It's Hard to Be the Female Lead's Best Friend (Apocalypse) GL - Chapter 7
Qin Qingyan tightly hugged Gu Qingli’s arm, her starry eyes filled with adoration, wishing the whole world knew Gu Qingli was her goddess.
Cheng Ziyu puffed out her cheeks in annoyance. This wretched Black Lotus, the more she looked, the more annoying she became!
“Are you stupid? If you want to leave, there are plenty of ways. For example, right now, we’re on the second floor. It wouldn’t be hard to get down, would it? Unless you don’t want to leave,” Cheng Ziyu said, pointing to a tree outside the window.
Qin Qingyan glanced at Gu Qingli, who remained soft and gentle, showing no reaction: “It’s not that easy. Even if we escape, then what? The government hasn’t even launched rescue efforts yet. By now, the whole world is probably overrun with zombies. Tell me, what should we do?”
Tsk, tsk!
This fake white lotus, she absolutely had to expose her darkness.
Cheng Ziyu could only temporarily back down and look for another opportunity: “You’re right! But staying like this, don’t you feel stifled?”
“Of course I do,” Qin Qingyan nodded. “But it’s only temporary. Just two days ago, Xie Feiyu called me. He’ll be bringing people to rescue us soon.”
“Xie Feiyu?” That’s the male lead!
Cheng Ziyu seemed thoughtful, deciding to bide her time.
“Yes, he’s our friend. His mother is the CEO of Xie Group, which means he’s the young master of Xie Group.” Qin Qingyan looked up at Cheng Ziyu proudly, her eyes also full of adoration.
No wonder!
Looking at Qin Qingyan, she probably had designs on the male lead from the very beginning. No, she had to deal with her first. But how?
Ugh! What a headache, it’s all because the male lead is a central air conditioner (meaning he’s friendly to everyone, leading them on).
“Ah—so annoying.” Cheng Ziyu scratched her hair, messing it up into a tangled mess. Frazzled, she tossed and turned on the bed.
Qin Qingyan and Gu Qingli exchanged glances, looking at Cheng Ziyu, who was suddenly rolling around on the bed. They didn’t quite understand what was going on in her head.
Qin Qingyan blinked: “Is she feeling down?”
Gu Qingli tilted her head: “Why?”
Qin Qingyan: “Maybe it’s jealousy.”
“Mm!” Gu Qingli nodded in agreement.
Gu Qingli withdrew her hand and lay on the bed: “Don’t mind her, you should rest early too!”
“Hehe.” Qin Qingyan moved closer to Gu Qingli, “Can I cuddle with Sister Qing?”
“No.”
“Oh!” Qin Qingyan climbed onto the upper bunk, dejected.
Cheng Ziyu lay on her side facing Gu Qingli, looking at her profile. It was truly a pleasure to behold. Her features were very defined, every line just right, unlike most East Asian women, few of whom have striking profiles.
Cheng Ziyu couldn’t understand what the male lead was thinking, to be so indecisive with such a beautiful girl by his side. If she were the male lead, she would have long since transformed into a wolf and devoured the female lead completely.
“Mm! So beautiful.” Unconsciously, Cheng Ziyu muttered, and just like that, gazing at Gu Qingli’s profile, she fell asleep.
At this moment, Gu Qingli, however, opened her eyes and looked at Cheng Ziyu, then stared absently at the piece of bread she had discarded on the ground: “How strange, that I would meet you so early.”
Gu Qingli’s lips curved into a slight smile.
••••
Early the next morning, Cheng Ziyu was woken by a rapid knocking sound. Because she hadn’t slept well the past two days, even with the noise, she tossed and turned, unwilling to get up.
“Thump thump…”
“Wake up quickly!”
Cheng Ziyu sat up, annoyed, casually ran her hand through her hair, rubbed her eyes, and shook her groggy head. Only then did she remember that it was the apocalypse.
She turned her head to see Gu Qingli and Qin Qingyan standing by the window, looking out with solemn expressions.
Cheng Ziyu stretched, threw off her blanket, and walked closer to the two. Outside the window, many zombies were wandering, and her mind instantly cleared, even goosebumps rose on her body.
“Hungry!”
At this moment, the girls’ dormitory was practically surrounded by zombies. They were excitedly slamming against the doors and walls, seemingly knowing that their favorite food was inside.
She unconsciously hugged herself and asked, “How did so many zombies appear overnight?”
Although she had read apocalypse novels, this was from the male lead’s perspective, so not everything could be written down. Faced with this situation, Cheng Ziyu was clueless.
“It’s not safe here anymore. Let’s go to the rooftop to gather first,” Qin Qingyan said, leading the way out.
Cheng Ziyu put on her backpack and followed closely behind them. In the girls’ dormitory, most people had already evacuated to the rooftop. Clearly, a escape route had been prepared on the roof early on.
Once everyone was accounted for, they sealed the only entrance. There were roughly thirty-odd people. On the rooftop, two ropes connected to another building of equal height, and that building also had ropes connecting to another shorter building.
Evidently, the leader had made multiple preparations.
Cheng Ziyu couldn’t help but admire this person. To be able to lead so many girls to this extent in such a short time was truly exceptional.
Cheng Ziyu was thoughtful. Could it be that the female lead returned with food not just for Qin Qingyan?
Cheng Ziyu’s eyes shifted. Gu Qingli’s composed demeanor slightly calmed her: “Did you guys set up all these ropes?”
“How could we have that ability? The guys from the opposite dorm set them up,” Qin Qingyan quickly replied.
As she finished speaking, a few boys from the rooftop of the building opposite ran up and waved to them.
