First off, the MC is actually very relatable. She's not super beautiful or smart like a lot of female protagonists and admits she's just a normal person. She grew up with no parents and going from relative to relative so her biggest wish in life is just to find a loyal man to marry, settle down, have kids, and grow old together hand in hand. To her it doesn't matter if the man is super handsome or super rich, just as long as he is with her and she can rely on him. So after she finished high-school, because she couldn't get into college, she went to work for 2 years and saved some money. Then she went on a blind date with the intention of getting married, not dating. Thus, she meets the ML, Zhan Lian, a solider who is also looking to get married right away. Two people met with the intention of getting married so they do only after seeing each other a few times. ML is actually pretty handsome, not super handsome but he has a manly charm from being a solider and seems reliable, which is what the MC is hoping for. She goes into this marriage with lots of expectations but then starts to realize that actually, it's not what she had imagined it to be. ML is first a solider then a husband so he's constantly away from home and rarely messages or calls her. After 1 year of marriage, the MC realizes that maybe they both made a mistake. Since they didn't go through the dating phase, then they didn't get to understand each other first and therefore she didn't realize how difficult it is for her in this kind of relationship with minimal contact. So she goes to the ML's workplace in the hopes of getting a divorce. They end up rolling in the sheets and then have a huge argument later when she brings up divorce. ML refuses to get a divorce and I think it's due to his sense of responsibility. Since he married her, then he's determined to be responsible for his actions. But he doesn't realize his actions isn't what she wants in a marriage. So after 3 months of fighting over a divorce, she finally comes out and says why she and him just won't work out. All she wants is someone to be there when she's sick and take her to the hospital instead of having to suffer through it alone. She just wants a normal marriage where she takes care of him and he takes care of her and they have a kid and just be a real family. But ML is unable to do it. It's not that ML is a bad person, he's actually really good but he just can't give her what she needs. So the ML signs the paperwork and she thinks she's freed. But a few days after getting his consent, she realizes that she's pregnant.

I honestly think the author wrote this part very well. The MC and ML are getting into their first relationship and it's a marriage, not even a dating one. They make all the mistakes of not knowing someone first before marrying them and thus, the regrets and divorce. The MC is just too relatable because as someone who doesn't have a love in her life, all she wants is a family/home/love so she rushes into marriage thinking that's how she can get it. She's not a saint; she's very down-to-earth. She just a normal person who takes care of herself first and then others. Honestly, I don't understand the hate of why she's so selfish. I guess it's because I also understand her feelings. You have to be somewhat selfish to survive in life. If you don't care about yourself then who do you expect to? Random strangers who you just met and may not even like?

On the ML's side, the reason why he signed the divorce paperwork is because he knows that even if he signs it, there are additional processes they need to go through since it's a military marriage. So he signed it to calm the MC down and then after he finishes his last mission, he's determined to retire from the military so he can stay at home and be with MC more often, just like what she really wanted. The paperwork for discharge was already in process and he's just waiting for MC to try to process the divorce papers only to find out that she can't and call him angrily. However, he didn't expect MC to be pregnant, keep the child, and not contact him until the end of the world arrived.

Honestly, I also think the ML is another very relatable character. He's not perfect for sure and has his flaws but that's what makes him more human. He, like the MC, also lost both his parents early so he actually wants the same thing MC wants, a normal home, a normal marriage, and kids. That's why he went to the blind date with the same expectations as MC, a date to get married as soon as possible. So when they met and she agreed then of course he'll get married. However, he has a career that isn't easy to let go of. He's a solider and has a strong sense of responsibility plus, MC is his first relationship so he wasn't able to manage both sides well leading to MC's dissatisfaction. After she told him the real reason why she wants a divorce then he begins to reflect on himself. He realizes that he was being unfair to MC so he decided to retire and choose her instead. However, having his own personality, he is also upset at MC for wanting to divorce so quickly instead of trying to work things out. So he throws a temper, signs the paperwork, and doesn't contact her or tell her about his decision to leave the army and just waits for her to realize she's been cheated and come fight him again. But the apocalypse arrives and he misses his chance due to his temper tantrum.

