Gu Yicheng noticed Ruan Ning looking out the window and followed her line of sight. The snow outside was falling heavier and heavier, and soon the ground was covered with a thin layer of white.

It turned out to be snowing.

After rebirth, many things were advanced or postponed, so even Gu Yicheng didn't know whether this life would be exactly the same as the previous one.

However, even so, Gu Yichen had already made sufficient preparations on his way to the imperial capital. He had stored a lot of cold-proof supplies in his space, which was more than enough to get through this cold winter.

It seems that the snow is falling as usual.

With the coming of the cold winter, deaths and injuries caused by hunger and cold are only a small aspect. The physical fitness of those with special abilities is enhanced and they are not afraid of the cold winter. Ordinary people will gradually adapt to it. In fact, the biggest threat comes from other aspects. After the heavy snow, the zombies have become more active and even began to actively attack human bases. Many small and medium-sized bases could not even survive this winter and were lost in the torrent of history.

Although the Hope Base did not suffer as devastating a blow as these bases, it also suffered considerable damage.

"Brother, it's snowing outside."

"Hmm? Ningning, do you want to go out and take a look?" Gu Yicheng said, lowering his eyes to hide his emotions. No matter what others do, as long as he is around, he will not let anything happen to the person in his arms.

Because Ruan Ning mentioned feeling cold in the box before, Gu Yicheng put a scarf on her before she went out. The grey cotton scarf made her face look rosy, and she looked delicate and cute, and just looking at her made people's hearts melt.

Ruan Ning's slender white neck was wrapped in warmth. She smiled shyly at him, rolled her eyes, and then took out a red scarf from the empty space. She tiptoed to wrap a scarf around him.

Ruan Ning was originally worried that a bright color like red would not suit Gu Yicheng. In fact, a person like him would stand out from the crowd even if he was wearing a sack.

Gu Yicheng looked down at her movements and said helplessly, "Ningning, brother is not cold, you don't need a scarf."

"No, it looks good on my brother." Ruan Ning's voice was soft and tender, with a half-tone rise, sounding like she was acting coquettishly.

Seeing that she was smiling so happily and looking at him expectantly, Gu Yicheng did not reach out to take off the scarf and let it continue to be wrapped around his neck.

Before the two left the restaurant, Gu Yicheng glanced at its sign.

He has been at Hope Base for several days now, and it's time to meet his biological father who has little presence.

**

When they got to the open space outside, Gu Yichen took out an umbrella, opened it and held it over her to prevent the snowflakes from falling on her and getting her clothes wet.

Ruan Ning went out without a mask today, and the cap on her head was forced on her by the man next to her. She looked at him, frowning, pursing his lips, and looking serious. After tidying up her hair, she accepted the cap he gave her with a smile.

…

At the market.

"Xiaoling, what do you think of this?" Nie Wenxin followed Cui Xiaoling attentively, asking about her well-being.

Cui Xiaoling is a very beautiful woman. She has had countless suitors since she was a child, so she always has a sense of arrogance. However, in the eyes of men who like and admire her, this arrogance is harmless and attracts more people to fall at her feet.

"It's just so-so." Unlike Nie Wenxin who was excited, Cui Xiaoling was not in a good mood today and looked a little absent-minded.

Nie Wenxin was actually a good choice for Cui Xiaoling as a boyfriend. He had a good look, high-level supernatural powers, and nothing to complain about except his poor family background. She had indeed considered whether to accept his pursuit, but before she could make up her mind, she heard a very important piece of news, so she hesitated again.

She looked around boredly and was about to call the people around her to go back, but suddenly she looked in a certain direction and stopped, with obvious surprise and astonishment on her face, she blurted out a name: "Gu Yicheng?"

…

Ruan Ning was having a particularly good time today. Her clear eyes were sparkling as if stars were falling into them.

Seeing her satisfied look, Gu Yichen's lips curled up slightly, and his mood involuntarily improved.

However, his good mood did not last long, because in the blink of an eye, he saw two guys who greatly affected his good mood, and the curve of his lips became a little shallower.

"Gu Yicheng, I knew you were fine. What they said was all lies. But where have you been these days? Everyone is very worried about you." After knowing that Gu Yicheng suddenly disappeared, Cui Xiaoling didn't believe it at first. Even the Gu family would not let him die like this. But later, more and more people said so, and everyone's tone was serious, as if they had seen him die at the hands of zombies with their own eyes. As one month, two months, and three months passed, even Cui Xiaoling, who originally didn't believe it, actually didn't hold any hope. After all, if the person was really still alive, how could there be no news for so long?

Hearing someone calling Gu Yicheng's name on the street, Ruan Ning looked at the two people opposite with curious eyes, a man and a woman. She had met the man outside the base a few days ago, but she didn't recognize the woman at all.

