Apocalyptic Paradise

Chapter 31

"Chen Zhuxia." "My surname is Qi, and my name is Ping'an. I am from Hami, Xinjiang." Qi Pingan looked at Chen Zhuxia eagerly and said slowly.

"How old are you?" Qi Ping'an's voice trembled even more because of excitement.

"24."

"24—" Qi Ping'an muttered to himself.Her cloudy, empty eyes shone with surprise, shame, and longing.The girl named Xiaoyun next to her looked at the two of them with helpless and confused eyes.

Qi Pingan left Xiao Yun, limped forward, stood still in front of Chen Zhuxia and said, "Can I see your right arm?"

Chen Zhuxia didn't move or speak.

"Is it okay? I just want to make sure." Qi Ping'an's voice was pleading.

Chen Zhuxia took a deep breath, and slowly stretched out his right arm.Qi Pingan couldn't wait to grab her arm and roll up her sleeve, and as expected, he saw a blue mark on the crook of his arm.She stared at the birthmark for a long time.

After a long while, he exclaimed in surprise: "You are mine, my fourth sister. I remember clearly that I was already 11 years old when you were thrown away. I followed my father to throw it away. You left it in your clothes." I wrote the note—" Qi Pingan couldn't help crying.Xiaoyun also cried with her.

Chen Zhuxia looked at the mother and daughter who were weeping in each other's arms, and felt turmoil in their hearts.She knew since she was a child that she was picked up by her adoptive parents.In addition, her adoptive parents were also kind to her, so she never gave birth to the thought of going back to find her biological parents.Now that they had thrown her away, why did she bother to look for it.Her adoptive mother once told her that in the summer 23 years ago, she took her husband to travel during the summer vacation and picked up Chen Zhuxia in Hami, Xinjiang.At that time, Chen Zhuxia was only a few months old, and there were baby bottles and some clothes in the bag beside her, and there was a note in it, which said that she was not sick, and her parents just threw it away because they had too many children to support. down her.Please feel free to pick it up and raise it if you see it.

The mother and daughter cried for a long time before they stopped.Qi Pingan wiped away his tears and continued: "I am the eldest in the family, and I have three younger sisters. You are the fifth girl in the family, and the parents still want a son, so—" Qi Ping'an's tone was so guilty that he couldn't bear to say go down.

"I'm fine." Chen Zhuxia comforted her in turn.

"How are they?" Chen Zhuxia didn't know how to address her biological parents, so she could only refer to them collectively as "they".

"They—they're all dead." Qi Pingan couldn't help sobbing again.

Chen Zhuxia remained silent, with mixed feelings in his heart.

Qi Pingan chattered a lot, and Chen Zhuxia listened quietly all the time, not much time to interject, there were several cold moments between the two of them, after all, although they were related by blood, they had a deep sense of strangeness It cannot be eliminated in a short while.

"By the way, how did you get here?"

"My child's father and I came to seek refuge with our two children, but he died during the mission, and the other child also fell ill, and only our mother and I were left—" Needless to say, Chen Zhu Xia also understands the struggle and struggle of orphans and widows in this hellish world.

The two talked intermittently for a while, until it was getting late, Qi Ping'an did not leave and returned to his tent.

Chen Zhuxia sat in the dark, thinking about all this quietly.

Gobi's Night Breeze screamed like a ghost, tearing the tent to pieces.

She took a nap halfway against the luggage, but couldn't sleep well.She woke up several times in the middle, and every time she woke up, she couldn't help touching Yuan Dingfang's body to make sure that there was still heat on her body, and she breathed a sigh of relief.

The next day, that Dr. Du came again.An old doctor came with him. The old doctor carefully examined Yuan Dingfang's injuries, and finally asked in a business-like tone: "Are you the patient's family?"

"Yes."

"This patient's body is a bit special, but the chance of recovery is not high, but it is helpful for medical research. Would you like to donate him to the research institute?"

"Being an experimental product?" Chen Zhuxia's voice was a little cold.

"Basically," the old doctor replied frankly.

"You have to understand that the possibility of his recovery is very small, and he will die sooner or later. If some research results come out, it can also benefit mankind—" the old doctor said very indifferently, showing a complete indifference to life.

"No, I don't want to." Chen Zhuxia categorically refused.

"Forget it, we don't have to use him." The implication is that there are many injured people.At this time, everything is missing, that is, there is no shortage of wounded and dead bodies.The old doctor waved his hands needlessly, turned and left.

