Chapter 3: Start Preparation
Water splashing against his face, Jiang Zhi was stunned before realizing the situation. It dumbfounded him to see a man with a woman's appearance leaning his body against the wall. The water ran through Shen Yize's hair and onto his face, making the beautiful look a little sexy.
"This... this is ...." Jiang Zhi stammered as Shen Yize lifted his face and looked at him. There was a sharp glint in the man's eyes that left Jiang Zhi stunned, even if only for a moment.
Shen Yize immediately let go of Jiang Zhi and patted his wet hair, snorting coldly before smiling widely.
"What about my reaction earlier? Wasn't I fast enough?"
"Ah?" Jiang Zhi still hadn't come back to his senses. After rethinking the events of the past few moments, he was completely at a loss for words.
The longer he was with Shen Yize, the more new things he learned. That man was not only fast and had good instincts but also strong. Tell me, which skinny guy can kick a gallon of water with his slender calves? Jiang Zhi thought only Shen Yize could. Well, at least for now.
"Ahh, sorry... I'm sorry!" The office boy ran down the stairs feeling guilty and a little scared. He almost killed someone!
As soon as he heard the unfamiliar voice, Shen Yize rushed to hide behind Jiang Zhi. Holding his pleated skirt, which was torn at the edge uncomfortably, he also hid the wet clothes that could emphasize the appearance of his back.
Not to mention that everyone in this office, except Jiang Zhi, did not know that Shen Yize was a man.
Aware of the situation, Jiang Zhi did not shy away as Shen Yize's shield. He gave the office boy a complicated look before saying, "It's okay."
Before the office boy could breathe a sigh of relief, Jiang Zhi's deep, stifled voice echoed back down the hallway.
"My ass! You almost killed someone with your negligence. Is apologizing enough?!"
Both Shen Yize and the office boy were stunned by Jiang Zhi's outburst. Although his voice wasn't loud enough for people to hear the commotion, the aura he gave off was enough to make people feel a chill down their spine.
After scolding the office boy, Jiang Zhi took off his jacket and covered Shen Yize's body.
"Go to the dressing room, I'll ask the manager for permission for you," he left after saying that, followed by Shen Yize who silently praised.
It was true that the strongest gods had to have abilities before becoming heroes. Yes, although his appearance did not look so capable. However, it was fine. That was why Shen Yize was by Jiang Zhi's side. To make the strongest god on doomsday become strong faster so they could save the lives of many people.
From today on Jiang Zhi would not take overtime. He went home as scheduled and hurried to his apartment. For the time being, the two of them would make this place their headquarters. After all, it's not convenient to talk about doomsday stuff in any place or they'll be regarded as crazy.
Neither Jiang Zhi nor Shen Yize hid their closeness in the office. There was no ambiguous scene between them, it was just that other people's views were different. Neither of them cared.
Shen Yize blatantly approached Jiang Zhi and stood next to the man's chair, folded his arms, and leaned lazily against the wall. His chin pointed toward the door of the manager's room and said, "Look, that woman showed up as a new employee, didn't she?"
Jiang Zhi followed Shen Yize's gaze and saw a shy-looking woman coming out of the manager's room. With her head down and occasionally saying 'excuse me or sorry'.
"Don't be fooled by her shy appearance," Shen Yize said again and walked away to his desk.
Although it wasn't obvious, Jiang Zhi could see the discomfort in Shen Yize's eyes when he saw the new employee named Zoelva. Since Jiang Zhi didn't care, he just shrugged indifferently. Going back to staring at his computer.
Instead of being filled with work, it filled his computer screen with a list of items they needed to buy and stockpile. Since purchasing a large amount at once would make people suspicious, both Jiang Zhi and Shen Yize decided to buy sparingly, but over a long period.
During the break, Jiang Zhi went to the cafeteria and bought a can of soda. Shen Yize approached him and said, "It's hard to get anyone to bid on the penthouse my parents left behind, so this Sunday I'm going to meet potential buyers. By the way, are you going to sell your parents' estate?"
Jiang Zhi muttered, "Mn" pulled the lid off the can and downed his drink.
After a while, he spoke again. "Or I'll see the situation first. If possible, we don't need to sell it, just build a base there."
Shen Yize thought about it and nodded. "If it's far away from settlements, then it would be a suitable place."
The further away from dense settlements, the fewer the number of humans turning into zombies. It would be a safe place in the early days of the apocalypse. Although areas close to forests were also prone to evolve plants and animals, at least they could live more quietly while watching the situation.
"I'll accompany you there after meeting with the prospective buyer tomorrow."
They spoke in a low voice that made the few people who witnessed it frown.
Zhang Rui approached them and tapped Jiang Zhi on the shoulder, glancing at Shen Yize before asking, "What are you talking about?"
Before Jiang Zhi could answer, Shen Yize reacted first by flashing Zhang Rui a smile. "It's nothing. Just a couple of talks."
Shen Yize left after leaving the two dumbfounded. Jiang Zhi even scratched his head and gave the man a slightly annoyed look. Since when did they become a couple?! While Zhang Rui looked at his best friend with jealousy and a hint of praise.
