Through the video call, Fang Yuqing and Lin Cainin witnessed Zhang Yijia's current living conditions.
The pleasant temperature and abundant food in his affluent life left them utterly dumbfounded, akin to glimpsing paradise!
They were likely unable to fathom that, ten days into the apocalypse, some people could still lead such comfortable lives.
Zhang Yijia nonchalantly inquired, "How have you been lately? You both seem to have slimmed down. Congratulations!"
Internally, Fang Yuqing and Lin Cainin were seething. Slimmed down? They were merely starving!
Now, they dared to eat only one packet of instant noodles a day; otherwise, their limited supplies would have run out ages ago.
Lin Cainin's eyes were fixed on the food in Zhang Yijia's house. She swallowed saliva greedily, saying, "Zhang Yijia, why does your house have so much food? Did you stockpile all that during our shopping spree?"
Zhang Yijia glanced at the kitchen, casually remarking, "Those are just junk food. I eat them when I'm too lazy to cook. Generally, I don't bother."
His words were an unembellished truth.
In his dimensional space, delectable items piled up like mountains.
After all, he had ordered numerous gourmet dishes from various upscale restaurants.
Not to mention the tens of billions worth of supplies in the Walmart warehouse, which included over ten thousand types of food.
His casually mentioned statement was a stark display of affluence in the eyes of Fang Yuqing and Lin Cainin.
After all, a packet of instant noodles was being sold for 2000 yuan in their residential community!
Zhang Yijia could clearly see their throats squirming, evidently trying to suppress their saliva.
But Zhang Yijia remained silent, quietly relishing their longing gaze.
"Zhang Yijia has so much to eat at home. Amazing! Many people outside can't even find a meal!"
"Haha, you're indeed clever. No wonder you bought so much before; turns out you had plans!"
Fang Yuqing playfully remarked.
Even her address to Zhang Yijia changed to "Zhang Yijia gege" (elder brother).
Zhang Yijia's lips curled slightly.
"Oh, it's nothing. It's just luck."
Fang Yuqing continued, "Zhang Yijia gege, your home looks so warm. Moreover, it's not the time for power supply, so why is your house so bright?"
Fang Yuqing voiced her biggest doubt.
There was nothing more desirable than warmth when in an extremely cold state.
Zhang Yijia gave a faint smile, reversing the phone's camera to focus on the fireplace.
"We have a fireplace at home! It's very warm; the room becomes uncomfortably hot."
He deliberately added, "By the way, you seem quite cold. Is it really that cold outside?"
"I haven't been out for about ten days, so I don't know the current situation."
This sentence from Zhang Yijia undoubtedly filled them with hatred.
How could he not know what was happening outside?
Just through the homeowners' chat group, he could see everyone's plight and understand how low the temperatures were in other households.
Fang Yuqing and Lin Cainin were infuriated.
They knew Zhang Yijia was deliberately saying this.
However, he was now living in heaven! He had the capital of Versailles.
Fang Yuqing now had only one thought—to move into Zhang Yijia's house!
Because looking at Zhang Yijia's condition, their family's food was undoubtedly very abundant.
Coupled with the warm environment, who wouldn't long for it?
Fang Yuqing immediately put on a look of vulnerability, blinking her eyes and coquettishly saying, "Zhang Yijia gege, you're amazing! I really admire you!"
"Can you let me visit your home? It's been so long since I've seen you; I miss you so much!"
Fang Yuqing believed her move would definitely work.
After all, she had used this trick before to make many followers obey her every command.
Moreover, Zhang Yijia had pursued her in the past.
She believed that, as a goddess like herself, as long as she applied a little charm and made a slight move, Zhang Yijia would surely agree to her request.
As long as she could enter Zhang Yijia's home, she naturally had more ways to firmly settle down.
At worst, she would give Zhang Yijia a little sweetness!
Aren't men all like this?
However, she didn't expect that, on the other end of the camera, Zhang Yijia, upon seeing her acting coquettish, felt a wave of nausea.
He really began to doubt if his past self was mentally ill. Why did he pursue such a woman for two years?
In the past, they worked in the warehouse area together, where female employees were relatively scarce.
Fang Yuqing would act cute and dress up, so over time, Zhang Yijia considered her a goddess.
Under the influence of the love mode, with the goddess filter turned on, Fang Yuqing became the moonlight in his heart.
But since he was betrayed and died in the previous life, this goddess filter had completely disappeared.
Looking at Fang Yuqing without makeup on the other end of the camera, there was no slightest ripple in Zhang Yijia's heart.
He even felt that it was affected and made-up, giving him goosebumps.
A faintly mocking arc appeared at the corner of his mouth.
Then, leaning on the sofa, one hand supporting his cheek, he lazily said, "On such a cold day, it's better to stay home and rest! Don't run around outside."
"Well, although I don't know how cold it is outside. But judging by your appearance, the temperature should be quite low!"
Fang Yuqing and Lin Cainin probably didn't expect to be rejected by Zhang Yijia.
Both of them were stunned for a moment, their eyes filled with incredulity.
In Fang Yuqing's eyes, Zhang Yijia was a decent backup!
As long as she beckoned, he would obediently come over to serve her.
Now, she actively expressed her desire to go to Zhang Yijia's house, but he didn't even hesitate, directly refusing!
This severely struck her confidence!
What's more, she felt uncomfortable with Zhang Yijia's Versailles tone.
No, she couldn't accept such a result!
Clearly, there was a warm and well-stocked paradise in her own building, but she could only endure hunger and cold at home. She absolutely couldn't accept it!
After a brief stiffness in her facial expression, Fang Yuqing forced a smile.
"Zhang Yijia gege, don't tease Yuqing like this!"
"Weren't you the best to Yuqing before?"
"Why, won't you let Yuqing come to see you? Yuqing isn't planning anything else."
She pouted, revealing a look of grievance, truly evoking pity.
Typical men, upon seeing this, would probably feel a surge of compassion and then let their overbearing male chauvinism take over, agreeing to her request on the spot.
However, Zhang Yijia was the exception.
Since being betrayed and dying due
to Fang Yuqing in his past life, he no longer held any emotions for this woman except for resentment.
Zhang Yijia said, "Every time I invited you to my house before, you always found various excuses, saying that we're both single, and it wouldn't look good if word got out, right?"
"I think you're right; we don't have any relationship, so keeping a distance is appropriate. To avoid idle gossip!"
Back when Zhang Yijia was pursuing Fang Yuqing, inviting her to eat or watch a movie required considerable effort.
He had to prepare gifts, surprises, and even book a high-end hotel to have a chance.
Whenever he wanted to go further, inviting Fang Yuqing to his own home, she always found various excuses.
Now, Zhang Yijia brought out those past words, returning them to her in a teasing manner.