285: Midnight sun arrives

“It’s so cold.”

Su Liuyuan shivered involuntarily and reached out to close the Supermarket’s main door, then suddenly froze.

It was already 8:00 PM, but outside it was bright and sunny, like daytime.

The polar day had arrived.

Jiang Fei and the others also noticed this.

Han Yang looked at the thermometer by the door and exclaimed in shock, “It was 28℃ this afternoon, and now it’s 15℃. The temperature has dropped by more than ten degrees. Shouldn’t a polar day be very hot?”

“The apocalypse has caused abnormal weather,” Jiang Fei reminded everyone.

“The temperature might fluctuate between hot and cold recently. You should all put on your thermostatic clothes tonight when you go back.”

The polar day arrived later than in the previous life, but the abnormal temperature changes came earlier.

They ate fruits and vegetables from the Supermarket every day to strengthen their bodies, and with thermostatic clothes and enhanced new special medicines, they didn't have to worry about catching a cold or getting sick.

The temperature inside the Supermarket also dropped. Jiang Fei found the remote control and turned on the central air conditioning.

While everyone was in the kitchen cooking and no one was paying attention to her, she went to the storeroom.

She took out sunshade film and blackout curtains from the Supermarket warehouse and installed them on the small windows.

This was to prevent Xiao Hei from being affected by the light and not sleeping well.

She also put the gold earned over the past three days into the Supermarket.

System: [Ding – Gold detected: 2,225,000 grams]

After placing a batch of goods on the ground, Jiang Fei walked out of the storeroom.

The four-person work team had finished their shift and arrived.

Xiao Chuxia shared everything she saw on the road with Jiang Fei.

“Miss, you don’t know how chaotic it is outside. The polar day arrived so suddenly, many people thought Blue Star was going to be destroyed, crying and wailing on the streets, cursing the heavens.”

“Some people even tried to take advantage of the chaos to rob, but they were immediately subdued by the patrolling Security Team.”

Ling Zhaorui: “If the Base doesn’t issue a notice about the polar day soon and lets residents continue to speculate, I estimate it will cause riots…”

Before he finished speaking, the Base’s broadcast voice came from outside.

“Good evening, residents. We are broadcasting an urgent notice.”

“Starting today, we will enter polar day weather, and it will be daytime 24 hours a day.”

“According to tests by the Research Institute, the current ultraviolet rays are harmless to the human body.”

“Please come to the Central Building to collect sunshade film, blackout curtains, and other protective items to install in your homes to ensure normal rest.”

People on the road were stunned when they heard the broadcast.

So it wasn't the destruction of Blue Star after all!

Those who had written wills silently tore them up, those who were crying wiped away their tears, and those who were cursing the heavens lowered their hands.

Everyone adjusted their emotions and went back to their respective homes.

Jiang Fei and her group had protective items and did not go to the Central Building to join the crowd. After dinner, they all returned to Fenglin Villa District.

Upon entering the house, Jiang Fei pulled up the blackout curtains on the second floor and turned on the lights to illuminate the room.

Every day when she came home, Da Huang would follow her up and stay on the second floor.

There was no need to pull the blackout curtains downstairs.

The room was a bit cold, so Jiang Fei turned on the air conditioning and also took out a bag of catnip for Da Huang to relax.

If he couldn't have snacks, she would give the cub a toy.

Da Huang immediately let out a comfortable purr as he lay on the ground.

His two-legged beast was still good to him.

Unlike his owner, who only wanted to give him one meal a day!

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Jiang Fei woke up the next morning feeling hot.

She looked at the thermometer: 38℃, comparable to midsummer.

Heaven really wasn’t being humane.

Muttering to herself, Jiang Fei got up, pulled open the blackout curtains, and washed up.

She had a simple breakfast, put on her thermostatic clothes, and then a special sun-protective jacket over them.

This way, if the temperature suddenly dropped or rose again, she wouldn't feel uncomfortable.

At 7:50, Jiang Fei took out two bowls of ice cream and a map of Kyoto Base from the Supermarket warehouse and left the house.

Jiang Zhengkang and Jiang Xiaoshi had already arrived and were waiting for her at the villa entrance.

