Jiang Zhaosu looked at the Emerald Vine Bracelet on her wrist.
Qi Xing must have infused it with his ability. Light flowed through the vines, making them crystal-clear and even more lustrous than jade.
Jiang Zhaosu had always thought accessories were nothing but pretty decorations with no practical use besides being sold for money. Wearing them only felt burdensome.
But sometimes, she had to admit that seeing beautiful things like this really could brighten her mood.
Like the Crystal Butterfly Hairpin Duan Yuanyuan had given her back then.
And the emerald bracelet Qi Xing had now put on her wrist.
Jiang Zhaosu also thought of the strange, vividly colored paintings Bai Xiaoling had hung on the living room walls and placed on easels.
She had stayed alone in an apartment for over a hundred days, unable to contact the outside world at all.
Bai Xiaoling was someone who loved talking so much that she could even strike up a conversation with a zombie killer. During those days drowned in fear and loneliness, had she endured by looking at those paintings?
Although Jiang Zhaosu had no family before, at least she had been taken in by an orphanage instead of freezing to death on the streets.
The orphanage had fed her and paid for her schooling.
Though she had been frail, she at least had all her limbs. Her mind had been fine too, and she had done well enough in school to get into a prestigious university.
Even after that bastard beat her to death, she had not truly died. She had come here instead and gained a second life.
She had met Qi Xing, gradually becoming stronger and tougher, with meat to eat every day.
If that bastard ever raised his fist at her again, she would not be