The Scum Shou's Survival GuideChapter 124.1

Translator: phizzlepop

Editor: mantou UiFdLS

T/N: oops srry, i know i said i’d release all of them today but i fell behind, but ill hopefully finish it up tomorrow. srry x100 there was some school stuff i had to deal with that i wasn’t expecting

Ye Ming looked at Yang Qian silently. After a long time, he asked, “Is everything really okay?”

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Yang Qian couldn’t help but smile. This smile was gentle and peaceful, and he said, “Everything’s really okay.”

Ye Ming nodded, pursed his lips, then said, “Then, I’ll take my leave.” a3XhCB

Yang Qian nodded with a smile. He didn’t persuade him to stay, and didn’t seem to feel reluctant at all. He just tranquilly watched Ye Ming turn around, as he sat there quietly.

Ye Ming walked to the door step by step, and just when he was about to push the door open and go out, he suddenly turned back, and went around the table to stand in front of Yang Qian! His movements were very quick, and Yang Qian didn’t have any time to react. Putting it a different way, in his current state, even if he’d known, he would’ve only been able to sit there and watch as Ye Ming came back anyway. His expression suddenly changed.

Ye Ming lowered his gaze, his eyes falling on Yang Qian’s hand that was covering his stomach, blood seeping out between his fingers.

The rims of Ye Ming’s eyes slowly reddened. If you were really doing okay, then why wouldn’t you be willing to stand up even just to send me out. Are you unwilling? Or can you not stand up at all? Can that still be considered okay?

If I hadn’t found out, you would’ve never said anything then, is that right?

And from start to finish, I would’ve never known what kind of injury you even had, just like… that time, when I was kept completely in the dark.

“Is this what you call okay?” Ye Ming was choking up a little, and his fists were tightly clenched. He seemed to be slightly trembling.

Yang Qian was silent for a long time, before he finally said slowly, “I did get a bit injured, but it’s not serious, don’t…” vCIyAZ

Ye Ming cut off Yang Qian’s words, his voice suddenly rising in pitch, “Don’t worry? How can I not worry! How can I…” As he said this, tears flowed silently down his face.

How can I not be worried about you… you don’t know how sad I was when I learned about all of those things, and how much I despised my own incompetence. I even regretted it, thinking that I might as well have died with you back then. It probably would’ve been better than how things are right now, ba… I thought that I’d helped you, but I actually pushed you right into hell.

Making everything become the way things are right now.

Besides the fact that we can’t go back to how things used to be, wasn’t the reason I couldn’t come back just because I was thinking of escaping, because I didn’t know how to face you? CHa5jy

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Seeing Ye Ming’s tearful face, Yang Qian became a little absent-minded. So… you still worry this much about me, and still care this much about me?

It turns out you still care about me ah…

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Yang Qian’s profound gaze was persistently trained on Ye Ming, a smile on his lips, “If you hug me for a bit, I’ll get better quicker.”

“Nonsense.” Ye Ming’s face was completely red.

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“Really.” Yang Qian’s expression appeared to be very serious.

Ye Ming struggled inwardly for a while, then finally leaned over slowly, reaching out to wrap his arms around Yang Qian. However, the moment he approached, Yang Qian raised his arms and hugged him back… he gently held onto the person in his arms. At this moment, his heart was at peace, and satisfied beyond measure. A1g dK

Today, he’d received things he’d thought he’d never be able to obtain again in this lifetime: Ye Ming’s concern and Ye Ming’s embrace.

Even if they could never go back to the way things used to be, it no longer mattered.

【Ding. Yang Qian’s Blackening Value -1. Current Blackening Value: 1】

“So, you see, I’m really doing okay…” Yang Qian chuckled softly next to Ye Ming’s ear. His gentle and magnetic voice seemed to pierce through everything, landing on the other person’s heart, weakening the haze in this world, taking away the darkness, and letting people know that… VurwJM

No matter how dark and desperate things were, there was still a kind of warmth left in this world that left people feeling sentimental.

Ye Ming bit his lip, awkwardly looking away before saying, “I’ll bring you back to get some rest.”

Yang Qian didn’t object. He let Ye Ming support him back to his bed. Ye Ming saw how weak he looked, and got up, then went out to tell Zhao Jin, “Why’d you still let him get up when he’s this injured, his wounds have reopened. Go and tell the doctor to come over and take another look at him.”

Zhao Jin’s eyebrow twitched a bit. It wasn’t like he’d forced Yang Qian to get up. It was the boss himself who’d insisted on acting strong in front of the person that he liked. It wasn’t something he could stop at all, ma. However, what he didn’t expect, was that this kid wasn’t only able to act submissively, giving people the impression that he could easily be bullied. Unexpectedly, he even dared to order him about. His courage wasn’t small, ma. dIPj2Y

Zhao Jin shook his head, a helpless look on his face as he left to call for the doctor.

The doctor arrived not long after. He helped reapply some medicine on Yang Qian, and cautiously urged him, “It’d be best not to move about. Now that conditions are rather crude, there aren’t many surgeries we can perform, and there’s a lack of necessary medical equipment. You really need to focus on recuperating, otherwise I also won’t be able to do anything about it.”

