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After sitting in the living room all night, An Jingzhi yawned in the early morning and was about to persuade everyone to go to bed when he heard a sharp scream coming from outside.
An Jingzhi immediately walked to the window to observe the situation outside, but Xin Ruoyao was faster than him.
The two of them looked at the endless black fog outside with serious expressions.
It is summer now, and the sun would have already risen at this time of year.
But now it is still foggy outside, giving people a sticky feeling.
"Has it started yet?" Tang Dan asked in a panic.
It was similar to the original owner’s memory in his previous life. First, black fog appeared and caused several car accidents.
Fortunately, the black fog appeared in the early morning when there were fewer people. The heaviest losses were suffered in other countries in different time zones.
"It's started." An Jingzhi lowered the window and said.
"The country should take action in a while."
"Let's not go out for now. It's pitch dark outside right now. People who react will probably rush out to buy things. We have more than enough things prepared. We don't want to join in the fun."
"Everyone is going shopping, why don't we go?" said Old Man An.
Xin Ruoyao said, "Dad, everyone is probably in chaos right now, and there's still a thick fog outside, so no one will notice us."
"Right, right, Ruoyao is right," Tang Dan nodded quickly and said, "We really can't just go out right now."
The originally quiet morning was broken by a scream, followed by all kinds of noisy sounds, including the shouts of passers-by, the honking of cars, the crying of children, the cursing of women, and the sound of sirens, which combined into a prelude to doomsday.
The black fog is just a reminder. Compared with other natural disasters that occurred later, its degree of danger is really not worth mentioning.
As long as you are not driving at high speed when black fog appears, there will generally be no problems.
This time the black fog was global, and television quickly broadcast reassuring messages to the public.
The people were also reminded not to panic buy as the country has sufficient supplies.
But people were in a panic and no one had time to listen to such empty words of comfort. Those who reacted quickly immediately rushed to the supermarket downstairs to stock up on a lot of food and drinks.
There were also people coming in from behind. There was a small supermarket outside, which was so full of people that it was difficult to even turn around.
In less than two hours, the small supermarket was sold out.
Then everyone swarmed into the nearest supermarket like a beehive. The black fog was blocked from entering the room, and there were many more people visible than outside.
However, due to the sudden influx of people, many stampedes occurred.
Outside, there were the wailing sounds of police sirens and the noisy, frightened discussions of the neighbors.
The family hurriedly ate breakfast, and An Jingzhi asked them to rest.
The house has three bedrooms and a living room. They live in one room, and another is a study, which has now been converted into a bedroom. The remaining room was originally where the child lived, but An Jingzhi is not planning to let the child in now.
After much persuasion, the three old people were persuaded to go to their room to sleep. As soon as An Jingzhi entered the room, he saw Xin Ruoyao holding a report in her hand.
"When did you have the surgery?" She looked at the man in front of her with a complicated expression.
"It was just a minor operation. I took some time to do it the day before yesterday." An Jingzhi said with a relaxed look: "Aren't you sleepy? You haven't slept all night."
"You don't plan to have children in the future?"
"In these days of frequent natural disasters, we can't even make ends meet, and yet we still want children? Isn't this just making them suffer?"
"Besides, these conditions are not suitable for a pregnant woman to give birth. I don't want to gamble with your life."
In this era of frequent natural disasters and chaotic order, pregnancy is simply torture. An Jingzhi took the time to go to the hospital for a sterilization.
He didn't want to bring the whole child out and make the task more difficult.
After the previous conversation in the car, Xin Ruoyao had begun to waver, but it was impossible for him to explain the hatred that had lasted for more than ten years in just a few words.
The two of them lay on the bed, back to back.
When Xin Ruoyao woke up again, she saw An Jingzhi standing by the window with a worried look on his face.
Only then did she realize that the other party always acted confident in front of them, with everything arranged in an orderly manner. It turned out that he was also afraid?
Hearing the movement on the bed, An Jingzhi said softly, "Are you awake? Mom is cooking. We'll go have lunch soon."
"You're scared."
Xin Ruoyao walked up to An Jingzhi and looked at him deeply.
An Jingzhi suddenly hugged her and buried his head in Xin Ruoyao's slender neck, "I'm scared."
"I'm afraid I can't protect you. I'm afraid I'm as incompetent as in my dreams."
Hearing the man's choked voice, Xin Ruoyao subconsciously stretched out her arms to hug him as his body stiffened in the sudden hug.
When she came to her senses, she had already hugged the other person with her arms.
"What should I do? What if I fail to protect my parents and you..." His voice was choked with sobs.
"It's okay, you've done a good job." This was the first time Xin Ruoyao spoke to the other person calmly.
The distant memories seemed to be slowly brought back to her mind. In her memories, the two of them were very much in love. After graduating from university, she continued to study for a master's degree, while he graduated and started working.
The two of them have very little time to meet, and each of them cherishes every time they have.
The proposal was on Valentine's Day, and they have always been very much in love.
After a heart-to-heart talk, which was mostly An Jingzhi's unilateral emotional outburst, they left the bedroom first.
I believe that after this, combined with the previous details, Xin Ruoyao should be able to untie the shackles in her heart.
Xin Ruoyao hated the original owner, hated that the original owner had betrayed her and deceived her.
But An Jingzhi has already found reasons for what the original owner did. Even if Xin Ruoyao is skeptical, the ring is in her hand, and it is always true.
After his conscious emotional expression over the past few days, he kept telling Xin Ruoyao about their past.
Xin Ruoyao has lived alone for so many years after the earthquake. No matter how good her life is, it is probably not as good as when she was betrayed by the original owner. At least at that time, although she was not full, she still had normal food.
People will automatically beautify their memories. Things that they once thought were hateful will only seem interesting after being carved by time.
What's more, it was An Jingzhi's deliberate explanation, and he really gave Xin Ruoyao enough sense of security. At least the other party no longer hated him.
"Are you out? Come and eat. We don't know when the natural gas will be shut off, so we'll use it as long as we can. Later, our whole family will work together to do everything we can and store it in the space."
Tang Dan was muttering and planning at the same time, and Xin Fenlan next to him expressed his full agreement.
Lunch is a simple meal of one meat and three vegetables, stir-fried meat and three stir-fried seasonal vegetables.
Although it was noisy outside, this living room was unusually quiet.
But everyone was uneasy and finished their lunch without any appetite.
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