Tang Yiyi looked mockingly at the middle-aged couple in front of her, remaining silent no matter what they said. This middle-aged couple was dressed in glamorous attire. Although they were already middle-aged, due to appropriate maintenance, they appeared very young. The man was Liu Pengyi, owner of the well-known Liu's Restaurant in Business City, aged fifty-four but looked only about thirty-seven or thirty-eight. He had an honest and simple appearance, was tall and upright, and dressed in a suit with the demeanor of a successful boss, quite capable of deceiving people.
The woman beside him was Liu Zhenlan, his wife, who was already over forty but appeared not yet thirty. She was beautiful, with fair skin, and her slightly curly brown-red hair was loosely tied at the back of her head. Paired with the latest seasonal dress and exquisite luxurious jewelry, she looked fashionable and beautiful, like an aristocratic lady living in luxury.
These two were truly enjoying limitless glory now, but how many knew that the original owner of the famous Liu's Restaurant was not actually surnamed Liu but Tang? Who knew that this restaurant was supposed to return to her upon reaching adulthood?
Tang Yiyi coldly watched them dressed decently, acting pretentiously in front of her, as they expressed disappointment towards her with heartache, advising her to mend her ways, causing her resentment to intensify!
Liu Pengyi and Liu Zhenlan were her adoptive parents. Her mother died shortly after giving birth to her. From then on, these two hypocritical and ruthless individuals became her guardians, and the restaurant Tang Lan owned fell into their hands, managed by them. Tang Lan left a will before dying, stating that the restaurant would temporarily be managed by the two until Tang Yiyi reached eighteen and it would be handed over to her. The profits earned during this period were considered as their compensation.
Regarding the restaurant and the will, Tang Yiyi originally did not know about it. It was not until the night before adulthood, when she accidentally overheard a quarrel between Liu Pengyi and Liu Zhenlan, that she became aware of this matter. Unfortunately, at that time, her luck was bad. Liu Pengyi and Liu Zhenlan were so engrossed in their quarrel that they hadn't noticed her eavesdropping outside, but their daughter Liu Shuya heard the commotion, came out, and saw her, even calling out.
This alerted Liu Pengyi and Liu Zhenlan inside, who naturally realized! At that time, the way they looked at her was a bit strange. Ridiculously, because she was too flustered upon hearing such a shocking secret, she failed to notice their murderous intent in their eyes! Consequently, she fell directly into the trap set by them, and just after reaching adulthood, she was burdened with the heavy crime of murdering a pregnant woman!
Since the apocalypse began, about two-thirds of the world's population turned into zombies, while another part perished tragically at the hands of zombies. Ultimately, only one in ten survived, leading to a significant reduction in the global population.
Although the zombies later mysteriously vanished, mutated creatures still posed a threat to the survivors. Now, nearly a hundred years later, not only have the original mutated creatures not been completely eliminated, but even insects have mutated, growing to enormous sizes!
The conditions for survival grew increasingly harsh, and the types of edible food dwindled. Nonetheless, constant mutations brought hidden dangers to the human body, with a naturally low pregnancy rate, and even those who did become pregnant were prone to miscarriages. It was a great fortune if a child could be successfully delivered.
To increase the birth rate, people gradually opted for in vitro fertilization and artificial ** incubation chambers. However, while this greatly increased the birth rate, people later discovered that artificially conceived fetuses could not awaken superpowers!
In this peril-filled world, the inability to awaken superpowers meant being a useless person, unable to fight mutated creatures, and possibly leading a lifetime of mediocrity within Safe City! Hence, natural conception became the best option, with non-natural conception being a secondary choice only when natural conception was impossible.
Tang Yiyi was very unlucky. Although she was naturally conceived and born, she couldn't awaken superpowers upon turning eighteen. Liu Shuya deliberately told her that her mother, Tang Lan, died for the sake of conceiving her!
Due to the precious nature of natural conception, the law highly favored pregnant women, with intentional harm being a serious crime. What's more, she, having failed to awaken superpowers, took out her rage on a six-month pregnant woman by "deliberately killing" her! She was only eighteen years old now, yet burdened with such a despised crime, clearly indicating that the mastermind behind this hatred had extreme animosity toward her!