Surviving in a Collapsed World, Is Something Wrong?

The dinner table.

"So...who is this kid?!"

Ji Zi looked at Yue Xia, who was sitting on the left of Jiang Ming, in shock, and then her gaze naturally turned to Mei.

But after looking at the iconic white hair, she looked at Kiana unconsciously, but a voice in her heart told her that it was not Kiana.

It was not until Jizi carefully observed Yuexia's appearance that she came to an answer in her heart that she could not even believe. Although her heart strongly stopped herself from looking at Theresa, when Jizi reacted, her eyes, ah... to be precise, everyone's eyes, were all looking at Theresa.

"?!"

"Why are you all...looking at me?!"

......

"Good morning, Ming."

Meiyi pretended to have just woken up and came to the living room with a smile on her face after washing up to greet Jiang Ming.

"Ah... Good morning, Mei."

Jiang Ming slumped weakly in the chair and responded with a look of despair.

"What's wrong, Ming? Are you still tired after just getting up?"

Mei walked briskly behind Jiang Ming and placed her slender fingers lightly on his shoulders, like a virtuous wife, massaging her husband who had been tired all day.

"Oh no..."

Jiang Ming shook his head weakly, then put his hand on Mei's slender hand, turned to Mei and gave her a wry smile that said "I'm fine".

"Nothing, don't worry. Oh, by the way, breakfast is ready. It's better to wake up Kiana and the others. By the way, Fu Hua seems to have gone on a mission again. She is really a busy person..."

After saying that, Jiang Ming was ready to get up and wake everyone up, but his legs felt like they were filled with lead and he couldn't get up at all. Jiang Ming looked at Meiyi in confusion.

Mei said with a look that said 'leave it to me'.

"I'll go call them. Ming, you're a boy. If Kiana insists on staying in bed and doesn't sleep well, it won't be easy for you to go in."

"Uh, no...ah, that's true."

Jiang Ming, who originally wanted to say it was nothing, felt the pressure on his shoulders and agreed directly. Mei also showed a satisfied expression after hearing the answer she wanted, and then walked towards everyone's room to wake up Kiana and the others.

But when Meiyi was about to leave the living room, she suddenly turned her head. Her purple starry eyes emitted an unusual light, which made Jiang Ming stare at her in a daze. He didn't dare to move. Not only that, Meiyi's next sentence scared him so much that his hair stood on end and even his heart beat much faster.

"I'll be the one to wake up Kiana and the others, but... Ming will be the one to wake up the girl in Ming's room. How about that?"

"what?"

Jiang Ming swallowed unconsciously to moisten his throat which was dry due to nervousness, and then forced himself to stay calm, constantly telling himself that everything was fine.

"Wha...what?"

"Eh? Ming, don't you know?"

Mei still had a smile on her face.

"If there weren't any, why were there ten breakfasts on the table?"

"Gudong."

"hehe."

Mei chuckled twice.

"Is the plate of fried tofu on the table prepared for Feiyumaru? Ming is really thoughtful..."

"Yeah...right."

Jiang Ming forced a smile.

"But......"

Mei put her fingers on her chin, looking thoughtful.

"Since Ming just said that squad leader Fu Hua is not here, then... why do you still need to prepare ten breakfasts?"

"This this......"

"Children who lie must be punished, but... I will listen to Ming's explanation patiently, so don't keep me waiting too long."

Mei gave a meaningful smile and left the living room directly, leaving Jiang Ming alone slumped in the chair, thinking frantically about what to do. He looked like he was in junior high school when he was caught by the teacher for copying the answers to homework, and his heart was beating wildly.

But when he thought about it carefully...

"Something's wrong. Why am I so panicked? First, I didn't have any relationship with Yuexia. Second, I didn't have any intimate contact with her. I just danced with her, took her to dinner, and took her to the amusement park. Third, I'm not a lolita complex."

"Why should I be afraid of this?"

Jiang Ming slammed the table and quickly went to his room. He found that Yuexia had already gotten up. She was still wearing her Gothic clothes and was sitting on the bed at a loss, holding the Hom doll that Jiang Ming had given her.

Recalling the tricks that he asked Hei Pao to do at that time, because the situation was very urgent at that time, if he used the Golden Light of the Earth, that touch of golden light would definitely be exposed, so he had to let Hei Pao use the fetal transformation. However, after all, the clone can only use 70% of the effect of the ability, and cannot achieve % transformation and become the appearance of other things. In addition, Yuexia really cherishes the things that Jiang Ming gave her.

