Chapter 40: The happiest day

【System Prompt: Day 11 of the apocalypse, current environment: blizzard suddenly descended, outdoor temperature -40.5°C, zombie signals in the 45th-floor stairwell weakened, 'Shadow' organization has no movement for now.】

Lin Chen woke up at 5:00 AM. As soon as he opened his eyes, he touched his phone to check the weather. The system prompt on the screen popped up, and the words "blizzard suddenly descended" made him frown instantly.

He walked to the window, lifted the canvas and looked, outside it was snowing goose feathers again,

the just-melted snow began to pile up again, the line of sight obscured by the snow mist, and even the armored vehicles downstairs were almost invisible.

"Damn it!" Lin Chen cursed in a low voice, his fist hitting the window sill, "I originally wanted to go to the research institute to find supplies today, but with this snow, I can't go out at all."

Xia Nuan was woken up by his voice, rubbed her eyes and sat up: "What's wrong? Is it snowing outside again?"

"Yeah, it's not small." Lin Chen walked back to the bed, pulled the quilt over her, "Can't leave today, can only wait in the safe house for another day."

Xia Nuan nodded, not saying anything more. In the apocalypse, the weather never followed people's wishes. Being able to stay in the room safely,

was already better than many people. She got up to go to the storage room to get compressed biscuits. Just as she walked to the door,

she saw Chen Mo and A Kai also woke up, sitting in the living room wiping weapons.

"Looks like we can only wait in the room today." Chen Mo looked up at the window,

smiled and shook his head, "In this weather, one step out and you'll freeze stiff."

A Kai also echoed: "Yeah, last time I stayed in the snow for half an hour, my ears almost froze off."

Lin Chen walked to their side and sat down, suddenly remembering that he hadn't asked about the 'Dawn' team's situation before,

so he opened his mouth: "By the way, how many people are in your Dawn team? Besides you two, where are the others?"

Chen Mo's hand movement paused, his tone sinking a bit: "Including us two, one hundred people. But we had a fight with the 'Shadow' organization some time ago, and lost quite a few people. Now the remaining... probably only seventy-plus."

"Then where is your base? How come only you two came out to find supplies?" Lin Chen asked again.

Chen Mo shook his head: "We don't know where the base is specifically. Before the last operation,

the boss only told us two to find usable supplies nearby, and wait for notice after finding them. He didn't say the location of the base. He was afraid we would be caught by the 'Shadow' organization and leak the base information."

Lin Chen "oh"ed, not asking further—every team had its own rules,

he didn't need to get to the bottom of it. Several people chatted one after another, and unknowingly it was noon,

the snow hadn't stopped, instead it was getting heavier, the world outside the window was all white.

Lin Chen leaned on the sofa, accidentally glancing at the calendar on the wall. Today was Qixi. His heart sank violently,

and even a wave of nausea rose in his stomach: On Qixi in the previous life, he spent it with someone who later betrayed him and finally died in the zombie's mouth.

The two shared half a piece of expired chocolate in a drafty temporary safe house. Now thinking about it, the scene was simply disgusting. He had Xia Nuan by his side in this life,

but in the apocalypse, who had the mind to celebrate festivals, let alone a decent gift, not to mention those disgusting things.

He secretly looked at Xia Nuan who was organizing supplies—she was wearing a thick down jacket, her hair tied into a ponytail, her side face looking very soft under the light.

Lin Chen felt a stir in his heart; he wanted to say "Happy Qixi" to her, and even wanted to use this day to confess his feelings.

but the words reached his lips and he swallowed them back. It was too dangerous now, he was afraid he couldn't give her stability,

and even more afraid of mentioning the festival, which would bring up those disgusting memories again.

"Lin Chen, what are you dazing about?" Xia Nuan noticed his gaze, walked over and sat beside him, "Are you thinking about when we can go out to find supplies?"

