Rebirth in the Apocalypse: Third Time's a Charm



"Dirty," growled Chen Zi Han and I had to snicker. When he burned it to ashes with his fire power, I ended up laughing even harder when the other woman jumped back, knocking over her chair.

"Not used to powers?" I asked as I watched her straighten her chair and sit back down. "And what did you say your name was?"

"Yang Meng Yao," she said as she turned to look at me, her eyes narrowing. "And no, I was aware that some people have evolved powers." 

"Ah, that must be why you looked so surprised. Now, what did you come here for?" I asked taking another bite of my crispy bacon. In my opinion, there is nothing better than bacon so crispy it just snaps apart as soon as you touch it.

"I don't think that is any of your concern," said Yang Meng Yao as she smiled at me.

"It is if you want to be able to speak to my husband," I replied with a smile of my own. This was why I hated dealing with other women. Everything felt like a tennis match with the point going back and forth with every sentence spoken. It was exhausting.

Not to mention Wang Chao had made it very uncomfortable for me to be sitting here, probably leaving a wet spot on the chair with all my luck. At some point in time, I want to be able to start something AND actually finish it.

"Husband? Are you sure?" she asked volleying the point back at me.

"Yup, I am absolutely sure that he is mine," I replied, passing it back in a never-ending match.

See, tiring.

"And would he still be willing to claim you as his wife if he knew that his cook kissed you or that you ate pancakes off of Liu Wei's fork?" she asked with a tilting of her head. She was determined to stir the pot. I wonder what her end game was… or was it just that she wanted Wang Chao for herself?

This time it was Wang Chao's turn to smile, but it was completely void of mirth. "The cook?" he asked looking at Yang Meng Yao for the first time since she walked in.

"Yeah, the guy that was cooking your lunch. Although it looks more like breakfast so I don't know why he would call it lunch," she said gesturing to Chen Zi Han. Sure. One of the scariest Mother Fuckers in the Red Dragon Syndicate, capable of making grown men pee their pants just by looking at him is… the cook.

"I believe he referred to it as lunch because it is around 12:30 pm. Ergo, lunchtime," said Liu Yu Zeng holding up his watch for the woman to be able to read.

"You have a working watch?" she asked, her eyes widening as if she had never seen one before.

"You would be surprised at what we have working," said Wang Chao finishing off the last bits of his plate. "But he is not the cook," he continued as he stood up and brought his plate over to the sink for us to wash later.

"Then what is he?" she asked with some confusion. I mean, I was really starting to feel bad for her. There was no way she was going to last too long with that level of intelligence.

"Mine," I replied with a smile, putting the last strawberry into my mouth. I had bought them by the flats before the end of the world, plus with the ones that I was going in my space, I was knee-deep in strawberries and loving it. I should make some jams when I had the chance. I think I saw rhubarb somewhere. Mmmm…. Strawberry rhubarb pie… strawberry rhubarb crips… so much potential!

At my claim of ownership over Chen Zi Han, Yang Meng Yao turned to Wang Chao with a smug smile. It almost made me want to be nice, but I just couldn't help myself. "Yes, Wang Chao is mine too," I said as the look of shock on her face made me smile.

She looked around the table, expecting something. I wasn't sure what, but when she didn't get the reactions that she was looking for, she turned her attention back to me. "Yeah, they are all mine."I think you should take a look at

"Does your cousin know that you are such a slut?" she snarled standing up and leaning over me in an attempt to intimidate. I burst out laughing. "Slut shaming? Really? So it is okay for a guy to have multiple girlfriends or wives but not a woman? And what about in the future when there are like 15 guys to every woman?" I leaned forward, getting into her space, and looked into her eyes. "I believe in equal opportunity. They are mine. I will not share. If you think you can take him, you are delusional. I suggest you go back to my cousin and hug him tightly to his thigh. You are not in my league."

"I am quite happy not to be in your league if it means spreading my legs to any guy that even looks at me," she snorted, not backing down. I bust out laughing. "You really think that?" I turned to Wang Chao and looked at him.

"What would you do to some guy that looks at me?" I asked loving the darkness that flashed in his eyes.

"I would kill them," he said simply. "I would rip his hand off of his arms for even dreaming of touching you. I would feed him his own eyeballs for even looking at you and I would hand you his heart of a silver platter for being dumb enough to think that he stood a chance."

"And what would I do if some girl looked at you?" I asked with a smile, including all of my men in that question. Liu Yu Zeng let out a bark of laughter.

"Absolutely nothing," he said as I smiled. 

"That is right," I agreed. "I wouldn't move a single finger. And do you know why, Yang Meng Yao?" I asked, drawing out her name.

She scoffed. "Probably because you are too weak to be able to do anything to anyone," she said with disdain.

"No," said Wang Chao as he came to take my empty plate and brought it to the kitchen. "She would do nothing because we would have already killed anyone that was interested in us."

"Sure," she said with a roll of her eyes. Why was she still here again? "If that was the case, why is Zhao Jia Li still alive? That woman is very clearly in love with you, and yet you have done nothing about her."

I frowned and nodded my head. "Very good point. Should I go kill her now?" I burst out laughing. "I am not threatened by her, but you are… aren't you?" I asked as I cocked my head and studied her. When she went pale at my words, I knew I was right.

"You were hoping to borrow my knife to get rid of an enemy. Someone that is a threat to you," I surmised as I started clapping. "I am quite impressed. But now I have an issue; do I kill her to make me happy or do I keep her alive, let her know that you are interested in Wang Chao too, and sit back to watch the sparks fly. Decisions, decisions, decisions."

There was a knock at the door and everyone but Yang Meng Yao groaned. I was going to have to find another spot for the RV. Apparently, it was too easy to find with the number of visitors we were getting.

"I get it," huffed Liu Yu Zeng as he slid out of the booth and gave me a kiss on my forehead. "Because I seem to have been elected as the butler for you all."

"You would look hot in the uniform. Should I try to find one for you?" I said with a huge smile on my face. I could so see him in the tuxedo, the white gloves on his hands. It was the stuff of dreams. He tried to give me a smack upside the head, but Chen Zi Han got between us and blocked the hit.

Peeking out from behind my shadow, I stuck out my tongue. But before we could get into anything, the knock came again, this time more insistent. "Wang Chao! I know you are in there. What are you doing with Yang Meng Yao?"

I paused and looked at the girl in question. "You have something going on with my cousin and are still trying to crawl into Wang Chao's bed? Can you explain to me how I am the slut?"

"I don't have a relationship with your cousin," Yang Meng Yao said frantically as she looked at Wang Chao.

"What!" yelled Li Shoi Ming as he entered the RV, Liu Yu Zeng trailing behind him. "You said that you weren't interested in Wang Chao. That you merely had to discuss something with him and that was it!"