Monster Girlfriend(Apocalypse) 26

Chapter 26

Happy?

Xia Weishuang didn’t know how long it took her to string together the words Sang Lu had spoken and understand them.

She slowly raised her head and looked at Sang Lu, who was crouching in front of her. Xia Weishuang realized that today’s Sang Lu, apart from speaking more and more fluently, seemed no different from the Sang Lu at the moment of their reunion.

She still looked at Xia Weishuang with a gaze full of inquiry and longing. At the same time, Xia Weishuang saw that behind that beautiful, stiff smile was a coldness and detachment.

They were like people from two different worlds, brought together by this disaster.

Xia Weishuang, a mere mortal, still deluded herself into thinking she could pull Sang Lu back into her world. Her voice was low, trembling with an emotion she couldn’t quite define. “Happy? Yes… yes, you saved me. I’m happy about that… but, but…”

Xia Weishuang reached out and grabbed Sang Lu’s slender white wrist, and a lock of her long hair. Xia Weishuang wanted to explain to her, to make her understand. “But people don’t just focus on one thing. Sang Lu, you saw it too. An innocent person died in front of us. This could have been avoided, but it still happened. She died… and this corpse, this, this… ugh…”

She felt nauseous and wanted to vomit just by looking at Yang Dajun’s gruesome corpse. Although she had seen many deformed and terrifying corpses by now, none had had such a strong impact on Xia Weishuang as this one.

Is it because Yang Dajun was a living person?

Or is it because this was caused by Sang Lu?

A chill ran through Xia Weishuang. She said, “This kind of sight, no ordinary person would be happy to see it. We would be scared, disgusted, and have many negative emotions…”

Even though she was experiencing the feelings she was describing, she still forced herself to explain it to Sang Lu. Xia Weishuang looked into Sang Lu’s eyes, her tone carrying a humble plea that she herself hadn’t noticed. “Sang Lu, can you understand?”

No matter how much she said, what she said, Sang Lu still just smiled at her quietly.

To some extent, “unchanging” can bring a sense of security, but in other aspects, “unchanging” also means a kind of hopelessness.

Sang Lu was not willing to give an answer again. This silence seemed to be an answer in itself.

Xia Weishuang looked at Little Xue. Little Xue’s body was filled with a mixture of fear, sadness, and worry. She looked at Ke Xiaoxiao. Ke Xiaoxiao was the same. She even looked back at Sister Liu and Liu Damin. Sister Liu had already fainted from fear. Liu Damin was standing in front of Sister Liu, his legs trembling, terrified.

And Sang Lu suddenly asked, “Is it because, it dirtied your, clothes?”

There was no moment when Xia Weishuang was more profoundly aware of the difference between Sang Lu and an ordinary person than now.

That day, Sang Lu had spoken more than ever before. She propped her cheek on her left hand and cupped Xia Weishuang’s face with her right, gently stroking the corner of Xia Weishuang’s eye with her thumb.

She asked curiously, “Why, show, this kind of look? How, will you be happy?”

Xia Weishuang forced a smile and said, “I’m fine. I just need to calm down for a while, by myself. Sang Lu, it’s okay. It’s okay if you don’t understand. You’re just sick. You’ll get better. Everything will get better slowly.”

She supported herself against the wall and stood up, bypassing the two corpses on the ground.

Once a person loses their life, they are just a pile of rotten flesh, no longer able to move, no thoughts, no feelings, no understanding…

Xia Weishuang stumbled. Xia Qingxue reached out to help her, but she waved her hand back, indicating that she was fine, and then tightly covered her mouth.

Sang Lu stood up, stood in the dark corridor, cloaked in the night, and quietly watched Xia Weishuang’s back.

Motionless, her smile stiff, like a soulless doll.

**

Xia Weishuang returned to 304, went into the bathroom, took off her clothes, and took a cold shower.

The sound of the water was loud, filling her ears. The cold water poured from her head to her feet, and the blood on her head, face, and neck dissolved into the water and gradually dispersed.

