87: Chapter 87 Meeting

In the second-floor living room, two graceful figures sat together. Upon seeing Ye Fan and his two companions arrive, their gazes fell upon them.

"You are here." At this moment, a middle-aged woman draped in a brown mink coat spoke slowly.

"Yes!" Li Hao nodded quickly, acknowledged her, and then called out to the middle-aged woman, "Aunt Jiang..."

"Mm, sit down!" The middle-aged woman nodded at Ye Fan and the others and said softly.

At this moment, Ye Fan stood frozen in place, his gaze fixed intently on the young woman beside the middle-aged woman.

The young woman was dressed in a creamy white gown adorned with pink roses, giving her a very pure and adorable appearance.

She was none other than the daughter of the Jiang Family of Jiangcheng City, the only daughter of Jiang Ning, and one of the current power-holders of the Jiang Family—Jiang Ruoxue.

Just as Ye Fan stared at Jiang Ruoxue, she was doing the same, staring blankly at him. Their eyes met, and it seemed as if they were filled with a flood of memories.

"Is it you?" After a moment, Ye Fan slowly regained his senses and spoke gently to the graceful figure.

Upon hearing Ye Fan's voice, Jiang Ruoxue slowly came back to herself and withdrew her gaze. "Long time no see! Ye Fan."

A slight smile appeared on Jiang Ruoxue's face, making her look very beautiful. Ye Fan looked at the beautiful figure before him, a trace of imperceptible shyness appearing on his face.

"Oh, Xue'er, do you know this young brother?" Seeing this, Jiang Ruoxue's mother looked slightly surprised, but she kept a smile on her face and asked softly.

Jiang Ruoxue nodded slightly and replied in a gentle voice, "Yes, he is a friend I met back at Jiangcheng University."

"So that's how it is!" Jiang Ruoxue's mother nodded, then turned her gaze to the somewhat shy Ye Fan standing to the side and asked softly, "I heard Xue'er call you Ye Fan just now, right?"

Hearing this, Ye Fan nodded quickly and replied respectfully, "Yes... Auntie!"

However, Ye Fan didn't know what else to say; he looked embarrassed and somewhat at a loss.

Seeing Ye Fan like this, the smile on Jiang Ruoxue's mother's face grew even brighter. She quickly beckoned to Ye Fan, "It must be tiring to stand. Come, come, sit down, quickly sit down!"

"Mm!" Ye Fan nodded quickly, carefully approached the sofa, and slowly sat down beside Li Hao and Zhao Xiu.

He looked timid and submissive. Seeing Ye Fan like this, Jiang Ruoxue almost burst out laughing and quickly covered her mouth with her hand.

"Master, when did you meet Jiang Ruoxue? Why do I feel like the two of you are acting a bit strange?"

Since Li Hao started following Ye Fan, he had never seen him act like this. He leaned in close to Ye Fan's ear and couldn't help but whisper.

Ye Fan said nothing, merely glaring fiercely at Li Hao.

This glare made Li Hao jump. He quickly moved away from Ye Fan, as if he had seen a ghost. He covered his mouth with both hands, not daring to say another unnecessary word.

"How is your father lately? Is he still doing well?" Jiang Ruoxue's mother asked, her gaze falling on Li Hao.

With a smile on his face, Li Hao replied slowly, "My father is doing quite well, it's just that Uncle Ning, he..." Li Hao had just started speaking when he swallowed the rest of his words.

"Sigh! Fate is cruel. Your Uncle Ning... Oh! ... Let's not talk about it." The middle-aged woman's face showed sadness, and her voice became much lower.

"By the way, what brings you to the Jiang Family this time?" The middle-aged woman quickly wiped the sadness from her face and continued.

Li Hao nodded slowly and then said, "We do have some business coming here this time. We wanted to discuss with you, Auntie, about..." As Li Hao spoke, Ye Fan quickly kicked him, interrupting his words, and gave him a look.

The words that were already on the tip of Li Hao's tongue were suddenly swallowed back, and he didn't continue. Afterwards, Ye Fan quickly spoke up.

"We came here this time to discuss the matter of an alliance between our two families with you, Auntie."

"An alliance?"

Ye Fan nodded with a smile, "That's right! Auntie, you also know the situation of this world after the apocalypse descended."

"Now there are zombies everywhere outside, which is undoubtedly very disadvantageous for those of us humans who have survived."

"And for us humans to survive in this apocalypse, what we must do is unite and fight against those zombies together. Only in this way might we have a glimmer of hope to survive."

The middle-aged woman nodded silently, fully agreeing with what Ye Fan said.

Seeing this, Ye Fan continued, "Therefore, we came here this time to discuss with you, Auntie, the matter of an alliance between the Jiang Family and the Li Family."

"Is this Li Chongan's intention?" the middle-aged woman asked in a calm tone.

Ye Fan did not hide anything and said earnestly, "This is my intention, and it is also the intention of Patriarch Li."

That was indeed the case! This was truly Ye Fan's intention. This was also Li Chongan's intention. Because as long as Ye Fan approved, the Li Family of Jiangcheng would certainly approve.

"An alliance is indeed very beneficial to both of our sides..." The middle-aged woman looked affirmative.

Hearing this, Ye Fan immediately felt that there was a chance.

However, the middle-aged woman's next sentence made Ye Fan's expression tighten.

"However... I think we should forget about the alliance between the Jiang Family and the Li Family."

"Ah! Why?" Upon hearing what the middle-aged woman said, both Ye Fan and Li Hao looked puzzled.

"There are hungry wolves everywhere outside eyeing the Jiang Family covetously. If our two families form an alliance, I fear it will implicate you."

Jiang Ruoxue's mother looked serious, her eyes cold, and she spoke in a low voice.

"Ah! Just because of this?" Li Hao frowned, looking at the middle-aged woman before him, full of confusion.

"No, that is only one of the reasons. There are other matters that I am not at liberty to disclose."

"The Li Family is not afraid of them, Auntie, you can rest assured!" Li Hao patted his chest, his face full of confidence.

Ye Fan nodded slowly from the side.

"How could it possibly implicate us! Once the Jiang Family and the Li Family form an alliance, I don't believe they would still dare to eye the Jiang Family so covetously."

"That's right!" Ye Fan's gaze was firm as he quickly glanced at Jiang Ruoxue beside the middle-aged woman, "Besides, the Wang Family has already expressed interest in cooperating with the Li Family."

Hearing this, a glimmer of light flashed in the middle-aged woman's eyes, and she asked incredulously, "Re... really? The Wang Family also wants to form an alliance with you?"