✓ Rebirth in the End of the World: Cutting Ice

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☆ 7. Chapter 7

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Chapter 7

City B.

The scorching summer sun was still mercilessly roasting the earth, and the blue-black asphalt road seemed to be melting, steaming with heat, gradually distorting the air. Only the whooshing sound of the wind swept through the heat wave and picked up the garbage on the ground. There was no one in these once bustling streets.

On both sides of the road are high-end residential areas that were newly built in recent years. Each one has its curtains drawn tightly to block the terrible direct sunlight. And in one of the seemingly inconspicuous rooms, the cry of a little girl could be heard.

"Ahem... Come on, baby, let's just have this small piece for lunch today, okay? Ahem... We have to save a little, dad will be back soon." A young woman with a sallow face and thin muscles squatted in front of her daughter. He continued: "Baby, don't cry, mom is here, don't be afraid."

Under her mother's comfort, the little girl sobbed and swallowed back her tears. She picked up the small cookie that was only half the size of a finger in her mother's palm. With tears in her eyes, she said while eating: "Mom...Mom, the baby is so hungry. The baby wants to eat chocolate, and the baby wants to eat potato chips. The baby wants to eat the little cake, the baby wants to eat... wants to eat... Wow wow wow wow..." As she spoke, the golden beans flowed down from the little girl's eyes for free.

"Ahem... Okay, mom will definitely buy it for the baby. Be good, baby, don't cry. Ahem..." The woman who was so thin that even her ribs were obviously bulging reluctantly showed a smile and kept comforting her arms. A crying little girl.

Three whole days!

Her husband had been away from home for three days in search of food!

Today, she has put the last bite of edible food in the house into her daughter's mouth. She had already started eating paper, sawdust, and anything that could make her belly feel full, but she couldn't let her young daughter eat these things too.

The sunshine outside is absolutely not allowed for the baby, and it is also very dangerous to leave the baby alone at home. Her only hope is that her husband will come home soon, giving them the last hope for mother and daughter. If that day really comes too late, then...

the woman slowly raised her eyes and looked at the sharp knife inserted in the kitchen utensils. The blade was sharp and glowing with cold light. She lowered her head and looked at her exposed arms. The fat and meat had been basically consumed in more than a month, but... at least it could still fill the baby's little belly for a while.

A bright smile appeared on the woman's lips. She was the greatest kind of person in the world. In any moment of crisis, she was willing to abandon her life for that love, even to the point of going through fire and water.

This is -

maternal love.

"Cough cough cough cough..." The coughing sound became louder and louder, and the woman suddenly couldn't stop coughing violently. Her chest was heaving violently, and she kept panting but could not steady her breathing. Only the cough that seemed to be hollowing her body kept echoing in the quiet house.

"Ahem... vomit..."

A mouthful of red and black blood suddenly spat out from the woman's mouth. She looked at the bloody stains on the ground in horror, and there was a trace of blood flowing down from her mouth. Her whole body was stunned and unable to move, and a great panic swept over her.