I can see why some readers might not like the ML due to this but I don't think this makes the ML lose any points in my mind. Why should the reader expect to read about a perfect person with no flaws? Why can't the ML of a story also make mistakes or lose their temper or act more human? Later the ML regrets this and strives to make up for his mistake and in life, if you make a mistake, shouldn't you move on and do better so you won't make the same mistake again? There are novels out there that depict the ML and super OP and mysterious and always so in love with MC that they give up everything for her from the get-go but that isn't this kind of story. This is a story about two normal people who just happen to go through a zombie apocalypse and how they, as normal people, eventually come out on top. I can see both sides of ML and MC's viewpoints and they both make sense which I think is very important in writing a story.

MC is just a normal person who became a mother unexpectantly. She decides to keep the baby even though she wants a divorce because that was also her dream, to marry and have kids. Now that the baby is there, then she accepts it. However, she doesn't tell her ex-husband because he already signed the paperwork and she doesn't want to hold him back from finding a new relationship. So she keeps mum about it and has the baby. Then when she realizes it's the apocalypse and most of the people in the hospital became zombies, she's first terrified but then becomes stronger because of her daughter. Her daughter was placed in the neonatal department for newborns while MC was kept in the maternity ward to recover from giving birth. She was determined to get to her daughter and save her.

I have to say, the author wrote this part so well. MC gave birth about 10 hours ago so the author describes the pain and difficulties of women after having their bodies literally torn apart from labor. I've never given birth myself but I think either the author has or at least researched it very well since it describes how the MC has to keep herself clean of bodily fluids since she can't control it after labor, etc. They also also describes the situations of different women at the same time. The woman in bed 18 is a pampered woman who gave birth naturally to a son so she has her husband, mother-in-law, and a lot of relatives visiting all the time. They're all a bit arrogant in their manners with disregard to the other patients. In contrast to this, bed 17 is a woman who went through a C-section who is more mild-tempered. She also has a husband and mother-in-law with her but they got sick (due to the virus) so the readers don't end up getting to see them. Giving birth naturally is easier for the body to recover than a C-section so since MC gave birth naturally then she's able to get up and move a bit better than 17. After the women realizes that something is wrong with the nurses/doctors then they start to get scared. MC is determined to get to the neonatal ward to get her daughter back. 17 also wants to go but is unable to move because of her C-section. 18 refuses to go because she's afraid and actually, she didn't want to give birth in the first place. She said her mother-in-law forced her to give birth and promised her that she'll take care of the baby so that's why she did it. Honestly, if it's anyone who's selfish that the readers should hate then it's 18.

So I honestly don't understand why one of the reviewers rebuked MC so harshly? Did they not read the part that 18 refused to save her son, tried to untie the bedsheet rope that MC was climbing out of the window on, and will do anything just to save herself except actually trying to fight? There's being selfish in the sense that you know you can't save a person on the street so you have to just watch them die. And then there's being selfish in the sense that you place your son on the ground so he can attract the zombies in order for you to run away safely. One is, you run into a situation in which you make a decision to help yourself first and the other is you actively creating a situation by harming others in order to help yourself. Idk, I just don't think it's fair to brand the MC as arrogant for not wanting to save people she barely knows when she doesn't even have superpower or any ability at this point.

And regarding MC's decision to leave 17, at first, all 3 ladies were supposed to leave the hospital and drive away in MC's car (which is a military-like car that ML previously bought her). However, 18 left her son in order to escape from the zombies and after 17 knew this, she was furious. When MC made it to the neonatal department, the only children still alive were her daughter and 18's son. 17's child was gone. So 17 was super depressed and when she sees a mother who can just leave her child behind then of course she was upset. So 17 decides to get out of the car and save the child. MC, unable to leave because if she left 18 might drive away with her daughter plus there were zombies already coming over so she gives 17 a weapon and wishes her good luck. Then after 17 leaves, MC has to drive away because the zombies were too much and they would be trapped otherwise. After driving to a safer place, she throws 18 out of the car.

I literally don't understand why a reader would think this is selfish on MC's part. She didn't have to bring the 2 ladies with her in the first place but she did. Now that 18 left her own child behind, why would MC keep a person who can even sacrifice her own flesh and blood??? It's not like MC is heartless. Every decision she made was reasonable and incredibly understanding. MC never was OP in the beginning, she was always just a normal woman who became a mother. She's struggling herself to provide for her and her child and people just expect her to be a saint and save everyone even ungrateful people who definitely will backstab you??? That's not being selfish, that's called being smart. It was that review of MC that made me decide to write this in hopes to rectify MC's actions and give a more detail explanation of her actions.

