Translator: phizzlepop
Editor: mantou
But this time, not long after, Yang Qian suddenly found that the person under him was not reacting at all. Ye Ming had still been faintly struggling at first, but after, he hadn’t moved at all. He turned Ye Ming over, and discovered that he’d already fainted, his face pallid, and his breath feeble.
Yang Qian’s heart thudded in his chest. He looked at Ye Ming’s emaciated face, and his tightly shut eyes. Suddenly, an inexplicable uneasiness arose in him. How could this happen?
Yang Qian let go of Ye Ming, his brow wrinkled as he immediately arranged for a subordinate to go call for the doctor on the base. Then, he started pacing back and forth in the room.
Where exactly did a problem arise in the end.
In less than a quarter of an hour, the doctor was brought to the villa trembling with fear. He examined Ye Ming carefully. After a while, he said to Yang Qian fearfully, “He, he doesn’t really have much wrong with him… he has just been starved for too long, and hasn’t had enough to eat, so he fainted.”
Yang Qian’s eyes were cold as he glared at the doctor, “Check again.”
The doctor was flustered by this stare, “Okay… then, I’ll check again, but our current medical equipment can’t be compared with before, and may not necessarily be able to find anything…”
After a long time, Yang Qian spat out one word, “Okay.”
The doctor wiped the sweat off his forehead. He suspended a bottle of IV saline for Ye Ming, and took a blood sample before leaving. When he got outside, he was still shaking, inwardly thinking that this new leader was much more terrifying than Huo Yi was in the past. A normal person had almost been tormented to death by him. He wouldn’t even give the person enough to eat, and was also this fierce-looking.
Yang Qian watched Ye Ming deeply for a while. He turned around and walked out, then called for his men to inquire about Ye Ming’s whereabouts during this period of time.
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Ye Ming hadn’t realized that he’d actually fainted from hunger in bed. He really hadn’t felt anything at all! He woke up leisurely, then discovered there was an IV attached to his hand, and he was lacking in strength from head to toe. He thought, he’d played too much, he wouldn’t really starve to death, ba?
En… probably not, Yang Qian had already found out. He definitely wouldn’t allow him to act this recklessly again.
He lay down for a while, then heard the sound of the door being pushed open. Yang Qian came in with milk and bread, then placed them down next to the head of the bed. He looked at Ye Ming with an icy gaze.
He didn’t mention a single word about Ye Ming fainting from hunger, and only indifferently said, “You’d better take good care of yourself. If you stay this frail, I suppose you won’t even have the qualifications to be a slave anymore.”
A self-deprecating look surfaced in Ye Ming’s eyes, and he didn’t make a sound.
Yang Qian then said, “This is your breakfast.”
Ye Ming woodenly glanced at the plate, slowly sat up, then nibbled at the piece of bread. He really was hungry. Besides, Yang Qian was right in front of him, so it wasn’t possible for him to try anything.
Yang Qian watched as Ye Ming obediently finished his food before standing up and saying, “I’m going out on a trip today, and won’t come back until tomorrow.”
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Ye Ming nodded, expressionless as before.
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【Ye Ming: Ge, what about my family’s Yang Qian? Where is he?】
【888: He’s waiting by the tree for the hare.】
【Ye Ming: Oh, oh, oh, just thinking of having an audience today makes me even more excited!】
【888: …】
【Ye Ming: If you don't break out of the silence, then you’ll perish in silence!】
【888: Vtea eq!】
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But once he arrived at the garden, he didn’t see the usual two children, and Ye Ming’s face revealed a slightly worried look. He hadn’t had time all day to come out and see them, and didn’t know if something might’ve gone wrong.
Just when Ye Ming was feeling restless, a soft voice called out, “Xiaofei-gege, we’re over here.”
Ye Ming turned his head, and saw a thin boy with big eyes currently hiding in the bushes and beckoning to Ye Ming. This garden had been neglected for a long time, so the weeds had already grown very tall.
Ye Ming immediately breathed a sigh of relief, his face revealing a gentle expression, then walked over and squatted down in front of him, “Sorry I came late, you’re probably starving ba. Where’s Xiao Feng? Why don’t I see him today?”
The boy’s head drooped as he said sadly, “He was beaten for stealing today, so he wasn’t able to come here…”
Ye Ming was extremely worried, “Is he badly injured?”
The boy shook his head and said, “It’s not too bad. Those people saw that he was young, so they weren’t too harsh. Only, his ankle was sprained so he couldn’t come here.”
