Left with no choice, Ding Qiuyi took the two of them to see Ye Jiāan.
Such a difficult issue should be left to the commander.
Ye Jiāan was in a meeting, so Ding Qiuyi brought the two of them into another meeting room. He told them that he had to go and collect supplies outside the base and slipped off.
He could never understand what youngsters were thinking.
The minute Ding Qiuyi left, the meeting room became a war zone.
āDo you have to go against me?ā Xu Shuo looked at Ming Shu and asked sincerely.
Ming Shu started eating. āWho asked you to keep following me?ā
āKeep following you⦠Itās an honor to have me around.ā
āOh, then please give this honor to someone else. Your Majesty, I donāt want it.ā
āYour Majesty? The Qing Dynasty fell a long time ago. Is your throne still there?ā Xu Shuo couldnāt help himself and mocked her.
Ming Shu raised her head and smiled. The next second, she threw the ornaments on the table at him.
āHey, why do you always hurt people when youāre angry!ā
āI just want to hurt you.ā
āDonāt go overboard. Iāll be angry.ā
Ming Shu used her fist to reply to Xu Shuo.
Their fight ended with Ye Jiāan entering the meeting room in anticipation.
Xu Shuo was invited out of the room by Ye Jiāan. Seeing his daughter in front of him, Ye Jiāan was very excited.
Ye Jiāan was well-built and had a stern face. Such an appearance with such a status made him quite scary.
However, in front of Ming Shu, he was just a caring father.
Ye Jiāan was full of concern and asked a few questions before he hurriedly brought Ming Shu home.
Due to the overlage population, Ye Jiāan lived in a residential building even though he was the commander, the highest-ranking person in the base. However, he did have an entire floor to himself.
āCommander.ā
āCommander.ā
On the way up, they met many people who greeted Ye Jiāan. They looked at Ming Shu curiously.
āWho is that girl beside the commander?ā
āI donāt know, never seen her beforeā¦ā
āI heard that sheās the commanderās daughter. She just arrived today.ā
āThe commander has a daughter? He doesnāt even have a wife, right?ā
āI heard that before he came over to this place, he was already married. It wonāt be weird if he had a daughter then, right? But for some reason, the commander didnāt fetch his daughter until now.ā
The commotion faded away as they climbed to the highest floor.
āMister Ye is back.ā A lady heard the door open and welcomed them with a smile.
āYes. Please prepare two more dishes today.ā Ye Jiāan nodded.
The lady looked at Ming Shu in surprise. āAnd this girl is?ā
āMy daughter,ā Ye Jiāan said proudly. āThis is Aunt Ning.ā
Ning?
Same surname as the fake protagonist? This surname is not commonā¦
Are they related?
Aunt Ning was shocked. Her eyes were filled with mixed emotions as she wiped her hands on her apron and greeted Ming Shu with a bit of fear. āMiss Ye.ā
Ming Shu pursed her lips and nodded slightly. Aunt Ning smiled awkwardly and said, āI shall go prepare.ā
āThey gave her to me so that someone could cook for me.ā Ye Jiāan brought Ming Shu to the study and said tiredly, āMost of the time, I wonāt be home. When things are busy, I have to work night and day.ā
āI heard that itās getting harder to maintain the base?ā Ming Shu went to close the door and she saw Aunt Ning peeking at them. Aunt Ning hurried back to the kitchen as though she was pricked by a needle.
Ming Shu closed the door and sat opposite Ye Jiāan.
The last time the Host met Ye Jiāan was two years ago during her middle school exam. Ye Jiāan took the Host to the exam venue but left before her exam ended.
Two years had passed. Ye Jiāan looked much older.
Ye Jiāan contemplated his words. āIn this past month, more and more survivors came to the base and the population exploded. The base canāt support so many people, but none can we leave the survivors outside. They are all human.ā
Ming Shu looked up at Ye Jiāan. He didnāt seem to know that the base was collecting zombie crystals from those that wished to enterā¦
This rule was very common in Doomsday, where supplies were scarce and each base had its own limits.
However, from Ye Jiāanās tone, this rule wasnāt set by him.
As a commander, he probably had many things to do. It was normal that he didnāt know of this small rule.
Ming Shu didnāt plan to tell him.
āLetās not talk about this.ā Ye Jiāan waved his hand. āHow have you been? You must have been through many hardships, right?ā
Hardships?
If not for Xu Shuo, she would have led quite an enjoyable life.
The two of them chatted in the study for a while before Aunt Ning called them to eat.
The meal wasnāt extravagant, but there was meat and fish.
Aunt Ning scooped rice for them and then sat down in front of Ming Shu.
Ming Shu glanced at her. Ye Jiāan didnāt stop her. She probably ate with Ye Jiāan before.
āI didnāt know that Miss Ye would be back today so I didnāt prepare much food. Please try and see if they suit your tastes. I will make more food for you tonight.ā
āIām not picky.ā Ming Shu smiled.
Aunt Ning heaved a sigh of relief and asked Ming Shu to eat more while she scooped food into Ye Jiāanās bowl.
Ye Jiāan kept talking to Ming Shu and asked her to eat more. He didnāt have much interaction with Aunt Ning.
However, Ming Shu was totally serious when she was eating and didnāt talk much.
Food is life.
We must be serious toward it.
This series of actions caused Ye Jiāan to feel guilty. If he had brought her to the base earlier, she wouldnāt have had to be alone. She wouldnāt have had to fight zombies and travel all the way here to find him.
As a father, his heart ached.
āEat more, eat moreā¦ā Ye Jiāanās eyes turned red.
āMister Ye, please eat more, too. There is more food here.ā
āOkay.ā
The entire table of food was wiped out after a while. Ming Shu rubbed her stomach.
āAunt Ning, please prepare a room for Miao Miao later and collect some toiletries. Also, check to see if she needs anything and get it for her.ā
Ye Jiāan needed to leave right after the meal. He had many things to do.
āYes, Mister Ye. I will see to it.ā
āMiao Miao, I will be back in the evening. You can take a rest first.ā
āOkay.ā Ming Shu waved goodbye to Ye Jiāan and accompanied him to the door.
āWhich room is mine?ā
āThis one.ā Aunt Ning guided her to a room. āThis room was a storage room so it is a bit messy, but the necessities are all present.ā
The room was not big and was indeed messy. However, it was enough for her.
The study was just beside the room, too.
Aunt Ning quickly tidied up the room and changed the bedsheets.
Ming Shu stared at her. After much effort, she finally dug out this Aunt Ning from her memory.
When the Host reached the base, this Aunt Ning was also present. They lived together quite peacefully until the day the Host learned Aunt Ningās intentions.
The host used some tactics to chase Aunt Ning away.
Not long after she left, Aunt Ning died. Aunt Ning was Ning Leās mother. Ning Le came to the base at this time and thought that the Host killed her mother.
This caused the whole series of actions after that.
Including the destruction of the base.
Aunt Ning was the sparkā¦
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