108: Chapter 108 It wasn't that he wanted to compete with his father-in-law for her, but rather that his father-in-law didn't have the opportunity right now.

She walked over and took down the painting.

“Yuran?” Qin Lin asked, puzzled.

“A painting worth 800,000 cannot be left here.”

Su Yuran's voice was calm, but her hands were trembling slightly.

“Even if it can't be sold, burning it for warmth is better than leaving it for others.”

She didn't care about the money; she was venting.

Venting her anger toward her father, and her anger at all this injustice.

Qin Lin understood her feelings and did not stop her.

As they left the villa, Su Yuran took one last look back.

This place her father had meticulously built for talented young people was now left cold and empty.

Just like a certain corner of her heart.

On the way back, the atmosphere inside the RV was oppressive.

Xu Xue sat stiffly in a corner of the living area, not daring to speak.

Su Yuran sat by the window, staring blankly outside.

Lin Wanwan and Han Yurou looked at the newcomer with curiosity.

But they didn't dare ask much, sensing that the mood was off.

Han Qing gave Xu Xue a simple examination, confirming her physical condition was acceptable, aside from mild malnutrition and dehydration.

“Drink some hot milk,” Lin Wanwan said, handing her a cup.

“Warm yourself up.”

“Thank you,”

Xu Xue whispered, her hands still shaking as she took the cup.

In the Drivers Cabin, Qin Lin pulled up the System interface.

[Passenger 006: Xu Xue]

[Age: 25]

[Height: 170cm]

[Body Type: C-cup]

[Beauty Rating: 92]

[Body Count: 0]

[Status: Not Pregnant]

[Comprehensive Rating: 91 (Meets task requirements)]

When he saw Xu Xue's detailed data, he was stunned.

0?

Qin Lin's first reaction was that the System had made a mistake.

How could a young, beautiful art student appreciated by someone like Su Zhenyun still have a count of 0?

“System, is the count definitely 0?”

[Host doubt detected, initiating deep scan]

[Deep scanning...]

[Deep scan complete, target Xu Xue's information confirmed as accurate]

Qin Lin fell silent.

This... what was this?

Su Zhenyun was actually quite a decent guy.

Not only did he give his beautiful daughter to him,

But he also sent over a brand new one?

...

[Reception Successful: Female Passenger No. 006 has boarded]

[Reward: 100 survival points]

[New passenger boarded, triggering Hidden Task: The New Passenger's Bond]

[Task Requirements: Establish an intimate relationship with Xu Xue]

[Task Reward: Unlock 10% of supermarket space, Random Advanced Resource Box ×2]

[Accept?]

Qin Lin chose to accept.

Once she was on his vehicle, she was his person.

It wasn't that he wanted to snatch someone from his father-in-law, but that his father-in-law no longer had the chance.

...

By the time the RV returned to the Su Family manor, it was already afternoon.

The ice and snow in the courtyard reflected a cold light under the weak sun; the thermometer showed -32°C.

It was indeed continuing to rise.

The extreme cold was receding, but no one knew what the next extreme climate would be.

Xu Xue was shocked once again by the sight inside the RV.

Warm, bright, and tidy, the air held the aroma of food and a sense of home.

Compared to her days struggling to survive in the freezing villa, this was simply two different worlds.

“Take a shower first, there's hot water in the bathroom,”

Lin Wanwan said gently, “I'll help prepare a change of clothes for you.”

“Tha... thank you.”

Xu Xue thanked her stiffly, her voice very soft.

Su Yuran glanced at her, said nothing, and walked straight toward her own bedroom.

She needed to be alone for a while right now.

Qin Lin nodded to Lin Wanwan: “Wanwan, you look after Xu Xue. Aunt Qing, keep an eye on Yuran's state.”

“I know.”

Han Qing responded softly, her gaze following Su Yuran's back.

In the bathroom, hot water washed over Xu Xue's body.

