[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-zombie-apocalypse-creation":3,"chapter-zombie-apocalypse-creation-zombie-apocalypse-creation-chapter-671":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},1887442,2510,"Chapter 671: Failure or Success?","zombie-apocalypse-creation-chapter-671",671,"\u003Cp>\"Just figure I should be more direct with the audience... Hopefully it works, or else I really have no other options.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It’s going to work, Governor... You know, a lot of people admire you from that whole speech on TV you just gave?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shen Wen replied, confusing Xiaoyun as he couldn’t think of a reason anyone would admire him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In fact, he thought of the opposite. His mind was starting to feel a little embrassed as he thought back to all the words he used.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Admire me for what? Who’s admiring me?\" Xiaoyun curiously asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"All the single and middle-aged women. And all the young men in the town... Even my daughter called me just a few minutes earlier to get an autograph from you.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Really? It’s not the opposite?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yeah, I’m being dead serious... Here’s a pen and her favorite notebook. Do you mind putting your signature on it?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Shen Wen handed him a pink notebook with the name Shen Qi in the front, Xiaoyun thought about it for a second before signing it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"There... I’m going to go home now unless there’s something else here that needs me to attend to.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Nope.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>---\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Xiaoyun began driving home in his car, the radio surprisingly had words coming out rather than the usual dead silence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He could immediately recognize the voices, as the same intro music from the Midnight Current started playing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Soon, it was followed up by Liang Han’s voice and Xiaoyun’s own voice. It was clear that the whole talk show was now being played on the radio.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"He didn’t even tell me he’s going to play this on the radio... Wait a moment, we never gave anyone broadcasting rights for radio.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just as Xiaoyun was about to take out his phone, it started ringing as Shen Wen’s name popped up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hello?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Governor, do you have a radio with you?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yeah, I’m hearing it right now... Shen Wen, you really gave me a surprise, you know that?\" Xiaoyun questioned, his voice with a hint of anger.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hehe, my workers just happened to get the radio working a few minutes ago. We thought it would be a perfect time to replay it.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You do know that you’re supposed to ask for radio licensing from the government before you can start your radio broadcasting, right?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The other side fell into complete silence as if Shen Wen didn’t expect Xiaoyun to bring this up at this very moment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Relax. I’m not going to fine you because of it... But make sure you send a proper request form to the Publicity Department that manages media.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Will do, sir.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Xiaoyun hung up the phone, he felt an overwhelming embrassment as he listened to his own voice over the radio.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His mind just realized how arrogant he sounded. The word he used on the spot felt so domineeringly naive.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It almost felt like someone doing a high school speech and trying to impress their friends by acting as edgy and cool as possible.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Oh my fucking god, what the fuck was I thinking when I went on that stage?\" Xiaoyun murmured as a feeling of regret brewed inside his mind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There wasn’t anything wrong with the meaning of the speech itself, but the way it was phrased felt like something out of a Domineering CEO novel.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Ah fuck! This is too damn embarrassing. Fuck fuck fuck. There’s no way I said this out loud.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Turning off the radio, Xiaoyun quickly grabbed a CD from the glovebox before putting on some music for himself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>---\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Today I saw snow drifting through the cold night.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With the cold, my heart and mind drift off to faraway places.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Trying to catch up in the wind and rain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the fog you can’t tell the shadows apart.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Vast sky wide ocean, you and I.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Who would change?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>---\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Honey! Welcome back!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Leyan opened the garage door for him, Xiaoyun was a little surprised to see her still awake past midnight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You don’t have to wait for me this late into the night,\" Xiaoyun replied as he exited his car before closing the garage door.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I’m just too worried to fall asleep... Muah! What took you so long? Did Shen Wen ask you to stay behind or something?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing her kissing him out of the blue, Xiaoyun felt something was off. But he didn’t question it as they headed towards the living room together.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yeah. Just a short question with him... Did you all watch the TV?