Rebirth in the Apocalypse: Third Time's a Charm



I thought that I was supposed to dream, but I don't remember anything that happened after getting the injection and the wave of pain that accompanied it. There was absolutely nothing.

And I was fine with not remembering what happened to me. I know the boys suffered from nightmares for two full days and I know how different they were afterward. I thought that maybe I could get some memories from this body during the process, but nope, nada.

Want to know what I really was not impressed with? Knowing that I was knocked out for five (5!!) days. It was already the evening of October 12th and only 19 days left before everything changed.

I was lucky that the boys made sure that their men were still getting supplies. They even got storage tanks for gas and Wang Chao reinforced them to last longer. I don't know who the genius was, but someone even managed to get their hands on a gas stabilizer to keep the gas good for longer than 6 months. If I had known how productive they were, I would have got them onboard long before this.

The three of us were sitting cuddled up on the couch talking about what still needed to be done, the tv on in the background, when Liu Wei's phone went off. Not bothering to remove his arm from where it wrapped around my shoulders, he answered it.

"Hello?" He said in a lazy manner, not bothering to look at who was actually calling.

"Heads up, Big Brother, you got incoming," came the voice from the other end. I tilted my head and looked at the man beside me. Big brother? Liu Wei had siblings? What the Hell! How didn't I know that? Now I felt like a crappy friend.

The hand that Wang Chao had draped over my lap squeezed my thigh as if to tell me not to worry. I knew the man couldn't control the mind reading yet, and to be honest, that was to be expected, so I wasn't too upset over it anymore.

But wait… 'heads up'?

"Could you try speaking English for once, Yu Zeng?" Grumbled Liu Wei as he tried to get comfortable again. If he knew that it was his brother he probably wouldn't have answered.

"Grandfather and Wu Bai Hee are going to be driving up to see you in the next few weeks. I can't talk them out of it."

"Understood, keep me updated as much as you can. You are not going to want to be wandering around after November 1st."

"I know, I know," said the sarcastic voice. "Not like you'll tell me why."

"Have you dealt with the men?" Asked Liu Wei.

"For the most part. Some when underground when they found out what we were doing."

Liu Wei nodded his head like he understood. "And when is your vaccine appointment?"

"The 18th."

"Don't let them keep you in the hospital for any reason. Get to a safe place and lock yourself in a room. Make sure the men do the same."

"I know, you've mentioned it a few times," said the voice, this time in an exasperated manner. I couldn't help but chuckle when I heard it. "There's someone beside you?" It now snapped, clearly taking afront that I was here.

Liu Wei hummed in agreement and looked at me with one of his smirks before saying, "Your sister-in-law." Rolling my eyes at his overly done joke, I turned my attention back to the tv.

Their men have been calling me sister-in-law since they moved in. The fact that the joke was getting old made me annoyed, but there was now no way that I would let anyone else have the title.

Women being territorial and all that.

There was dead silence on the other end of the phone for a few minutes before Liu Wei hung up. He turned his attention back to the tv as if hanging up the phone was the end of everything. I hear a deep chuckle from Wang Chao but chose to ignore him.

"So, you have a brother?" I asked, pretending like the tv was the most interesting thing right now. News flash, it wasn't… and neither was his brother.

"Yup," Liu Wei said answering my question. When he didn't continue, I wondered if he knew how close to death he was…

"He has no idea," said Wang Chao, the smirk on his face and the look of challenge that he gave when he looked at Liu Wei made me roll my eyes in exasperation. Boys

"You want to know about my brother?" Liu Wei asked surprised, like me wanting to know anything about him was completely out of left field.

"Sure," I said, setting him up for a trap. Let's see if he would jump in or not.

"Not much to tell. He is my younger brother by about three years, we didn't really grow up together, but he is handling some of my businesses in City H while I am here in City A."

I nodded my understanding and then opened my mouth. "And you have a sister? Or whatever you call a female cousin here?" A look of pure confusion crossed his face as he looked at me, trying to figure out who I was talking about.

"No, no female relatives. Just my grandfather and my younger brother."

"Great, another grandfather, is he as pleasant as the Old Master?" I asked, my voice filled with sarcasm.

"Yeah?" He said, still unsure about where everything was going. "I mean, they are friends."

"Great, just perfect," I muttered to myself. The last thing I needed was another old man like Wang Yi Chen. "Then, if you don't have any female relatives, who is Wu Bai Hee?"

Silence filled the rec room as both Wang Chao and I looked at Liu Wei, the smirk never leaving Wang Chao's face.

"Yes, Liu Wei, who exactly is Wu Bai Hee and why is she coming to visit you?" He asked, waiting for his friend to shoot himself in the foot.

"My ex-fiancé?" Liu Wei said slowly like he just realized that he was in trouble. I nodded my head at that and removed his arm from around me.

"Does she know that she is the ex-fiancé?" I asked, not overly impressed with him right now.

"She should, but she refuses to acknowledge it. I have refused the marriage countless of times, I even went so far as to tell Grandfather that if he wanted her as part of the family then he could marry her himself. Even Yu Zeng has refused to marry her," said Liu Wei, frantically trying to dig himself out of the hole he managed to put himself in.

"Well, I guess we'll see when they get here, won't we?" I said as I stood up and looked down at the two men. "But until then, hands to yourself. You too, Wang Chao, there better not be women coming out of the woodwork for you either."