Living In The Last Days Chapter 10

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Early in the next morning, Xia Man was woken up by the doorbell. When she was hurriedly getting dressed, she saw her skirt being worn by the chubby little girl.

“Don't you wear it! I don't wear your ap.r.o.n, so don't wear mine!” Then she went to open the door.

When Xia Man woke up, she reflexively thought of what's going on around her. It should be the rice; the people sending them must've arrived.

Xia Man opened the door and looked.

“Miss, your goods are here. Please check and sign.” A middle-aged man said.

The middle-aged man was amazed when he saw Xia Man. However, when he caught sight of her foot, his expression immediately became that of regret.

Xia Man couldn't care less about the man and directly looked at the rice in the truck. “I've seen it, you can go. I'll find someone to bring them in later.”

Xia Man's voice was cold.

“…” The middle-aged man inwardly snorted, aware that she was alone. How was she going to bring this much rice in? But thinking about how he didn't have to help, he nodded.

When the middle-aged man walked away, Xia Man lightly swept her hand, the rice on the ground immediately appearing in her s.p.a.ce.

Since Xia Man had always preferred silence, her house was in a relatively remote area. There was n.o.body around, so she wasn't afraid of being seen.

When Xia Man went back, the chubby girl was already sitting on the sofa, her hand on her chubby cheek. Looking at Xia Man coming over, she pitifully said, “Xia Man, I'm hungry…”

“Curd rice or corn paste, which one do you want to eat?” Xia Man didn't bother to look at the chubby girl. She went straight to the kitchen and opened the refrigerator. “Right, I still have to grind two sacks of rice flour and cornflour. You can eat later.”

“Xia Man, no! You can't do this to me!” The chubby girl jumped down and ran to the kitchen, hugging Xia Man's calf. Xia Man, could it be that you're actually a stepmother?”

Xia Man looked back, a kitchen knife in hand, her face stern.

Her expression straight-up scared the chubby girl. “Xia Man, don't be violent. I'm just and insensible child…”

Xia Man only then noticed that she was holding a kitchen knife. She was getting ready to cut the meat. Xia Man placed the knife back, bent down, and lifted the chubby girl. “Long Lengleng, I'll only say it once. These words, don't you dare say a word about it to Qu Zhen. Understand?”

The chubby girl looked up at Xia Man, her face serious. “Xia Man, I thought you like Qu Zhen, just like how she likes you…”

Hearing this, Xia Man seemed to be startled, her arms turning sluggish, causing the chubby girl to directly fall. Fortunately, the little girl had good balance, steadily landing instead of falling over.

Xia Man didn't look at the chubby little girl. Turning around, she took the knife and started to pound the meat. “It's different. How could it possibly be the same?” Xia Man's voice was immersed in an indescribable sense of gravity, as if drowning in bitter water*.

*苦水(kǔ shuǐ): literal meaning dirty water, can also mean misery or suffering.

The chubby little girl didn't know how to comfort her nor to make her let go of herself*.

“Let go of one's self: To stop beating up or pressuring one's self.

The average reborn person would usually wish for a good life, yet instead, she felt that Xia Man hated herself. Rather than hating the people who used her, it really was better to say that she hated herself much more. To the extent that she wanted Qu Zhen to not love her, so she that won't be able to get any of that precious sunshine in her entire lifetime.

She just didn't want to let go of herself.

“Xia Man, just let go of yourself. If you go on like this, Qu Zhen will also feel terrible.” Even though the chubby girl knew exactly why Xia Man was like this, this was all she could say.

Xia Man finished pounding the meat, not a word out of her mouth.

Living again, she only wanted a better life than death: For Qu Zhen to be happy.

Others, she had long ignored.

The chubby girl had always thought that Xia Man was too fixated on her past.

When Qu Zhen came, they were having breakfast.

Xia Man was eating while the chubby girl was drinking porridge, to be more precise.

Xia Man thought it was another delivery. As soon as she opened the door, she saw Qu Zhen.

“…” Xia Man didn't know if it were because of what the little girl said this morning, but she felt helpless. In the end, she could only say a sentence. “Have you had breakfast?”

“Mommy!” The chubby little girl rushed over. “Xia Man won't give me a meal!”

“I actually planned to just give you powdered milk, you know…” Xia Man said in a relaxed manner.

The chubby girl immediately questioned, “Am I really a child of the family…?”

“Hey, who was it that ate the chicken leg yesterday then wailed wanting to go to the bathroom? Your teeth haven't grown yet, so you should listen to Mommy Xia!” When Qu Zhen said those two words, her heartbeat instantly accelerated. However, there was no visible change on her face, as though it was only right to call her that.

Xia Man didn't refute. She remembered that in childhood, some people said that each other's children should call each other's as mother too*.

*Your mom is my mom, basically.

The chubby little girl licked her lips and went back to the table to continue drinking the meat porridge. She'd definitely chose this over powdered milk.

Xia Man looked at the dark circles under Qu Zhen's eyes. “You didn't sleep well?”

Qu Zhen nodded, her mouth frowning. “I stayed up all night and just washed my face before coming over this morning.”

“Let's eat together first.” Xia Man looked away. She was confused. Why was Qu Zhen so disheveled? She hadn't noticed before.

After she said that, she went to the kitchen to get a bowl for Qu Zhen.

However, her steps halted when she heard the voice from the TV.

“According to witnesses, when the man came, he staggered and rushed to the woman closest to him before biting her like a madman. Fortunately, the woman received help and is now being sent to the hospital. The man was also taken away. Some suspected that he was possessed, while some suspected that he was from a family of cannibals. As for the actual reason, we are currently waiting to hear of it from the experts. This news was brought to you by…” A good-looking man was shown on the screen.

Qu Zhen looked at the screen and asked, “Was that the zombie?”

Xia Man's heart immediately sank. “It's ahead of the supposed…”

“Don't be scared…” Qu Zhen walked to Xia Man's side, gently embracing Xia Man's trembling body.

Qu Zhen thought that Xia Man was scared. In fact, she didn't know that Xia Man was actually excited. In the apocalypse, she'll finally be able to get her revenge. And the apocalypse even came early! Her blood was boiling.

Xia Man came back to her senses. “Have you finished your business?”

Qu Zhen was momentarily dazed. Xia Man had never cared about her private matters. “Well, the plane had been grounded for various reasons, and we definitely can't stay here. I checked, and there's a huge prison for criminals in A City. It was made into a prison because of its special geographical position, which makes it perfect for us! We can only go by car, but it might take around half a month because of the distance. My car is already armed.”

Translator's Notes:

Yatta! I'm on time~!

Good news: I've input b.u.t.tONS! You won't have to press back and look for the chapter anymore~!

Huehuehue~

Again, thank you to Funz for proofreading~!

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