Late at night, after reviewing the documents, Gu Huasheng rubbed his brows, looking tired.

After the apocalypse, the Gu family's industries in the imperial capital shrank significantly, and now only one tenth of the industries that moved to the Hope Base remain. However, other families in the imperial capital are in a similar situation, and some are even worse off than them. Their Gu family is still a relatively intact family that has survived the apocalypse.

The apocalypse happened too suddenly, catching everyone off guard. Although the Hope Base has begun to get back on track, there are still many problems.

After the end of the world, the industry is not doing well, but they can't ignore it. Although the Gu family's main strength is in the military, and they have a large number of hot weapons, they also need a lot of supplies and crystal cores to support so many people.

Now among the second generation of the Gu family, Gu Huazhang manages an army, and Gu Huasheng is in charge of all the Gu family's industries after the end of the world. The two of them each have their own responsibilities, allowing the Gu family to gain a firm foothold in the base. In terms of industry, Gu Huasheng has thought of many ways to develop the Gu family's industry and take root in the base, but the results are not high.

Business after the apocalypse is much more difficult than business before the apocalypse, involving all aspects. In addition, the Gu family has encountered many obstacles recently. The superpower union is putting pressure on them, and there are also those politicians who are used to being troublemakers, meddling in things every day, making people feel uneasy.

Gu Huasheng sometimes thought about stepping down from the power center and not fighting with these people. But this is not only his personal matter, but also the matter of their family. If the Gu family is suppressed, not only will they not have a good ending, but even the younger generation under their protection may not be able to survive well in the Hope Base.

Even for the next generation of the Gu family and for the honor of the Gu family, he cannot relax at all.

"Knock, knock, knock." A man dressed as a military officer knocked on the door and walked in from the study door.

"Adjutant Li, is there something important that my brother asked you to come over for?" Gu Huasheng saw that the person who came over was his brother's right-hand man, and he recovered a little and asked. Adjutant Li was usually very busy following his brother, and if it was just a small matter, he would definitely not come here in person.

Adjutant Li said, "Chief Gu specifically asked me to come here to tell you that our people have heard that Master Gu Yicheng seems to have arrived at the Hope Base."

"What? Are you saying that Yicheng is back?!" Upon hearing the news, the fatigue on Gu Huasheng's brows disappeared instantly.

Adjutant Li continued, "Our people received the news yesterday afternoon, which allowed the guards at the gate to recognize the portrait and found it was indeed Young Master Gu Yicheng. We have already sent people to check his residence. As long as he is still in Hope Base, there should be news within the next few days."

Gu Huasheng heaved a sigh of relief when he heard this.

The journey from City S to the imperial capital was long, and the dangers along the way were unpredictable. In addition, there had been no news. The longer there had been no news, the more worried he became. He was afraid that something had happened to the two of them on the road.

Who would have thought that this brat would come back now and not come to report his safety or give a notice. Someone saw him enter the Hope Base yesterday afternoon. If he really wanted to report his safety, it would be much easier for him to come to the Gu family than for them to go to him.

As for why Ruan Ning, who came to the base with Gu Yicheng, didn't come to report that he was safe. How could Gu Huasheng not know about his own son? Once he didn't want to do something, Ning Ning couldn't convince him no matter what.

Gu Huasheng had no way to discipline his only son since he was young, and he was even more unable to discipline him when he grew up. Sometimes, the more he tried to discipline him, the worse the relationship between them became. In the end, he was too lazy to discipline him anymore.

Therefore, compared with his own biological son Gu Yicheng, Gu Huasheng was more worried about Ruan Ning, who was weak and powerless.

It was because Ning Ning was too well-behaved and sensible, and not very courageous. Moreover, Gu Yicheng had bullied her before, which was why she always hid from him. If he had not been in the capital when the apocalypse broke out and could not rush back, and there was no one else he could trust, he would not have handed Ning Ning over to that boy.

But Gu Huasheng also knew that Gu Yicheng was proud by nature. Since he had promised to bring Ning Ning to the capital, he would not abandon her halfway. However, whether they got along well was another matter. He did not ask for anything more. He would be satisfied if he could bring her back safely.

I don’t know how Ningning is doing now, or whether she is suffering.

Arriving at the Hope Base, the pace suddenly slowed down, and Ruan Ning could finally sleep soundly in bed for the whole day without anyone bothering him.

I can even lie down and play games, and it feels like life has gone back to before the end of the world.

