Chapter 136: They found Su Yun and were going to send her back to the orphanage.
A strong smell of burning lingered in the hallway.
Lin Muyan didn't close the door to that room. Perhaps it was because the fire-type energy she released was too great, because even though the cold air at minus seventy degrees Celsius was desperately pouring into the door, the heat wave still lingered for a long time.
The neighbor next door was the first to sense something was wrong and pressed their ear against the door to eavesdrop on the sounds outside.
Seeing no movement, he slowly opened the door and poked out a shifty-eyed head.
The man was startled to see waves of heat emanating from the next room, but he still mustered his courage and quietly went out.
At first glance, the door next door was wide open, and you could see that the small room was filled with supplies!
The air was thick with the acrid smell of burning; the room seemed to have just been the site of a devastating fire, with burn marks on the floor and ceiling, but the three people were nowhere to be seen…
Lin Muyan began calling out Su Yun's name from floor to floor, attracting a lot of attention. However, everyone only dared to peek from inside the room, and no one dared to come out.
[I've never heard of this Su Yun before; it seems Lin Muyan's awakening has changed the plot.]
Who cares who she is? I think it's best not to meddle in other people's business during the apocalypse. Besides, how many cases are there of people being betrayed by their friends in dire straits? Human nature is the most complex and unpredictable thing.
Indeed, it's hard to say how far people will go in order to survive. I never thought only Shen Jiaojiao was capable of such a thing. Lin Muyan actually has moments of saintly compassion.
[No, Shen Jiaojiao's previous saintly heart was just an act; she is now...]
Lin Muyan looked at the comments on the screen, her expression unchanged.
She's a saint? If she is a saint, then the threshold for sainthood is far too low.
Su Yun is one of the few friends she can connect with quickly and warmly when they meet again, even if they haven't been in touch for a long time. They cherish each other's friendship.
Back in the Shen family, her adoptive parents would interfere with her friendships. She couldn't be close to people who were poor, and she couldn't befriend people without a good family background. She had to befriend people of high social standing.
At that time, she also felt that this was how it should be; when choosing a spouse, one should be of equal social standing, and the same should be true when making friends.
Later, while working at the welfare home, she met Su Yun, a very brave and determined girl.
She can clench her fists and fight like a boy, but she can also be gentle and meticulous like a girl. In front of her, you can be cheerful and optimistic, but in front of the children in the orphanage, you can be very composed, like an older sister or a mother.
Since she's here, she should at least meet him; otherwise, she'll feel uneasy.
As for the matter of her friend being stabbed, Lin Muyan was not worried that Su Yun would do such a thing; she was not that kind of person.
Even if the environment really does change a person, she's not stupid.
Just as Lin Muyan reached the top floor and called out to Su Yun, she heard the sound of a door opening behind her, followed by a hoarse voice of surprise.
"Mu Mu!"
Lin Muyan turned around, and Su Yun's beautiful but haggard face came into view, and her face lit up with joy.
Su Yun was very clever. During the first extremely hot weather, she sensed that such a mixed and chaotic place would produce vicious and wicked people.
She happened to know that the top-floor apartment was uninhabited year-round, so she hid there.
Lin Muyan followed her into the house. The room was bitterly cold, and apart from some old boxes, there wasn't even a bed.
Su Yun was delighted that Lin Muyan had come to see her, and quickly invited her to sit down. She then rummaged through one of the overturned, broken boxes and pulled out a bag of biscuits.
"Here you go, this is your favorite chocolate flavor."
Su Yun licked her chapped lips and curled up on the "bed".
Lin Muyan frowned as she looked at her living environment. Su Yun, being perceptive, smiled shyly and said:
"I moved here in a hurry, and I only had enough to bring these things up, but it's enough. The boxes are underneath, and the blankets are thick enough, so it's not cold at all."
Su Yun tried hard to appear not to be cold, but her purplish lips and pale face betrayed her.
Those hands were so frozen they were numb; even a simple finger bend was difficult and stiff to perform.
Lin Muyan quickly took off her down jacket and wrapped it around Su Yun.
"I don't want to, you should put it on quickly so you don't catch a cold."
Su Yun struggled to push him away, but Lin Muyan reached out and grasped her hands. In an instant, the icy touch made Lin Muyan's heart sink again.
"You wear it. I put on some heat packs, so my hands are warm, right?"
Lin Muyan told a lie to reassure her, and Su Yun hesitated for a moment before giving up.
The two chatted for a while longer. Lin Muyan didn't talk about what she had experienced. Su Yun didn't know much about her family anyway. Their friendship had nothing to do with those things.
Su Yun also recounted her experiences over the past few days. She grew up in an orphanage, was resilient, and had learned some martial arts, so ordinary people couldn't do anything to her.
This young lady is so thin; she looks like she hasn't eaten properly for days.
Some people make you feel at ease just by looking at them, and I think Su Yun is one of those people. She seems to have a kind of magic about her; just looking at her makes you feel comfortable.
Yes, yes, I feel the same way. Maybe we're in the same magnetic field, so we're attracted to each other.
[Why didn't I notice? I think this person is pretty pretentious. They're clearly cold but they're still being stubborn. Now they've put on Lin Muyan's clothes, haven't they?]
[Heh, is that what you call pretending? You're being way too sensitive.]
The comments section was already buzzing with arguments about Su Yun. Since they were unaware of her existence, Lin Muyan couldn't predict Su Yun's fate from the comments.
Lin Muyan thought for a moment and asked:
"What are you planning to do now? I'm worried about you being here alone. Do you want to go..."
Before she could finish offering the invitation, Su Yun said with a firm gaze:
“I plan to go to the director and the children. The welfare home has a basement with good security, and there is also an air-raid shelter next to it, which is suitable for hiding.”
Su Yun had originally planned to set off a few days ago, but she developed a fever at the crucial moment. Although the fever subsided, she was not eating enough and was not getting enough nutrition, so she did not regain her strength and did not go out despite her efforts.
Lin Muyan asked her, and Su Yun could tell that the other person wanted to invite her to go together, but Su Yun felt that she shouldn't trouble others. She had nothing, and going there might be a burden.
Moreover, an orphan like her, without parents, should have the self-awareness to not bother others.
The children at the orphanage are probably also hoping she'll go back.
Lin Muyan knew that Su Yun was strong-willed and had gone to great lengths to help the orphanage. Knowing that Su Yun would go back no matter what, she didn't force her.
"Alright, I'll take you back. The environment at your orphanage is really nice. Wait a moment, I'll get something for you."
Lin Muyan turned her back, pretending to reach into her pocket but actually reaching into her spatial storage and taking out a small bottle of Energy Cola.
She had already dug out quite a few of these energy drinks, and with nothing else to do, she repackaged the large bottles into smaller ones.
"Drink this, it will restore some of your strength. Let's set off immediately before it gets dark."
Su Yun wanted to refuse, but seeing Lin Muyan's firm gaze, her heart calmed down.
The taste was indeed that of cola. Su Yun didn't think much of it, assuming that Lin Muyan's talk of restoring strength was just about replenishing sugar.
Unexpectedly, the next second, a surge of power erupted from her body, and her condition instantly returned to its peak!
"Mumu, what's wrong with this cola...?"
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