Surviving in a Collapsed World, Is Something Wrong?

10pm, Dusk Street, Sanatorium.

Because it is winter, the night is darker and colder than any other season. A thin layer of snow covers the sky and the earth. Perhaps the heavens are also hibernating here.

Without Jiang Ming's charitable sponsorship and means of keeping warm, who knows how many weak patients would have died here.

The children and the sick were already asleep, and Aponya had long since taken off her nun's uniform and put on warm clothes.

Of course, some women with such huge breasts need very special bras, so almost no ordinary clothes can cover those surging breasts.

"ha..."

Abonya was still standing at the door of the sanatorium, with her fingers crossed in front of her mouth, her thin lips slightly parted, and she breathed on her fingers to warm them. Some parts of a girl's body are more susceptible to colder temperatures than those of a boy's.

"Ah, Miss Aponya, if it's so cold outside, why don't you wait inside the door?"

Jiang Ming, who had just finished a period of training and came here, had a worried look on his face.

Looking at the boy who was still wearing a white robe and seemed unaware of the cold, Abonya did not answer, but instead asked with concern: "Isn't it cold in this weather?"

Jiang Ming: "......"

"That should be my problem, right? But I'm not cold. My methods can keep my body at the best constant temperature. On the contrary, you, Miss Abonya, have your hands frozen pink."

Jiang Ming stepped forward and lifted up Abonya's hands, urging his skills to move forward. Abonya immediately felt that all the coldness in his body was cleared away.

"Girls are prone to coldness in sex and body. Even if Miss Abonya is not an ordinary person, she should pay more attention to her body. Ah, let's not stay at the door for too long, let's go into the house quickly." Jiang Ming put his hand on Abonya's back, applied a little force with his hand, turned her around, and walked into the house.

After the two sat opposite each other, Jiang Ming did not mention the previous incident, but instead reminded them: "Please don't do this next time. I will definitely do what I said. Don't do things that will only cause trouble to yourself. I don't care about these trivial matters. It would be better to say that doing so would make me feel guilty."

"...Yeah, I understand."

Aponia nodded barely audibly.

"Then please drink some hot tea to warm yourself up. Miss Aponya, please wait for a moment."

"Is that so..."

Logically speaking, as the host here, Abonya should be the one to serve the tea, but seeing Jiang Ming's serious look, it was difficult for Abonya to refuse.

Jiang Ming summoned the tea set. Seeing the tea set suddenly appear, Abonya was still a little frightened even though he knew that the other party had an extraordinary origin.

"excuse me."

After apologizing, Jiang Ming started making tea.

After a while, the rich aroma of tea spreads, filling the room, making people feel relaxed, unloading burdens, resolving worries, and relaxing the mind.

"Please." Jiang Ming handed the teacup to Aponya and gestured to her that she was ready to taste it.

"Thanks for your hard work."

After thanking him, Abonya reached out to pick up the tea tray and teacup. The tea arrived before she even took a sip. The rich and elegant tea fragrance completely attracted her. Moreover, although it was just cold tea, the teacup suddenly became warm.

Abonya swallowed the whole cup of tea, and the tea instantly permeated Abonya's body and mind. The tea was clear and had a hint of sweetness, sweeping away the coldness in her body and making her feel extremely pleasant.

"Good tea..." Unable to think of anything to praise about tea, Aponya could only express his thoughts sincerely.

"It dispels the cold and warms the body, leaves a lingering fragrance on the lips and teeth, permeates the whole room, and makes the body and mind refreshed. It couldn't be better." Hearing the praise, Jiang Ming showed a satisfied smile and poured another cup of fragrant tea for Abonya.

"Please use."

"Thanks..."

The two of them sipped tea like this. Jiang Ming occasionally asked about some trivial matters in the sanatorium, and there was no other interaction. It was as if Jiang Ming came here just to drink tea with Aponiya, even though the tea was indeed very delicious.

Finally, Abonya felt that she had drunk too much tea and was quite concerned about what happened in the afternoon. Seeing that Jiang Ming didn't seem to want to bring it up, she had to speak first.

"Mr. Jiang Ming."

"What?" Jiang Ming turned his eyes away from the tea and looked at Aponiya seriously.

"About what happened this afternoon..."

Aponya reminded him and Jiang Ming nodded immediately.

"Oh, I guess after a series of events and drinking a lot of hot tea, Miss Abonya has calmed down. I believe that Miss Abonya will think seriously about what I am going to say next."

On the surface, he was talking to himself, but in reality, it was Jiang Ming's reminder to Abonya.

"Then please give me some time to explain to Miss Aponya our identities, our purpose and our plan."

"...Please go ahead."

In very simple and easy-to-understand words, Jiang Ming explained to Aponia the identities of himself, Zi and the others, and the girls far away in other places, the purpose of fighting against Honkai, and the plan to recruit special people with destiny.

"Miss Aponya, you are also a key figure in destiny, and you are quite important to me."

"Important existence..."

"Well, I seem to be obsessed with you."

"Eh?"

Seeing Jiang Ming's leisurely look, Abonya wondered for a moment if he had heard it wrong, so he asked again: "Um...did you say anything just now?"

Jiang Ming's movements slowed down for a while, and finally put down the teacup: "Hmm? Didn't you hear clearly? Then say it again. I say, I seem to have fallen in love with you."

"..."

Aponya's eyes slightly shifted away from Jiang Ming: "This should be the first time we meet."

"Well, please take care of me in the future."

Jiang Ming answered calmly.

"..."

What's going on with this situation where I seem to have agreed to the confession (it seems like that)...

Abonya had no choice but to continue: "Well, Mr. Jiang Ming may have misunderstood what I meant. We just met for the first time. I am afraid I cannot directly respond to Mr. Jiang Ming's feelings for me."

Jiang Ming, like Abonya, replied expressionlessly: "Yes, I know. That's why I will first ask Zi and the others to provide charitable assistance here. Although they are guests, I will still serve them good tea. Then I will sincerely invite Miss Abonya to join us. Only in this way can I reveal more information."

"If Miss Abonya agrees, I will show more of my sincerity in the days ahead. Today is not a confession, and all the first times have not been lost."

"But before that, let me explain to Miss Aponya what happened this afternoon regarding Gong Ping."

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