The Scum Shou's Survival GuideChapter 115.3

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Editor: mantou NODqUI

It wasn’t easy for Ye Ming that night. Yang Qian, who’d already been abstinent for a long time, seemed even more ferocious, as though he wanted to tear his entire body apart, wantonly venting his lust… and bitter hatred.

Ye Ming’s body still hadn’t fully recovered yet, so he directly fainted in the end.

Story translated by Chrysanthemum Garden.

By the time he woke up, it was already noon the next day, and for once, Yang Qian hadn’t left yet, and was still next to him.

Ye Ming only moved a tiny bit, and was in so much pain his face blanched, but he held back his discomfort and tried his best not to show it. Instead, he turned to face Yang Qian. However, when he was turning, he seemed to have bumped into something hard, and couldn’t help but pause his movements. oh4x5W

Yang Qian was already awake. He was sitting up over there, watching Ye Ming with ridicule, like he was looking at a clown.

Ye Ming’s expression shifted several times. He remained silent for a long time, then struggled to kneel beside Yang Qian, before leaning over and lowering his head, about to help him out.

Yang Qian finally couldn’t resist laughing out loud. He stretched out a hand to block Ye Ming’s actions, his gloomy, dark eyes gazing at him as he laughed, “Enough. What do you want?”

Hadn’t Ye Ming done whatever it took to ingratiate himself to Yang Qian just for these exact words? He pursed his lips, hope in his gaze, as he carefully spoke up, “I… want to go see Xiaoyue, may I?”

Yang Qian raised an eyebrow and responded, “You may.”

Ye Ming hadn’t expected that Yang Qian would give his consent so decisively this time. His eyes very quickly lit up, and he said cautiously, “Thank you…”

Yang Qian appeared to have heard an extremely humorous joke, his ice-cold, mocking gaze making Ye Ming flush with embarrassment. He patted Ye Ming’s face, then said contemptuously, “No need for thanks, this is what you exchanged your body for, ah. I didn’t realize it before… but actually, you have an innate talent for selling yourself. It looks like it was I who hindered you before.”

Ye Ming’s face flushed, then paled. He lowered his head, and a look of pain flashed in his eyes. DJUoxM

He was very sad on the inside, but that was all… he was already used to Yang Qian humiliating him. And as for him right now, what qualifications did he even have to refute anything with? He’d thought he was full of backbone, but reality had crushed his bones to pieces inch by inch, until he could no longer stand up anymore, and had gradually become accustomed to living on his knees.

Yang Qian got up from the bed, and said indifferently, “Let’s go, ba”

Ye Ming remained silent and clambered up. Due to his movements from getting up, he frowned again in discomfort. His legs trembled as he forced himself to properly get dressed. But right when they were about to leave, a look of distress appeared on his face. He lowered his head and looked at the chain hanging down from his neck, so heavy he was almost forced to hunch over.

If Xiaoyue saw this appearance of his… 0ZyBul

Just how upset would she be, ah.

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“You, can you take this off just for now…” Ye Ming’s voice was hoarse, and he added with great difficulty, “I won’t escape, just for a bit, that’s all…” Uhynoi

Yang Qian looked into Ye Ming’s eyes that were filled with a faint hope, helplessness, sadness, and all kinds of emotions… why did he still have to take his opinions under consideration? But although he was thinking this inside his heart, Yang Qian still snorted coldly, then came forward and undid the chain and iron collar.

Ye Ming felt his neck suddenly free up. He’d been forced to be like this for a long time, and he was actually somewhat unused to the sudden lightness.

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But he very much cherished this short-lived freedom. At least he wouldn’t let his younger sister see this utterly undignified and lowly appearance of his.

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Yang Qian took Ye Ming away from the villa and went to a residential area in the base. This residential area was already the most upscale location in the base, with the exception of the place where ability-users lived. Only talents with special skills could be assigned a residence here. There was water and electricity, which was incredibly rare after the apocalypse.

And this was where Xu Xiaoyue was living. Only, she was imprisoned here, while the door was locked from the outside. However, all three meals would be brought over here by someone every day, and they didn’t make things difficult for her.

