Li Yuqing's Quirk, a Special Relationship

Zeng Shen yawned sleepily, then forwarded the video to Li Yuqing.

There was no reply.

"Could that girl still be asleep?"

"Probably. Her sleep schedule's been a mess lately. She sleeps during the day and gets up in the evening to unleash carnage. No wonder she becomes an undead system deity after the cataclysm."

Zeng Shen muttered his guess, then yawned again.

"I'm so sleepy. I might as well get some sleep too."

"Then I'll have the energy to hear Xiao Ai and the others out when they get back and tell me how they plan to turn the warehouses into a shelter."

With that,

he lay down, closed his eyes, and fell asleep.

An hour and a half later.

Li Yuqing woke up, picked up her phone, and sent Zeng Shen a message. "Morning, hubby!"

Only then did she tap on the video Zeng Shen had sent.

At that instant,

the effects he had edited into the video blew her away.

She immediately ran into the next room stark naked and pulled up Tongtong, who was also catching up on sleep. "Tongtong, look at the video Hubby edited! It's just like a movie!"

"Huh? He finished it that quickly?" Liu Tongtong rubbed her pretty eyes and looked at the video on Li Yuqing's phone.

In an instant,

the footage and special effects drew her in.

"This is the little video we shot yesterday? Zeng Shen edited this today?"

"Uh-huh!" Li Yuqing nodded eagerly.

"I can hardly believe it. Shen's editing skills are incredible..."

"Exactly! I thought Hubby was just an amateur. This short video alone could get our social media account off the ground!"

"Right! Forward me the original video. I'll upload it to our Douyin account from my computer. Once it passes review tomorrow morning, we'll see how it performs."

"Okay."

Li Yuqing forwarded it to Liu Tongtong, then started a WeChat video call to Zeng Shen.

Liu Tongtong immediately canceled it. "Girl, put some clothes on first! If someone else is next to Zeng Shen, won't they see us completely naked?"

"Oh, right."

Li Yuqing stuck out her tongue and ran back to her bedroom.

Good Fortune Residential Complex.

Zeng Shen was sleeping soundly when the phone beside his bed suddenly rang.

Without even looking at the screen, he tapped to answer by feel, and Li Yuqing's voice rang out.

"Hubby, I watched your video! It's amazing! Our debut is definitely going to bring in loads of views and followers. Huh? Why is everything pitch-black? Where are you, hubby?"

"I was sleeping."

Zeng Shen drew out his reply in a sleepy mumble, reached over to switch on the bedside lamp, then picked up his phone so he appeared on the video call.

Seeing Zeng Shen sit up and lean against the headboard, Li Yuqing asked with concern, "You spent all day working on the video, didn't you, hubby? Thanks for all your hard work. Why don't you sleep a little longer? We can talk when you wake up."

"No need. We can chat for a while, then I'll sleep until morning and wake up naturally," Zeng Shen said.

"Hehe, you're the best, hubby. Mwah! With this video of yours, our debut is definitely going to bring in loads of views and followers. Then... if the response is good, we'll hire two more support staff to help us film a series, then take ads and start livestreaming..."

After listening to Li Yuqing talk about her grand plans for half an hour, Zeng Shen hung up. Just as he was about to go back to sleep, the front door opened.

The living room lights came on as well.

They're back.

The thought struck Zeng Shen, and he immediately got up and walked out of the bedroom.

Sure enough, Xiao Ai and Xiao Di had returned.

Both carried bags and had changed into new outfits.

Xiao Ai wore a white blouse with a plunging V-neck under a black women's blazer. Beneath a black skirt that covered her knees, silky black stockings hugged her long, beautiful legs, making her look like an efficient secretary.

Xiao Di's outfit was more revealing. She wore a tight white top that ended at her slender waist, paired with loose, ripped jeans. Through the holes, he could see black stockings hugging her slim, lovely legs.

As Zeng Shen studied their outfits and began to feel a stir of desire, Xiao Ai and Xiao Di spoke in unison.

"Master."

"Oh, you're back. What did you buy?" Zeng Shen asked.

Xiao Ai shook the white takeout bag in her hand. "Master, you've been working hard day and night lately, so Xiao Di and I bought you some meat dishes. I'm not sure whether you'll like them."

"You're always so thoughtful, Xiao Ai."

Zeng Shen smiled, took the takeout bag, and set it on the living room table. Opening it, he found a beggar's chicken, a platter of beef offal, a lamb kidney, and a large bowl of bone broth with goji berries and sea cucumber.

Xiao Di also set her takeout bag on the table and took out the food inside: a large box of grilled oysters, each one big and plump.

The sight whetted Zeng Shen's appetite. He picked up his chopsticks and began eating as he asked, "How are you planning to turn that warehouse area into a shelter?"

"Master, there's a reservoir near that area, and a water treatment plant beside it. If the cataclysm happens a year from now, we plan to take over that plant and make it ours."

Xiao Ai spoke quickly.

"And there's a zoo nearby in front of the warehouses. The grounds are extensive, and the perimeter walls are high. If we clear out the mutant beasts inside, we can dig a tunnel connecting it to the warehouses at some point and use it as an outpost. Later, we'll use our stockpiled cement and reinforced concrete to build better outer walls, as well as some..."

Listening to Xiao Ai's explanation, Zeng Shen slowly ate the delicious food in front of him. Once he finished, he put down his chopsticks and said,

"Excellent. Go ahead with your plan. Tell me if you run short of money. I'll take out some more jade and sell it."

"Understood, Master. We also plan to appear in Jinhai City as overseas returnees investing from abroad," Xiao Ai said.

"Overseas investors?" Zeng Shen thought for a moment, then nodded. "Smart. That way, you'll get plenty of support and favorable treatment from the local authorities."

"That will make a lot of things easier, but for now, we don't have any channels to discreetly purchase certain equipment from abroad. I was thinking we could wait until Xiao Di establishes some underground connections, then pay a premium..." Xiao Ai said.

Zeng Shen interrupted her. "There's no need to make it so complicated. Once you've decided what we need, come abroad with me, and we'll go on a zero-cost shopping spree."

In an office building in northern Jinhai City.

Behind an enormous desk, Boss Wu sat in a rocking padded swivel chair with a sultry secretary draped over him, furiously venting his anger.

Suddenly, a young man's voice came from outside the door.

"Uncle Wu, I've found out everything about Ye Li of the Ye family in Yinhai."

"Come in."

As he spoke, Boss Wu tossed the secretary draped over him into the space beneath the enormous desk in front of him, making her kneel and continue servicing him.

The office door opened, and a handsome young man with a hint of coldness in his eyes walked in.

"Uncle Wu."

"Talk."

"Uncle Wu, the Ye family in Yinhai runs several businesses, and they're now expanding their base into the surrounding cities.

"And that Ye Li is the one who paid a fortune last year to win the bid for the Golden Thread Bay docks outside Jinhai-the site you wanted but failed to secure."

As soon as the young man finished, Boss Wu seized the secretary's head and began thrusting violently, his teeth clenched.

"The Ye family in Yinhai."

Watching Boss Wu's reaction, the young man added quietly, "Oh, and Uncle Wu, Ye Li is the older brother of Liu Miao's dead husband."

Boss Wu's eyes suddenly widened. He pinned the secretary's head down, not caring whether she lived or died, and roared, "Zhang Xin, pass the word! Send a few carloads of men out to Golden Thread Bay and smash up his docks! And that Ye Li-I want his face slapped until it looks like a pig's head!"

"Yes."

The young man named Zhang Xin answered, turned, and left, a faint, cold smile unconsciously curling his lips.