85 What Did I Do Wrong?
Du Yue’s footsteps did not stop. Instead, she deliberately sped up. “Wait for me!” He Xing said. He Xing’s voice came from behind, and he quickened his pace to catch up. The two of them went downstairs without looking back, and neither of them paid attention to Wang Tong, who took the initiative to greet them.
Wang Tong stood at the top of the stairs on the sixth floor. She looked down and could vaguely see He Xing and Du Yue going down the stairs. The footsteps of the two people became softer and softer until they could no longer be heard.
“Tong Tong, who were you talking to just now?” When Wang Tong heard the voice, the expression on her face instantly disappeared. When she turned around, she was wearing the most standard smile.
“The two people living on the seventh floor. I saw that they were leaving so early and bringing a lot of things with them, so I wanted to ask if they were going to participate in the rescue mission like us. But… they didn’t pay any attention to me.”
At the end of the sentence, Wang Tong’s face was filled with bitterness. “Brother Zhifeng, do you think they hate me? Did I do something wrong?”
Zhang Zhifeng strode over to Wang Tong and reached out to touch her soft hair. “Tong Tong, how could you think that way? You’re so kind and friendly. Who would hate you? They might just be more antisocial. The apocalyptic world is different from the past. If people aren’t careful, they might not be able to survive. Therefore, everyone is more vigilant. It’s just that it’s hard for everyone to survive now, so they might not have the time to care about other things. Don’t be too sad, okay?”
Wang Tong raised her head and hesitated for a moment before saying with a slight grievance, “But that woman looks very well-dressed. She doesn’t look like she’s leading a hard life at all… Maybe she finds me too annoying for pestering her.” As she spoke, Wang Tong looked at her slightly worn-down jacket with a little disappointment. This jacket did not fit her small body. One look and one could tell that it was a man’s jacket.
As she only had one jacket, she had not taken it off to wash it since the day she put it on. After a long time of being by the fire and around smoke, the jacket was so dirty and had turned black. Then, she recalled that when Du Yue came downstairs, she was wearing a brand-new military coat and light pink fleece pajamas.
The pink pajamas were really beautiful, setting off her fair face with a touch of pink. However, it had been a long time since Wang Tong had worn colorful clothes. Ever since the apocalypse, all her clothes were black, white, and gray, with no exception. Compared to Du Yue, her life was more difficult in the true sense.
Zhang Zhifeng looked at Wang Tong’s lowered head and her lonely gaze. He quickly held her hand and said, “During this mission, besides searching for survivors, we can also look for supplies. The base isn’t small, and you’ll definitely be able to find pretty clothes there! When you come back, you can have a new change of clothes every day!”
Hearing this, Wang Tong slowly raised her head, her face filled with joy and gratitude, “Brother Zhifeng, thank you for being so good to me. I don’t even know how to repay you…”
“There’s no need for courtesies between us. You’re like my biological sister, so what’s with all this talk about repaying me? Tong Tong, you’re so likable, so it’s only right that I treat you better!” The door of the room was wide open, and the conversation between the two people in the corridor could be clearly heard.
Gu Yu and Chen Xiaozhou, who were preparing supplies, stopped their actions and looked at each other. They could see the sarcasm and disdain in each other’s eyes.
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Du Yue and He Xing went downstairs. Neither of them mentioned Wang Tong. Du Yue stood at the entrance of the building and looked around. She saw that there was a thick layer of snow everywhere. “How are we going to get there?”
The roads in the base were cleaned by snow cleaners every day, so as long as they could start the car, they could still drive it. However, once they left the base, the snow on the road outside would surely be very thick. Even ordinary off-road vehicles would not be able to drive on the roads outside.
Du Yue was still thinking about what to do when she heard He Xing say, “People like us who go out with the base on rescue missions will always drive our own cars. The base will send snow-sweeping vehicles to clear the snow in front, and we’ll just drive behind them. Let’s just drive my car. It’s more convenient and spacious.” As soon as He Xing finished speaking, he saw Du Yue looking at him with a bitter expression. “What’s wrong?”
Du Yue gritted her teeth in exasperation. “Why didn’t you tell me earlier that we could drive our own cars?!”
“You didn’t ask me till this morning,” He Xing said innocently. Du Yue placed the flasks on the ground.
“Wait for me for a while. I’ll go upstairs to get something. We’ll leave a while later.”