Ye Ming stood at the door, nervous and expectant, his fists clenched tightly as he watched Yang Qian’s subordinates unlock the door. Right when he was about to enter, Yang Qian called out to him, and said indifferently, “You only have half an hour.”

Ye Ming nodded to indicate that he understood, then eagerly pushed open the door and walked in. dWbTHn

Xu Xiaoyue had been locked up here for nearly a month. At the beginning, she could never fall asleep, and was in a state of panic at all times. She wouldn’t change her clothes or take a bath, and only stared fixedly at the door. If those filthy and sordid people wanted to do something to her, she would either perish together with them, or just commit suicide!

But even after one day, two days, then three days passed by… no one had done anything to her from the beginning till the end. Besides someone leaving food at the doorway every day, she hadn’t even seen a single living being.

Gradually, her uneasiness changed to confusion. She didn’t understand what was going on.

That person had bought her, but then had left her over here. What exactly did this mean? T9Gh5R

Just when Xu Xiaoyue was about to give up, she finally heard the sound of a door opening again. At first, she thought it was the person delivering food, but this time, it seemed that someone had actually come in. The sounds of footsteps were getting closer and closer to her. Xu Xiaoyue’s entire body tensed up, and all the horrible memories from being auctioned off before came flooding into her mind, as she stared at the door.

A moment later, the door to the room was pushed open, and a thin man appeared at the doorway.

Xu Xiaoyue’s eyes widened, and she stared at the person in front of her. Her anger, vigilance, dread, panic, and uneasiness slowly dispersed… surprise, vulnerability, excitement, joy, and various emotions emerged as the rims of her eyes reddened, and she uttered in a hoarse voice, “Ge… is that you…”

It couldn’t be that she was dreaming, ba… qj5d9F

Ye Ming looked at Xu Xiaoyue, his eyes also red, and he slowly walked over, then earnestly said, “It’s me, everything’s okay, don’t be afraid.”

Xu Xiaoyue’s tears came out all of a sudden. Her apprehension, suffering, and sadness from the past few days all seemed to dissipate at this moment. She’d met her big brother. Her big brother had told her that everything was okay…

Everything was okay, ah…

Xu Xiaoyue rushed into Ye Ming’s arms all at once, choking with sobs as she said, “Ge… I missed you so much, I was so worried about you… I thought you were dead… I thought I would never get to see you again.” xyO7n

Ye Ming was also filled with emotion. He patted Xu Xiaoyue on the shoulder, and comforted her in a gentle voice, “I’m okay, I’m sorry that I’m just now coming to see you.”

After crying for a long time, Xu Xiaoyue finally managed to catch her breath, and slowly calmed back down. She thought of the circumstances under which she’d been locked up in here, and Ye Ming being slow to appear, and worriedly asked, “Ge, how are you doing?”

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Could it be that her big brother had also been caught by someone, and had no freedom? Otherwise, how could he have possibly not come to see her for such a long time.

Ye Ming didn’t want Xu Xiaoyue to be worried, so he told her the lie that he’d already concocted earlier, and said, “I’m doing very well, but before this, I had no idea you were also here. Just now, I learned from a friend that you’d also come to this base, so I hurried over. That’s why I didn’t come earlier.” D7Ul1O

Xu Xiaoyue was still not completely convinced, so she asked, “Then, ge, what do you do in the base?”

Ye Ming said, “I’m a part of the search team responsible for finding supplies for the base… this job requires me to go out fairly often. I may not be able to visit you very often, but you don’t need to worry.”

He understood that he had no freedom, and couldn’t come over frequently, so he’d thought up all of these reasons ahead of time.

Xu Xiaoyue saw that Ye Ming seemed to have a pretty good complexion, was cleanly dressed, and didn’t look like he’d been starved or tortured, so she somewhat believed his words now. In this base, only the men who went out and did things could receive better treatment. She’d already seen too many people with overly yellowed skin and thin muscles. DiyF3O

Ye Ming still had a lot he wanted to say, but once he thought of the half an hour Yang Qian had mentioned, he didn’t dare to delay for too long, and said, “I have to go out again today. You can rest assured and stay here. I’ll come to see you again some other day, okay?”

