The Supreme Empress of the Doomsday

    "Ali, the past is gone, don't think about it, he will pay a heavy price in this life, I promise." Looking at the hatred in Huang Yali's eyes, Chu Qing knew she was thinking What, but I don't want her to be bound by hatred all the time.

    Huang Yali also hoped that she could forget all those things, but she found that she couldn't do it at all. When that person appeared in front of her, the hatred in her heart kept pouring out , so that she can't wait to tear that person's muscles and bones, but she doesn't want him to die so happily!

    Looking at Huang Yali like this, Chu Qing felt a little uncomfortable, she reached out and touched her head, she knew that no matter what she said at this time, there was no way to change Ali's fate .

    "Aqing, I don't know why, but there is no way to suppress the hatred in my heart, because he not only hurt me, but also hurt me..." The most cherished, the most important, regarded as a god... ?

    The last thought made Huang Yali stunned.

    This... how is that possible! ?

      That person Shanghai Ah Qing?

    No! Something is wrong!

      Same!

    Xue Lu, who was on the side, saw this scene and his eyes darkened a bit.

    Looks like she… seems to be remembering something.

    Because of the injury, Xue Lu also forgot a part of his memory. After knowing that the three parts of his soul were all fused, his memory gradually recovered, and it was at that time that he remembered who Huang Yali was .

    But what makes Xuelu puzzled is why she knows that she is reborn, but her memory is still biased, is it sealed, or is she too sad to remember?

    "What else is hurt?" Looking at Huang Yali's shocked expression, she intuitively told Chu Qing that something must have happened, but she didn't quite understand what it was.

    "I... can't remember, he seems to have hurt someone who is very important to me. " Huang Yali thought for a long time, but decided to hide it, she had no way to determine her own Whether to fight for memory, then don't tell Ah Qing now, lest Ah Qing be worried.

    "Don't think about it if you can't remember it. If you know everything in the future, then life will be no fun, isn't it." Chu Qing misunderstood what Huang Yali meant, what she meant It means that the thing about the person who was hurt was forgotten.

     Chu Qing understood that she had forgotten something about the future.

    For Chu Qing, things in the future are not that important. If Li knows, it is more convenient to tell her. If you don't know, you don't know. Life is an adventure!

    Huang Yali knew that Chu Qing had misunderstood her meaning, but she didn't explain it, because she had a hunch that one day in the future, she would not want to remember what she had forgotten Tell Ah Qing.

    But there is no way for her to lie or hide from Ah Qing, and now that Ah Qing has misunderstood, let her misunderstand it!

    "Okay, now we have to think about how to clean up that Yang Tian." Chu Qing had noticed that Huang Yali was in a low mood, so he quickly changed the topic, "Now, Li doesn't want him to die, but we have more ways to make his life worse than death, or even ruin his reputation!"

    She remembered what Huang Yali said once, that man hurt Ali time and time again, and it made Ali's life worse than death. What qualifications does such a scum have to be admired by countless people .

    "Aqing, don't you worry that I'm lying to you? Actually, that person may not be what I told you." Looking at Chu Qing's unconditional trust in herself, Huang Ya While Li was happy, he was also a little worried about her.

    Believe in such a simple person will only become a stepping stone for others in the last days!

    And Chu Qing was slightly taken aback after hearing Huang Yali's words, and then chuckled, "Ali, have you forgotten, there is a contract between us, as long as you treat me I can feel it when I lie."

      surrender for a while.

    Therefore, there is absolutely no way for Huang Yali to lie to Chu Qing.

    After hearing such an answer, Huang Yali felt a little sad at the same time at ease. Could it be that Ah Qing's trust in her is only based on the contract?

    I have to say that sometimes a woman's mind really makes people understand.

    The last moment I was angry because the other party rashly trusted her, and the next moment I was sad because the opponent believed her only because of the contract.

     "And my belief in you is not just a contract, because I can feel that you will not hurt me or deceive me." Although the practitioner's intuition cannot be said to be 100% accurate , but at least 80% or more.

    If the person you are facing is still an ordinary person, then the accuracy rate will be higher.

    So when Chu Qing faced Huang Yali, she knew that even if anyone in this world would betray her and deceive her, there would never be this person in front of those people .

    Sure enough, after hearing these words, Huang Yali felt much better.

