Chapter 540
Chapter 540: Chapter 531: Wilderness Chapter 540: Chapter 531: Wilderness No matter what’s happening outside, for those of them trapped inside, it’s already the end of the world.
Questioning humanity when facing a disaster doesn’t matter, the real test of it is right here.
She refused to believe that in such times, everyone would selflessly give up their food and water.
The offering wasn’t just food or water; it was their very lives.
Later, those who were rescued shared that some deaths could have been avoided.
They didn’t die out of necessity, but because they wanted to survive.
Without realizing it, their desire to live led to fierce fights over food, resulting in many unnecessary deaths.
It was like an earthquake – maybe the quake itself did not cause deaths, but the resultant chaos and trampling did.
She touched her box that was filled with food.
It might save her life, or it might end it.
She tied her shoelaces, put her suitcase at her feet, and began to move towards the door of the bus, dragging her suitcase behind her.
“Still dragging a suitcase, what’s inside?
Gold and jewels?”
“Jewels?” The long-haired woman sneered.
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“Looking at her poor outward appearance, I doubt there’s anything valuable inside.
She seems to be on guard against other people.”
“Ha…” The woman with the short hair showed a look of disdain.
“With her looks, even if she throws her box away, I wouldn’t spare it a second glance.”
The two women objected and criticized in alternation.
They were just jealous of Tang Yuxin.
Women usually hold a degree of spite against pretty women.
From the moment they met, there was an inherent discord with Tang Yuxin.
However, only they knew that their hearts were filled with a thing called jealousy.
Yes, jealousy.
They were the same age, yet they always felt suppressed by something, which made them uncomfortable.
They particularly disliked Tang Yuxin’s insightful eyes.
It seemed as if those eyes could see through their true selves and it vexed them.
Furthermore, Tang Yuxin’s carefree spending annoyed them.
A bucket of noodles was five dollars, she bought it, a box of rice was six dollars, she bought it as well.
Being the same age yet more beautiful, having a better temperament and a more generous spending habit naturally invoked jealousy in other women, didn’t it?
Now, Tang Yuxin had already arrived at the car door with her suitcase.
Ahead was a straight highway devoid of any other vehicle except their own.
She took out her phone.
It didn’t have much battery left, so she couldn’t use it.
Additionally, there was no place to charge it, and naturally, she didn’t bring a power bank.
Phones of this era were boring.
Since there was no need to hold onto the phone all the time, it meant that the battery was considerably durable, and hence, there was no need for a power bank.
There was still a day and a half before she could return home.
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The time shown on her phone now indicated that it was nearly noon.
She had eaten a box meal when she got on the bus, so she wasn’t really hungry.
Suddenly, the bus jolted, seemingly slowing down.
Tang Yuxin quickly rose to her feet, surveying the outside with anxiety.
She possessed an instinctual fright and fear of this bus, unsure of where to stand, or where to hide in order to survive.
She tightly held onto her suitcase, and now a chance was before her.
One, she could get off the bus.
Two, stay on the bus.
If she got off and the bus happened to be fine, then she would just be abandoned in the wilderness.
But if she stayed on, there was a chance the bus might crash, leaving her fate uncertain.
She pursed her lips, decisively picked up her suitcase, and told the driver she planned to get off.
The driver didn’t ask any questions, he pulled over, and Tang Yuxin got off the bus with her suitcase.
The door closed, and the bus moved onwards, leaving her behind.
No one asked why she got off.
Perhaps her home was nearby.
Maybe, she just wanted some fresh air, or maybe she just felt like getting off.
The various reasons people may have assumed were unrelated to her.
With the bus having long disappeared from sight, Tang Yuxin stood by the side of the road with her suitcase then started to move forward.
Tang Yuxin had done a lot of crazy things in her life.
She even participated in a rescue mission amidst a snowstorm, so abandoning the bus ride was nothing new to her.
Furthermore, she didn’t jump out of the moving bus; she simply walked off when it halted.
She was hoping that nothing would happen to the bus.
But standing alone amidst the wilderness with nowhere to take refuge, she thought, ‘Let’s move on.
Eventually, I will find a place to stay.’
However, she couldn’t help feeling a yet unexpressed worry and fear.
The occasional gusts of wind cut her face like a sharp knife, bringing a throbbing pain.
She stopped, unsure of where to go.
And where exactly was she?
She looked around; there was nothing but desolation, herself, and a suitcase full of food and water.
Suddenly, another vehicle rushed past.
When Tang Yuxin saw its registration plate, a smirk spread across her face.
It was indeed fate.
Exactly two cars.
Both were identical.
The latter seemed to be in a hurry as it was moving much faster.
Perhaps, it might even overtake the bus she had just disembarked.
Suddenly, she heard a noise behind her, sounding like footsteps.
She spun around, spotting an extra figure on the ground, a man.
But not just any man, a man whose form was too familiar to her.
The man dusted his hands and stood up from the ground.
Tang Yuxin’s brain seemed to short-circuit, unfamiliar with this turn of events.
“What are you doing here?” She asked.
The man approached and stood in front of Tang Yuxin.
Leveraging his tall stature, he sized up Tang Yuxin from his position of elevation.
“I should be asking you that.
Tell me, what are you doing here?”
Tang Yuxin tightened her grip on her suitcase, “I’m on my way home.”
“Going home?” The man squinted, his eyes were serene yet intense and pressuring.
This instantly silenced Tang Yuxin.
Besides, how should she respond?
How exactly should she respond?