The Scum Shou's Survival GuideChapter 116.2

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Xu Xiaoyue had to work for a long time every day, and the amount of food she earned was barely enough for sustenance. But, she felt like the future was full of hope… originally, she’d thought that she was going to be reduced to a slave and die miserably, but hadn’t imagined that she’d coincidentally be purchased by someone who just so happened to be a friend of Ye Ming’s and Yang Qian’s, who even released her, and then gave her her freedom.

It was just like a desperate person suddenly discovering a light from the heavens.

Story translated by Chrysanthemum Garden.

Now, her most important loved ones were in this base. No matter how hard it got, she ought to still work hard to live on.

Her only regret was that she couldn’t see her big brother too often. Her brother seemed to be very busy, and spent most of his time outside. Xu Xiaoyue was reluctant to be apart from him, but she put up with it without uttering a single word of complaint. It wasn’t easy for her brother either, ah… this base could only be maintained by depending on all of the people risking their lives outside. They searched for supplies along with killing zombies and other invaders, all in order to ensure the continued operation and safety of the base. UouhtM

Xu Xiaoyue had a bright and cheerful disposition, so it didn’t take long for her to become familiar with her colleagues. She knew that if she wanted to fit in here, she couldn’t be too distant from everyone else. After the apocalypse, having both friends and information were equally important, and it wouldn’t do to remain ignorant.

On this day, she was working in the hospital as usual, when two other nurses invited her to eat together with them.

Women were always bound to gossip a little while eating.

Nurse Zhao was an older middle-aged woman who was fairly kind, and normally looked after Xu Xiaoyue. She said with emotion, “Don’t think too poorly of us only having these things to eat, it’s actually already pretty good when compared to those outside.” There was only a simple plate of green vegetables and a can on the table, which was already considered a meal.

Nurse Yin who was a bit younger said, “Yes ah, our work in this base really is pretty good already, plus it’s not dangerous.”

Xu Xiaoyue smiled and went along with them. She didn’t quite understand the state of affairs here, so it was better for her to listen more and say less.

Nurse Yin then said, “Speaking of, Zhao-jie, have you seen our new boss before? I took a sneak peek when he came back last time, and he’s really very handsome!”

“Zhao-jie gave her a helpless look, “You’re really open-minded, not even taking a look at what kind of person he is. What’s the use of just having a good-looking appearance? That’s a demon who kills people like flies, with a character even more ruthless than that of the former Boss Huo.” QiUKpq

Nurse Yin stuck her tongue out for a bit, “I was just mentioning it casually. I wouldn’t even dare to be within ten meters of him.”

Xu Xiaoyue was very curious, and followed up, “Are you guys talking about the current leader of this base right now?”

Nurse Zhao smiled and said, “Yes, I’ll tell you a secret, this leader of ours is actually a newcomer. In the past, the leader wasn’t him, but he killed his way in and ran off the former leader, so that’s the only reason he’s able to call the shots here now. I’ve heard that he’s a really scary person… but it’s none of our business. As long as he’s still willing to maintain the current situation here, we can just count our lucky stars.”

Xu Xiaoyue also felt that it didn’t have much to do with her, so she just casually asked, “What’s the name of the new leader?” JH8Bto

Nurse Yin said excitedly, “I heard he seems to be called Yang Qian.”

Xu Xiaoyue’s hand that was holding onto her chopsticks suddenly paused. Originally, she hadn’t cared at all, but she couldn’t help but care about what Nurse Yin had just said out loud. Had she heard it wrong? Or did they just sound similar?

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Nurse Zhao was much older, and noticed that something was wrong with Xu Xiaoyue. She asked with concern, “What’s the matter?”

Story translated by Chrysanthemum Garden.

Xu Xiaoyue forced a smile, “The name of this new leader that you guys just mentioned is very similar to a person that I know. It reminded me of him…”

The two of them thought that she was thinking of a friend who’d passed away, and looked at her with sympathy. Nurse Yin said, “Don’t be sad anymore.” JBh4ke

Xu Xiaoyue nodded, and didn’t have any intention of explaining, but her heart still wouldn’t let go of this matter, and Yang Qian’s face kept flashing through her mind. She gritted her teeth, then asked, “This new leader you guys were talking about… is he really such a terrible person?”

