Upon the arrival of reinforcements, the battlefield was immediately cleaned up. In the darkness, after the soldiers were treated with an isolation agent, they began to collect the corpses. Whether human or alien, the corpses were burned to ensure that the virus was killed.

Meng Ru's body was burned separately. As Luo Ning watched her being engulfed by the raging flames, she thought of her family in the video. Her son and husband, who had been burned to death by the time travel, were also burned. Although she, as a different species, survived the flames, she never came out again. Death might have been a relief for her.

After Fang Hao was reverted to his past, he learned that Zhou Yingying was Meng Ru. After hesitating for a long time, he reported that he had had a sexual relationship with Meng Ru. Some people thought that she was driven by lust, some thought that she couldn't stand being alone, and some thought that she wanted to have a child who could evolve special abilities like Yuan You and Yuan Yan.

But the person is dead, and no one knows the final answer.

"I felt that losing my memory and being captured by Wen Rong was a very painful thing a while ago, but now I think it might have been a blessing in disguise," Luo Ning said to Lu Xinghe.

Lu Xinghe asked, "Why do you think it's a blessing in disguise?"

Luo Ning replied, "Think about it, because Wen Rong kidnapped me, that's how I got to know Meng Ru and the twins. Because I have amnesia, Meng Ru wasn't as wary of me. She exposed too much that we discovered, so I think it was a blessing in disguise."

Everything seemed to be preordained, perhaps this was the true reason she came into this world.

Inside the defense post.

Du Lu's body finally recovered, but he was pale from excessive blood loss. Lu Xinghe came over with a blood bag and handed it to him.

Du Lu, who had lost a lot of blood, grabbed the blood bag and swallowed it in large gulps with a ferocious expression. If he didn't replenish his blood, he might lose control.

Suddenly, a loud cry rang out. He and Lu Xinghe looked up and saw Wen Xi carrying Xiaoxiao, who had somehow arrived at the door. Xiaoxiao was frightened and cried when she saw Du Lu's appearance. Wen Xi quickly covered her eyes and carried her away.

Du Lu paused for a moment, then slowly put down the blood bag in his hand, his eyes lowering as well.

"It's alright, the little girl is a bit timid," Lu Xinghe comforted her from the side.

Du Lu didn't say anything. He had frightened the child, and Wen Xi also felt disgusted with him, which is why she immediately covered Xiao Xiao's eyes and left.

Seeing this, Lu Xinghe patted him on the shoulder: "You'll be back to normal once the new batch of reversal potion is produced, which should take only a few days."

Du Lu shook his head: "I don't want to go back in time."

"Why?" Lu Xinghe asked, somewhat surprised.

“There are still many mutants like Boss Jin outside. I can go deeper into their ranks. I’ll be leaving in a bit,” Du Lu replied.

Lu Xinghe knew he didn't want to face Wen Xi and Xiao Xiao: "Those mutants are no longer a threat. Our current capabilities and weapons can handle them. But a child's growth only happens once. If you miss it, it's gone forever."

Du Lu was silent for a moment: "They don't need me."

Lu Xinghe replied, "That's just what you think. Although I don't know what happened between you and Wen Xi, or how much your emotions have recovered, I suggest you stay and not run away."

Du Lu's eyes looked somewhat unnatural: "I'm not running away."

Lu Xinghe nodded: "That's good. Eat quickly, and then come with me to patrol outside. We can't relax yet."

lounge.

Luo Ning looked lovingly at her two sleeping sons. They had worked very hard today. The fact that her one-year-old sons would take the initiative to change the world was something she never expected. But she couldn't feel happy. Sometimes being different isn't a good thing.

Wenxi returned just then, carrying the sleeping Xiaoxiao. The little girl still had tears on her long eyelashes and her brows were furrowed, as if she had been frightened.

"What's wrong?" Luo Ning asked softly.

Wen Xi gently placed Xiao Xiao on the bed and covered her with a blanket: "It's nothing, she's just being a little temperamental."

Without giving it much thought, Luo Ning asked while the children were asleep, "Now that Du Lu is back, what are your plans?"

Looking at her daughter's sleeping face, Wenxi said, "Xiaoxiao and I are going back to the island tomorrow."

"That's not what I meant. I meant what your plans are for the future."

Wen Xi thought for a moment and said, "Let nature take its course."

Luo Ning understood that Wen Xi was no longer as resistant to Du Lu as before. Lu Xinghe had once told her that Wen Xi and Du Lu's relationship was very tense. Although Xiao Xiao was Du Lu's child, the child was not conceived when they were truly in love.

