Chapter 362 A Humiliation
The nights at Dawn Base are also beautiful, with a lovely moon and many stars.
Sitting under the moonlight, even without turning on the lights, I can clearly see the words on the book in my hand.
It was quiet all around, with no chirping of insects or birds, but the sound of crops rustling in the wind.
I don't know when it started, but after the people at Dawn Base settled down, they really enjoyed reading.
They dislike the noise and despair online, preferring instead to farm, read books, and live a carefree life.
In their hearts, even if the sky were to fall, the base commander and the superhumans would be there to protect them, and they could live a good life under their protection.
Therefore, Tao Yarong also opened up the market, exchanging vegetables for a large number of books, which people could borrow freely.
The atmosphere at Dawn Base now seems even more peaceful and tranquil than before the apocalypse.
Meng Shiwan slept on the second floor of the RV, while Ta Xue had gone off to play somewhere. A gentle breeze rustled the grape leaves overhead, bringing with it the unique fragrance of the plants.
She was sleeping comfortably, but at some point, her brows furrowed tightly.
She entered a precognitive dream again.
Unlike the previous two times I saw Meng Qingyue inside the RV, the situation I witnessed this time was vastly different.
At that moment, she saw a figure standing in front of a three-story villa. The figure was slender and dressed in a black tracksuit.
Meng Shiwan recognized the figure; it was Meng Qingyue.
Looking at her from God's perspective, Meng Shiwan felt that Meng Qingyue had changed a lot.
Meng Qingyue used to like wearing light-colored clothes, with fine workmanship, preferably with heavy luxury.
But at this moment, she was dressed in a black tracksuit, simple and ordinary to the extreme, with her hair casually draped behind her back. This was completely different from the annoying Meng Qingyue that Meng Shiwan knew.
Her once proud and straight back was now slightly hunched, and her silhouette gave off a sense of desolation, loneliness, and an overwhelming sense of despair.
Meng Shiwan knew that she had seen Meng Qingyue from her past life again in her precognitive dream.
Meng Shiwan looked around. In the distance, there were farmlands with green crops, full of vitality.
Nearby is a city with towering buildings that look very new, probably built only a few years ago, and appear very prosperous.
Meng Shiwan knew where this was; it was a farm.
In her previous life, Meng Shiwan died three years into the apocalypse, while Meng Qingyue lived a prosperous life in her RV.
What Meng Shiwan possesses now, Meng Qingyue in her previous life must have possessed as well.
And they made the same decision to build a base on the farm.
Meng Qingyue made a mistake; she trusted the man.
Meng Qingyue stood in front of the villa for a long time before walking over step by step. When she pushed open the door, what she saw was a scene that made her even more desperate.
In the villa's spacious hall, men and women seemed to be having a party.
Upon seeing her approach, the scene instantly fell silent, even the music stopped abruptly, and all eyes turned to Meng Qingyue.
At this moment, such a gaze felt like an insult to Meng Qingyue.
Because the man sitting in the very center of the living room, surrounded by people, was her husband, Gu Jinchen.
The fiancé she schemed to steal from Meng Shiwan before the apocalypse, is now her husband, the base chief of this base, Gu Jinchen.
At this moment, Gu Jinchen's hand was still inside the clothes of his glamorous female companion.
He saw Meng Qingyue approaching, but showed no panic whatsoever; in fact, he seemed a little impatient. "What are you doing here? Want to play together?"
Faced with such a humiliating and provocative scene, Meng Shiwan thought that Meng Qingyue would make a scene as before, grumbling and cursing endlessly, or perhaps put on a pitiful and wronged little white flower look, or at the very least, cry nonstop.
But to Meng Shiwan's surprise, none of these were there.
Meng Qingyue simply said, "Everyone, get out."
It seems that these years in the apocalypse have changed Meng Qingyue quite a bit.
Everyone present remained still, turning to look at Gu Jinchen, clearly waiting for his instructions.
Gu Jinchen then sat up straight. "Everyone, get out."
Everyone at the scene filed away.
Meng Qingyue watched this scene and a self-deprecating smile appeared on her lips.
Over the years, she has worked tirelessly to put Gu Jinchen in the position of base leader. He gained popular support and power, and slowly turned into this monstrous figure.
Gu Jinchen, who said he would be with her no matter what happened and face it together with her, is gone. Now, all that remains is a man whose face has been corrupted beyond recognition by the rules of the apocalypse, a man who is nauseating.
Gu Jinchen was still impatient. "What are you doing here? Are you going to argue with me again? I've told you so many times, we are husband and wife, you will always be the base chief's wife. I'm just playing around with those women, it won't shake your position. How long are you going to keep making a scene?"
This is the apocalypse. Seven years into the apocalypse, it's not the same world anymore. There are no marriage laws, no laws at all. Might makes right. As the base leader, and the only one of its kind in the world, what's wrong with me enjoying my rights? Why are you making such a fuss about it?
"You can go ahead and go find male models, find cute young men, whatever you want. I won't stop you. If I enjoy it, you should enjoy it too, right? I'm not a selfish person."
Meng Qingyue's back seemed to bend a little more, as if the weight pressing down on her had increased.
She didn't argue or make a scene; her voice was calm yet tinged with resentment, "Who gave you everything? Over the years, our base has been selling agricultural products, attracting countless other bases to cooperate and aspire to join us. Our base also has abundant reserves of supplies."
But who gave you all of this, making our base one of the top bases in the country, even the world, and earning the utmost respect from countless people? Without me, would you be where you are today?
Gu Jinchen became even more agitated. He stood up and walked towards Meng Qingyue. "Yes, it's all your fault. Without your system, without your farm, I am nothing."
But without me, what are you? The apocalypse is so cruel. Without me, a man, charging ahead and playing mind games with those arrogant and brutal guys, would our base be where it is today?
If I hadn't stood in front of you, with your abilities, you would have been captured long ago and become someone else's tool.
We owe our success to both of you. I've said it before, I'm not selfish. Now that we're at the top of the pyramid, I enjoy my rights, and you can enjoy yours. I've never stopped you.
Meng Qingyue's voice trembled slightly, "But the sword hanging over our heads has never been removed, have you forgotten? Has your brain been corrupted by alcohol and women?"
Gu Jinchen curled his lip, "Meng Qingyue, you are really stupid. What's hanging over your head is not a sword, not a threat, but your weapon. It is clearly the sharpest weapon that you can hold in your hand, but you insist on treating it as a threat. What good will it do us if the apocalypse ends?"
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