Liu Hongtao stared blankly and dejectedly at the happy family of three.
Why?
That kind of happiness should belong to him!
If only...
A moment later, he lowered his head dejectedly again.
There are no "ifs".
Back then, his mother was seriously ill, and in his anxiety, he rushed home without leaving a single word for Xiaoling.
Later, he took care of his ailing mother for several months until she passed away. Only then did he return to the house with Xiaoling, only to find it deserted.
Did Xiaoling think he had abandoned her? Liu Hongtao suddenly stood up. No, he had to explain!
He strode up to Ding Xiaoling and said urgently, "Xiaoling, I didn't mean to leave without saying goodbye back then, it was because I..."
Ding Xiaoling maintained her calm tone: "Mr. Liu, as I said, let bygones be bygones. I am very happy now, please stop bothering me."
Despair flashed in Liu Hongtao's eyes.
Luo Xinglan also came over: "Liu Hongtao, if you are going to continue to bother them, then I'm sorry, please leave."
She didn't know what had happened between Sister Ling and Liu Hongtao in the past, but judging from Sister Ling's expression, she had completely let go. Even if Liu Hongtao had many thoughts, he shouldn't disturb Sister Ling's life.
As Sister Ling said, she is very happy now.
Liu Hongtao forced a smile at Luo Xinglan: "I understand, I'll be leaving now."
The next moment, his figure disappeared.
Luo Xinglan sighed softly.
Although Liu Hongtao was a great teammate, she was closer to Feng Ge's family than to them.
The atmosphere in the living room had become somewhat tense after this unexpected incident, which had caused everyone to fall silent.
Ding Xiaoling looked at Luo Xinglan apologetically: "Lanlan, I'm sorry, I've put you in a difficult position."
Luo Xinglan smiled and shook her head: "No, you and Brother Feng are like my brother and sister-in-law, I have no reason not to help you."
Sun Zexia: "Alright, alright, we've all managed to get together, how about we sing some karaoke? I happen to have some karaoke equipment here!"
His suggestion was met with unanimous agreement, whether it was to liven up the atmosphere or because everyone genuinely wanted to sing.
Sun Zexia immediately took out his equipment, "Today I'll show you what heavenly sound is."
After saying that, he requested a song for himself, "Serving the Country with Utmost Loyalty".
His very first words captivated everyone.
Jiang Mingze covered his ears, looking pained: "Okay, okay, stop singing."
Qian Duoduo's face was a mask of pure agony: "Xia, stop singing, I'll give you all the money, okay?"
Ding Cheng was much more straightforward: "Others sing for money, you sing for your life!"
Luo Xinglan swore that this was the worst singing she had ever heard in her life.
Amidst the protests of the crowd, Sun Zexia reluctantly put down the microphone.
He was still somewhat unconvinced: "Hmph, you guys are like wild boars who can't appreciate fine food! You just don't know how to appreciate my perfect singing!"
Jiang Mingze suppressed the urge to throw rotten eggs at him: "You should wait until you get back to your own raft and appreciate it yourself. We ordinary people really can't appreciate it."
Sun Zexia threw the microphone at him, angrily saying, "Then you come here, I want to hear how much better you sing than me."
Jiang Mingze didn't hold back and requested the song "The Lone Warrior" for himself.
When the song ended, everyone applauded.
Qian Duoduo exclaimed with delight, "I never expected Jiang Mingze to sing so well! It's exactly the same as the original singer!"
Zhou Yiran's eyes sparkled: "Everyone says that men who can sing are the most charming, Jiang Mingze, the way you sang just now was so captivating!"
Sun Zexia nitpicked: "Heh, only elementary school students sing 'The Lone Warrior'! Jiang Mingze, are you an elementary school student?"
Jiang Mingze knew he was just being sarcastic, so he ignored him.
Next, everyone took turns performing, and each of them sang quite well.
At noon, everyone showed off their culinary skills and prepared a large table of delicious dishes, chatting happily about everything under the sun.
While things were cheerful here, the world channel was filled with gloom and despair.
"I give up, my raft is almost blown away by the wind!"
"I'm someone who never gets seasick, but I actually got seasick! I was vomiting bile. It was awful!"
“My farmland was completely destroyed. All my hard work over the years was blown into the sea. I even thought about jumping into the sea and dying.”
"No, didn't you build a raft with your relatives and friends? A dozen of us expanded the raft to 5,000 square meters. Although it sways a lot, the raft is still quite sturdy."
Not everyone has that many friends.
"How many days will this damn hurricane last? It's only the first day, and I can't take it anymore."
"Who knows? Hopefully it will end soon."
"..."
Everyone is hoping this hurricane will end soon.
But their hopes were dashed. For two days in a row, the hurricane not only showed no signs of stopping, but intensified, with many eye formations appearing.
Once a raft is caught in the eye of the storm, no matter how large it is, there is only one outcome: the raft will be destroyed and everyone on board will perish.
The world channel is filled with anxiety.
Fortunately, by the fourth day, the hurricane's winds had finally subsided, and everyone saw hope.
The hurricane finally passed on the seventh day.
The survivors cheered and celebrated their survival in the disaster.
Before they could even catch their breath, they received a long-awaited system announcement.
The hurricane has passed, but the world of survival is devastated. Please rebuild your homes!
"It's definitely time to rebuild our home. Everything on my raft was destroyed in this disaster!"
"My 5,000-square-meter raft! Now there's less than 500 square meters left! So much wood has gone down the drain, my heart is bleeding!"
"It's lucky enough to have survived. If we run out of wood, we can just cut more."
"That's true, but anyone would feel heartbroken in that situation..."
"What do you think the system means by sending us this announcement? Don't we know we need to rebuild our homes? Do we really need this reminder?"
"I don't know, maybe the system is just giving me a friendly reminder. Anyway, after eating so much of my last reserves, I'm almost out of food. I'm going out to explore."
"..."
During the seven-day hurricane, Luo Xinglan's armored ship was not affected in any way.
However, she always had a strange feeling about the system's prompts.
The first thing to do after the storm has passed is to rebuild the rafts, and there's absolutely no need for the system to remind you of this.
Is there any other meaning?
She would understand when she was teleported to "Peach Blossom Spring" Island.
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