Ye Ming was finally relieved. He fished out the bread he snuck out and handed it to the boy. He said softly, “Bring this back ba. Be more careful along the way, don’t get discovered by others.”
The boy looked at the piece of bread in Ye Ming’s hand, and swallowed a bit. He was so terribly hungry and could only get a bit of decent-looking food from Ye Ming. There was no one better than Ye Ming in this world after the apocalypse, but… if he ate these things, then what about Ye Ming? These past few days, they’d continued to accept Ye Ming’s help, unable to resist the temptation of food, but they were also really worried about Ye Ming.
For once, the boy hesitated for a while, and didn’t immediately reach out to accept it. He said pitifully, “Xiaofei-gege, if you give your food to us, then what about you?”
Ye Ming looked at the boy’s eyes filled with worry and unease, and couldn’t help but laugh. He rubbed his head, stuffed the bread into his arms, then said, “I’m fine, I still have a lot to eat.”
The boy asked, “Really?”
Ye Ming nodded seriously, “Really.”
The boy tilted his head and thought about it. Maybe Ye Ming really had a lot of food. After all, he lived in such a large and luxurious villa. This was also the leader’s villa, and he was also one of the leader’s men. Perhaps he really wouldn’t lack food then, ba?
Yang Qian was standing upstairs not far away, coldly looking down at this scene.
So this was why Ye Ming had fainted… in order to save his food for others, he’d ended up starving himself.
Yang Qian looked down at the two people below, one big and one small, and saw the tenderness in Ye Ming’s eyes, the smile on his lips… it was like a beautiful painting. He suddenly thought, how long ago had it been since he last saw Ye Ming smile like this?
When Ye Ming was in front of him, he always wore no expression on his face. If there was one, it was merely him being forced to reveal one of pain after being tormented by him.
Just like a lifeless shell of a body, only after its suffering had reached an extreme, would it allow others to realize that he was still a living, breathing human being.
Yang Qian had almost forgotten what Ye Ming used to be like, just like how he’d forgotten what he used to be like.
But when facing that child, Ye Ming would actually smile, and his eyes would become warm and gentle, just like the appearance he used like the most. Even in this dark and hopeless world after the apocalypse, he could still maintain his optimistic and sunny side, making people feel warm inside their hearts.
So, in the end, have you changed, or have you not changed?
Why is it that, on one hand, you can do whatever it takes to survive, selling yourself, then selling me out… but on the other hand, you can still hold onto the kindness in your heart. The depths of Yang Qian’s eyes revealed a look of pain and struggling. But after a while, the struggling in his eyes was covered once again by ruthlessness.
Truly ridiculous. Your so-called kindness is actually just built on a foundation of hurting others, isn’t it? Once you have everything you want, then you pretend to be kind. Does this allow your inner self to feel a bit more at peace then?
Have you forgotten exactly how you betrayed me? Since you already chose to be a base person who sells himself, then why bother acting so pretentious!
It’s really hypocritical and nauseating!
Ye Ming seemed to have no idea that his each and every move was being watched by someone. He whispered to the boy, “Go quickly, don’t let Xiao Feng wait for too long.”
The boy nodded, then hid the bread Ye Ming gave him before crouching down and tunneling into the bush, preparing to leave. Suddenly, a strong gust of wind struck, and the boy flew through the air, then fell onto the ground, while the bread in his arms also rolled out.
He anxiously crawled over, wanting to pick the bread back up. But then, he saw a foot stepping on top of the bread. He raised his head, then saw a tall, grim man, startling him until his entire body was shivering! He trembled violently.
All of this happened in a flash. By the time Ye Ming recovered, he saw Yang Qian standing over there. Ye Ming’s expression stiffened, an uneasy look appearing in his eyes while he thought, not good.
He’d been discovered!
Yang Qian slowly turned his head, his dark eyes looking at Ye Ming, and lifted the corners of his lips, “Who allowed you to arbitrarily give my things to others?”
Ye Ming felt that Yang Qian at this moment was extremely frightening. His lips moved, “I…”
Yang Qian walked step by step until he was in front of Ye Ming, his icy countenance and gloomy eyes bringing a tremendous pressure that seemed to cause the very air to stagnate. His voice was dangerous and low, “Say… what exactly should I do with this little thief who has stolen something?”
