However, Ruan Ning didn’t dwell on this issue for too long.
By evening, someone had delivered all the items she needed, including a mattress, bedsheets, and pillowcases.
Although they couldn’t compare to the items in the original owner’s apartment, having such conditions in the apocalypse was already quite good.
To be honest, if she weren’t aware that she was just a little pawn entrusted to someone else, and that such good treatment could disappear at any moment, Ruan Ning felt that staying in this safe zone wouldn’t be so bad.
But for her current situation, going to the Imperial Capital was the most suitable choice.
Not only because her biggest backer was still there, but also because the future Hope Base to be established there would be the largest safe base in the apocalypse.
Nearly half of China’s high-level ability users hailed from the Hope Base.
This base, just like its name, represented China’s hope.
******
On the evening of her arrival at the safe zone, Ruan Ning finally had a warm meal.
The meal was prepared by Da Cheng from the squad. He was an honest-looking man with a good temper and excellent cooking skills, far better than Ruan Ning, a novice, could imagine.
The dinner consisted of ordinary home-cooked dishes from before the apocalypse, but Ruan Ning, who hadn’t eaten such food in a long time, couldn’t resist having an extra half-bowl, almost stuffing herself.
The others did the same.
Each person at the table had a satisfied expression, relishing this rare feast.
The next morning.
A man in military uniform arrived at the villa’s doorstep and politely escorted Ruan Ning to a room similar to a reception area.
Inside, she didn’t see any important figures she had imagined, only a phone that had already been connected.
At the behest of the newcomer, Ruan Ning took the receiver, and as expected, the voice on the other end of the line was Gu Huasheng’s.
“I heard that brat rescued you from the apartment but then irresponsibly handed you over to someone else?!” Gu Huasheng’s voice, full of indignation, echoed from the phone. Worried, he had completely forgotten that he had meticulously arranged for someone else to take care of Ruan Ning.
When he learned that Gu Yicheng hadn’t gone to rescue Ruan Ning as planned and had quickly disappeared after going to the apartment, Gu Huasheng had been angry for a long time. Now, hearing about what happened yesterday, it only fuelled his anger further.
It seemed that Xue Chen had already reported everything that had happened in the past few days.
Ruan Ning lowered her eyes slightly and spoke softly, “Brother, he’s been very good to me. He even helped me deal with two people who bullied me.”
Her words successfully left Gu Huasheng stunned for a while, forgetting even the scolding he had planned for Gu Yicheng.
He cleared his throat and said, “Ning Ning, you don’t have to speak up for that brat. It’s only natural for a brother to help his sister deal with bad people! But leaving you alone without knowing where he went, shows that he’s still not fulfilling his duty as an older brother.”
Although he knew that Ning Ning was likely saying this to prevent him from worrying, Gu Huasheng still felt a bit surprised by Ruan Ning’s closeness to that brat, both in her words and tone, and the lack of fear.
Since the day he adopted Ruan Ning, Gu Huasheng had always hoped that the two children could get along well. Unfortunately, Ning Ning was gentle and timid, while Yicheng had a bad temper and harboured prejudice against him as their father. Yicheng liked to challenge him in everything, and since the first time Ruan Ning came to their home and was bullied by him, she became very afraid of him every time they met.
Helplessly, he had to give up the idea of having the two of them get along like real siblings.
When it came to treating his adopted daughter, Gu Huasheng always had more patience than with his biological son.
In fact, what he and his wife had always wanted was a well-behaved daughter like Ruan Ning. After discovering that they had a son, they even considered having another child, hoping for a daughter.
But unfortunately… Gu Huasheng remembered his wife’s accidental death and his son’s resistance towards him since then. His aura became a bit desolate, and he couldn’t help but sigh.
Leave a Reply