“Thank you, classmate. I’ve already had enough to eat.” Tang Wanyue’s delicate eyes shone with gratitude toward Tang Cheng. “I’ll take some porridge for that uncle.”
“Mm, take it all over.”
Tang Cheng remained standing in the kitchen, never stepping out from start to finish. I haven’t even eaten yet. I’m really hungry…
Tang Wanyue bowed to Tang Cheng with sincere thanks, then carried a bowl of porridge and walked out the door.
Only then did Tang Cheng leave the kitchen. Even though his stomach had long been empty, just seeing Tang Wanyue regain some color made him genuinely happy inside.
When the others in the Steak House saw Tang Wanyue come back safely with food, everyone stared in shock, eyes wide. The aroma of the lean meat porridge filled the air, and they all swallowed hungrily, their faces full of envy.
“Hey, little girl, that zombie kid across from us hasn’t turned into a zombie yet?” Zhang Pi, who was tied up on the ground, immediately asked with a vicious glare.
“N-no…” Tang Wanyue nervously avoided Zhang Pi as she carried the porridge over to the injured Glasses Uncle.
“Uncle, have some porridge.”
“Food… there’s food!”
Glasses Uncle opened his eyes in a daze, already so hungry that he was weak all over. Tang Wanyue carefully fed him the porridge spoon by spoon.
Liu Hong, who was gnawing on a flatbread by the wall, stared fixedly at the porridge in Tang Wanyue’s hands, swallowing repeatedly, looking as if she might rush over and snatch it at any moment. This woman had lost her husband to a zombie bite, and after being threatened and beaten by Zhang Pi and Li Dan earlier, she was already somewhat unstable.
“Damn it, I can’t believe that zombie kid’s luck—he’s still not dead! What the hell is going on?” Zhang Pi cursed resentfully, struggling against the rope binding his hands.
“Big bro, I’m so hungry… All our food got snatched by these people!” The chubby Li Dan twisted his body desperately, causing the table leg he was tied to to start shaking violently.
“Don’t… don’t move! Or else I won’t… I won’t go easy on you!” The Bald Middle-Aged Man gripped his stick with trembling hands, staring intently at Zhang Pi and Li Dan as they tried to break free.
“Not go easy on us? Hahaha, uncle, do you even dare hit me?” Li Dan immediately laughed arrogantly at the middle-aged man.
“Hey! Untie us right now! Otherwise, the first person we beat up will be you!” Zhang Pi also threatened him with swagger, glaring at the bruised and battered middle-aged man beside him.
“Beat… beat me?” Maybe it was pent-up resentment, or maybe desperation, but the usually timid middle-aged man suddenly darkened his expression and, in a burst of emotion, swung his stick!
“Beat me? I’ll show you beating me! Beat me…”
“Ahhhh! Stop… stop it!”
The stick fell mercilessly on Zhang Pi and Li Dan, making them howl in pain. Their earlier arrogance instantly turned into desperate pleas for mercy.
Wu Mei the veterinarian and Liu Hong shrank into the corner, trembling all over. The sight before them had utterly terrified them both.
Tang Wanyue was frightened too, but she still stood up bravely and tried to stop him. “Uncle, stop, please stop!”
The middle-aged man finally came to his senses, hurriedly tossed away the stick, and collapsed on the ground, panting for breath.
“Help… help…” At this point, Zhang Pi and Li Dan were both bruised and battered, lying on the floor in a daze. After bullying others before, now they were finally tasting the consequences.
Knock, knock, knock.
At that moment, the sound of Tang Cheng knocking at the door echoed.
“Zombie?!”
Everyone inside the shop immediately looked up in terror, only to see the young Tang Cheng outside, carrying two bags of food and placing them at the entrance.