Title: A Fake Holy Mother in the Zombie Apocalypse
Translator: Little Bamboo Spirit
Chapter 259 - If he wasn't that type of person, I wouldn't exist (1)
Bei Nuan didn't move, so Lu Xingchi didn't move either. He gently stroked her back. It was as if he could stay with her like this until the end of time.
After a long time had passed, Bei Nuan finally spoke. "I harbored resentment when I first found out about my dad's death."
Bei Nuan buried her face in his chest, and her voice was muffled as she said, "I really wanted to ask my dad, did you think about me when you rushed forward to save your coworker? Did you regret saving that person that didn't deserve to be saved?"
(T/N: Bei Nuan shared how her dad died back in chapter part 39.)
After her dad died, she had insomnia for a while. She felt as if her dad was nearby and could see her and hear her. She kept asking her dad in her mind, "Have you seen everything? You traded your life for that person. Was it worth it? Is what you did really worth it?"
Bei Nuan tightly clutched Lu Xingchi's shirt.
Lu Xingchi patted her back over and over.
Bei Nuan gradually quieted down.
"I understand it now," Bei Nuan said, "That's just the type of person my dad was. That's why he would do such a thing. If he wasn't that type of person, he wouldn't have adopted me from the orphanage and spent the family savings on my surgery. That I can sit here, basking in the sun and eating delicious food, that I can freely play and live a good life, it's all because he was that kind of person. If he wasn't that type of person, I wouldn't exist."
Lu Xingchi quietly listened. He gently patted her back and didn't say anything.
The afternoon sun passed through the window and shone on the two people on the bed. The room was overflowing with the scent of fabric warmed by the sun. It was gentle, warm, and everywhere.
Little by little, Bei Nuan calmed down, but she still rested her head on Lu Xingchi's chest.
After Bei Nuan stopped crying, Lu Xingchi offered the red, metal box to Bei Nuan and said, "There's something else in there."
There was a note underneath the small, red booklet. The paper had yellowed with age and had her dad's handwriting - Nuan Nuan, Happy Birthday, I hope you grow up healthy - Dad.
Her dad would say those words to her every year on her birthday. Today was her birthday, and once again, she received this familiar birthday wish from her dad.
The note seemed to be cut from a book, but she couldn't recall where she had seen it before.
There was a ring of keys underneath the note. These keys were different from the security deposit box key. They looked very new and were exquisitely crafted and came in an assortment of sizes.
Bei Nuan had no idea what they were for.
Lu Xingchi looked at the key chain. "Bei Nuan, is today your birthday?"
Bei Nuan nodded. She couldn't hide the truth from him anymore. Her birthdate was clearly written on the adoption registration booklet.
Thinking about it now, she wondered if her biological parents had left a note with her birthdate, or if this was simply the day she had been abandoned in front of the orphanage?
Lu Xingchi picked up the key chain, looked at the keys, and guessed, "Then this seemed to be… a birthday gift?"
Although the idea seemed absurd, the keys really seemed like they could be a birthday gift. These keys were too new, too beautiful. They were incompatible with the abandoned town in the apocalypse.
Bei Nuan's attention was diverted by the keys, and she gradually lost her sadness. She studied the keys with Lu Xingchi for a long time and couldn't figure it out.
There were no marks on any of the keys. She couldn't figure out what kind of locks they would be used for.
Just as she was pondering this, there was suddenly a knock on the door. Tang Tang poked his head into the room.
"Big Brother Du Ruo told us to not bother you guys and that you must have locked the door." Tang Tang brightly smiled. "I said you guys didn't. Want to come out to play board games with us?"
Lu Xingchi smiled back at him. "Okay."
He pulled Bei Nuan up from the bed.
Bei Nuan knew that he wanted her to go out to play with the others to change her mood.
Lu Xingchi held her hand as they walked to the door.
As if he had suddenly remembered something, he abruptly said, "Bei Nuan, I want to use the gold bars that I stored in your pocket space."
He was referring to the briefcase filled with gold bars that he had asked her to store in her pocket space. He had asked this shortly after they met.
Bei Nuan quickly rummaged through her pocket space and took out the briefcase. The briefcase didn't look big, so she underestimated its weight and put it in her hand when she took it out. It was significantly heavier than she anticipated, and she couldn't keep it from falling down. It almost hit her feet.
Fortunately, Lu Xingchi was next to her and had quick reflexes. He grabbed the handle, and she escaped from becoming lame on her birthday. That would have been an unforgettable birthday.
Du Ruo and the others were outside in the living room.
Du Ruo saw that they had finally come out. He smiled and said, "Tang Tang, that kid, he doesn't know better. Still, it's not good to do that sort of nighttime activity during the day."
Bei Nuan glared at him. "What did you say?"
She was so fierce, so Du Ruo didn't dare to say anymore. He obediently raised his hands in a gesture of surrender.
Bei Nuan was satisfied and took out Du Ruo's collection of board games. The board games were piled up on the ground, and she looked them over with with the others.
However, Lu Xingchi didn't look like he was interested in playing with them. "You guys play. I have something else to do."
For the rest of the afternoon, the team didn't see Lu Xingchi. He stayed in the bigger bedroom by himself.
Bei Nuan thought it over. He had stayed up all night to keep watch and study romance novels, so he must be catching up on his sleep.