Chapter 1152: City Edge (Please Vote Monthly)
["A year and a half ago, we spent our last bit of money and were kicked out of Vist Apartment."]
[Miss told me about his former work and contributions. "I worked at the Steel Factory for eighteen years. I was an outstanding employee for nine of those years, yet now I have nowhere to go."]
[They had been wandering around this area for some time. They had once lived in a friend's living room for half a year, but later that friend had also become homeless because he could no longer afford rent.]
[Three months ago, they had lost contact with that friend. Miss rarely made calls, and the couple shared one Smart Bracelet.]
[The bracelet that had once belonged to Miss had already been sold.]
["Communication fees are too expensive. We can't afford them," he told me.]
Bright sunlight shone upon the road blanketed in snow and ice. A flying bird landed on an old street sign marked "53rd Block."
Bang--
A few scattered flakes of snow blew off the sign and fell into the snow at the roadside.
Reflected through the snow and ice on the ground, sunlight passed through the enormous Floor-to-ceiling Window and illuminated the oil-stained, peeling seats inside the fast-food restaurant.
A palm streaked with faint bloodstains gently pressed down on the book in his hand, stopping its curled pages from flipping upward.
His gaze lowered to the words on the page. [·· neighborhoods filled with chaos, only a handful of shops remained in normal operation. Jumeiduo Restaurants, found throughout the Federation, were among them. They were safe islands for many amid ice, snow, and scorching heat···]
Creak--
The tightly shut restaurant door was slowly pushed open. The open doorway brought in a little of the freezing wind