She closed her eyes, feeling the long-lost warmth as tears mixed with the water and flowed down.

It had been over a month.

She had been alone in the cold shelter, struggling to hold on with limited supplies and increasingly slim hope.

Every night, she would dream that Su Zhenyun had come back to get her.

But every morning she woke up to the same empty room and piercing cold.

She had once thought she would die there.

Until today, when that door was knocked upon.

But it wasn't Su Zhenyun who came; it was his daughter.

The look in that girl's eyes... was full of disgust and anger.

Xu Xue understood that look.

If she were in her place, she would also hate the young women around her father.

But understanding didn't mean it didn't hurt.

“Xu Xue, oh Xu Xue, you didn't even become an assistant before the apocalypse arrived, you really are...”

“But looking at it now, this outcome doesn't seem too bad.”

She muttered to herself with a bitter smile, her voice drowned out by the sound of the water.

After showering, she changed into the clean clothes Lin Wanwan had prepared.

A soft set of beige loungewear.

Xu Xue felt as if she had come back to life, not just from the physical cleansing, but also as a kind of psychological release.

When she stepped out of the bathroom, Han Qing was waiting for her at the door.

“Miss Xu, I need to perform a detailed examination on you.”

Han Qing's tone was professional and calm.

“Please follow me to the Medical Room.”

“O... okay.”

In the Medical Room, Xu Xue cooperated with the various tests.

Blood pressure, heart rate, blood count, temperature...

Han Qing recorded the data, occasionally asking a few questions.

“Mild anemia and malnutrition, but your overall condition is quite good.”

Han Qing put down her stethoscope.

“Do you have a regular exercise habit?”

Xu Xue nodded: “I used to practice yoga frequently to maintain my figure, and I also ran.”

No wonder she maintained such a good figure, Qin Lin thought as he watched through the surveillance feed.

He was currently in the Drivers Cabin checking the System data.

But the Medical Room's surveillance feed was also displayed on a split screen.

Xu Xue's beauty rating was 92 and her comprehensive rating was 91, which was indeed very high.

And judging from the examination just now, her physical fitness was also good, with no underlying diseases.

[System Prompt: New passenger's safety confirmed]

[Hidden Task 'The New Passenger's Bond' officially started]

[Time Limit: 30 days]

[Failure Penalty: None]

[Special Note: This passenger has a special relationship with the Host's existing passengers (formerly a recipient of funding from passenger Su Yuran's father); please handle the relationship with caution]

Qin Lin frowned.

The System even took these kinds of details into account.

Indeed, the relationship between Xu Xue and Su Yuran was very delicate.

One was the daughter, and the other was a young woman funded by the father.

Even if nothing had happened yet, the awkwardness of their identities wouldn't disappear.

He needed to handle this properly; he couldn't let the team's relationship fracture just because of a System task.

...

In the living area, Su Yuling looked at Xu Xue with curiosity.

“Sister, were you also rescued by Brother Lin?”

Xu Xue nodded: “Yes.”

“Then what did you do before?”

Su Yuling's eyes were bright, full of curiosity about this new, beautiful sister.

Her personality was very similar to Han Yurou's, both belonging to the lively type.

“I... I graduated from the Academy of Fine Arts, I studied oil painting,” Xu Xue replied softly.

“Wow! An artist!”

Su Yuling said excitedly.

“Then can you paint portraits? Could you paint one for me?”

Xu Xue gave a forced smile: “I don't have any painting tools now. Maybe when there's a chance in the future...”

She noticed that the other women in the living area were all young and beautiful.

And they all seemed to have an unusual relationship with the man named Qin Lin.

Especially Su Yuran; the way she looked at Qin Lin clearly carried love and dependence.

There was also that gentle woman named Lin Wanwan.

She spoke softly, but her care for Xu Xue was very thorough.

This RV... seemed to be a special miniature society.

“Miss Xu.”

Qin Lin walked out from the Drivers Cabin.

“Is it convenient to chat for a bit?”