[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-zombie-apocalypse-creation":3,"chapter-zombie-apocalypse-creation-zombie-apocalypse-creation-chapter-581":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},1887537,2510,"Chapter 581 581: Lies! Deceptions!","zombie-apocalypse-creation-chapter-581",581,"\u003Cp>Dinner time...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With one last dish on the table, Leyan could feel an awkward atmosphere as everyone sat in silence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Where's Yuqi and Anna?\" Leyan curiously asked, sitting down and getting ready to eat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yuqi has already finished eating. She said she has a lot of work to do this week.\" Nami responded as she picked up a small piece of pork.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Anna is staying at Foshan with her engineers to check out some of the new wafer steppers,\" Kate responded next.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Didn't even give me a heads-up so I can cook less rice,\" Leyan murmured as she picked up her chopsticks.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the dinner continued, Leyan herself couldn't endure the silence any longer and decided to start a conversation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Nami, how was your work today?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Pretty okay. Not a lot of customers today.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Wuli, Shuli, how about your guys' work?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Just the usual...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing both of them too busy playing with their baby resting on their laps, Leyan turned her attention to Tianci, whose chopsticks hadn't moved at all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Tianci, is the food not up to your taste today?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"N-No. Sorry. I was just thinking about something from work.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With Tianci's mouth rapidly filling up with food, Leyan turned her attention to the person sitting to her right.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Lily, how was school today?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It's great... Only three more weeks until school is over.\" Lily murmured as she started shoving food into her mouth as well.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Leyan, how were the babies today? Did any of them misbehave?\" Yueyue questioned as she put her bowl down.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"All of them behaved very well today. Except for Bingbing and Wenwen, who cried a little this morning.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Really?\" Wuli and Shuli asked in surprise as they looked down at their baby, who looked so happy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"They just accidentally peed the bed. It's no big problem.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That's no good. Yongyi and the other three didn't pee the bed. This can't be good at all.\" Wuli murmured as she began to look a little worried.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Wuli, calm down. That's what's supposed to happen. Don't get it twisted.\" Shuli responded as she looked much calmer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Shuli isn't wrong. Even Yongyi did it a few times when he was one year old. You should have seen Nami when she was a baby——\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Mom!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nami interrupted Leyan before she could speak any further, her face flushed red as Xuanhua looked up to her in confusion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"How were Yuqi and the other two like when they were a baby?\" Kate asked out of curiosity.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Oh, you wouldn't believe it. They were like the worst. Honey, you remember it, right?\" Leyan asked as she looked over to Xiaoyun.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Mhm.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing the muted response, Leyan didn't think too much as she shifted her attention back to the conversation at hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>---\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A few hours later...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As everyone sat in the living room in their pajama, the TV show was soon coming to an end as the first season credits began to play.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Man, all because two babies were mixed together at birth led to them coming together, what a crazy world,\" Nami commented.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yeah...\" Tianci murmured, her attention not really focused on the TV show itself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Am I the only one who finds that Alexey annoying as hell? All he does is sit at home and drink all day with that useless dad of his.\" Yueyue commented.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"He's a comedic relief. When did you become so picky about dumb characters?\" Shuli questioned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Sure is painful for Lidia to sit through all that. I would have divorced his ass a long time ago.\" Wuli argued.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hey, they clearly had been through a lot together. Those are just small things in their life's journey.\" Leyan chimed in.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"And so did Anton. But his marriage is much more fragile than Alexey's... Lily, remember money changes men, okay?\" Kate lectured.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Okay...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Lily nodded in acknowledgment, Wuli quickly shoved Kate aside before giving her own advice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Don't listen to her. Nobody wants to deal with a husband who just drinks all day. Better cry in a luxury house than cry in the streets.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hey, that's enough. You guys are making it sound like she's going somewhere else, right, honey?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Mhm...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing Xiaoyun's muted response, the living room instantly fell into an awkward silence as everyone realized the grumpy mood on his face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Honey, did I do something wrong?\" Leyan nervously asked, her face looking a little worried as she moved a little closer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You didn't do anything wrong... I'm tired today. Goodnight, everyone.