Over the past two days, both Gu Nuan and Chen Qingzhou had been busy with their own affairs.
Gu Nuan had always contacted him only when she had time, and usually didn’t keep in touch otherwise, so Chen Qingzhou was already used to it.
Chen Qingzhou left early and returned late every day. Gu Nuan was occupied with stockpiling supplies and tending to the System Space, so she didn’t pay much attention to him. After all, he was the future Boss. Nothing would happen to him.
Ever since she had stored all the water inside the System Space, it had noticeably expanded by another small patch of farmland.
Over the past two days, Gu Nuan had purchased all kinds of seeds and planted them in the fields, including potatoes, corn, sweet potatoes, tomatoes, pumpkins, cucumbers, and a variety of vegetables. These were all things that would become impossible to find during the Apocalypse.
The crops inside the System Space grew astonishingly fast. After only one day, tiny shoots had already begun to sprout.
Gu Nuan also stockpiled large quantities of rice, flour, cooking oil, and other staple foods. After selling her luxury goods, she still had plenty of money left, so she purchased a wide range of medicines, both common and uncommon, especially wound medication.
During the Apocalypse, zombies would be everywhere. People would fight over supplies just to survive, and injuries would be inevitable.
Wound medicine would become one of the most valuable resources.
Although Gu Nuan was the daughter of the Gu family, she was the unloved daughter.
She had been kidnapped as a child and wasn’t found again until her second year of high school.
By then, the Gu family had already raised an adopted daughter who was doted on by everyone and treated as the family’s little princess.
Afraid that Gu Nuan would replace her, the adopted daughter constantly made things difficult for her, acting like the perfect innocent victim while secretly causing trouble.
At first, Gu Nuan tolerated her.
Later, she stopped putting up with it.
After several confrontations, Gu Nuan finally realised that they were the real family.
She was nothing more than an outsider.
So she moved out of the Gu residence and into the university dormitories.
Gu Nuan was exceptionally talented with computers.
As early as her first year of high school, she had already been taking on freelance jobs.
No one knew that she was actually the infamous hacker Jon, the cyber hacker whose name struck fear into countless people.
She had once single handedly stopped hackers from a hostile foreign nation from infiltrating her country’s government network and had even sent a virus back into their own systems.
Everything she spent came from money she had earned herself.
However, no one knew any of this.
Not even Chen Qingzhou.
Everyone simply assumed she was the pampered young Miss Gu who lived off her wealthy family.
That day, Chen Qingzhou went to class.
Their apartment was close to the university.
Gu Nuan wasn’t feeling well, so she stayed home instead of going out.
She didn’t know what was wrong.
For the past two days, she had been unusually sleepy and had little appetite.
She hadn’t tended to the System Space for two days either.
Since she had already stockpiled plenty of supplies recently, they had more than enough for now.
When the Apocalypse arrived and everything became free for the taking, she could gather even more.
Someone knocked on the door.
Still groggy, Gu Nuan walked over and opened it.
“Big Brother?”
“Nuan Nuan, you’ve really done well. You haven’t even contacted the family. Mum has been worried sick about you and had to send me to find you.”
The moment he saw her, her elder brother launched into a harsh lecture.
Gu Nuan snorted.
“Did I ask you to come? I don’t need your concern. I’ve already told you, just pretend you never found me. Pretend you never had a daughter like me.”
“Fine. Let’s see how long you can keep acting so stubborn. Mum asked me to give you this card. I’ve delivered it, so I’m leaving.”
He tossed a bank card at her before turning around and walking away.
Gu Nuan was so angry that her stomach started hurting.
What is wrong with these people?
She had already made it perfectly clear that she wanted nothing more to do with them.
Why did they keep coming to see her?
Didn’t they already have their precious little green tea sister?
At first, Gu Nuan thought she was simply suffering from a stomach cramp brought on by anger.
Unexpectedly, the pain grew worse and worse.
Even after Chen Qingzhou came home, it hadn’t eased.
“What’s wrong?”
Seeing Gu Nuan curled up weakly on the sofa with a pale face, Chen Qingzhou bent down and touched her forehead.
She didn’t have a fever.
“Gu Nuan, what’s wrong?”
When she still didn’t answer after a long while, panic finally set in.
He immediately picked her up and rushed straight to the hospital.
After a series of examinations, the doctor reached a conclusion.
Gu Nuan was pregnant.
“What? Pregnant?”
