Bai Anhai always felt that an air of sadness lingered around middle-aged Bai Zhengxuan.

Middle-aged Bai Zhengxuan didn’t want to talk, so Bai Anhai astutely didn’t ask.

He even felt that seeing middle-aged Bai Zhengxuan unhappy made him a bit unhappy too.

This... perhaps it was empathy!

What else could explain it?

Bai Anhai quickly found another topic, and the atmosphere became lively again.

Leng Yebai silently watched from the side, occasionally pouring them a cup of tea, his feelings complicated.

In the past, he had no family and couldn’t feel the sorrow of meeting without being able to recognize.

During the phase when he became a zombie, he truly understood the bitterness in the hearts of the middle-aged Bai Zhengxuan and his wife.

Leng Yebai really wanted to speak out, but the words of the middle-aged Bai Zhengxuan couple were still vivid in his memory, and he was afraid of disrupting their plans.

He particularly cherished the lives of the Bai Family and could not tolerate doing anything that might harm them.

Bai Xiqin glanced almost imperceptibly at Leng Yebai’s face, which bore an expression of wanting to speak but hesitating, and slightly furrowed his brows.

Is he hiding something from me?

Unnoticed, Bai Xiqin’s gaze lingered on Leng Yebai.

Leng Yebai seemed to have something on his mind, always looking dazed, and whenever he looked at middle-aged Bai Zhengxuan, his eyes held a trace of sorrow, so much so that he didn’t even notice Bai Xiqin’s attention on him.

Bai Xiqin silently watched Leng Yebai swiftly pull out a photo frame from his pocket and, taking advantage of the moment when he was pouring water for middle-aged Bai Zhengxuan, slipped the frame into his hand.

Bai Xiqin watched as middle-aged Bai Zhengxuan’s hand trembled for a moment and then quickly stuffed the photo frame back into his own pocket.

Bai Xiqin: ???

The pleasant chat is always short-lived.

"Alright, we should be going now."

Although reluctant, middle-aged Bai Zhengxuan still stood up.

"Stay a bit longer! Let’s have lunch together in a while!"

Bai Anhai sounded a bit reluctant.

He felt quite comfortable chatting with the brother in front of him.

There was a sense of regret for not meeting sooner, like finding a soulmate late.

"We still have important things to do. When everything we need to do is finally done, we’ll definitely come by every day for a meal." Middle-aged Bai Zhengxuan said earnestly.

If such a possibility truly existed, he’d let this silly kid take care of him in his old age.

This child was brought up by him through thick and thin, initially as dim-witted as Bai Yifan, yet he managed to groom Bai Anhai into a big lawyer.

No achievement without hardship.

Let this fool handle the care for two pairs of parents!

"Alright! You definitely have to come by for a meal then!"

Bai Anhai spoke warmly.

Freeloading meals is no problem!

The two gave him such a warm feeling, he wouldn’t mind taking care of them like his own parents.

Middle-aged Bai Zhengxuan and his wife left, and only after they disappeared from sight did they reluctantly shut the car door.

"Xiao Fan, drive!"

Bai Anhai, lounging in the passenger seat, lazily took a nap.

Bai Yifan instinctively sat in the driver’s seat, floored the gas pedal, and the bus roared as it sped off in a direction.

Once the bus was out of sight, there was a slight commotion in the distance from a large tree.

"Hey! Old partner, where did you get this photo!"

Middle-aged Liu Jing’s voice had a tinge of surprise, looking excitedly at the hand of middle-aged Bai Zhengxuan.

In middle-aged Bai Zhengxuan’s hand, there was a family portrait.

The backdrop of the portrait was a sea of peach blossoms, remarkably beautiful.

The photo was palm-sized, with a thin layer of plastic framing, safe to carry in a pocket without worry of damage.

"Xiao Leng quietly slipped it to me when nobody was noticing." Middle-aged Bai Zhengxuan gently traced the faces in the photo with his coarse fingers.

Though Leng Yebai appeared indifferent, he was actually quite meticulous, surely noticing how middle-aged Bai Zhengxuan secretly looked at the family portrait displayed in the living room, leading him to quietly give a copy to him.

"Quick, give it to me! I’ll keep it safe."

Middle-aged Liu Jing snatched the photo, carefully placing it in her clothing pocket, holding the pocket as if fearful of losing the content.

"Then today you keep it, tomorrow I’ll have it, one day in each of our care!"

Middle-aged Bai Zhengxuan looked somewhat crestfallen at Liu Jing’s pocket.

"Alright!"

Middle-aged Liu Jing glanced at the desirous Bai Zhengxuan and nodded decisively.

In the past, with her temperament, she definitely wouldn’t agree, and Bai Zhengxuan might even risk getting beaten.

Nowadays, middle-aged Liu Jing rarely struck Bai Zhengxuan, mostly just issuing verbal threats.

After decades together through trials and tribulations, and having survived the apocalypse, she saw clearly how hard his life had been in these years.

No one had it easy.

Middle-aged Bai Zhengxuan, seeing Liu Jing agree, squinted his eyes in anticipation of tomorrow.

In his heart, he pondered finding time to ask Leng Yebai for a few more photos, especially of Xiao Niu.

After discussing the photo issue, they watched as the bus disappeared from view, then trailed it from afar.

A mysterious person disappeared nearby, leaving them quite uneasy.

Moreover, after meeting their family today, they indulged more deeply in the atmosphere of being with loved ones.

Treat it as letting loose, viewing from afar suffices.

After these couple of days, they’d return to other tasks.

Just the chance to catch another glimpse was worth it.

The bus never stopped, heading towards where Leng Yebai had been set up.

Along the road, there were no other incidents, and soon they arrived at that once-charred land.

Over a dozen days had passed, and the charred ground was now lush with tender green grass.

Faint traces of scorched earth remained visible, the burnt weeds regrew, and even the blackened trees sprouted new green shoots.

The bus stopped again on the plot of land.

The pit was still there.

Only this small pit was left, with no sign it had once been surrounded by numerous zombies, nor that the Bai Family had nearly lost a loved one.

Returning there, Leng Yebai’s heart was filled with mixed emotions.

He had almost lost Xiao Niu, lost his family.

The Bai Family didn’t speak; each face was solemn as they silently opened the car doors and circled the area.

As expected, nothing was found.

"Seems those traces have long been lost." Bai Yifan looked at the former pit, feeling a bit frightened.

It was lucky Brother Leng held on, otherwise he’d have had a howling brother-in-law.

If he himself weren’t careful and got hit, the Bai Family would have gained a howling son.

If Mr. Bai weren’t careful and got hit, ... he would have had the misfortune of keeping it in the family.

In essence, none of the outcomes were ideal.

Fortunately, Brother Leng endured, for which Bai Yifan still admired Leng Yebai.

If he had turned into a zombie, he might not have had such strong willpower.

"It’s been over ten days; even if there were traces, they’re gone now." Bai Zhengxuan sighed.

The enemy hid in the shadows, while we were in the open, making this difficult to handle indeed!

"Xiao Fan, do you think the one acting in the shadows will return here?"

Leng Yebai suddenly turned to Bai Yifan.