Yang Qian nodded, “I understand.”

After finishing up his business, the doctor left. Ye Ming had just been standing at the side this entire time. He took out a towel and helped wipe Yang Qian’s face for him. He whispered, “Rest well.” n59BGo

Yang Qian smiled, and went straight to sleep without saying much else.

Ye Ming pulled up a chair, and sat at the side to watch Yang Qian. If Yang Qian woke up in pain in the middle of the night, Ye Ming could help wipe his face, and pour him a glass of water. Although he couldn’t do much, and couldn’t do anything to relieve his pain, at least he’d know that there was still someone taking care of him.

He looked at Yang Qian, and sighed.

【Ye Ming: There’s only one last blackening point left.】 nq4QcV

【888: En.】

【Ye Ming: Speaking of, I’m about to leave this world again. I can finally be rid of those disgusting zombies. I’m actually a little excited…】

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【888: He he.】

【Ye Ming: There’s only one thing I regret.】 l UYQN

【888: What?】

【Ye Ming: I’m already about to leave, but I haven’t even awakened an ability or anything. I feel like I came to this world for nothing, hmph!】

【888: …】 Did this spicy chicken have no other thoughts?

【888: I think it’s very normal. Unconcerned.jpg】 oAO715

【Ye Ming: Could it be, you detected that I don’t have the natural gifts to awaken an ability?! /(ToT)/~~】

【888: No. Anyone in this world has the possibility of awakening an ability, except for you. Because with your disposition, resolve, and awareness of things, it’s very normal that you can’t awaken an ability. After all, you’re just playing a game, and there’s no sense of crisis at all, so what ability did you think you’d be awakening. A crisis doesn’t necessarily cause someone to awaken an ability, but without a crisis, an ability definitely can’t be awakened.】

【Ye Ming: …】

【Ye Ming said weakly: Aren’t there still awakening potions for sale in the system store, ma?】 28tLqc

【888: That’s something only pay-to-win players get to enjoy. Are you a pay-to-win player?】

【Ye Ming: QAQ】A single arrow pierced his heart.

【888: The system store contains genuine goods at a fair price, is equally honest with both the old and young, always fair and just. It can even change the fate of unlucky pay-to-win players, but do you have the money?】

【Ye Ming: Don’t say anything more… shields chest.】 xwvL68

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After spending all night long enduring his baptism of poverty, Ye Ming felt that his entire body was exuding the fragrance of soil after the rain. He was simply just poor without affectation. His pale face and morose expression really evoked a sense of pity in others!

When Yang Qian woke up the next morning, he found that Ye Ming was curled up in a chair and had fallen asleep. There was a distressed look in Yang Qian’s eyes. He wanted to move Ye Ming, but he had no strength. In the end, he could only reach out and gently prod him awake.

Ye Ming opened his eyes disorientedly, then saw that it was already bright outside. He’d originally planned on just coming over to take a look, then leaving, but had ended up staying all night. Xiaoyue must be worried to death. He dropped his gaze, and said, “I have to go.” thHSoA

Yang Qian didn’t seem to be surprised. He only said, “Okay.”

Ye Ming looked at him again, but didn’t say anything in the end. The reason why he’d wanted to wait until Yang Qian had woken up was because he hadn’t wanted to leave without saying goodbye… however, he still had to leave, after all. His little sister was still waiting for him at home.

Chrysanthemum Garden.

That place was where his home was.

When Ye Ming left Yang Qian’s villa, he went back and found Xu Xiaoyue sitting in the living room. She’d neither gone to work nor eaten breakfast. When she saw Ye Ming return, her eyes lit up, and it seemed as though her entire night’s worth of exhaustion had been swept away. 7hqrRz

Although she’d softened her heart and let her big brother go back to take a look, she still couldn’t completely be at ease in the end. Fearing an accident, she hadn’t slept all night.

Ye Ming walked over and patted Xu Xiaoyue’s head. “Sorry, I came back late. Did you not rest last night? How about you don’t go to work today, and stay at home to rest?”

Xu Xiaoyue shook her head, “I’m fine, I just got up not too long ago.”

Ye Ming didn’t seem to really believe her, “Really?” FkrGK0

Xu Xiaoyue nodded, “En, I’m relieved to see you’re back, ge. I’m going to work now.”

Ye Ming hesitated for a moment, but didn’t stop her in the end. After all, things weren’t the way it had been before. No one had the right to be willful. He washed his face a little, cleaned up a bit, and also left to go work in the cleanup crew. He could relax now that he knew Yang Qian was doing fine. Life still had to go on.

After a period of time, Yang Qian’s injury had gotten much better, so he started going out again. Naturally, those rumors collapsed on themselves, and everyone was greatly relieved.

T/N (UPDATE: July 8th, CST): if anyone’s wondering wtf where are the releases, srry im just swamped with first actual week of school + the chapter is extra long the same time my ZU ch is extra long + im slow + lots of action scenes + blahblah anyway i thought it’d be far more annoying/disappointing to be pinged on discord w/yet another mssg from me pls bear with me guys im p busy this yr but will still try to get them coming out every week at some point just sporadic anyway once im done translating they’ll be released promptly 9Hk6Zj