“……???”
The air was suffocatingly silent as the men looked at Bai Qing Qing with strange eyes. What did she just call the team leader? Brother? It was becoming more and more insane, probably because she was afraid of being abandoned and was trying to cling to the team leader.
Bai Tian Tian stared at Bai Qing Qing, gripping Fu Chen’s hand, wanting to say something but hesitating. The team gathered in the living room, planning to leave the villa in the scenic area later and drive to the nearest city to search for food and supplies.
As for Bai Qing Qing… it depended on how the team leader would handle the situation. Xiao Yang and Liang Zhiyu remained silent, while Shen Ming Xuan and Cheng Rui both said that once they found the next stronghold, they would let her go. They had done enough.
She didn’t have the right to speak, and on top of that, her sister had indeed done something excessive. She couldn’t stay in the team anymore. “She lost her memory,” Fu Chen said.
Shen Ming Xuan put down the gun in his hand and walked over, grabbing Bai Qing Qing’s arm and pulling her in front of him. His peach blossom eyes carried a cold gaze as he scrutinized her. “Lost her memory? You’re pretending!”
Xiao Yang looked at the wound on her head with lingering suspicion. “Is it really amnesia?”
Cheng Rui’s rugged features turned cold, his gaze sharp and icy. “Throw her out and see if she’s afraid of zombies. Then we’ll know if it’s real or fake.”
Liang Zhiyu calmly suggested, “Could it be that the team leader injured her head, causing the amnesia?”
Shen Ming Xuan dragged Bai Qing Qing outside. There were quite a few zombies outside the villa in the scenic area, and if Bai Qing Qing hadn’t lost her memory, she would surely be terrified, screaming and struggling.
Of course, Bai Qing Qing understood their malicious intentions. With teary eyes, she looked at Fu Chen and pleaded, “Brother, save me. Where is he taking me?” She didn’t want to be fed to the zombies. Before becoming strong, she had to cling to Fu Chen’s thigh tightly. “Brother, brother…”
“Alright, let her go,” Fu Chen said coldly. “She really has amnesia.”
Shen Ming Xuan scoffed and let go of her hand, unceremoniously throwing Bai Qing Qing to the ground. His gaze was cold and disdainful. “Be careful not to let me see through you, or your fate will be the same as that vase!”
In the next second, the vase in the living room exploded with a bang, scattering debris all over the floor.
Bai Qing Qing trembled on the ground. This man was truly ruthless. She deeply realized that pretending to have amnesia was a wise choice. Otherwise, her fate would be as tragic as in the original book, where she would be shot in the head and not even her corpse would remain.
The girl was only wearing a dirty white dress, her hair messy, and blood stained her clean forehead. Her frightened appearance on the ground was particularly pitiful.
Unfortunately, the men of the Thunder Team were not the kind to dote on women unless they possessed the Mary Sue halo.
After a while, Bai Qing Qing managed to control her fear and crawled up from the ground. Like a fledgling bird, she rushed into Fu Chen’s arms, holding him tightly. “Brother, don’t abandon me. I’ll be obedient. Please don’t leave me…”
Fu Chen’s dark eyes were indifferent. He raised his hand and gently rubbed her head, saying, “Don’t be afraid. Shen Ming Xuan was just joking with you.” Bai Tian Tian quickly walked over to her and asked, “Sister, do you really not remember me?”
She grabbed Bai Qing Qing’s arm, trying to pull her away from Fu Chen’s embrace. Her voice choked with tears as she asked, “I’m your sister, Bai Tian Tian. Do you really not remember anything about me?”
Bai Qing Qing buried her head in Fu Chen’s embrace and didn’t raise it. Tears soaked his clothes.
Fu Chen lowered his gaze slightly, his eyes obscure. This woman had been threatened and intimidated by Shen Ming Xuan, holding back her tears all along. But now, she cried out of fear in his embrace.
He looked coldly at Bai Tian Tian. “She just woke up with amnesia, and her mental state isn’t very stable. Stay away from her and don’t provoke her.”
Bai Tian Tian looked at Fu Chen in disbelief. Although he had always been cold towards her in the team, he had never rejected her so strongly before, especially for the sake of Bai Qing Qing.
