The Chef Rules the Last Days
Chapter 162 - 159:

Chapter 162: Chapter 159:

The elevator stopped on the third floor, and because the tests differed depending on the superpower category, Su Mo and Jianxiong weren’t up yet as they belonged to the physical category, so Lu Chen and the others went in first.

"Is that... Su Mo?" Xiwen stood amidst the bustling crowd, pointing shakily with one hand. She and Mo Yan had just come up and saw her.

She actually seemed to be... doing so well, so clean!

Mo Yan looked in the direction of her gaze, that familiar profile he could never forget. His voice was tinged with impatience, "Wait here."

He strode over to where Su Mo was looking at the form she had been given, which listed the tests she needed to take once she went in.

"Su Mo..." Mo Yan stood behind her, his voice trembling.

Initially, Su Mo didn’t recognize the voice, but when she turned to look, she paused in surprise, "Mo Yan?"

She had thought that all these people had died in prison.

"You’re really still alive!" Mo Yan said excitedly, about to embrace her.

Instantly, Jianxiong beside them blocked with his arm and said roughly, "What’s this?"

"Heh... you’re still alive too," Su Mo said with a slight smile, discreetly stepping back.

"Sorry, I just got too excited," Mo Yan stepped back, his dark red eyes showing a hint of hurt, "Do you live in the Second Ring as well?"

Su Mo shook her head, "I live in the Inner Ring."

She looked past him, catching some resentful glances, feeling a bit perplexed. Xiwen’s leg had been left disabled, and her gait as she walked over on her own, limping, was rather unsightly.

At this moment, Su Mo had only one thought: the good, the bad, they all end up together.

"Su Mo..." Xiwen approached to greet her. The journey here seemed to have matured her quite a bit. At least on the surface, Su Mo couldn’t detect any hatred from her, and of course, she had no desire to interact with her either.

She ignored her and turned to Mo Yan with a beaming smile, "Are you also here for a task?"

"Yeah, we’ve taken on a mission to clear zombies in Nanfang Village," Mo Yan said.

"...Oh, what a coincidence, so have we," Su Mo’s smile cracked a bit. Was this what they called a small world? To run into each other like this.

"Is that so, then we’ll see each other tomorrow," Mo Yan’s eyes brightened, his face softened with a mix of pleasure.

Lu Chen, having completed his superpower testing, came out and saw a man standing in front of Su Mo. His phoenix eyes chilled as he approached, "What are you still talking about?"

Su Mo turned abruptly, walked over to grasp the man’s hand, and whispered, "I didn’t expect to run into them either."

"Lu... Chen," Mo Yan’s mood soured at the sight of him, dark flames flickering in his deep red eyes, his anger rising.

Su Mo rarely saw Mo Yan angry and couldn’t help but be curious. She poked the man in the side and looked up, asking, "What did you do?"

"I didn’t do anything."

Not just Mo Yan, but Ai Yang and others behind him were all filled with righteous indignation. Ai Yang stepped forward and said loudly, "If only you had saved us that day, my comrades wouldn’t have died a horrible death."

He and Mo Yan were in the front car at the time, narrowly escaping being hit to death, but their comrades...

"That day?" Su Mo was even more confused. Had she missed something?

"At that time, little sister, you were almost a goner, and the boss was busy taking care of you. He didn’t have the capacity to save them," Jianxiong cleared his throat, speaking up for Lu Chen. Of course, he wasn’t foolish enough to say that Lu Chen had done it intentionally.

"Oh," Su Mo nodded in understanding, and then complimented Lu Chen, "Well done."

"Su Mo... must you be so heartless?" Mo Yan’s face was full of sorrow, his expression ugly.

Su Mo nodded with a smile.

A staff member called her and Jianxiong to test their abilities. She let go of Lu Chen, tiptoed, and kissed his chin, "I’m going in first."

"Mm," Lu Chen squinted joyfully, watching her disappear behind the door.

Mo Yan suppressed his anger, leading his people away directly, while Zhao Xiweng stood there for a while, limping towards Lu Chen with reddened eyes, "Lu... Admiral."

Lu Chen didn’t even give her a glance as he turned around and quietly waited for Su Mo.

Jianxiong saw the indescribable complexity in her eyes. He pointed to Mo Yan and his departing group and said gruffly, "Your teammates are over there, hurry up and join them."

"Jianxiong..." Zhao Xiweng’s eyes were filled with resentment, unable to move her feet.

"Sigh," Jianxiong exhaled, his square face showing estrangement, "I warned you early on not to mess with my younger sister. Just go."

He didn’t bother with her anymore and went inside the testing room.

Su Mo looked curiously at the hundred-meter track in front of her and the device on her hand that resembled a watch, "So I just need to run?"

The staff member beside her with a recorder nodded, "Whenever you’re ready, you can start."

Su Mo deliberately controlled her speed. Although the back and forth was just a moment’s affair, the staff member reported her level, "Level 2 speed type, you have qualified."

The machine recorded her superpower information, and the staff member handed her a card, "After the mission is complete, corresponding rewards will be deposited into your Identity Card. You can withdraw Crystal Stones at any time, and you can also use this card for purchases."

Su Mo casually took the card and turned to leave. Jianxiong came out not long after. When she asked about their Superpower Levels, everyone tacitly controlled theirs at Level 2, except Zhao Changsheng who looked stifled, unable to stay above Level 2 whether she controlled it or not.

"Alright, let’s get ready and pack up. We’re departing early tomorrow," Su Mo said with a smile, patting Zhao Changsheng’s shoulder to cheer her up.

After the testing, the group returned to the Inner Ring to prepare for the next morning’s journey.

Su Niang had been waiting in the villa early. When Su Mo entered, she immediately saw the empty soup bowl, and looked towards Lu Chen with some joy in her eyes, "Did Aunt Jiang finish it all?"

"Yes, yes, yes, isn’t it tragic? Mrs. Jiang is so pregnant, yet she was left to starve like that," Su Niang recalled the skeletal figure she saw when she went to deliver the soup, and couldn’t help feeling pity.

"Did she say anything? Like her condition?" Su Mo asked, sitting on the sofa across from Su Niang.

Jiang Yulian, a superpower user, would surely be able to hear the prompts.

"Mrs. Jiang only mentioned that the fish soup you made was really delicious, she couldn’t stand the smell of fish before, she would vomit at just the scent..." Su Niang rambled on.

Su Mo nodded. She was surprised to find that these two women had become confidantes, able to talk so much, but she also sincerely felt happy about it.

At least after going to Southern Island, Jiang Yulian could find shelter in City B.

In the evening, as usual, she accompanied Lu Chen to see Jiang Yulian. It seemed that the Gastric Care boost from the Crucian Carp Soup had worked, and tonight she was even able to eat the nutritious porridge prepared by the Jiang Residence.

Seeing Su Mo coming, she appeared somewhat excited.

Su Mo approached and took her hand softly, "How was the taste of the Crucian Carp Soup today?"

Jiang Yulian’s gaze fleeting over the hidden camera in the room before she leaned close to Su Mo’s ear and whispered, "I heard a strange sound today."