He felt distressed just looking at Xu Xiaoyue’s pallid face. After he got back, he was going to beg Yang Qian to let Xu Xiaoyue out no matter the cost, because what would he do if a perfectly healthy girl was locked up until she fell ill.

Xu Xiaoyue was extremely reluctant. She felt like she’d just met up with her big brother. Why did her big brother already have to leave? She held on to his hand, and said sadly, “Can’t you stay just a little longer?”

Ye Ming looked at her tenderly, “There are rules in the base, and I must abide by them.” SQhm71

Xu Xiaoyue originally wasn’t a headstrong girl, and had no qualifications to be headstrong after the apocalypse anyway. It wasn’t good for her to keep Ye Ming for much longer. Seeing that Ye Ming was about to leave, she suddenly thought of something, and asked anxiously, “That person who purchased me… is he really your friend?”

She’d been locked up here for so long, and hadn’t even seen a single figure, but she still instinctively felt that it couldn’t be anyone good… she couldn’t stop worrying about Ye Ming, and was afraid that he’d be harmed.

Ye Ming’s footsteps paused, his voice slightly lowered, while his hands were clenched tightly, and he was silent for a while, before he said, “Yes, he’s a very good person, and also takes very good care of me, don’t worry.”

Yang Qian had been standing right outside the door. His keen senses allowed him to listen in on the conversation inside very clearly. Hearing Ye Ming pretending to be relaxed as he comforted Xu Xiaoyue, he couldn’t help but reveal a scornful look on his face, and really wanted to go in there to expose his lies. djaYV1

Then he heard Ye Ming’s words, and his eyes were instantly clouded with pain, as he thought of those unbearable memories.

He… what kind of mood were you in when you said these words? For the sake of not letting Xu Xiaoyue worry, you can even say such things out loud. I actually didn’t realize before how skilled you were at acting.

But, perhaps you’ve always been very skilled at acting, and that’s why you can say something like that.

Sometimes, I really can’t distinguish between when exactly you’re being sincere, and when exactly you’re being insincere. l20Xp1

Huo Yi snatched you away from my side back then. When I finally met up with you, you actually told me that I should forget about you, and that you could live a better life with Huo Yi. At the time, I stubbornly and naively believed that it was just a lie and, like right now, were merely words you had no choice but to say. Maybe you were also thinking of me, and just didn’t want me to get hurt, so you said those things. You’d always been so gentle.

How could I have been willing to let you bear such suffering… at the time, I made up my mind to save you no matter what. I would never give up on you, no matter how long it would take, no matter whether I would have to pay with my life or not, I didn’t care at all.

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But then later… just one day later, I listened to a different side of you.

That side of you callously said that you’d wanted to get rid of me since long ago, that you just hadn’t wanted to drag down your reputation, that I couldn’t give you anything… you asked Huo Yi to drive me out and never let me show up in front of you ever again. bBcGDv

Then Huo Yi kicked me out, and left me for dead.

So, exactly which side is the real you? Which words are your sincere thoughts?

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Xu Xiaoyue couldn’t find anything wrong with Ye Ming’s words, but she still instinctively felt that something was off. She couldn’t stop Ye Ming, so she could only urge him once more, “Then you have to be careful. I’ll… wait for you to come back.” 5kxEWA

She didn’t want to lose her family right after she’d finally met up with him, but she also couldn’t prevent Ye Ming from going. She could only exhort him anxiously, still reluctant to part with him.

Ye Ming listened to his sister’s words of concern, and couldn’t help but reveal a tender look in his eyes as he said, “I will.”

With these words, he inwardly told himself that it really was time to leave, but before he could go out, he saw Xu Xiaoyue’s eyes suddenly expose a look of shock and surprise, directed behind him.

As soon as Ye Ming looked back, he saw Yang Qian’s grim expression as he strode in. SPjm c

His expression suddenly changed.

Didn’t you already promise me you wouldn’t let Xiaoyue know?

The translator has something to say: so his meimei has the legendary woman’s intuition… and it’s spot-on, as to be expected