"No... nothing." Lin Chen hurriedly moved his gaze away, scratched his head, "Just thinking, is there anything in the room to pass the time? Just sitting is boring."

Chen Mo heard this, his eyes lit up: "I remember seeing a laptop in the storage room before,

don't know if it can still be used? If it can turn on, maybe there are movies to watch."

"Really?" Lin Chen suddenly got spirited, hurriedly getting up to go to the storage room. He remembered that he did store a waterproof laptop in the previous life,

and downloaded quite a few movies in it. He didn't expect it to still be there in this life.

He rummaged for a long time, finally finding the laptop under the bottom of a box,

pressed the power button—the screen actually lit up, and the battery was still half full. "Got it! There are movies in it!" Lin Chen shouted happily, bringing the laptop to the living room.

Xia Nuan, Chen Mo, and A Kai all gathered around. Lin Chen clicked on the folder, the movie names jumping out one by one: "Conan: The Residual Image of the One-Eyed", "Nanjing Photo Studio", "Apocalypse Survival Guide"... He pointed to the first two: "These two are movies, which one should we watch?"

"Watch 'Conan'!" Xia Nuan's eyes were bright, "I used to like watching Conan, haven't watched it for a long time."

Chen Mo and A Kai also nodded: "Anything is fine, as long as it passes the time."

Lin Chen clicked on "Conan: The Residual Image of the One-Eyed", placed the laptop in the middle of the table, and the four people sat around. Although there were no snacks, no drinks,

and even no heating in the room, watching the plot on the screen and listening to the familiar lines,

the atmosphere was unexpectedly relaxed. When Xia Nuan saw the tense parts, she would unconsciously grip Lin Chen's arm.

Chen Mo and A Kai would occasionally discuss the plot, and even the sound of the blizzard outside didn't seem so harsh.

After "Conan" finished, Xia Nuan was still not satisfied: "Are there any others? What type is that 'Nanjing Photo Studio'?"

Lin Chen was stunned for a moment, only then remembering that it was a film recording history, so he clicked on it. As the picture progressed, one scene after another appeared on the screen,

making the originally relaxed atmosphere instantly sink. Those compatriots persecuted by invaders, the burned-down houses, the terrified eyes of the children, made several people clench their fists.

When the movie ended, the room was quiet for a while. A Kai spoke first, his voice carrying anger: "These Japanese are really bad! Too not a thing!"

Chen Mo also nodded with a dark face: "Never forget national humiliation, no matter when, these things cannot be forgotten."

Xia Nuan gripped Lin Chen's hand, her fingertips a bit cold: "Used to see it in history books,

felt uncomfortable, now watching the picture, it's even more heartbreaking."

Lin Chen patted her hand, not saying much. Some hatred, doesn't need to be on the lips, but is forever carved in the heart.

The sky was completely dark. Lin Chen closed the laptop and leaned on the sofa,

his heart unexpectedly calm. Although he didn't go out to find supplies today, didn't do anything big,

but watching movies with Xia Nuan and them, without thinking about zombies, without thinking about 'Shadow' organization,

and even without mentioning those disgusting pasts, this kind of stable feeling was too rare in the apocalypse.

He looked at Xia Nuan beside him, and then looked at Chen Mo and A Kai, the corners of his mouth couldn't help but rise: "Today... can be considered the most refreshing day I've had since the apocalypse."

Xia Nuan smiled, not speaking, just leaning toward him.

Chen Mo patted his shoulder: "After the snow stops, we go to the research institute to find supplies, and there will be more refreshing days in the future."

Lin Chen nodded, but was thinking in his heart: If every day could be like this, it would be great. He looked outside the window, the snow seemed to be smaller,

calculating in his heart: If the snow stops tomorrow, hurry to the research institute. Not only to find rare supplies,

but also... find an opportunity to confess to Xia Nuan, throw away those disgusting pasts completely, and live a good life with her. ===== CHAPTER 41 =====