Thomas Xu's personality is a bit like a live wire; with him around, everyone enjoys their meal happily. Even Bai Ru, who usually eats very decorously, couldn't help but smile at his witty remarks, showing just how skilled this guy is at entertaining.
"I said, Thomas, you really know how to spin a tale. Can a zombie really be scared?" Jiao Jiao held her rice bowl with both hands, her big eyes filled with disdain as she looked at him, completely disbelieving the story Thomas Xu had just told.
"It's true, sister! That woman used to be disfigured and always wore a big mask and sunglasses. We didn't know what her true face looked like. One time, we suddenly encountered a zombie, and in her panic, she dropped her mask. The zombie had already pounced on her, but when it saw her face, it was so shocked that it froze, forgot to eat her, and ran away screaming. You can imagine how terrifying that woman's face was! I only saw half of it, and I almost threw up my leftover food!" Thomas Xu exclaimed, spitting as he animatedly gestured to emphasize his point.
"You just keep bragging!" Jiao Jiao rolled her eyes at Thomas Xu and tilted her head back to drink the meat soup from her bowl.
"I'm really not lying! Although that woman is dead now, there were many people who could testify to it back then!" Thomas Xu said, getting a bit anxious and shouting in protest.
"Thomas Xu…" Jack lit a cigarette and looked at Thomas Xu seriously, saying, "That zombie probably wasn't scared by that woman's appearance, but mistook her for another type of higher-level zombie, which is why it ran away!"
"Higher-level zombie? Are there really zombies that look that ugly?" Thomas Xu was taken aback, surprised enough to put down his wine glass, while the others also stopped joking and looked at Jack with serious expressions.
"Yes!" Jack nodded earnestly and said slowly, "There is a type of female zombie that we call 'the vengeful woman.' This type of zombie must have had a lot of resentment in life and had direct contact with the source of infection. Once they turn, they become extremely terrifying. Unlike ordinary zombies that rot all over and lose their hair, aside from a very scary face, they almost retain their original human appearance. However, even though they are frightening, they don't actively attack humans. But if you provoke them, not just you, even I would be in trouble!"
"Who would want to provoke someone with such a terrifying face? I'd have to be crazy!" Thomas Xu swallowed hard and hurriedly shook his head.
"So, if you were in the wilderness and saw a beautifully shaped girl squatting on the ground with her face covered, crying, what would you do?" Jack smiled slightly as he looked at Thomas Xu.
"I should… I should go ask her what's wrong, right?" Thomas Xu blinked and instinctively replied.
"That's it!" Jack shrugged his shoulders and said helplessly, "If I told you that's the vengeful woman, would you regret it so much that you'd cut out your own tongue?"
"Huh? That thing can also pretend to cry for sympathy?" Thomas Xu was shocked beyond measure, looking at Jack in disbelief.
"She's not trying to gain sympathy; a vengeful woman is just like that. When she's not throwing a fit, she's almost always covering her face and crying!" Jack sighed helplessly and said seriously to everyone, "You must remember what I'm saying. If one day you see such a strange woman squatting there crying, don't let your curiosity or pity get the better of you. That will not only endanger yourself but also everyone else, even… including all the living corpses around you!"
Hearing Jack's words, everyone turned pale and nodded quickly. After all, the scene of a disheveled woman squatting in the wilderness crying was terrifying just to think about, and since that vengeful woman wouldn't even spare her own kind, who would dare to approach her!
"Ah~ After eating and drinking well, sisters, let me play you a song!"
Thomas Xu, feeling full and satisfied, stretched lazily and excitedly pulled out a black Apple phone from his pocket. It was surprisingly the popular iPhone 6 from before the apocalypse. After fiddling with it for a moment, melodious music immediately played from the phone. He placed the phone on the table and smiled at the girls, saying, "There aren't many songs, but let's make do with it. The speaker quality is pretty good!"
"Oh? You didn't drive here, so where did you charge this phone?" Jiao Jiao curiously picked up Thomas Xu's phone and gently fiddled with it. In today's world, electronics had undoubtedly become a rare treasure!
"Sister, it seems there's something called a solar charger in this world. As long as your luck isn't too bad, you can still find quite a few in some phone shops or cars!" Thomas Xu proudly puffed on a Chinese cigarette, looking quite pleased with himself.
"Ah! You, you, you… how can you be so indecent? Why are there only naked pictures of women in your phone?" Jiao Jiao, who was flipping through the phone, suddenly exclaimed. Although she spoke with disdain, her eyes were wide open, excitedly scrolling through the pictures one after another.
