Chapter 159
Ji Wan returned upstairs carrying a bag full of food.
As expected, everyone exclaimed in surprise. The teenagers who had not eaten a full meal for two days all came over to look into the bag.
"There are fish balls and beef balls!"
“And sausage and ham!!”
"Wow, wow, wow, my stomach is starting to get hungry. Sister Yun is such a kind person."
"Who among us can cook? How about we cook some hot pot? I just found some hot pot ingredients in the kitchen."
"...Hey! Don't be so outrageous. What if the monsters outside smell the scent and come looking for us?"
"Don't be afraid, we are so high up here. Even if the monsters come, with so many of us, can't we defeat them? I will show you how to hold the pass with one man and keep ten thousand men at bay!"
"Then...how about cooking hot pot?"
Ji Wan was also a little eager to do something. Several students looked at each other, and finally they all laughed at the same time.
"Cook! What are young people afraid of these days? It's just zombies. I'm not even afraid of ghosts! Even if I die, I have to eat a full hot pot today before I die!!"
"Hurry, hurry, hurry, go check if there are any vegetables in the refrigerator. If my mom knew I lost 5 kilograms in two days, she would be so heartbroken!"
Without asking for the opinions of the remaining "adults" in the room, the seven students rolled up their sleeves and began to work, working enthusiastically.
It seems that it is not affected by the shadows of doomsday and zombies at all.
Ji Wan took out a handful of relatively fresh green onions from the refrigerator and squatted in front of the trash can to take care of them slowly. From time to time, he tilted his head to look at the classmates who were crowded and noisy in the kitchen, his eyes slightly curved.
There is a gentle smile in his eyes, but also deeper sadness and hatred hidden inside.
In two days, military rescue will arrive in this area, not far from the university town and residential areas.
In two days, she will no longer be the owner of this body.
Ji Wan didn’t know why she had the chance to start over again. She even wondered if all this was just a dream that would be difficult to wake up from.
But she always remembered the turning point of her and everyone's fate, and when that day in the previous life came, she would definitely leave early.
Ji Wan gently stroked the teardrop-shaped jade pendant hanging with a red string around his neck with his fingers stained with a little mud, his eyes slightly gloomy.
"Xiao Wan! What are you daydreaming about?" Her roommate Du Qing smiled and waved his hand in front of her eyes. Seeing that she had come to her senses, he pointed at the scallion in her hand and said, "If you keep pulling it, the scallion whites will all end up in the trash can."
Ji Wan lowered her head and saw that she had peeled the green onions until only a few scallions were left.
The kitchen was given to the boys who claimed to be top chefs, and Du Qing simply squatted beside them and helped them peel garlic.
Two girls were squatting beside the trash can, busy with their work and chatting in low voices.
Du Qing was a very outgoing and resolute girl. At this moment, she lowered her head and looked a little lonely. She sighed sadly, "I don't know how my parents are doing now..."
Everyone went to school far away from home. After the end of the world began, some received calls from their families, while others called home but their calls were never answered.
It is true that they are happy and cheerful, but it is also true that they miss and worry about their family.
Ji Wan knew that Du Qing's parents later went through untold hardships and dangers all the way from a safe base in another city to a safe base near Lan City. On the way, her mother gave the remaining food to Du's father, asking him to find his daughter no matter what.
But when Mr. Du arrived at the safe base in a emaciated state, he only learned the tragic news that Du Qing was trapped and killed by zombies while searching for supplies the day before.
Ji Wan didn't dare to imagine how remorseful and desperate Uncle Du felt at that time.
She knew that the person occupying her body did it on purpose.
She played with people's hearts, pushing all those who were originally kind and gentle into the abyss of despair, making those who were originally selfish and vicious hold high positions, and making innocent people the martyrs of this catastrophe. Blood, corpses, monsters, and all the despair, hatred, and resentment they generated... all the negative emotions were the nutrients that her soul needed to absorb.
At the beginning, Ji Wan could occasionally fight with that person for control of the body, but as time went on, she became more and more helpless.