When Yuexia saw Jiang Ming coming here, she hugged him without thinking, and said with worry on her face, unable to hide it.

"Human, listen to me, someone just now..."

"Okay, Yuexia, take a deep breath and calm down. It's okay."

Seeing Yuexia's frightened and anxious look, Jiang Ming even had a blush on his originally fair cheeks due to his rapid breathing.

"But......"

"I know. If there is anything, just say it all at the dinner table. Don't be afraid."

"..."

"Human, can I ask you a question?"

Yuexia spoke in a somewhat intermittent voice.

"Ah... sorry sorry, what's the problem?"

Jiang Ming thought that he was the one who kept interrupting Yuexia's conversation. After all, it would be terrible if both of them misunderstood something at the dinner table later. So Jiang Ming quickly apologized and asked what the problem was.

"That person... who is he among the human race?"

"...It's my love."

"Lover...similar to the relationship between a prince and a princess in a storybook?"

"Well, the kind that is willing to sacrifice one's life."

Jiang Ming even added a sentence.

“…Is that so…?”

"But... for Yuexia, I can also sacrifice my life."

"Eh? But...we clearly...why?"

Jiang Ming chuckled and said without thinking.

“That’s why I’m here.”

......

Everyone: "Stare————"

"(? ? ?)"

Everyone sat on the chairs one by one, looking carefully from Jiang Ming, Yuexia and Theresa to try to find any clues.

"Everyone......"

Jiang Ming first took a sip of milk to calm himself down.

"Even if you guys make us look ugly, we didn't do anything."

"Ahahaha... I... Of course I believe you."

Ji Zi, who was discovered, laughed and said awkwardly.

"After all, this seems impossible... right, Kiana?"

Jizi nudged Kiana with her elbow, signaling her to stop eating and say something nice.

"Ok?"

Kiana, who had finally swallowed three dumplings in one breath, didn't understand why the topic suddenly turned to her, but after she carefully observed her surroundings, she also discovered something strange.

"Ah! Why are there two aunts? Doppelgangers? Aunt, you have to be careful! I heard that if you see a doppelganger, you're not far from death! Will this doppelganger kill you and then seize power and usurp the throne?"

"Kiana, you just realized now that I was a bit too much! Although your last sentence was indeed about caring for me, I still feel offended!"

Theresa slammed the table, making a loud noise. Then she got so angry that she took two sips of the bitter melon juice on the table. She turned her head to look at Yuexia next to Jiang Ming and found that she was holding a glass in both hands and drinking tomato juice carefully.

Tomato juice…?

Everyone's eyes were focused on Jiang Ming again. Jiang Ming seemed to understand why they were looking at him. Although it was just a whim, Jiang Ming felt that the color of tomato juice was similar to blood, so he just let Yuexia try it at first. It turned out that Yuexia seemed to like tomato juice very much, just like Theresa liked to drink bitter melon juice. And with Yuexia's physical fitness, whether she drank it cold or hot, it would not affect her body. So Jiang Ming decided to make tomato juice for her in the future. As for getting tired of it, just look at how much Theresa likes bitter melon juice and you will know. She will never get tired of it.

"Well, as you can see, there are two Theresa's here. As for the reason, I hope you can give me a chance to explain..."

"Let me explain!"

Just as Jiang Ming was about to explain to everyone, Yuexia interrupted him loudly. Although she was very nervous now, she still wanted to express her determination.

"Under the moon...?"

Jiang Ming looked at Yuexia with some surprise, but Yuexia took a deep breath and spoke in a resolute tone.

"I know... I am an outsider to you, a person who is not recognized, but it doesn't matter. After all, I have been like this from the beginning, so I won't feel sad. Although humans have always admitted that they will give me a good place to go and a place to stay, I know that I have to prepare for the worst and plan to leave humanity."

"If I disturb your life, I will leave, but... he is the first human who is not afraid of me, the first person who is willing to approach me, and the first person who is willing to help me realize my wish. It seems like it was just yesterday when we met."

"He knows I like Hom, and would rather spend all his coins to get me one. He knows I yearn for the amusement park and I don't like my identity, so even if he holds an umbrella for me and blocks the sun for me, he wants me to enjoy the amusement park to the fullest."

