Chapter 109

Chapter 109: The Door to Rebirth in the Apocalypse – Full Novel Website

Chapter 109

Gu Ning first called Gu Mama to test the waters and found out that Lu Jiazhi hadn’t told Gu Mama about her being out of town. Then she said she was on holiday today and came to Qingping with friends to have fun. Gu Mama was still a bit nervous, after all, the last time Gu Ning went missing was when she went on a trip to another province. But Gu Ning repeatedly assured her that she was absolutely safe with a group of friends, which finally calmed Gu Mama down.

Gu Mama suddenly said, “Oh! Xiao Fang is at home! Do you want to talk to him?!”

Gu Ning asked strangely, “Why is he at my house?”

“He hasn’t seen you for several weeks, so he came up specifically to see us old folks,” Gu Mama said meaningfully. “Look at his thoughtfulness…”

Gu Ning quickly interrupted her, “Alright, Mom, let Fang Fa answer the phone.”

Fang Fa had already heard Gu Mama calling Gu Ning’s name and knew it was Gu Ning calling. He kept picking at the fish with his chopsticks but didn’t put any in his rice bowl, instead, he was all ears listening to the conversation. Gu Papa watched him mess up half the fish and silently shook his head. Fang Fa was listening intently, thinking that Gu Ning was really ungrateful. He had helped her so much for free, and she hadn’t even called him in nearly a month. The promised meal was also left hanging. His face turned into a resentful expression. When he heard Gu Mama call his name to answer the phone, he was stunned for a moment, then immediately put down his chopsticks and ran over.

Gu Ning’s voice, which he hadn’t heard in a long time, came from the other end of the phone, “Hello? Fang Fa?”

Hearing Gu Ning’s voice, Fang Fa couldn’t help but grin, then instantly realized how strange it was to smile just from hearing her voice. He quickly straightened his smile, cleared his throat, and said coldly, “Yeah, it’s me.”

“Fang Fa, thank you for visiting my parents. How have you been lately?” Gu Ning greeted him very “politely.” In fact, she was already very familiar with Fang Fa from the apocalypse, but in this world, their relationship wasn’t that deep yet, so Gu Ning didn’t know how to greet him properly and ended up sounding a bit stiff.

And this stiffness represented distance.

Fang Fa was not happy, “I just dropped by on my way and your parents insisted I stay for dinner. No need to thank me.”

Gu Ning immediately sensed Fang Fa’s displeasure and said, “I remember I owe you a meal. I’ve been really busy lately, but when I get back to Jinyong, I’ll treat you to a meal right away.”

Fang Fa snorted, “We’ll see. I don’t know if I’ll be free then.”

Gu Ning smiled and said okay.

Fang Fa suddenly remembered something very important and lowered his voice, “Gu Ning, did you succeed?”

Gu Ning immediately understood and replied with a smile, “Yeah.”

Fang Fa was shocked into silence for a while, then asked, “How… how did you do it?”

Gu Ning thought Fang Fa was still at her house and said, “It’s not convenient to talk on the phone. I should be back this week. Let’s talk when we meet.”

Fang Fa realized Gu Ning was still hiding this from her parents and immediately said, “Okay, sure.”

Gu Ning said, “See you next time.”

Fang Fa couldn’t help but smile, “Yeah, see you next time.”

After hanging up, Fang Fa was still in shock. The Five-Star Brigade! That’s the Five-Star Brigade!

Gu Mama noticed Fang Fa’s strange expression and asked, “Xiao Fang, what’s wrong? What did Ningning say?”

Fang Fa quickly said, “Nothing, she just said she’ll treat me to a meal when she comes back.”

Gu Mama was immediately delighted and said, “Ah! That’s more like it. No matter how busy, you still have to eat.” She then put a big piece of fish in Fang Fa’s rice bowl and tentatively asked, “Xiao Fang, can I ask you a question?”

Fang Fa said, “Sure, Auntie, go ahead.”

Gu Mama smiled, glanced at Gu Papa, and then asked with a smile, “Do you have a girlfriend?”

Although Fang Fa was usually a bit careless, as a policeman, he had to cultivate his divergent thinking and associative abilities. Hearing Gu Mama’s question, he immediately guessed what she was going to say next. For some reason, he suddenly became nervous and tried to sound as natural as possible, “No, I don’t.”

Gu Mama’s eyes lit up, and she continued, “Then what do you think of our Ningning?”

