Are You Hurt?

Are You Hurt?

"Phew—"

Seeing Wang Tao agree, Ding Yuqin finally breathed a sigh of relief.

She had already prepared herself for Wang Tao to refuse. After all, he hadn't even wanted to let her into his home yesterday—thinking of that still left her with a small grievance.

Wang Tao opened the door and handed Ding Yuqin a slightly smaller bundle.

"Sister-in-law, help me carry this inside."

"Okay—ow!"

As soon as Ding Yuqin took it, her hands sank. She was far too weak and had no strength left at all.

Wang Tao reached out to support the bundle and said helplessly,

"Sister-in-law, if you can't manage it, I'll do it..."

"Cough, it's fine. I-I can do it!"

She had finally found an excuse to enter Wang Tao's home. She didn't want to waste it.

"Fine."

Wang Tao let go and watched Ding Yuqin shakily carry the small bundle inside. He quickly brought the rest of the things home and shut the door.

"Wow~"

Ding Yuqin knew Wang Tao had a lot of supplies, but seeing all this stuff with her own eyes still left her amazed.

"Sigh, it's all useless junk..."

Wang Tao sighed.

Most of it was miscellaneous clutter. There wasn't much of the truly important stuff, like food. As for weapons, only those three Steel Pipes were decent. For now, they really weren't much use.

"...Cough, Wang Tao, how about Sister-in-law helps you sort things out? This place is way too messy!"

Ding Yuqin ignored Wang Tao's humblebragging. As she spoke, she had already begun working.

"Sure."

Wang Tao didn't refuse.

His home really was a mess. These past two days, he had either been eating, sleeping, working out, or killing zombies. He simply hadn't had time to clean up.

Ding Yuqin was wearing a white Bodycon Dress today that highlighted her figure. Her hair was pinned high, exposing her long, fair neck, while a Platinum Necklace sank deeply into her cleavage.

Perhaps because she knew there were no longer any zombie threats in the hallway, she had even worn a pair of Brown High Heels that would make escaping difficult. Paired with Nude Stockings clinging tightly to her skin, they added considerably to her sexiness and charm.

Watching her squat on the floor and swiftly sort the items into categories, Wang Tao finally pulled his gaze away from her legs.

Seeing Wang Tao's departing back, Ding Yuqin finally relaxed her tense body.

She could feel Wang Tao's gaze roaming freely over her body. She somewhat regretted dressing up just now. What if Wang Tao's beastly urges took over... She had no way to resist him at all.

At the time, she had only thought that since she was asking someone for help, she needed to look the part. At the very least, she should be clean and presentable instead of sloppy and unkempt.

Fortunately, Wang Tao left after looking for a while and didn't do anything inappropriate.

How could I suspect Wang Tao? If it weren't for him, I would have starved to death. He's a good person!

Wang Tao took off his gear in the bathroom and removed the books inside, setting them aside separately. Those were life-saving items and couldn't get wet.

Then he took off the coat stained with some zombie blood and rinsed it separately. Once that was done, he removed his other clothes and put them in the washing machine.

While showering, Wang Tao looked at the bruise on his right arm and frowned.

This was where he had been injured today. One slap from the zombie had taken 5 HP from him.

During the fight and the scavenging afterward, he hadn't felt much pain. But now, whenever hot water touched it or he brushed it lightly, a piercing pain shot through him. He even suspected that he might have injured the bone.

Wang Tao had been wondering earlier: he had only been slapped by a zombie, with no wound and barely any pain, so why had he lost 5 HP? After all, he only had a little over a hundred HP in total. Could a zombie just slap him to death after a few more hits?

It had seemed a little unreasonable.

But now, it seemed not only reasonable, but very reasonable. After all, people had limits to how much pain they could endure.

It wasn't as though only decapitation or a stab through the heart could kill someone. Even pain from surface wounds could potentially hurt someone to death.

The bruise on Wang Tao's body certainly wouldn't be fatal, but if he suffered enough injuries like this, or if the bones were damaged, he might very well be killed by the pain. So losing 5 HP was perfectly reasonable.

This Health Bar wasn't like those in games that only represented blood volume. It also represented the body's state of health.

That also explained why Ding Yuqin's Health Bar was only at 15.

Although Ding Yuqin hadn't been attacked, her health had been declining under hunger, fear, and other conditions. If no one helped her, she might end up either starving to death or being scared to death...

After showering, Wang Tao put on a pair of long pants and a tank top, leaving both arms exposed. His bruise hurt whenever it was touched. He could endure it, but there was no need to torture himself.

It had to be said, Ding Yuqin was quite capable.

By the time Wang Tao finished showering, she had already sorted a lot of the items. Everything was neatly arranged together, making it pleasing to look at.

"Sister-in-law, no need to rush. Take a break."

Wang Tao said.

"Huh? It's fine, it's fine. It'll be done in a little while!"

Ding Yuqin looked up and saw Wang Tao's explosively muscular body and that somewhat unfamiliar yet handsome face. She quickly lowered her head again.

Before long, everything had been roughly sorted. There wasn't that much stuff, so there was no need to separate it too meticulously.

Wang Tao had brought all this back with a mindset of not wasting anything, like picking up trash. Whether any of it would actually be useful was another matter.

Ding Yuqin's legs had grown sore from squatting. Just as she prepared to stand up, her vision suddenly darkened, and her body uncontrollably toppled backward.

Wang Tao reacted quickly and wrapped an arm around Ding Yuqin's waist.

"Sister-in-law, are you okay?"

Ding Yuqin's face was extremely pale. A damage indicator appeared above her head.

-5

10/100

Well, damn. She could lose HP just from sorting some things? Was she trying to scam him? And she only had 10 HP left. Would one slap finish her off? Wang Tao thought mischievously.

"I'm fine... Maybe I'm a little anemic..."

After recovering for a moment in Wang Tao's arms, Ding Yuqin quickly broke free from his embrace. Somewhat awkwardly, she tucked the loose strands of hair beside her ear, a faint blush appearing on her pale face.

"Hm? You're hurt?" But when she saw the bruise on Wang Tao's arm, she was startled and instinctively took a step back.

"Yeah."

Wang Tao nodded and didn't say much. Getting injured wasn't exactly something to be proud of.

Ding Yuqin had initially thought Wang Tao had been infected. But after seeing that it was only a bruise with no wound, and that Wang Tao remained calm, she breathed a sigh of relief.

Ding Yuqin felt that taking a step back just now had been somewhat inappropriate, so she hurriedly stepped forward again and grabbed Wang Tao's arm. Gently stroking the muscles around the bruise, she said softly, "I know a thing or two about treating bruises and sprains..."