Chapter 75 Ye Yu and Going Home
"Ye Yu, that's a nice name." Su Yun smiled, her eyes crinkling.
Her smile was infectious, and the two little ones smiled slightly in response, but Ye Yu remained indifferent, giving a curt, indifferent "Hmm."
Su Yun hadn't expected such a cold reaction. She felt a little flustered, but having already started speaking, she couldn't give up. So she continued with a smile, "Actually, I came here to invite you to go to the countryside. This city isn't very safe right now, and supplies are hard to come by. Would you like to come with us to the countryside? It's just Ye Feng and me there. Although we might not have a lot of supplies right now, if we all go together..."
Before Su Yun could finish speaking, the woman coldly interrupted her, "Thank you for your kindness, but this is my home, and I will not leave... You can go back now, don't worry about me."
After saying that, she turned and left, leaving Su Yun looking completely bewildered. "Huh?"
Night Breeze frowned: "Since the other party doesn't want to leave, then forget it. Su Yun, let's go."
"But...but..." Looking at the other person's bloodless face, pale lips, and frail body that seemed as if a gust of wind could blow them over, Su Yun wanted to say something more.
But the other party did not give her a chance.
The woman, as silent as a withered tree, supported her frail body and slowly walked away.
Leaving? How could that be possible?
Ye Yu chuckled softly to himself.
This is her home.
She grew up in this city, protected and nurtured by it. She spent the happiest nineteen years of her life here, but overnight... everything changed. The apocalypse came, everyone died, her home was gone... everything was gone, everything changed.
She stumbled and struggled her way here... She witnessed the city's prosperity, its decline, its silence, and its eventual demise...
Her parents, her friends, her past, her soul—all slowly faded away here. She had long since given up hope of living; her body and mind were numb. Silent like a soulless puppet, she drifted alone in the quiet city, ignoring everyone, until one day she could finally collapse here...
But by a twist of fate, she became a mother.
She was pregnant. Although she didn't want this unexpected child, her belly grew bigger day by day. Feeling the movements inside, experiencing the miracle of life, and feeling the companionship of this unborn little one, a ray of light suddenly appeared in her life. She finally had a sliver of will to live. She began to hope and long for the birth of a new life, but—
The child ultimately died...
That's it. In the end, the world refused to give her a glimmer of light, and her last hope was extinguished.
Fine, even if I die, I'll die here, at least with the people in my memories.
but......
She looked at the two little ones at her feet, and her steps suddenly stopped. She paused and said, "You should take them with you."
After saying that, she squatted down, pushed the two bewildered little boys towards Su Yun, and then turned around.
"Squeak!"
"ah?"
The two little boys, one big and one small, were stunned for a few seconds before finally reacting and catching up with Ye Yu again with a "da da da" sound.
She didn't want to pay any attention to them, but they still followed behind her on their own.
She lost her patience, frowned, and shouted at the two timid little tails following behind her.
"Following her, you get to eat; following me, you get nothing. Don't you understand?"
The lizardman with the tiny tail squeaked a few times and shook his head vigorously.
The other one lowered his head and whispered, "We're not going anywhere. You'll die if we leave."
She frowned slightly, looking at the two of them with confusion. What did it matter to them whether she lived or died? She had only rescued them on the way out. "Don't follow me! Get away!"
Ye Yu tried to coldly drive the two away, but they seemed determined to stay and refused to leave.
The smallest one even tried to hold onto her clothes, afraid of losing her.
The larger lizardman glanced at Su Yun and the others a few times, then followed Ye Yu as he left.
"Sigh..." Su Yun wanted to say something more.
But Ye Feng shook his head, stopping her, "This might be her home."
"Home?" This word was somewhat unfamiliar to Su Yun. She hadn't had a home for a long time since her grandmother passed away... Perhaps she could understand the other person's suppressed emotions, but people... always have to look forward.
Looking into the other person's gloomy, numb eyes, she knew nothing about their past experiences and had no way to advise them to let go. She could only hope that the other person would feel better.
Su Yun sighed softly, turned around and went back to the car to find some sugar, salt, honey, leftover dried meat, and some bandages. These were all valuable supplies and very suitable for the other party's current situation.
Su Yun ran a few steps to catch up, shoving the things into the other person's hands: "You'll need all of these..."
Ye Yu was slightly taken aback, "...Thank you..."
Su Yun smiled and said, "Where there are people, there is home... I hope you can understand..." Finally, she took out a packet of precious seeds and handed it to the other person, "Perhaps one day, you will find it useful."
Ye Yu stared at the seeds the girl handed him, remaining silent for a very long time...
But in the end, she slowly reached out and took it, saying, "Thank you..."
Nothing is insurmountable. One second you may feel despair, the next you may feel indifference. Humans are just fickle creatures. She only wished that Ye Yu could endure the emotions for a little longer, so that he could see the light again.
Looking at the two little lizardmen surrounding Ye Yu, she felt that he would come to his senses.
Su Yun smiled, waved goodbye to the three of them, and began his journey home.
Because it took two days longer than expected, Su Yun traveled desperately, not even having time to rest.
I finally made it home around noon on the second day.
The first thing Su Yun and Ye Feng did upon arriving home was to check on the rabbits, quails, and pheasants they were raising, even before they had time to unload the supplies.
