In a frigid apocalypse, she fed her boyfriend until he became a zombie king.

At this moment, several childcare workers entered the activity area, led the children away one by one, and organized them to line up and enter the washroom area to wash up and prepare to go back to bed.

"Let's go." Wenren Yu immediately stood up. "After they turn off the lights, the door will be locked, and we'll have to spend the night here."

"Okay." Wenren Lei stood up, took his hand, and prepared to leave.

As they were about to leave, Wenren Lei caught a glimpse of the picture book section where they had just been.

There was an extra little boy, about three or four years old.

The boy looked very thin, sitting on the carpet in a small ball, looking down at a picture book.

What's striking is that his eyes were completely covered by a black cloth.

"When did he go there?" Wenren Lei blurted out.

Wenren Yu paused, then asked, "What?"

Wenren Lei pointed to the picture book section: "There, there's a little boy reading a book with his eyes covered."

Wenren Yu looked over, remained silent for a long time, and then said seriously, "Little Golden Bean, stop playing pranks. There's no one there at all."

"Huh?" Wenren Lei was stunned. The child was clearly sitting on the carpet.

He pulled Wenren Yu's hand back and stood in front of the boy: "Can't you see this kid who's blindfolded and reading?"

Wenren Yu looked at the empty carpet, softened her voice, and said patiently, "Stop fooling around, little golden bean. There's no one here. If we don't leave now, we won't be able to get out."

In her haste, Wenren Lei grabbed the boy's hand and turned to look at Wenren Yu: "Look."

Wenren Lei froze, Wenren Yu had vanished.

The entire room was plunged into complete darkness in an instant, so dark that you couldn't see your hand in front of your face.

This made him feel as if he had returned to that small space buried deep underground.

He instinctively held his breath, his legs so weak he wanted to kneel on the ground.

The blindfolded boy suddenly gripped his hand tightly and said in a deep voice, "Leave here."

Wenren Lei turned to look at him, but the boy was hidden in the darkness, and even his outline could not be seen.

But the warmth of their clasped hands was conveyed to Wenren Lei, which greatly reduced the suffocating feeling in his chest.

"Leave here," the little boy repeated.

Wenren Lei swallowed hard, her throat dry. "Could you...please don't let go? I'm a little afraid of the dark."

The little boy didn't loosen his grip and said calmly, "You ate the food here."

Wenren Lei recalled the bottle of milk his father had made: "Yeah, it was the first time I met my dad, and I couldn't resist eating a little something."

The little boy said with a hint of helplessness, "Everything here is a manifestation of the black mist. If you eat the black mist, you'll never be able to get out."

No sooner had she finished speaking than a hand slammed heavily onto Wenrenlei's back.

"vomit--!"

Wenren Lei was forced to bend over and vomit up all the milk she had drunk.

In the darkness he couldn't see, the milk scattered on the ground all turned into black mist.

He coughed violently and gasped for breath, "Thank you... thank you, but you went too far."

"It's going to rain," the boy said. "Let's go outside."

The boy's hand was fading away. Wenren cried out urgently, "Wait, what's your name?"

"The predetermined path will take you away..."

"What predetermined trajectory... Holy crap—!"

An immense force pushed him forward, and Wenren Lei fell directly into the void.

He plummeted downwards, howling all the way with his eyes closed.

When I opened my eyes again, I found myself back in the children's room.

Little Wenren Yu stood by the bed, leaning down to look at him, and asked softly, "What are you shouting for? Did you have a nightmare?"

"Brother, brother, hug me."

A childish voice escaped from his throat. Wenren Lei was too weak; these were not the words he wanted to say.

Wenren Yu had already bent down and pulled him into her arms.

Wenren Lei was horrified to discover that her body was completely out of her control.

The established trajectory...

These words lingered in my ears.

Does the so-called predetermined path mean that he has to relive what happened back then, and finally escape from the research institute on Wenren Yu's back?

Wenren Yu hugged him and turned around: "Come sleep on your brother's bed."

Wenren Lei's gaze swept over the clock on the small desk—9:40.

He remembered that it was 9:30 when he pulled Wenren Yu out the door.

He had been in the nursery for more than half an hour.

This means that, nineteen years ago tonight, after drinking that bottle of milk powder, he and Wenren Yu never left this room.

Thunder roared outside the window, lightning pierced the night sky, and electric light flickered rapidly in the room.

It looks like a torrential downpour is in the works.

"Waaah..." Little Golden Bean let out a sob.

"Don't be afraid, it's just thunder." Wenren Yu raised her hand and touched Xiaojindou's forehead. "Why do you have a fever?"

He searched the room, then returned to the bedside and said, "There's no more fever reducer in the room. I'll go get some. You stay here and wait for me."

"Brother...together." Little Golden Bean's voice was very weak, indicating that she had a high fever.

Wenren Yu hesitated for a moment by the bedside, then bent down and picked up her younger brother: "I'll take you with me."

Wenren Lei's brows twitched, and the unease in her heart seemed about to burst out of her chest.

The two children left the room.

Wenren Yu was very familiar with the layout of the research institute. Holding Xiaojindou, she walked quickly through the corridor and headed straight for Wenren Xiuqi's office.

Little Golden Bean was held upright in his arms, and through Wenren Lei's eyes, he could clearly see everything behind Wenren Yu.

In the distance of the corridor, a door was gently pushed open, and Qin Qingqing walked out, her eyes fixed on Wenren Yu's back.

Wenren Lei shuddered at the look in her eyes. He rarely used the word "vicious" to describe a child, but Qin Qingqing at this moment absolutely deserved it.

Wenren Lei tried to control her body and speak, reminding her brother that something was wrong with Qin Qingqing.

But the God of NPCs exerted his power, and Wenren Lei was unable to control Xiaojindou's body and make any moves.

Wenren Xiuqi's office has a separate rest room. Wenren Yu put Xiaojindou on the carpet and opened the locker to look for medicine.

Little Golden Bean was burning up and silently lay on the ground, tears streaming down her face.

Wenren Lei gave a helpless, bitter smile; he finally realized just how much he loved to cry.

Only a dim nightlight was on in the lounge. Outside, a thunderstorm raged, and lightning flashed intermittently, turning the dim room a stark white.

The raindrops pounded against the windowpane, almost drowning out the rustling sounds of Wenren Yu rummaging through her things, which was quite irritating.

Little Golden Bean got bored again and started rolling around on the carpet, and Wenren Lei's gaze followed it.

A bolt of lightning suddenly illuminated the sky and the earth, and Little Golden Bean froze, his gaze fixed on the window.

Wenren Lei was even more desperate than him.

Outside the glass window, a face was pressed against it, staring intently at everything inside the room.

Qin Qingqing stood outside, soaked to the bone, her hair hanging down with the rain, strands clinging to her face.

Seeing that Xiao Jindou was looking at her, Qin Qingqing slowly raised a smile at him.

"Wah—!" Little Golden Bean was so frightened that her liver and gallbladder were shattered, and she let out a sharp cry.

Wenren Yu immediately turned around and rushed over, hugging her younger brother tightly: "What's wrong? Did the thunder scare you?"

This time, Wenren Lei didn't mind Xiaojindou's crying; he himself was terrified.