He Cuifen's gaze lingered on the unfamiliar faces. She didn't recognize any of them.
Suddenly, a small hand tugged at her trousers, and a child-like voice followed.
"Aunt!" the voice exclaimed.
The voice was oddly familiar as it reached her ears.
When she looked down, her eyes widened in shock. Her body stiffened, unsure if the boy before her was just an illusion. She only regained her senses when the little boy wrapped his little arms around her leg. "Auntie!"
"Hao'er! Is that really you?"
He Cuifen immediately scooped the boy up, her eyes brimming with tears of joy.
In this apocalyptic world, seeing reunions like this always brought an inexplicable happiness. It brought smiles on everyone's faces.
The others made space for the two.
A few minutes later, inside He Cuifen's modest home, her expression darkened as she heard about Si Lei's passing.