    Anyway, Ah Qing believes in her now, that's enough, isn't it?

    "Aqing, I will never hurt you or deceive you!" Because you are my god!

      the only god!

    "I know, so now we have to think about it, how to deal with that scumbag!" That person is simply a scum of society, and letting him live in this last world is just a Waste of resources, such people should die!

    "Don't do anything now, and we have to make friends with him!" Huang Yali said word by word, with murderous intent in her tone, but her whole body was full of With a kind of firmness, although she hated, she still passed her thoughts to Chu Qing, hoping that Chu Qingnen could befriend that person.

    "Can you tell me the reason?" Chu Qing didn't think it was necessary to maintain a good relationship with such a person, after all, that kind of person was the most disdainful of Chu Qing.

    "Yes," Huang Yali nodded and looked at Chu Qing seriously, "because I want revenge, he once exchanged me for something, a kind of The drug that can suppress the mutant zombie virus in his body, but I don't know who that person is. After all, he once gave me to countless people, and he just let me move among those people to seek the greatest benefit for him. "

    Huang Yali took a deep breath, and then slowly said, "I will never let her get that thing in my life, he once missed all the results of that kind of thing. It's all pushed to me, so I want him to suffer the consequences for the rest of my life!"

    Only villains and women are difficult to support, this is definitely not a joke, especially when a woman is tortured by a man and has the characteristics of a villain, that... hehe, it is definitely enough to torture her man drinking a pot of it!

    "Then what's your plan?" Knowing Huang Yali's purpose, she can feel at ease. She is really worried that Huang Yali will not forget her old relationship!

    "There is no plan for the time being, at least we should have a good relationship with that scumbag now, and when we know who the person who traded back then is, we have to get things first!" That person is not Do you hate zombies the most, and do you cherish your reputation the most?

    Then she wants him to become a half-zombie, and be reviled by everyone!

    Looking at the hatred look in Huang Yali's eyes, she suddenly didn't know what she should say.

    "Aqing, you don't have to worry about me, I have lived a lifetime longer than that person, and now he will never try to deceive me easily!" Well, if you come out to mix, you always have to pay it back!

    "Well, it's good for you to have your own measure, and protect yourself at all times." Chu Qing said that he had thought of and acquiesced to Huang Yali's decision.

    "Well, I know, now I should meet him by chance, I hope he can remember who I am." After saying this, Huang Yali has left the tent to prepare Yes, but when everyone was in a bad mood, I didn't realize that in addition to Huang Yali, there was another person missing in this tent.

    "Miss Huang, please stay, I have something to tell you." Looking at Huang Yali, Xue Lu felt particularly unhappy. In the past life, this person had a relationship with A Qing so good.

    This life is good, she came to Ah Qing before the end of the world, he really... really wanted to pinch her to death!

    Xue Lu's killing intent only appeared for a moment and then disappeared, so Huang Yali didn't realize that Xue Lu's heart had just moved with killing intent.

    "What's the matter?" Huang Yali frowned, a little impatient with this sudden appearance. I don't know why, so many people around Ah Qing would not make her feel disgusted, only This person alone makes her instinctively dislike it, as if he will **** away her important things at any time!

    "You forgot a lot of things." Xue Lu's voice was very calm, but it caused a thousand waves in Huang Yali's heart.

    Yes, she did forget a lot of things, and her intuition told her that those things were important, but she couldn't remember anything, which made Huang Yali feel annoyed.

    "Is there any way to remind me, I think what I forgot is very important!" It was so important that she could give a lot in exchange for it.

    "I don't have any way to do it myself. The only thing I can tell you is four words, 'Let it go', and it will come to your mind when you should."

    Perhaps... For her and for Chu Qing, it's better not to remember those things, after all, although the wound in my heart has not healed, but for some reason I have forgotten the pain, then Just forget it completely!

    "Why help me, don't you know I don't like you?"

    "Of course I know, because I don't like you either," some things are mutual, just like Huang Yali doesn't like Xuelu, Xuelu hates Huang Yali even more, "It's just me I don't want to see Ah Qing sad, she is the only person I don't want to see sad."

    Xuelu once thought that he was cold, and he felt that the purpose of his existence was to compete with natural selection and help Tiandao choose the elites who were suitable for survival.

    But after meeting Chu Qing, he realized that she had thought wrong from the very beginning. In fact, he exists in this world because of her, in order to meet her...

