Back in his bedroom, Li Yu put on a relaxing and melodious song, then lay on the sofa for a while.
A few minutes later, he walked to the bathroom and took a hot shower.
As the hot water poured down and steam rose, the feeling of the hot water cascading from head to toe made Li Yu feel much more relaxed.
Today, facing Shang Xue'er's question, he was reminded of the many people who had died by his hand.
He felt a bit suppressed inside; he knew that killing those people was the right thing for him to do, but for some reason, his mood always felt heavy.
After showering, he changed into warm loungewear, brewed a cup of hot tea, and sat on the rattan chair on the balcony, staring blankly at the falling snow outside the window.
This snowstorm should be ending soon, right?
He felt a bit tired, as if all his energy had been depleted.
The heating continued, keeping the room very warm.
In the warm room, Li Yu slowly drifted off to sleep.
He didn't know how long he had slept, but he felt something wet on his face.
As soon as he opened his eyes, he saw three small wolfdogs licking his face.
"Tiezhu, Goudan, Cuihua. You guys are the best, no worries," Li Yu teased the three small wolfdogs.
"Woof, woof, woof!"
The three little ones were still making a fuss, and Li Yu instantly understood that they were hungry.
He then saw that the food he had previously placed in the basin had been completely eaten, so Li Yu went downstairs to get some food that puppies could eat.
Seeing this, the three little ones excitedly gathered around Li Yu.
"Don't rush, there's enough for everyone," Li Yu said with a smile.
Cute pets always warm the heart; Li Yu's fatigue and annoyance from his journey seemed to dissipate at this moment.
Li Yu stroked the wolfdogs' smooth fur, which was warm and soft, feeling extremely pleasant to the touch.
After feeding the wolfdogs, Li Yu went downstairs.
Yesterday, after returning and moving all the electronic equipment, it was late, and he was tired, so he hadn't gone to see Yang Tianlong.
Going downstairs with some breakfast, Li Yu arrived at the medical room.
Before even entering the medical room, he heard Yang Tianlong's laughter.
Li Yu walked in and saw Shang Xue'er looking at Yang Tianlong with a speechless expression.
Seeing this, Li Yu said, "I was worried about your condition since it was too late to see you yesterday, but you're so happy now, tell me about it."
Yang Tianlong said with a laugh, "It was just now—ouch!"
Shang Xue'er, standing nearby, pinched Yang Tianlong's waist with one hand, and Yang Tianlong's laughing expression quickly turned into a grimace.
"It's nothing, nothing, Xiao Yu. I was just joking."
Li Yu saw their little interaction and didn't delve deeper; Yang Tianlong was quite lucky.
Surviving a great disaster implies good fortune with women.
He then looked at Yang Tianlong's arm, which was in a cast, and asked, "How are your injuries?"
Yang Tianlong said, "It's nothing serious. Doctor Meng said it's a dislocated fracture, and I'll be fine after a period of rest."
Li Yu felt relieved upon hearing this, and he handed over the breakfast he was holding, which Shang Xue'er took.
"Alright, Shang Xue'er, please take care of Tianlong. I'll be leaving now. I won't disturb you two."
Shang Xue'er was about to reply when she heard the first half of the sentence, but after hearing the latter half, she couldn't help but want to speak, yet she hesitated.
Explaining too much now would be like 'protesting one's innocence too much,' and besides, Yang Tianlong had saved her, so she still had a good impression of this big, silly guy.
Yang Tianlong said with a laugh, "Xiao Yu, take care, take care, hahahaha."
As expected, Shang Xue'er pinched Yang Tianlong's waist again.
"Hiss~ Ah~"
Li Yu heard some rather perverted wails and walked out, feeling a bit speechless. Some people just like to play games and enjoy that kind of dynamic.
That Shang Xue'er was originally skilled in martial arts, a valiant and heroic woman, but they both seemed quite well-matched.
It just seemed that Shang Xue'er had a bit of a temper, Li Yu shook his head, what did that have to do with him? It seemed Yang Tianlong would have a lot to endure in the future.
After leaving the medical room, Li Yu went to the monitoring room. Optimistic Xiao Han was on duty in the monitoring room today.
She saw Li Yu approaching beforehand in the monitoring room, so she stood up and said to Li Yu, "President Li."
Li Yu saw her stand up and made a slight pressing gesture with his hand, saying, "It's fine, you don't need to stand up, please sit."
"Okay," Optimistic Xiao Han sat down.
"President Li, is there anything you need me for?" Optimistic Xiao Han asked.
Li Yu said with a smile, "Just walking around. Have you seen anything unusual?"
Optimistic Xiao Han said, "Nothing much. Everything is white, and my eyes hurt from looking at it. I wonder when this heavy snow will stop.
It's just a bit boring in this monitoring room. It would be great if I had some sunflower seeds to crack."
Li Yu looked at Optimistic Xiao Han with a speechless expression; indeed, her nickname wasn't for nothing.
She was truly optimistic, and she was truly talkative.
"Alright, you keep watching. I'll go check other places," Li Yu said, then left the monitoring room.
After leaving the monitoring room, he found Li Hang in the electrical control room on the mountaintop.
Fortunately, the electrical control room also had heating, but since he had to go in and out, Li Hang didn't take off his thick clothes for convenience.
Seeing him busy in his thick clothes, Li Yu said, "It's so early. Didn't you go back yesterday? Actually, there's no need to rush. It's fine once the inverter is replaced. The subsequent troubleshooting can be done slowly."
Li Hang saw his older brother come over and didn't stop what he was doing, saying, "Brother, you're here. I went back yesterday. This morning, they said the water heater had a problem. I just checked, and the water heater is fine; it should be a circuit malfunction. The inverter has been installed, and there are no issues. Tomorrow, I'll add some more batteries that we got from the electronics wholesale market, so our power storage capacity can increase a lot."
Li Yu nodded, looking at his younger brother working seriously, which made him feel very gratified.
His younger brother had become much more reliable.
Then he looked around and didn't see Da Pao, so he asked, "Where's Da Pao?"
Li Hang pointed to a spot and said, "Pao Ge is over in the residential area. Once I fix this and do a test, he'll give me feedback from his end."
Li Yu nodded and said, "Okay, if you're outdoors, don't get cold. Make sure to keep warm. Understand?"
Li Hang said, "Got it."
Li Yu then descended from the mountaintop.
He then walked around the perimeter wall, chatted with the duty personnel for a while, and everything was running normally.
After finishing his tour of the base and returning, it was already noon.
After lunch, Yu Tong came to find him. After entering Li Yu's room, she played with the little wolfdogs and then suddenly said, "Yu Ge, I heard from Lao Lü about some of the things you encountered this time. Next time, I want to go out with you too, okay?"
Li Yu's heart warmed upon hearing this. He squatted down, hugged Yu Tong, and, smelling the pleasant scent of her hair, said, "Okay."
Yu Tong felt the embrace from behind, turned around, and hugged Li Yu back.
"Yu Ge."
"Hmm?"
"I miss you."
"I'm right here."
"Hmm, I miss you."
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So frustrating, I really want to post more, but I've been stuck on writing these past two days.
I finally understand why no one writes post-apocalyptic novels without systems or superpowers; it's genuinely hard to write.
But I'm stubborn. I said I wouldn't write about superpowers or systems, so I really won't.
I'll adjust, and I'll do my best to present exciting content to everyone.
