Quick Transmigration: Why did you provoke him? He's love-struck!

This calm smile made Old Chen, who was standing behind Yan Zhen, burst into tears.

Yan Zhen's complex expression was filled with reluctance and regret. Even Lin Yu, who had always been at odds with Jing Chen, turned his face away, unable to bear watching any longer.

Upon seeing this, Jing Chen quickly waved to them and said something.

The windshield blocked out the sound, and Yan Zhen didn't hear clearly. She took two steps forward and asked, "What did you say?"

Jing Chen repeated it again, worried that Yan Zhen wouldn't understand, so he exaggerated his mouth movements and gestured with his hands and feet.

Yan Zhen vaguely understood, but his brows furrowed even deeper.

Just as she was about to confirm whether she had misunderstood, a hand suddenly reached out from below the windshield and grabbed Jingchen's leg.

Yan Zhen's expression changed drastically, and he suddenly lunged towards the windshield.

But separated by the glass, she could do nothing but watch helplessly as Jingchen was dragged down by that hand, like bait sinking into a school of fish, instantly engulfed in the horde of corpses.

Yan Zhen: "..."

She lowered her eyes, took a few seconds to compose herself, and when she raised her head again, she said to Lin Yu in a deep voice, "Let's go, get out of here as soon as possible."

The dead cannot come back, but the living must continue to live.

The plane flew over the horde of zombies, accelerated on the runway, and soared into the sky as it gained more and more speed.

Four hours later, the plane landed at the Capital Military Region airport.

Yan Zhen was worried about Xu Songfeng, who was still in Xinghai City. Without taking a break, he immediately boarded the military region's helicopter and returned to Xinghai City.

After more than ten hours of back-and-forth travel, the helicopter returned to Xinghai City.

When Yan Zhen led the military personnel into the building's storage room, Xu Songfeng was feeding water to the wounded military personnel.

Hearing the noise, Xu Songfeng was startled at first. When he saw that the person who came was Yan Zhen, who was unharmed, he dropped the military water bottle in his hand.

Xu Songfeng stood up, rushed over and threw himself into Yan Zhen's arms, tears welling up in his eyes: "Mom!"

Yan Zhen stumbled backward from his tackle, regained her balance, and patted his head: "Don't be afraid, it's alright now."

When Yan Zhen returned, Xu Songfeng's tense emotions, which had been running all night, immediately relaxed. He quickly let go of Yan Zhen, wiped away his tears with his sleeve, and peeked out to look behind Yan Zhen.

Seeing that only Lao Chen and two teammates were behind Yan Zhen, and Jing Chen was nowhere to be seen, Xu Songfeng asked, "Mom, where is Brother Jing Chen?"

Yan Zhen's lips moved, but he did not answer immediately.

Xu Songfeng sensed something ominous from her hesitant expression and immediately went to look at Old Chen.

Old Chen was a man who couldn't keep things to himself; his grief was almost entirely written on his face.

His suspicions were confirmed, and Xu Songfeng's face turned deathly pale. His lips trembled, and he gripped Yan Zhen's arm tightly: "Mom..."

Yan Zhen sighed and touched Xu Songfeng's face: "He's not coming back."

Xu Songfeng's eyes widened instantly, and tears quickly welled up in them.

After a long while, he burst into tears: "Brother Jingchen!"

Yan Zhen pulled him into his arms and let him cry loudly.

The military quickly transported all the wounded in the building to helicopters. Meanwhile, news came from the weather bureau that the team responsible for retrieving the catalyst had completed its mission at the cost of half its members.

The catalyst was sent to the military by helicopter. Yan Zhen did not choose to go to the military base with them. After a short rest, he took the remaining six team members and Xu Songfeng and drove a car full of supplies back to the base.

Lin Yu gave a definite answer: the military base is ready to receive children under twelve years old from the shelter, and the temperature-controlled coating will be transported there by helicopter.

With extreme cold approaching, Yan Zhen needs to return to the shelter as soon as possible to arrange for the receipt of the temperature-controlled coating and for sending the children to the military region.

With the lives of more than two thousand people in the shelter weighing on her shoulders, she had no time for sentimentality.

It took the convoy three days to get back to the shelter. Almost immediately after they arrived, the military helicopters carrying the temperature-controlled coating arrived as well.

The large barrels of paint were unloaded, and Yan Zhen asked Lao Mao to arrange for people to move them. At the same time, he issued a notice to the entire shelter.

The notice detailed the dangers and severity of the impending extreme cold weather, giving families with children under twelve years old 24 hours to decide whether or not to send their children to the military region.

The news caused an uproar in the shelter.

To the survivors, the military region was like Noah's Ark in the movies—the place where they were most likely to survive in the apocalypse.

If the military region is willing to accept survivors, there is no doubt that the vast majority of people in the shelter would be willing to go.

However, the military region only accepts children under the age of twelve, and families with children are not comfortable letting such young children go to the military region alone.

Therefore, many families with children came to Yan Zhen to ask if, for the sake of their children, the military region could accept their whole family.

Old Cat, with a dark expression, gave the person who asked the question a severe scolding.

"Have you no shame? Sending our children to the military region is an opportunity that our leader and team members risked their lives for. It's about securing a livelihood for our children. Now it's our children who need to go to the military region, not the other way around! Anyone who asks such a shameless question again, not only will the adults not go, but the children won't be allowed to go either!"

After being scolded by the old cat, the group dispersed sheepishly.

Yan Zhen was busy for most of the day, and it wasn't until nightfall that he finished dealing with these miscellaneous tasks.

She and Xu Songfeng ate something in the cafeteria and then returned to their residence one after the other.

Standing at the entrance of the two-story building, looking at the dark building, the mother and son stopped in their tracks.

Without the person who was always busy cleaning and cooking, the house felt strangely quiet and desolate.

Xu Songfeng noticed Yan Zhen's disappointment and went in first to turn on the lights.

The lit lights dispelled some of the loneliness. Yan Zhen, as usual, told Xu Songfeng to take a shower and go to bed early, and then prepared to go upstairs to rest.

She hadn't slept much during the past few days on her way back, and now her body and mind felt heavy; she desperately needed to lie down and rest.

"Mom," Xu Songfeng called out to her, "I'm not going to the military region."

Yan Zhen paused in her steps as she went upstairs, and turned to look at Xu Songfeng.

Xu Songfeng didn't meet her gaze. He lowered his head and said to himself, "I don't know anyone there except Uncle Lin Yu. If someone bullies me, Uncle Lin Yu might not help me. I don't want to tie my future and my safety to a stranger..."

I know I might freeze or starve to death here, but I'm not afraid. If it weren't for you, I would have died when I was six. These extra six years are a bonus. You gave me this life; you're my mother. Even if I die, I want to die with you.

After speaking, Xu Songfeng looked up at Yan Zhen cautiously and added uncertainly, "Is it okay?"

Looking at his anxious expression, Yan Zhen seemed to see the stubborn little boy who had followed her when the apocalypse first broke out.

At that time, Xu Songfeng was constantly anxious, worried that she would abandon him, a burden on her. He didn't dare to eat much and only drank a little water each day to minimize the consumption of supplies.

It took her almost two years to dispel his anxiety and fear and convince him that she would not abandon him.

But now, because of the impending extreme cold, he has become that anxious child again.

After a long pause, Yan Zhen sighed and reached out his hand to Xu Songfeng.

Xu Songfeng hesitated for a moment before walking up to her.

Yan Zhen pulled him into her arms: "Why don't you want to go? Tell me the truth."