At this moment, Xia Weishuang didn’t want to think about anything, but she seemed to be unable to control her emotions, and gradually began to drift off.

If, if this world could be corrected, that would be great. But there are no ifs.

If, if this world could predict what would happen in advance, that would be great.

Xia Weishuang’s heart suddenly skipped a beat, and she was suddenly jolted awake. She quickly stepped out of the water and wiped her body with a towel.

She knew that no one could go through life without regrets, but regrets were often useless. This feeling was sometimes so strong that it was unbearable, and sometimes it was like ants crawling, making one’s heart itch and ache.

She suddenly understood the meaning of her ability.

This ability was for Sang Lu.

She had once regretted it so much that she wanted to die. Countless nights she had thought, if only she could change the past, if only Sang Lu hadn’t gotten on that plane, if, if… if she could have predicted this tragedy in advance, could she have changed everything?

A merciful god had fulfilled her wish, but it was three years late.

**

Xia Weishuang walked out of the bathroom, drying her hair with a towel. In the room, Xia Qingxue and Ke Xiaoxiao were both there. Mi Lele was sitting obediently next to Xia Qingxue, listening to her tell the story of how she had caught the murderer.

Sang Lu was not there.

When Xia Weishuang came out, the three girls all looked at her at the same time, a little excited and a little worried:

“Sis!”

“Sister!”

“Sister Shuangshuang!”

Xia Qingxue rushed up and gave Xia Weishuang a big hug, then handed her clean clothes. “Sis, are you okay!”

Xia Weishuang shook her head. “I’m fine. I was just a little upset for a moment. I’m fine now.”

Xia Qingxue breathed a sigh of relief. “That’s good.”

“Where’s Sang Lu?” Xia Weishuang asked subconsciously.

Xia Qingxue was a little awkward. “I don’t know where she went. Sis… you should have noticed it too, right? Sister Sang Lu is… different from before.”

“I know,” Xia Weishuang lowered her voice. “But she hasn’t hurt us, has she? You can’t judge a patient by the standards of an ordinary person. I think she’ll get better.”

Xia Qingxue wanted to say something more, but in the end, she didn’t. She scratched her head in frustration and said, “Oh, alright, whatever. Anyway, I’ll be with you no matter what!”

Xia Weishuang opened her arms and hugged Xia Qingxue tightly. The suddenly hugged Xia Qingxue was a little flattered, but before she could hug her back, Xia Weishuang let her go and walked towards Mi Lele with a smile:

“Did Little Xue say anything nonsense? She just likes to brag. Lele, don’t be fooled by her.”

Xia Qingxue immediately protested, “I didn’t say anything nonsense! I didn’t!”

“Sister, sister, how did you know that Yang Dajun was going to harm someone tonight?” Mi Lele hugged Xia Weishuang’s arm and leaned against her, very curious.

“Because tonight was the best time for Liu Damin to die.” Xia Weishuang rubbed Mi Lele’s head and explained her analysis to her. She hoped that this child could learn more. If there was an accident in the future, this small arms and legs wouldn’t be able to beat others, so she could only rely on her brain.

“If Liu Damin had turned into a zombie tonight, the responsibility could have been pushed to Liu Damin being injured while fighting zombies during the day. This way, no one would suspect that there was a murderer in the crowd. If he didn’t act tonight, their food would be replenished, and they wouldn’t have to venture out for a while, so this reason could no longer be used. And at that time, murdering Liu Damin would arouse the suspicion of others.”

Everyone had cleaned the room in advance, and Xia Weishuang had persuaded Sister Liu. Several people waited in room 202. As soon as Yang Dajun made a move, he was caught red-handed.

