End of the World

He Yuxin was a little surprised by Wu Bin's reaction: "What's wrong with Brother Bin?"

"It's nothing, take a rest!" Wu Bin said, stood up and walked to the other side, and laid a few more layers of cardboard on the ground.

He Yuxin looked at Wu Bin's figure, recalling the conversation just now, thoughtfully.

Wu Bin turned on his cell phone and was able to receive a signal. He tried the network. Perhaps because this was Dongzhou City, the communication facilities were complete and the network was still available.

When I opened WeChat, the group chat had returned to normal, with the last message being sent at noon.

Wu Bin clicked to edit a message and sent it out. After waiting for several minutes, he didn't receive any reply. Perhaps the friends mentioned above would never come online again. Thinking of this, Wu Bin felt heavy-hearted.

The slight vibration of his cell phone brought Wu Bin back from his thoughts. He thought someone had received a reply message, so he turned on the phone and found that it was a text message from the government, asking citizens to stay at home, lock the doors and windows, and not go out unless necessary, and wait for rescue.

The emergency phone had been out of service for a long time, and the government only sent the message now. Wu Bin felt that the disaster was already very serious, otherwise the government should have issued a preventive message long ago.

"Brother Bin, look, I received a text message from the municipal government!" He Yuxin came over and shook the phone in her hand with an excited look on her face. She thought this was good news and she could wait for government rescue.

Wu Bin didn't know what to say. He Yuxin thought things were too simple. However, a person must have firm beliefs in his heart to survive. If the belief collapses, the person is not far from collapse. He Yuxin is a girl, and Wu Bin doesn't know her limit of endurance. She should not be better than himself.

"Yeah, I received it too." Wu Bin showed the text message page on his mobile phone.

"Brother Bin, when do you think the government rescue will arrive?" He Yuxin asked, she seemed very confident.

"Well...you think I'm a government official!" Wu Bin was speechless.

"Hehe, I'm just asking!" He Yuxin tilted her head and slid her finger across the screen.

Seeing He Yuxin like this, Wu Bin really felt uncomfortable discussing with her what if the government was unable to provide rescue, as this possibility was quite high.

"Let's not worry about the government rescue for now, let's think about what to do tomorrow?" Wu Bin felt it necessary to give He Yuxin a heads-up that even if there was government rescue, it would not come so quickly.

"Tomorrow? Can't we wait here for rescue?" He Yuxin looked at Wu Bin. She thought they should just wait for the government's rescue.

Wu Bin listened to He Yuxin's words and felt that she was very innocent. Are all female college students like this? She did not even question the authenticity of the information.

"How do you know there will be help tomorrow?"

“I…I…!” He Yuxin couldn’t answer for a long time. Yes, what if there is no rescue?

"But the government used to be very quick!" He Yuxin still had some illusions.

"Things are different now!" Wu Bin could only say,

He Yuxin still insisted that he had to leave alone tomorrow. There was no reason for Wu Bin to stay with her. They were not related at all, so he didn't have to take on any obligations.

He Yuxin is not a brainless person. She is a bit naive but not stupid. If she thinks deeply, she knows that this time is different from the past. If there is rescue, how could she not be able to get through on the phone? It's just that she doesn't want to face it. If she hadn't met Wu Bin today, she would have died long ago.

"Brother Bin, I..., if you go out, please don't leave me alone, okay? I know this request is a bit excessive. After all, we have only known each other for less than half a day, but I... am really scared..." He Yuxin said, with a few crystal tears in the corners of her eyes. To be honest, it would be better to kill her directly than to leave her alone outside. Today she felt the despair of being hunted.

Wu Bin looked at He Yuxin who was crying and felt at a loss as to what to do. He didn't know how to wipe her tears as their relationship wasn't that close. He also didn't know how to comfort her as he didn't know how to comfort girls.

“Well... don’t cry, I... I didn’t say I would leave you alone..." Wu Bin really didn’t know what to do. This was the first time a beautiful girl cried in front of him. If it had happened in the past, someone would definitely call him a scumbag!

"really?"

"Of course it's steamed, it's not boiled!" Wu Bin thought to himself, I just hope you don't cry.

"Pfft!" He Yuxin was amused by Wu Bin's words. She wiped her tears and said, "Thank you, Brother Bin!" She felt more at ease with Wu Bin's promise.

"Haha, you're welcome, I'm a good person!" Wu Bin joked.

He Yuxin smiled and said, "Has Brother Bin ever received a nice guy card before?"

"Well! I was discovered, so I am certified, please rest assured!" Wu Bin said seriously.

"Yeah, now that someone has verified it, I feel relieved!" He Yuxin said in cooperation. At the end, she said in a voice that only she could hear: "I won't give you a nice guy card, don't worry..."

At night, the whole building was plunged into darkness. This was the first night after the apocalypse. In the city, except for some self-starting street lamps that were still on, most of the other lights had been extinguished. It was believed that all the lights would disappear soon after the power system was completely paralyzed. As time went by, mankind's hope would also be like a fading light, annihilated in the darkness, until a new lighthouse appeared.