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Of course we did. We watched the whole thing. From beginning to the end... Honey, you look so great in this suit.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Um, thanks?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Xiaoyun awkwardly scratched his head in confusion from the sudden compliment, Leyan suddenly leaned all the way up to his left ear.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Honey... You know how happy we were when we saw you say that out loud? Everyone was so happy you didn’t shy away from it.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Really... I felt a little embrassed when I listened to it over the radio.\" Xiaoyun murmured as the bad memories still haunted him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Embrassed? For what?\" Leyan questioned, her eyes looking a little confused towards Xiaoyun as she moved back a little.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It just sounded so... edgy. There’s no other way to put it. It just sounded straight out of some angry youth who has nothing but empty words.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Xiaoyun said out his reasoning, Leyan suddenly started chuckling a little.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What are you laughing at? I’m being serious... I didn’t realize how naive I sounded until I actually said it out loud.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Honey. Did you forget what everyone thinks of you? If you gave a long, boring speech, everyone would find it weird.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Why?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Did you forget to look at yourself in the mirror? Here. Tell me what kind of speech a young person like you should give?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Looking towards the handheld mirror, Xiaoyun fell into silence. His mind started to realize why Shen Wen said young people would like his speech.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The straightforward, brutal answer was what everyone expected out of him. Not some sophisticated words that an old politician would use in a scandal.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But there’s still one thing he couldn’t get. One audience group that still eluded him with actual, valid reasoning.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Leyan, did all of you really, really like the speech? What makes you all like the speech?\" Xiaoyun curiously asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Who doesn’t love their husband who’s willing ot go on TV and confess their love in front of everyone?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What if... Let’s just say you’re a single woman, would you still like it?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xiaoyun’s sudden scenario confused Leyan a little, but she didn’t question it as she still gave him an answer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I would have liked it... You know how manly you looked when you stood up and stared right into the camera?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Leyan paused for a second as her hand slowly reached down to his thighs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Every woman in the town is jealous... I bet they are more than willing to allow their husband to be polyamorous if they are like you.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Like me?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yes, like you. All of this could have been avoided if you had just hidden us from the public and kept the relationship in the shadows.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But you chose to bring our relationship to light rather than having us as secret lovers. No woman can resist a man who’s willing to defend them until they die.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Huh... I see.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Xiaoyun’s head finally got around the reasoning behind the attraction towards the female audience, he felt something soft touching his crotch.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Honey... I’m really turned on right now. You don’t mind me taking a little snack with you in this suit, right?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Babe, can we just go to sleep? I-I still have work tomorrow, and I’m kind of tired right now.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Despite Xiaoyun trying to push her hands away, it only backfired as she sat directly on top of his lap.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"C’mon. I really want to do it right now... You said you’re going to defend our happiness until the day you die, right?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I never even said that——\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before Xiaoyun could finish arguing back, he took in a cold breath as her hand reached all the way down to his crotch.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Honey... You’re fully erected already. Just let me have it. It’s going to be a short one, and that’s it.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After a short consideration in his head, Xiaoyun finally gave in as he leaned back onto the sofa.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Fine, but make it quick.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just as Xiaoyun closed his eyes, waiting for her to unzip his pants, he suddenly felt a warm pair of hand covering his eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What the——\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Shhhh, you don’t want to wake up the kids. They could hear us from their bedroom if we are too loud.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing Yuqi’s voice from behind, Xiaoyun’s mind quickly realized she had been behind the sofa the whole time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I thought you went to sleep.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What makes you think that?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With Yueyue’s voice coming out next, Xiaoyun let out a sigh inside his head as it had become clear none of them were asleep.\u003C\u002Fp>",1510,"2026-06-10T06:59:53.682Z",1,"novelbin.me","69ab624803dc3b4bd2d103b59168b925e34e842fbbdc12b04c702352153d57d3","zombie-apocalypse-creation-chapter-820","zombie-apocalypse-creation-chapter-625",829,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fzombie-apocalypse-creation-cover.jpg"]