Ji Wan thought he was going to lose his soul.
But that woman did not let go of all her relatives and companions, nor did she let go of her.
Ji Wan's soul was forcibly suppressed in his body. He watched through that woman's eyes how she tortured her friends, relatives and classmates, how she made innocent people struggle desperately and then resolutely slash their loved ones with knives, and how she turned this beautiful world of rivers, mountains and rivers into an endless abyss of hell from which there would be no escape.
Ji Wan had to watch it and didn't dare not to.
But the more she watched, the deeper her hatred grew.
But this hatred can make that woman even stronger.
Ji Wan originally thought that even if he was reborn, he would definitely become a psychologically twisted monster because of the torture in his previous life.
But she discovered despairingly and sadly that she had not turned into a monster.
She is still the Ji Wan who would run hand in hand with her classmates, laugh and play with them, and who has hope in her heart and wants them to work hard to survive.
Even today, she is still a useless child who, when she sees other people's mothers, her eyes will turn red and she will cry like other children because she misses her own parents.
Ji Wan thought of Du Qing's short, painful and desperate life in her previous life, smiled at her with crescent eyes, and said softly: "Don't worry, isn't your father a Taekwondo coach? He will definitely protect your mother well, and then find a way to find you."
"As long as they are safe, that's enough." Du Qing said helplessly: "I would rather they didn't take the risk to come to me. There is a city between us. It's so chaotic now. They should just take care of themselves. It's a pity that the Internet is down now, and they can't contact their families at all."
As she spoke, she took the green onions from Ji Wan's hand and handed them to her classmates in the kitchen along with the garlic she had peeled.
On the balcony, Gu Jiangan was pulling his mother, frowning and asking her not to say such things to Yun Jinshu again next time.
"What did I say? Did I say something wrong?" The old lady raised her voice, angry that her eldest son did not understand her.
Then in a blink of an eye, she started crying again and said how difficult it was to raise the three siblings, saying that they had no conscience, and now the eldest child was missing.
However, when she said the following words, she deliberately lowered her voice, and the noisy teenagers didn't hear what she said at all.
Gu Jiangan felt helpless when being blamed. Gu Jiangxin and Gu Jiangyuan, who were helping with cooking, secretly hid further away, fearing that they would be affected again.
Anyway, they were embarrassed enough last time, so they won't interfere again this time no matter what.
Let the old lady and eldest brother settle the dispute among themselves. After all, it is better for me to let my fellow Taoist die than for myself.
Downstairs, Yunmian smelled the increasingly strong aroma of the hot pot, swallowed her saliva cowardly, turned her head and looked at her mother eagerly.
Mom, Xiangxiang, I'm hungry~
Yun Jinshu smiled and ruffled her hair, and said softly, "No, even if we cook it ourselves, Mianmian can't eat something this spicy."
Yunmian: “…”
Why!
Just eat it!
The stubborn child stood on the balcony with his mouth wide open looking up, trying to swallow all the fragrance coming down from upstairs in one breath.
This way you can taste all the aroma and flavor!
Smelling it is equivalent to eating it!
Yun Jinshu was amused by her daughter and felt that her daughter looked pitiful with her face tilted up to eat air. After thinking about it, she found the remaining ingredients and prepared to make a non-spicy clear soup hotpot for Yun Mian to satisfy her craving.
Moreover, after eating hot pot this time, I don’t know when I can eat hot pot again. Yun Jinshu does not treat children harshly when it comes to food.
But before she could do anything, there was a gentle knock on the door.
Through the door, a girl's cheerful voice rang out: "Sister Yun, we cooked hot pot and brought some to you and Tangtang."
Yun Jinshu opened the door and saw Ji Wan, who had just been there, standing outside. Next to him was Gu Jiangyuan, whose face was a little embarrassed and slightly red.
Yun Jinshu's eyes darkened slightly when she saw Gu Jiangyuan. Seeing this, Gu Jiangyuan quickly whispered, "Sister-in-law, no, I don't mean any harm. I just came down with Xiaowan to deliver food because I was afraid she would be unsafe alone."
