Chapter 769: 769: The Night Before Rebirth

Chapter 769: Chapter 769: The Night Before Rebirth

Before rebirth, on day 923 of the apocalypse, in the evening.

On the horizon, the sunset was like fire. In the desolate outskirts, one could see a monument standing tall in the distance, commemorating all those who sacrificed themselves for the survival of humanity during the three years of apocalypse.

A slender figure, backlit by the light, walked slowly towards the tombstones.

The paper chrysanthemums in her arms were meticulously wrapped, showing the care of the owner.

On the tombstone, covered with a layer of ash and sand, the slender woman slowly squatted in front of her old friend’s tombstone, carefully placing the “flowers” in front of it, then taking out a small bottle of white wine and a few cigarettes from her embrace.

On the tombstone, the black and white photo showed a handsome, spirited man, his eyes like bright stars, with a sharp facial structure and a faint, almost imperceptible smile at the corner of his mouth, as if he was pleased that someone had come to see him.

“Tang Zelin, I’ve come to see you.”

In front of the tombstone, the young woman’s voice was faint, showing no emotional fluctuations, but the faintly reluctant tone revealed an indelible longing.

She looked at the man in the photo, swept the pebbles at her feet, and sat down cross-legged.

Today, she suddenly came to see him, wanting to stay a bit longer, to talk to him more.

In the past, her visits were always brief because it was hard for her to speak while looking at his tombstone; she always rushed in and hurried away.

But today, she wanted to stay by his side a bit longer, not for any reason other than that today was her birthday.

“Hey, I know you enjoyed drinking and smoking, but the new city has just been established, and it’s hard to get alcohol and cigarettes. It wasn’t easy to obtain these, see how good I am to you?” she said in a deliberately light tone.

You just left without sparing me a second thought.

The sunset was so beautiful that, without noticing, she had been watching it for a long time.

“By the way, did you know? I was recently praised by the new mayor for my good performance!”

“The city has been rebuilt, and the issues with land and water supply have already been resolved. Although the infrastructure is not fully perfected yet, everyone can already live well. You must be quite happy about this, right?”

“They have planted new crops; I wonder how they will grow in the future. If you were here, you’d surely be confident, right?”

Su Shu became silent for a while, then picked up the wine and gently poured a little in front of the tombstone, “Wine is fragrant, but don’t be greedy, this wine is quite precious. If you want to drink it all quickly, you’ll have to wait a very long time.”

After a second, she suddenly laughed at herself, “Look at me being silly, you surely aren’t lacking in wine over there, right? You probably have as much as you want, and here I am, trying to impress.”

The cemetery was vast, very vast, and the cold wind made it feel even more empty and chilling.

Occasionally, a few blurry figures walked from afar and then disappeared into the cemetery, presumably, they all had loved ones they couldn’t let go of.

Thinking about it, she felt that having someone to miss made her not such a pitiful person.

“Tang Zelin, tell me, what is your world like? Is it better than here? It must be better than here, where there’s nothing, no food, no drink. Tell me, why won’t you take me with you if it’s so good there?”

“Look, the city has been rebuilt, and maybe in a few years, everyone’s life might return to how it used to be.”

“But…”

But she no longer had Tang Zelin, and no matter how prosperous or beautiful the world became, it no longer mattered to her.