Bai Hongting's expression wavered slightly.
After all, Bai Ruo had been his child for over ten years.
Seeing her choose to self-destruct, he couldn't help but feel a pang of emotion.
But he didn't step forward.
Perhaps...
This was the best outco.
This scene took everyone by surprise.
The crowd lanted.
"Alas, no one expected the truth to turn out like this."
"The poor Bai base chief, I imagine he's feeling quite distressed right now."
"Even the cruel can have their monts of pity—she chose to self-destruct, perhaps she truly no longer wished to live."
"It's all her doing, I have no sympathy for her."
"I'm curious, though, whether the kind-hearted girl who distributed grain to us and helped us fight the zombies was truly the biological daughter of the northern base chief."
"That's unclear."
Surrounding people whispered their thoughts.
Yun Xiaoxiao turned to Mo Chun beside her.
“Mo Chun sister, is there a place to rest?”
She yawned, stretching her arms.
"I'm so sleepy."
"Yes, I'll have Mo Xing show you there."
Mo Chun waved to Mo Xing, "Xing, take Xiaoxiao and the others to rest."
"Sure, sis."
Mo Xing nodded eagerly.
"Xiaoxiao, you all go ahead and rest. I'll co get you once the crystals are all collected."
"Okay."
Afterward, Yun Xiaoxiao signaled to Lu Chen and the others.
"Brothers, let's go rest for now."
With the guilty parties punished, there was no need to strain relations with the northern base any further.
Bai Hongting had been right about one thing.
After the apocalypse, not just China was in turmoil—so were other countries.
No one knew if others would invade China.
Thus, it was essential to retain capable individuals.
Bai Hongting wasn't all bad, besides being blind and misguided.
As the leader of a major base, he'd done well.
He cared for the people, had good leadership abilities, and his subordinates were loyal.
"Let's go."
Ling Jing affectionately ruffled her hair.
Lu Chen and the others withdrew.
Seeing Yun Xiaoxiao leave, Bai Hongting called out urgently,
"Xiaoxiao!"
He wanted to explain, to apologize.
But words failed him, and in the end, he could only utter three words,
"I'm sorry."
He apologized again for hurting her.
Yun Xiaoxiao, however, acted as if she hadn't heard, continuing to walk ahead.
But others had heard; how could she not have?
A hint of disappointnt flashed across Bai Hongting's face.
He knew Yun Xiaoxiao was deliberately ignoring him.
She had no desire to speak with him.
Ling Jing walked a few steps before pausing.
He casually approached Bai Hongting, handing over a strand of hair.
Bai Hongting was stunned, looking at the hair in his hand.
"This is...?"
Ling Jing nodded towards Yun Xiaoxiao's retreating figure.
He grinned, "No need to thank ."
This was sothing he'd taken during their earlier interaction.
Bai Hongting's eyes widened in realization.
Xiaoxiao's hair?!
If they conducted a DNA test with this, they could determine if she was his biological daughter!
Once more, he looked up to see Ling Jing had left.
Ling Jing, with his back turned, had a smirk on his face.
Heh, daring to hurt the little one...
Let him regret it for the rest of his life.
He knew Yun Shaokai and Jiang Ruian weren't Yun Xiaoxiao's biological parents.
Her true parents remained a mystery.
Given Bai Hongting and Bai Ruo's reactions, he suspected Yun Xiaoxiao might indeed be Bai Hongting's daughter.
The thought intrigued him, wondering how Bai Hongting might feel upon discovering Yun Xiaoxiao was his daughter.
Would he be so regretful his insides turned green...
Hmm, he looked forward to it.
Ling Jing smirked and quickly caught up to Yun Xiaoxiao.
Li Feng sighed, approaching Bai Hongting, who looked utterly dejected.
"Sorry about this, Hongting. I only found out about this recently.
I had planned to tell you in person,
But with the zombie virus outbreak and being unable to leave, and communication being severed,
I couldn't inform you in ti."
Bai Hongting shook his head, "It's fine, not your fault."
He should have investigated more thoroughly.
When he visited his comrade's hotown, seeing the comrade's wife dead from pesticide, he assud she had killed herself out of grief.
Who knew the truth was sothing else entirely.
Looking at Li Feng, he asked, "Can your base do a DNA test?"
"No," Li Feng apologized, shaking his head.
Despite their large base, the dical facilities were lacking.
Outdated equipnt and few doctors.
And even those present were inexperienced young practitioners.
This was an area they needed to focus on improving.
Bai Hongting frowned, imdiately summoning his subordinates,
"Take Bai Ruo's body out and bury her properly."
Despite the truth, Bai Ruo had been his daughter for so many years.
He'd genuinely treated her as such.
He couldn't have no feelings, couldn't leave her body exposed.
Giving her a proper burial was necessary.
After the order, he turned back to Li Feng,
"Thank you for telling all this."
"No problem, I should have told you sooner. Otherwise, things wouldn't have escalated like this." Li Feng expressed his regrets.
Bai Hongting then led his n to bury Bai Ruo. Later, he boarded a helicopter without delay.
Before leaving, he glanced once more at the central base,
As though seeing the small figure through it.
He tightly clutched the plastic-wrapped strand of hair.
After a long while, he said,
"Let's go, back."
Helicopters lifted one by one into the sky, speeding off into the distance.
Yun Xiaoxiao, however, was unaware of this and cared little about it.
Whether Bai Hongting was her biological father ant nothing to her.
She had always proclaid she was born of nature, without parents.
Having her brothers and her Yunzhong City was enough for this lifeti.
Anything else? Irrelevant.
She slept until around 4 PM.
Awakening, perhaps due to the light, she felt an ethereal sense of disorientation.
Sigh, too much sleep does hinder clarity.
A knock sounded at the door.
Yun Xiaoxiao got out of bed, opened the door.
Xiaoxiao, all the crystal cores have been collected and cleaned. Do you have ti now to count them?
"Yes, let's go."
Yun Xiaoxiao adjusted her hat and followed Mo Chun out.
Reviews
All reviews (0)