    "..." After hearing Hungry Xuelu's words, Huang Yali was silent. It turns out that this man has the same idea as himself and cares about the same people?

    For a while, Huang Yali's hostility to Xuelu was reduced a lot, because they all cared about a person from the bottom of their hearts and hoped that person would be happy.

    "Thank you, I know, it will be natural." Since Xuelu said that, she still did it better. Now she believes that Xuelu didn't mean to harm her, because There is something in common between them.

    "Well, then I'll go back." Now that these things were made clear, Xue Lu quietly returned to the tent. After looking at Chu Qing's contemplative gaze, the corners of Xue Lu's mouth twitched. smile.

    "..." Watching Xuelu leave, why does Huang Yali feel that she is rejected?

    In fact, Huang Yali is really disliked by Xuelu now, no, maybe it should be said that it is not dislike, but Huang Yali was nothing to him from the beginning.

     Shaking her head, Huang Yali was amused by her own thoughts, and then she began to figure out how to meet her ex-boyfriend by chance.

    I have to say that they had been together for nearly ten years in the last life, and they knew each other very well. Now that Huang Yali will come, she naturally wants to make the most of this understanding.

    Standing on the edge of the woods, Huang Yali had a shallow smile on the corner of her mouth, as if she was thinking of something, and a long white dress on her body looked so weak, This apocalypse is so out of place.

    But this scene was deeply engraved in Yang Tian's heart.

    From a long time ago, Yang Tian liked women who were very cold, but with pure innocence. According to him, such women are the ones that men want to conquer the most.

    "You are..."

    The moment he saw Huang Yali, Yang Tian suddenly felt a familiar feeling, as if he had seen her there.

    "Are you Ya Li...?" Something slowly emerged from his long-term memory, and he rang out who the person in front of him was.

    "Are you...?" Looking at that strange face, Huang Yali played a stranger and was so familiar with it, as if he was really a stranger.

    And Yang Tian put on a look called humiliation after hearing her words, how long did it take to break up, she didn't even remember the face of her former boyfriend!

    face! ?

    At this time, Yang Tiantian remembered what the problem was.

    Yes, now his appearance is completely different from before, not to mention Huang Yali, even if he looks at the strange face in the mirror many times, he still feels a little strange Habit.

    "Do we know each other?" Huang Yali still looked at him with unfamiliar eyes, but her heart was full of disdain. It is estimated that this person will say that he doesn't know him, or is an alumnus or something. If so, it's not the first time this man has told such a lie.

    "Well, I don't think we know each other, but we used to be alumni, and I was a senior two years older than you." In fact, Yang Tian is not a lie, in fact, he is really Huang Yali In the two sessions, the reason why he chased her was because he was deeply attracted by her temperament during the welcome party.

    "It turned out to be the senior, I don't know what the senior has to do with me?" After saying this, Huang Yali took a few steps back without a trace and opened the distance between the two.

    Of course, although it is "no trace", it must be felt by Yang Tian, ​​otherwise, what else is she playing!

    Sure enough, after Huang Yali stepped back, Yang Tian's bright color became ugly. Now Huang Yali is avoiding him like a snake or scorpion because he doesn't know his identity? Won't…

    Something seemed to come to her mind, the villain in Yang Tian's heart shook his head, he couldn't forget that on the day he broke up with Ali, when he knew he was still dating others, she was gone Decisive, not even giving him a chance to explain.

    "Well...I want to ask you and that Chu... Captain Chu is familiar?" After hesitating for a long time, Yang Tian still did not reveal his true identity. There is no way to change the facts, and even make Ya Li hate him even more.

    They might as well start over.

    "Well, very familiar, Ah Qing is my 'boyfriend' friend." After that, the villain in Huang Yali's heart kept rolling, and now she has probably guessed the other party's Thought, now want to get her back to him? dream!

    "Male...boyfriend!?" After hearing this, Yang Tian's eyes widened. He never thought it would be this answer, Yali... Yali now has a boyfriend What?

    "Well, I thought that after my ex-boyfriend cheated and rolled on the bed with others, I would never accept anyone in my life, but I didn't expect that I would meet Ah Qing." regarded as a believer.

    Yang Tian became completely black after hearing Huang Yali's words. He never thought that Huang Yali would say that, the ex-boy who cheated! ?

