Rotting Land: Survive

Chapter 590 - 579: Sudden Disturbance (10)

After discussing how to deal with the enemy, Old Xu immediately called Wei Yang for dinner.

After all, although our side encountered an intimidation and extortion incident today, at the same time, Lao Zhao's team successfully completed the exchange task during their outing.

This is undoubtedly something worth celebrating. Although the situation is tense right now, Old Xu believes that in such times, it is especially important to combine tension with relaxation. Otherwise, if nerves are stretched too tight, it can easily lead to a breaking point for everyone.

So, celebrations should still happen, and Old Xu could use this to diffuse the tense atmosphere just now.

The dishes were gradually brought to the table, and only then did Old Xu notice the presence of Yang Xue beside Wang Qiang.

Of course, it's not that he wasn't observant, it's just that this morning's matters were too urgent, occupying all his thoughts. And just now, everyone was engaged in heated discussions, with Yang Xue keeping her head down and playing with her nails, making her presence naturally less noticeable.

Now that the discussion had ended, she was having a pleasant conversation with Wang Qiang, naturally entering Old Xu's line of sight.

At the moment, Old Xu raised his eyebrows twice with a slight frown, then lightly asked, "And who is this young lady?"

As soon as Old Xu spoke, Zhao Yunhai quickly stood up and, with a smile, introduced to Yang Xue from across, "I think everyone must be curious about our new friend here, so allow me to introduce. This new friend is called Yang Xue, who just came over with us from the Factory today. Moreover, from today, she will be living with us. I hope you all have a harmonious relationship with her. Oh, Wei, later take Yang Xue to choose a suitable room for her to stay."

"Okay, Uncle Zhao." Wei Yang readily agreed. She didn't share the same feelings of aversion towards Yang Xue as her beloved; in fact, probably because she was always surrounded by men, the rare presence of another woman inevitably made her feel a bit closer to her:

"Yang Xue, don't be shy here. If you need anything, just let us know. Here, we're like family, no need to be formal. Haha!"

Wei Yang's genuine smile quickly dispelled Yang Xue's initial feelings of alienation, and given her outgoing personality and Wang Qiang's enthusiastic introduction, she quickly blended in with the survivors after chatting warmly with everyone.

However, Tang Xiaoquan always had a bit of a cold shoulder towards this woman, not really knowing why, perhaps inherently disliking women with heavy makeup.

The dinner was quite enjoyable, and with nothing to do afterward, to celebrate newcomer Yang Xue's joining, Wen Quanxin and Wu Chao proposed to hold a grand welcoming ceremony for her.

In fact, to put it plainly, the two were itching to find an excuse to play cards, otherwise, at this time, they would either go back to their rooms to rest or lie on the couch to chat.

Old Xu originally wanted to stop it, but after thinking it over, he decided against it. After all, the outing team had just returned, and there was no need to make everyone so tense on the first night.

However, the patrol duties had to continue, naturally falling to him and his group of soldiers.

At the mention of playing cards, the group of guys naturally raised their hands in approval. They hadn't played cards for quite some time, but since it was a welcoming ceremony for Yang Xue, she, as the main character, had to come and play a hand.

Despite her repeated refusals saying she wasn't good at it, she couldn't withstand Wen Quanxin and Wang Zhongyu's persistent persuasion and coercion.

So, Yang Xue was eventually forced 'onto the stage' to play cards with them.

And the reason Wen and Wang were so adamant about having Yang Xue participate was not just for the so-called "welcome," but mainly to tease Wang Qiang.

Thus, Yang Xue was naturally arranged to be Wang Qiang's partner, and Wang Qiang didn't decline. Moreover, with a chivalrous spirit, he kept assuring Yang Xue that as long as he was there, they would absolutely crush the opposing team.

The crowd of guys around laughed heartily at this; after all, they weren't strangers to hearing Wang Qiang brag while playing cards. This time... Wang Zhongyu and Wen Quanxin were determined to give Wang Qiang a hard time and settle the score for being scolded and cursed before.

As the game began, the first two rounds were uneventful. As everyone expected, Wang and Yang's team lost miserably to Wen and Wang.

However, what was unexpected was that Wang Qiang didn't shout and curse like he usually did, didn't rant that his partner couldn't cooperate.

This somewhat disappointed the onlookers. But this dreariness didn't last long, and soon something happened that left them gaping.

Yang Xue unabashedly propped one of her plump legs onto the stool and then, very naturally, pulled a cigarette from a pack of Yuxi on the table, which was placed by Wang Qiang and others, and put it in her mouth.

As everyone stared dumbfounded, a series of ear-piercing curses rained down, hitting everyone's ears:

"Are you an idiot?! Playing like that—aren't you just asking for a bomb?!"

"Damn it! Why play a single card? Didn't you see I played a double the last time?"

"This is the first time I've seen someone as dumb as you. Do you even know how to play cards?!"

...

Eventually, Wang Qiang couldn't even remember how the card game ended.

He only knew that everyone's gazes towards him were filled with sympathy and understanding.

Yes, for the first time ever during a card game, he was scolded left and right by his partner. He now really wanted to drag Yang Xue to the bathroom, pull down her pants, and verify if she was actually a man, because how could she be more masculine than the guys!?

Unforgettable, this incident undoubtedly left a huge shadow over Wang Qiang's future card games. From then on, he never partnered with any female in card games, summarizing his experience with three words: "Can't handle it!"

Meanwhile, as everyone was engrossed in their card game, Tang Xiaoquan had already left the living room early, heading alone towards the balcony on the third floor.

So what was he doing? He was looking for someone.

Who? Xu Renjie!

At this moment, Xu Renjie was assigning night patrol guard points to his subordinates. Although he didn't advocate making the villa atmosphere too tense, it didn't mean he would relax his vigilance against the "enemy."

On the contrary, in his view, tonight was fraught with potential danger. Because many times, an attack occurs on the first night.

"Old Xu, are you busy?" Tang Xiaoquan, after waiting for a long time without any sign of Xu Renjie finishing, took the initiative to speak.

To this, Xu Renjie first froze, then solemnly replied, "What is it, Xiao Tang? Seeing your expression, is there something on your mind?" (To be continued. If you like this work, feel free to vote for recommendations and monthly tickets at Qidian (qidian.com). Your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users, please read at m.qidian.com.)