Doctor Du paused for a while, and said to Chen Zhuxia: "I'm sorry, we have nothing to do."

After finishing speaking, he added another sentence: "If you donate, I can get you a little compensation—food compensation."

"Thank you, I don't need it." Chen Zhuxia had a feeling of irony.

"Can you tell me, is there any place nearby that can heal him?" Chen Zhuxia asked.

Doctor Du pondered for a long time before sighing and said: "Let me explain to you, and you prepare for the funeral. His injury cannot be cured. If it is in peacetime, there may be hope for experts to consult together and complete equipment. , look at this world, there is no such condition for those who lack medical care and medicine. It is not easy for you to be a woman, so stop wasting food--" Dr. Du sighed and shook his head and left.

"I see." Chen Zhuxia sat down dejectedly, and said to himself.

After calming down a little, Chen Zhuxia decided to leave here first.She pulled herself together and put the backpack on her chest, and skillfully carried Yuan Dingfang out of the tent.

Qi Ping'an and her daughter Xiao Yun were waiting for her outside the tent.

The three pairs of eyes intertwined.Chen Zhuxia was stunned for a moment, she didn't know how to face these two relatives who appeared out of nowhere.

"Are you leaving?" Qi Pingan asked hoarsely, with a choked sound in his throat.

"I can only go. He can't be cured here."

Chen Zhuxia didn't think about what to do for a while, and her footsteps didn't stop, she still walked towards the outside of the base at a leisurely pace.Qi Pingan took his daughter and followed step by step.

Seeing that he was approaching the door, Qi Pingan took a few steps quickly, stopped in front of Chen Zhuxia, and begged, "Can you take Xiaoyun away? She will be... sooner or later if she stays here... I can't protect her."

"Maybe I can't." Chen Zhuxia sighed, there was still a patient on her back.If something happens to Yuan Dingfang—she will be alone in the years to come, she can protect herself, but with a little girl, she is really not sure that she can protect her well.

"No, you can." Qi Pingan continued to pray.

"Let her learn some kung fu and become more vicious. Don't be like me..." Qi Ping'an's eyes flashed with humiliation, shame and uneasiness.

"I know it's bad, but there's nothing I can do - just give her one bite at a time." She continued to plead.

"Get up, come with me." Chen Zhuxia thought for a moment, then said helplessly.

"Thank you—" Qi Pingan wiped away tears.Pulling her daughter to follow.

When he got to the door, the janitor gave Chen Zhuxia a comforting smile, and said, "Think about it, people die every day. I got used to it gradually." After speaking, he began to doze off again.

Chen Zhuxia put Yuan Dingfang in the back seat, Qi Ping'an and Xiaoyun also got into the car, sat on both sides of Yuan Dingfang and supported him with their hands.

Yuan Dingfang still had his eyes closed tightly, and his body was as stiff as a mummy.

Chen Zhuxia forced herself to calm down and drove towards Tianshan Mountain.The gasoline in the car is running out, what should she do next?

The three of them were silent all the way.Chen Zhuxia was thinking about the future, and Qi Ping'an's mother and daughter didn't dare to disturb Chen Zhuxia when they saw Chen Zhuxia's bad mood.

All the way to Tianshan.Qi Pingan helped Chen Zhuxia carry Yuan Dingfang out of the car.

Chen Zhuxia settled her down and started cooking.

Qi Pingan was restrained for a while, and then began to get up naturally, helping her up and down.

When the food was ready, Chen Zhuxia served Yuan Dingfang with a bowl as usual.

Qi Ping's mother and daughter guarded the pot without touching the bowl, and they were still waiting until Chen Zhuxia came back. After all, Xiao Yun was a child at heart, looking at the fragrant broth in the pot, almost drooling.

"Why don't you eat?" Chen Zhuxia greeted.Only then did the two pick up the bowl, which was only half full.Chen Zhuxia had no choice but to fill up their bowls herself, and said helplessly, "Don't let me let you in the future, eat by yourself." With tears in his eyes, Xiaoyun nodded silently.

After dinner, the three of them cleaned up together.Chen Zhuxia packed up a room next to them for them to live in.

"Zhu Xia, are you still resenting your parents? In fact, they have nothing to do. The family is too poor—" Qi Pingan asked courageously while Chen Zhuxia was scrubbing Yuan Dingfang's upper body.Perhaps it was because of Chen Zhuxia's indifferent demeanor and her terrifying killing aura that night, Qi Pingan's mother and daughter had an indescribable awe of her.

