As they were about to part ways, Sun Cheng felt sad. Even though the table was full of delicious food, the taste of which he missed, it couldn't make him happy.
“You need to be careful on your own. Be wary of the people around you, those you know, and those with ulterior motives. We won’t say more, you already know. Also,” Yu Yanbin paused for a moment before continuing, “we will meet again.”
Sun Cheng looked at Yu Yanbin with reluctance, but when he heard that they could meet again, a glimmer of hope rose in his heart.
"Will I really see you again?" Sun Cheng asked hopefully.
Yu Yanbin smiled. "Yes, we will. As long as we are alive, there is hope that we will meet again."
Sun Cheng was persuaded, and his heart was no longer filled with reluctance to part, only with the hope of meeting again next time.
“Okay, let’s all live well, until we meet again.” As he spoke, Sun Cheng grinned, revealing his big white teeth.
After the meal, there was a lingering sadness and a beautiful hope for meeting again.
People have the motivation to live when they have hope.
Different mindsets lead to different results.
After giving a few final words of advice, Sun Cheng left. He turned back slowly, reluctant to leave, looking back every few steps.
Separation is a painful thing. On the road of life, we wave goodbye again and again to our relatives, friends, classmates, and colleagues... It is bitter and heavy.
Turning around, I faced the direction I was about to go.
Will you carry these unhappy feelings with you on your journey?
The answer is definitely no.
People always wake up from nightmares, tidy themselves up, and then face the upcoming morning.
The morning sun, bright and warm, illuminated the earth, dispelling all the gloom that had enveloped it.
Let go of all the gloom, dispel all unhappiness and sorrow, and in the next gathering of people, friends destined to meet will still meet again.
I waved goodbye to my old friends and embarked on another journey north.
The afternoon sun was still intensely hot, and cars sped along the congested highway under its blazing rays.
"It's been so long since I've been on this kind of journey. I actually miss it." Shao Jie sat in the back seat behind the driver, leaning back in his chair and staring listlessly out the window.
It's been a long time since I've traveled like this, and I'm still a little unaccustomed to being out in the blazing sun all of a sudden.
"You really enjoy being jostled around on the road?" Yu Yanbin glanced at Shao Jie; nobody likes traveling under the scorching sun.
"Hehe, who would like that? I just feel like it's been a long time, and I'm rushing around like crazy again, so I'm having some thoughts."
"What idea?"
"I'm just thinking about having to start traveling again, and I feel a little melancholy about the past, nothing else."
Yu Yanbin looked at Shao Jie for a few seconds, staring into his eyes, before shifting his gaze to the window, where a few scattered green leaves drifted by.
There are no zombies blocking the road now, but the weather is a problem.
Now it seems that people may be the biggest threat.
In the apocalypse, any sinister intentions will be magnified infinitely, while kindness and compassion are the least valuable things, and are the things that should be avoided the most.
Who isn't cautiously clinging to life? Who isn't selfishly trying to survive for themselves?
They may truly be an oddball; to others, they seem to have done what a saint would do.
I did a lot of good deeds, but in the end I didn't get any benefits, and all I got was a bunch of trouble.
However, they were rewarded for their good deeds; Sun Cheng and the others still had a conscience.
I've only gone halfway through this journey and I've already experienced the complexities of human nature.
Cheng Shaolin thought a lot about it, but he was afraid that Li Xiao would have some ideas.
A young girl, who used to be a pampered and spoiled child, had never encountered such a complex human nature.
He cautiously and secretly turned his head to look at Li Xiao next to him. Li Xiao was staring out the window in a daze. His expression didn't seem to change much, but he looked a little melancholy.
Is she thinking of something?
Cheng Shaolin was not a coy or reserved person; he was straightforward and decisive in everything he did.
He tucked a stray hair behind Li Xiao's ear, waking her up.
Li Xiao looked at Cheng Shaolin in surprise, only to see the worry in his eyes.
She didn't understand what was wrong with Cheng Shaolin. "What's wrong, brother?"
Cheng Shaolin smiled, "It's nothing. After being in the apocalypse for so long, are you used to life now?"
Li Xiao was taken aback by the question, but simply turned her head slightly to look out the window.
Outside the window, houses flashed by and the road ahead was gray and gloomy, which seemed particularly depressing under the intense sunlight.
"There's no such thing as being able to adapt or not. If you're not used to it, you still have to adapt. What else can you do?"
Cheng Shaolin frowned slightly and patted Li Xiao's head with some tenderness.
"Things will get better. Once we get to Beijing, we can go inside the base and won't have to travel so much anymore. That will be much better."
Li Xiao dismissed this, saying, "Brother."
"Um."
"Do you think the base might be like this place, with the higher-ups inactive and still fighting for power?"
Cheng Shaolin couldn't guarantee what would happen either. "It's hard to say, it's possible it will, it's possible it won't."
Li Xiao looked up at him and said, "Then what's the point of staying in a base like that? We still need to upgrade; we can't just stay in the base all the time without ever going out."
Cheng Shaolin lowered his chin slightly as he looked at the young girl who was looking up at him with her eyes raised. "Yes, we are indeed leaving the base. However, we still need to find a place to stay in the base. It's not like we're leaving and never coming back."
"Hmm, that's a good option."
Everyone had their own speculations about what was to come, and no one was truly at peace with themselves.
Having gone through so much, I've seen what I needed to see clearly, and I've heard about what I didn't see. We're all adults now, capable of distinguishing right from wrong, so what is there that I don't understand?
"Perhaps the bases we encounter later will be different."
Li Xiao looked closely at Cheng Shaolin, who had his eyes downcast. "Where will it be different? It's all the same no matter where you go." As she said this, Li Xiao's eyes darkened.
Cheng Shaolin chuckled, "Why not? Not all high-ranking officials are trash. There are many who are very capable, like your Uncle Cheng, for example?"
Li Xiao chuckled, "Brother, what are you trying to say?"
Cheng Shaolin laughed too, "What did you say? Did I say anything?"
Finally, he smiled. Cheng Shaolin lowered his eyelids slightly, feeling somewhat relieved.
Seeing that Li Xiao was in a bad mood, Cheng Shaolin felt bad too and wanted to cheer her up.
"Don't worry, there will always be a place where you can live a stable life. Not everyone is useless. Hmm?"
Li Xiao knew that Cheng Shaolin was trying to comfort her, and she felt quite pleased with himself, which made her feel much better.
“Yes, things will get better and better. There will always be a way to survive. Right?” As she spoke, she raised her head and looked up at Cheng Shaolin, who was looking at her.
Cheng Shaolin looked into Li Xiaoming's bright eyes and nodded firmly with his chin.
"Um."
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