When Nurse Yin thought about this, she nodded with lingering fear in her heart, and said, “Yes ah, not only did he drive Huo Yi and them away, but he also killed many of the subordinates that he’d left behind. Many people were watching that day… so now everyone is very afraid of him. Not just killing zombies… but actually killing people without even blinking an eye, ah.”

Xu Xiaoyue didn’t ask anything else, and bowed her head to eat in silence.

But ever since that day, she couldn’t help but pay more attention to any news about Yang Qian, and attempted all kinds of roundabout methods. CpDaJ

There were always people who liked to talk about the new leader, and she actually managed to acquire a lot of information.

People said that this new leader was not only cruel and bloodthirsty, and had killed a lot of people, but had also taken over all of Huo Yi’s property, and had even seized the slave that Huo Yi used to like the most.

But, they’d heard that he also really liked that slave, and took pretty good care of him. Gradually, there were many people who discussed that slave with malice and envy, talking about what a troublemaker he was, a man who just had to coax the leader into keeping him, saying all kinds of unpleasant and disgusting things.

People said that this slave was called Xu Xiaofei. DLdh0p

Xu Xiaoyue didn’t want to believe that this was the truth. She’d much rather that these people were only telling her the story of two people with the same name and surname, but she wasn’t able to deceive herself like this.

Could it be that everything her brother had said was just a lie? Had Yang Qian lied to her too?

All of those things about him living well were all lies, and nothing was anything like what they’d said to her.

Xu Xiaoyue already hadn’t seen Ye Ming for several days, and wasn’t sure when she’d be able to see him again. Ye Ming had never told her anything specific, and had also never told her how she could contact him. GfUZK0

There was something off about all of this, wasn’t there? But because she’d wholeheartedly believed her brother before, and had thought that he was very busy, she hadn’t tried to get to the bottom of things out of consideration. She hadn’t wanted to add to her brother’s troubles, and it was enough that she knew he was still alive and well.

But at this moment, she was extremely, extremely eager to obtain more news on her brother, and wanted to know where he was, and what kind of life he was living.

Xu Xiaoyue couldn’t sleep all night. She thought about it for a long time, before finally coming to a decision.

Yang Qian had gone outside earlier, and she’d heard that Yang Qian would be back today. If he came back, he’d go to the villa where he lived. She only had to go there, and perhaps would be able to learn the truth. pb2qKB

The truth may be very cruel, but hiding from it wasn’t a solution.

Xu Xiaoyue asked her colleagues for help to request sick leave. The next day, she secretly went to Yang Qian’s villa. She kept on waiting until nighttime, before she saw Yang Qian and them return.

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Then she saw the very scene she least wanted to see.

The person who’d gotten off the ATV and walked into the villa was really Yang Qian! Wx2X8g

Xu Xiaoyue had already bitten her lips until they’d torn. If this was Yang Qian, then what about her brother? Her brother hadn’t been with Yang Qian at all before, and had been Huo Yi’s slave for two years, so was he back in Yang Qian’s hands now? All of that about being together… Yang Qian protecting him…

They were all lies!

Even though the cruel reality was right in front of her, Xu Xiaoyue still kept telling herself, trying to deceive herself, that perhaps the truth wasn’t really like this. Yang Qian loved her brother so much, so how could he be willing to treat him like a slave. It was all just those people who didn’t know what they were talking about making up nonsense! Yang Qian must have come back here to save her brother! The others just hadn’t known anything so they’d made up such groundless rumors!

But… if things were like this, then why had they lied to her? Why couldn’t her big brother come see her often? He’d clearly been here this entire time… YIKUx9

Xu Xiaoyue’s eyes were brimming with tears. She sniffled a bit, summoned her courage, wiped away her tears, tidied up her appearance, then walked directly towards the gate!

The man watching the gate looked at her coldly, then gave her a sarcastic smile, “Beauty, aren’t you in the wrong place, ah.”

