Yun Ya could stand it no longer. "If the house really collapses, you won’t be alive to keep your promise."
The three turned their heads to see a young and beautiful girl. Tang He frowned. "Young lady, you...."
"Where did you co from? Do we need your intervention in our family matters? Go away to wherever it is far."
Yun Ya walked over and took the baby from the woman’s arms, gently soothing him. For so reason, once in Yun Ya’s arms, the child imdiately stopped crying, grinned, and smiled at Yun Ya.
Such an innocent and pure smile made Yun Ya a little dazed; she reached out her finger and playfully touched his chubby and fair cheeks.
The woman exclaid in surprise, "How strange, why does he stop crying the mont you hold him?"
Yun Ya smiled, "The little brother is very cute."
She looked up at the man sitting on the sofa, who was not very tall, dressed in a tank top and shorts, looking shabby. His eyes were small and lifeless, his nose low and narrow, his complexion greyish, and with a protruding forehead. Such facial features proved he was an extrely stubborn and selfish person.
Yun Ya disliked such people but showed no sign of it on her face and smiled, "Uncle, do you love your child?"
The man snorted lightly, "He’s my son, of course, I love him. What’s it to you, young lady, asking all these questions?"
Yun Ya continued, "Do you love your wife?"
The man’s expression darkened, and he glared fiercely at Yun Ya, "What’s that to you?"
She looked at the woman beside her, "Answer , do you love her?"
The woman bit her lip, "Are you deaf or mute? Didn’t you hear the young lady asking you a question? Do you love or not?"
"Why bring up such things when we’re an old couple? It’s embarrassing," the man said impatiently.
"You love no one but yourself; you’re selfish and disregard the lives of your wife and son, sticking to your own views. You just think nothing will happen, but have you ever considered what if it does? It would an you brought them harm with your own hands," she said.
"But how could anything happen..." the man retorted, his face turning unpleasant upon being confronted directly; such people have a severe sense of male chauvinism, not used to won challenging their dignity.
"Keep your statents less absolute. Do you have the ability to foresee the future, knowing for certain nothing will happen, and that is why you can sit here so complacently?"
The man was left speechless but soon countered with the sa argunt, "Can you predict the future and know that sothing will happen to the house?"
Indeed, Yun Ya said to herself, but she smiled and replied, "I only know that even if there’s only a 0.01% possibility, I wouldn’t let my loved ones take the risk against the 99.99% possibility."
Her words completely silenced the man.
Tang He watched the girl’s figure in surprise, raising an eyebrow. He had been itching to give the stubborn man a thrashing but didn’t expect the girl to break through his obstinance with just a few words.
Impressive!
"Uncle, why don’t you put yourself in the shoes of your wife and little brother? It’s fine if nothing happens, but what if it does? Have you thought about the consequences? You won’t even have a chance to regret it. So, even for your wife and little brother’s sake, you should leave this place. The governnt has arranged everything, and there are special people taking care of food, clothing, shelter, and transportation. What are you still worried about?"
The woman also gave a few words of persuasion, and the man started to waver. After all, if sothing really happened, it would be too late for regrets.
At that mont, the clock pointed to twelve. The weather forecast was accurate; the typhoon had made landfall. The sky suddenly darkened further, and outside the howling wind slamd against the windows with a creaking sound, the fierce gale almost flipping the house over. The feeling was too frightful, and their hearts skipped a beat. Just then, the power went out, plunging the room into darkness, so one could barely see their own hand in front of them.
"Ah..." the woman scread, instinctively moving closer to Yun Ya.
The man was also startled but stayed seated on the sofa without moving. Yun Ya looked out at the darkening sky, feeling as if doomsday had arrived, and decisively said, "Let’s hurry and leave; we can’t stay here any longer."
The disaster was to strike today, but she couldn’t rember the exact ti, so she also felt unsure. The child in her arms began to whimper softly. Holding him tight, she soothed his back and said to Tang He, "Knock him out and carry him away."
To the woman she said, "Let’s quickly leave this place."
The woman now instinctively saw Yun Ya as soone reliable and followed her to leave.
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