Post-Apocalyptic Wasteland: The Female Protagonist Has Become a God

The girl was so shocked by what she saw that her eyes widened, her hand covering her mouth trembled slightly, and then she tiptoed away.

She ran through the yard to a house, where she heard arguing coming from behind the half-open door. The girl stopped, her hand still holding the door as she was about to push it open.

"How could you touch that money! That was the money I was going to return to them. The family that originally chose Xiaoliu didn't agree to give up, and that couple is coming to pick up Xiaoliu in two days. How am I supposed to return it to them now!"

The old dean was so anxious that he kept slapping his thigh.

"It's just 50,000 yuan! Give me some more money, and I'll pay you back double when I win the bet!" This voice belonged to the middle-aged man from last time.

"Gambling, gambling, all you ever do is gamble! You unfilial son! Are you trying to kill me?!"

The old dean angrily pointed at his nose and shouted, "How much money have you taken from the family to gamble all these years! You even stole my savings for my coffin and gambled it all away! Cheng Dezhi! What more do you want?!"

"You have to return that 50,000 yuan today, no matter what!"

Cheng Dezhi, enraged and embarrassed, retorted: "I was just having bad luck for a moment. Calling it stealing sounds awful. I was just borrowing it temporarily, it's not like I'm not going to return it!"

“If you don’t have money, you still have people. Just let that couple adopt Xiaoliu. As for the previous family, you can just find someone in this orphanage to appease them.”

There was a moment of silence, then the old dean sighed, "That's all we can do."

Seeing that the room had quieted down, the girl was about to push the door open when Xiaoliu, who had chased after her, pulled her away.

Once they reached the secluded backyard, where no one was around, Xiaoliu shoved the girl to the ground: "What do you want to do? You saw everything, didn't you?!"

The girl pushed herself up and glared angrily at Xiaoliu: "You stole the money! You're blaming me! I'm going to tell Grandma Dean that you're the thief!"

Xiao Liu grabbed the girl: "Everyone knows you stole the money, what evidence do you have to prove I took it?"

“I saw you give money to a stranger to buy a painting.”

"The money is gone, and that person isn't coming. No one will believe what you, a thief, are saying."

Xiao Liu pressed closer to the girl, then shoved her into the dry well. The girl's screams instantly fell silent with a thud as she hit the ground.

Xiaoliu stood by the well, looking down at the girl whose consciousness was fading: "My new parents will be coming to pick me up in a couple of days. I'm going to have a good life. Don't even think about ruining my plans!"

The girl took one last look at Xiaoliu, whose face was fierce, by the well before fainting.

After an unknown amount of time, the girl slowly woke up. Looking at the pitch-black sky above the well, she weakly cried out for help, but apart from the chirping of cicadas, no one answered her.

The picture changes again.

The girl wolfed down the rice in her bowl, then picked up her water glass and drank several mouthfuls. The old head of the hospital next to her opened her first-aid kit: "Yue'er, eat slowly. Let me treat your wound first."

Holding the girl's arm, the old director gently disinfected and applied medicine to her wound, and sighed, "Good child, you've really suffered."

"Grandma Dean, Yue'er is so hungry..." she said, staring pitifully at her hand that was being held.

He put a band-aid on the wound and said, "Okay, let's eat."

The old dean stared at the girl, a troubled look on his face. He opened his mouth but said nothing. He raised his hand to pat the girl's head and sighed deeply.

The girl seemed to sense something, and after putting down her chopsticks and wiping her mouth, she asked, "What does Grandma Dean want to say to Yue'er?"

"Moon, is Grandma Headmistress good to you?"

Nodding, she said, "Grandma Dean is the kindest person to Yue'er here."

"Now that Grandma Dean is facing difficulties, would Yue'er be willing to help her?"

"Grandma Dean is very kind to Yue'er, so Yue'er is willing to help you."

He took the girl's hand and said, "Good, good girl, Grandma Director didn't spoil you for nothing."

“There was a family that wanted to adopt Xiaoliu, but she was picked up by her new parents this morning. The original family didn’t want to adopt the younger children in the orphanage and only wanted older children. Now, you are the only one to choose from, Yue’er.”