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Watching Xiaoyun heading upstairs all alone, his wives all looked to each other before turning their attention to Leyan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What? Why are you all looking at me? I don't know why he's so grumpy today... Kate, aren't you with him the whole day?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As everyone's attention shifted toward Kate, a nervous sweat fell from her forehead as she wiped it with her hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Um, oh snap, it's almost ten already. I've got to go to sleep to prepare for tomorrow morning——\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You aren't going anywhere until you tell us what happened today.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Leyan forcefully dragged Kate back down onto the sofa as everyone was a little intrigued by what she was hiding.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Nothing much happened today. He just went to Yuqi's office to work, then headed to Liuqian's place to talk about plans and money.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing Kate respond with a composed face, Xiaoyun's wives could only take her word as the truth as they turned back to Leyan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Why are you all looking at me?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After a silent stare, she finally backed down in the end.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Okay fine... I'll go ask Yuqi later.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>---\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hello? Yuqi, are you asleep?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Not yet. Come on in.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Leyan opened the door, Yuqi was sitting in her seat in front of a laptop, typing something into a draft doc.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yuqi, I just want to ask a little question.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What is it?\" Yuqi asked, her eyes still on the computer as her hand kept moving all over the keyboard.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What happened at the office today? Did anything weird happen?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing her freeze for a second, Leyan immediately realized something had happened inside her office.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Don't lie to your mom. Just be honest, and I won't get mad.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I just gave him a... kiss. That's all.\" Yuqi shyly whispered as her voice got quieter and quieter until it became inaudible.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You what?\" Leyan asked again, unable to hear her words exactly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I kissed him. It's not that big of a deal, is it?\" Yuqi questioned as she finally turned around ot look towards Leyan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That's it?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yeah, what else do you want to know? Do you want to help me plan out a new department or what?\" Yuqi asked as her voice got louder.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Okay, okay. Sorry for interrupting your work.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Close the door on your way out!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Leyan quickly ran out of the bedroom and closed the door, her mind was still a little confused.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was clear Yuqi wasn't the reason Xiaoyun was giving everyone the cold response. It had to be something else.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Something that seems to be targeted towards her. Something that didn't involve Lily or Tianci as her mind thought back to earlier.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xiaoyun was interacting perfectly fine with them during the TV show. But when it came to Kate, Yueyue, and herself, his attitude instantly changed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What did I do wrong... What could it be?\" Leyan wondered as she walked down the hallway before stopping by Xiaoyun's room.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For a second, an idea popped up in her mind. One that would perfectly explain why he gave the cold treatment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Honey, can you open the door for a second? I just want to talk.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I'm too tired today. Sorry.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xiaoyun's response only confirms her theory. But with him refusing to open the door, she was stuck in the hallway.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Honey, I'm sorry. I didn't mean to hide secrets away from you... Please, I just want to talk——\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Can I just rest in peace? What secret do you want to talk about?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the door swung wide open, Leyan was a little surprised by his genuinely confused look on his face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"T-The secret. The one last week?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You already told me about it. You kept it a secret for my sake... Or do you have something else hidden from me?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After a few seconds of silence, Leyan finally realized she might have misunderstood something.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Of course not. I'm just curious why you're so grumpy earlier. You were almost scaring me earlier.\" Leyan asked softly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I told you I'm just tired. You know how problematic it has been to deal with the unemployment issue.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing him seemingly return to normal, Leyan started to believe his explanation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Sorry... I won't interrupt your rest anymore. Goodnight.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Goodnight.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Xiaoyun closed the door, Leyan's worries disappeared as she walked back to her own bedroom.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lying down in bed, she felt something was off. Something didn't make any sense in Xiaoyun's explanation earlier.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Wait a moment——\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before Leyan could fully realize the problem, someone suddenly knocked on the door.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Leyan, open the door. It's me, Kate.\"\u003C\u002Fp>",1508,"2026-06-10T06:59:52.732Z",1,"novelbin.me","88a79b1463c995406ea0670c4809c9b72b331f66dd389eebf64fd822bbae3d23","zombie-apocalypse-creation-chapter-582","zombie-apocalypse-creation-chapter-580",829,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fzombie-apocalypse-creation-cover.jpg"]