creation-zombie-apocalypse-creation-chapter-424":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","Zombie Apocalypse: Creation",{"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},1886901,2510,"Chapter 424: Mending the Break","zombie-apocalypse-creation-chapter-424",424,"\u003Cp>\"Anna, you okay?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Leyan's voice appeared as she stood directly across from Anna, closing the door behind her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I'm fine, Mrs.Leyan. What are you here for?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I... I just want to apologize.\" Leyan apologized as he bowed down sincerely.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You have nothing to apologize for. You didn't do anything to me.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Anna paused for a second, then continued.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If you are here to talk about Xiaoyun, tell him that I'm moving out today.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Anna... I just want to tell you something?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What is it?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Anna's face started to look a little annoyed, but she just couldn't bring herself to express anger toward Leyan, who was always so kind to her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I want you to be with Xiaoyun. But I fully understand and respect your choice to leave him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If I were you, I would leave him too. No girls should be disrespected like that without their consent.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing Anna sitting in silence, Leyan spoke up again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Anna, can I tell you a secret?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although Anna didn't respond to her question, Leyan continued with it anyway.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You know, I was just like you before when I learned my husband had a romantic relationship with another woman.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I'm not religious or anything. But I always thought, why should I be sharing my man with someone else?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just because he has power and provides for me, that doesn't mean he's allowed to love someone else other than me.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Leyan suddenly chuckled as if her mind was thinking back to something funny in the past.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I sound selfish, right? Berating the man who's willing to support shelter me from this apocalypse.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Anna still didn't say anything, but she could feel a little bit related inside her heart.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"But when did love become sharable? That's a question that I always wondered inside my head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Why was I willing to share his love with someone else? Is it because they are my daughter or my friends?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Did I bow down to his power and become afraid? Is it because my life had now become dependent on him?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Leyan paused for a second as she sat down across from Anna, looking down at the table as she put her hands together.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No. I did it because I loved him. I know he loves all of us, and he will regret it forever if he hurts one of us.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That idiot never realized that being indecisive only hurts all of us at the same time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He never understood what it truly meant to love someone. Yet, all of us were willing to put up with his bullshit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Maybe it's just love, or maybe we're just blind. But we could feel he genuinely cared and was willing to die for us.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Leyan nervously moved her thumb on top of each other, her voice was starting to crank a little.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I just want to say I'm sorry——not as an apology for Xiaoyun, but as an apology for all of our actions that led up to this.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If you need me to help you with anything, please just ask. I'll do my best to compensate.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just as Leyan got up from her seat and was about to leave, Anna suddenly murmured something out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Dummkopf...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hm?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Nothing... Tell that idiot to come to my office and apologize to me if he wants to be forgiven.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I will.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Anna was now once again inside the office, all alone, as she looked down at her hands.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"God... Please forgive me.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>---\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When Leyan arrived back home, Xiaoyun was already sitting on the sofa, patiently waiting the whole time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What did she say?\" Xiaoyun asked as he urgently ran over to Leyan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You got one last chance to make it up... Don't blow your chances away this time.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Thank you!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xiaoyun immediately ran out of the house, heading straight to Anna's workplace as Leyan watched by the doorway.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"He is really fond of the new and tired of the old...\" Leyan murmured as she thought back to herself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>---\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When Xiaoyun ran across the streets, some people were already outside going to their work.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But when he arrived at the factories, they were still empty, and besides a few guards, no one was in sight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Did Anna go inside her office?\" Xiaoyun asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yes, Mr.Governor.\" One of them replied.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Thank you.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Xiaoyun ran inside the factory, he kept going until he arrived all the way to the door of Anna's office.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With a gentle knock, he waited.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Come in.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xiaoyun slowly opened the door, only to see Anna sitting in her seat with tear marks still on her face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What more do you want from me?\" Anna asked, her voice displaying a subtle anger inside.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I'm sorry.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xiaoyun bowed down, not saying anything else as he waited for her to speak up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, after bending down for a while, she still didn't say anything. At the same time, Xiaoyun didn't get up either.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After a long standoff, Anna was the first one to speak again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Get up. I don't want to see you bowing down in front of me.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Not until my apology is accepted.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After another long standoff, Anna backed down again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Get up. I accept your apology.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This time, Xiaoyun finally got up and looked back at Anna's face with a small hint of relief.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Do you really love me?\" Anna suddenly asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Of course I do——\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Then what do you love about me?\" Anna interrupted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xiaoyun fell into silence for a second as his brain didn't expect her to ask it seriously.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Deep inside, his heart couldn't come up with any reasons other than the fact that he didn't want to let go.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He never really developed romantic feelings for Anna, nor had he even spent that much time with Anna, for that matter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All of his wives had fell in love with him, and he only reciprocated back after his heart fell in love with them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It had never been the other way around, with him always being reacting to other's initiatives until now.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I... I don't know.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You don't know?\" Anna questioned, her face looked to be in disbelief.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I just don't want to lose you. I want to make you mine. I know how bad it sounds, but I can't lie to myself.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing Xiaoyun say it out loud, Anna's face calmed, but her heart started to beat a little faster.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"So you just want my body?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No, I want every part of you. I like your personality and everything about you.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What about my personality? Elaborate it.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Anna pressed her question as if she was trying to get some sort of answer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You... You always stay within a distance between us. I feel calm every time I am alone with you.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It's like a completely different feeling from the others. I don't need to worry about work or anything.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"So, like an escape from responsibility?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I-I guess... But I genuinely do care about you——\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Even willing to pick me over your wives?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xiaoyun fell into silence again, as saying yes would just be him lying right in front of her. .net\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I never liked you, Xiaoyun. I never had any feelings for you. I don't know why my heart beats faster when I'm next to you.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Anna paused for a second as she got up from her seat, then continued.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I thought maybe I should have just thrown myself to you like Kate. But I just couldn't bring myself to say yes.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As she walked closer and closer to Xiaoyun, she suddenly gently punched him in the chest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You ruined my chances with anyone else. I hate you, I hate you, I hate you!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After punching Xiaoyun's chest several times, she stopped as she collapsed onto his chest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her tears were starting to come out, falling directly onto his shirt, which soon became filled with wet marks.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Why did you kiss me? Why are you so selfish? Why can't you just say no to me?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xiaoyun didn't say anything, but he gently patted her on the back as he continued to listen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I wish I could just get some courage and just leave you forever. But I can't. I hate myself because of you.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And you know what? I do love you. You're the only person I ever had any feelings for.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing Anna's sudden confession, Xiaoyun was caught off guard a little.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You made me give up on the only thing that kept me going. I hate you, I hate you, I hate you!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Once again, Xiaoyun chose to letting her punch him in the chest to let her frustration be put onto him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You know how hopeless I was when I heard Germany has collapsed? I hate you forever making me translate for those people.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I'm sorry.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xiaoyun finally spoke up, apologizing as he didn't expect her to bring that up out of nowhere.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the same time, he could feel her pain, learning about her home being destroyed after years of hope that everything was still fine back home.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"But I'm also thankful you killed my dream of ever going back... Without you, I would been long dead.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the atmosphere started to calm down a little, Anna's sobbing slowly stopped.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I have one selfish demand. I don't want to hear you say no.\"\u003C\u002Fp>",1551,"2026-06-10T06:59:31.433Z",1,"novelbin.me","0a026c12e09ae90b79c2b59f65392269de521c0fc355b09d4fbb86fab8a79e8c","zombie-apocalypse-creation-chapter-425","zombie-apocalypse-creation-chapter-423",829,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fzombie-apocalypse-creation-cover.jpg"]