Happiness in the end of the world
t of the ice fruit stall, holding a flat wallet and reluctantly looked away from the asso
hat read: "Harmony Saves the Earth." Next to him, a well-dressed beauty with brand name clothes handed out fly
e Popsicle. She disdainfully rolled her big eyes and thought that rich people were just wasting their time,
headed home. The bag was light and empty, containing only two tomato
ings. This residential area was like a scaly skin patch, dilapidated and run-down. The wooden building from the 1940s where sh
ugged it in, pressed the button, and the red cloth strip tied to the wire flew up. A gent
top of the refrigerator. She lit them and put them in the small incense burner. Behind the
bag, opened the lid, pushed the incense burner back a bit, and placed the cake box on top. The smoke from the incense ros
sed a plastic spoon to forcefully scoop a dollop of cream into her mouth. Just as Happiness was enjoying her food, she heard a cat's
originally the neighbor's cat, but they abandoned it after moving away. Since then, it had been wandering nearby. Although her own life was not affluent, she often
The cake was already small, and Big Black finished it in a few bites. It then drank water with a splashing sound. Happiness happily stroked it and was about to bring it inside when suddenly, Big Black's back ha
rumbling sound from underground. Happiness was thrown onto the floor by the intense shaking. An earthquake! Her heart tightened, and she reached out to grab
be her day
wooden building could withstand the earthquake as the legends said. Clearly, no god received her prayers. Before losing consciousnes
t sky now?! Could it be that the People's Liberation Army acted so quickly and dug her out? The soldiers of the People's Republic are indeed efficient. She wondered what the magnitude of this earthquake was; it felt stronger than the Wenchuan earth
f excavation machinery, not even a single voice. Happiness shivered and looked around. She was stunned to see nothing but vast yellow sa
so far was beyond her comprehension. Could it be that 20
e bit of moisture couldn't quench her throat. She felt her body losing moisture, and as time passed, the environment became colder. The thin summer dress she was wear
e city, she had never experienced such a desperate situation and had
she was hallucinating in the desert until those people got closer, confirming that she had indeed encountered living beings. The infinite will
lking towards her. When they were close enough, Happiness saw the guns and black uniforms they wore and felt overjoyed, thinking that she had encountered
ment. Although he had black hair and eyes, his facial features were not as flat as an Asian's. His eyes were deep, and his nose was high and prominent. In short, this soldier of the People's Liberation Army looked reliable. Happin
tire body. He seemed quite surprised. Then, he took out a water bottle f
disaster victim, he cleaned her face first! Unable to resist, Happiness reached out and touched the water bottle the man had put asid
ons on these "soldiers". After finishing half of the pot of water, Happiness wiped h
d went under her armpit and happened to support the side of her chest. It seemed like he intentionally pressed his fingers against her chest. Happiness squirmed and squeezed her arms. The man might not have understood her hint and continued walking forward
try rescues people in disasters, she thought. She had thought she was doomed to die, at least buried under the ruins for a few days. But now sh
eavy cloud of doubt. How could this group of people be moving s