After listening, Mi Lele seemed to admire Xia Weishuang very much, but Xia Weishuang suddenly felt a little bad. “Actually, I still didn’t consider things thoroughly. Anna didn’t have to die. If I had considered her state…”

“Sister Shuangshuang.” Ke Xiaoxiao suddenly interrupted Xia Weishuang. She lowered her head, and her eyes suddenly turned red. “Actually, this is my fault!”

Ke Xiaoxiao suddenly took the blame. Xia Qingxue was surprised, but Xia Weishuang had a feeling that this was to be expected.

Ke Xiaoxiao said in a choked voice, full of self-blame, “After I woke up in the room, I saw that she had been crying, so I comforted her a few words. Miss Anna seemed very lonely and kept confiding in me, telling me everything that had happened before.”

“I didn’t know that such a thing had happened here. After I found out, I suddenly found that Yang Dajun looked a little familiar.”

Ke Xiaoxiao wrung her fingers, looked at Xia Weishuang with teary eyes, and said, “I remember that some wanted posters were posted online. Yang Dajun looked very similar to a wanted criminal. I wasn’t sure if I remembered correctly, so I didn’t dare to tell Miss Anna. But Miss Anna seemed to have seen that I knew something and kept crying and asking me. She was so pitiful… I’m sorry.”

Ke Xiaoxiao cried, “I couldn’t hold on and told Miss Anna my guess. She rushed out to seek revenge on Yang Dajun. I wanted to stop her, but I had no strength. I couldn’t catch up to her. I’m sorry, I’m sorry, it’s all my fault… If only I had remembered earlier that Yang Dajun was a wanted criminal, if only I had insisted on not saying it… I’m sorry, I, woo…”

She covered her face with her hands, her shoulders shaking as she sobbed.

Xia Weishuang was sitting next to her. Seeing this, she felt pity. She knew too well the pain of regret, and she also knew that it was difficult for a person to perfectly control the direction of an event.

Xia Weishuang took out a tissue to wipe her tears, and patted her shoulder gently to comfort her. “Xiaoxiao, it’s not your fault.”

But the next moment, Ke Xiaoxiao seemed to be crying so hard that she couldn’t stand up straight and fell into Xia Weishuang’s arms. She trembled and sobbed, asking Sister Shuangshuang, what should I do? I feel so sorry for Miss Anna.

Xia Weishuang was a little embarrassed. After all, Ke Xiaoxiao was not her real sister, nor was she a child like Lele. They hadn’t spent much time together, and Xia Weishuang was not used to being so intimate with people she didn’t know well.

But she couldn’t bear to push her away at a time like this, so she could only loosely wrap her arms around her and gently pat her shoulder to comfort her. “Xiaoxiao, we didn’t know things would turn out like this. The tragedy can’t be undone. If you want to do something more for her, why don’t you place her and Ye Chen’s bodies together?”

When a person dies, it’s like a lamp going out. What’s the point of doing more?

No matter how much you do, it can only affect the living.

But it had to be said that after Ke Xiaoxiao’s crying and complaining, Xia Weishuang’s burden suddenly became much lighter. Perhaps it was because someone was sharing this matter with her, so the pressure was not so great.

When two people have something in common, they will think that they can understand each other, so it will be easier to get closer.

Xia Qingxue forcibly pulled down one of Ke Xiaoxiao’s hands, and seemed to be quite moved as well. Her eyes were red, and her mouth was making “woo woo” sounds. “Xiaoxiao, I feel so bad too. Although this has nothing to do with me, we were all there at the time, but I couldn’t do anything. I feel so powerless. Xiaoxiao, don’t blame yourself. We’re all the same!”

Ke Xiaoxiao’s eyes were filled with tears. “Qingxue…”

Xia Qingxue opened her arms and said with emotion, “Xiaoxiao, the four of us in our dorm are like sisters. Although there are only the two of us left now, it’s okay. My sister is your sister, and my sister is your sister!”

Ke Xiaoxiao/Xia Weishuang/Mi Lele: “…”

This night was too long. Who knows how many people couldn’t sleep peacefully.

