[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-zombie-apocalypse-creation":3,"chapter-zombie-apocalypse-creation-zombie-apocalypse-creation-chapter-820":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},1887443,2510,"Chapter 820: A Fun Day","zombie-apocalypse-creation-chapter-820",820,"\u003Cp>As Xiaoyun held Ziling in his arms, she stared back at his face in silence. It almost felt oddly creepy for a second until a smile appeared.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Da-da!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hey, Ziling. You want to do something?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The baby only stared back at him, watching him eat with his chopsticks as Tianci walked away from the kitchen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Okay, maybe not right now. But after I finish eating, we can go do something fun together.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Let me hold her. You can finish eating first.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Leyan finally came back from the backyard as she took Ziling into her arms, freeing Xiaoyun’s hand to eat with his bowls up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Thanks.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Where’s Tianci?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"She went back to her room to work on something,\" Xiaoyun answered as he picked up a piece of fish meat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I shouldn’t have let her bring work home...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Too late now.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Xiaoyun ate more and more of the rice, he suddenly heard a weird sound coming from behind him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was very quiet. Much quieter than earlier. A steady splash sound in the backyard that never seems to end.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What’s that noise?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What noise?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The noise in the backyard. Am I tripping or something?\" Xiaoyun questioned as he put his chopstick down.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It’s probably just the wind. I already closed the backyard door... You want me to go check on it again?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No need.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After ten minutes at the dinner table, Xiaoyun finally finished eating lunch. Just as he got up, a loud voice came from the living room.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Xiaoyun, Xiaoyun! Come watch a movie with us. We got an unreleased film that you’re going to love.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Really? Leyan, can you—\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Just go, I’ll clean these up later.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With permission granted, Xiaoyun quickly headed over to the living room, taking a seat right next to Nami.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>---\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the afternoon approached, the movie reached its end.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Both Lily’s and Nami’s faces had tear marks all over, with the trash can next to the coffee table full of tissues.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Xiaoyun, you okay?\" Nami quietly asked as she noticed him sitting extremely stiff on the sofa.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I’m fine.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing him sitting still with a blank face, they both could tell he was holding in his urge to show any emotion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Ahem, I’m going to go check on Leyan.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Neither of them stopped him, letting him head over to the kitchen by himself. Once walking past the half-wall, he was immediately stopped.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Da-da!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Come play with us, Da-da!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Looking over to Leyan, she was sitting there with Ziling in her arms, smiling back as if she was expecting him to do something with their kids.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Okay, okay. I’ll play with you guys....\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>---\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The afternoon quickly flew by as the sun soon set on the horizon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All of the noisy baby chatter ended as they got too tired from playing. After putting them back in their crib, Xiaoyun was finally free.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"So, Leyan, do you mind telling me what’s going on in the backyard? What’s up with all the noises today?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Is it really that obvious?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Do I look dumb to you? You can say it now, or I’m going to the backyard to check for myself.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Check it for yourself, then.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The answer left him more intrigued and irritated at the same time. He immediately walked past Leyan and headed towards the backyard.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Once at the glass door, he finds the blinds have been pulled down. Pulling it up soon made his jaw drop.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xiaoyun’s eyes were seeing something that he hadn’t seen since the beginning of the outbreak at this point.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What had been an empty hole in the backyard that had algae growing inside it had turned into clean tiles with crystal clear water.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Looking over to the right, Kate and Anna were both standing next to a grill, with a hint of smoke coming out of it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hey, Leyan! Why is Xiaoyun out so early?\" Kate questioned out loud.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You guys did all this just for me?\" Xiaoyun questioned, the anger disappearing from his face as he turned around.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Mhm. Go take a seat in the beach chair for now. I’m going to go call the rest to come out.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With Leyan heading back inside the house, Xiaoyun took a seat at one of the seats as he looked over to the two of them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What are you guys cooking in there?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You’ll see.. Are you surprised by this sudden BBQ?\" Kate curiously asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yeah. Is this the surprise that you guys were planning for me?