Xiao Yang, who had the closest relationship with Fu Chen, spoke up. “Tian Tian, what the team leader said is right. You should stay away from her… from that woman.”
Whether it was true or fake amnesia, that woman, Bai Qing Qing, was insane. It would be better to keep a distance from her for safety reasons.
Bai Tian Tian took a step back, hurt and looked at Bai Qing Qing, who was nestling in Fu Chen’s arms like a small animal. For the first time, an uncomfortable feeling flashed through her heart.
Bai Qing Qing, buried in Fu Chen’s embrace, curled her lips slightly. With her dramatic acting skills, she believed she could carve out a way to survive in this post-apocalyptic world. She raised her red rabbit-like eyes and said, “Brother.”
“Can I…,” she seemed shy and hesitant, “take a bath? I’m so dirty.”
Fu Chen released his hold on her and said, “Of course, I’ll take you.” There was stored water in the villa, so taking a bath was entirely possible. However, they would have to wash with cold water since it would take some time to heat the water, considering the difficult environment.
After half an hour, the team was about to set off for the next destination. Bai Qing Qing entered the bathroom, leaving a small gap in the door as she spoke to Fu Chen outside, “Brother, could you… stay out here? I’m feeling a bit scared.”
Fu Chen, who was about to leave the room, paused and turned around, his gaze sharp as he looked at her.
Startled, Bai Qing Qing quickly closed the door, saying, “Brother, you can go outside.”
Fu Chen sat down in the room to rest, closing his eyes and contemplating the current situation and the next steps they needed to take.
Inside the bathroom, Bai Qing Qing turned on the showerhead and sat beside the bathtub, waiting for the water to fill up. In her mind, she had a conversation with the system.
“System, with so many target tasks to conquer, shouldn’t you give me some abilities? Otherwise, how can I survive in this kind of apocalypse?”
【Host, the system has awakened your abilities in advance.】 Bai Qing Qing keenly noticed the issue and asked, “Advanced awakened abilities? What kind of abilities?”
After the apocalypse, humans began to awaken their abilities one after another. Some awakened earlier, while others awakened later. Some may not even have lived long enough to awaken their abilities before being killed by zombies or mutated creatures.
【Host, you possess spatial manipulation abilities and the ability to control animals and plants.】
Bai Qing Qing undressed and entered the cold water, enduring the icy chill as she quickly bathed and washed her hair. When she touched the wound on her forehead, she made a hissing sound.
“It hurts. Fu Chen didn’t hold back at all. No amnesia, just straight to death,” she thought to herself. Then she asked internally, “How big is the spatial ability? Can I store living beings? How many animals and plants can I control?”
【Host, your current ability level is first rank. The spatial ability can be perceived at will, and the number of animals and plants you can control is one. The higher the level, the more you can control.】
“Mhm,” Bai Qing Qing stared at the shower gel bottle in the bathroom. She thought about placing it in the spatial realm, and in the next instant, the shower gel bottle disappeared into thin air.
She closed her eyes to sense and found herself in the spatial realm. Her space was vast, like a granary without any stored items, but it was still better than having nothing. When they went to the city to plunder the supermarket, she would fill the space with everything—food, supplies, anything she could find.
The reason the men in the team decided to keep Bai Tian Tian was because they saw the potential of her spatial manipulation ability for storage. Perhaps later on, they were moved by Bai Tian Tian’s genuine kindness and were willing to go through fire and water for her.
Women have keen self-awareness, but they also have illusions about their own lives, always thinking that men can’t live without them. Men, on the other hand, are naturally more rational and adept at weighing pros and cons.
Currently, the men in the team prioritized their own interests, which was why they considered abandoning her as a burden.
After understanding her abilities, Bai Qing Qing quickly finished her shower. When a man dislikes a woman, no matter how much she tries to please him, it will only cause his disgust and disdain. She couldn’t let Fu Chen and the others become impatient with her.
Bai Qing Qing put on her clothes and opened the bathroom door, seeing the man standing by the window. She softly called out, “Brother.”
