Zombie Apocalypse: Creation

Dood.

Dood.

Dood.

The phone vibration noise woke Xiaoyun up. Slowly opening his eyes, he saw a giant pair of melons before him.

There was a pair of arms and legs wrapped all over him, like a squid holding onto their prey, trying to suffocate him.

"Leyan, let me go. I need to get up."

Xiaoyun's request was rejected as her limbs started holding onto him even tighter than before, pressing her chest directly up against his.

"Wake up! Serious! Let me go! I need to meet with Renqin!"

"Mhm...?"

The loud voice woke Leyan from her sleep. Her drowsy eyes were confused as she couldn't see the person talking to her.

But after a sudden pinch on the elbow, Leyan finally looked down and saw Xiaoyun's head sandwiched between her breasts.

"Oooops! Sorry, honey."

The apology was ignored completely as Xiaoyun got up from the bed and started busily texting on his phone.

"Who are you texting at six in the morning?"

Leyan curiously asked, her body still lazily lying down in the bed as she watched Xiaoyun standing still in front of his closet.

"Renqin wanted to meet with me at my house. He's already downstairs right now... Now what clothes do I wear?"

As Xiaoyun put the phone down and looked into the closet, all of the clothes inside were way too big for his small body.

The shirts were long enough to cover his legs, and the pants were wide enough to fall through even with a belt attached.

"You want me to get you some smaller clothes?"

"That will be great."

Leyan quickly got up from the bed, walking out of the room as Xiaoyun sat back down on the bed and waited.

After less than thirty seconds, she was back with a shirt and a pair of shorts.

"Isn't this just Nami's clothes?" Xiaoyun immediately questioned as he realized why they looked so familiar.

"Where else am I going to find clothes that fit you? Stop complaining, would you? Be happy that the clothes are unisex."

"Whatever."

As Xiaoyun rolled his eyes and put the clothes on, it surprisingly fits much better than he had imagined.

It even felt oddly comfortable as they pressed onto his skin. However, there was still one glaring problem down below.

"These pants are so short."

Xiaoyun complained as he tried to pull them down a little to cover his pale, skinny legs that barely had any hair on them.

"Seems fine to me. Stop making Renqin wait and go open the door. He's been waiting down there for like five whole minutes."

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"Welcome."

As the front door opened, Renqin was completely stunned in place. A young boy who was half his size was standing before him.

The voice wasn't just familiar. He instantly recognized him as Xiaoyun, but the size just didn't add up at all.

"Boss? What happened to you?"

"It's a long story, I'll tell you about it later... Hello? Don't just stand there, my neck is getting tired looking up at you."

"Sorry."

It took a while for Renqin to accept the new reality as he bent down to the side to pick up the metal box next to him.

"No need to take your shoes off... So what do you want to talk about exactly?"

Once inside, Renqin couldn't help but notice the constant wobbling as he followed Xiaoyun over to the sofa.

It almost made him laugh a little, but he quickly held down the urge as his face turned fully serious.

"I found something that you had been asking me to look out for... It took me almost half of my fortune for this thing."

"Half of your fortune?"

Xiaoyun was a little puzzled as his mind couldn't remember anything that he had asked Renqin to look for in the past.

"I got this out of my own pocket."

Renqin paused for a second, looking around before whispering back to him in a much lower tone.

"I really need some money back for this, or else my wife is going to kill me. You can understand, right?"

"Of course, I'll repay you. Now, can you stop keeping me guessing and tell me what you found for me?"

Xiaoyun impatiently asked as he looked toward the metal box. It was just a regular-looking metal box with nothing unique.

"Boss, I need you to swear first. Or else I can't show this to you... I really don't have the money to get this kind of stuff."

Seeing Renqin keep delaying it again and again, Xiaoyun sighed as he reached down below the coffee table.

"Never knew you were such a money hag... Here, this should cover it. But this thing better blow my mind away."