Chen Qingzhou couldn’t believe it.
This hadn’t happened in his previous life.
Gu Nuan slowly regained consciousness and realised she was lying in a hospital bed.
“What happened to me?”
“You’re pregnant.”
“Pregnant? What?”
“I’m pregnant?”
She was just as shocked.
How had she become pregnant?
In her previous life, she had been intimate with Chen Qingzhou too, but she had never conceived.
This time, it had only happened once, yet she was already pregnant.
What should I do?
The Apocalypse is almost here.
Can this baby really be born safely?
Gu Nuan lowered her head and gently rested a hand on her stomach.
Chen Qingzhou also fell into deep thought.
The Apocalypse was about to begin.
What should they do now that Gu Nuan was pregnant?
Could he really protect both her and their child?
After a long silence, he sighed.
“Gu Nuan… let’s get married. I’ll take good care of you and our baby.”
Although the Apocalypse was approaching, there were still several days left.
If he stockpiled more supplies and relied on the modified motorhome, he was certain he could protect them.
“Married?”
Gu Nuan thought about it.
Even though the Apocalypse was almost here, getting married wasn’t a bad idea.
They could at least register their marriage and become husband and wife officially.
It would also leave them with a beautiful memory before the end of the world.
Besides, now that they already had a child, once they got married, Chen Qingzhou definitely wouldn’t abandon her anymore.
She had firmly secured this powerful support.
Just then, the doctor walked in.
“We only confirmed the pregnancy through a blood test earlier. You still need an ultrasound. Here’s the referral.”
Chen Qingzhou accepted the form.
“Thank you, Doctor.”
He carefully helped Gu Nuan to the ultrasound room.
As soon as the doctor placed the ultrasound probe on Gu Nuan’s abdomen, she looked visibly surprised.
“My goodness… there are three gestational sacs.”
“You’re carrying triplets.”
“Triplets?”
“Triplets!”
Gu Nuan was so excited that she didn’t know what to say.
She was actually carrying three babies.
The doctor even let her listen to their heartbeats.
The rapid, rhythmic sounds resembled three tiny trains chugging along.
Tears immediately filled Gu Nuan’s eyes.
She asked the doctor to record the heartbeat sounds for her.
After collecting the ultrasound report, she walked out of the examination room.
Outside, Chen Qingzhou was leaning against the wall with his hands in his pockets, his head lowered as he lost himself in thought.
“Chen Qingzhou, look.”
Gu Nuan handed him the report.
The moment he saw the words triplets, he froze.
I’m… that incredible?
One time, and we got three?
He glanced at Gu Nuan’s still flat stomach before suddenly scooping her up into his arms and carrying her towards the doctor’s office.
“Hey! What are you doing? Put me down. There are so many people watching.”
Gu Nuan wished she could disappear from embarrassment.
Has this man gone crazy?
“So many people are looking.”
“Don’t move around. You just woke up and you’re still weak. I’ll carry you.”
The doctor was equally astonished after reading the report.
She carefully explained numerous precautions for the pregnancy, and Chen Qingzhou memorised every single one.
After returning home, he settled Gu Nuan down to rest before heading out again, saying he still needed to buy a few more things.
As soon as he left, Gu Nuan entered the System Space.
The vegetables she had planted earlier were all ready for harvest.
She harvested everything before immediately replanting the fields.
Now that she knew she was pregnant, another thought crossed her mind.
Could she raise livestock inside the System Space?
“066, can I keep animals inside the System Space?”
“Of course, Master. Once the System Space reaches Level 3, the livestock breeding area will be unlocked.”
Gu Nuan checked her progress.
She was still 20,000 points away from reaching Level 3.
The System Space was truly remarkable.
Every type of supply she stockpiled awarded points, although different items gave different amounts.
Medicine earned one hundred points per item, while water earned ten points.
According to 066, these points could later be exchanged for items in the System Space Shop.
Of course, she didn’t have enough points yet, so the shop hadn’t been unlocked.
At the moment, the only parts of the System Space available to her were the farmland and the ground floor of the villa.
She was currently at Level 2.
Looking at the remaining points she needed, Gu Nuan knew she had to work harder.
There was only a little over a week left before the Apocalypse.
She needed to stockpile far more baby supplies, unlock the livestock function as soon as possible, and start raising animals.
After all, she was carrying three babies.
The amount of food and nutrition they would require would be enormous.