Although Nan Muran was seriously eating in the private room upstairs, she still used her mental power to check the situation downstairs. She frowned in dissatisfaction but was too lazy to make any unnecessary moves to kill anyone.

Given the temperature tonight, not many of those people downstairs would make it to tomorrow when the Lan City safety base opens.

After finishing the meal, everyone returned to the accommodations arranged for them by Liu Mei. It was still the row of rooms across from Liu Mei’s apartment on the top floor, but it had clearly been renovated, with a somewhat modern Chinese style.

The members of the Fu family and Taozi entered the suite, still in disbelief at the lavish decoration.

Even before the apocalypse, they had rarely eaten such a lavish meal or stayed in such a luxurious hotel.

“Second Brother, isn’t this place very expensive?” Fu Mother sat on the sofa, feeling uneasy in her heart. They had received too many favors.

Eagle shook his head. “I don’t know, it was all arranged by Sister Nan.”

“Are you stupid? You’re doing things for Miss Nan, but you shouldn’t bring your family along to eat and stay at her place.

Don’t you know that food is life, even before the apocalypse?” Fu Mother looked at her foolish son with a helpless tone.

Eagle’s father, standing beside him, also nodded in agreement with his wife. “Second, this behavior is too out of line.”

Eagle’s eldest brother, Fu Chao, didn’t speak, but his expression clearly agreed with everyone.

Eagle understood the reasoning behind his family’s words, but in this post-apocalyptic moment, he had no choice. He could only look at them and say, “Don’t worry, I know what to do.”

“You need to work diligently when you’re helping others in the future. Otherwise, your mother and I won’t let you off,” his father said with a serious expression.

“Okay, I got it. You two should rest soon. It’s almost 2 a.m.” Eagle quickly ushered his parents back to their rooms.

Meanwhile, in the suite on the other side of the hotel.

Nan Muran had finished washing up and was lying on the bed. Sī Ye extended his hand to pull her over, then took the hairdryer and began drying her damp hair. “Speaking of which, I still owe Boss Liu a favor today.”

“I gave her five tablets, a bunch of hard drives, and a dozen mutated fruits. There’s nothing to owe,” Nan Muran leaned back into his arms, finding a comfortable position.

“You…” Sī Ye could only let her lean against him, continuing to dry her hair, strand by strand.

Nan Muran smiled contentedly. “This is more comfortable.”

“Do you like her a lot?” Sī Ye asked, a little surprised at how kind Nan Muran was to Liu Mei.

Nan Muran sighed lightly. “The apocalypse isn’t easy, and she’s the kind of person I like. If I can help, I will.”

Sī Ye nodded but didn’t say more, though he knew that wasn’t the real reason Nan Muran was being kind to Liu Mei.

After drying her hair, Sī Ye took out some hair oil from his bag and applied it. At this point, Nan Muran was starting to feel sleepy. “I’m tired.”

Sī Ye tidied up and climbed into bed, pulling her into his arms. “If you’re tired, just sleep. I’ll stay with you.”

Since the last time Nan Muran had nightmares at the Eternal Night Hotel, Sī Ye had slept with her whenever they were in a hotel. The familiar scent and their shared warmth turned the once cold nights much more cozy.

Perhaps it was also because of Sī Ye’s company, but Nan Muran hadn’t had another nightmare since.

Unfortunately, the wish to sleep in and wake up naturally was shattered early in the morning by Zhou Ling’s visit.

Nan Muran, grumpy from being woken up, nearly wanted to slap him away.

The moment Zhou Ling saw the obvious displeasure on Nan Muran’s face, he carefully asked, “Miss Nan, did I do something wrong?”

“You went to bed at 2 a.m. last night. How about being woken up at 8 a.m.?” Nan Muran replied unhappily.

Zhou Ling froze for a moment. Upon hearing the news about Miss Nan, he rushed over without delay, completely forgetting to check when she had arrived last night. It was a slip-up. “How about I wait here, and you can sleep for a bit more?”

“Shut up.” Nan Muran felt this guy was really quite stupid. “Tell me about what happened after you went that day.”

“I went to see Old Chief Lin and explained the situation. Just like you guessed, Chen Shuhan was just fooling Old Chief Lin, tricking him into helping him guard the mutated fruit trees.” Zhou Ling recalled seeing Chen Shuhan’s desperate look when he explained things to Old Chief Lin, and it felt so satisfying.

“And then?”

“Later, Chen Shuhan brought Ouyang Yun and the others, including the ability users, and fled. When Old Chief Lin heard that there were tens of thousands of ordinary people at the Lan City safety base, he didn’t hesitate and immediately led the WJ reinforcement team to enter the base with me. Now they are in charge of the perimeter security.” Zhou Ling spoke with a sense of pride.

If Old Chief Lin hadn’t led the team, the Lan City base wouldn’t be as unified as it was now.

Nan Muran heard Zhou Ling only mention Chen Shuhan and frowned slightly. “So, after the incident, the Chen family abandoned Chen Shuhan?”

“Yeah, they really have a heart of stone.” Zhou Ling hadn’t expected the Chen family to so decisively abandon Chen Shuhan, who was their only heir.

Nan Muran wasn’t surprised. Without Chen Shuhan, the Chen family could still rely on their influence, but if the Chen family lost their power, they would become disposable like the underground lab’s discarded items, certain to die. Therefore, the Chen family had to protect their power to save both Chen Shuhan and all their members.

“Is the Chen family still in charge of the management of the Lan City base?” Nan Muran frowned.

Zhou Ling awkwardly nodded. “They’re still in charge of the reception services in the lobby. Everything else is under our Zhou family and Old Chief Lin’s control.”

“They’re directly in charge of money and people, so their power hasn’t been diminished, huh?” Nan Muran felt this guy wasn’t very reliable.

Zhou Ling scratched his head. The Chen family was too deeply rooted; he couldn’t handle it by himself.

“I’ll take Eagle to see Old Chief Lin later,” Sī Ye said directly. He had full confidence in Old Chief Lin.

Old Chief Lin was a righteous man with strong methods but was also wise. If the Chen family needed to be dealt with, Zhou Ling couldn’t do it alone. His mediation would be necessary.

Nan Muran sighed. She knew this was the best solution. “You guys go and come back quickly. We’ll leave in the afternoon. Don’t forget to remind them about the extreme cold.”

When the two new recruits, once her favorites, appeared before Old Chief Lin, he was initially stunned, then suddenly came to his senses. “Good, good boys.”

Now, those who could freely leave the main force were definitely awakened ability users, so Old Chief Lin knew Sī Ye and Eagle had awakened.

Sī Ye and Eagle didn’t hide it and told Old Chief Lin everything, from being taken by the underground lab to escaping and then being surrounded by WJ under Lin Weicheng’s command.