After a moment's thought, Zuo Ling said:
"Intellectually, you are right; emotionally, you have reservations."
Bai Hongwei asked bluntly, and Zuo Ling didn't want to pretend she didn't care.
She is human, and no one wants to be the one who is abandoned.
Besides, it wasn't her who wanted to come; Bai Hongwei invited her. She was abandoned before the person was even saved. Anyone would have some thoughts in that situation.
Bai Hongwei's eyes darkened. His cousin hadn't even acknowledged him yet, and had already distanced herself from him.
He originally wanted to tell Zuo Ling that she was his cousin and that she had the blood of the Bai family, but now he couldn't bring himself to say it.
"I'm sorry, I..."
"It's alright," Zuo Ling quickly interrupted.
I'll treat you the way you treat me, it's really okay.
With the words stuck in his throat, Bai Hongwei felt extremely uncomfortable.
The atmosphere is condensing.
Zuo Ling's good mood vanished completely as she walked away.
"elder sister……"
Bai Hongwei didn't want Zuo Ling to leave. He wanted to chat with his sister, but he didn't know what to say.
Zuo Ling turned her head slightly and said calmly:
"Lin Wang came to see me. His eyes haven't recovered yet, and he's vulnerable and needs comforting. Go see him. What's done is done, and since we can't change it, why dwell on it? Thinking about it more will only add to your troubles and won't do any good."
Having said that, he didn't linger.
Bai Hongwei was very sad, really very sad. He abandoned his cousin, but still couldn't save his comrade's life. He didn't dare to go see the wounded soldiers, nor did he attend the farewell ceremony.
He kept asking himself, "Did he do the right thing?"
This operation was launched under the pretext of the small island that Zuo Ling and Pei Nansheng visited. They claimed to have discovered a similar island and, under the banner of nipping all evil in the bud, requested permission to launch an expedition.
But in reality, he did it to save Lin Wang and Li Mingli.
The higher-ups are well aware of this.
The apocalyptic natural disasters have claimed too many lives; it doesn't matter whether there are two more or two fewer.
If it weren't for his powerful background, and if Lin Wang and Li Mingli weren't from the Bai and Li families, the operation would never have been approved.
He wasn't unfamiliar with dead people or war; he had seen plenty of bloody scenes.
But none of them were as devastating as this one.
He was deeply disturbed when he saw living people turn into skin and even disappear without a trace before his eyes.
Because of his selfishness, so many people died, and he suffered greatly.
I've asked myself countless times, is it worth it?
He couldn't accept this outcome, and therefore couldn't face his friends.
He pounded his head hard, tears streaming down his fingertips.
I sat there until I was almost frozen stiff before returning to the cabin.
The first thing I did was visit my friends.
Upon hearing that he had arrived, a hint of joy flashed in Lin Wang's bewildered eyes.
The two tacitly discussed Li Mingli's condition, without saying anything else. The meeting was very brief, ending with just a few words.
This was probably the shortest meeting the two had ever had since they were children.
They set off full of high spirits, but returned with utmost discretion, as if it were just an ordinary trip.
On the contrary, there were people waiting for Pei Nansheng at the port.
As soon as I disembarked, a familiar-looking man came up to me, "Brother, you're back."
I know him; he's the one who sells snake venom.
Pei Nansheng smiled and said, "Yes, I'm back."
The trip took quite a while; it's been almost two months from the start to the end.
Snake venom can be extracted every 20-30 days. It has been more than a month since the last extraction, so the other party must be anxious.
"Brother, do you still want the snake venom? We..."
It's impossible to raise sea snakes without feeding them at all. With the fish harvest dried up, they caught small fish and shrimp, but they didn't eat any of them themselves; they fed them all to the sea snakes. If Pei Nansheng didn't accept them, they would suffer a huge loss.
"Yes, tomorrow. I just got back and I'm a little tired."
Although the snake venom wasn't used this time, it was better to be safe than sorry, and Pei Nansheng didn't put the man in too much of a difficult position.
"Okay, okay, okay, you can rest now, you can rest now."
The man walked away with a beaming smile and bowing obsequiously.
After being away from home for more than a month, the house feels a bit unfamiliar.
The small vegetable garden isn't as good as it was when Zuo Ling was home. The vegetables that can be picked are almost there, if not completely clean.
The three little ones were released, and they recognized their home and were incredibly excited, jumping and running around, never still for a moment.
He Guiqi rushed over upon hearing the news, "Sister, you're back."
"Yes, I'm back. If I hadn't come back, the roots of my vegetables would have been almost gone."
Zuo Ling said irritably.
He Guiqi scratched his head: "Well... I don't seem to have any talent for growing vegetables, and I can't take good care of them."
Knowing that he helped Zuo Ling manage the vegetable garden, many people asked him for favors. He gave to this person, but refused to give to that person, and the small vegetable garden was quickly overgrown.
Zuo Ling ignored him, waved her hand, and it was like a whirlwind.
"Hurry up and leave, hurry up and leave, we don't have time to entertain you."
"No, sister, it's been so long, we have to catch up."
Chatting is secondary; the main thing is to get a free meal.
"Go, go, go! If you don't go, I'll let Ah Si go."
Upon hearing his name, Ah Si ran over happily, startling He Guiqi so much that he quickly ran away.
Pei Nansheng cleaned the house, and Zuo Ling tended the vegetable garden. They were busy and rested early.
The next day, Pei Nansheng went to collect snake venom, while Zuo Ling went to check on how the fish fry and chicks were doing.
The chicken coop wasn't far from Zuo Ling's house. Before they even got there, they saw Qian Yu pulling an elderly man along, hurrying towards the chicken coop.
"It rained a few days ago, and I caught a bit of a chill. I haven't been eating much since the day before yesterday, and I haven't even drunk much water..."
There were three chicks in total, two of which were sick, and the third one didn't look well either. Qian Yu was so anxious that she got blisters on her lips.
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