Gu Yicheng did not forget that there was someone beside him at this moment. Out of selfishness, he did not want Ruan Ning to be exposed to such a bad thing, so he blocked her behind him without leaving a trace. Because of the girl's presence, he did not reveal too many bad emotions this time. His tone was light and unpredictable, and he said: "I was not in the imperial capital on the day of the apocalypse."

As he spoke, he glanced at Nie Wenxin with his indifferent black eyes. It seemed that this man did not tell anyone else about what happened that day.

When Nie Wenxin heard what the two were talking about, his body stiffened and he cursed inwardly how unlucky it was that the Hope Base was so large with so many survivors, how come he happened to meet this person.

At the gathering that day, everyone discussed the matter of Gu Yicheng suddenly appearing at the base, and in the end, Xiaoling was not kept in the dark. Fortunately, this news was only a "rumor" for the time being, and Nie Wenxin could see that Xiaoling only half believed it at the time. Who would have thought that they would meet at the market in Area A today, and see it with their own eyes.

In addition to being worried that Xiaoling would rekindle their old feelings after meeting Gu Yicheng, Nie Wenxin was also worried that he would tell her that they had met a few days ago. If Xiaoling knew that he had not told her about this, his impression of her would be greatly reduced.

"Huh? Who is the girl next to you? Why have I never seen her before?" Cui Xiaoling had been concentrating on talking and did not notice that there was another person next to Gu Yicheng. Now her eyes involuntarily fell on the girl behind him.

The girl looked young, wearing a duckbill cap. She was hiding behind the man, so her full face could not be seen clearly. All that could be seen was a pointed, thin chin and bright red lips.

Cui Xiaoling's gaze shifted from her face to the two people's necks. The two scarves, one gray and one red, were worn alternately by the man and woman, making people inexplicably feel that they looked a bit like a couple.

Sometimes women's intuition is the most accurate when they look at other women. Cui Xiaoling inexplicably felt a sense of threat from this girl. She was also wondering why she would have such emotions towards someone she had only met once.

Is it because this person is closer to Gu Yicheng? You know, she has never seen a girl close to him before. Although the two of them did something ambiguous, Cui Xiaoling still felt uncomfortable.

After all, she had always believed that this man would be hers since she first saw him. Although they were not boyfriend and girlfriend yet, Cui Xiaoling was confident that she would be able to conquer this man one day.

Cui Xiaoling believed that she was no less beautiful, family background or education than others, so how could she be jealous of a girl whose face she hadn't even seen clearly?

As for Ruan Ning's identity, Gu Yicheng didn't want to let these two people who were destined to die soon know, and there was no need for him to do so. He said calmly, "It has nothing to do with you."

Cui Xiaoling, who was standing by, was stunned for a moment when she heard his impolite words. She was about to say something, but after meeting his cold black eyes, for some reason, her heart trembled, and she held back the words that were about to come out of her mouth to continue asking about the girl next to him.

Gu Yicheng was not interested in women, and he always looked cold no matter which girl talked to him. But Cui Xiaoling had never felt like this before. Just by meeting his eyes, she suddenly felt flustered, as if she was being stared at by the god of death.

Ruan Ning, who was silently pretending to be dumb, curled his lips and remembered who the woman who spoke was. In the novel, Gu Yicheng's luck with women is not very strong. Throughout the whole text, no woman has approached him. A large part of it is because of his temper and personality, which makes many people afraid to approach him.

Cui Xiaoling is an exception.

But this person is not a pushover either. When she first read the novel, she almost thought that this new beautiful woman would be the heroine of the novel. Who would have thought that she had also contributed a lot to Gu Yicheng's affairs in his previous life.

Maybe it’s love turning into hate? ?

Ruan Ning had never been in love before, nor had she been obsessed with one person, so she didn't understand why someone would do such a thing as a black man just because the person they liked didn't like her/him, and even teamed up with her suitor to kill that person.

She thought that if this was considered love, then the person they loved was really pitiful, having suffered such misfortune for no reason. In fact, the only person such a person loved was himself.

On the other hand, Gu Yicheng had no patience to continue chatting with the two people. The place where they stood was a vent, and the wind was cold. Ruan Ning was weak and would not be able to bear it if she continued to stay.

As for how to deal with them, Gu Yicheng had waited so long, so he was not in a hurry. He would not let anyone who deserved a lesson go.

Cui Xiaoling is not a reckless person. On the contrary, most of the time, she will analyze the pros and cons rationally before taking action. She can feel that Gu Yicheng's attitude towards her is much colder than before. Before finding out the reason, she restrained herself from doing anything. She didn't even ask where Gu Yicheng lived now, and could only watch the two of them leave.

After getting away from the two people behind her, Ruan Ning didn't want Gu Yicheng to be affected by such unworthy people. In order to divert his attention, she pretended not to know who those two people were and continued to chat with him about trivial matters.

However, before the two of them returned to the villa, someone stopped them and said respectfully, "Master Yicheng, Miss Ruan Ning, the master asked me to come and pick you up."