Apocalypse King: Recruiting S-Tier Beauties With My Ruler System
Chapter 232: Time to Meet the Boss

Chapter 232: Time to Meet the Boss

"What are you doing in here?" Jiang Siwan looked at me, then at the blushing sheep Liang Mei, who hid behind my shoulder.

There wasn’t a need to lie, so I held up the syringe and shook it. "Medicine."

She narrowed her eyes, perhaps unsure if we had stolen the item.

But after a moment passed, she relaxed and smiled. "I see, that’s medicine we couldn’t get here." Then she reached out, grabbing some vitamins and bandages. She winked at Liang Mei. "I hope you feel better."

I wondered if she knew what kind of medicine this was.

"...did she know?" Liang Mei spoke with a mouse-like voice.

"Well..." The small woman looked up at me with watery eyes. "I think so." I showed her the writing on the needle in big writing.

[Intragluteal]

"Ah!?"

Her plump cheeks turned red as she covered her face, "So cute." The way she reacted to things triggered my desire to protect. Before I knew it, I was stroking her hair.

"Stop, you bad guy..." Liang Mei huffed at me.

***

We left the room together, and all the women in the medical area looked at us.

Somehow, even if they were just doing health checks, seeing them almost naked made me feel embarrassed. "I’ll wait outside." The look in Roulan and Qinglan’s eyes made me feel a sense of danger.

I could feel their eyes following my back.

But a hand gripped me and stopped me from escaping. "Eh?"

When I turned back, it was Liang Mei, her glossy lips curled into a faint smile as she mouthed. "You can’t leave me." In the corner of my eye, Mu Qinglan and Jiang Roulan started heading this way. So, I decided to stay and discuss what happened before these wild women misunderstood.

It was a difficult situation.

"So... are you feeling better?" I spoke awkwardly.

Liang Mei’s eyes wandered around my face before settling on my eyes. "It’s still a little sore, but my chest feels calm again... thank you." She smiled while her head rested against my shoulder. But this action only served to make the approaching women fiercer; even Shen Yifei looked like a huntress.

"John."

"Darling."

"Hey, you!"

The women blocked off my escape, looking at me with dangerous eyes.

’Fuck...’

"It’s okay... we’re all friends." Liang Mei mumbled while hugging my arm. "No fighting."

Her innocent words made the three women look at her like wild dogs; the poor sheep stood no chance and recoiled, though it was a little strange to see Liang Mei being so proactive.

When did it start?

I couldn’t help but notice she would cling to me more, or when the other women weren’t around, I would find Liang Mei offering her thighs for me to rest on.

I couldn’t deny that it felt good. But this was another reason I didn’t want to leave Mei alone here...

’Jiang Siwan isn’t helping.’

The old woman sat in the corner, watching the scene with a strange smile on her face.

"So, what did you do in that small, enclosed room with Liang Mei, John?" Mu Qinglan asked me with a cold chill flowing from her body.

I didn’t need to lie, so I told her about the medicine.

"She needed some help injecting herself... so I helped, that’s all."

"Oh? Darling, what kind of injection? Is it the one between your legs?" Jiang Roulan touched my chest. Her fingers pressed into my muscles while making a seductive face. "It must have been difficult to resist."

Jiang Roulan and Mu Qinglan were acting like I was some kind of sex addict.

"You’re wrong, it’s nothing like that... I just needed to use this, to help stabilise her heart." I held up the empty syringe from my inventory.

That’s when Yifei finally spoke.

"What does Intragluteal mean?" She smiled at me with eyes that shimmered a deep blue.

"It means I had to inject it into the gluteal, which is the buttocks."

The three women froze in place before looking at the blushing Liang Mei.

"Ah..." I realised the problem, but to my surprise, they didn’t get angry; instead, they looked at the long needle and gasped.

"You must have suffered, Xiao Mei."

"Did it hurt? Did he treat you well?"

"Hmph... if you need help again, I’ll do it."

