Outside the P base, the sky was pitch black, and large snowflakes quickly piled up to a height of more than a person on the ground. The wind howled, and the tire tracks in front of the base gate were soon buried.
In the conference room, Chen Zhe gave a detailed explanation to the cabinet members about the destruction of K Base and their creation of "fake healing water." Since he had sent the information beforehand, the cabinet members were not surprised.
The atmosphere in the silent conference room changed instantly when he took out the three virus vaccines he had brought back from the Dawn Base.
After the efficacy of the virus vaccine was confirmed, everyone's expression changed, especially after learning about the extremely low price set by the Dawn Base, and the "community of shared future" theory that Xia Yixin had mentioned at Dawn Base, which resonated with them deeply.
"Great! Great! There is hope for humanity!"
Especially after hearing that she had saved Chen Zhe's life and was a dual-elemental ability user, a rare fifth-order cold and mental ability user, the members of the Cabinet deeply regretted treating her as an ordinary ability user when they first met her. In particular, Chen Zhe's grandfather, Old Master Chen, would probably have visited her with gifts immediately if it weren't so late.
After everyone else left, only Chen Zhe and the over-eighty-year-old Mr. Chen remained in the conference room.
Old Master Chen is about the same as Chen Zhe, with a strong and unyielding spirit and gray hair, but because he is a spiritual power user, he looks more energetic than the average person.
"That kid staying at the Dawn Base is what he wanted, isn't it? That's good, saves me from worrying all the time about him getting some woman pregnant. But Hongfeng... she really suffered. Although it was mainly your parents who went astray before, our Chen family still needs to give them an explanation. Let's wait until that kid brings her here before we talk about it." Old Master Chen sighed when he heard Chen Zhe mention Chen Qian staying at the Dawn Base.
Chen Zhe knew that his younger brother was just a smooth talker. He had been involved in numerous scandals at the base for many years, but in reality, he hadn't had any relationships with any women. However, he didn't explain this for him, since the feud between their family and the Hong family had been settled here.
Before leaving, Grandpa Chen said, "Oh, by the way, go see your mother these next few days. She misses you, after all."
Chen Zhe's expression stiffened, and he refused, saying, "She's just spouting the same few nonsensical things over and over again."
Old Master Chen sighed deeply and said nothing more.
Chen Zhe's parents were originally the city lords of P Base. Everything was fine at first, but three years ago they were blinded by profit and power and wanted to establish privileges and extreme rule in P Base. Later, the mastermind behind them also extended their clutches to Chen Zhe and Chen Qian, who wanted to resist. That was the zombie horde they encountered three years ago.
After returning to the base, Chen Zhe and Chen Qian rescued their father, who was under house arrest, from the hospital. They then launched an internal war. Now, apart from the Chen brothers' parents being under house arrest and their superpowers being destroyed, everyone else who attempted to establish a dictatorship is dead.
To this day, Mr. Chen still refuses to see them, but Mrs. Chen's relationship with them has improved, and apart from occasionally talking nonsense, everything is normal.
The blizzard lasted all night, and by dawn the next day the wind had finally subsided and the snow had stopped.
Because there is thermal power generation for heating, the small hotel isn't too hot, but it's still very warm in bed.
Xia Yixin was awakened by a sticky feeling. As soon as she opened her eyes, she saw the little one's drool, which she had forgotten to put back after the last feeding last night.
The front of her pajamas was soaked with the little one's drool; she was hungry and looking for milk.
"Awoo, awoo!" The little guy saw that she was awake, kicking his short legs and arms, his soft little face just like hers.
When Xia Yixin was raising Mingyu, he rarely bothered her because he had already developed some maturity, which also meant she missed out on a lot of fun.
She poked the little one's cheek and kissed him. "Be a good boy and wait, I'll go make you some formula."
Lu Yan, who is usually a light sleeper, was also exhausted last night. He had to get up every two hours to feed the baby and change diapers intermittently. It was more tiring than fighting a battle. In addition, holding the soft and fragrant little girl in his arms, his heart, which had been adrift for some time, felt like it had found a harbor.
Outside, the sky was just beginning to lighten, and the area was exceptionally quiet. The snow outside was pristine white, without a single footprint.
She had just boiled the water and prepared the formula when a loud bang suddenly came from the direction of the bedroom.
When Xia Yixin ran over, she saw Lu Yan holding the little guy upside down, frowning as he looked at the small circle of drool on his white t-shirt.
Xia Yixin, who had been "attacked" by the little guy before, immediately understood what he had gone through and couldn't help but laugh. Unfortunately, the little guy being carried by Dao soon protested.
After comforting the little one, Xia Yixin looked at the man whose head was like a bird's nest, and, suppressing a laugh, seriously lectured him, "Now you know how tiring it is to take care of a child, especially breastfeeding. It's not that simple."
She looked at the man with a smile, expecting him to object, but to her surprise, he was very serious. Her smile vanished, and she approached him with concern, asking, "What's wrong?"
Suddenly he hugged her, and a series of uneasy guesses popped into her mind.
Then she heard a man's deep voice say, "Madam, I want to kiss you."
Xia Yixin pushed away the glib-tongued man and retorted, "How did you learn to flirt so quickly when your memory hasn't returned? Be serious, and don't laugh!"
For some reason, Lu Yan couldn't help but want to tease her when he was with her, especially when he saw her serious way of scolding people. Although he still had doubts about those fragmented memories, he had unknowingly placed her in his heart, and that place had always belonged to her.
Unfortunately, his smile soon faded.
Xia Yixin suddenly remembered something she had overlooked before, based on the fact that he was "smooth-talking".
She stood up and squinted at the man. "By the way, I remember they said at the exchange that you slept with a woman?"
"A woman?" Lu Yan frowned, knowing from the girl's cold glare that he wouldn't get away without an explanation. He hesitated before replying, "There is one, but..."
Xia Yixin's mind went blank when he said "there is indeed one," and her ears were ringing.
Just then, a crisp knock on the door interrupted him.
It was the hotel manager who brought them here last night. He came to call them down for breakfast. The little guy at the orphanage also found a suitable adopter. The little guy cried for a long time before being taken away, but in the end, he was taken away anyway.
Because they were VIPs, the hotel prepared a sumptuous breakfast especially for them.
It was just Chinese breakfast like rice porridge and steamed buns. Grandpa Chen came early in the morning specifically to see the girl he had been thinking about for five years and who could say the phrase "human beings are a community with a shared future".
However, upon seeing it, Old Master Chen felt that it was just as he had thought.
Xia Yixin's competence, independence, and meticulous logical thinking made Old Master Chen feel an instant liking for her. As for Lu Yan, apart from his considerable strength, he privately felt that he was not as pleasing to the eye as his own grandson. Moreover, he didn't know if it was his imagination or what, but there was no sense of intimacy between her and Lu Yan as an engaged couple.
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