As I said above, MC was recuperating post-birthed in the hospital, together with another 2 ladies. She worried about her daughter, who got treated in the blue light room, in another floor, so she climbed the stairs to the said floor (mom's strong willed!). While at it, she found that people's getting weirder (actually incubated state, so no attacking) and retreated back to her ward. Everything got worst, no contact to outside, and eventually MC and the ladies found out that the weird people are becoming zombies. MC still has the same goal, finding her child, but the corridor got blocked by ready-to-hunt zombies so the window is the way. MC got to the blue light room safely, found her child and the 3rd lady child, stayed there for days learning and struggling to fight zombies. Eventually, she cleared the entire floor and got back to the ward.

A little vent here you can skip, so the 3rd lady is tr*sh, she abandoned her child right away, and the 2nd lady, who her child either turned or got eaten by zombie, adopted the child instead. MC planned to escape, and both 2nd, 3rd lady tagged along. Things went down hill, because of the 3rd lady, she carry her child, coaxing him and all, but then zombies chased her, so she abandoned her child to escape, using him as a loud speaker. Worst, the 2nd lady went back to find the child, and MC's view is that both ladies are pig teammates, though 2nd lady a bit better, because she's willing to sacrifice for the child (At this point, though it's true, I still suspect that MC's attitude a bit arrogant). The reason MC didnt go back to help 2nd lady is because of her daughter's (I know she's a child, but still she's being useless) screaming non-stopped. MC got out sith 3rd lady, whom MC abandoned on the side because of her selfishness. Until c370, the author never mentioned the whereabouts of 2nd lady. End of vent.

Okies, so MC went back to her community, ignored her 6th sense that telling her its bad, and jackpotted the whole community got controlled by security guard men. All the others guard were bullying women except for head guard (Tao Ge). MC teamed up with neighbor lady (who has a son called Heng heng) to kill security guards, it's a fail because MC got caught by Tao Ge who has power ability, but then recovered from his depression over losing his wife and son after seeing MC and neighbor children, so he decideed to protect them. The mice zombie raided the community, so the party decide to relocate, and got caught by gangster. The gangster was bad, bullying underage girl and women, MC save a girl, mint mint, while escaping from there (they can escape due to ML wrecked a harvoc the gangster camp). The team got crash in the shopping mall, the team got divided because the daughter (again) screamed attracting zombies and Neighbor lady hesitant to let MC into the car, 1. Tao Ge, Heng heng, neighbor lady, and 2. MC, daughter, mint mint. Out of desperation, MC learned of her plant power that can be used to eat zombies. MC decided to not care about neighbor cuz of her prior doing (again, it's written off like she understand but she'll bear this griefness in mind, so not really understand?). At the end, neighbor died because encounter with new copper zombie. At the end they got out, met with the previous gangster's leader, and decided to relocate to advertised Base (cant rmb the name haha)

Another vent here, tbh, Mc's plant ability seems so OP at first, but only a 1ens or so chapter it flopped, cant even restrained the copper zombie. Also, Neighbor got bitten by zombie 2 times just like MC, back in the hospital, but got infected. It's really heartbroken because the Neighbor lady seems as desperate as MC in protecting her son, so why author? Also MC's ability to rush plant's growth seems to give birth to mutated plant too, as of c370 MC cant controll it, I believe the mutated lily in this part still alive and well in the shopping mall. End vent.

Last part of what I read here, so MC met with ML (always the mentioned as an ex husband in all the c370s). IDK why ML chose to believe the words of unknown lady (actually a victim of Tao Ge's subordinates playing) framing MC got bullied by Tao Ge, even though he watched the community's footage. In this base, it's politic stuff, ML being annoying, and the gangster boss planning to take MC. The team met another companion whos a water ability with her aunt doctor, they helped MC to perform surgery on mint mint from cryst (at first they thought an infant due to her time in gang). The hospital where surgery was performed got raided by mutated mice, then they escaped to face with mutated cats, and retreated back to base to find copper zombies.

Of course, she is the boss of the most powerful human base at the end, but it was kind of an accidental acquisition since people insisted on approaching her for protection. Surprisingly, daughter wasn't likeable, she was a total brat