[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-zombie-apocalypse-creation":3,"chapter-zombie-apocalypse-creation-zombie-apocalypse-creation-chapter-642":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},1887478,2510,"Chapter 642: College and Parties","zombie-apocalypse-creation-chapter-642",642,"\u003Cp>Back over in Luoping...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Wuli, how’s Xiaoyun when you left Shenzhen?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Leyan curiously asked as all nine of Xiaoyun’s wives sat at the glass round table, all looking just as curious as her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"He’s doing fine. He’s going to head back to Luoping in a day or two. Everything is almost sorted out.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That’s good to hear...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A smile appeared on her face as she turned her attention back to the food, looking much happier than before.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, both Yuqi and Yueyue held up a heavy face. Something was bothering them in their mind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What’s up with your guys’ faces? Why are you two looking so worried?\" Leyan curiously asked, noticing the frown on their forehead.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Nothing! Just some work-related stuff.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yeah, just some big cases that have been bothering me.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing Yuqi and Yueyue reply right after each other with their faces returning to normal, Leyan didn’t think too much about it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Tianci, how’s the sample study in Shenzhen? Is the fog really as scary as the news puts it?\" Anna curiously asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It’s much worse than what the news——\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Ahem ahem.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Yuqi cleared her throat, Tianci’s brain quickly realized she was only creating more worries in the house.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"But it’s not that big of a deal. There’s a weakness and a solution to the gas mixture in the fog. It’s actually relatively simple to destroy.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hey Nami, where’s Lily?\" Wuli asked, noticing the chair next to her was empty.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"She’s attending her high graduation party... Man, you should have come back a day earlier.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Oh, really? Lily’s graduation was yesterday?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Mhm.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It’s fine. Xiaoyun can always attend Lily’s graduation when she finishes college... Speaking of college.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Shuli turned her attention over to Nami, she stared towards her in silence as if she was trying to see through something.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Shuli, why are you looking at me like that?\" Nami nervously asked, her mind suddenly starting to have a weird feeling.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hey Nami, you’ve never been to college, right? Do you want to go to college? I can easily give you a student spot if you want.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"College?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Nami fell into silence to think for herself, everyone’s attention was instantly caught by Shuli’s question.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Nami, you really should go back to college. Everyone in the house is going to have a college degree by the time Lily graduates.\" Yuqi advised.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yeah, you’re still so young. You can’t be tied down to a desk job... Mom, say something. You can’t just let your daughter be illiterate.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yueyue quickly shook Leyan’s arm, forcing her to stop eating and turn her attention over to Nami.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Nami is already a mother. She can make the decision herself... Besides, my mother never went to college, and she raised me perfectly fine.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Mom!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Isn’t Nami already too old for college?\" Kate questioned, interrupting Yueyue’s frustration.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"She would be a college sophomore right now if the outbreak had never happened. She’s not that old.\" Yuqi clarified.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Ahem. Nami, it’s your decision... If you’re happy with your job, there’s no reason to pursue a piece of paper that’s not going to be useful to you.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Anna quickly chimed in, feeling the conversation was way too one-sided. She could feel the mounting pressure Nami was facing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I... I don’t know. I-I like my job. B-But I don’t know if I really want to do this for my entire life.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The answer made the kitchen fall into dead silence until a sound of a baby running into the kitchen interrupted it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"M-Mommy! I-I’m hungry!\" Qiaolan yelled as she slowly stumbled several times before stopping near Nami’s seat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You already ate earlier. Go back to the living room and play with your siblings.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Nami gently waved her away, Qiaolan surprisingly didn’t argue back. She was just stumbling her way back to the living room.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You know, now I think about it... Yueyue, you never finished your college degree either. Shouldn’t you be going back to college as well?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yuqi’s point quickly made Yueyue freeze for a second, but she instantly got an argument to fire back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I-I would have already graduated at this point if it weren’t for the outbreak. Besides, my job is way too important for me to quit.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Sounds like a double standard...\" Tianci quietly whispered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just as Yueyue was about to defend herself again, Shuli finally spoke up as she quickly realized everyone had misunderstood her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Wait, Nami, when I say going back to college, you don’t have to quit your job. I should have clarified that.