Summer nights are hard to endure. The sun has set, but the residual heat is still there. The cool breeze blowing in from the window can only take away some of the stuffiness, but it is better than nothing.

"Is Brother Bin asleep?" He Yuxin walked towards Wu Bin with the light of her mobile phone screen.

"What's wrong?" Wu Bin sat up upon hearing the voice.

"I can't sleep. Can you chat with me for a while?" He Yuxin walked over and sat down next to Wu Bin.

"Okay! What do we want to talk about?" Wu Bin did not object.

"Brother Bin, do you have any prejudice against college students?" He Yuxin remembered that Wu Bin, who mentioned that she was a student of Dongzhou University during the day, walked away.

"Are all women so sensitive?" Wu Bin neither admitted nor denied it.

"Can you tell me why?" He Yuxin was a little worried that Wu Bin might be prejudiced against her.

"This is my own problem." Wu Bin admitted that this can be considered as a lack of self-confidence!

"?" He Yuxin was puzzled. What did Wu Bin mean by this? Did he not want to talk to her or... Soon He Yuxin understood the meaning of his words. Wu Bin was not confident or had a low self-esteem.

"Brother Bin, actually everyone is the same. We have strengths and weaknesses. It depends on how you look at it. You don't have to compare your weaknesses with others." He Yuxin turned to Wu Bin and counselled. She knew that people who lacked self-confidence needed more understanding and support.

"You are a kind girl, thank you!" Wu Bin discovered at this moment that He Yuxin was different from most other people. She possessed the most beautiful qualities.

"Kindness?" He Yuxin was confused by Wu Bin's words.

"Confidence is something that depends mainly on oneself. Sometimes it has nothing to do with strength. It's a state of mind!"

"Oh! It seems that Brother Bin doesn't need my comfort anymore!"

When He Yuxin smiled, two cute dimples appeared on both sides of her cheeks. Wu Bin couldn't see clearly due to the dim light, but she must have been extremely charming.

"Okay, isn't it time for you to come back and rest?" Wu Bin yawned, feeling a little sleepy.

"Can I sleep over here?" He Yuxin didn't want to sleep over there alone.

"Okay, I'll go over there." Wu Bin wanted to get up.

"Ah! Can we sleep on the same side?" He Yuxin pulled Wu Bin's hand and said this in a voice as soft as a mosquito. At the same time, a blush quickly appeared on her face. Fortunately, it was too dark and Wu Bin should not be able to see it.

"Huh?" Wu Bin thought he was wrong, and it took him a while to react: "What did you say? No, you were always like this before?"

"Ah! No, I couldn't sleep because I heard scary noises outside." He Yuxin knew something was wrong and explained quickly. She added, "Ah! What is Brother Bin thinking? So impure!"

"I, am not pure?" Wu Bin pointed at himself. Well, he was thinking a little bit biasedly. Judging from He Yuxin's appearance, she shouldn't be that kind of girl.

"Those guys outside the house are the most dangerous, and I'm the most dangerous inside the house. Don't you understand?"

"What do you know?" There was a look of confusion in He Yuxin's bright eyes.

Wu Bin held his forehead with one hand. If you say He Yuxin is smart, why doesn’t she understand this truth? If you say He Yuxin is stupid, she understands some things right away, and I don’t know if she is naive or stupid (He Yuxin said she is just simple).

"Nothing, you sleep on the right side later." Wu Bin had no choice but to move the cardboard from over there and spread it on the ground.

Wu Bin woke up at dawn in the morning. He got up and moved around a bit, feeling a little weak. He had to find some food to replenish his body today, otherwise it would be very dangerous.

He Yuxin hasn't woken up yet. Sufficient sleep is very important in the apocalypse. Wu Bin couldn't bear to wake her up, so he let her sleep a little longer.

This is a building that has not been built yet, so we should be able to find something that can be used as a weapon. Sure enough, Wu Bin found several steel bars of different lengths on the third floor. They should be the excess steel bars cut off. He chose two of the right length with slightly pointed ends to use as long bars.

"Brother Bin, I thought you left me alone!" He Yuxin was a little anxious when she woke up and saw that Wu Bin was not around.

"Don't worry, I won't leave you alone." Wu Bin came over carrying two steel bars. Since he had promised He Yuxin, he would definitely not abandon her. The two of them could take care of each other.

"Yeah, as long as Brother Bin doesn't mind that I'm a burden." He Yuxin seemed quite happy to hear this.

"We're leaving, are you ready?"

"Yes!" He Yuxin nodded firmly. She knew that this was unavoidable, so she might as well face it bravely and fight for hope of survival for herself.

Wu Bin took He Yuxin out of the building and continued walking towards the suburbs. Since He Yuxin's ankle sprain had not fully recovered, Wu Bin did not dare to walk too fast for fear of adding burden to her. It was very difficult for a girl to survive without food for more than 30 hours until now.

This time Wu Bin did not deliberately avoid the highway, hoping to find a car to travel. He Yuxin was not in good condition, so it was not advisable for her to walk too far. It would be troublesome if she got sick from exhaustion.

"Yuxin, can you still hold on? Why don't we take a break first!" Wu Bin stopped and asked when he saw He Yuxin taking a few breaths.