Shen Han was a stubborn and domineering man, and he always persisted to the very end on anything he wished to do.
From her past life to this one, Su Shu had never been his match, let alone now when she had Xiao'ai in her arms. Shen Han's obstinacy persisted until he finally stopped at the foot of her apartment building.
After she entered the house, Su Shu let out a long breath, relieved to have finally shaken off Shen Han.
She was extremely thankful for the police officers who happened to be downstairs, as without them, she feared he would have disregarded her objections and forced his way up.
When Shen Han had no choice but to leave, his face was terribly dark with displeasure.
Now that Xiao'ai was safely back, no matter what, she felt at ease.
Glancing at the wall clock, it was already very late. Worried that Xiao'ai might be hungry, she first warmed a cup of milk for her before turning to the kitchen to make dinner.
With work done, she would go out to buy things tomorrow, but what about Xiao'ai?
After tonight's disappearance incident, she really dared not let Xiao'ai out of her sight.
Before long, two dishes and a soup were ready. She waved over to Xiao'ai, who was holding her dinosaur toy, and the little one climbed onto the stool to eat by herself.
As she ate, watching Xiao'ai bow her head to her meal, Su Shu, not having thought of a better solution, decided to take Xiao'ai out with her for now. She had only thought about the child's physical safety, but she hadn't considered that at such a young age, it was important for Xiao'ai to go out and see more of the world, to interact with more people. Maybe it could even help with her reticence to speak.
Having come to a decision, she tried to explain to Xiao'ai.
"Xiao'ai, starting tomorrow, your aunt will need to go out for some errands, how about we take a walk, okay?"
Xiao'ai, who was eating, looked up at her.
"It'll be just like when we went to the supermarket. We'll visit a few places and buy some very useful things for our life later on. But auntie doesn't feel safe leaving you at home alone, so I want to bring you along. But once we are out, you can't run around silently like you did today. No matter where we go, you must tell your aunt first, okay?"
She didn't know if Xiao'ai could understand her long explanation.
The little girl's eyes blinked several times, and she seemed to seriously consider Su Shu's proposition. Watching this, Su Shu couldn't help but find it incredibly cute. Not long after, Xiao'ai solemnly nodded her head.
Su Shu extended her pinky, "Shall we make a pinky promise?"
A small, adorable little finger hooked around Su Shu's.
Ah, her heart, how it melted at this.
Children eat slowly. In her previous life, Su Shu had developed the habit of eating quickly to survive. Hesitation meant joining the ranks of those who starved to death. During that time before Tang Zelin appeared, she struggled alone to survive, pushing herself to the brink of exhaustion. The stomach pains that tortured her later, from back then, almost took her life several times.
Yet, even so, she felt proud of herself for being one of that two-fifths of the population of C city that had managed to survive.
Taking her notebook, she sat at the dinner table with Xiao'ai, making a list of things to purchase while they ate.
As for tonight's unexpected encounter with Shen Han, being reborn once more, that man was no longer someone who could affect her emotions.
There were many things much more important than Shen Han.
In the face of an apocalypse, natural disasters and human-made catastrophes were inevitable. When the time came, she could take Xiao'ai to some safe places to hide. The most worrying part was the upcoming food crisis. She needed to save at least half of her money to exchange for all kinds of food to store in her space.
And then there were medicines, weapons, clothing…
As she was writing, she suddenly glanced at Xiao'ai, and a strange thought flashed through her mind:
In her previous life, didn't Shen Han return to the country a week before the apocalypse struck?