How to Raise a Baby in an Apocalypse - Chapter 378

“You called me back then—were you trying to get me to save you?”

Zhan Lian can’t forgive himself. He can’t imagine his delicate, fragile wife crossing a floor in the obstetrics department just to find a baby in the neonatal ward. How much courage it must take, how many difficulties she has to face.

The more he thinks about it, the more he feels like a bastard—a bastard beyond forgiveness.

But An Ran smiles. Wrapped in a long-sleeve shirt in the night, she smiles lightly and casually. “I called once, but you didn’t answer. Later you called back. At that moment, I’m almost eaten by zombies. When your phone rings, the zombies all swarm around your phone.”

So Zhan Lian plays a role after all.

Hearing that, Zhan Lian feels a weight lift from his heart. He leans over and hugs An Ran with one arm. In her moment of surprise, he says softly, “There won’t be a time again when you can’t find me. I’m here, by your side, always here. I won’t leave anymore.”

His words are full of emotion. An Ran knows he means it, but does she really believe he won’t leave? She tries to push away his embrace, but Doll, squeezed between them, laughs out loud. She seems to enjoy being held so close.

An Ran stays still, letting Zhan Lian hold her. Amid his vows and promises, her mind wanders only to Little Mint.

At the rear of the convoy, Zhang Boxun leads dozens of people to take over Luo Feifan’s duties and slowly advance deeper into Tiesi Village. They move on foot, avoiding vehicles to keep noise down and not attract the attention of the bronze corpses.

Luo Feifan finds some free time and comes over to Zhan Lian, followed by his little shadow Tang Siluo. Luo Feifan glances back at her with irritation in his eyes, then turns to Zhan Lian, frowning as he says, “Uncle Tang doesn’t plan to go to northern Hubei. He wants to try retaking Tiesi Village, but most survivors here have already gone to Xiangcheng. Someone sent word back saying there are no zombies in Xiangcheng.”

“No zombies in Xiangcheng?” An Ran tilts her head, disbelieving, and looks at Luo Feifan. “How is that possible? Xiangcheng is a provincial capital. How can there be no zombies?”

Even if many survivors from Xiangcheng have gone north to Hubei and brought zombies with them, rumors say the southern cities are turning into zombie-infested corpses one after another. If people move north, wouldn’t the zombies follow?

Logically, zombies should flow where there are more people. There should be more zombies in Xiangcheng, not fewer.

Luo Feifan shrugs. “I don’t know what’s causing this. If Xiangcheng really is safe, Uncle Tang might consider going there. But only if retaking Tiesi Village fails.”

After all, the convoy on the national highway still has thousands of people—minus those who leave for Xiangcheng first—in Tang Jianjun’s team. Among them are soldiers, medical staff, and many elderly, weak, women, and children.

Moving so many people and taking a big detour on the national highway is a huge challenge. So Tang Jianjun sends Zhang Boxun to see if Tiesi Village can be reclaimed, to avoid unnecessary detours.