August 16, 2021, only 7 days since the zombie outbreak, and only 3 days since Xia Weishuang and Sang Lu’s reunion.

A week, which used to pass in the blink of an eye, perhaps without leaving anything worth remembering.

But in these seven days, Xia Weishuang felt that too many things had happened, so many that she thought a long time had passed.

Xia Weishuang woke up early in the morning. She had been sleeping on and off, and hadn’t really rested all night. She seemed to have had many dreams, dreams of things that made her nervous, scared, and sad, but she couldn’t remember anything after she woke up, only that sad feeling lingered.

“Sister Liu, have you seen Sang Lu?” Xia Weishuang asked Sister Liu when she went downstairs to help prepare breakfast.

As the owner of the guesthouse, although Sister Liu had seen all kinds of people, she had never seen a terrifying character like Sang Lu who could kill without blinking. But her heart was still very strong. Facing Xia Weishuang’s question, she coughed lightly and shook her head.

And said, how would I dare to ask where she went?

Xia Weishuang was a little disappointed, but she could only wait. Perhaps it had been like this from the beginning. She was always waiting for Sang Lu’s return.

During breakfast, Sister Liu announced the true culprit of this vicious incident to everyone. After learning that the murderer had died and also taken another girl with him, she didn’t know if everyone was more happy or more sad.

After breakfast, Ke Xiaoxiao said in a low voice, “Sister Shuangshuang, are we in a hurry to leave?”

Xia Weishuang said, “I want to wait for Sang Lu to come back.”

Ke Xiaoxiao said, “Then I’ll go and see Miss Anna. I want to tidy up her appearance. A beautiful girl like her must hope that she is clean and beautiful at all times, right?”

Xia Weishuang didn’t expect this girl to be so thoughtful and gentle, and her favorability towards her immediately increased. “Go ahead. She won’t blame you.”

“Okay, then I’ll go upstairs.”

The bodies of Anna, Ye Chen, and Yang Dajun were all placed in 202. Because he had been torn apart, Yang Dajun’s zombification had stopped halfway after he died, and Anna had not turned into a zombie.

After Ke Xiaoxiao arrived at 202, she carefully closed the door.

She wet a towel and crouched in front of Anna’s body. Anna’s face still had a crazed and ferocious smile. The stiffness after death gave this smile a strange color.

Ke Xiaoxiao gently wiped her face, gentle and intimate.

She suddenly chuckled at her and said, “How lucky, to be with the one you love.”

**

Sang Lu’s whereabouts were unpredictable. She didn’t know where she had gone, nor how long she would be gone.

Xia Weishuang leaned against the window at the end of the corridor, propping her chin on her hand, and looked at the dense green trees and grass of summer.

Although she was looking, she was a little distracted. The sun was gradually getting stronger, and it was a bit hot. Xia Weishuang sighed softly and was about to turn and leave.

But unexpectedly, she bumped into something soft as soon as she turned.

Xia Weishuang’s vision blurred. Suddenly, countless colorful and shiny things fell from the sky at the same time, like a goddess scattering flowers, or like a torrential downpour, almost drowning Xia Weishuang.

Xia Weishuang stood there in a daze, surrounded by countless clean clothes and crystals.

And Sang Lu was standing in front of her. She had brought her numerous gifts, like a grand marriage proposal ceremony.

She still had that unchanging smile, still extraordinarily beautiful. She seemed unable to understand the emotions of normal people, nor did she have the empathy to feel for others.

But she said, “All for you. Are you happy?”

Xia Weishuang stared at her blankly, then suddenly took a step forward and hugged her tightly, as if to merge her entire being with her own.

“Sang Lu,” she buried her head in her neck and refused to look up, then bit down. “You bastard!”

She didn’t see that when Sang Lu gently stroked her long hair, a cunning smile appeared on her face.

Sang Lu said, “Whether you’re happy or not, you can’t leave me.”

“Only look at me.”

“Only like me.”

“Only belong to me.”