Ye Ming looked at the ruthless chill in Yang Qian’s eyes, and his lips paled as he pursed his lips and whispered, “Sorry… but, he didn’t steal anything. I gave it to him, don’t blame him…”
Yang Qian suddenly laughed, then looked into Ye Ming’s eyes, his gaze like ice, “You are mine. Everything I give you is also mine. Since he dared to take it, then he’s stealing my things. These are the rules after the apocalypse… there isn’t anything that just falls from the sky. Anytime you want to obtain something, you have to pay the price.”
Yang Qian’s subordinate lifted the boy up by his collar, and the boy exposed a horrified expression.
Yang Qian indifferently spoke up, “Throw him out. Let everyone know, this place isn’t somewhere just anyone can secretly sneak into.”
That subordinate answered affirmatively, then started walking out with the boy.
The boy listened to Yang Qian’s command, and looked at these fiendish and terrible men. They were ten-thousand times more terrifying than those ordinary people outside. They said that they were all murderous demons who even peeled the skin off zombies. He was so scared that he cried out, tears and mucus all over his face, “Xiaofei-gege, Xiaofei-gege, save me!”
Ye Ming rushed over to save him without even thinking about it. However, Yang Qian grabbed him by the waist and pulled him into his arms. He couldn’t get over there at all.
Seeing that the boy was about to be taken away, and looking at his weeping and struggling small face, Ye Ming suddenly felt incomparable grief and powerlessness in his heart.
What did he do, he’d only just given out a share of his own food. He also knew that he couldn’t save that many people, just that he couldn’t turn a blind eye to these things… he only wanted to do a little something with his own strength.
That was just a child, ah. He still remembered how much Yang Qian had liked children in the past. The Yang Qian he knew would never be this ruthless to a small child.
Ye Ming felt incredibly sad. He’d kept on enduring and enduring like this… what was the point of him enduring? Just for this kind of person who’d completely changed like this?
Or was it that even until now, he still wasn’t able to acknowledge reality? Wasn’t able to acknowledge that this Yang Qian, for a long time now, hadn’t been the person he’d been waiting for?
What was the difference between the Yang Qian now and the Huo Yi before?
They were the same…
He’d already had enough!
The rims of Ye Ming’s eyes were red, and he suddenly backhanded Yang Qian across the face. His eyes glowed with fury and despair, and his voice was hoarse with agony as he glared at him, “You’re no different from Huo Yi!”
“Let go of me!”
The author has something to say: Merry Christmas, dears, sorry I’m a bit late, but it’s a long chapter, oh~~
And pitifully asking for nutrient solution, really need nutrient solution yingyingying
The translator has something to say: ノಠ_ಠノ… *furiously re-reads “backhanded” line 20x times*… inner peace… inner peace…
P.S. For anyone wondering why there are sometimes suddenly 3 parts… well… it’s mostly because author-dada suddenly has the aforementioned long chapters and increases it to a 9k+ character count hehe…
Ooof time for gong abuse👀
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Ye Ming-gege has clapped back!!!!
beautiful day~
thanks for reading!
Its sad knowing Ye Ming finally learned how to accept the truth and acknowledge that there is no hope anymore. But since we know this is an orchestrated drama, something like this, I will gladly accept 🙂 I can’t wait for the gong abuse ><
Thanks for the chapter <3
Ye Ming-gege told 888 he was ~excited~ to finally have an audience and as one of his secret audience members, I! am! here! for! this!
thanks for reading!!
YOU REALLY HAVE GONE WAY TOO FAR
EVENTHO I REALLY AM NOT THAT A FAN OF KIDS BUT THAT ATTITUDE IS OUT OF LINE! OUT OF ORDER!
First you disrepect da food
Then you disrespect Ye Ming
Now you wont even let off a poor kid
HELL I THINK HUO YI WILL PERSONALLY SURRENDER THE SCUM TROPHY TO YOU
Mai gad
*emotions clearly out of control *
*follows translator-san footsteps *
*re-reads the part slap multiply times while chanting the calming heart *
(THANK U FOR THE UPDATE DEAR..really appriciate it)
Now …. I know the gong abuse is just RIGHT AROUND THE CORNER
but I want to enclosed and open up the torture chamber..and then search for the revive potion so that every time Yang Qian almost dies… the fun won’t end drasticly
Seriously this protagonist makes the other world’s protagonist + villains look like an angel *facepalm *
+1 Amen
+1
plus he stomped on bread this time just to be dramatic and scare a little boy… oooooh… not a huge kids fan either but this one was nice and considerate unlike a certain someone. they’re rlly out here blindly throwing out kids to act all macho and establish authority but they’re lookin like a joke
thanks for reading!
Thanks for the chapter! 😘
thanks for reading! (✪㉨✪)