Wen Xi was fighting for survival, while Du Lu was seeking revenge. The two of them were like a thorny vine and a tree, entangled and bleeding.

Moreover, there was a deceased Zhuang Yu between them. It was said that Zhuang Yu was the person Wen Xi truly loved. She and Zhuang Yu had a child, but unfortunately, the child stopped developing at four months.

Luo Ning had heard a saying that in a relationship between a man and a woman, the living can never compare to the dead lover. As for what will become of Wen Xi and Du Lu in the end, only time will tell.

The next day, Luo Ning met Lu Xinghe's parents. Facing the former general of the base, Luo Ning was a little uneasy. Although Lu Zheng did not appear much in the novel, he was a very ruthless character. The base's ability to survive in the cruel apocalypse was inseparable from his iron-fisted methods.

"Hello, Uncle Lu." Luo Ning greeted him somewhat nervously. Although she and Lu Xinghe had two children, they were not yet married.

Lu Zheng glanced at her, then nodded: "You've worked hard these past few days."

"Of course," Luo Ning replied, then looked at Lu Xinghe, hoping he could ease the tension.

But before Lu Xinghe could speak, Zhou Yun grabbed Luo Ning's hand and laughed, "I've heard about you before, and you really are a beautiful girl today."

Luo Ning smiled. An Xiaoruo told her that Zhou Yun was Lu Xinghe's stepmother but a nice person. Moreover, she was a good friend of Lu Xinghe's biological mother. Today, she saw that Zhou Yun was indeed a very kind middle-aged woman. Moreover, she didn't seem afraid to contact the aliens. She dared to shake hands with the aliens on their first meeting.

"Yuanyou and Yuanyan, come and see your grandparents," Lu Xinghe said to the two little ones hiding in the room.

The little ones looked at their grandparents with curiosity, then toddled out on their short legs. Zhou Yun was overjoyed to see her grandsons, but Lu Zheng looked somewhat wistful.

"Your father doesn't seem to like Yuan You and Yuan Yan," Luo Ning whispered to Lu Xinghe.

Lu Xinghe replied, "He doesn't dislike it; he's probably thinking about some things from the past."

"How did you know?" Luo Ning asked.

"Because my biological mother was a mutant, he kept it a secret from everyone and let my mother live for a long time."

Luo Ning paused for a moment, realizing that the word "hide" contained too much emotion and helplessness.

“No, he didn’t hide it from everyone, at least not from your mother, Zhou,” Luo Ning said. Zhou Yun wasn’t afraid of the alien species, perhaps because she had already come into contact with them, which is why she was so naturally close to them. And the alien species she came into contact with should be Lu Xinghe’s biological mother.

Looking at Zhou Yun teasing Yuan You and Yuan Yan, Lu Xinghe finally understood that Zhou Yun was also silently protecting what she had been upholding.

He once thought that what he had lost had been compensated for by others in other ways, and these people were Luo Ning, Zhou Yun, his father, and also An Xiaoruo, Du Luhecheng, and others...

"You two go ahead and do your work. Your dad and I will take care of the child. Don't worry, go ahead and do your work," Zhou Yun said with a smile.

Lu Xinghe nodded, looked at Zhou Yun and then at his father, and said, "Dad, Mom, then I'll have to trouble you."

Zhou Yun paused, her voice trembling slightly: "We're family, there's no such thing as trouble."

Lu Zheng coughed lightly: "Go ahead. You have a great responsibility now. Don't let others down."

"Understood." Lu Xinghe and Luo Ning walked out.

Outside, the sea and sky are blue, and life is in full bloom.

After the greatest crisis was averted, humanity began to devote itself fully to production and daily life, bustling about with great enthusiasm.

Luo Ning was trying to recover her memory. She read her diary entries and listened to Lu Xinghe, An Xiaoruo, and Wen Xi tell her about the past. Lu Xinghe also found some footage of her that he had taken before so that she could watch it and recall it. A month later, some of her memories were restored, although they were only fragments. But this allowed Luo Ning to psychologically accept that Lu Xinghe was close to her.

Moreover, after spending the past month together and witnessing his responsibility and dedication to humanity, as well as his care for her and Yuan You and Yuan Yan, she felt that even if she couldn't remember everything from the past, she would still fall in love with this man.

An Xiaoruo also asked her when she would marry Lu Xinghe. Now that humanity is systematically regressing, order is gradually returning to normal. The base no longer implements marriage control as it did before in order to increase the population. People can freely choose their partners, and after registering their marriage, they can live together in their assigned residence and have children.