However, it was fine for her to be idle in the villa like this. The people in the team didn't have to kill zombies in the base, so her healing and space abilities were temporarily unavailable. But what surprised Ruan Ning was that Gu Yicheng, the team leader, could also be so idle. She could never miss him in this villa. As for the others, it seemed that they were all ordered by him to do other things. Not many people would stay in the villa all the time. Only at dinner time would there be more people.

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It was noon on the third day after arriving at Hope Base.

Yesterday it was cloudy and the whole sky was gloomy. Today the dark clouds dispersed and the long-awaited sunshine appeared. The whole room suddenly became much brighter because of the floor-to-ceiling windows.

Ruan Ning was lying comfortably on the sofa playing games, and she yawned in the middle.

"Are you sleepy so soon?" Gu Yichen, who was sitting on the sofa opposite her, was looking at the data collected by others while observing the other person in the room with his peripheral vision from time to time, so he quickly noticed that she had stopped.

Ruan Ning rubbed his eyes and said softly, "I'm not sleepy, I'm just a little tired from playing games..."

"I told you to play less games, but you didn't listen." Gu Yicheng said, putting down the documents in his hand, standing up from the sofa, walking towards her, and snatching the phone from her hand while Ruan Ning was not paying attention.

Ruan Ning saw his phone was suddenly snatched away, and subconsciously wanted to snatch it back from him, and hurriedly said, "Don't! I haven't even passed this level yet!"

Gu Yicheng closed his eyes, a hint of displeasure flashed across his dark pupils, and he said in a deep voice: "Which is more important, the game or your body?"

Ruan Ning's body was too short. Even if she stood on tiptoe, she couldn't grab the phone in Gu Yicheng's hand. So she chose not to struggle anymore. Instead, she blinked her eyes, her clear eyes full of water. She said softly and coquettishly, "Brother, you are the best. Please let me play this level first, okay..."

"I promise! After I pass this level, I will definitely not play games today." Ruan Ning finally had time to play a game, so of course he had to satisfy his addiction.

The reason why she said this is because this level of the single-player game she is playing is particularly difficult. She has been playing for more than an hour and still hasn't finished it. So with her level, she feels that it would be good enough if she can finish this level today.

In other words, her guarantee was the same as nothing. Ruan Ning's black and white eyes rolled around, and a sly glint flashed in them.

Gu Yicheng looked at the girl with a hint of joy in her eyes and eyebrows. He was silent for a few seconds, then reached out his hand to touch her forehead lovingly, and said helplessly: "Is it enough to just pass this level?"

Seeing that he was about to give in, Ruan Ning nodded quickly and agreed very readily, "Yes, yes, yes, I keep my word."

Gu Yicheng raised his eyebrows and nodded in agreement, but he did not give her the phone immediately. Instead, he sat directly on her sofa.

The sofa that Ruan Ning has placed in her room is the one that belonged to the original owner's apartment next to the school. She felt comfortable lying on it, so she put it away before leaving. The sofa is not big, and it fits her petite body just right. If there is one more person, it will be obviously crowded.

Gu Yicheng slowly opened the game interface and said in a leisurely tone: "In that case, then you watch me play."

"Ah?" Ruan Ning was stunned for a moment.

During the time she was stunned, Gu Yicheng had already started the game. Then, Ruan Ning watched Gu Yicheng clear the level that she had been unable to pass no matter how hard she tried in less than ten minutes! !

Ruan Ning, who was hit hard by both attacks, said: "..."

After Gu Yicheng turned off his phone, he reached out and touched her soft and smooth hair, and said in a gentle voice: "Okay, this level of the game has been completed. I will confiscate your phone for now."

The cell phone suddenly disappeared from her sight, and Ruan Ning knew that Gu Yichen had put it into his own space.

...How could she be so mean to her sister, no, girlfriend? ! ! Ruan Ning came to her senses, puffed up her cheeks in anger, and looked at the smiling man beside her.

Gu Yicheng's smile deepened, and he pinched her fair cheek. The touch in his hands made him unable to resist pinching her twice more. Before she got angry, he put his arms around her and held her in his arms, coaxing her, "Playing too many games is not good for your health. I'll take you out for a walk later, and take a walk around the base?"

Gu Yicheng had lived in this base for two or three years in his previous life. Although he knew every place in Hope Base like the back of his hand, he was still familiar with the basic situation. At least he was more than capable of showing Ruan Ning, who had never been to Hope Base, around.

Without games to play, Ruan Ning thought it would be pointless to stay in the villa any longer, so he agreed, "Okay."

Although going shopping is the next best option, Ruan Ning has only seen descriptions of the Hope Base in novels before. In fact, he is still a little curious about what this base known as the Light of Hope is like. .