Yang Yang nodded her little head.
She noticed that the aunt’s eyes were red, clearly on the verge of tears.
Whenever she cried, her own eyes would turn red too.
Seeing Yang Yang nod, Chen Wan placed her into Qin Ke’s arms.
Qin Ke felt a bit flustered as she adjusted Yang Yang in her embrace.
Yang Yang’s small body was soft and warm, and it was this heat that made Qin Ke feel as if she hadn’t yet crossed into the realm of the dead.
She was still alive?
At some point, tears began to fall uncontrollably from Qin Ke’s eyes.
Seeing the aunt crying, Yang Yang imitated the adults and patted Qin Ke’s arm, speaking in her sweet, childish voice, “Auntie, don’t cry. Yang Yang will help you wipe your tears.”
Yang Yang reached her chubby little hand toward Qin Ke’s face, but being short and sitting in Qin Ke’s lap, she couldn’t quite reach.
In a panic, her little voice called out, “Auntie, lean down a bit. I can’t reach you.”
Upon hearing Yang Yang’s words, Qin Ke, with tears streaming down her face, lifted Yang Yang a little higher, allowing the little hands to finally reach her.
Yang Yang stretched out her tiny hands to gently wipe Qin Ke’s tears, comforting her like a little adult, “Auntie, don’t cry. I’ll blow on it, and it won’t hurt anymore.”
As she spoke, Yang Yang wiped Qin Ke’s tears while lowering her little head to blow on the wound on Qin Ke’s wrist.
The warmth of the little hands and the hot breath from her mouth made Qin Ke lose control for a moment.
She hugged the little one tightly, sobbing uncontrollably.
Chen Wan watched, her own eyes slightly red.
Her Yang Yang was truly a little sun who knew how to comfort others.
Yang Yang, being held by Qin Ke, felt no fear.
The aunt was a friend of Mom and wouldn’t hurt her.
Plus, the aunt was hurt and crying, so of course, she had to comfort her.
Thinking this, Yang Yang kept her little hands busy, occasionally patting Qin Ke and saying, “Auntie, don’t cry. I’ll protect you from now on. I can also tell you the story of the little turtle, okay?”
The sweet voice in Qin Ke’s ears felt like a release, allowing her to vent the humiliation and grievances she had been holding inside.
The warmth in front of her felt like a lifeline, pulling her back from the brink of despair, like a person hanging on a cliff being slowly pulled back to solid ground by a small hand.
At that moment, Qin Ke finally felt alive again.
She had come back to life.
Deep down, she understood that Chen Wan was right; Yan Yan must hope for her to live well.
But living was painful; all her loved ones were gone, and even Yan Yan had turned to ashes.
Chen Wan looked at Qin Ke, who was holding Yang Yang, “Didn’t you say you had no reason to live anymore? Now, being with Yang Yang as she grows up is your reason. That’s what you promised.”
Qin Ke cried loudly for a while, and after some time, she calmed down a bit.
She leaned back slightly, looking at the soft, sweet little girl in front of her.
It was this little girl who had pulled her back from the edge of death.
Perhaps Chen Wan was right; she would see the sights that Yan Yan could not, and she would be Yan Yan’s eyes.
She also needed to watch over this little girl as she grew up safely.
Chen Wan found a tissue and handed it to Qin Ke to wipe her face, then picked up Yang Yang again.
Yang Yang’s little strawberry short-sleeve shirt was soaked with Qin Ke’s tears, so Chen Wan found another little bear short-sleeve shirt for Yang Yang to change into.
While Yang Yang was changing, she was still worried about her newly met aunt and urged Chen Wan, “Mommy, hurry up! Auntie is still crying!”
Chen Wan kissed Yang Yang’s little face and praised her, “Okay, my little sun is amazing! You made Auntie feel better, didn’t you?”
Yang Yang nodded her little head, then shook it again, “Not yet! Auntie is still crying~” Hearing Yang Yang’s words, Qin Ke finally wiped her tears with a tissue.
She still had to protect the little one, yet she had already broken down in front of her.
Chen Wan smiled and kissed Yang Yang, “Alright, let’s go check on Auntie again.”
With that, Chen Wan carried Yang Yang, who had changed into a new shirt, back to the small dining room.
When Yang Yang saw that Qin Ke had stopped crying, she happily swung her little legs, “Auntie is better!”
“Yes, it’s all thanks to our Yang Yang. Auntie is better now, and Mommy needs to apply medicine to her. Can you let Mommy hold you?”
Chen Wan said softly to Yang Yang in her arms.
Yang Yang obediently nodded her little head, not forgetting to remind her Mommy, “Mommy, be gentle! Otherwise, Auntie will cry again.”
Chen Wan replied gently, “Don’t worry, your Mommy is a professional.”
Jiang Yanxin took Yang Yang into her arms, sitting across from Chen Wan as she prepared to apply medicine to Qin Ke.
Qin Ke’s wrist injury was severe, with the handcuffs having cut into her skin.
At this moment, Chen Wan didn’t care about hiding her identity anymore.
She first injected Qin Ke with an antibiotic, then used tweezers to disinfect with alcohol, carefully removing the necrotic tissue from Qin Ke’s wrist.
Qin Ke endured the pain, breaking out in cold sweat, but she didn’t make a sound.
After removing the dead tissue, Chen Wan disinfected the area with iodine, applied a yellow sand strip, and wrapped the wound with gauze.
After treating one wrist, Chen Wan turned to the other wrist.