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Really?\" Nami asked in a surprisingly tone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing Shuli nodding, the scale started to favor one side. Even Yueyue started to look interested in the offer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Shuli, what do you mean by not needing to quit your job? Wouldn’t college take up your time completely?\" Yueyue questioned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Well, college and university aren’t the same thing. We are planning to create more specialized colleges that accommodate people who want to learn more.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Isn’t that just community colleges?\" Kate murmured in English as the concept sounded extremely familiar inside her head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I guess you could say that. Anyway, you have the whole summer to think about it. You can join and leave any time.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nami nodded. Although she didn’t say her answer outright, it had already become clear what decision she was going to make.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I-I want to do it too.\" Yueyue chimed in.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Um... For you, it might be a little harder.\" Shuli murmured.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Why would it be harder for me? It’s for all adults, right?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Well, you’re the head of intelligence. I don’t think a professor would be brave enough to teach you.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"They wouldn’t dare——Ahem, I mean, I’ll just hide my identity. I just want to get the paper to say I have a degree.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing Yueyue’s change of heart, everyone at the table rolled their eyes before going back to eating the food on the table.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>----\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A few hours later...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What’s taking Lily so long? She still hasn’t come back from her party yet.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Leyan murmured, sitting on the sofa, looking a little uneasy as the clock was already past midnight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Maybe she’s just staying at her friend’s place for the night. How about I just give her a phone call?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Go for it.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Yuqi tried to dial Lily’s number, there was no one to pick up on the other side, causing even more frowns to appear on Leyan’s face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"There aren’t any teachers at the party... This could end up so bad. I knew I should have kept her home instead of letting her go.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Mom, you can’t tell her what to do. She’s already an adult.\" Nami argued, trying to defend Lily’s choice, as she was one of the few who advised her to go.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"How about I call up a police officer to check——\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That’s way too overkill. She’s only going to a party with her friends. You guys are way too overprotective... I’m going to sleep.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Kate headed upstairs, Anna quickly followed her as well.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Neither of them looked worried a single bit as they had done it thousands of times themsleve when they were young.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What if I go over to her friend’s house to check? I’ll just go there to check up and see if she’s fine and all.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nami tried to speak up against it, but Leyan instantly overrode it as she nodded in agreement to greenlight Yueyue’s offer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yuqi, Yueyue, you both go check on her.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Okay.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the two of them changed their shoes and headed out of the house, Leyan instantly turned her attention over to Tianci.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Can you follow them and protect them? I’m scared something bad might happen.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tianci thought about it for a second before nodding in agreement as she headed out of the house as well.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Mom, you’re way too paranoid. Lily is only at her friend’s party. You’re making it sound like she’s being kidnapped.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Better safe than sorry... Lily promised me she’s going to come back home by 11. She’s already one hour late.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nami fell back into silence, with no way of arguing back. But Wuli and Shuli finally decided to speak up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Leyan, I think you’re really overthinking it. They are still kids. They probably just play with each other for so long that they lost track of time.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yeah, I remember when Wuli and I went out for our high school party. We didn’t even go back home until the next morning.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Leyan only shook her head, remaining silent as the frown continued to remain on her forehead.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"We’re going back to sleep... Wake us up if something is wrong.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Wuli and Shuli both headed upstairs, only Nami and Leyan remained in the living room as they both sat across from each other on the sofa.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Lily is really fine. She’s not being kidnapped.\" Nami argued.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"How would you know? She didn’t even pick up her phone. She always has her phone on her no matter what.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It probably just ran out of battery.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Leyan didn’t buy her reasoning a single bit as she stared dead into her eyes, building up pressure until Nami finally folded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Okay, fine... I-I might have put a chip on her phone. But she’s 100% at her friend’s place.\"\u003C\u002Fp>",1543,"2026-06-10T06:59:53.365Z",1,"novelbin.me","83d3ce03eb4855868a83d4fc4efa21f72ccb6fb52465de935f7a9e186dbbd5d8","zombie-apocalypse-creation-chapter-681","zombie-apocalypse-creation-chapter-829",829,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fzombie-apocalypse-creation-cover.jpg"]