"So, Grandma Dean wants to ask Yue'er if you'd like to go?"

"Yue'er doesn't want to go. Only Grandma Director is kind to Yue'er. Yue'er only wants to stay by Grandma Director's side. Yue'er will agree to anything except this. Please don't send Yue'er away, okay?"

The old dean released the girl's hand: "But Yue'er just agreed, and once you've agreed, you can't go back on your word."

“Your new parents will treat you well too.” He glanced at the wall clock. “They should be arriving soon. You can go with them in a bit.”

The girl stood there, stunned: "So Grandma Dean wasn't discussing this with Yue'er at all."

"Grandma Dean had no other choice. I hope Yue'er won't blame her."

At this moment, Cheng Dezhi walked in, glanced at the girl, and then said to the old director, "Mom, the person has arrived and is waiting outside."

The old headmaster took the girl's hand: "Your new mom and dad are here, let's go."

The girl was led away listlessly. In the hall stood a middle-aged couple. The woman carried a cloth bag and looked displeased, while the man had a black leather bag under his arm and casually walked around, rummaging through the decorations in the hall.

Seeing that someone had arrived, he put down the wooden carving he had picked up, walked over, glanced at the girl, and said, "Is she the only one here?"

"Yes, she's the only older one left in the hospital now."

"How old?"

"He is ten years old."

The man clicked his tongue, seemingly somewhat displeased: "We agreed last time that we would adopt the twelve-year-old Xiao Liu. How could you go back on your word and let someone else take her? If you hadn't said there was another one, I would have smashed this place up."

"I'm sorry, this is our fault. I apologize to you. I'm really sorry." The old dean bowed.

The man waved his hand: "Alright, alright, you're so old, why are you bowing to me? You're shortening my lifespan."

"Let's leave it at that for now." He grabbed the girl and said, "Come on, there's a ton of work to do at home. When we get here, don't even think about slacking off. If you want to eat, you have to work."

At this moment, Cheng Dezhi reached out to stop him: "Wait, don't rush off."

The man smacked his cheek in annoyance: "What's wrong?"

“Since you adopted her, you should make up for the 30,000 yuan she stole from me.”

The old dean glanced at Cheng Dezhi in surprise, then returned to normal.

The girl was shocked and quickly retorted, "What 30,000 yuan? You're lying! I didn't steal it!"

The man grabbed Cheng Dezhi by the collar: "Are you trying to scam me?"

"I'm not trying to scam you. Everyone here knows about this. If you don't believe me, ask the dean."

The man looked at the dean, while the girl looked back with hope and anticipation in her eyes.

The old dean pushed up his glasses and slowly said, "That is indeed the case."

"Grandma Dean, didn't you say you believed me? How come even you think I stole the money?" The girl was very upset.

The old dean said earnestly, "Yue'er, it's okay to make mistakes. The important thing is to admit your mistakes and correct them. Grandma Dean hopes that you can walk the right path in the future."

The man shoved the girl: "You actually stole things? You better get rid of this bad habit! Otherwise, I'll chop off your hand!"

Then, grabbing Cheng Dezhi by the collar, he shoved him forcefully: "We'll only take care of her after we adopt her; you can't extort money from us for what happened before! If you can't protect your own things, you're out of luck! Get out of here!"

Cheng Dezhi was pushed and stumbled. The man's arrogant words ignited his anger, and he swung his fist to smash it!

The two immediately started fighting, and the woman who had been waiting nearby rushed over to help her husband.

Taking advantage of this moment, the girl ran out of the orphanage, running nonstop along the way, turning and twisting until she reached an unknown place.

She leaned on her knees, panting heavily, staring straight ahead with resentment in her eyes: "What liking and love is nothing but temporary. In the end, they can be abandoned just like that!"

"You said you believed me, but it was all a lie. Grandma Dean, why did you lie to me? You've never... ever believed me..."

Her voice choked with emotion: "Why did you help him lie..."

"All love is nothing more than this..."