9

9

When I awoke, I felt myself in a warm embrace.

Gu Chenzhou was tending to my wounds, his meticulous manner acute and handsome. Before the Apocalypse, he was already a professional doctor.

Unconsciously, I stared at him, lost in thought.

"Awake?" He keenly noticed my gaze and considerately fed me water. I drank a whole bottle in one go, finally feeling the reality of surviving.

My skin and body temperature had returned to normal. I incredulously reached out to feel my own heartbeat, a human one, slow yet strong.

I really did it. I not only eliminated the zombies, but also survived!

Watching Gu Chenzhou pack up the medical kit, I realized that if he hadn't arrived in time, my fate might have been one of mutual destruction.

Tears surged forth as I lunged forward to tightly embrace Gu Chenzhou, but this time with tears of joy.

A man who always maintained a stoic expression was now uncharacteristically out of sorts, stiffly patting my back and soothing me in a low voice.