Yang Yang, in Jiang Yanxin’s arms, watched Qin Ke with concern, “Auntie, don’t cry! Mommy will give you medicine, and it won’t hurt anymore.”
Qin Ke looked at the little bundle of concern sitting across from her and managed a pale smile, “Okay, I won’t cry.”
Seeing that Qin Ke had finally eased up a bit and stopped mentioning death, Chen Wan felt relieved.
She continued to help Qin Ke treat the other wrist and the wound on her ankle.
She also prepared some anti-inflammatory medicine for Qin Ke, telling her to take some.
With the current equipment being rudimentary, they could only rely on these medicines and Qin Ke’s own strength to get through.
Chen Wan prepared milk oatmeal porridge for Qin Ke as well.
When Qin Ke saw the porridge in front of her, her stomach unexpectedly growled.
She hadn’t eaten anything for three days, and the only reason she had any strength was the determination in her heart.
Since she had promised Chen Wan, Qin Ke stopped hesitating and quickly began to eat.
Seeing Qin Ke eating, Yang Yang happily wobbled over with her short legs, snuggling up to Jiang Yanxin for some affection.
Chen Wan thought for a moment and took out ten low-level zombie crystal cores, placing them in front of Qin Ke.
“After you finish eating, take this. It will be good for your health.”
Qin Ke looked at it in confusion and asked, “What is this?”
Before Chen Wan could answer, Yang Yang chimed in, “It’s candy, it’s sweet and feels nice to eat!”
Chen Wan chuckled and pinched Yang Yang’s little face, “You little rascal only think about candy.”
Then Chen Wan explained to Qin Ke, “These are the crystal cores from zombies. Eating them can enhance the physical abilities of ordinary people, and later on, they might have unexpected effects that will help with your injuries.”
Qin Ke understood that this was a good thing, and it was something very private in this apocalyptic world.
At least she hadn’t known about it before meeting Chen Wan.
“Thank you,” Qin Ke said, realizing that this family genuinely wanted to save her and was doing everything they could to help her heal.
Qin Ke sighed and continued, “I will keep my promise to you.”
Chen Wan smiled and said, “That’s great! Now we have another person to play with Yang Yang. Are you happy, sweetheart?”
Yang Yang nodded her little head and wobbled her short legs, saying, “Ah, now Auntie can play with me too!”
It was already past three in the afternoon.
After a day filled with tension for herself, Jiang Yanxin, and Qin Ke, Chen Wan decided not to travel today.
Instead, they drove to the back of a large supermarket, parked the RV against the wall, and planned to rest here for the night before looking for materials needed to upgrade the RV in the morning.
Qin Ke folded up the dining table, pulled out her side of the sofa to make it into a sofa bed, and lay down, quickly falling into a deep sleep.
Yang Yang didn’t forget to remind Jiang Yanxin, “Mom, bring a blanket for Auntie, or Auntie will cry again.”
Jiang Yanxin found Yang Yang’s words amusing.
How could her aunt be that fragile?
Still, she kissed Yang Yang’s little face and praised her, “Good job, our baby knows to care for Auntie.”
Yang Yang was overjoyed by her mom’s praise, rubbing her face against Jiang Yanxin for more affection.
When Jiang Yanxin brought out a small blanket, Yang Yang eagerly raised her little hand, “Mom, give it to me, I’ll help Auntie cover up.”
Jiang Yanxin thought about how it wouldn’t be appropriate for her to cover Qin Ke with the blanket, so she handed it to Yang Yang.
Yang Yang was thrilled and tiptoed to cover Qin Ke with the blanket.
Her little hands worked hard to smooth it out, but her short legs made it difficult, and she could only cover a small part of Qin Ke, straining with all her might but still unable to reach fully.
After Yang Yang’s efforts, even the extremely tired Qin Ke woke up.
Seeing the little one struggling to cover her with the blanket, her heart softened.
She reached out to pat the little one’s head, “Thank you, Yang Yang. Is that your name?”
Yang Yang happily nodded and leaned closer, “Auntie, my name is Chen Yang, my nickname is Yang Yang~”
“Okay, thank you, Yang Yang, for covering me with the blanket. I can pull it myself, see? It’s all covered now.”
Qin Ke smiled at the little one.
Yang Yang nodded and comforted Qin Ke, “Auntie, you should sleep well. No sneaking in tears, okay?”
“Okay, I’ll be good. You can go play now.”
Qin Ke was truly exhausted.
After being on high alert in such a dangerous place, now that the threat was gone, she could finally sleep peacefully.
Seeing that Auntie was asleep, Yang Yang happily trotted off to find her mom.
Jiang Yanxin hadn’t gotten much blood on her, but Chen Wan had some on her.
She had been too busy earlier, so now she got up to wash up in the bathroom, change her clothes, and wash the dirty ones.
While drying her hair, Chen Wan said to Jiang Yanxin, who was telling Yang Yang a story, “Yanxin, you should go take a shower and rest for a bit. I’ll continue telling Yang Yang the story.”
“Alright,” Jiang Yanxin replied, pinching Yang Yang’s little hand.
“Wait for Mom, I’ll be back to keep you company soon.”
Yang Yang nodded happily, “Mommy can play with me too.”
Jiang Yanxin couldn’t help but laugh at Yang Yang, pinching her little face, “You little rascal, now that you have Mommy, you don’t need Mom anymore, do you?”
Yang Yang giggled and snuggled closer to Jiang Yanxin, “No~”
“Okay, then Mom will play with you later.”
After playing with Yang Yang’s little legs for a moment, Jiang Yanxin finally went into the bathroom.
