The second deduction was a success.
At least he hadn't let that woman ruin his plans!
Still, drawing twenty zombies to his front gate made his next outing even more difficult.
Even so, dealing with twenty zombies at his door was far better than facing fifty at the convenience store entrance.
With his plan set, Liu Yang began acting out the events of the second deduction.
He successfully brought the woman back to his villa. The moment they stepped inside, she violently yanked her wrist from his grip.
"Get your filthy hands off me! Disgusting!" She scrubbed frantically at the zombie blood smeared across her skin, her face contorted in utter revulsion.
Liu Yang sneered. "You still fucking care about getting dirty? Do you have any idea that if I hadn't saved you, those zombies would have eaten you alive? They would've picked your bones clean!"
"Who are you trying to fool?! I don't believe you! If you hadn't dragged me off, I'd already have food from the convenience store! What are you trying to pull, you perverted guard?
"I remember you! Every time I came through the front gate, you looked at me with those filthy eyes!
"Don't think I don't know! You low-class loser men are the scum of the earth! You probably fantasize about me every night and touch yourself! Hmph!"
The woman shrieked, her expression growing even more contemptuous.
Listening to her tirade and looking at her condescending posture, Liu Yang finally recalled who she was.
Wasn't she that third-tier celebrity named Su Xiao who lived in Building 12?
Company policy required him to greet every homeowner who passed through the gates. But every single time he greeted this woman, she would turn up her nose and let out a disdainful scoff.
Liu Yang had to admit, she was undeniably stunning. Purely in terms of looks, she was on par with He Yushi-though she was more mature, possessed a distinct glamour, and carried herself with an aloof, high-and-mighty air.
Her micro-expressions, posture, smiles, and even the way she walked clearly bore the marks of professional training. Those were mandatory skills for female celebrities. That alluring aura and practiced poise were traits no college girl possessed.
When encountering a beautiful woman, Liu Yang had certainly taken a few extra glances, but he had never crossed into being perverted.
Who knew that in this woman's mind, he was such a degenerate?
Not that he gave a damn what she thought.
This was the apocalypse, not peacetime.
So what if she was a celebrity?
Did celebrities not starve?
"What? Hit a nerve and now you can't speak, you filthy guard? Hurry up and get me something to eat! I'm a homeowner in this community! Is this how you treat the people who pay your salary?" Su Xiao demanded aggressively.
Liu Yang frowned, his voice cold. "Who gave you the nerve to talk to me like that? I saved your life. Not only are you completely ungrateful, but you're also demanding food like you're giving me orders. Who the hell do you think you are?"
"I'm your god! We homeowners pay your salary, don't you get it? Is your brain full of water? How dare a worthless guard talk back to me!" Seeing that Liu Yang dared to defy her, Su Xiao flew into a rage, pointing her finger directly at his nose and screaming.
"Heh." Standing to the side, Tang Mengting let out a cold laugh.
She knew exactly what was coming for Su Xiao.
Because she had been through it herself.
Sure enough-
"Slap!"
Without wasting a single word, Liu Yang delivered a sharp backhand across Su Xiao's face, striking her to the floor.
Her cheek instantly flushed bright red and swelled high.
Tang Mengting's smirk widened, though a trace of confusion crossed her mind.
What is wrong with me? Why does watching someone else get beaten the way I was feel so satisfying?
"Ahhh! You hit me! How dare you hit me! You filthy security guard, do you have any idea who I am? I'm a homeowner here! I'm a star with millions of fans! How dare you lay a hand on me?!"
Su Xiao shrieked hysterically, tears streaming down her face from the burning pain on her cheek.
She never imagined a security guard would actually strike her.
As a celebrity, she was treated like royalty wherever she went, surrounded by worshipping fans. Male fans were willing to pay thousands just for a photo with her, and her appearance fee for a single event was hundreds of thousands of yuan.
Everywhere she walked, she was revered like a goddess.
She had long been accustomed to acting arrogant.
Who could have predicted that a mere guard would dare to hit her?
"A star? This is the apocalypse! Who gives a damn if you're a star? And so what if I'm a security guard? Since I saved you, you're going to follow my rules! Otherwise, I'll throw you back outside right now. There are twenty zombies waiting to tear your flesh apart!"
Seeing the brutal glare in Liu Yang's eyes and hearing his merciless words, Su Xiao felt a sudden wave of terror.
When she fled back to the villa with him, she had seen how terrifying those pursuing zombies were.
If they caught her, they would rip the flesh from her body piece by piece.
That would be a fate worse than death.
"Then... then at least give me some food. I'm starving to death! I can pay you! How much do you want? A hundred thousand? Two hundred thousand? I can give it to you! Money is no issue for me!" Su Xiao relented, coming to terms with reality.
Trying to pressure this guard with her status clearly wouldn't work.
Her only option left was bribery.
Two hundred thousand yuan was a sum this guard couldn't earn in ten years of hard work.
To a security guard, that was an astronomical fortune.
"Heh, money isn't an issue for me either. It's the end of the world-what good is money? It can't even buy a piece of bread; it's just scrap paper! 'My Lady Celebrity,' have you still not realized what's going on? Keep acting this brainless, and you won't last long!" Liu Yang sneered.
Hearing this, Su Xiao completely broke down, sobbing uncontrollably.
"Waaaah! I don't want to die! I'm so hungry! If I wasn't starving, I wouldn't have risked leaving my villa in the first place! I can't take it anymore!
"It's all my assistant's fault! She said I put on weight and looked bad on camera, so she made me diet! I didn't eat a single thing the day before the zombie outbreak! I've been starving a full day longer than everyone else!
"Waaaah! I'm really going to starve to death! What do you want from me before you'll give me food?
"If you don't want money, fine! When this disaster passes, I can introduce you to movie directors! I'll make you a star! I'll have them cast you as the hero in a film-how about that?"
Liu Yang shook his head.
"Stop being delusional. Over seventy percent of the global population has turned into zombies. How could this disaster possibly pass? This is the apocalypse! Haven't you gotten that through your head yet?
"If you want food, take a shower, get clean, and come to my bedroom. You're a celebrity-you ought to be familiar with how this works, right?"
Celebrities were no strangers to casting couch arrangements.
No matter how gorgeous an actress was, if she wanted to be the female lead, she had to work her way up, climbing from one prominent director's bed to another until she became a superstar admired by millions.
Su Xiao had likely slept her way through plenty of directors' beds before.
So what was wrong with climbing into a security guard's bed now?
She was exceptionally attractive. Liu Yang had dated class belles and campus belles, but he had never had a celebrity girlfriend.
He wanted to experience the pleasures reserved for big-time directors.
He wanted to see just how different a female celebrity was from ordinary girls.
"Huh?" Su Xiao froze. When the reality of his words set in, her expression turned fiercely indignant.
"You're trying to force yourself on me?! In your dreams! I'm a star, and you're just a security guard! Before all this, I wouldn't have given you a second glance! You think I'd sell my body for a bite of food?! Don't even dream about it!"
Liu Yang gave a cold smile.
"Heh, then you're truly impressive. I look forward to seeing how long you hold out. Feel free to think it over right here. But I'm only giving you tonight. After tonight, even if you beg me to take you, I won't touch you-and you won't get a single scrap of food!"
Every woman said the exact same thing at first, yet in the end, didn't they all obediently knock on his door?
Liu Yang wasn't surprised that this celebrity looked down on his background as a security guard.
He was confident she would cave before long.