Xu Xiaoyue showed him a charming smile, then said, “I’m here to find Boss Yang.”

The two men were originally going to shoo her away, but seeing her calm and relaxed state, they were actually somewhat taken in by her. Such a beautiful woman, with the air of someone looking for the boss, it couldn’t be that she really was someone the boss knew, ba? PR0nkB

A man asked, “What’s your name, and what business do you have with our boss?”

Xu Xiaoyue said, “He’s the one who told me to come find him today, and that I could directly go in once I arrived. Did he not tell you about this before?” She frowned as she said this, seeming very unhappy.

The man paused for a bit, then said, “We weren’t informed of this.”

Xu Xiaoyue raised an eyebrow, and said, “Let me go in and ask him in person, then we’ll know.” kJuM2B

The man hesitated for a while, then finally gave his companion a look, “You guard the gate, I’ll bring her in.”

Presumably, no one would dare to lie about this kind of thing, otherwise wouldn’t they be exposed as soon as they went in? No one should be that determined to send themselves to her death, right? Their boss wasn’t the type to have a tender heart for the fairer sex. No one would dare to court death like this.

However, he still played it safe in the end, and instead of just arbitrarily letting Xu Xiaoyue go in, he intended to personally accompany her in.

Xu Xiaoyue looked relaxed on the surface, but her heart was already in her throat. She’d only manipulated them psychologically, so she dared to try this. Fortunately, she’d succeeded. k1YT j

The man opened the gate and let Xu Xiaoyue in, then said to her, “Follow behind me, don’t wander around.”

Xu Xiaoyue gave him a closed-lip smile, “I know.”

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She followed the man in, walked for a while, then arrived at an innermost building with three floors that looked exquisite. The man took her to the second floor, knocked on the door, then said, “Boss, there’s someone here looking for you.”

After a while, Yang Qian’s cold voice came through, “Not meeting with them.” 5sGx63

The man was startled, something wasn’t right, ah… wasn’t this someone the boss had made an appointment with? Why would the boss say he wouldn’t meet with them? Did he not make an appointment with this woman, then? While he was in a daze, Xu Xiaoyue took advantage of him not paying attention, and suddenly rushed over and directly pushed the door open!

The man was still in his original spot, thinking, this was bad! He may have been tricked! It turned out there really were these kinds of people who weren’t afraid of death!

Xu Xiaoyue stood still at the doorway, and clearly saw the scene inside the room, her feet as though they’d been welded to the ground. Her eyes instantly turned completely red, her face full of disbelief and incomparable fury.

Her brother… her dearest brother was wearing nothing at the moment, a heavy chain hanging from his neck, kneeling in front of Yang Qian like a slave, as though he was preparing to do something… vnf4 2

Ye Ming and Yang Qian were also stunned by this largely unforeseen event.

Yang Qian frowned.

Ye Ming suddenly turned his head, then saw Xu Xiaoyue standing at the doorway. The color drained from his face. Why… why had Xu Xiaoyue barged in.

The author has something to say: originally wanted to write about the assistant making an appearance in this chapter, but before it could be written, coughed up blood… fAdKoz

next chapter he’ll definitely be let out!

The translator has (lots of) something(s) to say:

1) in honor of International Nurses Day (March 12th) today, i’d like to take a moment to not only thank all our real nurses for their hard work and efforts, but to also thank our fictional nurses Nurse Zhao and Nurse Yin for their hard work single-handedly carrying the plot along, it’s been rough, thank you for your service

2) +1 to the author, as a person with a sibling if something even remotely similar to that happened to me i think i’d have no choice but to try restarting my life as a blade of grass instead Uam0tN

P.S. a big thank you to everyone and your lovely comments last chapter. as always, I loved reading all of them to hear what you guys think, but all of your well wishes and good lucks rlly pulled me through and i got exactly the score, not one point more or less, that i needed to keep my grade in the class, so i attribute that to all the good vibes you guys sent me (´,,•ω•,,)♡

a continued good luck to everyone, and may reading allow you all a brief moment of respite from the stressors in this world or at least allow you to redirect some of it to Yang Qian ~