"I'm sorry, Ruan Tian. We were wrong before. We treated you so badly. I hope you can forgive me."
At this moment, Jing Xuan's face no longer showed any disgust. She walked to Ruan Tian's side, ignoring her ruined manicure, and said with a smile:
"Since you were brought back by Mao, you are our friend. Why don't you come home with us? There's a spare room in our house that you can stay in."
Upon hearing this, Ruan Tian looked at Jing Xuan with some suspicion. Why did her attitude suddenly change so quickly?
Not long ago, he seemed to be about to devour Ruan Tian.
But looking at it now, putting aside whether or not they actually eat Ruan Tian, it all feels like a hypocritical pretense.
Xu Li walked up to Jing Zhenxu at this moment, gently placed her hand on Jing Zhenxu's shoulder, and said with a smile:
"Mao, I hadn't seen you for several days and I was worried that you had encountered some danger outside. I can finally rest assured that you are safe and sound."
When Jing Zhenxu heard Xu Li's voice, he sneered and released Jing Yunping, who was almost scared to death.
"Of course you don't want me to die. What will happen to this family if I die? Who will take care of you bunch of good-for-nothings?"
Jing Zhenxu's words were too explicit, making Xu Li feel particularly uncomfortable.
But for the moment, she couldn't think of a better way to refute it.
Because everything Inoko said was true.
Without Jing Zhenxu, how could this family of useless superpowers possibly survive so comfortably in the apocalypse?
So no matter how uncomfortable Xu Li felt, she could only try to suppress it.
"You're wrong to say that. Mao, we've lived together for so many years. As your aunt, I'm naturally happy to see you come back safe and sound."
Over the years, anyone with eyes can see what Xu Li has really been to Jing Zhenxu.
The Jing family never treated Jing Zhenxu as a person; they treated him entirely as a useful object.
Jing Zhenxu turned to look at Xu Li, her expression too cold, her gentle eyes completely filled with blood red, making her look extremely bloodthirsty and violent.
This is Ino's second personality.
Ruan Tian noticed that something was wrong with Jing Zhenxu. She carefully approached him, gently took his wrist, and whispered:
"What’s wrong with you?"
Jing Zhenxu originally wanted to shake off Ruan Tian's hand, but for some reason, her heart softened immediately upon hearing Ruan Tian's voice.
He didn't shake off Ruan Tian's hand, but let her hold it like that.
"I'm fine."
Jing Zhenxu closed his eyes briefly, and when he opened them again, the bloodlust in his pupils had disappeared, replaced by his usual docility.
Seeing that Jing Zhenxu had returned to her usual self, Xu Li finally breathed a sigh of relief.
"Now that we've cleared up our misunderstandings, why don't we go home together? Besides, Mao hasn't been home for several days; she must be exhausted."
Originally, this statement was meant to give each other a way out.
But Jing Yunping was truly an idiot; he completely failed to understand his mother's meaning. Instead, he got up from the ground, pointed at Jing Zhenxu's nose, and started cursing:
"Mom! You saw it yourself, Jing Zhenxu hit me! How dare he hit me!"
Jing Zhenxu has lived in the Jing family for so many years, but she never has a room of her own.
Therefore, he was very clear about his position in the Jing family.
Jing Yunping also looked down on his older brother, who was better than him in everything, and ostracized Jing Zhenxu at home.
So when he came to his senses and realized that Jing Zhenxu had actually dared to hit him, a nameless sense of shame and anger began to well up in his heart.
He hates Inoko to death!
"Who do you think you are? If it weren't for the Jing family, do you think you'd still be standing here talking? You'd be in an orphanage by now! And you even dared to hit me!"
Not content with just saying that, he arrogantly added another sentence:
"If you want to continue living in this family, then you should try to please me. Trying to please me is the most important thing you should do!"
Moreover, your father has been working in the mine these past few days because of you. His health wasn't good to begin with, so if you really care, you should have come back sooner!
So it's all your fault. I don't think you ever wanted to come back. You've been living such a happy life on your own since you left us behind, you unfilial son, you traitor!"
The atmosphere suddenly turned icy. Xu Li, seeing that things were not going well, rolled her eyes and immediately stepped in with a smile to smooth things over.
"Look, we're all family, and you two are even brothers. How can you say such hurtful things, right?"
With Xu Li easing the tension, Jing Yunping didn't say anything more, only snorted coldly and turned his head to the side.
Xu Li led a few people into the base, and Ruan Tian found the ground inside the base quite interesting.
"Is it just my imagination? Why does the ground feel so hard?"
Having recovered, Jing Zhenxu leaned close to Ruan Tian's ear and whispered an explanation to her:
"Because once those plants come into contact with the soil, they will start to grow wildly. In order to eliminate this hidden danger, the entire base is surrounded by high-speed rail. City E has a lot of plants and abundant underground resources."
While resources are plentiful, there are also many dangers underground.
“I’m usually the one who goes down into the mine. It seems that since I’ve been gone for so many days, he had no choice but to go down into the mine.”
If they don't go down into the mine, they won't have anything to eat. In order to survive, Jingzhong has no choice but to go down into the mine to work.
The houses in the base are all built very low, with glass ceilings and grease to prevent plants from climbing them.
Soon, the group arrived at a fairly tidy house.
Xu Li pushed the door open and walked in with a smile, leading a few people inside.
The furnishings inside were quite exquisite, and the place was very clean. It was clear that these people were living quite well under Jing Zhenxu's protection.
"You guys go ahead and do yours, I'll go get you some water."
Xu Li went to the kitchen with a smile, and before leaving, she didn't forget to take Jing Xuan with her.
Once they reached the kitchen and closed the door, Xu Li immediately grabbed Jing Xuan's wrist, pulled her closer, and whispered:
"Go and get that phone that still has power!"
Jingxuan asked in confusion, "Mom, what are you going to do?"
Xu Li smiled smugly. The moment she saw Ruan Tian, a bold idea popped into her mind.
"Of course, it was secretly taking pictures of Ruan Tian!"
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