"Ah~"

The next morning, Hongtang was awakened by Han Ya's scream.

She rushed into Han Ya's room wearing a velvet nightgown with long rabbit ears.

"What happened?"

On the bed, Han Ya stared blankly at the small stream of water flowing from her palm.

After a while, her eyes welled up with tears, and she cried and laughed at the same time, "I...I have superpowers too, boohoo~ I can protect myself now, boohoo~"

"Congratulations, Xiaoya, you have awakened your water-based superpower." Hongtang stepped forward, put one arm around Hanya's shoulder, and gently patted her back with the other.

It seems that she woke up to find her palms wet and didn't realize what was happening, which is why she screamed in panic.

Han Ya was suddenly hugged, and her heart clenched with fear and anxiety again. When she numbly raised her head and saw the face of the person hugging her, she exclaimed in disbelief and surprise, "Hong Tang?! How is it you? Am I dreaming?"

"Oh, it's only been a short time since we last met, and you're already calling me by my name instead of 'Little Sweetie'."

Hongtang playfully flicked Han Ya's nose and continued teasingly, "You're in my house now, sleeping in my bed. Tell me honestly, how did you and that rich second-generation Chi Ye get together?" After saying that, she winked at Han Ya, her gossipy eyes blazing with curiosity.

Han Ya's face turned red instantly from the teasing.

Hongtang's lips twitched. What was there to misunderstand? This older sister really did have feelings for Chi Ye. But Chi Ye might not feel the same way.

She wasn't stupid or emotionally oblivious; Chino probably had some feelings for her, but she never took it seriously or had any thoughts about it.

It's not necessarily a good thing that the three of them are together now.

Fortunately, she has decided to leave.

"Both of you ladies are awake! Perfect timing for breakfast." Chi Ye knocked on the door with a spoon in hand and said very politely. He only stood outside the door for a moment without looking into the room.

It must be said that the etiquette of the wealthy is truly excellent.

Hearing Chi Ye's voice, Han Ya's face turned even redder. She lowered her head and chuckled, "You little rascal, daring to make fun of your older sister. But thank you for taking us in, Sweetie. I have no way to repay you, so how about I stay and serve you like a slave?"

Hongtang waved her hand dismissively and said, "If you like it, stay here." Anyway, I'm leaving soon.

"Let's go have breakfast first."

Chi Ye cooked sweet potato porridge and eggs, and also fried more than a dozen vegetable pancakes. Although the vegetables were dried and soaked, they were already quite precious.

Hongtang was surprised that Chi Ye could cook, and that it tasted pretty good. The three of them each ate two large bowls of porridge, and also finished off the vegetable pancakes and eggs. Everyone was very satisfied.

Hago was also happily purring nearby, because it had also received a breakfast.

"Is this the little tabby cat from back then? I didn't expect it to grow so big. And so fat too." Han Ya looked at Ha Ge with shining eyes, her face full of shock and disbelief, but then she thought of the big tabby cat that went to Cat Planet, and her eyes dimmed again.

Hongtang had no intention of telling the two that Ha Ge had mutated, and warned Ha Ge not to reveal it in front of them.

As for why she kept it a secret, it was actually Hongtang's subconscious action; perhaps she didn't want any complications before leaving.

The three of them chatted in the house, catching up and exchanging their plans for the future.

Ikeno is moving to a villa today. Fortunately, it's in the South District and not far away.

After careful consideration, Han Ya declined Chi Ye's invitation to stay at the villa and decided to stay at Hong Tang's house instead. Although the rent of 300 points per month was a bit high, she had now awakened her water-based ability and could earn points by going on missions in the future. Moreover, she had stockpiled a lot of supplies and could manage for a while longer.

As for Hongtang's idea of ​​going to the First Base, Chi Ye and Han Ya didn't really agree, but neither of them had the right to object, so they could only silently offer their blessings.

Hongtang left all the furniture except for the furniture in her bedroom to Hanya. She also gave her the remaining 100+ points on her points card. Hanya didn't want to take advantage of her, so she gave her some supplies, which Hongtang accepted, understanding her intentions.

Chi Ye also prepared some supplies for Hong Tang, but after her repeated refusals were ignored, she accepted a high-tech radio that could receive official messages.

It's only the size of a mobile phone and can be used as both a charger and a battery. Hongtang hadn't prepared this before and was missing one.

"Even after a thousand miles of seeing you off, we must eventually part ways. You two don't need to see me off. It's quite cold outside. Take good care of yourselves. We'll meet again someday." Hongtang didn't let Han Ya leave the house. There was really no need, and she didn't want to get too involved with the two of them.

However, Ikeno needed to go back to the villa, so they had to walk together downstairs.

Reaching the fourth floor, he suddenly remembered that Bai Yichun still owed him seeds of five kinds of extremely cold-weather plants. So he knocked on the door and informed her that she had left.

The Bai family said that Hongtang could come back to collect it later, or they could give her 10 gold bars weighing 500 grams each as compensation.

Come back to pick it up later? I might not even be there by then. I'm not going to do something that loses me money.

Although the amount of gold bars offered was small, Hongtang immediately declared that she wanted more. Thus, her personal stash of gold was replenished.

"I really didn't expect you to leave so suddenly. We just met yesterday." Chi Ye put away his usual carefree attitude and said dejectedly, his eyes filled with reluctance, worry and confusion.

"Oh dear, you're such a nag, a grown man. Parting is a normal part of life, especially now that it's the end of the world. Relying on yourself is worse than relying on anyone else. I'm going there to gain experience; you only grow through experience. Alright, farewell."

Without giving Ikeno any room to maneuver or a chance to react, Hongtang floored the gas pedal and drove off into the distance.

Chi Ye was left standing there, enduring the car exhaust fumes and sighing in despair. His love story ended so abruptly before it even began.

On the way from the South District to the base entrance, Hongtang was stopped by two groups of people again.

One of them was from the Flying Tigers team. They said the points for this mission had been distributed, and because she participated in the mission with everyone, she would receive 600 points after the points were split equally.

Hongtang refused outright. According to the previous agreement, she was not required to receive points. In the end, she couldn't persuade her otherwise and asked for two 20-jin bags of japonica rice.

The second group was Zhao Minmin. Hong Tang hadn't expected this young girl to find her again. This time, she brought news about the First Base, which Hong Tang found very interesting.

They gave her two bags of compressed biscuits and mentioned that the Flying Tigers were a good team. Whether she was capable of joining was not something she could consider.

After leaving the base, Hongtang rode off at breakneck speed towards the First Base.

Unfortunately, things didn't go as planned. In the afternoon, the sky turned murky, and light snow began to fall, accompanied by strong winds. The car kept skidding or losing its way on the road.

Fortunately, Hongtang possessed strong mental power and used ice energy to clear the ice and snow around the car, thus escaping disaster.

On the other side, Xue Li, who was woken up by the cold in the morning, was somewhat dazed when he caught a glimpse of the charcoal stove in the bedroom that was about to go out.

Seeing his tattered clothes and smelling the burnt odor emanating from him, his memories began to return.

Suddenly remembering something, Xue Li's hand reached towards his bandaged abdomen.

His pupils suddenly contracted, and he stared into deep thought as he looked at the closed door...

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