"Come on, can you at least look at the male lead before calling me indecent? That guy is the son of the boss I killed; this is his phone!" Thomas Xu didn't mind being called indecent; he just rolled his eyes helplessly.
"Hmm? It really isn't you, but this guy does look quite handsome. Why are the tricks he plays so perverted? Haha~ And there are pictures with men too… uh? Sister Ru, Sister Ru, come look at this, this…" Jiao Jiao suddenly raised the phone, excitedly banging on the table and shouting, her expression as if she had discovered a new continent.
"Jiaojiao, have you had enough? You want me to look at such disgusting things!" Bai Ru frowned unhappily while packing her things, looking quite helplessly at Jiaojiao.
"No, no, I didn't ask you to look at naked photos! It's these two people up here, a man and a woman you both know, come and take a look!" Jiaojiao excitedly handed her phone to Bai Ru, her face full of surprise as she pointed at the photos displayed on the screen.
"What? I know them?" Bai Ru was taken aback, hesitantly picking up the phone to take a look, but the next moment her expression changed dramatically. She quickly threw the phone back, crossing her arms in disgust and scolding, "Don't mention them to me! They can do such dirty things, it's really disgusting!"
Seeing Bai Ru, who was usually calm, with a face full of anger, Jack curiously leaned over to look at the phone. He saw that the photo displayed was a very provocative one featuring Thomas, with two men and a woman in the scene. In the middle, a handsome man was standing naked by the bed, looking smug, while two naked individuals were kneeling at his feet, both with flushed faces, vigorously licking a dirty object. The man in the middle had a wicked smile, his hands tightly holding their heads, looking extremely satisfied.
"Is he your friend?" Jack asked Bai Ru, somewhat uncertain.
"I guess I know him barely!" Bai Ru bit her lip and nodded with a complex expression.
"Lin Ye!" After flipping through a few more even more provocative photos of Thomas, Jiaojiao excitedly leaned over the table and said gossipingly, "That man is called Shao Ming, he was Ru Jie's rumored boyfriend before, and he's a famous actor in the country. That movie 'Furong, Love Me Again' was starred by him. Back then, the news about him and Ru Jie was explosive! And this woman is called Ding Feifei, a little singer. It's said… she was the third party who snatched Shao Ming away from Ru Jie! Is that right, Ru Jie?"
"Of course not!" Bai Ru glared at Jiaojiao angrily and said, "Don't you know about the entertainment industry? Shao Ming was heavily promoted by our company at that time, and the company arranged for me to create some rumors with him to boost his popularity. So we deliberately took some ambiguous photos for the reporters. As for that Ding Feifei, it was something Shao Ming made up to keep the gossip topic alive. Because of this, he and I almost fell out!"
"Oh? So that's how it is! I thought Ru Jie's skills weren't that bad, how could she let a big-chested, brainless woman steal her man!" Jiaojiao nodded in realization, then excitedly looked at Thomas Xu beside her and asked, "Hey! Big liar, is that Shao Ming in your gathering place? Is he dead?"
"That little white face selling chrysanthemums!" Thomas Xu disdainfully flicked the cigarette butt away and said, "They seemed to be filming some movie nearby when the disaster broke out, and their entire crew hid there. But don't be fooled by that little white face acting tough; he's actually the softest of softies. He never dares to go out to find food, not even stepping out the door. Luckily, there are quite a few men with questionable sexual orientations in the gathering place, or he would have starved to death long ago. Now he either relies on selling his own chrysanthemums or on his woman selling herself for food. But both of them are somewhat famous stars, so the dead guy I dealt with specifically liked their couple's double flying scenes, so there are quite a few customers for their business, and they won't starve!"
"Wow, so cowardly? I even liked him for a while because of his role in 'Doomsday Hero.' What a waste of my good taste!" Jiao Jiao immediately scoffed, her whole body breaking out in goosebumps.
"Haha~ If you don't like him, when you get the chance to see him, I'll have him lick your feet. He's famous for being able to cure athlete's foot with just one lick. No matter if you have sweaty feet, smelly feet, or Hong Kong foot, he can definitely lick them clean. Many people have had their years of athlete's foot cured by his saliva!" Thomas Xu laughed heartily.
"Oh my god? How shameless!" Jiao Jiao shook her head in disgust, pointing at her small feet and disdainfully said, "My beautiful feet are not for him to lick, that would just give him a huge advantage!"