Ji Wan noticed the atmosphere between the two of them. Thinking of his previous life, he felt a little annoyed that the group of foodies upstairs pushed Gu Jiangyuan out in order to grab the hot pot.
But she still tried to smooth things over, handed the bowl in her hand to Yun Jinshu, and said with a smile: "Sister Yun, thank you for the food you gave us. Li Huan specially blanched some non-spicy dishes and saved them for you and Tangtang, so you don't have to work hard to cook anymore."
Gu Jiangyuan also nervously handed over the other bowl in his hand.
Yunmian hid behind her mother and looked at the two people outside the door. After her mother brought the bowl, she came to the door and said to Ji Wan happily, "Sister, I'm not Tangtang anymore~"
Ji Wan half-knelt in front of her, so Yun Mian leaned over and whispered in her ear, thinking it was a very quiet voice: "My mother changed my name. My name is Yun Mian, which means clouds and cotton. Isn't it very nice? I like this name very much~"
Every word and every tone of the child's voice is full of boasting and pride.
The warm breath fell on the earlobes, which was a little itchy. Ji Wan couldn't help laughing when he heard Yun Mian's boasting. He also imitated Yun Mian's actions and deliberately answered her in a low voice: "I think it sounds good too. Clouds and cotton are both super gentle and super comfortable things, just as good as cotton!"
Yunmian: “!!!”
This sister is good! She knows how to praise!
There was a hint of unconscious admiration in Yun Mian's eyes when she looked at Ji Wan.
She was so happy that she couldn't help but jump twice, then reached out and gave the little sister a big bear hug, rubbing her sister's cheek, her cheeks flushed with excitement: "Sister, you are so awesome! I like you so much, I want to be a college student as awesome as you in the future!"
My sister is so good at complimenting. Are all college students so good at complimenting? Then Mianmian also wants to be a college student, and then learn many, many cool words, and say different compliments to mom every day when she goes home!
Ji Wan: “!!!”
What is it like to be hugged by a sweet and soft child? !
What is it like to have your cheek rubbed by a cute kid? !
It doesn’t matter if you don’t know, I understand!
It's the impulse to pack up the child and take him/her away on the spot, and the healing satisfaction that makes your heart become soft and tremble slightly when poked!
Before the door was completely closed, Ji Wan was still immersed in the joy of being healed by the child, until she turned around with a dizzy smile on her face and met a face that was not so happy and even a little depressed.
Ji Wan: “…What’s wrong?”
She asked subconsciously, then suddenly reacted.
Mianmian is no longer called Tangtang, she has changed her name to her mother's surname.
But so what?
After experiencing such a desperate previous life, the reason for Gu Jiangyuan's loss at this moment seemed nothing to her, and even a bit hypocritical.
However, she would not say anything to comfort Gu Jiangyuan, nor would she deliberately say anything hurtful.
Because in Ji Wan's eyes, Yun Mian and Yun Jinshu have nothing to do with the Gu family and are independent individuals.
As for whether the Gu family can let it go sooner, who cares? When they are on the verge of life and death, they will naturally let it go.
The Gu family is neither particularly bad nor good. In their previous life, they were tortured by that woman and became enemies. Except for Gu Jiangan, none of the remaining three people can live well.
Later, Gu Jiangan became a plaything in the hands of that woman. He had no dignity and lived like a destitute dog. In the end, he still tried to find an opportunity to deal a fatal blow to that woman, but unfortunately, that woman had a space container. All his careful planning only led to his own death in the end.
So in this life, Ji Wan didn't have a good impression of the Gu family, but he didn't reject them too much either.
We are like ants who choose to stick together just to survive. We don’t even know whether we will live or die, so where do we get the energy to care about other people’s private affairs?
She and Gu Jiangyuan prepared to go upstairs through the fire escape.
However, the moment his eyes touched the wall, Ji Wan was stunned.
It is now eleven o'clock. The bright light from outside the window shines in, illuminating the white walls and the mottled bloodstains.