    He didn't explain, that woman is not his girlfriend, but a woman who asked 419 to solve her physical problems, why Huang Yali is so clinging to it!

      Dirty!

     "Maybe it's your misunderstanding, I've heard about you and your ex-boyfriend, but it's just a man who solves his physical problems, why take it too seriously?"

    "Oh? This..." Huang Yali frowned, obviously not knowing the other party's name.

    Seeing Huang Yali like this, Yang Tian immediately said, "My name is Yang Tian."

      That person is dead, and the face he is using now is the face that he used to be in front of.

    "Well, this senior Yang, since you said that, does it mean that you will have a girlfriend in the future, then they can also make appointments with men casually, after all, it is just to solve physiological problems ." Huang Yali's tone was sharp, even with a bit of sarcasm, stunned Yang Tian.

    "This...how is this possible!" After a while, Yang Tian's reaction turned green, "This is a derailment!"

    "Senior Yang, you're so funny. Men and other women are to solve physiological problems, while women are cheating?" Huang Yali looked at him deeply, with such disdain in his eyes It's obvious, "You are the most disgusting man with double standards, Senior Yang, I will never look back, because if it's dirty, it's dirty, even if I take it back, it won't change the fact that it's dirty, such a disgusting thing. , I, Huang Yali, disdain it!"

    After saying this, Huang Yali turned and left, and her disgust towards Yang Tian increased somewhat.

    Hehe, how could she know such a disgusting man!

    "Senior Yang, see you later!" After saying this, Huang Yali turned around arrogantly without even saying goodbye to Yang Tian. For a person who made her feel sick, she also Does she say hello? It's just right not to see you later!

    "Wait..." Yang Tian wants to keep Huang Yali, but he hasn't finished speaking just now, how can he let her leave! ?

    It's just that now Huang Yali is no longer a girl who was ignorant of the world, but another poor person who has gone through the darkness and been tortured countless times by this man.

    Now that she didn't kill this **** man, it was very kind.

    "Have you met by chance?" Seeing Huang Yali walking back into the tent, Chu Qing raised the corner of her mouth slightly, seeing that Huang Yali was in a good mood, obviously it was a small revenge Bar.

     "Of course, not only did I meet him by chance, but I also hurt him once, and it would be very refreshing to think about it!" When the two were together before, Huang Ya and Li were obedient, But even so, she was sold in the end, and was sold to different people again and again by the man she truly loved in exchange for benefits.

    "Don't worry, not only will I support you no matter how you want to play, but even if it really kills you, I will make him disappear completely from this world without a sound." Chu Qing, who has long been accustomed to killing, naturally doesn't care about disappearing people, and with such a scumbag, the person Chu Qing cares more about is Huang Yali.

     "Don't worry, I won't kill people, if I do, how can there be fun things next, Ah Qing, listen to me..." After saying this , Huang Yali put on a mysterious smile on her face, and then told everything that happened today, making everyone stunned.

    Everyone has always thought that Huang Yali is a gentle woman, but now everyone finds that they are really naive, and there is no conflict with the black belly like Chu Qing How can a person be a gentle person.

    "Ali, this is a good move, didn't Yang Tian's face turn green at that time?" Being scolded by someone pointing at his nose as his face, he couldn't speak back to reveal his identity, hehe, A little heartbroken, a little embarrassed!

    "Yes, but that person is really cheeky. I guess she said those words just now to pursue me again. By the way, Ah Qing, I told him that you are my boyfriend, It doesn't matter." After saying this, she carefully looked at the people around her who were covered in black aura, and I had to say, it felt a little cool!

    "It doesn't matter, I can't be your real boyfriend anyway, don't worry about ruining your reputation." Chu Qing doesn't care about this kind of thing, it's just in name anyway Yes, there is no real passionate collision between the two of them, so what is she worried about!

    After Chu Qing agreed so happily, the faces of the people present became ugly, but they couldn't say anything. After all, everyone knows that Ah Qing is a woman. I know what could happen to Huang Yali, but if I should be upset, I will still be upset!

    "But I guess it won't take long for him to come to me. After all, Li, your use value is not low." After the end of the world, a person with such a clean temperament and such an outstanding appearance is not Many, Yang Tian is also a smart person. Naturally, knowing that Huang Yali can sell for a good price, he will try his best to deceive Huang Yali back.