"Your uncle hasn't mentioned marriage to you at all, has he?" An Xiaoruo asked.

Luo Ning replied, "I haven't fully recovered my memories yet, so there's no rush."

An Xiaoruo rested her chin on her hand and looked at Luo Ning: "What's the conflict between restoring memories and getting married? You can restore them slowly after marriage. I see that you two are getting along quite well now. You are very relaxed and happy in front of your uncle, and your uncle looks at you with sweet eyes. Since you like each other, you should get together quickly and not waste your good time."

Luo Ning wanted to say that Lu Xinghe had never mentioned marriage to her, but she couldn't say that to An Xiaoruo: "Let's talk about this later. How are things between you and Song Pei?"

An Xiaoruo blushed and smiled, "It's...it's just like that."

Luo Ning noticed something amiss: "You two are together?"

An Xiaoruo nodded: "Mm."

Luo Ning immediately perked up, her gossip fire burning brightly. When she used to read novels, she was particularly interested in stories like An Xiaoruo and Song Pei, the little white rabbit and the big bad wolf, and she would cry out every day for her daughter to stand up straight and not be abused by Song Pei, both physically and emotionally.

Later, because of her appearance, An Xiaoruo's life was turned around. Although she eventually married Song Pei, the two never consummated their marriage. Now that An Xiaoruo says they are together, she naturally wants to know the reason.

When did you two get together? Did he initiate it or did you?

An Xiaoruo said shyly, "Just last night, I was talking to a male teammate for a while, and he pulled me away in front of other people. I thought he was going to scold me, but he... well, we ended up together."

"Oh, he's jealous." Luo Ning smiled, but then asked seriously, "Do you like him, or is it because you're afraid of him, or because you're already married and you feel it's your responsibility?"

An Xiaoruo leaned against Luo Ning's chest: "Mom, I think I've fallen for him. I don't know when it started, but I think I've fallen for him."

She called back Luo Ning's mother, just like when she was a child, relying on Luo Ning and willing to give her life for her. She also wanted to share important moments in her life and her inner joy with her mother.

Looking at the girl in her arms, Luo Ning's eyes welled up with tears, and her heart was filled with joy and blessings: "Since you like it, then enjoy it. Whatever you do, Mom will support you."

An Xiaoruo snuggled against her mother and said softly, "Mom, it's so good to have met you."

Luo Ning stroked An Xiaoruo's hair: "I am also very happy to have met you."

She remembered when she first transmigrated, when she almost didn't have the courage to live. She couldn't accept that she was a different species, couldn't accept this cannibalistic world, and couldn't accept that she could never go back to her own world. She lived like a walking corpse in this world, preparing to find a cliff to jump off and end her life.

As she walked through the forest, she saw An Xiaoruo. The lonely little girl became the light in her life. Everyone said that she saved An Xiaoruo, but she wanted to say that it was actually An Xiaoruo who saved her.

When Lu Xinghe returned, the children were not at home, and the room was quiet except for Luo Ning, who was looking out the window at the sea under the moon.

"Where are the children?" he asked, standing in the doorway. He usually wouldn't go into her room unless the children were home.

Luo Ning came to her senses: "Your parents have been taken to their place."

"Oh." Lu Xinghe finished speaking and was about to return to his room when Luo Ning called him back.

"How did you regain your memory?" Luo Ning asked. An Xiaoruo said that she remembered when she was on the verge of death after being infected, and Lu Xinghe had also lost his memory. She wanted to know how he regained it so that she could learn from his experience.

Lu Xinghe stopped and said calmly, "It was restored just like that."

Luo Ning walked to his side and looked up at him expectantly: "What is it like? Please describe it in detail."

She didn't know that Lu Xinghe's memories were awakened by her.

She was very close to him; he could smell the scent of her freshly showered body. Her hair was still slightly damp, her face had a faint blush, and her lips were so moist that he wanted to take a big bite.

"You wouldn't want to know," he said, looking away and controlling his emotions.

He wanted to be close to her like any other couple in love, but he was also worried that it would push her away from him.

"I want to know, I really want to know." Luo Ning grabbed his arm and shook it gently. "Just tell me."

After talking to An Xiaoruo today, she became even more eager to remember the past. An Xiaoruo is so cute now, she must have been incredibly adorable when she was little.

He looked at her hand holding his arm: "I can tell you, but you can't blame me."

