Xia Yuxuan served as a teacher to the children at the orphanage for three years. She was gentle, had a good temper, and was very patient with the children. She also helped Shen Ma a lot.

Shenhe often came here to visit Shen's mother, and the two became friends. Shen's mother tried to match them up, but the two never clicked, and nothing came of it.

After Shenhe came in, Xia Yuxuan's fear finally subsided. She wanted to ask about her good friend's situation, but when she saw Li Yuetong, she didn't say anything, afraid that Li Yuetong would misunderstand and cause trouble for Shenhe.

Xia Yuxuan is the same age as Shenhe, but her birthday is earlier than his. She has a soft appearance and a gentle personality. She is 1.65 meters tall, slender and slim, with fair skin. She is a gentle, kind and loving girl.

Upon seeing her injured, Shenhe frowned.

"Yuxuan, how did you hurt your head?"

When Xia Yuxuan's injury was mentioned, the smile on Shen's mother's face faded, and she looked at Xia Yuxuan with heartache.

Xia Yuxuan's face flushed with panic. She lowered her head, not daring to look at anyone, her fingers nervously twisting the hem of her clothes.

Seeing the expressions on their faces, Shenhe's expression turned serious.

Just as he was about to ask another question, Tang Dashan's voice rang out in the corridor.

"Brother, those bodies are all burned. Where are you?"

Hearing other men's voices, Xia Yuxuan looked up at the door, her eyes filled with fear and tears. She gasped for breath, then suddenly covered her mouth and ran out the door.

"Xia Yuxuan!"

Shenhe's expression changed. He glanced at Shen's mother with a puzzled look, walked to the door and called out, but Xia Yuxuan ran away without turning her head as if she hadn't heard him.

"Shenhe, stop shouting, she should be back in her dorm by now. Ugh! Why did this have to happen!"

Mrs. Shen looked very sad, tears streaming down her face, and she couldn't help but back away.

Li Yuetong hurriedly went up and took Shen's mother's arm, and Shen's mother patted her hand.

Outside, Tang Dashan walked in front. When he heard Shenhe calling for help, he walked into the corridor. The others followed behind, walking and standing under the camphor tree in the middle of the courtyard, observing the layout of the orphanage.

Xia Yuxuan ran crying towards her dormitory, just as Tang Dashan walked over and blocked her way.

Tang Dashan's tall and strong physique gave Xia Yuxuan a strong visual impact!

"what!"

The two exchanged a glance, which startled her so much that she cried out and turned and ran away with a pale face.

Tang Dashan stared blankly, mouth agape, and hurriedly took two steps forward, his eyes fixed on Xia Yuxuan's fleeing figure.

"Wow! What a beautiful girl! She's totally my wife's ideal type! I think I've fallen for her!"

"What the hell are you babbling about!"

Zhang Ran walked over from behind and gave Tang Dashan a light kick in the butt. He was a steady person, but that time when he pushed Tang Dashan into the car in the community made him hate Tang Dashan's body.

"Ran-ge, I've made up my mind! Starting tomorrow, I'm going to train with you; I'm going to lose weight!!"

Tang Dashan turned around shyly, grabbed Zhang Ran's shoulders with both of his large hands, and lifted him up.

"Let go! Let go of me! Damn it!"

Zhang Ran was extremely embarrassed in front of his wife, his feet off the ground.

In the classroom, Shenhe heard Tang Dashan and the others come in, and it was not appropriate to ask about Xia Yuxuan's matter now.

Shenhe glanced at the few children remaining in the classroom and knew something must have happened.

Li Yuetong had no choice but to stay here with Shen Ma while he went out to show everyone around the orphanage and arrange their future accommodations.

The orphanage is very large, with two three-story buildings and a large courtyard inside the main gate.

In the middle of the courtyard stands a large camphor tree with a wide canopy. A circular cement bench surrounds the tree, where Mrs. Shen often sits to cool off.

There are some playground equipment on both sides of the camphor tree, which are usually for children to play on.

The south building, which is next to the compound, is the office building, and the children's classrooms, dormitories, and medical facilities are all located here.

The North Building is where Mama Shen and the staff lived; the orphanage's canteen and storeroom were also located here.

Between the north and south buildings is a vegetable garden with a hand pump well that has excellent water quality. The garden is self-sufficient in vegetables.

The orphanage used to be very large, but in recent years the birth rate has declined, and there are fewer and fewer children and staff in the orphanage, which has gradually become desolate.

It has to be said that this is a good thing.

Therefore, there are many empty rooms now, and many staff dormitories, enough for them to choose from.

After arranging rooms for everyone, Shenhe instructed Zhang Ran and Tang Dashan to take guns, one to the rooftop of the South Building and the other to the rooftop of the North Building to stand guard. They were to kill any zombies that approached, which would also add to the mission progress bar.

Li Yuetong's parents and Li Wanning were allowed to do as they pleased, but the three of them were interested in the vegetable garden and the hand pump well, so they went to the vegetable garden to water the plants and pull weeds.

When Shenhe returned to the classroom, Shen's mother was in a much better mood. She was telling Li Yuetong about Shenhe's childhood anecdotes while continuing to feed the child.

"Aunt Shen, I'm going out to familiarize myself with the surroundings."

"Go on, Tongtong. The vegetables in the garden behind the house were all grown by Aunt Shen herself, without any pesticides. You can wash whatever you like by the well and eat it!"

"Thank you, Aunt Shen, I understand."

When Shenhe returned, Li Yuetong knew he must have something to ask Shen's mother. She stood up, greeted Shen's mother, and walked outside. As she passed Shenhe, she suddenly leaned close to his ear and whispered a teasing remark.

"Little Stubborn Donkey, that name suits your temperament perfectly! You're as stubborn and headstrong as a little donkey, hehe!"

After saying that, she ran off with a grin.

Shenhe turned to look at her slender waist and round hips from behind, and glared at her fiercely. Thank you for the compliment!

Li Yuetong noticed that Shenhe's expression was not good because of Xia Yuxuan's matter, so she wanted to help him relax.

But her interruption was actually quite comforting.

Mrs. Shen gave some toys and paper and pens to the children, and then took Shenhe to her office.

The two sat down on the sofa, and Shenhe looked at Shen's mother. She sighed and began to tell her story.

"It happened the day before yesterday afternoon..." Mrs. Shen's eyes reddened as soon as she said the first sentence.

After calming down, I said, "The weather was nice that day, there was no wind, so I was weeding in the vegetable garden, while Xiaoyu and the children were playing in the yard and getting some sun."

When I finished my work and came to the courtyard, I only saw these few children sitting under the camphor tree playing. Dongdong, Zhuangzhuang, and Xiaoyu were nowhere to be seen.

I frantically searched the entire courtyard, and finally found Xiaoyu lying on the ground near Fangshan, west of the South Building…

At this point, Mrs. Shen could no longer continue. Just thinking about how Xiaoyu looked disheveled made her heart ache, and she covered her mouth and cried uncontrollably.

Shenhe's face was as still as water, his eyes closed, his hands clenched into fists on either side of the sofa.

After a while, he asked in a low voice,

"What about Dongdong... and Zhuangzhuang?"

Mrs. Shen wiped away her tears and shook her head…

"There wasn't one in the orphanage. When Xiaoyu woke up, she said that Zhuangzhuang kicked the ball away while playing."

She went to retrieve the ball, and as soon as she bent down, someone hit her on the head, and she knew nothing more.

When I found Xiaoyu, she was lying on the ground, and Dongdong and Zhuangzhuang were also gone…

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