However, simply going to him without reason would be hard to gain trust.

Si Ye directly said to him, “Qi Yangfan and the others have been captured, they’re in the prisoners’ camp in the valley.”

“Who captured them?” Zhou Ling asked, then quickly realized that they had been tracking Chen Shuhan’s ability team. “It was Chen Shuhan’s people who captured them.”

“Which means, I can use the excuse of looking for them to meet with Elder Lin. From the reason they disappeared, I can naturally expose Chen Shuhan’s plot.”

“That’s the first point.”

“The second, and most important one.”

“Right now, we are in the apocalypse, with zombies running rampant everywhere. In the future, mutated plants and animals will continue to invade human settlements. The safety base in Lan City, aside from the abilities from your family and the Chen family, has almost no other protection forces. This means that the people in the Lan City safety base need the protection of these soldiers.”

“Do you understand what I mean?” Si Ye’s tone was serious.

Zhou Ling looked at Si Ye and suddenly felt that the Si Ye before him was a stranger, but it also inspired a sense of awe.

After a long moment, Zhou Ling nodded solemnly. “I understand. I will sincerely ask the military to help everyone in the Lan City safety base.”

“They are in Lan City now,” Si Ye reminded Zhou Ling.

Zhou Ling immediately understood. “We’ll pack up and head back to Lan City Base right away.”

“I’ll wait for your good news,” Nan Muran smiled and encouraged.

Hearing the big shot’s encouragement, Zhou Ling nodded confidently.

After Zhou Ling left, Nan Muran turned to look at Han Yingtian, who was standing to the side. “This cooperation between us has come to an end for now. We have some personal matters to attend to and will leave tomorrow morning.”

Han Yingtian was surprised. “We’re parting ways?”

“At the Lan City safety base, when we fought against the madman Jin, he mentioned that extreme cold weather is coming. You must quickly take this message back to Captain Chen and the others,” Nan Muran continued.

If it hadn’t been for finding the right excuse, she wouldn’t have risked reminding the base. But now, with Jin the madman and the organization behind him showing up, it was a perfect excuse.

Han Yingtian’s face visibly darkened. “Extreme cold weather?”

“Yes, this year, we won’t even make it to spring. The weather will only get colder, reaching about minus seventy degrees. So preparations must be made early, or many people will die.”

In her previous life, the sudden extreme cold caught everyone off guard.

Those who had barely survived now faced another round of widespread death.

She hoped that this time, the base would prepare early and have a better outcome.

Han Yingtian knew that Nan Muran wasn’t someone who spoke without reason, so his mood became heavier. It seemed that he couldn’t wait anymore—he had to return quickly to remind the base to prepare.

After everyone had left the room, Nan Muran’s gaze finally landed on Si Ye. “Is there something you forgot to tell me?”

Si Ye froze for a moment, staring at her as she blinked at him, the usual aloofness in his eyes replaced with some helplessness. “The day you dreamed that I was old, I also had a dream.”

“What did you dream about?” Nan Muran was surprised that it turned out this way.

“I dreamed that you self-destructed, I dreamed that I grew old, I dreamed of the ultimate state of time abilities.” Si Ye didn’t want to hide anything from Nan Muran, so he told her everything he had dreamt.

As she listened, tears started to fill Nan Muran’s beautiful eyes.

She had always thought that returning to the past was a gift from the heavens. So, even when Jin the madman mentioned it, she hadn’t investigated it further. But she didn’t expect that it all came at the cost of Si Ye’s complete disappearance.

Si Ye’s fingers threaded through her hair, his thumb wiping away her tears gently, his voice tender. “Don’t cry. Look, nothing has happened. I’m still here.”

Nan Muran reached out and hugged him, burying her head in his chest, taking a long time to calm down. “Since it was you who sent me back, then what about Jin the madman? How did he come back?”

“I don’t understand either. First, why did Jin the madman also come back? And second, even though I used time abilities, I should have completely disappeared, but I wasn’t affected at all.” Si Ye kissed her forehead, his voice soft.

Nan Muran was also confused, but she didn’t plan to dwell on it.

She just looked at the Si Ye before her, feeling very reassured. “So, you’re still the same you.”

“Yes, I’m with you. We came back together. Maybe there are some missing memories, but I know we are still us.” Si Ye gazed into her eyes, and they both smiled.

Nan Muran looked at the jade-like glow in his eyes. “Looks like we should have a drink to celebrate.”

While Si Ye was still stunned, Nan Muran suddenly took out candles, flowers, red wine, wine glasses, and a bunch of other things from her space. After stepping back and looking at it, she seemed unsatisfied, so she added a pillow, followed by some aromatherapy, and finally even pulled out a lazy sofa.

Si Ye watched her busying around, gazing at her intently, never taking his eyes off her for a second. He had never felt so unable to leave a person. At this moment, he even wished that time would stop forever.

When Nan Muran finally seemed satisfied with the scene, they both curled up on the lazy sofa she had set up.

They then raised their glasses and happily drank.

Since the apocalypse began, it was the first time Nan Muran quietly looked at Si Ye.

She saw her own reflection in his perfect eyes and felt his calm aura. It made her feel a lot more at ease.

She didn’t know when, but the distance between them had become smaller, close enough to clearly feel each other’s breaths.

Looking at each other, feeling the pounding hearts in sync, they slowly leaned closer. Their lips met, and for a moment, their breaths intertwined, the passionate kiss making every cell in their bodies scream.

But they both chose to stop at a gentle taste. They knew each other so well that even though it was their first time being so intimate, it didn’t feel shy at all.

After parting, they smiled at each other and then leaned closely together again. Si Ye tightly held Nan Muran’s slender waist, burying his head in her long hair.

“It’s so good that we’re both still alive,” Nan Muran couldn’t help but murmur.

Si Ye nodded, his voice hoarse. “Ranfan, today, I’ll sleep with you.”

Nan Muran heard those words, which could easily be misunderstood, and suddenly her eyes welled up with tears.

She was sure that the Si Ye who had accompanied her through those struggles in the underground laboratory was truly back. Because back in those countless days and nights of despair in the underground lab, when she was on the brink of breaking down, she could never sleep peacefully.

Back then, Si Ye would always say these words: “Ranfan, today, I’ll sleep with you.”

It wasn’t just a simple act of companionship—it was her salvation every time she was on the verge of collapse and despair.