"He knew that I didn't like the life that was like a prison before, so he kept saying that he would take me away even if it cost him his own life. And the fact is that he did it. He fulfilled the promise between us, and I have no regrets."

"so......"

Yuexia held her breath here because she was afraid that she would cry, but her constantly rising and falling chest exposed her. After taking several light deep breaths in succession, she forced herself to control herself and not let the tears flow out, but she felt that no matter how she spoke now, she would make a choking sound.

So she bit her thin lips, held the corners of her clothes tightly with both hands, and took several deep breaths in succession. It can be seen that just when she wanted to indicate that she would leave soon, others spoke first.

"Well...it's not impossible for you to stay here."

Theresa scratched her face guiltily.

"Eh?"

"Yeah, anyway, this place was originally very quiet. Although it has become lively now because of Jiang Ming, it is also because of him that it has become lively, so...we respect him."

Jizi seconded.

"Yeah, I think so too. My sister and I were originally homeless, and it was Jiang Ming who gave us this place to stay. We have the same experience, so we can understand your feelings."

Sakura said with a smile as she patted her sister's head.

"Well, Brother Jiang Ming is very gentle, so it is reasonable for him to help you."

"I think so too!"

Fei Yuwan said after finally swallowing the fried tofu in his mouth.

"Yes, yes, since you are not my aunt's clone, of course you can stay here."

"Kiana, do you care so much about my clone...?"

"Bronya seconded."

Jiang Ming: "......"

Originally, Jiang Ming was somewhat moved by what everyone said, but when he thought that they didn't know about Yuexia and Meiyi's situation, Jiang Ming couldn't help but break out in a cold sweat and subconsciously wanted to hold Meiyi's hand, but he changed his mind again. If he held Meiyi's hand at this time, wouldn't it mean that he also wanted Yuexia to stay? Although he did think so, from Meiyi's perspective, it would definitely mean that he wanted to cheat!

So Jiang Ming was so scared that he sat on the chair and didn't dare to move, and even didn't dare to look at everyone.

After a long time, Mei sighed lightly and took Jiang Ming's hand. This made Jiang Ming unconsciously look at Mei, with confusion and a little nervousness in his eyes.

"Ming is indeed a gentle person, although his gentleness is somewhat widespread..."

"No... Mei, I..."

Jiang Ming originally wanted to say that it was not like that, he just wanted to help you who he knew, but if he said that, it would inevitably disappoint people, but if he didn't say it, it would be a bit unfair to Meiyi...

But Meiyi seemed to have known everything for a long time. After chuckling twice, she crossed the fingers of her left hand with Jiang Ming's right hand, but to others it seemed as if nothing had happened.

"It's okay, Ming... Meiyi can tolerate your gentleness and will enjoy your gentleness. Meiyi already knows your answer and she won't blame you."

Mei turned her gaze to the moon again and spoke in a gentle tone.

"Miss Yuexia, you can stay here forever. We will give you the closest care. Ming must have his reasons for bringing you here. After listening to what you just said, most of us here have similar experiences to you. You don't have to be nervous. Now, we are a family."

"family..."

Yuexia's throat made a sound unconsciously, but why? When those words came out of her throat, Yuexia felt that something warm seemed to be slowly spreading in her heart.

At the same time, I felt something moving slowly on my cheek.

“Eh…?!”

Everyone looked surprised.

Yuexia also realized that liquid was dripping out of her eyes, and she felt puzzled. She had been trying hard to hold back the tears, but they still kept falling down her cheeks. In order to prevent excess liquid from flowing out, Yuexia quickly pressed the corners of her eyes with her hands, but the tears still kept flowing.

“Ah…Ah…Ah…”

Immediately afterwards, she felt as if her heart was being twisted, causing her body to bend slightly. Seeing her like this, Jiang Ming couldn't help but hold Yuexia to his chest and stroke her head gently. Mei also stretched out her free right hand and stroked her back just as gently.

Feeling the comfortable touch, the lonely girl who was not accepted by human society kept crying in the morning under the moon.

......

"So...Uncle, how did you bring this girl back?"

Bronya asked while operating the handle in her hand, and Jiang Ming answered after a brief thought.

"Of course it's the Quantum Sea~"

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