There was a fight here.
Someone was injured and there was a lot of blood.
So much so that at least at the moment of being injured, the blood spurting out when the blood vessels in the body burst was enough to splash enough blood spots on both walls of the corridor.
"What are you looking at?" Gu Jiangyuan had already walked up the stairs when he suddenly realized that there were no footsteps behind him, so he turned back and waited for Ji Wan, who had stopped there for some reason.
Ji Wan was awakened, shook his head at him, and said softly: "Nothing, let's go up first."
But before leaving, she couldn't help but looked back at the bloodstains on the wall again.
Along the way, they saw too much blood and corpses. It was not very bright when they arrived in the morning, so Ji Wan did not notice anything, and neither did the others. Even if they did, they probably thought it was bloodstains left by zombies.
But Ji Wan is different.
This is her second rebirth.
She knew that there was actually another family living upstairs in Yunjin Bookstore.
She knew that the woman had trained her zombie daughter into an obedient dog that feared its master.
...It's just that the original memory has faded a little after so many years, and coupled with the butterfly effect after his rebirth, some things that Ji Wan didn't remember so clearly were suddenly awakened by the bloodstains on the wall.
There should still be people living on the floor where they are living now.
A woman in her late forties.
And a sixteen-year-old girl who had long since turned into a zombie and even had some mental abilities, and was trained by a woman to be able to understand some simple commands.
The woman who occupied his body knew very well how invincible the so-called spiritual springs and plants in the space container were to zombies, but she still pretended to be soft-hearted and kind, and fed the spiritual springs to the girl zombie who had been under the perverted control of her mother for many years. Even after it grew up and gained new intelligence, it still could not escape the control of the woman.
But can the butterfly effect of my rebirth spread so quickly from school to here, and even affect the future all at once?
Why was there supposed to be a room with one person and one zombie in the previous life, but this time it became an empty room with no one living in it?
Ji Wan returned upstairs and looked at the house number that did look somewhat familiar in his memory. Thinking of the bloodstains downstairs, a very bold idea suddenly emerged in his mind.
Perhaps, there are other people who have the same strange experience as me?
If not, is it a different but similar parallel universe?
Or maybe there were some other changes this time, which caused some developments after the apocalypse to be different from those in the previous life.
Does that prove that it is possible for me to escape my original fate?
Doesn't this prove that the friends, classmates, and relatives around him, as well as the many innocent people who were persecuted by that woman, will no longer repeat the ending of the previous life?
Ji Wan walked to the door and looked at her classmates who were sitting together in the room eating. Her face turned pale. She raised her hand to cover her heart which was pounding because of some guess. The moment she entered the room, she couldn't stop trembling all over.
"Xiao Wan, are you okay?" Her classmates soon noticed that something was wrong with her. They all put down their bowls and chopsticks and came over worriedly.
Ji Wan looked at everyone who even put down their meals, and for a moment he leaned back, finally understanding why they had been deceived by that woman in their previous life.
College student, jobber...
Naive, soft-hearted, simple, easier to deceive than an elementary school student!
Primary school students know not to accept food from strangers, but they happily made hot pot with the food...
If they knew that Yun Jinshu downstairs might have killed someone, would they still be able to eat this meal?
After Ji Wan was helped by them to sit down, he looked at the familiar faces and couldn't help but close his eyes in despair.
Yes, not only can you eat, but you can also lie down while eating, and then continue eating after lying down, trying to be full.
Ji Wan: “…”
Forget it, destroy it.
While thinking about his classmates' "stupid behavior", Ji Wan picked up his chopsticks and joined the group that was picking up beef balls.
Never mind! He wasn't a good person anyway, it's better for him to die. After he dies, fewer people will suffer, which is obviously a good thing!
Besides, since we’re here and the food has been cooked, wouldn’t it be a waste not to eat it?
Wasting food in the apocalypse will lead to being struck by lightning, right?!
"Qingqing, I want to eat that sausage!" Ji Wan quickly figured it out and regained his energy.
