Yes, Xia Fengying's existence was simply Xia Chao's way of making up for his regret of not being able to be with his daughter. Xia Chao was a good father; he was afraid that Fengguang's childhood would be lonely, so he brought Xia Fengying back to the Xia family.
But Feng Guang never thought that way. Xia Fengying was just her shadow. In the past, she always regarded him as her own brother. Now... she might not be able to explain what her feelings were now, but she only knew one thing: no matter what the cost, she wanted him to come back to life and live by her side.
Xia Chao saw the unwavering determination in Feng Guang's eyes, and he understood that it was just like the emotions he had shown after his wife passed away.
But there was a difference. Xia Chao never thought that Feng Guang would be so obsessed with Xia Fengying, nor did he ever think that Feng Guang and Xia Fengying would develop feelings for each other beyond that of siblings.
In his view, Xia Fengying was not a suitable husband, and even more so, Xia Fengying was not qualified to be a glamorous husband.
His face turned cold. "Feng Guang, don't think I don't know you brought Xia Fengying's body back. I didn't tell you in person because I was saddened by his death, but that doesn't mean I won't hold it against you."
"So what?" Feng Guang asked without fear. "Are you planning to kick me and my brother out together?"
"Have you thought about the consequences if someone discovers you're hiding a zombie here, since this is a safe zone?"
“At worst, I’ll just take my brother with me and leave!” Feng Guang’s face also turned cold as he confronted his father. “If I were bitten by a zombie, would you shoot me too, Dad?”
“You are different from him.”
"What's the difference? We're both human. If I get bitten, I'll turn into a zombie and bite others too!"
Xia Chao's tone was somber. "I won't let that happen. I promised your mother I would protect you."
"I'm so touched." She forced a cold smile.
The father and daughter have such similar temperaments that whenever they argue, neither can convince the other, since they are both stubborn.
Xia Chao stared at Feng Guang for a while. He seemed to have given up on persuading her to destroy Xia Fengying's body. He turned and walked to the door, but then paused and turned back to say, "Feng Guang, Xia Fengying is dead. I hope you can understand this fact. Staying with a dead person until the day you are consumed by despair will make you understand how painful that is."
Feng Guang blinked her dry eyes, turned her head away, and dared not meet her father's gaze. "I am not afraid of pain. No matter what, I will not give up on him."
Xia Chao didn't say anything more in the end. He opened the door and left, having already anticipated the failure of today's conversation.
Feng Guang suddenly felt her spirits plummet to rock bottom. Everyone told her that her brother was dead, and only she, only she, still believed that Xia Fengying was not dead.
No matter how much criticism she faced, she persevered. She was prepared for this, and she would wait until the day Xia Fengying woke up.
Feng Guang went to the cold storage room. It was nighttime, and the lights in the cold storage room weren't very bright. She used to be most afraid of this kind of scene, but now, seeing the silent man, she suddenly felt at peace.
She lay down on the cold "bed," sleeping beside him, holding his equally cold hand. In her eyes, he wasn't a dead man, but simply a sleeping person.
“Brother…I’ll lie here with you for a while.” She looked at his pale profile. “Don’t worry, I’ll protect you.”
In a room in another building, the man in the wheelchair smiled wryly as he watched the footage on the security camera. “Youji, this little girl seems to really have some psychological problems.”
"So you're even more interested now?" Youji sat to the side wiping the gun in his hand, showing no interest in looking up.
"I'm just wondering, who could be so cruel as to turn this little girl's brother into a zombie?" Shu Bai said slowly. "After all, according to the investigation, Xia Fengying always takes the safe route when she's out."
Youji paused in his action of wiping his gun. "Wasn't it you who did Xia Fengying's thing?"
"I would like to," Shu Bai said regretfully, "but before I could make a move, Xia Fengying had already become a zombie."
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