Yao Ran traced the words in the letter and continued, "I don’t know the full details, but in my past life, Lan Lifei told me that Lan Guanghui was not my real father.
"When my mother married him, she was already pregnant with me. At that time, Lan Guanghui was married to Chen Meilin, who was also pregnant with Lan Lifei."
"Because Lan Guanghui wanted to seize the Yao family’s wealth, he divorced Chen Meilin and approached my mother. Their marriage was a contract, but only my mother and the Lan family knew about it."
Long Yu took her hand and asked, "Then how do you know for sure that Gu Zhaoyan is your biological father?"
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Yao Ran fell into deep thought before replying, "After my rebirth, I decided to sell everything. The Gu Group bought all my shares and took over Yao Group. Besides the shares, CEO Gu also purchased all of my mother’s jewelry and her wedding villa."
"When Assistant He informed me of this, I already had my suspicions, but I had no time to dwell on the past. It wasn’t until he and his people accidentally stumbled upon your air raid shelter that I became certain—Gu Zhaoyan is my biological father."
She smiled slightly and added, "We share the same taste in food, the same living habits, and even our favorite colors are identical. I had secretly done a DNA test before with the help of Uncle Xu, and the results were as I expected."
Seeing the sadness in her eyes as she gazed at the diamond ring, Long Yu asked, "What do you plan to do now? Will you tell him that you are his biological daughter?"
Yao Ran remained silent for a long time before finally saying, "Since he hasn’t told me about his past with my mother himself, I will pretend I don’t know."
"You know very well that in our world today, someone may die in the next second. Won’t you regret that later?" Long Yu asked gently, a hint of concern in his voice.
Yao Ran shook her head. She took a deep breath and replied resolutely, "I never had a father before, and I don’t need one now. Having you and our friends is enough."
Hearing this, Long Yu pulled her into his arms, kissed the top of her head, and held her in comforting silence.
The next day, Yao Ran was woken up by the sound of knocking. She got out of bed and went to open the door, only to see Jia Xiang, Deng Qiqi, and Huang Zhihui standing there.
"Good morning," she greeted them, then stepped aside to let them in. "Why are you guys here so early? Do you need something?"
Jia Xiang smiled and replied, "We came to invite you to explore this place with us. Do you want to go?"
Yao Ran pondered for a moment before agreeing. "Yes. Please wait a moment while I get ready."
"Alright."
After closing the door, Yao Ran went to freshen up while Jia Xiang, Huang Zhihui, and Deng Qiqi waited in the living room.
When she came out of the bathroom, Long Yu had just woken up and asked, "Are you going somewhere?"
"Mhm. Sister Jia, Zhihui, and Qiqi invited me to check this place out," Yao Ran replied as she carried her backpack and strapped her long sword to her waist.
Since he had a meeting with Xu Ruihan and the others later, Long Yu couldn’t go with her. He nodded and reminded her, "Be careful out there and contact me if anything happens."
"I know," Yao Ran said, kissing him before leaving.
Watching the door close, Long Yu yawned before getting ready for his meeting.
"Let’s go," Yao Ran said as she closed the bedroom door.
With that, the four women left Tower F and boarded a bus to the central district. Upon arrival, they looked at the bustling area, unable to hide their curiosity and interest.
Noticing the soldiers patrolling the area, Jia Xiang said, "This place should be quite safe with all those soldiers around." Read latest chapters on freewebnovel
Yao Ran nodded in agreement. "Mhm. But we still need to be careful."
Hearing this, Huang Zhihui and Deng Qiqi said in unison, "Understood."
After nearly two years of training under Jia Xiang, both of them had changed significantly. Even Deng Qiqi, once a delicate, wealthy young lady, could now kill without hesitation.
As more survivors arrived, Yao Ran said, "Let’s go in."
Upon entering the central district, Yao Ran noticed its grand construction and neat layout. The central district was connected to the other districts by a multiple-road system resembling a spider web.
Just as she stepped past the entrance, she noticed a large map pinned to a wooden board. Curious, she said, "Sister Jia, let’s take a look at the map first."
Jia Xiang agreed. "Alright."
Standing before the map, Yao Ran examined the detailed layout of Nirvana. Each district covered an area of 100 square kilometers, with over twenty districts already built and more still under construction.
After reviewing the map, Yao Ran thought, ’It looks like this central district was designed to be the governmental and economic center. If this place can withstand natural disasters, it can become survivors’’ new home.’
After checking the map, Yao Ran turned to the others and said, "Let’s go check out the market."
With that, the four of them made their way to the market area.
Unlike the trading market in Juncheng Military Base, which resembled a mall or supermarket, this market had a more traditional setup, though only a few stalls were open.
Noticing an old man standing in front of a wooden board, reading something, Yao Ran approached him. Standing a few steps away, she glanced at the notice he was reading.
Sensing her presence, the man turned and asked, "Young lady, are you an ability user?"
Yao Ran nodded. "Are you one as well, Uncle?"
The old man shook his head. "I’m just an ordinary survivor."