Although Su Yun made an automatic feeder using plastic bottles, "Congxiang" still unfortunately died...
Su Yun quickly changed the water and food for the dying "Mala". After watching "Mala" slowly recover, she began to clean the rabbit cage, replacing the hay with fresh hay and cleaning up the droppings.
With a pained expression, Su Yuncai fished "Congxiang" out of the cage, its body already stiff.
"Sigh, it was so hard to raise it to such a size, but it still didn't make it. What a pity."
Su Yun looked at the "scallion-flavored" plant in her hand; it was already stiff and beginning to emit a slight rotten smell. "It can only be used to feed the chickens."
Birds are omnivorous, so the rabbit, which had already begun to rot, could only be cooked, chopped up, and mixed with vegetables to serve as a side dish for the pheasants.
After tidying up the rabbit cage, Su Yun fed "Mala," who was slowly recovering, some sugar water. "Slow down, slow down, no one's going to take it from you."
Attracted by the sweet smell of the water, the starving "Mala" stuck its head into the sink and drank voraciously, wetting the gray downy hair around its mouth.
"It's a pity your best buddy didn't make it and went to Rabbit Planet, otherwise you two might have been able to share a pot. Oh well, I'll just ask Ye Feng to find you a wife another day." Su Yun muttered to himself, preparing to get up and check on Ye Feng's situation.
Unexpectedly, just as I stepped out of the courtyard gate, Ye Feng came in carrying a cleaned pheasant.
Su Yun's eyes widened: "No way, they starved to death too?"
Night Breeze shook his head: "No, it's dinner tonight."
"Hehe, you're awesome! You even planned dinner. Oh, by the way, how's the chicken farm?"
"Everything is fine, just a little thinner."
The chicken farm was originally a free-range orchard, so although food was scarce, there was still plenty of edible food. Before Su Yun left, he specifically enclosed another part of the land, so there were no casualties.
"It's good that you're alright. Let's eat something first, and we'll move later." Because they left most of the dried meat to Ye Yu before leaving, they traveled on an empty stomach on the last day.
Su Yun quickly boiled several eggs and made a bowl of vegetable and egg soup.
Ye Feng then brewed two cups of fragrant and sweet peach water and handed them to Su Yun, saying, "Have some water first."
Su Yun took the cup and drank a sip. The cool and refreshing peach water went down her throat, dispelling the summer heat and the fatigue of the journey.
"Thank you, it's delicious!"
"The eggs are cooked. Have some to tide you over. The rest of the chicken has been put into the casserole to make soup. We can eat it after we've finished cleaning up!" Su Yun took the boiled eggs out of the pot, put them in the prepared well water to cool them down quickly, and then brought them to the table.
"Um."
"You eat first, I'll go cook some vegetable soup."
Ye Feng nodded, sat down at the dining table, quickly peeled the eggs, but didn't eat them; instead, he put them into Su Yun's bowl.
After cooking the vegetables, Su Yun turned back to the dining table and saw the peeled eggs in the bowl. "Hey, I let you eat first!"
Night Breeze shook his head. "Let's eat together."
"Ah—? Okay." Looking at the peeled egg in the bowl, Su Yun felt a warmth in her heart. Actually, Ye Feng had been riding the human-powered tricycle the whole way, while she had been riding the electric tricycle, hardly putting in any effort at all. And this guy even—
What a sweet and loving pet kitten!
The two ate a quick bite to fill their stomachs, then unloaded their supplies, locked the house, watered the vegetable garden, and washed away their stench...
After a busy day, Su Yun was completely exhausted and collapsed on the bed like a salted fish that had lost its dreams.
She only intended to rest for a while, but unexpectedly, she fell asleep...
In her deep sleep, Su Yun had many dreams. It seemed as if she had returned to the city, encountering unfriendly fellow humans and a terrifying horde of zombies. She kept running and running, feeling exhausted and hungry. She vaguely heard her stomach growling, and felt a burning hunger in her abdomen. She opened her squinty eyes, her head spinning: "Ah...where am I? It's so dark?" Had she not escaped yet?
There were no stars that night; dark clouds shrouded the moon, obscuring everything inside. Su Yun's heart skipped a beat. Oh no! Was she still in Hongdu City?
Oh no, how did she fall asleep? Wasn't she supposed to be on night watch?
The sudden thought startled her, and she involuntarily sat up.
She frantically groped around, and suddenly touched a warm body.
What? Su Yun's heart skipped a beat.
Just as I was about to let go, a similarly dazed voice came from beside me, "Huh? What's wrong? Su Yun, you're awake?"
"Night breeze?"
Su Yun looked around and saw two faint golden lights shining in the darkness. What was initially an eerie sight made Su Yun feel exceptionally at ease; it turned out he had touched the night breeze...
"What's wrong? Did you have a nightmare?" Ye Feng gently took her groping hand in his, squeezing it tightly, and softly comforted her, "Don't be afraid, I'm here. We're home. This is our home. Don't be afraid..."
Yes, she's already home.
Su Yun's dizzy head finally cleared up, and the fragments of the nightmare in her mind instantly dissipated...
Ah! It was just a dream...
"So I'm at home. Ah, that's wonderful." Su Yun breathed a sigh of relief and lay back down.
The night breeze took her hand and slowly, carefully pulled her into its embrace. "Don't be afraid, I'm here..."
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