"Dude, you're not single anymore. Tell me, since when have you guys been together?"
Jiang Zhi shrugged, ignoring Zhang Rui, who didn't stop asking about the relationship between him and Shen Yize. "We're not together, just pure work friends," he replied without any emotional fluctuations.
How could he and Shen Yize be together? They're both men!
Although Zhang Rui was convinced by Jiang Zhi's words, he still couldn't accept them. If Jiang Zhi said they weren't together, then they weren't together. It was just that Shen Yize said they were together.
Doesn't that mean popular woman is eyeing Jiang Zhi?
Zhang Rui held his chest uncomfortably, staring at his monotonous-looking friend, who was even a little lifeless. Wondering if the pretty woman's taste was so ordinary.
Zhang Rui remembered how many rumors there were about Shen Yize's lovers, most of them handsome and well-off men. Then the doubt in his heart grew. He followed Jiang Zhi everywhere and demanded explanations. Even when Jiang Zhi would come home from work, he stood in front of his car in the parking lot, Zhang Rui trailing like a chick.
Jiang Zhi exhaled tiredly and glanced at his best friend with disgust. "What are you doing following me around?!"
"Just curious." Zhang Rui smiled politely, raised his hand, and patted Jiang Zhi on the shoulder. "I'm going to go home with you, okay?"
Without waiting for Jiang Zhi's reply, Zhang Rui entered the front passenger seat and sat down comfortably.
Jiang Zhi frowned and then heard someone calling him.
"Zhi Er!"
Shen Yize approachhiswith light steps, his mouth moving to munch on chocolate. In his hand was a large package of opened chocolate and a red rose. No question about it, it must be from some guy who was chasing him.
Seeing Jiang Zhi still standing outside the car and looking at him intensely, Shen Yize offered the chocolate in his hand.
"Would you like one? It's from... I don't know who, but since it's on my desk, it's mine now."
Jiang Zhi shook his head and looked away, opened the car door, and got in. Shen Yize followed him and was about to open the front door, but the glass was suddenly lowered. Zhang Rui's meaningfully smiling face appeared in his field of vision.
In the end, Shen Yize sat in the back seat alone.
Shen Yize glanced at Jiang Zhi and Zhang Rui back and forth, unable to continue holding back, so he asked, "Did this person finally believe and become part of us?"
"No," Jiang Zhi answered within seconds.
"Oh, that's too bad. If we have more members, we have more money and less workload." Shen Yize sighed regretfully, though his expression was not regretful at all.
Zhang Rui just listened and wondered in his heart, then he glanced at Jiang Zhi in confusion before turning his attention to Shen Yize's figure. The expression on his face looked strange, vaguely guessing the meaning of their conversation.
Then Zhang Rui spoke up. "You guys... Are you talking about doomsday?"
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After dropping Zhang Rui off, Jiang Zhi took Shen Yize to his apartment, asked him to come in, and sit wherever he wanted.
Jiang Zhi entered his room and took out his laptop and notebook. Tonight was destined to be a long and tiring night as they had to prepare everything well.
After finding out about the land his parents had inherited, Jiang Zhi decided to build a house there. They would sell the penthouse that Shen Yize's parents left behind, his car, and his apartment. Meanwhile, Jiang Zhi decided to sell his car and keep the apartment as their home for the next few months.
"I've already chosen what items to buy. Of course, instant food is the main one. It's just a matter of checking out and deciding where the goods will be delivered." Shen Yize leaned back lazily on the sofa, resting his hands after fiddling with his phone to look through every online store app.
Jiang Zhi was still focused on his laptop screen. He was making plans for the construction of the headquarters.
"You can buy in bulk and send it to different addresses. We'll move it later," Jiang Zhi commented.
Shen Yize nodded and yawned. He started to sink into the long sofa. Then he remembered something.
"Build a 5-meter high wall. There should also be a basement and a surveillance room on the top floor.
Jiang Zhi admired "Mn" lowly and continued to work. The house they made had to have a large yard for parking cars and planting crops, the fence had to be high and thick, and the conditions inside the house had to be comfortable to maintain their mental quality.
Shen Yize almost fell asleep on the sofa before he remembered something and muttered in a low voice, "Oh, I forgot to buy clothes."
Hearing his sleepy voice, Jiang Zhi glanced at him before putting away his designs and shutting down the laptop.
"There's still tomorrow," he said as he stretched his stiff muscles.
"We don't need to buy a car, by the way." Jiang Zhi's voice was still clear and there were no signs of sleepiness on his face, making Shen Yize feel a little envious. "We can rent some big cars ahead of doomsday. It's just that fuel stocks are a bit hard to come by in large quantities."
Unless they wanted to drive around the city to visit each refinery and buy a jerry can of fuel. However, given that they don't have much time and can only do some work at night or on weekends, it's hard to fit it in.
Shen Yize yawned and said, "I'm going to stop working. What about you?"
Gifts
-- Gift
received Weekly Power Status
-- Power
Ranking 
-- Power
stone