Fu Chen turned around and saw that she was still wearing her dirty clothes. His eyebrows furrowed slightly, purely considering his own comfort. He didn’t want to have a dirty mess clinging to him during this time.
“You wait in the room,” he said, swiftly leaving the room and quickly returning with a set of women’s combat clothing. “Put this on.”
In the present era, women didn’t have the luxury of being concerned about their appearance unless they wanted to attract viruses, dirt, or the attention of villains. They would be foolish to wear revealing clothes that exposed their skin.
Bai Qing Qing changed her clothes in the bathroom and came out, sticking closely to Fu Chen and bombarding him with questions.
Fu Chen calmly told her that it was currently the apocalypse, with zombies everywhere, and some humans awakening various abilities.
The zombies wandering around the villa area had already been cleared by the team. They hardly encountered any zombies on the road, and the modified cars were parked outside while the rest of the team had already gotten into the vehicles.
Bai Qing Qing followed Fu Chen into the car and they set off towards the next city. Cheng Rui was driving in front, Xiao Yang was observing the situation from the passenger seat, and Shen Mingxuan and Bai Tian Tian were sitting in the back seat. Liang Zhiyu was nowhere to be seen.
Shen Mingxuan glanced at Bai Qing Qing with a cold and disdainful look. Bai Qing Qing remained cool and unaffected.
Shen Mingxuan came from a wealthy family before the apocalypse. His father was a well-known businessman in the local area. When Shen Mingxuan was young, his father’s affair led to his mother’s mental problems, and she often abused him. After the abuse, she would treat him gently and apply medicine, crying and blaming his father for being unfaithful and seduced by the other woman.
As a result, Shen Mingxuan despised women who used cunning tactics. Bai Tian Tian’s non-threatening and innocent appearance made him feel favorably towards her, especially since she had a gentle personality like his mother. Therefore, he had a strong aversion to Bai Qing Qing, who always targeted the female lead.
Fu Chen left Bai Qing Qing on the first floor and went up to the second floor to rest.
Bai Tian Tian felt a bit resentful and uncomfortable after Fu Chen ordered her not to provoke Bai Qing Qing. She didn’t seem happy when she looked at Bai Qing Qing.
It was truly boring to travel in the apocalypse. After the city collapsed, there was no communication signal, and phones were useless. Bai Qing Qing decided to curl up on the sofa and sleep.
Shen Mingxuan, wiping his gun, didn’t expect that woman to be able to sleep so soundly. Her slightly parted lips and shallow breaths indicated she was sleeping comfortably, like a contented little cat. An evil thought flashed through his mind, and he got up and kicked the single-person sofa.
Startled, Bai Qing Qing woke up, opening her eyes wide and looking at the cold and handsome face of Shen Mingxuan, utterly confused.
“Move aside, I need something,” Shen Mingxuan coldly stared at her.
Bai Qing Qing gritted her teeth and stood up, moving to the side.
Shen Mingxuan took out a gun accessory from behind the sofa and sat back down with a confident and imposing manner. A faint trace of satisfaction flashed in his peach blossom eyes.
Fu Chen came downstairs and saw Bai Qing Qing standing alone like an obedient student. He walked over and asked, “Why aren’t you sitting?”
Shen Mingxuan glanced at her, quickly assembling the gun in his hand, emanating a threatening aura.
Bai Qing Qing shook her head and said, “It’s nothing.”
On the other side, the curtain was pulled open, and Liang Zhiyu came out with food in his hands. “Let’s find a place to park and rest, and have a meal.”
The group gathered together to eat. Bai Qing Qing ate a little and then put down her small bowl, hesitating as she looked at everyone.
Fu Chen noticed her expression and calmly asked, “What do you want to say?”
Bai Qing Qing replied, “I think I have awakened an ability, just like all of you.”
The actions of everyone at the table froze, and they looked at her with different expressions. Bai Tian Tian couldn’t believe it and asked, “You have an ability too?”
“Yeah,” Bai Qing Qing smiled and revealed, “It’s a spatial ability.” She had no intention of exposing her other ability, keeping it for future purposes.
Shen Mingxuan was the first to doubt, “You claim to have a spatial ability, then why don’t you try putting something into space?”
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