When the world ends in fire and stone, a delivery girl with nothing to lose finds herself at the center of a catastrophe no one was prepared for.

Xiao Mei was just another unlucky university graduate—brilliant, beautiful, but stuck delivering packages while job hunting in a crumbling society. As strange weather patterns, toxic air, and whispered rumors of "the end" circled the globe, she clung to normalcy.

Until January 3rd.

The night the sky turned orange. The night fire rained from the heavens and chaos swallowed the cities. In the blink of an eye, her world was reduced to rubble. Injured and alone, bleeding on the roadside amidst screams and panic, Xiao Mei thought it was the end for her too.

But then she heard a tiny voice whispering in her ear—soft, childlike, and strangely warm.

“Master... Master... Let Bao Bei take you home.”

In a world overrun by madness, monsters, and falling stars, a mysterious little being awakens beside her. He calls himself Bao Bei, her protector.

And from that moment on, everything changes.

I'm truly sorry to inform you that I will no longer be updating this novel here, as The Guardian Standing by My Side has been rejected for a contract.


However, I will continue the story of Pao Pei and Xiao Mei on a non-English platform.I sincerely apologize for this sudden stop and thank you all for your support and understanding.


Chapter 20 - Dear beloved readers