Luo Ning thought it meant going through some painful treatment, so she immediately raised her hand and swore, "Don't worry, I will never blame you."

Lu Xinghe stared straight at her: "You said it yourself."

"certainly……"

Before Luo Ning could finish speaking, Lu Xinghe's lips pressed down on hers, as gentle as the spring breeze on this spring night.

In such tenderness, Luo Ning was stunned, her mind went blank, and she stood there blankly. Everything happened too fast, and she didn't know how to react until Lu Xinghe slightly pulled away from her lips.

"That's how I came to remember it. Do you remember anything now?" Lu Xinghe asked, his breath unsteady.

Luo Ning shook her head, her face burning. She never dreamed that he would think of it this way.

Seeing that she didn't reject him and her hand was still on his arm, Lu Xinghe thought for a moment and asked, "Do you want to try again?"

Luo Ning's heart was pounding. She wanted to say something, but she was afraid that if she opened her mouth, the burning heart in her chest would leap out of her throat.

Lu Xinghe didn't get an answer from her, and asked softly, "Do you hate me?"

He and she had asked each other this question when they decided to have a child to save An Xiaoruo. He thought they would never ask such a question again, but fate had turned the tables once more.

Luo Ning paused for a moment, then shook her head.

"Do you like me?" This time, he didn't hold back like before, but took the initiative to ask her feelings.

Looking at his serious expression, and seeing her face reflected in his eyes, Luo Ning asked, "Then...do you like me?"

Lu Xinghe nodded: "I like you. I've liked you since I was eighteen. If you hadn't disappeared for a year, you would have been my wife long ago."

When he uttered the word "wife," it carried a sacred power, like the blazing sun in the daytime, or the bright moon in the night.

She couldn't help but hug his body, warm and strong. Even if she could live her life all over again, even if she lost her memory, even if all the thrilling moments had faded into the mundane present, she still couldn't help but draw closer.

The door was closed, and under the quiet lamplight, intertwined figures were visible. Amidst the sound of the waves, one could faintly hear a woman's intermittent moans, as well as the sound of hard rocks breaking through the waves, all continuing in this intoxicating spring night.

When Luo Ning woke up, her memories were still the same as before, with not much new information added.

She said Lu Xinghe was a liar, but Lu Xinghe didn't admit it. He said that everyone's constitution is different, and he even analyzed from a dialectical perspective that quantitative change leads to qualitative change. Luo Ning didn't know whether to believe him or not.

As time went by, the base steadily advanced its various plans, and everyone actively carried out their tasks.

Wen Xi took Xiao Xiao back to Crescent Island. Yuan You and Yuan Yan became sullen without their older sister to play with, and kept pestering Luo Ning to conjure up an older sister for them.

Luo Ning had no choice but to coax her. Lu Xinghe looked at her and said, "Sister can't have any more, so do you little sisters want some?"

The little ones didn't understand what a younger sister was yet, but they vaguely thought it must be the same as an older sister, so they kept pestering Luo Ning to have a younger sister.

Luo Ning looked at Lu Xinghe helplessly. How could he be making things worse? Moreover, it had been more than ten days since they got together last time, but he had never mentioned marriage. In the past month, many couples had already gotten married.

The day after Yuan You and Yuan Yan finished their fuss about wanting a younger sister, before she even opened her eyes, she smelled a familiar, sweet fragrance. She couldn't describe the scent, but she liked it very much.

After pushing open the door, she saw a flowering tree in full bloom in the yard, its pink petals delicate and beautiful. Lu Xinghe stood under the tree, looking clean and tidy, with a gentle smile in his eyes.

"Why is there a tree here?" she asked, puzzled.

"Do you like it?" Lu Xinghe asked.

She nodded: "Yes, I like it. I really like it."

This tree has truly grown into her heart.

Lu Xinghe knelt down on one knee, took out a blue velvet jewelry box, opened it, and inside was a ring inlaid with a white crystal. His expression was solemn: "Luo Ning, please become my wife."

Although Luo Ning had been looking forward to this moment, she was still stunned when it actually arrived.

A large number of figures appeared around them, including An Xiaoruo, Wen Xi, Song Pei, and many others. Even Du Lu, who hadn't been seen for a long time, stood at the back of the crowd. Many people were happily shouting, "Marry him! Marry him..."

Amidst the cheerful sounds, Luo Ning, regaining her senses, nodded excitedly: "I promise you."

Lu Xinghe placed the ring on Luo Ning's finger, and it fit perfectly.

The wedding was held seven days later.

