Garden of Eden || Apocalypse Paradise #2 [Complete]

120: A Dazzling Entrance

"Sob... sob..."

A woman's soft sobbing could be heard from the small alley around the corner. Although she sounded like she was trying to control herself, the night was quiet, so her voice rang out clearly. The crying sounds went further and further until they were nothing more than a murmur that faded into the darkness.

Some distance away, under the orange glow of the lampposts that lit the street, two soundless shadows walked out.

"Mr. Gong, she should be just up ahead," a slim man said, looking at the card in his hands and whispering softly to another man hidden in a long robe.

"Don't tell me it's that weepy woman."

Even though that was a rhetorical question, the man sounded very certain. He quickened his pace and turned into the alley. Someone had covered the single lamppost in the alley with a coat, and light barely streamed through its fabric. In the dimly lit alley, a woman sat on the ground sobbing spasmodically with her back against a vending machine. When the robed man showed himself, she was shocked. She scrambled up, trying to run, but stopped as if she remembered something. She turned back and asked with a shaky voice, "Are you Mr. Gong?"

The robed man nodded his head quietly and walked closer. He looked at the vending machine, then at the woman. The woman lowered her head in embarrassment, clenching her fists. There were many small shining balls on the ground, lying just by her feet. There were dozens of them, and they were indeed anti-radiation gummies.

Gong Daoyi lowered his eyelids as he looked at the petite woman in front of him. He laughed quietly before using his hand to wipe off the patches of sugary evidence on the woman's face. Using a deep voice, he gently said, "Since it had already been set in stone, eating so many of these sweets won't change a thing... Look, you've made quite a mess."

His sudden actions caused the woman to freeze, but she quickly relaxed once he drew back his hand calmly. The moment she let down her guard, tears poured from her eyes. She covered her mouth while she sobbed, "I... I really don't know what to do..."

Gong Daoyi pulled down his hood slowly, revealing a fair, handsome face. The reddish reflection of the sweets on the ground highlighted his beautiful jawline. His pair of star-dusted eyes were unusually clear and warm. The woman looked up at him and was momentarily a little stunned. She then wiped off the tears on her face a little bashfully.

It was rare to see such a good-looking, handsome man in the Garden of Eden. Most importantly, his gaze was so warm and sincere that she just felt safe looking at him. He was nothing like the other men there. When those men stared at her, her goosebumps would appear immediately.

She had almost forgotten that the man she was looking at was someone that most people would be wary of, as he was a smuggler of Special Items.

"What's your name?" Gong Daoyi asked her amiably, probably with the intention to calm her down.

"I am Xueqin."

This woman, Xueqin, was in her early twenties. Though she was in a sorry state, her features were exquisite. She composed herself before turning her attention to the slim man, looking at him with unease.

"This is my companion, Lei Ming. You don't have to worry." Gong Daoyi smiled. The laugh lines at the side of his mouth were very beautiful.

Lei Ming nodded his head hurriedly as a sign of acknowledgment. As he stood quite far from them, the light from the anti-radiation gummies couldn't even reach him—he felt rather relieved because of this and quickly hid his left hand, which was covered with blood.

"Mr. Gong, I secretly left my husband's house, so I can't stay long..." Xueqin didn't know why, but she felt a little inferior standing in front of Gong Daoyi. She held her collar tightly, trying to hide the bruises on her chest, "I heard that you have something that could help me. Is it true?"