Fang Fa’s heart was pounding. For some reason, his face went numb, his hand holding the chopsticks stiffened, and his throat tightened. He coughed twice, then lowered his head pretending to eat while mumbling, “She’s… pretty good…”

Gu Mama glanced triumphantly at Gu Papa, who glared at her and said, “You talk too much.” Then he turned to Fang Fa with a kind expression, “Xiao Fang, eat more vegetables.”

When Fang Fa left, Gu Mama even saw him off downstairs, making Fang Fa very embarrassed. Only after he drove away did Gu Mama go back.

“What were you doing just now? Playing matchmaker for our daughter?!” Gu Papa was a bit dissatisfied with Gu Mama’s earlier words.

Gu Mama said unhappily, “What matchmaker? Why do you have to say it like that? It’s obvious Fang Fa has feelings for our Ningning. I’m just giving them a little push, what’s wrong with that?”

Gu Papa said, “Fang Fa likes Ningning. But have you asked if Ningning likes Fang Fa? Aren’t you just causing trouble for Ningning?”

“Fang Fa is such a good young man! Tall, handsome, good family background, good upbringing, and the family that raised such a child must be good too! More importantly, he likes Ningning!” Gu Mama paused for a moment, then continued, “Look at our Ningning, she’s liked Jiazhi for so many years, and Jiazhi just kept her hanging, neither saying he likes her nor doesn’t like her. Ningning is almost twenty-four, and she’s finally given up on Jiazhi. I absolutely have to find someone who can cherish and love her.”

Gu Papa insisted, “Anyway, you have to respect Ningning’s opinion first. Fang Fa is a good young man, and I like him too, but the most important thing is whether Ningning likes him. Be careful not to make things worse!”

Lu Jiazhi got off the plane at Qingping Airport at 8:30 PM.

Zhang Ji, who came to pick him up, had a strange expression and immediately said, “Why didn’t you tell me Gu Ning was found?! Did something happen between you two? Her hair is so different, and her whole vibe has changed. I almost didn’t recognize her—what happened between you two? Why is she staying in a hotel with some man? That man doesn’t seem ordinary…”

Lu Jiazhi closed his eyes and said, “Can you let me have some peace?” From the moment he left the airport and got into Zhang Ji’s car, Zhang Ji hadn’t stopped talking. He was already in a bad mood and very irritable.

Zhang Ji was also tactful. He glanced at Lu Jiazhi’s expression. He had only seen this expression on Lu Jiazhi twice before, the first time when he returned from the city where Gu Ning had gone missing, and now this time.

It took about an hour from the airport to the hotel where Zhang Ji saw Gu Ning and Ji Jiuzhe staying. By the time they arrived, it was already 9:30.

The two walked to the front desk and directly asked for Gu Ning’s check-in records.

After the front desk said they couldn’t provide that information, Zhang Ji asked Lu Jiazhi, “What do we do now? We can’t just knock on every door, can we?”

“I’ll make a call,” Lu Jiazhi said, walking aside and taking out his phone to call Gu Ning.

“The number you have dialed is not in service…”

What does that mean?

Lu Jiazhi tried a few more times, but the result was the same.

“What? Can’t get through?” Zhang Ji asked. Lu Jiazhi didn’t answer, just frowned and held his phone.

“Why don’t you stay at my place tonight, and we’ll figure things out tomorrow? Even if you really see Gu Ning and that man coming out of the same room, what can you do?” Zhang Ji said, “You’re not Gu Ning’s boyfriend. Even if you were, you wouldn’t have the right to catch them in the act.”

Lu Jiazhi’s frown deepened, then he walked to the sofa in the hotel lobby and sat down, saying to Zhang Ji, “You go back first. I’ll call you if anything comes up.”

“What do you mean?” Zhang Ji looked at Lu Jiazhi in shock, “Don’t tell me you’re planning to sit here and wait for Gu Ning to come out?!”

Lu Jiazhi didn’t say anything, but his expression clearly showed that was exactly what he planned to do.

Zhang Ji was both angry and amused, “What are you doing? This really doesn’t seem like something you’d do. Did something happen today that drove you crazy?!”

But no matter what he said, Lu Jiazhi remained unmoved.

Gu Ning, on the other hand, had no time to think about what was happening with Lu Jiazhi in another world. She was currently in the apocalypse, looking around at all the special ability users in the conference room. Half an hour ago, all the special ability users in the base had been summoned here for an emergency meeting. Although she didn’t know what was happening, Gu Ning knew something big was about to go down.