Qin Yiren glared at Shen Yanming: "What are you saying?"
Ji Kangyong looked away somewhat awkwardly, his face flushed with embarrassment.
"Alright, I'll stop joking with you guys." Shen Yanming remembered what happened with Li Yueya before, and quickly stopped teasing her, changing the subject: "Tell me, what exactly happened?"
Qin Yiren scratched her head, seemingly unsure where to begin. After gathering her thoughts, she finally spoke after a long pause: "My face is a gift from Li Yueya."
Seeing that the others didn't disbelieve her, Qin Yiren continued, "I was swept to the same place as her. At first, I thought she was quite delicate and took good care of her. But later I realized that she was really ruthless, and I almost got hit."
She didn't go into details, only giving a general overview: "There was a group of us, including both the elderly and the young, but we weren't very united. One of the men took a liking to Li Yueya, and she initially refused, but later... she eventually gave in."
Compromise was one thing; after all, it was the apocalypse, and no one would laugh at her. But later, she... she turned ruthless, bewitching many young girls, leading them to submit to men just like her, all for a taste of meat.
"But do you know what kind of meat she ate? Ha, I wouldn't dare say!"
If it were just that, I wouldn't say anything. After all, everyone is selfish and needs to survive. But she actually reached out to Zhu Ranran for that man. If Director Zhu hadn't returned quickly, Ranran would probably be dead already.
My parents tried to stop it, but they were old and were quickly beaten to a pulp.
"Later we parted ways, but unexpectedly we met again in Xing City. Seeing how well she could get along with everyone, we originally wanted to pretend we were strangers, but she not only distorted the truth, but also incited her admirers to cause us trouble."
My face was scarred back then. If I hadn't been determined to die, I probably would have become those men's playthings too.
Qin Yiren spoke calmly, but her experiences deeply touched everyone present.
"How could she have become so wicked?" Ji Kangyong was somewhat incredulous. He never expected that the gentle and kind woman in his memory would become a demon on earth.
Qin Yiren scoffed, "Yes, how could such a pretty and delicate little white flower eat people? Her face is really deceiving!"
Bi Qiaoan patted Qin Yiren's hand to comfort her.
Qin Yiren shook her head: "I've gotten used to being tricked along the way. Everyone who hears us arguing subconsciously assumes I'm lying. Ha, it really is true that beauty is justice. I, Qin Yiren, was quite the beauty back in the day. If it weren't for her, I wouldn't be..."
Qin Yiren sighed deeply and didn't say anything more.
“That’s not what I meant. I don’t disbelieve you. I just feel that Li Yueya’s behavior is too different, making it hard to believe.”
Ji Kangyong explained somewhat flusteredly. He didn't know why, but he subconsciously didn't want the woman who stood up for him to misunderstand. Even though he already knew that her standing up for him wasn't entirely because of him.
Qin Yiren nodded and smiled, but didn't say anything. Ji Kangyong felt a little awkward, wanted to say something, but then kept quiet.
Shen Yanming did not blindly believe Qin Yiren's words, but in front of her, he still said, "The public security here in Haishi is good, and such a vicious incident will not happen again."
"Yes, that's right, I will protect you." Ji Kangyong's words successfully made the couple laugh.
Shen Yanming looked at him and said jokingly, "Well, I'll have to trouble you to visit Comrade Qin's residence more often from now on."
Ji Kangyong nodded and did not refuse.
"Alright, since you're here, let's eat at home. Old Shen and I just happened to have some finds, so we're going to have a good meal today."
"Huh? Didn't you give everything to that woman?"
Bi Qiaoan chuckled: "Hehe, that's only part of it. The bulk of it is still hidden in my old Shen's bag."
Upon hearing this, Shen Yanming knew what his wife was planning. He nodded: "Yes, she hid a wild rabbit, and a lot of wild vegetables and mushrooms."
"It's fine to give the rabbit to An'an and Nuannuan. We two adults are lucky to have wild vegetables and mushrooms." Ji Kangyong wasn't surprised that Shen Yanming could catch a rabbit, but he was too embarrassed to compete with the two little ones for food.
Only after he finished speaking did he realize that he had no right to make decisions for others, so he quickly tried to make amends: "Yi Ren is injured and needs to recover, so she should eat too."
Bi Qiaoan laughed when she heard this: "A rabbit has so much meat, enough for us to have a good meal."
An'an and Nuannuan hugged Ji Kangyong's arm and said, "Uncle Kangyong, let's eat together. Daddy's rabbit is so delicious."
Ji Kangyong's heart melted from the two little ones' pestering. He could only nod and say, "Okay, thank you, my two little darlings."
Qin Yiren watched their interaction with envy in her eyes.
"By the way, do you want to take a shower? It's quite convenient to shower here."
Bi Qiaoan knew that, apart from Area A, the houses in other areas didn't have bathrooms; they only had simple public bathhouses, which were always packed with people. Even in Area A, many buildings used communal bathrooms.
Ji Kangyong nodded: "Then I won't stand on ceremony." Anyway, he had a good relationship with Lao Shen and had often washed up at his house.
Qin Yiren was also somewhat tempted, but she didn't have any clean clothes. Seeing this, Bi Qiaoan said, "I have some old clothes here, if you don't mind..."
Qin Yiren quickly waved her hand: "I don't mind, I don't mind. I've been wearing this outfit for over a year." After saying that, she lowered her head somewhat embarrassed.
Bi Qiaoan didn't say anything, turned around and went into the bedroom. She took out a set of older clothes and a new pair of underwear from the closet.
"Hmm... this is the only new one; the rest are all ones I've worn."
Qin Yiren blushed as she accepted the gift, and said softly, "Thank you!"
Bi Qiaoan awkwardly touched her nose, thinking to herself, "This is all I can give you. Any more and I'll give myself away."
Ji Kangyong really wanted to say, "I do!" But reason kept him silent.
"Why don't you go first?"
"You go first, I take a long time to shower."
"You go first. It's perfect timing. I can go downstairs to get some water to boil, otherwise I'm afraid there won't be enough hot water."
Qin Yiren thought about it and then didn't refuse.
Bi Qiaoan carried the thermos into the bathroom, poured the hot water into a plastic basin, and also gave her a towel.
"There's no running water right now, everyone's in the same boat, so please make do. There's cold water in those two buckets, it was just filled today, feel free to use it."
Qin Yiren nodded: "It's already very good. This year, I didn't dare to take a bath outside much. I would just make do in the river or in the woods. I didn't feel safe at all. Having a small house to shelter me is already a great blessing."
"Okay, then take your time washing. If you run out of hot water, just call me."
"Okay, thank you!" Qin Yiren said, then closed the door.
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