Du Qing was eating without even raising his head. Upon hearing this, he stretched out his chopsticks and accurately grabbed a piece of sausage in front of the boy, dipped it in the spicy red oil from the hot pot, and put it into Ji Wan's bowl.
By the way, he also took some time to put some more meat in Ji Wan's bowl, for fear that Ji Wan, who had thin arms and legs and was weak, would not be able to get any food and would go hungry.
This action caused more fighting among the boys, and the meal was like going to a battlefield.
Old Mrs. Gu, who was also sitting at the table, really didn't eat much.
Her teeth were not very good, and the hot pot base was very spicy. After the meal, her stomach hurt before she was full. In the end, she could only eat a small bowl of white rice with the vegetables in boiled water.
Downstairs, Yunmian smacked her lips and sniffed the spicy aroma in the air. She looked at the bland dish in front of her, stared at her mother with a bit of resentment, and sighed.
Yun Jinshu: “…”
The mother ignored her completely.
Yun Mian was unyielding and continued to sigh, one after another, making a plain sigh sound winding and round.
Yun Jinshu put down his chopsticks, suppressed his laughter, and tapped the back of the child's hand seriously: "Why are you sighing? Do you know that it's not good for children to sigh?"
Yun Mian held her face with her hands and stared at her mother for a while, then pursed her lips and said, "Whatever you adults say is what it is. Anyway, nothing we children do is right. Anyway, you adults bully children because they are ignorant and no one will expose you for talking nonsense..."
The child looked aggrieved and began to mutter to his mother: "Children cannot eat spicy food, children cannot sigh, children cannot climb high, and children cannot go out to play alone..."
After counting them one by one, the child couldn't help but ask, "Mom, why can't you wait until I grow up and then give birth to me? Being a child is not good at all. I want to be an adult!"
As an adult, she can do all the things that children can't do~
Yun Mian's doubts made Yun Jinshu silent.
She looked at her daughter's listless yet hopeful appearance, thought for a moment, took the small bowl in front of her in the face of the little girl's incredulous gaze, and said gently: "Since Mianmian doesn't like it, then mom will help you eat it. If you are hungry in the afternoon, I won't care about you."
A decisive blow.
Yunmian hugged the bowl in panic, her eyes widened as she angrily accused: "Mom! I'm going to sue you for bullying a child! If you don't give me food, the police will arrest you!"
Yun Jinshu responded by continuing to reach for her small bowl.
Yunmian: “…”
"Okay, okay! I was wrong, I'll eat it!" The child was so angry that he wanted to cry. Now he didn't complain that the dishes were not fragrant or spicy enough. He held the small bowl tightly like a baby, pinched the spoon and tried to shovel food into his mouth, filling his cheeks until they were bulging.
"Do you want me to call the police for you?" Yun Jinshu asked "kindly".
Yun Mian tried to shake her head pitifully, with great determination, not looking threatened at all.
She was just saying this to scare her mother, but her mother really wanted to take her bowl away!
I'm so angry. Adults can be so unreasonable. When will I grow up and act so unreasonably?
The unreasonable Yun Jinshu withdrew his hand, and finally had a relatively quiet lunch.
The system squatted in the flowerpot and looked for a long time, and finally came to the conclusion: Sometimes it is useless to reason with a child with a strange way of thinking like the host. You should just address the problem directly. If you don’t want to eat, take away the food; if you don’t want to drink water, take away the water; if you don’t want to sleep, you are not allowed to sleep.
However, only the biological mother can cure Yunmian. No matter who tries, it will not have the same effect.
System: I learned it, but I didn’t learn it completely.
I already owe you 10 chapters! So I'll start updating on the 10th. No one will be home by then, so I can calm down and write.
Thanks to the little angel who irrigated the nutrient solution:
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10 bottles of Orange Fatty and Suifeng Ranran;
Super Lucky Der, Bu Xiong is not a little bear, Hurricane Pumpkin Lantern, Dani, Jiu Yan 1 bottle;
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