The change happened in an instant.

Qiao An'an couldn't believe it. Ignoring the zombies that weren't completely killed beside her, she rushed to the iron fence, grabbed Ya Ya's hand through the fence, and said as if to Ya Ya, but also to herself, "This definitely wasn't a zombie bite. Ya Ya, tell Mommy quickly, this wasn't a zombie bite, right?"

Ya Ya is almost four years old.

Even the most clueless among them already understand what will happen if they are bitten by a zombie.

Although she was terrified of turning into one of those zombies wandering outside the prison, she remembered her mother's words: a child who lies is not a good child. She had promised her mother that she would be a good child, so she nodded seriously: "It was a zombie bite. I was bitten when I pressed the switch just now."

Qiao An'an already knew the answer, but when she heard Ya Ya say it herself, she still staggered.

After the divorce, Qiao An'an kept telling herself that even if she and her daughter were to depend on each other in the future, she would still make her daughter happy and fulfilled.

She hasn't even seen her daughter grow up yet, so how could her daughter be bitten by a zombie?

It's all her fault for not taking good care of Yaya.

Qiao An'an's tears flowed uncontrollably: "No...it can't be..."

In Ya Ya's memory, her mother never shed a tear, no matter how difficult things were. Whenever Ya Ya couldn't hold back her tears and cried uncontrollably, her mother would gently comfort her, saying, "Ya Ya, don't be afraid, Mom is here."

Four-year-old Yaya felt very sorry for her mother. She raised her little hand and wiped away her mother's tears haphazardly, mimicking her mother's tone as she said, "Mommy, don't be afraid, Yaya is here."

When everyone first noticed that Ya Ya's arm had been bitten, they were filled with shock and astonishment.

Now I see Ya Ya wiping away Qiao An'an's tears.

A strange sense of grief and regret welled up in my heart.

What a wonderful child.

To reach the switch, Ya Ya even climbed onto Da Hei's body, just so she could close the door in time to save everyone. Little Ya Ya and the cowardly Xia Lanlan were a stark contrast.

The more they compared them, the more they hated Xia Lanlan.

When the second iron gate opened, Li Jianguo was the first to rush in and grab Xia Lanlan by the collar: "Why didn't you press the button just now?!"

Li Jianguo was tall and strong.

Xia Lanlan, who is less than 1.6 meters tall, was unable to break free from Li Jianguo's tight collar.

She looked pleadingly at the sunken ship.

But Shen Zhou, who was usually kind and gentle to everyone, didn't even spare her a glance this time.

If Shen Zhou doesn't help her, then no one else will.

After failing to get help, Xia Lanlan simply gave up, saying, "Because I don't want to die!"

At this moment, Qin Chengguo climbed down from the outer wall with Chi Xiaoyu and Ye Jing. He rarely got angry, but this time he was really angry. He said coldly, "You don't want to die, so you neglect your duties and don't care about other people's lives?"

Everyone expressed their determination to severely punish Xia Lanlan.

Finally, Chen Zhou walked towards Qiao An'an, who was holding Ya Ya, and said, "We'll listen to your decision on how to deal with Xia Lanlan."

Qiao An'an, who was squatting on the ground, stood up after hearing Chen Zhou's words, holding Ya Ya, and turned to look at Xia Lanlan, who was in a sorry state and being held by Li Jianguo.

Xia Lanlan felt a little uneasy under Qiao An'an's gaze: "I didn't do anything. It was your daughter who insisted on going there. It has nothing to do with me. You can't blame me just because she was bitten. That's not fair."

There is no such thing as absolute fairness in this world.

Qiao An'an didn't want to waste time with Xia Lanlan. She wanted to spend her last moments with her Ya Ya. As she carried Ya Ya into the prison, she said to Chen Zhou and the others, "Xia Lanlan is right. Ya Ya being bitten has nothing to do with her, and I won't hold it against her. But she's a coward who almost put us all in danger. She's crossed our line and is no longer suitable to stay in prison. Prepare some food for her and give her a car to get out."

Xia Lanlan didn't want to go out. She was a weak woman, and even if she had a car and food, she might not be able to go very far.

She was about to beg for mercy.

Li Jianguo spoke before she could: "Giving you food and a car is already an extraordinary favor. If you say another word, I'll just throw you out."

Qiao An'an didn't care how Li Jianguo and the others threw Xia Lanlan out.

She carried Ya Ya into their cubicle without a second thought, leaving Chi Xiaoyu, Ye Jing, and Gu Bei, who were following closely behind her, outside: "It's dangerous inside, don't come in."

Chi Xiaoyu and the others wanted to say something.

Grandpa Gu stopped them, saying, "This might be the last time An'an and Ya Ya spend together. Let's give them some space."

Chi Xiaoyu and Ye Jing remained silent.

Gu Bei looked at the cubicle from behind the railing again and again before leaving.

Qiao An'an put Ya Ya on the lower bunk, took out a game console from her bag on the upper bunk, and handed it to Ya Ya: "Mom promised you that she would play this game with you when she had time. Let's play it now."

Ya Ya loves playing games. This game console was given to her by her older sister, Xiao Yu. However, her mother always limits her gaming time, saying that playing for more than half an hour will hurt her eyes. So she has never finished a game from beginning to end. Every time her mother takes the phone away from her, she promises to play the game with her when she has time, but her mother has never kept her promise.

When her mother suddenly told her that she would play the game with her, Ya Ya's eyes lit up, but she quickly realized, "Is Mom willing to play the game with Ya Ya because Ya Ya is about to die?"

Qiao An'an had already stopped crying, but Ya Ya's words made her choke up again: "No, it's that Mommy wants to stay with Ya Ya..."

Because of this incident, the atmosphere in the prison was very oppressive. No one spoke. Grandpa Gu silently made dinner and brought it to Qiao An'an and Ya Ya through the iron bars of their cubicles.

For dinner, Grandpa Gu specially made sweet and sour fish and braised pork ribs, which are Ya Ya's favorites.

Ya Ya is still a child, and even if she loves games, she can't resist getting sleepy.

Not long after finishing dinner, she started yawning, and her eyelids began to droop: "Mommy, Yaya is sleepy."

Qiao An'an washed Ya Ya's face and hands with warm water, and then carefully soaked Ya Ya's little feet before carrying her to bed. She then lay down next to Ya Ya, fully clothed, and said, "Go to sleep if you're sleepy. Mommy will stay with you."

The beds in the prison are wooden plank beds, about 80 centimeters wide.

This bed is a bit cramped for Qiao An'an and Ya Ya. Qiao An'an used to sleep on the top bunk. Ya Ya hasn't slept in the same bed with her mother for a long time. When she heard her mother say that she would sleep with her, she happily hugged her mother's neck and said, "Okay."