The women showed concern for Liang Mei rather than getting mad at me.

"Well, let’s leave that here for now. I believe it’s time to go meet with my father, right?" Jiang Siwan stepped forward with an amused smirk. "You’re all done, yes?"

"Yes, mother."

"Thank you, Miss Siwan."

"I’m okay now."

"Fine..."

Each woman spoke, and I sensed a strange tension among them.

The wild wolves suddenly felt like cute and well-trained puppies compared to the woman at the door. Jiang Siwan exuded a well-trained aura that even the others noticed. "Mother... is everything alright?" Jiang Roulan asked her mother as we walked down the hall.

"Hmmm?"

The beautiful woman turned back with an eerie smile. "Of course."

***

Jiang Siwan guided everyone to the main wing.

Unlike the rest of the mansion, this area retained its typical house characteristics, with a long corridor stretching out, doors on either side and a set of stairs leading up to the second floor.

Jiang Siwan opened one of the double doors at the end of the hall, revealing a small dining room. "First, you should have something to eat as it’s likely my father will only see a few of you." She looked over us with a faint smile from Liang Mei to Shen Yifei before resting on me.

"I’m sure he’ll wish to see John." Her words didn’t sound good, but rather a warning.

The dining room wasn’t big compared to other areas of the house; it had several chairs around a long table that stretched from one side to the other. A chandelier hung in the centre and shone, illuminating the polished wood.

Zhou Xue and Liang Qiu didn’t speak much and took their seats. Sometimes, Xue would look at me with a strange look, then quickly turn away.

It reminded me of Shen Yifei when we first started speaking.

"I will go speak with my father, so enjoy the meal. Though it might be a bit lacking in nutrients since some things are hard to get."

The beautiful woman smiled and gestured towards the food on the table.

"Please enjoy..."

Jiang Roulan looked around and sat down beside her, Mu Qinglan, and they spoke with hushed voices that I couldn’t hear well.

I didn’t know what to do as Liang Mei sat near Zhou Xue, and the only seat remaining was for me between Deng Hua and Chen Xun, who joined up with us halfway down the corridor.

Chen Xun seemed more concerned with Liang Qiu, who ate the beef stew with a delighted smile.

"Boss, did you have a medical exam too?" Hua asked me while showing his arm with several bruises and needle marks. "They kept trying to take my blood, but failed. The rough bastards, why couldn’t we have cute nurses!?"

"I didn’t..."

That made me feel uneasy.

Why did Siwan’s group check everyone but me?

We talked about mundane stuff as we ate.

Deng Hua and I discussed matters concerning the group and who would take charge in the event of an emergency.

Chen Xun remained quiet for most of it, though his crush seemed to have reached a level that I should probably do something and give him a hand to make some progress.

While eating the stew, I wondered what the future would bring.

Since we arrived, the feeling that the world had ended vanished.

Thanks to the hard work of the soldiers and the Jiang family, who managed to retain a sense of the human way of life.

But I still needed to leave this place...

I wanted my people to experience such a thing, but I wasn’t sure if I could stay here. At the very least, I would like to bring Old Zhou and Yin here, then I wouldn’t have to worry about the future. However, what bothered me most was that this base wasn’t resistant to attacks from more powerful zombies.

’The safe zone of my system keeps them away, and stops zombies of certain stages from attacking.’

Nevertheless, this base would have to constantly endure their attacks and dangers, regardless of the stage.

"John Wang, Roulan, come with me."

Her words caused a stir among everyone.

"What about Qinglan?" Jiang Roulan questioned her mother while standing up, a smile that never seemed to leave her face.

"She’s not allowed."

I didn’t like how she spoke to her daughter—something wasn’t right.

"..."

Jiang Roulan looked at Mu Qinglan and whispered something into her ear before she approached me.

"Let’s go."

As we left the room, I looked back to see Mu Qinglan’s concerned eyes watching me. I blew a kiss, which shocked the beautiful woman, who turned away with a faint smile and slightly flushed cheeks.