Chapter 16 It Finally Rained
A loud thunder sounded, purple lightning streaked across the sky, and raindrops connected into lines, falling straight to the ground with a dull sound.
After a while, the rain became heavier, mist appeared in the air, and the sky and the earth were gray.
"The rain is finally coming."
Seeing the rain slanting into the store and wetting the white floor tiles, Xia Yan hurried forward to close the door and turn on the light.
When I turned around, I saw Xiongxiong walking towards me with a mop in his arms.
Xia Yan hurriedly moved aside.
It is her blessing to have a dedicated employee like Xiongxiong.
She went back behind the cash register and found that it was only 4 p.m. and several customers were in their rooms and probably wouldn't come downstairs.
She ran back to her room, took out the small milky white round table from the living room, placed it in the hall, and took out a thin blanket.
I ordered a pot of hot floral tea and a small low-calorie cake in the food court.
Xia Yan lay in the rocking chair, covered his legs with a thin blanket, and drank a sip of hot tea comfortably to drive away the discomfort brought by the humid air.
The weather in this doomsday is extremely hot when it is hot, and extremely cold when it rains.
When she was younger, she had her legs drenched by a rainstorm. Since then, whenever it rains, her right ankle feels swollen and uncomfortable as if it were soaked in cold water.
Xia Yan likes rainy days very much. Whether it is the dripping sound of raindrops or the slightly fishy smell of soil, they all make her feel peaceful.
She picked up the cake on the small plate, scooped a spoonful and put it into her mouth. The cream was delicate and sweet to the right degree. The round blueberries with a little white frost exploded between her lips and teeth with a light bite.
This was the scene Li Ru saw when he walked into the hall.
She rubbed her eyes, unable to believe that the female boss was eating cake!
He looks about the same age as her, but has such extraordinary abilities.
How come there are really God’s favorites in the world?
Countless people broke their heads and bled, and even sacrificed their lives for a bite of food, while she lay comfortably with countless supplies in her hands?
It’s really unfair!
Li Ru looked down and saw her tattered clothes and shoes, and bit her lower lip in embarrassment.
She had originally planned to ask the female boss if she had any clean clothes for sale, but after this setback, she wanted to go back and lick her wounds...
Xia Yan looked at Li Ru's reflection in the glass, took a sip of hot tea, and was a little curious why an ordinary person like her was running here instead of staying in the room.
After taking in her expression, Xia Yan found it a little funny. This girl has a lot on her mind.
In the end, Li Ru didn't say anything. He turned around angrily and walked back with heavy steps.
Xia Yan withdrew his gaze, lowered his eyes, and his long eyelashes hid the expression in his eyes.
After finishing the last bite of cake, she lay back down and pulled the blanket up to her neck.
I lay there feeling warm all over and watched the rain for a while. The monotonous sound of raindrops was the best hypnotic music.
She is a little sleepy.
I yawned and saw that the night was getting darker and the rain was not getting any lighter. The sky was pitch black and only the occasional purple lightning that flashed across it could illuminate it.
"Xiongxiong, I'm going to sleep now. Thank you for your hard work in guarding the door."
Xiongxiong stood by the wall, and it was unclear where his black eyes were focused.
Xia Yan instructed Xiong Xiong to fold the blanket and put the recliner and small round table aside. She took out a long U-shaped lock and walked to the door, ready to lock it.
A pale hand grasped the doorknob.
"Wait." The voice was extremely hoarse, as if it had been smoked by fire.
Xia Yan looked in the direction the person came from and saw that it was a woman.
She was wearing a worn black sportswear that was soaked by the heavy rain and wrapped tightly around her body, with strands of her ear-length hair sticking to her cheeks.
His lips were pale from lack of blood and tightly pursed, and his overly thin face made his cheekbones protrude high.
But his eyes were firm and sharp.
At this moment, he was staring at Xia Yan without blinking.
Xia Yan paused, put on his standard smile again, removed the door lock, and opened the door to welcome the guest.
"Please come in, guest."
The woman quickly glanced at Xiong Xiong standing nearby, her eyes filled with deep vigilance.
There was no other way. She couldn't find a suitable place to stay outside. Suddenly, she saw the signboard here was on. She tried her best to escape and had no choice but to take a gamble.
Xia Yan saw her standing still at the door, with a strange dark circle on the soles of her feet, and she understood a little.
"Please rest assured, our shop is absolutely safe."
The woman nodded and walked in with somewhat stiff movements.
Xia Yan took her to the checkout counter and gestured for her to look at the sign above where all the rules were clearly written.
She didn't put up the sign just for decoration.
After waiting patiently for 5 minutes, the woman took out a second-level crystal core from her pocket and exchanged it for points.
"Guest, this is the room card for room 103. If you haven't eaten yet, you can buy a boxed lunch from the lunch machine in the back. There's also a water dispenser next to it, providing hot and cold water. You get one point for each cup."
The woman still had that expressionless look on her face, but her feet were obviously unsteady when she walked.
Xia Yan, standing behind the cashier, saw that she had taken out three boxes of lunch and was about to take more. He frowned slightly and reminded her, "Guest, just enough for tonight. Breakfast will be served on the second floor tomorrow morning, and there are lunch boxes for sale at the lunch machine all day long."
Hearing this, the woman paused for a few seconds, but her hands did not stop and took away two more boxes of lunch.
He said stiffly, "I have a big appetite."
Xia Yan smiled playfully, "Guest, there will be a penalty for wasting. I don't think you would want to experience a day trip among a pile of level 5 zombies."
Hearing this, the woman's breathing became heavier. She looked directly at Xia Yan and said seriously, "I'm very hungry. I can finish all of this. It won't be wasted."
Xia Yan looked back calmly.
——
The woman's expression was clear and resolute, without a trace of lies.
After a while, Xia Yan retracted his sharpness and returned to his kind smile.
“We hope our guests will enjoy their stay in our hotel.”
The woman breathed a sigh of relief, her tense body relaxed, and she felt a slight stinging pain in the wound on her leg.
She had to replenish her energy and repair her wounds quickly, because there was a mutant in the opposing team who was good at tracking.
She couldn't continue to be exposed.
She tried to raise the corners of her mouth to express her kindness, but after being in dire straits for so long, she had forgotten what a smile was.
The woman quickly gave up, regaining her expressionless face, and said in a hoarse voice, "Stay here for a week."
"Okay." Xia Yan asked her to pay the six-day room fee. "Go down the corridor, there's a bathroom on the left. You can wash up."
The woman walking in the corridor turned her head slightly and nodded in thanks, the tip of her nose on her pale face was straight and upturned.
Xia Yan sat behind the cashier and waited patiently for a while. Seeing that there were no other guests staying at the hotel, he quickly locked the door and turned off the lights.
The lights in the corridor are on all night, and since there is no private bathroom in the single room on the first floor, you need to walk through the corridor to the shared bathroom.
Xia Yan heard the sound of water coming from the bathroom and walked over to take a look.
It turned out that Li Ru was washing her dirty clothes in the sink.
She was wearing a vest and shorts, and rubbed her coat and pants over and over again. The originally clear water turned black in an instant.
Xia Yan silently watched the clean white washbasin become full of stains, frowning tightly.
But she said nothing and turned back to her room.
"System, is there a cheaper washing machine?"
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