Bi Qiao'an lay weakly in the ice and snow, watching the heavy snow bury her alive. Thinking back to her three years of solitary survival in the apocalypse, her consciousness gradually blurred. ...
Nowadays, everyone is calm about the rain because the rainfall has been normal for the past few months, so some people are eager to try it out again.
Yu Shui, being the restless type, excitedly ran outside, stretched out his hand, and let out a howl the moment it touched the rain.
The expressions of the people following behind immediately changed. "What's going on? Unknown Number One is here again?"
Yu Shui stretched out his hand and wiped it on his clothes several times before saying, "This isn't rain, it's ice!"
The people behind him breathed a sigh of relief when they heard that it wasn't the Unknown No. 1, but they didn't quite believe Yu Shui's words. "What a joke, even if the rain is cold, it can't be ice cold."
When his hand touched the rain, he knew he was about to be proven wrong.
He imitated Yu Shui, rubbing his hands on his clothes until they weren't so cold before saying to the others, "It really is freezing. I think it's just that the ground temperature is still high, otherwise there would probably already be a thin layer of ice on the ground."
The people at the door looked at each other, unsure whether to believe it or not. Seeing their hesitant expressions, Yu Shui randomly grabbed a young man's hand and held it out into the rain, saying, "Feel it for yourself and see if we've lied to you."
Seeing the young man's expression change instantly, everyone knew that what the others had said was true, so they hurriedly ran back to report the news.
Of course, the same applies to water.
However, after he finished speaking, everyone's expressions remained indifferent. Yu Shui scratched his head and said, "Can't you guys give me some kind of reaction?"
"What kind of reaction do you get? Do you clap your hands and say, 'Wow, you're amazing!'"
"No, the rain and ice outside..."
"You're making a big fuss over nothing. These days, normal is the biggest abnormality!"
"Fine, I can't argue with you!" Yu Shui sat back down dejectedly, then took out her phone and started browsing Weibo.
Today, it's not just Shanghai that's cooled down; the entire Qinghua Kingdom has seen a drop in temperature, with the northernmost areas even reaching zero or ten degrees Celsius.
However, after Shen Yanming finished speaking to Yu Shui, he opened the weather forecast for Hai City. The current outside temperature is 5℃, and the expected low temperature will reach 1℃.
This temperature is quite different from the one he saw in the morning. He didn't expect the temperature to drop so suddenly in just one morning. Did the meteorological bureau not detect the cold air before?
Sigh, I don't want to think about it anymore. This world has already become a fantasy.
More than an hour later, it was time to leave work. Shen Yanming buttoned up Bi Qiaoan's mink coat, put his arm around her, and walked towards the garage.
As for the small quilt, it was put away in the closet, and I believe it will be used frequently in the future.
When the two men heard in the office that it was "ice" falling from the sky, they didn't take it seriously. But the moment the car drove out of the garage, they knew that this was no small matter.
It's probably because it's been raining for an hour or two, and the ground temperature has dropped quite low, so now there's a thin layer of ice covering the ground.
Because it's so thin, it's impossible to install snow chains, but the ground is very slippery due to the mixture of ice and water.
Shen Yanming could only slow down the car again and again, and in the end, he was moving forward like a tortoise.
However, this method has one advantage: it reduces the risk of skidding, thus ensuring safety, unlike other vehicles that could easily crash into other cars, people, or trees.
Indeed, the two witnessed several traffic accidents on the road, which were likely caused by excessive speeding.
When Bi Qiaoan got home, she felt that the air in the house was cold and damp, just like the time before the heating came on last year. If you didn't hide under the covers, you could feel the cold wind seeping into your bones.
Of course, that's a bit of an exaggeration, but it is indeed quite cold.
The two turned on the air conditioner, and then Shen Yanming told Bi Qiaoan to snuggle into the blankets.
Because the blankets were also cold, I put two hot water bottles inside beforehand to warm them up.
After settling Bi Qiaoan in, Shen Yanming went to the kitchen to prepare dinner. Although his cooking skills were average, he could still manage to make a balanced meal.
While Shen Yanming was preparing dinner, Bi Qiaoan picked up her phone and started browsing Weibo. The news she received was different from what Yu Shui had seen, because it was snowing in the northern city!
This is the first snowfall of 2260. In terms of timing, it's neither too early nor too late, but the temperature has dropped quite sharply. I wonder if people in the north can handle it.
However, these are not things that I can control.
After scrolling through Weibo for a while, Bi Qiaoan got bored and started watching a comedy movie. Before she finished watching it, Shen Yanming brought over the food.
They set up a lazy table, on which were stir-fried lettuce with shrimp, diced chicken with chestnuts, wood ear mushrooms with eggs, and crucian carp and tofu soup.
Bi Qiaoan smelled it, it smelled so good, and after tasting them one by one, she said, "I don't feel like I have the morning sickness that people talk about?"
Shen Yanming smiled and said, "Isn't it good that it's not here yet? Maybe it's because it's not the right time yet, maybe it's because you have a good constitution, or maybe it's because I added some ingredients when I cooked it."
"Added something? Spiritual spring water?"
"Hmm, otherwise, with my skills, how could it possibly smell so good?"
"Aren't you afraid we'll turn white after we eat this?"
"Have you forgotten that we already revealed during the day that the energy rain can turn white? Anyone who isn't stupid will try it."
Once those few people turn white, I believe more and more people will follow suit. Then we won't be the most outstanding two anymore.
"Okay, but we're not sure if we'll get tanned again after we've whitened our skin. If we do, then all our efforts will have been for nothing."
And I have to find a sunny day to get a tan again.
Shen Yanming thought for a moment and said, "Probably not. Every disaster before seems to have a warning sign; there are always some unusual things before it happens."
Just like the long drought before an energy rain, the meteor shower before a drought, or the dark clouds that linger for days before Unknown 1, etc.
The sunlight issue started after a rain shower, and today's rain is unusual too. Who knows, it might end this abnormal sunlight phenomenon soon.
Bi Qiaoan thought it made a lot of sense, nodded, and continued eating.
After finishing his meal, Shen Yanming remembered that Ji Kangyong hadn't replied to the message he sent that morning, so he said to Bi Qiaoan, "You rest first, I'll go find Ji Kangyong for a chat?"
Bi Qiaoan didn't want to stay home alone, but after struggling for a moment, she realized she couldn't leave her warm bed, so she nodded, "Then go and come back early!"
Shen Yanming kissed Bi Qiaoan on the forehead. "Don't worry, I'll come back after I've found out the details."
After Shen Yanming left, Bi Qiaoan continued watching the movie that was halfway through, to pass the time while she was home alone.