She retracted her previous admiration for the leader. Looking at these trembling girls, it was really a question of whether they could survive.
Cheng Ziyu glanced at the high ropes. On closer inspection, the middle section of the ropes was swaying dangerously in the wind.
“Your legs are trembling like that, will you be able to cross the ropes later?” Qin Qingyan said with a hint of disdain in her eyes, seeing Cheng Ziyu’s shaking legs.
“Maybe!” Cheng Ziyu said uncertainly.
There was nothing for it. The distance between these buildings was quite large. The first gap was about three hundred meters, while the second was alright; one could slide down using inertia and gravity.
But the problem was the first gap, where one could only climb across using their own strength. If one had acrophobia or ran out of stamina, the consequences were unimaginable.
Moreover, Cheng Ziyu hadn’t undergone this kind of training. She also couldn’t understand why these people would have such training during military drills.
The only fortunate thing was that the gap between the two ropes was half a person’s width, which would provide relatively better support and balance.
“Alright, the military instructor taught us this, you shouldn’t have forgotten, right? But this time there are no safety ropes, you’ll have to rely on yourselves. Now, one by one, get ready to cross.”
One of the female leaders commanded the group. Her aura was second only to Gu Qingli’s, and she seemed truly reliable.
The girl wasn’t tall, but she was very sweet.
Cheng Ziyu pointed at her and asked, “Who is she? You all seem to listen to her.”
“Shu Jingyun. Her boyfriend set up the ropes, so everyone listens to her,” Qin Qingyan explained again.
Shu Jingyun?
A fire ability user, with a violent personality. She killed every zombie she encountered, even special types that were friendly to humans. She would be the leader of the zombie-eating team in Jing City’s Tomorrow Base in the future.
Cheng Ziyu lowered her eyes in thought, feeling like something was just out of her grasp: “Why don’t you all live together?”
“Living together would make it easy for everyone to be wiped out. Besides, it’s not appropriate for boys and girls to live together,” Qin Qingyan’s tone was undisguised in its contempt.
“Oh!” Cheng Ziyu disliked this Black Lotus even more. She definitely had to find a way to get rid of her.
The first girl was the bravest; she crossed the rope first. This was the tall girl who had almost beaten up Cheng Ziyu yesterday.
She lay on her stomach in the middle, hooking her feet onto the ropes, pushing with her feet and pulling hard with her hands, slowly beginning to move.
However, when crossing the ropes like this, one also had to maintain balance on both sides. If one side lost balance, it would be dangerous. But there was also an advantage: girls generally had less stamina than boys, so stopping in mid-air to rest would be safer.
The girl reached the middle, and the ropes swayed extremely violently. She had to remain motionless in mid-air, only moving again after the breeze weakened.
It seemed incredibly, incredibly dangerous.
Just watching made Cheng Ziyu’s legs tremble again.
“Coward, it’s the apocalypse now. You need to adapt early, or you’ll end up as zombie food.”
“I know.” This person was so annoying.
When the first girl successfully crossed the rope, it greatly encouraged the other girls. They began crossing the ropes one after another, mostly in pairs to speed things up.
Shu Jingyun pointed at Cheng Ziyu and Gu Qingli: “You two go last, is that okay?”
“Alright!” Gu Qingli chuckled, then looked at Cheng Ziyu, “It seems you and I are a fated pair of star-crossed lovers.”
“Wrong,” Cheng Ziyu said with a fake smile, “I think we’re more like Liang Shanbo and Zhu Yingtai. I’m Zhu Yingtai; you have to die for me to live.”
Gu Qingli blinked: “Didn’t Zhu Yingtai die with Liang Shanbo?”
“That’s because she was stupid!”
“I think you’re the stupid one.” Qin Qingyan, seeing her goddess insulted, was the first to retaliate, ready for a war of words.
“Yes, yes, I am stupid.”
Cheng Ziyu couldn’t be bothered with the Black Lotus. She looked at the only entrance, which was heavily barricaded, so there shouldn’t be any problems. She then walked to the edge and looked down. The height didn’t seem too bad from here.
Zombies continuously crowded and pounded.
The main door was already tottering.
Qin Qingyan felt a lump of saliva caught in her throat, making her cough violently: “Coward.”
“Yes, I’m a coward. You remember to bring up the rear, then… my peerless hero,” Cheng Ziyu rolled her eyes.
“You…” Qin Qingyan didn’t want to bring up the rear.
“Enough, the zombies are still lurking below. Do you two still have time for a squabble?” Gu Qingli’s faint brows showed a hint of impatience.
“Hehe, I won’t say anymore,” Qin Qingyan covered her mouth.
As time passed, in just half an hour, all the girls had safely crossed the ropes. They kept waving and cheering from the opposite side.
“You’re not going?” The last three girls remaining were the most timid. Shu Jingyun saw their hesitation and couldn’t be bothered with them, leading the way across the ropes herself: “Never mind.”
“Thump, thump…”
Cheng Ziyu heard the sound and looked down. Zombies had already broken through the door. Seeing that the three girls still wouldn’t leave, she lost her patience. She didn’t want to waste time waiting to die either: “If you’re not going, I’m going first.”
“Wait, I’ll go.”
The girl mustered her courage and walked forward. She looked down and saw a dark mass of zombies swarming in, and she swallowed.
The girl’s hands trembled as she forced herself to cross, suppressing her fear. Another girl saw this and had no choice but to follow her. The two moved at a snail’s pace.
The zombies in the hallway ran to and fro, jostling for position.
Some zombies even trampled over each other.