Surviving in a Collapsed World, Is Something Wrong?

Chapter 349 Father

"Her husband? His wife is working in the city that never sleeps? Does her husband know? No, he should know, otherwise he wouldn't have taken a shortcut with her back to their shabby little home in the old city. Does that mean she's only selling her art but not her body?"

"No, no, no, why should I think so much? The most urgent thing now is how to face her husband. It was obviously her husband's idea not to take me to the City Lord's Mansion. Why did he do this? Is he just pitying me? Or..."

Mei Raiden looked at her body, her fair face instantly flushed, and she shook her head vigorously: "How is it possible? The other party is a family man, and how can he do it in front of his wife? This is absolutely impossible."

After thinking for a while, Mei Raiden decided to go out and take a look.

When she opened the wooden window, she saw two women and one man sitting at the dining table, apparently waiting for her.

She had seen the woman who called herself Xia Ji before.

The appearance of the other man made her take a few more glances. He had a handsome face and regular features, giving people the feeling of a weak and beautiful boy, which made people feel relaxed.

"..."

This gave Mei Raiden another idea - generally speaking, if one is a famous courtesan in Nevernight, she might feel bored with the life of selling her art but not her body, and thus secretly find a lover to live an exciting life behind her boss's back.

But this actually doesn't make any sense. If she really was a famous courtesan in Nevernight, the boss might turn a blind eye to it, but he would never let her stay in such a remote place.

So the other party's level as a prostitute is actually not high, so there are only a few possibilities...

1. The man is incompetent, so the woman has to work in a place like Nevernight to make a living. 2. The woman really likes the man, but his salary is meager and not enough to support her life, which can be seen from the shabby thatched house, so she has to work in Nevernight. 3. This is the most suspicious aspect. Both of them are people with good looks, good looks, and medical skills. They should not be so miserable, so the other party may have other intentions...

"and many more!"

A possibility suddenly flashed through Mei Raiden's mind - that is, according to the atmosphere of Never Sleeps, not only the problems of men need to be solved, but also the problems of women.

In other words...the young and handsome boy in front of him is most likely a man from a brothel specializing in male prostitutes, in other words, a male prostitute!

If this is true, then their lives must be very difficult to be willing to do this. But since their lives are already so difficult, why don't they send themselves to the City Lord's Mansion in exchange for the bounty? Are there still such kind people in this generation?

"Ahem—!"

"Father!"

Jiang Ming, who had been secretly observing Mei Raiden's inner thoughts and memories, suddenly coughed twice. The concerned voice of a little girl beside him brought Mei Raiden's thoughts back to reality.

Although this pink-haired girl does not look like the man she calls father, she is very similar to Kasumi who seems to be her mother. At this moment, she is looking at her father with great concern.

It seems that the man was indeed the secret husband of Xia Ji while she was a slave. But no one expected that at such a young age, he already had a daughter.

Doesn't the boss of Nevernight know? No, since he still allows her to work, it seems that the customers there like married women very much... Never mind, no matter what, it's not my turn to judge.

"Father, are you okay?"

"Ahem...Don't worry, Rin, I'm fine."

Jiang Ming smiled bitterly and waved his hand gently. He really didn't expect that the Raiden Mei from this world would be so thoughtful. However, he already had a countermeasure and immediately looked at Raiden Mei.

"You must be Miss Raiden Mei, right? If you like, you can call me Ming. This is my wife, Kasumi, and the other one is my daughter, Rin. Please give me your guidance."

"No, I am the one. Please give me your guidance."

"Haha, I'm fine, come and eat something, Miss. I'm so sorry, I was originally going up the mountain to collect herbs and pick up my wife, but I found you on the way."

"Although you are a wanted criminal, I am also a doctor after all. If I send you directly to the city, I am afraid you will lose your life. So I took the initiative to bring you back."

"During the time you were unconscious, it was my wife Xia who took time out to take care of you. When Xia was not around, it was my daughter who applied medicine and bandaged your wounds. Please rest assured."

Upon hearing this, Raiden Mei looked at Jiang Ming's hands. Indeed, as he said, there were calluses on his hands that only appeared when picking herbs. It seemed that the other party was not lying. But he was so young, but he still went up the mountain to pick herbs for a living. He was probably not someone who specialized in running a brothel for male prostitution.

He sat down immediately, but did not make any other moves.

At this moment, Xia looked at Jiang Ming and Lin with soft eyes: "It's time, I should go to work."

"Bon Voyage."

"Goodbye, mother."

After Xia left everyone's sight, Jiang Ming suddenly stood up, boiled a bowl of medicine in front of Raiden Mei, and placed it in front of her.

"Good medicine tastes bitter but is beneficial to the disease. Miss, your injury will be healed after you drink this bowl of medicine and rest for a while. You can stay or leave as you wish. Lin, we just went up the mountain to collect herbs."

"Okay, Father."

Lin responded softly and followed Jiang Ming obediently.

"..."

Mei Raiden looked at the dark medicine in front of her, which still exuded a pungent smell. After taking a simple sip, she couldn't help but stick out her tongue: "It's so bitter——"

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