Zhou Shuwan scoffed, "You went to the resettlement site because your parents brought enough supplies. If there were no supplies, how would you survive on your own? Just rely on the relief food distributed every three days?"

Not to mention that you have no identification when you escape and whether you can get supplies, just as a woman, there are countless men on the road and at the resettlement sites who can easily subdue you and drag you to a deserted corner. Guess what will happen?

We don't know how long the apocalypse will last. Just like they say, it could be a few years, a decade, or even decades. There might not even be relief food in the future! How will you survive then? Can you really live alone forever? Staying with your parents and listening to them might only mean being sent away as a gift temporarily, but you'll have food and shelter, and someone to protect you..."

Before she could finish her words, Dong Qingqing angrily interrupted her: "What do you mean by saying these words? Are you looking down on me? Or are you mocking me? I know I treated you badly before, are you holding a grudge and deliberately using these words to scare me? If you had parents like that, would you stay and live with them for the rest of your life?"

Zhou Shuwan looked at her calmly. "My parents love me like a treasure, so I won't encounter such a thing. However, whether I am with my family or alone, I can protect myself! But can you?"

Dong Qingqing's tears rolled down again.

She looked behind Zhou Shuwan and Qi Mingyu with a blurry face. Zhou Jianghai and Zhong Tiyun had already come downstairs to check the situation since they hadn't come up for such a long time.

She whispered, "Zhou Shuwan, do you know how much I envy you..."

I envy you for having such a wonderful family, parents who treat you wholeheartedly and never show partiality, and a neighbor brother who loves you wholeheartedly...

She is about the same age as Qi Mingyu and they played together when they were young. Later, they moved away and went their separate ways.

When she came back this time, although she looked down on this dilapidated community and the neighbors who still lived here, Qi Mingyu's handsomeness and strength still made her secretly moved.

She created several chance encounters, but the other party treated them indifferently.

The young woman's self-esteem was hurt. She was only attracted by the other person's appearance and did not have any deep love for him, so her feelings gradually faded.

It was not until she accidentally met Qi Mingyu and Zhou Shuwan walking together that she realized at a glance that the person he liked was Zhou Shuwan, who was two years younger than her!

She was somewhat unwilling and deliberately made trouble for the two of them.

But Zhou Shuwan and Qi Mingyu were so focused on finding supplies and protecting their families that they had no idea of ​​her little daughter's thoughts.

Dong Qingqing spoke softly, and Zhou Shuwan couldn't hear it clearly.

She didn't care and just looked at the other person quietly, as if waiting for her answer.

Dong Qingqing wiped away her tears, raised her head and said stubbornly, "I can live on my own! Even if I have to beg for alms in the future, I will never become an escort for my father's ambitions!"

She has a rebellious nature, otherwise she wouldn't make such a fuss even though she knows her parents are partial to her, causing chaos in the house and making her parents think she is a troublemaker, but she won't pretend to be a good daughter!

Zhou Shuwan saw her determination and smiled slightly: "Okay, I'll take you to the resettlement site."

"Wanwan!" Zhou Jianghai shouted disapprovingly.

Although Tung Chee-hwa died of drunkenness, he was not really dead. What should he do if he comes to trouble Wanwan after he wakes up and finds out that Zhou Shuwan has sent his daughter away?

Zhong Tiyun was also a little worried: "Wanwan, should we wait until the Dong family arrives before discussing this?"

Zhou Shuwan sneered: "Dong Qingqing is already an adult, she doesn't need to report to her father where she goes!"

Dong Qingqingying also immediately shook her head: "I can't wait, I can't wait, I have to leave immediately! I am an adult now, and it is no longer under his control. Aunt Zhong, please ask Shu Wan to help me. I will be grateful to you for the rest of my life..."

"Dad, Mom, please lock the house when you go back. Don't open the door for anyone except me!" Zhou Shuwan said.

"Okay!" Zhou Jianghai and his wife both saw their daughter's determination. They could not influence their daughter's decision, so all they could do was relieve her of her worries.

Qi Mingyu said, "I'll go with you."

Zhou Shuwan shook his head: "I'm enough on my own. The nearest resettlement site is not far from here. I'll feel more at ease if you stay."

Qi Mingyu was silent for a moment, staring at Dong Qingqing for a moment, then leaned over and asked her in a low voice, "Wanwan, don't you need to double-check what she said?"

Zhou Shuwan understood what he meant. He was worried that Dong Qingqing was just setting a trap to lure her out and then ambush her!

However, Zhou Shuwan shook her head and said briskly, "She's telling the truth."

She had just remembered something that she had never cared about in her previous life.

When she returned home after the acid rain and sought revenge on Dong Jianhua, Dong Qingqing had already died a long time ago.

At that time, she heard others say that during the flood season, Tung Chee-hwa wanted to give Dong Qingqing to someone to curry favor with powerful people, but she did not expect that his daughter was very strong-willed and refused to obey. When she escaped from home, she fell into the flood and died of illness within two days.

If it weren't for her and Qi Mingyu tonight, Zhou Dongqingqing's fate would have been to fall into the flood and die of illness!

Qi Mingyu looked at Zhou Shuwan deeply.

"She's telling the truth, so there's no danger on the road. But if she's lying, it's even more dangerous here!"

Qi Mingyu understood what she meant. Their family was their weak spot and the one they wanted to protect first.

"Okay, you must be careful!" He finally nodded.

Zhou Shuwan went upstairs first, took a backpack, and changed clothes.

Dong Qingqing was so reluctant to go home that she didn't want to go upstairs at all, so she had to stay on the boat.

Fortunately, Zhou Shuwan came down soon. She waved to her family and set off with Dong Qingqing.

On the way, Dong Qingqing was very silent. After she was some distance away from the community, she finally breathed a sigh of relief: "Shu Wan, thank you for everything you did tonight!"

Zhou Shuwan shook his head: "It was not my intention to save you. I just saw it and saved you because I was able to. If you were someone else, I would save you too!"

Her words were a bit confusing, and Dong Qingqing didn't understand, but she still said, "I know that sending me away will bring trouble to your family. So, I sincerely thank you!"

Zhou Shuwan turned his head and looked at her meaningfully: "It doesn't matter, as long as you don't blame me in the future!"

"No blame, no blame. I chose this path myself. No matter how difficult it is, I won't blame others!" Dong Qingqing hurriedly shook her head.

Zhou Shuwan was silent for a moment, then he took out a sharp fruit knife from his backpack and handed it to her. He looked into her eyes and emphasized again: "Remember, only you can save yourself!"

Dong Qingqing held the knife, not quite understanding what was going on.

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