"It definitely will."

With the blank check signed in Xiaoyun's name, Renqin quickly pocketed it before grabbing the metal box.

At last, the metal latch was popped open. It was a piece of rock. Black enough to see his own reflection.

An oddly attractive rock that made his hand move on its own... Until Renqin suddenly slammed it shut.

Xiaoyun was instantly back to reality. His mind couldn't believe the urge he felt a second ago from what he saw.

"Boss, you felt that attraction too, right?"

Renqin questioned as he put the metal latch back on before transferring the entire box over to Xiaoyun's lap.

"How did you get this rock?"

Xiaoyun avoided answering as he gave his own question. His mind resisted the urge to open the box again.

"I brought this from a traveling trader all the way from Harbin... It took me an arm and a leg to buy this crown jewel of his."

Xiaoyun didn't look surprised at all as the piece of rock even made him move despite the mental fortitude to resist temptation.

"Do you know how he got it?" Xiaoyun asked out of curiosity.

"The man said his parents found it while hiking one day. And it suddenly became more attractive when the outbreak started."

Renqin paused again before rubbing his two fingers up against his thumb.

"If it weren't for him wanting to settle down here, he would have never accepted the sheer amount of money I throw at him."

"Whatever amount you gave, write double and give it to yourself," Xiaoyun murmured as he patted him on the shoulder.

"Thank you, boss."

"Now I just have one last question... How do you resist keeping this rock for yourself after looking at it?"

Renqin froze. Sweat began to drop from his forehead despite having the air conditioning running in the living room.

Nervousness was written all over Renqin's face for everyone to see. Xiaoyun thought about it before speaking up again.

"It's okay. You don't have to tell me."

"Boss... I need a little help."

As Renqin's face suddenly started to blush, Xiaoyun was a little confused and intrigued by what could make a grown man look so embarrassed to talk about.

"What is it?"

"I, um... I was wondering if you could..."

"Stop beating around the bush and say it like a man. What is the issue you need me to help you with?"

"I... I'm infertile."

Xiaoyun silently stared towards Renqin, who looked down at the floor, too embarrassed to look back at him.

"Boss, I—"

"What do you want me to do about it?"

"Boss, my wife and I thought maybe you can—"

"Don't even think about it, I'm not touching anyone's wife. I already have a full plate of mess at home."

After interrupting Renqin from even finishing his sentence, Xiaoyun soon found himself embarrassed.

"Governor... I'm not asking you to have sex with my wife. The two of us were wondering if you could be a sperm donor."

"Oh. Ahem, that's still not happening. My wife will kill me if they learn I'm giving my seed away to someone else."

Xiaoyun could see the disappointment on Renqin's face. Still, he wasn't going to back down from it.

"You know, infertile doesn't mean you can't have kids. You tried IVF? I heard they're willing to help couples for free."

"I already tried it, and we failed twice already." Renqin quietly murmured as his eyes almost seemed to be on the verge of tears.

"Sorry to hear that..."

"It's okay. My wife and I are planning to adopt a kid... Having a kid isn't that important as long as we're alive."

The sudden cheerful look on Renqin's face made Xiaoyun feel even more guilty. But he knew he couldn't say yes to it.

"Renqin, you want to hear something that might make you feel better?"

"What is it, boss?"

"Lingang came to me and said the same issue... Well, similar issue. He couldn't do it in the bed with his wife."

"Lingang?"

Renqin's face genuinely looked surprised, as he couldn't imagine an extremely buffed man like Lingang would have issues.

"Yes, really. He got PTSD a long time ago, and he just couldn't get it up... But then he found a solution."

"What solution is it?" Renqin curiously asked.

"He got married to a second wife, and the last time I heard, both of his wives are now pregnant."

Xiaoyun paused for a second, then continued.

"I just want to tell you, there are always more solutions than problems... Don't give up, there's always light at the end of the tunnel."