Before The Apocalypse

"Little Sister Mo, I am grateful to you. You took care of her and protected her. Also, thank you for looking after Little Rei. He might seem childish but he is a reliable person. He is the kind of person who would never betray his friends. Little Rei is grateful to you otherwise he wouldn't let you pick on him so easily." Mu Qianmo chuckled when he said this.

Lilian Mo hummed.

"Little Rei really trusts you. He even praised you and defended you in front of me and the others." He added. He looked at Lilian Mo. The night breeze blew against her white skin, fanning her short hair behind her.

One might think that the girl was making a serene expression but Mu Qianmo's eyes were sharp, he could detect the inner turmoil in the girl's deep black eyes.

"Little sister Mo, I am saying this because I really am grateful. You have watched over the people I cared about and for that, I will also do the same."

"Brother Qian, you do not have to say this. I did not do those things to earn your approval or gratitude. I did those things because I have my own selfish reasons." Lilian Mo told him. "I am someone who is slowly losing their humanity, and because of that, I am trying my best to blend in. I am a killer. Will you remain grateful to a killer?"

"Little sister Mo, you have forgotten that you are not the only one who's killed people." Mu Qianmo tilted his chin upwards, gazing at the moon.

"Even before the apocalypse, Yangzhu, Boss Ren, Little Rei and I weren't normal. We've killed a lot of people even before the world turned into chaos. We all have our own reasons why we did what we did. Yangzhu often gets abducted since he is the only legitimate child in his family. I was targeted by debt collectors from my foster parents. Little Rei is caught up in his family's fight for inheritance while Boss Ren is a stain that the Lu family wants to get rid of." He heaved a heavy sigh.

"We all have our own circumstances. I am in no position to judge you or anyone. The only thing I care about is making sure that we survive all this. That's why, you don't have to feel overwhelmed. Don't think too badly about yourself, Little Sister Mo." Mu Qianmo said.

"Moreover, for us to stay alive, killing people is inevitable. I don't like or enjoy killing but what can I do? I want to live and so does the others."

Lilian Mo could guess his intentions. He was trying to comfort her. She was grateful for it but she was not the type who was moved easily by words.

"If you feel that bad about yourself, think about the Boss. You've seen how Boss Ren kills someone. He doesn't ask, doesn't say anything. He is a man of action. He.."

Mu Qianmo saw the minuscule change on her face and quickly caught on to something.

"Little sister Mo, you really don't like the Boss, do you?"

"What is there to like about a stranger?"

"He isn't a stranger. Boss Ren is your fiance." He corrected her.

Lilian Mo placed her hands on the railings, gripping them. "Grandpa and Grandma wrote the engagement in their will before the apocalypse so that kind of thing doesn't matter anymore since the world we live in is no longer the same."

"How can this be? I know for one that you always listen to the old Chen couple. Why the sudden change in the decision? Boss Ren is strong. He is someone you can rely on. Give him a chance."

Lu Jingren was strong. No one could refute that. When it comes to hunting a mutant down, he is indeed reliable.

In her previous life, she really did rely on him and even when she wanted to be independent, she couldn't because he wanted to continue protecting her and to shelter her under his wings.

He took care of her but he also stole her freedom.

"Brother Qian, listen to what I have to say." Lilian Mo started in a bland tone.

"Lu Jingren and I are incompatible. The engagement was Grandpa and Grandma's idea but I also know that they won't force me to do something I don't want to do." She looked at Mu Qianmo.

"I refused to be engaged to a stranger that I barely know."

She inhaled deeply. "I am still young and so is he. We will eventually meet other people or we might not. It is the apocalypse, Brother Qian. Do we really have time for other things except for surviving? Just like what you said, my goal is to survive and stay alive. Also, I do not trust him. Do you see the way he looks at me? He must be harboring a grudge since I did not meet him on our dinner date. That guy is so petty and with his perfect memory, he might even remember the exact amount of time that he was waiting for someone that had no plans of arriving."

Mu Qianmo sighed. This was not what he was expecting to hear from her. The Boss obviously likes her to the point that the Boss could disregard their previous feuds.

And how can she mistake the Boss's fond gaze for something sinister? Mu Qianmo was really in disbelief.

No matter what, Lilian Mo was still underage and did not understand the matters between men and women. He also felt a bit embarrassed that he was breaching this subject with an underage girl.

Should he stop? Or should he be more direct? Anyway, he was just worried about the Boss who has always felt alone even when he was surrounded by Mu Qianmo and the others.

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