64: My heart is broken

It was an hour later when Yi Nian was brought over by Shi Li.

As soon as she entered the room and faced the worried gazes of the four people, she looked like a Child who had made a mistake.

She hesitated, kept her head down, and refused to come out from behind Shi Li.

Just now at home, Shi Li had already told her that everyone knew she had secretly drunk blood...

She felt guilty and miserable, thinking she was causing trouble for everyone again.

Originally, she planned to just let nature take its course. After all, everyone was going to die anyway. If she hadn't met Sister Wanwan and Brother Mo Chi back then, she would have been long gone from this world.

Although she felt reluctance in her heart, she couldn't be too selfish.

Seeing her like this, a nameless fire suddenly surged up in Lin Wan's heart. She put on a stern face and said:

“What? You have a boyfriend, and now I, your older sister, am an outsider? What about Brother Mo Chi, Brother Ji Chuan, and Sister Yueyue? Are they all irrelevant people now?”

“What’s the meaning of hiding behind Shi Li? Are we going to eat you?!”

Her tone wasn't exactly kind. If she had been this angry before, Shen Mo Chi would have definitely gone to comfort her.

Ji Chuan and Yue Yue would have also gone to persuade her playfully, but now, everyone just watched Yi Nian in silence.

Previously, Lin Wan rarely even spoke loudly to her. Especially after her father passed away, she always spoke to Yi Nian softly and showed meticulous care.

Now, this slightly mocking tone made Wang Yinian’s tears drop down one by one.

She reached up to wipe her tears and hastily shook her head:

“Sister Wanwan, it’s not like that. You guys are forever the most important family to me, no one can compare. I just... I just don’t know how to face everyone...”

Shi Li forced out a helpless smile, but he didn't blame her; he only felt heartbroken.

He took her hand and sat her down on the sofa, then handed her a tissue.

Lin Wan was both angry and anxious in her heart:

“Why would you hide such a big thing from us? Were you waiting until something happened to you, and then we would have to live with guilt for the rest of our lives?”

“Do you know that life is only once! We are a family. If one day, something happened to me, or something happened to Sister Yueyue and the others, would you also be afraid of dragging us down and turn a blind eye to us?”

“Uncle Wang asked you to live well before he passed away, have you forgotten?!”

Yi Nian’s eyes were red, and she choked out:

“No, Sister, if that day really came, I would be willing even if it cost my life. I just... I just don’t want to implicate everyone. Father already suffered because of me... I don't want everyone else to have any mishaps because of me.”

“I was wrong, Sister Wanwan, I truly know I was wrong. Please don't be angry anymore, okay? I apologize to everyone. I’m sorry...”

Yue Yue, being emotional to begin with, could no longer hold back her tears. She looked at Yi Nian and said:

“Yi Nian, Wanwan is just worried about you, afraid something will happen to you. Don’t blame her for speaking harshly; it’s just that we are not only friends, but also family. If anything happens, we must figure out a way to overcome the difficulty together!”

Yi Nian nodded.

Her heart felt both bitter and moved.

How could she bear to leave any of them? She only hoped that every member of the Qingyun Squad could be well.

“I know, Sister Yueyue. I won’t. This matter is my fault, and I will cooperate fully with everyone and work hard to get better.”

She looked pleadingly at Lin Wan:

“Sister Wanwan, please don’t be angry anymore, okay? I promise, I will never do this again.”

Shen Mo Chi looked at Lin Wan’s red eyes and knew very well that she had a sharp tongue but a soft heart.

He held her hand in his palm and wrapped his other arm around her waist.

“Wanwan, stop being angry. Yi Nian knows she was wrong.”

Lin Wan knew that at this moment, she shouldn't be so harsh.

But she just felt lingering fear. She didn't dare to think what if Shi Li hadn't discovered it in time, what if some more time had passed...

If she had truly ended up in trouble, even if she died later, she would have no face to meet Uncle Wang!

But Yi Nian was only afraid of causing them trouble; she truly was a pitiable girl.

Lin Wan suppressed the heartache in her chest and softened her tone:

“I’ll forgive you this time, but this is the last time.”

Yi Nian’s eyes lit up, and she nodded happily.

Her clear deer eyes looked at her.

Lin Wan sighed.

“When did it start? Where did the blood come from?”

Seeing everyone’s concerned gazes, Yi Nian bit her lip.

Shi Li held her hand, his gaze encouraging and warm.

“It started... a week ago, or maybe earlier, but I could control it before. However, seven days ago, I couldn't control myself for the first time...”

“The blood was from mutated beasts. I went out quietly to kill them myself, took their cores, and then took their blood and stored it in the refrigerator...”

As Yi Nian spoke, the throbbing and craving for blood inside her surged uncontrollably.

She licked her lips, trying hard to suppress it.

Her voice was even a little shaky.

“It feels like it developed very quickly. At first, just one sip was enough, but now even a cup isn't enough to satisfy me...”

“Although I have been trying my hardest to control myself, now whenever I see an injured person, I have to use all my strength just to hold back...”

The mutated beast blood, which was originally pungent and avoided by everyone, had now become her delicacy!

She couldn't imagine the torment she went through when she was alone, fighting desperately against her rationality!

After a long silence, Lin Wan said hoarsely:

“I gave you spiritual spring water every day, was it useless?”

Yi Nian shook her head, her face pale.

“It helped a little, but it could only control it for a very short while...”

Seeing how distressed she looked, Lin Wan took out spiritual spring water from her space.

“Drink it, even if it only makes you feel a little better.”

Yi Nian reached for a cup, but her hand was trembling slightly.

Shi Li took it over and fed it to her. Hearing her descriptions one after another, he was already heartbroken to the point of numbness. Why did his little girl have to suffer so much hardship?

Everyone looked at her appearance, and their hearts ached.

Only after she finished drinking and her condition visibly improved did Lin Wan continue:

“So, you insisted on leaving Doudou with me earlier because you were afraid you couldn't control yourself... Is that right?”

Yi Nian looked at Doudou, who had nestled at her feet as soon as she arrived.

Tears welled up in her eyes.

“Yes. My Doudou... I was truly afraid that one day I wouldn't be able to hold back and would drink its blood. If that happened, I think I would truly go mad.”

Doudou seemed to understand, its round dog eyes filled with dependence.

Lin Wan suppressed the sourness in her nose.

“Okay, we will accompany you to the Official Base right now. Their laboratory has studied the zombie virus for many years. The regular zombie virus can already be suppressed; as long as the serum is used within twelve hours of being bitten, there will be no problem. Perhaps they will have a solution for your condition too.”

“Okay, Sister, I will listen to everything you say.”

The group wasted no more time. Yue Yue and Ji Chuan stayed behind to manage the situation.

Lin Wan and Mo Chi accompanied her to the Official Base.