Chapter 1024: Doomsday Big Boss 28

However, in the original plot, Tang Wan hadn’t lived long enough to see this group arrive. She didn’t know much about them—only that their leader, Zhou Tao, was a ruthless man who believed strength was everything.

After they joined, the originally harmonious group quickly fell into conflict. Ordinary people were often bullied and humiliated by ability users. Although Xu Jintang had tried to suppress the situation, he lacked the strength to do so effectively at the time. It wasn’t until another heroine stepped in to help him defeat Zhou Tao that he managed to absorb the remaining ability users and stabilize the base, greatly increasing its overall strength.

But none of that mattered much to Tang Wan.

Anyone who opposed the male lead would ultimately end up badly anyway. When the time came, she would just watch it all unfold from the sidelines.

After breakfast, Hu Tongxia said, “Wan Wan, I’m heading to a grain and oil store later to collect supplies. I probably won’t be back until evening—maybe six or seven.”

“I’ll go with you,” Tang Wan replied immediately.

Hu Tongxia hesitated. “It’s far this time. Could be dangerous.”

He had only just gotten together with her—of course he didn’t want to leave her behind. But outside, zombies were everywhere, and the destination was dozens of kilometers away. If anything happened along the way…

“I’m not afraid,” Tang Wan said calmly. “Besides, aren’t you there? You’ll protect me, right?”

Hu Tongxia didn’t hesitate for even a second. “Of course!”

“Then that settles it. And I have abilities too—I won’t slow you down,” she added.

“…Alright. We’ll go together.” His mood lifted instantly.

“Mm.”

Soon, the two of them headed out side by side, their hands naturally clasped together without any sign of embarrassment.

The moment the others saw them, their gazes immediately fell onto their joined hands, expressions turning subtly teasing.

“Nice one, brother. That was fast,” one of the men who had gone out with Hu Tongxia before said, stepping forward and slinging an arm over his shoulder with a grin.

Hu Tongxia’s expression changed instantly. He reached up and removed the man’s arm without hesitation. “Get off. Stay away from me. My sexual orientation is very normal.”

Just thinking about how Tang Wan had once suspected something between him and Xu Jintang made his scalp tingle.

From now on, not only women—he needed to keep some distance from men too.

What if he got too close and Wan Wan misunderstood again?

The man blinked, looking completely baffled. “What are you talking about? I’m straight too, okay?”

Hu Tongxia snorted. “Who knows? You might be secretly crooked. I have a girlfriend now—better keep your distance to avoid misunderstandings.”

Then, lowering his voice, he added, “Just because I got a little close to you before, Wan Wan thought I was into men.”

The man froze, then shuddered dramatically. “Damn! Seriously? That’s… quite an imagination.”

No wonder, back when he used to scroll through social media, he’d always see girls pairing male characters together and squealing about how sweet they were.

Turns out…

Girls’ thought processes were truly something else.