Although the wedding in the apocalypse wasn't grand, it was very thoughtful. The security officers used flowers, branches, and seashells to build a romantic wedding venue on the beach. Luo Ning's wedding dress was provided by the owner of the underground trading market. It was said that she carried it all the way from the northern base, intending to make a fortune, but in the end, she gave it to Luo Ning as a gift.

The flower girls were Yuan You and Xiao Xiao, and the ring was given by Yuan Yan. The three children added a lot of liveliness to the wedding.

Luo Ning, dressed in a pure white wedding gown, stood at the end of the flower-lined path, holding a bouquet made of magnolia flowers.

Before the apocalypse, in Western-style weddings, the bride was escorted to the groom's hands by her father. Here, Luo Ning had no parents, only herself.

Lu Zheng, dressed in a formal suit, walked to her side and bent his arm. Although he was Lu Xinghe's father, he would be Luo Ning's guardian today, sending her off to her wedding.

Tears welled up in Luo Ning's eyes. After calming herself down, she took Lu Zheng's arm and walked step by step toward Lu Xinghe.

Amidst the blessings of everyone present, the couple recited their vows, exchanged rings, and then shared a sweet kiss.

A round of enthusiastic applause erupted as the young security officers excitedly showered Luo Ning and Lu Xinghe with countless flower petals. Compared to the older humans, they were more accepting of the marriage between Luo Ning, who was of a different species, and Lu Xinghe, who was human.

Amidst the rain of petals, Luo Ning's hand was held tightly by Lu Xinghe, who looked at her with a smile, his eyes full of tenderness.

An Yuan and Han Ling watched all this from below the stage, remaining calm in contrast to the excitement of the young people.

“Luo Ning may never be able to be reverted to human form. She is the beginning of a new world, and we may never be able to change that,” An Yuan said.

Han Ling scoffed, "Eighty years ago, humanity also thought the world was doomed, but now you and I are still alive?"

An Yuan frowned as she looked at him: "When did you become so open-minded?"

Han Ling replied, "I'm a very open-minded person. Let's think positively. Genes are constantly evolving, and maybe one day they'll have unexpected effects. Even if they don't, we'll die before them anyway. Let them figure it out themselves. Let's not worry about it."

An Yuan smiled; that really made sense.

The wedding ceremony concluded with the bouquet toss, where unmarried men and women eagerly prepared to catch the lucky bouquet.

Luo Ning didn't see Wen Xi among these people. At this moment, Wen Xi was standing on the far right of the crowd, and Du Lu was standing on the far left, with the bustling crowd between them.

Upon seeing Wen Xi, Luo Ning wanted to walk over and give her the bouquet directly, but Wen Xi, sensing her intention, smiled and shook her head, gently pointing to the people waiting to grab the bouquet, indicating that happiness should be given to those who have expectations.

Luo Ning had no choice but to stop, and then, with her back to everyone, she forcefully threw the bouquet away.

The bouquet was snatched by a young boy, who then ran to a girl, knelt down on one knee, and proposed. The girl excitedly accepted.

Happiness was passed on to each and every vibrant life.

After the wedding, Luo Ning and Lu Xinghe went to the lighthouse. They should have been enjoying their wedding night in the bedroom, but after returning to their room, they both wanted to go up to the lighthouse.

Night had fallen, and the lighthouse was lit, illuminating the surroundings, but the distance remained in darkness.

The two looked at the world in silence. After a long while, Lu Xinghe said, "It may take decades or even hundreds of years to restore order to this world. Building a world is much more difficult than destroying one."

Luo Ning looked at him, reached out and smoothed his brow, then smiled mischievously: "I thought you brought me up here to say something nice to me, but I didn't expect you to give me a lecture. Commander Lu, today is our wedding day."

Lu Xinghe held her hand: "I'm sorry, it's my fault."

"If you're wrong, you have to admit the punishment. Do you admit it?"

"Fine, what punishment do you want to give me?"

Luo Ning's fingers slowly moved upwards along his arm. Lu Xinghe thought he understood her meaning and was about to lower his head to kiss her when Luo Ning said, "Then tell me about the mutant couple we encountered in the town. How exactly did we defeat them?"

Lu Xinghe's eyes gradually turned dangerous: "You just said today is our big wedding day, but now you want me to talk about other people's business."

Luo Ning took two steps back, but there was a wall behind her: "Just pretend I didn't ask, I..."

Her voice was muffled as the man in front of her pulled her into his arms, inch by inch, and together they fell into the starry sky.