Awkward Silence

"What did you accomplish?!" Edmund suddenly shouted in anger. He was genuinely furious, jumping up and down. "You broke her! Everything's broken! All these circuits are severed!" Edmund was red-faced with anger, grabbing the pile of broken wires. "Do you know how important these circuit diagrams are? Now they're all ruined! Ruined!"

Emery, unfazed, still wore a playful smile. "Edmund, I believe you can fix it. You have two brains."

"Get out! Get out, you!" Edmund was truly angry.

Emery grabbed me. "Wife, let's go get our things!" He whisked me away. It was quite a thrilling start to the day, and I was scared, heart pounding, sweating. Hold on, there was also a bit... of a bathroom urge!

Second sister remained completely composed, letting out a loud yawn before continuing to sleep.

"Emery, stop pulling me!" I wanted to go to the bathroom.

Emery halted and looked at me. "You... haven't brushed your teeth or washed your face!" He pointed at my face, as if he were looking at something ugly.

I hastily pulled on my hood. In this post-apocalyptic world, I didn't care about anything. Forget about washing up; I wished I could take a bath. But now, I really needed to use the bathroom.

"I want to go somewhere else!" I said impatiently, turning around. Noah City's bathrooms were public, just like regular public restrooms, and there was always one nearby. But, just like public restrooms, there was no toilet paper inside. I had been fooled... and then...

An indescribable awkwardness ensued.

"Where are you going, wife?" Emery continued to ask, annoying and embarrassing me. "Don't go, come with me to get our things. That way, you can brush your teeth and wash your face, or else... your mouth will stink~~~" He raised his eyebrows and teased me.

I froze in my steps. Did Emery mean he was going to take me to get daily necessities?

Should I go first, or should I go to the bathroom first?What if there's toilet paper in the daily necessities?What if it's a big one?No toilet paper in the bathroom...Only a pack of tissue in my pocket, not very durable!Alright, I decided to go with Emery first.I turned back, giving him a cold look. "Well, let's go?"

He grinned, walking beside me, leading me through the labyrinth of interconnected passages. Underground cities had many such passages, like mazes, resembling the confusing hallways in hotels where one could easily lose their sense of direction. It was also like the corridors in sci-fi movies inside a spaceship.Emery walked with his hands behind his head, looking at me sideways. "Wife, was it comfortable sleeping in Edmund's warehouse? There aren't any beds there."

" have Second sister, and she needs someone to watch over her." Besides, their beds were all made of steel, just as hard as the ground.

"True. Flying Corpse Monsters are very alert and aggressive. The fact that she listened to you is quite magical, wife!" Emery walked beside me. "Wife, you have a lot of magical things on you. I heard..." He leaned in close to my face, looking mischievous. "Did you give Asna watermelon last night? Hey, why didn't you give me any?" He pouted, as if deeply wronged.

I gave him a disdainful look. "Why should I give you any?"

"Because you're my wife." As soon as he said that, I felt the urge to kick him. Suddenly, the surroundings became bright, and we found ourselves under a white arch!

This area looked like another plaza, but it was clearly different from the previous one. This plaza was exceptionally clean, lacking the steel color, and everything was white. The white arch above was made up of small, transparent glass panels, resembling a gigantic cell wall.

In Noah City, there was such a place?

At the moment, most of the people in Noah City were gathered here, seemingly here to collect their belongings.

"Yvette, look, it's Yvette!" Some young people at the back saw us and greeted enthusiastically. "Hey, Yvette, over here!"

Their shouts caught the attention of a few middle-aged women nearby. They smiled at me. "It's Yvette. Thank you for the apples."

"No, you're welcome." Even though they had already thanked me yesterday, I felt a bit awkward being thanked again today.

Emery led me forward, waving his arms. "Stop looking, stop looking. Yvette is my wife, and you're not allowed to talk to her."

"Hahaha!" Everyone burst into laughter, and I stood next to Emery feeling extremely awkward.

"Emery!" Just in time, his brother approached, linking arms with Emery. I took the opportunity to move away, keeping a safe distance from Emery.

"Yvette, I'm Marita." A woman smiled at me, shaking my hand. "Did you sleep well last night?"

The other women gathered around, introducing themselves one by one. "I'm Aurora. You can call me Aunt Aurora."

"Aunt Aurora," the name felt warm and familiar."Call me Aunt Ali."

I nodded to each of them. "Sure, Aunt Marita, Aunt Aurora, Aunt Ali."

"You're such a good girl." They affectionately touched my head. "You're really capable, daring to be outside alone."

"In the future, consider this place your home. We'll come to introduce you to everyone later."

"Okay, thank you!" I expressed my gratitude to them.

"Yvette, have you thought about what you want to do in the future?" Suddenly, Aunt Aurora asked, and this question had been bothering me all along.

I looked at them blankly. "What... what can I do?"

"How about coming to my place to grow vegetables?" Aunt Marita smiled at me.

"Or you can come to my place to do needlework." Aunt Aurora pointed to the clothes she was wearing. "All the clothes here are made by us."

"Do you know how to knead dough? You can come to my place to make bread." Aunt Aurora suggested, reminding me of that black, tasteless bread.

Aunt Ali put her arm around my shoulder. "Alright, everyone, let the girl think slowly. She just arrived and hasn't fully adapted yet. Besides, I think it's a bit of a waste to have her grow vegetables, sew clothes, or make bread."

"Exactly!" Suddenly, Celeste's voice rang out. Everyone looked in that direction, and indeed, Celeste, accompanied by Bernice, Lindsay, Dawn, and Amanda, had arrived. Lindsay had Farley perched on her neck. This special squad, consisting entirely of girls, was so inspiring because each one of them exuded confidence and strength!

Celeste's arrival brought quiet to Emery's side. Emery suddenly became nervous, as if someone was trying to snatch something from him. He hurriedly ran towards me. "Mom! Mom! She's my wife!"

Celeste raised her hand, and Lindsay stepped forward to block Emery, her chest puffed out. Farley on her neck squinted at Emery, and a hint of fear flashed across Emery's face. He took a step back.

After blocking Emery, Celeste smiled at me. "Yvette, I noticed that you're quite skilled. Would you like to join DR for training?" She looked at me appreciatively.

What was DR? I looked towards Bernice and the others behind her. Bernice still had an expressionless face, gazing ahead as if she was perpetually indifferent to her surroundings.

"Celeste, but she doesn't have abilities." Dawn pouted. "Without abilities, she'd die outside in no time." Dawn opened her hands, shook her head repeatedly, wearing an expression of regret as if I would be ruthlessly killed by various ability users once I ventured outside.