Both of them were also wearing thermostatic clothes and sun-protective jackets.

Cao Xiuhong was good at needlework, and after getting the clothes, she had altered Jiang Xiaoshi’s portion to be smaller.

Jiang Xiaoshi was already cute, and last night Jiang Zhengkang had helped him cut his hair short, completely revealing his eyebrows and eyes.

Paired with the blue sun-protective jacket, he looked neat and tidy, even more endearing.

“It’s hot, have some ice cream.”

“Thank you, Big Sister.” Jiang Xiaoshi took the ice cream, gave one bowl to Jiang Zhengkang, and then followed Jiang Fei into the car.

Following the map of Kyoto Base, Jiang Fei drove to Yucai Academy.

It was exactly nine o’clock.

There were security guards at the entrance of Yucai Academy. Seeing Jiang Fei’s car parked there, one walked over and asked, “Are you looking for someone or…?”

“We’re here for an interview.”

Security Guard: “What’s the name of the person being interviewed?”

Jiang Fei: “Jiang Xiaoshi.”

Hearing this, the security guard opened the main gate for her.

Yesterday, Cheng Pingwei had informed Yucai Academy that someone would be coming for an interview today.

There was only one name on the list, Jiang Xiaoshi, so it was hard for the security guard not to remember it.

“The interview location is Room 201 on the second floor of Building C.”

“There are building numbers on top of each building; you can see them if you look up.”

“Thank you.” Jiang Fei drove into Yucai Academy.

Jiang Xiaoshi, sitting in the back seat, looked outside curiously.

“Dad, there’s a playground there!”

Jiang Zhengkang: “I heard Yucai Academy was converted from a school before the apocalypse. It not only has a playground but also a swimming pool and a gymnasium.”

“You should try your best during the interview later, and if you stay here, you can go play in those places.”

“Okay!” Jiang Xiaoshi nodded heavily.

As they spoke, Jiang Fei found Building C.

The three got out of the car and entered the building.

Perhaps because everyone hadn't arrived for work yet, the building was empty.

Just as they reached the stairwell, Jiang Fei and the two others encountered a little girl.

She looked about twelve or thirteen, sitting on the steps, sobbing with her head down.

She was holding a flowerpot, and her small hands were dirty.

Jiang Fei, the emotionless, walked past the girl and up the stairs as if she hadn't seen her.

Adhering to the principle of not meddling, Jiang Zhengkang and Jiang Xiaoshi also left.

The little girl on the spot was a bit bewildered.

No, shouldn’t they have asked her why she was crying?

Did they not see her???

The little girl couldn't help but glance at the room closest to the corridor.

Then, she got up and chased after them, grabbing Jiang Xiaoshi’s sleeve.

“Can you help me?”

The mud on her hand rubbed onto Jiang Xiaoshi’s clothes.

Jiang Xiaoshi merely pulled his hand free from the little girl and said, “If you have something, you can ask an adult for help.”

“I’m younger than you, so I can’t help you with anything.”

Before the little girl could say anything else, Jiang Zhengkang picked up Jiang Xiaoshi with one hand and, holding Jiang Fei’s hand with the other, hurried away.

As if the little girl was some kind of monstrous beast.

It wasn't surprising that Jiang Zhengkang was afraid.

After the apocalypse, he had seen too many ugly things about human nature.

Even with children, one had to be cautious.

Who knew if the other party would pull out a knife the next second?

The Base was not absolutely safe either.

Watching the three of them leave so quickly, the little girl was dumbfounded.

The two staff members observing from the room entrance were also stunned.

One of them whispered a complaint, “This is the first time I’ve seen someone so afraid of the little interviewer we arranged.”

“But that boy’s reaction after getting his clothes dirty was quite good. He didn’t get angry or bothered, and what he said sounded very mature.”

“Mu Qingzhou, what do you think?”

Noticing that the person next to him didn’t respond, the colleague turned his head in confusion.

The man leaning against the wall was about twenty-three or twenty-four years old, with handsome features, and his clear eyes were fixed on the direction of the stairs.

His mind was filled with Jiang Fei’s cool and elegant face.

She was so beautiful… What should their child’s name be, Mu something…