Apocalypse: My Sweetie Is Tough but Cute

In Su Shu's past impression, children, especially kids as small as Xiao'ai, generally loved sweets; it was rare for a baby to be willing to eat something sour, and the direction Xiao'ai was pointing to made even her feel sourness in her cheeks just glancing at it.

"Xiao'ai, those plums are very sour, are you sure you want those?"

Xiao'ai's hand stayed fixed on pointing towards the sour plums, unwilling to lower it.

Su Shu walked up, took a bag, still somewhat hesitant, "Are you sure?"

Xiao'ai nodded her head, her attitude resolute.

Looking down at the item in her hand, she wondered... Could children really eat this?

Just as Su Shu hesitated, a deep, magnetic voice suddenly rang out behind her, like a bass cannon, resonating in her ears.

"She might want the toy that comes with it."

Su Shu was startled and turned around.

Behind her stood a tall man clad in quality casual wear, handsome with distinct features. Despite his short hair, his outstanding looks couldn't be concealed—especially with the smile at the corner of his mouth, his erect posture there made him effortlessly the focus of everyone's attention.

A natural-born leader's aura, Su Shu hadn't expected him to appear so suddenly in her line of sight, and for a moment, she stood there frozen.

The familiar face abruptly pulled her memory back to the previous life's apocalypse, the familiar face before her had provided her much warmth in such chaotic times, had been seriously injured while protecting her, and she had no way to repay him. She had once considered offering herself to him, but he refused.

She still remembered his words then, he had said, "Su Shu, we're not suitable." After that, she never broached the subject again, only trying to repay him in whatever ways she could.

From the beginning to the end, he never explained why they were not suitable, and she had wanted to ask him—if they were not suitable, why did he treat her so well? If they were not suitable, why did he strongly oppose when others proposed to her?

All the answers she wanted to know from her previous life were forever sealed underground from the day he sacrificed himself.

Su Shu hadn't expected that, at this moment, the person she thought she would never see again was standing alive in front of her.

Unexpectedly, her throat choked up, and her nose felt sour.

She suddenly felt grateful to the heavens for letting her be reborn once more.

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Tang Zelin, with his hands in his pockets, stood there in a relaxed manner. He had only made a small remark, so why did the young girl in front of him seem so struck, her eyes turning red all at once?

The heart of Senior Colonel Tang was collapsing...

He shouldn't be scary enough to frighten a young lady, right? Thinking back on what he had just said, he was even more puzzled; he had simply mentioned that her daughter might want the little dinosaur toy that came with the extra purchase—there was nothing wrong with that, right?

Facing the barrage of enemy fire had never made Tang Zelin flinch, but facing a strange woman's reddening eyes, he felt unusually embarrassed for once.

If he had known, he would have kept his mouth shut.

The other party's discomfort abruptly snapped Su Shu out of it, and she suddenly realized that she had lost her composure.

The current Tang Zelin didn't recognize her yet, and he had no relationship with her; her behaving this way might scare someone.

She turned her back to hide the mistiness in her eyes, put on a more normal-looking face, then turned back and bowed her head to say, "Thank you."

This thank you was deeply emotional and meaningful, carrying the gratitude from her past life and the surprise from meeting him again in this one. Tang Zelin heard it, and inexplicably his heart skipped a beat.

The voice of the girl was really pleasant to hear.