"I was so busy I forgot, you should have called me. I'll keep some things outside from now on, just in case things happen like today."

"That's not a good idea. It's too hot outside, it'll spoil if we leave it there." Tian Tian thought for a moment and decided against it.

"Then should I put in some things that keep well, like biscuits and instant noodles?"

"That's fine."

Just as Li Xiao was about to take something out, Cheng Shaolin stopped her.

"Xiaoxiao, don't worry about that now, let's eat first, there's no rush."

"Oh, right, no rush, let's eat first."

Li Xiao and Tian Tian then looked at the beautiful Qiu, who was eating with great relish. Qiu raised an eyebrow and said, "You two keep comforting each other. I can eat more."

Li Xiao and Tian Tian both laughed and quickly grabbed their chopsticks to eat.

"You're dawdling even though there's food to eat. You two don't seem hungry at all." The beautiful Qiu looked at the two of them with a teasing smile, effortlessly putting them down.

The two buried themselves in their food, but the beautiful Qiu would sometimes launch attacks from all directions.

Cheng Shaolin watched the two eating obediently and smiled silently.

Just then, footsteps came from outside; it must be Meng Yang returning.

Just then, I saw Meng Yang and quickly invited him over for dinner.

"Uncle Meng, come and eat! Xiaoxiao was so busy today she forgot. You must be hungry."

Meng Yang didn't waste any words and sat down as soon as he came in.

"Oh, didn't Xiao Peng give me some cookies earlier? I'm not very hungry."

Li Xiao quickly apologized, "Uncle Meng, I'm so sorry. I was cleaning up the space and forgot the time, which is why you're still hungry."

Meng Yang waved his hand, "What's the big deal? Why make such a fuss over something? I just ate some cookies, so it's nothing. It's not like I've never suffered before, I'm not that delicate."

"No, there's food here now, I..."

"Sigh, you're overthinking it. No one can guarantee that there won't be any unexpected events at any time. It's normal for things to happen; we're not starving all the time. Besides, what haven't we experienced? We can't forget our roots just because we've had a few good days."

"Yes, Xiaoxiao. We can't forget what happened before. We went through tough times. Don't worry, it's okay if you forget the time in the future. Just leave some biscuits and instant noodles outside."

Okay, even the beautiful Qiu said so, so it would be pretentious for me to keep agonizing over it.

Thinking about it, I completely let go of my worries.

"Yes, that's a good idea to leave some things outside just in case."

Meng Yang chewed his food while nodding in agreement.

"I told you, you're overthinking it. You just like to overthink things."

Cheng Shaolin patted Li Xiao's head helplessly, feeling at a loss for what to do about Li Xiao's self-blame. It's good that they talked it out like this; even if a situation like today happens again, there's no need to worry.

"Hehe." Li Xiao turned her eyes to look at them, feeling a little embarrassed.

"Alright, it's good that we've talked it out. Everyone, please eat well."

"Okay, I understand. Let's eat." Li Xiao urged everyone to eat quickly.

Li Xiao felt a warm glow inside when she received so much recognition from her companions.

Have I forgotten the days I lived before? Is it because I've gotten used to the good life that I've started to forget the hardships I once endured?

Li Xiao chuckled, "You were careless."

No one mentioned it again, and everyone happily ate their meal. When there's good food, who would bother talking about unpleasant things?

After the meal, Li Xiao took out some cookies, instant noodles, potato chips, and even sunflower seeds from two large cardboard boxes.

"Let's put it here for now." Li Xiao placed the box in the corner for easy access.

"Wow, there are sunflower seeds too! I haven't had any in ages," Tian Tian exclaimed in surprise as she looked at the sunflower seeds in the box.

Li Xiao smiled faintly, "Take what you want to eat, but eating too much of this can cause internal heat."

"Hmm, it's okay, I'll just eat a little."

Tian Tian took a bag of sunflower seeds and shared it with Qiu Fengyu. These were for passing the time, so they couldn't be eaten too much.

Seeing that the group of people, having filled their stomachs, had nothing to do, Cheng Shaolin told them to take a walk in the hallway. They could kill zombies there and also see if there was anything they could collect.

And so, the group of people, having nothing else to do, excitedly rushed into the building.

Cheng Shaolin followed behind and couldn't help but chuckle.

Waiting is agonizing; it's better to find something to do.

Now is definitely not the time to slack off; a busy life every day is the right approach.

This residential area is next to the base, and everyone has long since left. There are hardly any residents left in the entire area, and there's nothing left either.

After running around, I've had a good workout, and even the last few zombies have been eliminated.

The neighborhood was completely clean. At 7 p.m., Li Xiao went up to the rooftop and watched the sunset gradually set.

The surrounding area was a vibrant orange-red, without a single cloud. The intense color filled half the sky, culminating in darkness.

Li Xiao sat on the small stool that had been brought up, looking up at the sky above.

The afterglow of the setting sun shone on my cheeks, and the orange-red color on my face looked like I had a face mask on.

The warm colors are exceptionally soothing; now, even the eyes are shimmering with color.

It's rare to have some free time to sit quietly, and I feel very relaxed and peaceful.

Cheng Shaolin followed her upstairs and sat down next to Li Xiao.

"Why did you decide to come up here?"

Li Xiao didn't look at him, but just stared at the sky, which was gradually changing color and darkening.

"No, I just wanted to come up and take a look."

Cheng Shaolin chuckled slightly. Was the little girl preoccupied with something?

"Do you feel any discomfort anywhere right now?"

Li Xiao tilted her head and looked at him strangely, "Why do you ask that?"

“You didn’t rest much after your car accident and kept running around. Then the apocalypse came, and you didn’t get any proper rest.”

Seeing Cheng Shaolin's brows furrowing, Li Xiao could only smile and say, "No, I'm perfectly fine. Besides, I have superpowers now, and my body has been enhanced, so what discomfort could I possibly feel?"

Cheng Shaolin thought about it and realized he had misunderstood.

"Okay, that's good. You can tell me anything, don't be shy."

Li Xiao happily nodded in agreement.

Cheng Shaolin was always able to comfort her with care and consideration, and Li Xiao understood this very well and appreciated it.

"Is something the matter? Can you tell me?"

Cheng Shaolin always felt that Li Xiao seemed to have something she was embarrassed to say, and sometimes she was very anxious.

It's normal to have worries. If you can't solve them yourself, you can tell him. Is it that you can't, or that you don't want to talk to him?

"Huh? No, nothing's wrong. Why do you ask?"

Li Xiao could only pretend to be stupid; there were some things she couldn't say right now.

"Really not?" Cheng Shaolin asked suspiciously.

Li Xiao smiled and shook her head, "Really, no, I'll tell you if there's anything."

Cheng Shaolin looked at Li Xiao for a while, and only gave up when he saw that she really had nothing to say.

However, I still want to add, "Yes, you can tell me anything, okay?"

Li Xiao smiled broadly and nodded in agreement to Cheng Shaolin.