After Marking the Villain Professor (ABO, GL) - Chapter 44

Chapter 44

“Hot”

Xu Man answered honestly.

She had just slept for a while, and her clothes were all soaked with sweat.

However, so many things had happened that Xu Man did not notice this issue at first.

The temperature had already risen to forty degrees today, and it would only get hotter from now on.

She had prepared quite a few pieces of equipment for keeping warm and cooling down in advance, but they were all in the car. Now the biggest problem was that Xu Yi and the others had not come over yet, so naturally, she could not get the equipment.

Xu Man looked at the pitch-black outside the window and fell into worry.

“If it’s hot, just take off your clothes.”

While she was lost in thought, Zhou Yutao’s hand reached over and smoothed Xu Man’s furrowed brows.

“Do you want me to help you, Manman?”

The slightly ambiguous tone and warm touch instantly pulled Xu Man’s thoughts back to that unspeakable night.

The temperature had risen, and Zhou Yutao’s hands, which were always slightly cool, now carried a bit more warmth. Just a light touch made Xu Man feel as if her heart had been scalded too.

“Don’t… I… I’ll do it myself.”

At the moment her face flushed bright red, Xu Man involuntarily stepped back.

Her reason was still there, and she remembered that now was not the time to think about those things unsuitable for children.

But as soon as she stepped back, Xu Man already regretted it.

It was a rare chance to get close to Zhou Yutao, yet she had not seized it.

Sigh…

Zhou Yutao smiled: “You’re still shy. It’s not like we haven’t done this before.”

However, she did not make things difficult for Xu Man in the end. She withdrew her extended hand and turned to undo the buttons of her own clothes.

This day was really hot.

It was as if suddenly, the temperature had spiked all at once, just like the previous hailstorm—it came so unexpectedly that people could not guard against it.

There was the zombie virus in front and the harsh, changeable weather behind, both advancing so rapidly. Humanity had no time to react, and the situation ahead was probably going to be even more terrifying than now.

Zhou Yutao showed no change in her emotions outwardly, but in reality, her heart was not as relaxed as it seemed.

However, seeing a certain someone’s shy appearance did improve her mood quite a bit.

Xu Man had not yet had time to catch her breath when she saw Zhou Yutao’s movements, and her heart leaped to her throat.

She knew full well that it was because the weather was too hot that Zhou Yutao wanted to take off her outer clothes, but there were so many people here. Deep down, Xu Man did not want anyone to see Zhou Yutao like that.

She knew very well how alluring—the kind that incited crime—the skin hidden under Zhou Yutao’s clothes was.

Although many people in the bookstore bullied the weak and feared the strong, and were temporarily wary of the guns in Qi Lin and Tan Juan’s hands, there was no guarantee that they would not set their sights on them at some point.

Facts proved that when people were pushed to desperation, they could do anything.

“Yutao, I’ll fold a paper fan to fan you. Don’t take it off yet.”

Seeing Zhou Yutao unbutton her jacket bit by bit, with her exquisite collarbone about to be revealed, Xu Man had a sudden idea. She grasped Zhou Yutao’s hand, which was halfway done undoing the buttons, and looked toward a nearby book.

Wait, how could she see so clearly.

Only at this moment did Xu Man realize what was wrong.

Light was shining toward their side. Xu Man jerked her head and followed the light to see Tan Juan, whose face was full of complication.

“Little Manman, what are you doing?”

Look at what she had seen: Little Manman had not only taken off her own clothes but was even going to take off the future big villain’s.

What on earth did she want to do?

She had never noticed before that Little Manman liked women, and she was such a person who lusted after beauty.

Most importantly, although Zhou Yutao had fallen on hard times like them, she was absolutely not weak or easy to bully.

Was Little Manman tired of living?

Tan Juan screamed nonstop in her heart.

Whether out of justice or a desire to save her roommate’s life, Tan Juan felt that she should step forward to stop Xu Man’s audacious behavior.

“Come with me to the bathroom.”

Taking advantage of the moment when neither Xu Man nor Zhou Yutao had reacted, Tan Juan first dragged Xu Man away, not even leaving her a chance to explain.

There was a restroom in the bookstore, which made it convenient for them.

Tan Juan did want to use the bathroom, but most importantly, she had something to say to Xu Man.

At this moment, there was no one in the restroom, but it was filled with an unpleasant smell.

Tan Juan quickly handled her physiological needs, grabbed Xu Man’s shoulders, and said seriously: “Manman, have you noticed? The temperature has risen.”

Xu Man nodded.

Tan Juan continued mysteriously: “So I’m not joking with you. Before we find a way to get back, we must hurry to South City.”

“Fang Lingyun has already agreed to leave with us.”

“While it’s chaotic, we can shake off those two villains, Qi Lin and Zhou Yutao, tonight.”

“The window in this bathroom is big. Going out the window leads right to a car repair shop. We can slip away from here quietly without alerting them.”

“You absolutely cannot tell me you’re not going.”

Xu Man pulled away Tan Juan’s hand: “…I’m not going.”

“Why?”

Tan Juan looked at her in disbelief, raised her voice, then realized something and lowered it to a whisper: “This is our best chance to escape.”

“I’m telling you, if you don’t go, I’m going. I’ll take Fang Lingyun with me.”

Xu Man stood motionless, looking at her: “I promised Yutao I wouldn’t leave, and also, I have to wait for someone.”

“I think you’ve really been drugged by Zhou Yutao.”

“Bottom line, are you going today or not? If not, I’m leaving by myself.”

She said that, but in reality, Tan Juan did not even move a step.

Xu Man hooked the corner of her mouth: “Anyway, I’m not going. Big Banana, you can’t go either, or I’ll report you to Qi Lin.”

Tan Juan was furious.

At that moment, footsteps sounded outside the bathroom.

Xu Man pulled Tan Juan: “You’re done with the bathroom, right? Let’s go back.”

Tan Juan had a face full of despair at being alive.

The two walked out of the bathroom and bumped right into Fang Lingyun, whose eyes faintly held some excitement: “Are we leaving now?”

Xu Man paused in her steps and looked at Tan Juan: “By the way, Big Banana, how did you convince her?”

Tan Juan’s eyes dodged, and she stammered: “I just told her the plan, and she agreed. Right, Sister Fang?”

“Um, the plan has changed now. We’ll wait a few more days.”

She had only told Fang Lingyun that they planned to leave the bookstore in batches tonight.

Fang Lingyun did not know that she planned to ditch Zhou Yutao and Qi Lin.

Who knew that at the critical moment, the one who dropped the ball turned out to be Xu Man.

But she could not say that to Fang Lingyun. If she found out, it would be hard to trick her into leaving with them in the future.

After all, the person Fang Lingyun really wanted to find was Zhou Yutao.

Fang Lingyun did not understand, but she still nodded.

The three headed toward the reading area.

Seeing the corpses on the ground, which were even more numerous than before, as well as Xin’er being held in someone’s hand, Xu Man’s face changed instantly.