    "Oh, I'm still afraid that he won't come. If he doesn't come, how will I go back!?" Huang Yali's voice was cold, even with a bit of killing intent.

    Because Huang Yali is a spiritual power user, she rarely asks Huang Yali to take action, so her murderous aura is not strong, but at that moment, her murderous aura was enough to make her Chu Qing looked sideways.

    In this way, everyone left after the conversation, leaving Chu Qing to rest in the tent alone, after all, Chu Qing was too worn out yesterday, and needs a good rest today, this is also Lei Chuan made the decision yesterday.

    And this afternoon, when Chu Qing was resting in his tent, an uninvited guest came to Chu Qing's tent. That person was naturally Huang Yali's ex-boyfriend - Yang Tian.

    "Hello Captain Chu, I'm sorry to disturb you today, I have something important to tell you, I hope you forgive me." Although Yang Tian didn't want to speak to this person in such a low voice, but now It was someone who was under the roof and had to bow his head, and although this young man looked immature, his force value was not low at all. If he really annoyed the other party, the consequences could be very serious!

    "Mr. Yang is very polite. If you have anything you want, you can say it, but it doesn't matter." Because I discussed it with Huang Yali, it is difficult to know now that this person who is very disgusted in his heart is also Able to be pleasant.

    "It's about Yali..." Yang Tian's voice was a little worried, "It's like this, I have met Yali's boyfriend a few times, he used to be in I mentioned Yali before, and I hope that if I meet Yali one day and tell him, he has never changed his mind."

    "It's just your body cheating?" She clearly expressed disdain for such an answer, huh, I haven't changed my mind, and I've rolled over the sheets with other women, and then I haven't changed my mind, who is this? Believe!

    "How can this be considered cheating, this is just to solve the physiological problem," Yang Tian said very firmly, and then he looked at Chu Qing with a 'you know it' look , "Captain Chu is also a man, so I can understand right?"

    "Sorry, I don't understand, I have a cleanliness addiction," Chu Qing snorted coldly, expressing disdain for this man who clearly cheated and made excuses for himself, "As a man, if you If you can't control certain parts of your body, it's better to cut them off early to save future sins."

    After saying this, Chu Qing glanced at Yang Tian's crotch with a contemptuous look, his eyes were like a knife, trying to make any disobedient in his body The parts are cut out the same.

    Yang Tian was really frightened by the cold eyes, and subconsciously clamped his legs, and then he realized that he had done something ugly, and his face turned ashen.

    "Anyway, although Ya Li has broken up with her boyfriend, Ya Li has always had her boyfriend in her heart..."

    "Mr. Yang, please note that it is not a boyfriend, but an ex-boyfriend. Now I am Ali's boyfriend. The unstoppable wild men are linked together." Chu Qing interrupted his words with a wave of his hand, she was really disgusted with this Yang Tian!

    The people outside the door couldn't help but give a thumbs up after hearing the clear words.

    Poison, this is so poisonous, is it really okay to say that he is a wild man who can't control his body in front of others?

    Now Yang Tian's face is not ashen, but pitch black. He never thought that this young man would be so difficult to deal with.

    "Captain Chu, what kind of woman do you have, why do you have to be a mistress?" In Yang Tian's eyes, this young man is a mistress, an obstacle between himself and Ya Li!

    "Little San?" After hearing Yang Tian's words, Chu Qing smiled and laughed so sarcastically, "It turns out that in Mr. Yang's eyes, as long as you have a girlfriend, you must ask me to ask her if she has had a relationship from time to time. Boyfriend, as long as you have a boyfriend, you will become a mistress if you date her again. By the way, when Ali comes back, I will ask Ali if she had a boyfriend before her ex-boyfriend. , if there is, then her ex-boyfriend is also a true mistress, and..."

    Speaking of this, Chu Qing smiled mysteriously, "And even if I break up with Ali, he can't be with Ali, otherwise he will also become a junior, and he is a famous charm. In fact, the junior, he sent Mr. Yang to destroy my relationship with Ali."

    Pop pop.

    The sound of being slapped came from my ears. Although it was Yang Tian's illusion, it was a fact that he was slapped in the face. He originally wanted to use the title of Xiaosan to make Chu Qing take the initiative. He quit, but what he didn't expect was that Chu Qing not only did not quit voluntarily, but satirized him!

