"How could I mind? It's the apocalypse, and she's able to get pregnant and leave a bloodline for the Xia family. I'm more than grateful. I believe her father would be very happy if he knew this in the afterlife."

"Is that right, Auntie? That's good. Don't worry, I will definitely raise the child well."

"Still calling me auntie?"

A rare smile appeared on her mother's tired face.

"Mother"

"Why!"

A single call gave her mother hope to continue living a good life.

"Mom, who are you talking to outside?"

Xia Yuhe woke up and asked from inside.

"It's me!"

Ye Lei agreed and followed her mother inside.

"Brother Lei, when did you arrive? Have you finished everything?"

"I just arrived, and everything's taken care of!"

"Oh, then let's go back!"

Xia Yuhe was getting ready to get out of bed.

"Won't you sleep a little longer, child?"

Her mother asked with concern.

"Mom, no, I've slept for quite a while now, we should go back!"

"Child, Mom knows about you and Lei'er. Mom won't blame you. Just focus on giving birth to the baby, okay?"

She even changed how she addressed her mother.

"Mom, how did you know? Lei, did you tell Mom?"

"Silly child, I'm your mother! Do I need anyone to tell me? Can't I tell?"

"Hehe... Thank you, Mom!"

A faint smile appeared on Xia Yuhe's tired face.

"If you want to go back, get up quickly, wash your faces and leave!"

Her mother knew perfectly well that she wouldn't go with them; Vice Mayor Ouyang was there and would take care of her life.

"good"

Xia Yuhe was delighted to hear that her mother didn't blame her, and she quickly got up.

"Yuhe, you can take your time washing up. I'll go check if Anna is ready."

Ye Lei also wanted to get back as soon as possible. He had been away for so long and didn't know if the shelter was still safe.

"Brother Lei, you go ahead, I'm done, I'll come find you guys."

"Mom, I'm leaving now!"

"Brother Lei, what's your name?"

Xia Yuhe asked, somewhat surprised.

"Call me 'Mommy,' is that wrong?"

"That's right, that's right, Mom, you have another precious son."

"Yes, I'm overjoyed!"

The mother and daughter hugged each other tightly, while Ye Lei had already left the office.

When he arrived outside Bei Tianrui's office, he heard the father and daughter talking animatedly inside. After knocking and entering, he saw that Bei Anna looked energetic and must have already rested.

"Ye Lei, you really impressed this time!"

Bei Tianrui said approvingly.

"Oh, really?"

Ye Lei didn't think it was anything special.

"According to the police who came back, you swept the area quite thoroughly and even unexpectedly obtained a lot of supplies. Can you tell me how you did it?"

It seems that Bei Tianrui was quite aware of how difficult it was to breach that castle.

"It was done step by step, just like that!"

Ye Lei didn't want to bring up the past anymore, because he had no intention of showing off.

"Okay, I knew it even if you didn't say it. It must have taken a lot of effort. You've helped us so much this time, you're going to be a celebrity from now on!"

"Fame or no fame doesn't matter, as long as we can survive."

Ye Lei has no intention of becoming a celebrity; he simply wants to keep a low profile.

"You're right. So, what are you planning to do next?"

Bei Tianrui asked with great interest.

"What's next? I don't know yet. I want to go back first!"

"Yes, yes, Anna, are you coming along too?"

Bei Tianrui looked at his daughter and asked.

"Of course! There's not even a place to sleep here, what are you doing here?"

Beanna laughed and said that she was indeed right.

"Alright, let's go. I'll see you out!"

"Dad, what's the point of giving me a gift? Why are you being so polite with your own daughter?"

Beanna didn't want her father to worry so much.

"Okay, then be careful on your journey, and keep in touch if anything happens!"

"Okay, we're off then! Goodbye, Uncle!"

As Ye Lei and Beanna walked out of the office, they ran into Xia Yuhe, who was walking towards them. The three of them smiled at each other and headed towards the stadium entrance.

The three of them got into the Mercedes SUV. Xiu Xiu and Hong Hai'er were having a great time when they saw them return. They excitedly called out, "Brother, brother, where did you go? Why are you only coming back now?"

"What's wrong? Xiuxiu, are you hungry?"

"Of course, I've been waiting for my brother to give me 'snacks' to eat. Xiuxiu, have you been a good girl? You haven't run around."

"Xiuxiu is the best girl, that's how she gets 'snacks'!"

Ye Lei gently stroked her head, then smiled and handed them the two crystal cores.

Xiuxiu and Honghaier took the crystal cores without hesitation and immediately put them in their mouths to chew. Judging from their ravenous eating, they were truly starving.

Seeing how much they enjoyed their meal, the three of them couldn't help but rub their own stomachs, feeling a strong sense of hunger welling up inside them. It seemed they had to return to the shelter as soon as possible so that Xu Jiao could prepare some delicious food to replenish their strength.

Time was of the essence, and not a moment could be wasted! Ye Lei quickly started the Mercedes SUV, stepped on the gas, and the vehicle sped towards the shelter like an arrow. As the wheels rolled, the dust kicked up flew wildly in the air.

As Ye Lei drove his Mercedes SUV toward the back gate of Tomato University, he could see a large crowd gathered at the entrance.

What on earth is going on? Has something unexpected happened again? Ye Lei's heart tightened, and he unconsciously sped up the car.

As the car drew closer, he realized that Principal Ma and Zhou Binhui were standing in the center of the crowd, talking to each other while the students around them listened anxiously. Judging from their expressions, the situation seemed quite urgent.

Just then, when the students saw Ye Lei's car, they instantly became incredibly excited! Could it be that they had gathered here precisely to await Ye Lei's return? What exactly was going on?

Filled with suspicion, Ye Lei quickly parked the car. Principal Ma and Zhou Binhui then led the students to gather around. Ye Lei slowly rolled down the car window, ready to find out what was going on.

"Ye Lei, you're finally back!"

Principal Ma seemed to have seen a savior.

"Principal Ma, what's going on?"

"Ye Lei, please, save my daughter!"

Principal Ma, unable to contain his impatience, got straight to the point.

What happened to your daughter?

Ye Lei knew nothing about Principal Ma's daughter. Back then, he was just an ordinary college student at Tomato University. He rarely even saw Principal Ma, let alone his daughter.