\" Xiaoyun questioned back as he watched them lift the grill cover.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Only one of the surprises. You’ll have to wait until next week for the other surprise.\" Anna answered as she picked up a spatula.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I can’t wait to see it.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Xiaoyun leaned back in the chair, he could smell the hint of charcoal and beef coming straight from the grill.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"How long did this take you guys?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"We had been planning it for over a month. Leyan and Yueyue are the ones who spent most of the time revamping the backyard.\" Kate answered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Looking back over to the pool, Xiaoyun could see his own reflection in the water as the porch light illuminated from behind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Where are those two right now?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"They went to take a shower. They were sweating when they finished cleaning the pool and started filling it up.\" Anna answered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You guys could have just hired somebody to do this...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It wouldn’t be as nice as it looks right now, though, would it?\" Kate questioned back as she began pulling out a meat patty from the grill.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You aren’t wrong... When and how did those two know how to clean a pool?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I don’t know about that.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Me either.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Xiaoyun watched the two take out the grilled meat from the hangers, his eyes just couldn’t move away from it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You want to try it out?\" Kate asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If I can.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Not yet. Wait until everyone else is out first—\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Kate! Are you guys done cooking yet? I’m hungry already!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nami’s loud voice traveled along from the kitchen as she and Lily came out through the glass door.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Almost done... Xiaoyun, you should try out the pool. They spent a lot of work on it.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Anna’s suggestion made him think for a second before he got up from the beach chair and threw all of his clothes aside.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With a loud splash, he cannonballed into the pool. Some of the water landed on Nami’s and Lily’s feet as they sat down on the beach chairs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Brother Xiaoyun, don’t you feel a little cold swimming in this pool?\" Lily curiously asked as she watched him swim across to the other side.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It’s not that cold. Felt like a pretty hot day today... You guys should jump in and try it out.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xiaoyun’s answer didn’t sway either of them, as the cold breeze blowing by instantly caused them to shiver a little.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I’m good.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Honey, it’s November for god sake. No one is going to be swimming with you unless they want to get a cold.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Leyan came out of the glass door, both Shuli and Yueyue were right behind with wet hair and a towel over their head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The water is actually warmer than the outside.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Bait used to be believable,\" Nami murmured as she moved her feet up to let the three of them walk past her seat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Where’s Yuqi and Tianci?\" Kate curiously asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"They said they’ll be out in a few... Have you guys finished cooking yet? I’m hungry already—\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Anna instantly shut down Yueyue’s attempt to grab one of the plates as she slapped her hands away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Be patient. We still haven’t finished grilling the lettuce yet. A hamburger is not finished without lettuce.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Fine...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Xiaoyun, what do you think of the pool?\" Shuli asked as she took a seat at one of the beach chairs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I think it’s great. I haven’t had such a good swim in years... It almost feels oddly relaxing to swim like this.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As they watched Xiaoyun swim freestyle from the start to the back, one of them started to get a little intrigued by it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hey Nami... Is swimming really that fun?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It could be fun. But not in this weather. Maybe in the summer you’ll feel nice swimming in the pool.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing Lily staring at the pool nonstop, Nami immediately spoke up again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Don’t even think about it. You’re going to freeze your legs off. And you don’t even know how to swim.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"But brother Xiaoyun is perfectly fine in the pool...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"He’s built differently. Don’t be stupid now, he’s clearly baiting you to—\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Lily, you haven’t swum before, right? I can teach you how to swim right now if you jump into the pool.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Okay!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Right before everyone’s eyes, Lily took off her jacket and pants, jumping in with only a blouse and shorts on.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Ah! I-It’s s-so c-c-cold!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lily complained out loud, her hands and legs swinging like crazy as she started to sink into the water.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I told you,\" Nami murmured.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Relax, your body is going to get used to it... Don’t worry, I’m holding you, you aren’t going to drown.\"\u003C\u002Fp>",1526,"2026-06-10T06:59:56.420Z",1,"novelbin.me","2885a8718211b5fe54cc21cab3e7b80220a26c59a4b3f5cbd020b0011e1db53d","zombie-apocalypse-creation-chapter-626","zombie-apocalypse-creation-chapter-671",829,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fzombie-apocalypse-creation-cover.jpg"]