Chapter 31 Winning Over

Su Yanqiu got straight to the point, her tone calm yet hitting the core: "Your ability is very special, and also very... dangerous!"

"Not just to others, but even more so to yourself."

"In this doomsday, being able to see through people's hearts is sometimes more fatal than facing those monsters."

Bai Qi nodded subconsciously; she had deep experience with this. She often read the terrifying thoughts in others' minds, and every time, she would be shocked: Why could people have such thoughts? People at least... shouldn't...

Su Yanqiu softened her tone slightly, but the content of her words was even more blunt: "Zhou Yan is the greatest guarantee that we can survive here! You have seen his strength, and you have experienced it..."

"If you want to live securely, the best... and only choice, is to completely become his woman."

"I..." Bai Qi's face turned bright red in an instant, the flush spreading all the way to her ears. She naturally understood the deeper meaning in Su Yanqiu's words, because she could directly use Mind Reading...

Her heart suddenly started pounding uncontrollably, her voice as thin as a mosquito's buzzing: "Sister Yanqiu... I... I don't quite understand what you mean..."

Su Yanqiu looked at her shy and embarrassed appearance, finding it somewhat amusing in her heart, but she maintained a serious expression on her face: "You do understand!"

Her tone was firm: "I am speaking of the most realistic choice... This is not just physical attachment, but a complete binding of emotion and loyalty! Make him trust you, need you, and become unable to do without you... Only in this way will your ability transform from a risk that needs to be guarded against, into a treasure that he cherishes."

She paused, adding a more impactful point: "Besides, haven't you 'read' it? Zhou Yan... he is not an ordinary man."

"His secrets are perhaps far beyond what ordinary people can imagine! Becoming his woman, for you, might not just be a guarantee of survival, it could even be... a chance for evolution."

These words were half speculation and half guidance. Su Yanqiu had keenly sensed that the way Zhou Yan produced supplies was perhaps vaguely related to the changes in this world, and Bai Qi before her was a living example!

Moreover, that "Big Sister" she spoke of! She was an even more superhuman existence in reality!

Bai Qi understood; in fact, she had known from the very beginning that this man had secrets, which was why she had been walking on thin ice from start to finish. If not for the fact that Zhou Yan really wanted to kill her! She would have preferred to be a "little transparent" in this team.

But likewise, she could also capture the trace of imperceptible protection and sense of responsibility that Zhou Yan occasionally revealed toward the people around him.

This trait, where strength and complexity were interwoven, had a fatal attraction for her as she struggled to survive in the doomsday.

She was, after all, just a young girl who had never experienced matters between men and women.

Being so bluntly advised to "become his woman" made her so shy she could barely lift her head. Her fingers unconsciously twisted the hem of her clothes tightly, and she felt her cheeks were hot enough to fry an egg.

Some blurry, blush-inducing images flashed uncontrollably through her mind, making her even more flustered and confused.

She subconsciously wanted to "read" Su Yanqiu's true thoughts to confirm if she had ulterior motives.

However, what she felt from Su Yanqiu, besides an extremely calm and rational weighing of pros and cons, was actually a trace of... an indescribable, complex emotion that seemed like jealousy?

Su Yanqiu herself seemed to have special feelings for Zhou Yan too, yet she had taken the initiative to make this suggestion?

This left Bai Qi even more confused and hesitant.

"But... but..." Bai Qi's voice was trembling and at a loss...

"Zhou Yan... would he... be willing? I... I am just..."

She felt somewhat inferior, thinking that apart from this troublesome Mind Reading, she had nothing worthy of Zhou Yan's regard.

"I won't hide it from you, your ability is a top-tier existence in any team! Although I don't know to what extent the outside world has evolved, no matter what magical abilities they possess, even if they can fly! Or breathe fire! It doesn't compare to even one ten-thousandth of your importance!" Su Yanqiu's words were very sincere, and at the same time, she affirmed Bai Qi's importance.

Su Yanqiu saw through her concerns, her tone becoming more resolute, even carrying a hint of indisputability: "This is the only path for you to stay alive. He is so steady it's almost pathological; you should be able to read how strong his desire to kill you is in his heart!"

She even gently patted the back of Bai Qi's hand, a gesture that carried a strange, almost "sisterly" implication...

Su Yanqiu's tone also took on a hint of helplessness: "In this world where we don't know if we'll see tomorrow, many past concepts must be set aside... Staying alive, and letting the people you care about stay alive, is what is most important!"

"Everything else... is actually not that important."

In these words, there seemed to be an implication of her own helplessness and compromise regarding her feelings for Zhou Yan, and even a deeper level of "sacrifice" for the sake of the big picture.

Bai Qi stared blankly at Su Yanqiu, seeing in the other's eyes an unquestionable firmness and a kind of almost cold wisdom.

Her violent heartbeat slowly calmed down, and a complex emotion, mixed with shyness, anxiety, bewilderment, and a faint expectation, began to permeate her heart.

She finally nodded imperceptibly, her voice as light as a feather: "I... I understand... Sister Yanqiu... Thank you..."

Su Yanqiu knew the seed had been planted.

She looked at Bai Qi's flushed cheeks and flickering eyes, knowing this girl needed time to digest and gather courage.

She said nothing more, just nodded faintly: "Let's go, it's time to go out."

Zhou Yan had finished tidying up and walked into the living room, gently wrapping his arms around Su Yanqiu's slim waist, his palm stroking it continuously...

"Let's three of us just make do and squeeze in for now..."

Su Yanyue on the sofa narrowed her eyes, looking at Zhou Yan, and asked with annoyance: "It's four! Did you forget about Zhang Yajing?"

"..." Zhou Yan.

Even though Zhou Yan had a thick skin, he couldn't bring himself to say anything like "let the four of us squeeze in together."

"I'll sleep on the floor!" Zhou Yan said decisively.

Su Yanqiu, seeing that Bai Qi really possessed Mind Reading, suddenly had a flash of inspiration.

She asked: "Little Bai! Do you have any impression of a woman wearing overalls in the room next door?"

Bai Qi nodded obediently.

"I'm going to ask her some questions in a bit, can you help me see if her answers are true!"

Bai Qi nodded obediently, which was as simple as could be for her...

Moreover, she now subconsciously relied heavily on the woman in front of her...

She was a bit too rational...

This showed that Su Yanqiu was simply a master of "PUA"!

It seemed that back at the company, she probably hadn't done less PUA to her subordinates...

Zhang Yajing in the house next door was still feeling dejected...

Looking at the few college students who were practically "partying," she only felt it was noisy...

It was one thing that they didn't invite her, but why didn't even Zhou Yan call her?

"Knock, knock!"

The door was knocked, and Zhang Yajing rushed to the peephole to look; it was indeed Zhou Yan!

He must have come to pick her up after all!