They are all bad women!

Ten days or so later, Xiao Xingshuang returned again. This time, without saying a word, she grabbed Shen Mochen and began to bite him. It seemed that she wasn't sleeping with Shen Mochen for pleasure, but rather for revenge and self-harm.

Although Shen Mochen wanted to make Xiao Xingshuang more comfortable, Xiao Xingshuang remained unmoved and collapsed on her own, burying her face in Shen Mochen's body.

Shen Mochen gently put his arm around Xiao Xingshuang: "Is it your mother who is hospitalized? I saw the medical record."

Xiao Xingshuang was silent for a moment: "...This has nothing to do with you."

"How can it be okay? I'm your man, and you're my woman." Shen Mochen gently stroked Xiao Xingshuang's waist and kissed away the tears on her face.

"Hehe..." Xiao Xing Shuang couldn't help but laugh twice, it was hard to tell whether it was self-deprecation or sarcasm, "What do you know?"

"I know you need money."

"So what? It's none of your business."

Xiao Xingshuang kept repeating the same thing.

“You are in great danger right now.” After a moment of silence, Shen Mochen said.

"You're the one in danger; you don't even know who wants to kill you."

“I sense that you have self-destructive tendencies. I’m very worried about you. You Watchers fight monsters all the time, it’s too dangerous.”

Xiao Xingshuang's voice grew increasingly sarcastic: "Don't worry, my rent still has six months left, so you can hide here for another six months."

Shen Mochen shook his head dismissively and said, "That's not what I meant. If you die in battle, who will take care of your mother?"

Xiao Xing Shuang's body trembled, and after a long silence, she spoke stiffly: "I'm dead... how can I care about so much?"

“Death… shouldn’t be a relief,” Shen Mochen said. “I don’t want to die, I want to live.”

"Of course you want to live," Xiao Xingshuang sneered.

After all, your life is completely different from the life of a rat in the gutter like me.

Xiao Xingshuang did not go to the hospital the next day. Instead, she and Shen Mochen tossed and turned in bed until they were exhausted, then rested and continued.

"Aren't you going to visit Auntie today?" Shen Mochen asked.

"As long as the money arrives, that's fine."

That evening, Xiao Xingshuang left again, exhausted. Fortunately, by the afternoon, Shen Mochen had gradually gained the upper hand, giving her several comfortable experiences.

Xiao Xingshuang returned after only seven or eight days. She went to the hospital, and then had another passionate encounter with Shen Mochen.

"I'm leaving," Xiao Xingshuang said.

"Take care on your journey." Shen Mochen watched them go.

Xiao Xingshuang nodded and returned to the node's camp, where, as usual, no one greeted her.

She was already used to it. She sat wearily on the sofa, savoring the warmth of the evening—her only memory worth cherishing. In Yupi, she habitually referred to the camp as her dormitory; it was so warm and beautiful, as if it weren't a battlefield where she could die at any moment, but simply an ordinary girls' dormitory, her last warm haven. Even though a boy later infiltrated the girls' dormitory.

But here, a campsite is just a campsite.

Laughter and cheerful voices drifted from someone's room. Xiao Xingshuang pursed her lips.

The sound of laughter grew louder as her comrades emerged. They were all fair-skinned Romanians, and at first glance, they seemed completely out of place with Xiao Xingshuang.

“Can you sit somewhere else? We want to play cards,” one of the comrades said.

“She’s such a country bumpkin, she probably won’t understand!” another comrade said with a laugh in Romance.

Xiao Xingshuang silently got up and left, returning to her bedroom, when she heard inexplicable laughter behind her.

The four continued their cheerful conversation, the sounds drifting into Xiao Xingshuang's room. Xiao Xingshuang put on her headphones and listened to the music, lost in thought.

Actually, Xiao Xingshuang wasn't like this at the beginning. She came to Roman full of hope, wanting a fresh start and to get along well with her new comrades.

But things didn't go smoothly from the start. Her broken Roman language made it difficult for her to communicate with her comrades. Coupled with her withdrawn personality and unusual appearance, she was completely unable to integrate into this new group, which in turn exacerbated her isolation... thus creating a vicious cycle.

Now, apart from fighting, she is completely ignored by the other members and bears enormous invisible pressure and pain every day.

Although she didn't know, Shen Mochen also bore some responsibility for this. Shen Mochen asked Ekaterina to find Xiao Xingshuang a better place to stay, and Ekaterina did so.
However, she didn't take Xiao Xingshuang seriously and simply gave her instructions.

In fact, this was one of Roman's easiest points to navigate, not only because monsters appeared very infrequently, but also because the salary level was the highest in the Saint-Marie metropolitan area. Therefore, after a brief overview, Ekaterina paid no further attention.

But she forgot that everyone knew this was a good place, so she wasn't the only one eyeing it. Those assigned here were either wealthy and powerful, or had powerful connections. Placing Xiao Xingshuang here was not a wise move.

Xiao Xingshuang was isolated not only because of her personality, but also because of top-down discrimination. Moreover, the person who was originally supposed to come here but was pushed out by Xiao Xingshuang was a good friend of the group.

She served for two years and initially had no intention of retiring. However, the Alexandrov family didn't care about that; they needed a spot, so she was discharged.

At first, the other members of the team were concerned about Xiao Xing Shuang's background, but as they got to know her better and made some inquiries, they learned that this foreigner didn't have any background and was just a casual arrangement by a big shot, so they no longer had any concerns.

Moreover, in their eyes, Xiao Xingshuang's betrayal of her country was quite despicable.

But Xiao Xingshuang didn't understand any of this. She only felt the loneliness of being ostracized in a foreign land, especially on the battlefield. She was in great pain, and every night she would recall the day of 0819. The stark contrast made her nauseous every day.

If all she could have done was silently endure it, then the worsening of her mother's condition became the final blow that broke her.

At Shen Mochen's request, Ekaterina arranged for Xiao Xingshuang to receive treatment at the best hospital and with the best doctors in Rome. Of course, she wouldn't do such a thing herself; she simply gave the order.

Even so, the request was fulfilled perfectly.

Initially, Xiao Xingshuang's salary was more than enough to cover her mother's medical expenses, so the Alexandrov family completed their mission without further attention. However, unexpectedly, a little over a month later, Xiao's mother's condition deteriorated rapidly.

After consulting with the doctor, Xiao Xingshuang was forced to accept the last treatment option: customized services. While this could temporarily save her mother's life, the daily expenses were enormous. Although the immediate family members of the wage earners had medical insurance, only a small portion of the costs for customized medical services were reimbursed. (End of Chapter)