News reports repeatedly warned citizens not to go out unnecessarily, as organized mobs had already been seen looting supplies.
Wang Feifei was trapped at home and went hungry for four whole days.
For the first two days, she still had the energy to search for food:
A few grains of rice under the table, crumbs of cookies under the sofa, spoiled food in the kitchen waste...
She collected them all carefully, treating them like precious treasures.
Later, when even the scraps were gone, Wang Feifei could only ask her neighbors for help in the residents' group, hoping that the wealthier neighbors could spare a little bit of food.
Especially Aunt Yang, who lives on the sixth floor, is a friend of my mother for many years, and she even once wanted to recognize Wang Feifei as her goddaughter.
However, reality is cruel.
The wealthy residents of this neighborhood have long since developed heartless natures; the group chat was deathly silent…
Yes, how could someone who acquires wealth by exploiting ordinary people possibly have their humanity awakened by a disaster?
By the third day, the accumulated snow had damaged all the city's power cables. Although repairs were carried out, it also caused localized and prolonged power outages.
Wang Feifei couldn't find anything to eat at home. She was so hungry that she could only desperately drink tap water, drinking and drinking. The near-freezing water felt like a knife sliding down her throat, causing her stomach to cramp. She vomited as she drank...
By the fourth day, the intermittent power supply was gone, and the whole city was completely without power. The temperature dropped to minus 40 degrees Celsius, and the houses were like ice caves.
Even the tap water is frozen.
Wang Feifei was helpless and could only lie on the bed, waiting for death to come...
She didn't know when, but she heard the door open. Completely weak, she opened her eyes and saw Chu Xiang walk in with red eyes...
Hope ignited in Wang Feifei's eyes. After all, eight years of companionship had created a bond, even with a dog.
She struggled to open her dry, chapped lips and, with all her might, called out, "Chu Xiang..."
However, Chu Xiang was followed by a woman, and the two of them, starving, decided to take advantage of her...
These painful memories felt like they happened yesterday—the feeling of starving to death and being torn apart. Wang Feifei's stomach twitched.
The table was already laden with food, and she began to wolf it down. For someone who had experienced excruciating hunger, nothing was more comforting than swallowing.
This strange behavior drew furtive glances from the waiter and others. Tears welled in Wang Feifei's eyes, which she swallowed along with her rice...
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