"No, I don't hate." Chen Zhuxia said indifferently, she didn't even know what the other person looked like, so how could she hate him?

Even if they don't abandon themselves, they might be worse off than they are now, so accept their fate calmly.Fighting is necessary, not resentment.

"Really?" Qi Ping'an asked incredulously.

"Really." Chen Zhuxia wanted to explain but was unable to speak. After a moment of silence, he still spoke: "My adoptive parents are very good to me, they are barren, and I have only one child in the family. One of them is a veteran and the other is a teacher , They are very honest and principled. They support me from school to university graduation."

Qi Ping'an was finally relieved, and the feeling of guilt and guilt in her heart was slightly relieved. She let out a long breath and said, "That's good. To be honest, it's much better than being at home. None of the four of us graduated from junior high school." Yes, I went out to work early to earn money for my younger brother—" Chen Zhuxia smiled, there are many such families, and she has seen many of them, she really can't imagine what she would have lived with her own temperament if she hadn't been abandoned day?Or, what character would I have in that kind of family?It is often said that character determines destiny, but in fact, doesn't fate determine character in turn?

The two talked a few more words, and the atmosphere became much more relaxed than in the morning, and they no longer looked like strangers.As the night darkened, Chen Zhuxia closed the door and went back to her room, continuing to guard Yuan Dingfang.She was so tired that when she was at the base, she couldn't rest assured to sleep.After another half day of running and worrying, now she locked the door and fell asleep.

In the middle of the night, Chen Zhuxia woke up suddenly.The room was still dark.But she felt strangely that someone was watching her.

She got up and got out of bed, fumbled for a match, struck a light, and lit a stub of a candle.The candle light illuminated everything in the house, and it also illuminated Yuan Dingfang on the other bed.

He actually woke up!Chen Zhuxia was taken aback, and there was a burst of ecstasy in his heart.

"Determine the formula—" she leaned forward.But only then did she see clearly that Yuan Dingfang's gaze was different from usual, it was still red, not the bloodshot red after a long time of sleeplessness, but a weird blood red, with some kind of bloody red flashing inside it. Daunting light.

"Determine the prescription," Chen Zhuxia called out.

Yuan Dingfang looked at her fixedly, as if confirming something, swallowing saliva in his throat from time to time, and grunting from time to time.

"Zhu Xia—" Yuan Dingfang called out tentatively.

"You scared me." Chen Zhuxia stepped forward with a smile, held his hand, and kept saying, "I took you to the survivor base, but they said that your disease is very special, and they asked me to take it You donate it, by the way, I also met a woman who looks very similar to me, she is my sister..." Chen Zhuxia rambled on and on, as if to pour out all the words accumulated these days.

Yuan Dingfang still looked straight at her, his eyes seemed out of focus.

"Zhu Xia, my mind is so messed up. I feel that something inside is about to overwhelm the original thing. I am very scared, afraid that I will no longer be myself." His voice was dry and weak.

"It's okay, you've had a fever a few times, and you'll be fine." Hearing what he said, Chen Zhuxia panicked for no reason, but she still comforted him softly with a calm expression on her face.

"Zhu Xia——" Yuan Dingfang suddenly stretched out his arms to hug Chen Zhuxia tightly, and Chen Zhuxia's body froze slightly. This was their first initiative to embrace.Although they had had physical contact before, it was out of necessity.Now, he took the initiative to hug her!
Yuan Ding said incoherently: "I'm sorry, Zhu Xia, don't be angry, I don't know what's wrong. This may be the last time. The things in my mind are almost drowned, soon. I'm afraid I won't recognize you anymore, what should I do? What should I do?" His voice became more and more urgent, more and more frightened, as if an extremely terrifying thing was grabbing him invisible.

"It's okay. Don't be afraid." Chen Zhuxia's heart became more and more flustered.

"Promise me one thing." Yuan Dingfang suddenly let go of his hand and looked at her fixedly.

"You said."

"If, if I become a zombie or something similar to a zombie, you must not be relentless and kill me immediately—"

"Don't talk nonsense, it's impossible." Chen Zhuxia interrupted him sharply.

"No, listen to me. Don't be soft-handed. Remember, hit me on the head and chop hard..."

"Your brain is burning and confused, just lie down and sleep for a while." Chen Zhuxia's heart was pounding, flustered and flustered.

"I beg you, please don't be soft-" Yuan Dingfang repeated these words unrelentingly.

(End of this chapter)