109: The door was smashed
Fang Qing saw Bai Jixuan helping a woman upstairs, and her eyes turned red with anger.
What did Bai Jixuan mean by this? She was still waiting for him to come back to her, but he actually brought another woman home.
Fang Qing wanted to rush out and confront him, but seeing the numerous zombies lurking in the hallway, she hesitated and ultimately remained in the room.
However, her gaze remained fixed on Bai Jixuan and the woman he was assisting.
Bai Jixuan! She would definitely not let this man off easily.
“Thank goodness, you’re all back!”
Bai Wanning opened the door to the apartment and walked in. Mother Bai, who had been anxiously awaiting their return, immediately rushed into Bai Wanning’s arms.
“Mom? What’s wrong?” Bai Wanning thought her mother was worried because they were late. She gently patted her back and said, “It’s alright, aren’t we back safe and sound?”
“No, it’s not that.” Yan Meiyu broke free, wiped her eyes, and told Bai Wanning with lingering fear, “After you left last night, a group of people rushed up and tried to break down the door you installed at the end of the hallway. Luckily, that door was sturdy enough and wasn’t damaged.”
“Then those people cursed and left, saying they would go back and figure out how to crack the password. I was so scared I didn’t dare to sleep all night! Even the children were frightened and only just fell asleep an hour ago.”
“I was really scared then, thinking they would break in before you three returned. Thank goodness, thank goodness,” she patted her chest, relieved. “Thank goodness it was you three who came back.”
“I heard from Mrs. Lei that the survivors are all crazy now. A few days ago, some refugees came to this building, saying they wanted to give Ni Baoguo some supplies, so he let them move in. As a result, those people actually killed someone! Now those survivors are living in the apartment they broke into.”
After speaking, Yan Meiyu’s face was extremely grim. How could she not be unhappy? Although the situation outside was difficult, it hadn’t reached the point where one had to kill to survive. But… she sighed and said, “Thanks to Mr. Lei, those people left. I had him threaten them, and they gave up. I don’t know how they knew I was home alone. I also heard people say they had known I was alone for a long time.”
After speaking, Yan Meiyu trembled even more violently: “Fortunately, Wanning, you made these preparations early. If it weren’t for these security measures, you and your Older Brothers might not have seen me and the children.”
Bai Zhan cursed angrily, “Damn it, which bastard is behind this?” He turned to Bai Jixuan and said, “Brother, we have to settle accounts with them!”
“Don’t be impulsive.” Bai Jixuan stopped his younger brother, who was about to rush out of the room, and then looked at his still anxious mother, saying, “Mom, go get some sleep. Now that we’re back, no one will dare to bother you anymore.”
“Yes, Mom.” Bai Wanning looked at her mother’s face and noticed two deep dark circles under her eyes. She said, “Leave this matter to us. You go rest; we’ll handle the rest.”
The three siblings took turns comforting Yan Meiyu, and it took several hours for Yan Meiyu to calm down and fall into a deep sleep.
She was so exhausted that as soon as her head hit the pillow, she fell asleep almost instantly.
After Yan Meiyu fell asleep, Bai Wanning and her Older Brothers left the house and found the door covered in dents and scratches.
Yan Meiyu was kind-hearted and couldn’t bear to activate the electric shock function on the door, which in turn emboldened the attackers.
“I need to talk to Mom,” Bai Zhan said angrily, “Her kind heart is one thing, but she can’t be this good! Look, if those people were a little more ruthless—”
His voice gradually trailed off. Although he didn’t finish, Bai Wanning and Bai Jixuan both understood what he wanted to say.
Fortunately, the door was made of good material and wasn’t shattered, but what if it had cracked? Who would be responsible for the loss of life then?
Just as Yan Meiyu had said, the refugees on the tenth floor had killed people and occupied someone else’s apartment to seize supplies.
What if the same thing happened to their family? Who would bear the responsibility? All of this was because of their mother’s kindness and hesitation, which almost allowed danger to slip through.
Bai Jixuan didn’t speak. Although he was usually the one who doted on his mother the most, this time, he also agreed with Bai Zhan’s view that they couldn’t take such risks again.
Bai Zhan looked around and quickly noticed some scratches and dents on the wall on one side of the corridor.
Seeing this, he laughed sarcastically.
“Look, those bastards couldn’t break down the door, so they tried to smash the wall!”
Fortunately, the building was originally designed to remain structurally stable during natural disasters, and the walls were exceptionally strong.
Otherwise, those bastards might have really been able to smash through the wall and get in!
Bai Zhan punched the wall next to him and cursed, “If I find out who that bastard is, I’ll skin him alive!”
He didn’t have to wait too long.
An hour later, Bai Xiaoyu woke up and told his father what had happened, in much more detail than Yan Meiyu had recounted.
Bai Xiaoyu had been experienced from a young age and was more vigilant and calm than his easily agitated mother.
He didn’t just listen; he also paid attention to the words of those who caused trouble, so he remembered a few names and told them to Bai Wanning and her two Older Brothers.
“Xiang Mei?”
“That’s right,” Bai Xiaoyu nodded and said to Bai Wanning, “I heard someone call that woman ‘Sister Xiang Mei.’ She’s the leader of those people who tried to break in. Auntie, do you know her?”
Bai Wanning pursed her lips. Know her? Of course, she knew Xiang Mei. This woman, like Chen Xiaoya, was foolish, or rather, she was blinded by Su Hu’s affection.
Because Xiang Mei liked Su Hu, she obeyed Bai Xue’s every command.
Su Hu told Xiang Mei to be good to Bai Xue, and she truly treated Bai Xue like an ancestor.
She knew that Su Hu truly loved Bai Xue in his heart, but she didn’t dare to get angry at Bai Xue. So, she vented all her anger on Bai Wanning.
In the past, Bai Wanning naively thought that Xiang Mei disliked her because Bai Xue was more favored.
It wasn’t until Xiang Mei was rescued by her before she died that she confessed the truth.
Xiang Mei said she regretted it and shouldn’t have listened to Su Hu and targeted her.
Although Xiang Mei apologized, Bai Wanning’s heart was already devoid of emotion. What good was regret? Harm done was harm done.
She handed the knife to her Older Brother and said, “I’ll handle this. You two go make something for the children to eat.”
Bai Jixuan understood what she was going to do and quietly asked, “Do you want me to go with you?”
“No need,” Bai Wanning sneered, “I can handle this good-for-nothing by myself.”
Bai Xue and the Bai family were in their top-floor apartment, where a small fire was burning.
Xiang Mei leaned over to warm her hands, then rubbed her face and arms, saying, “Then… Bai Wanning… she’s like she’s guarding against some gangster boss, installing such a thick, hard-to-break door. If I didn’t know the situation, I’d think she knew the Apocalypse was coming in advance.”