    "Captain Chu..."

      He waved, "Ali, come and sit, I'm talking to Mr. Yang about you, he asked me to break up with you to save my face, because you only have your ex-boyfriend in your heart, if one day I'm dumped by you It must be embarrassing."

    After hearing what Chu Qing said, Yang Tian's face turned blue. He never thought that this young man could be so able to tell right and wrong. He did say something similar just now, but the meaning was not at all So the same.

    "Senior Yang, I think I made it clear yesterday that it is absolutely impossible for me and that person to be between me. I hope the senior will not come to harass me and Aqing." Huang Ya said Li's tone was chasing guests, and she obviously didn't have any good feelings for this person who appeared.

    "Ali, I know what you are angry about, but he has already said that there is only one woman in his heart, and the others are either to solve their needs or to play on the scene, and he will never be right after you. Anyone is sincere." Yang Tian said that he was deeply affectionate. In his opinion, she looked like a simple girl like Huang Yali. She would not be able to resist the tenderness offensive. "The matter of going to the country is over, forget it..."

    After hearing this, Huang Yali's body froze, obviously stimulated by something, and Chu Qing beside her had seen the pale hand she thought she was working hard.

    After a while, Huang Yali let out a sigh of relief, and when Yang Tian thought there was a drama, Huang Yali's words sent her into hell.

    "The past is over? Senior Yang, it's about you and that scum, if you cheat, you cheat, forget it, right? People who have never been hurt by love If you have the right to talk about the past here, just go there, I tell you, you will never get through here, as long as Huang Yali lives for one day, I will not forgive him, senior Yang, please come back! "

    After saying this, Huang Yali got up and walked to the door, opened the door, and made a gesture of please, obviously Huang Yali didn't want to see this person even for a second!

    Yang Tian also knows that today's words have stimulated Huang Yali. If he doesn't leave now, he will be beaten out in a while. He can't beg that person, so he opened it in Huang Yali. After the door, he walked away in despair.

    "It's so intense as soon as you come in, don't you really want to scare him away?" Looking at Huang Yali, who was sitting quietly eating fruit, she didn't know for a while. Say what number.

    "Scared away? How is it possible, after I scolded him today, not only will he not be angry, but he will even more unscrupulously pester me. He has all the bad qualities of a man, and it is not bad at all!"

      After that, what's left.

    "Okay, do what you want, just don't let people go, otherwise it's very depressing that you want to kill the enemy but can't find the enemy."

    "I know, don't worry." Can't find the revenge? That is absolutely impossible, how arrogant and vain that man is, who knows better than her, it is estimated that now he has discovered his own power, and author of the daydream of the savior in his heart!

    "Ali, if you're really worried..."

    "I don't have it, I can't worry about you, Ah Qing, and the friends here," said Huang Yali, the worry in the eyes became more obvious, "That Yang Tian can manipulate zombies and It can also strengthen zombies, if he is really embarrassed and angry to find an army of zombies..."

    The consequences are really unimaginable.

    "Don't worry, now Yang Tian is only a peak bipolar power user, no matter how powerful the calculation formula is, you must know that the zombies he summons must be three levels lower, then even if it is true The summoned zombies are just ordinary zombies." What Chu Qing said was full of fighting spirit, obviously he didn't put that person in his heart.

    "Even if this is the case, everyone should be careful, and I want to give the 'senior' who made me come back a big gift!" That man was really bold, he dared to come to Ah Qing Saying those words, the courage is really fat enough!

    "You must tell me what you need, I'm not a stingy person." Now as long as you can help Ali take revenge, other things are not so important.

    "Aqing is very partial, obviously we are by Qing's side, but Aqing can see Huang Yali!" No, it would be a big trouble!

    "It's okay if you want me to be partial to you. As long as you become women, I will treat you equally."

     Become a woman, become a woman, become a woman... a P!

    How can such a thing be accepted!

    Suddenly, they seemed to see that Yang Tian's tragic situation just happened to them once.

    "That, haha, suddenly we think it's pretty good, the body hair and skin are taught to the parents, so let's not do that."

    After saying this, several men disappeared like a gust of wind, which made Chu Qing and Huang Yali smile.

    Finally, after a long time, Huang Yali stopped laughing, and then