Come On, Bro!

Strange, he actually agreed to take me home...

Didn't Su Ze used to seem like he wanted to avoid me whenever possible...

Maybe I should tease him a little more and see what he's thinking...

On the way to take Qin Yushi home, Su Ze kept listening in on her thoughts without letting anything show.

Clearly, Qin Yushi had only said it casually at first.

She merely wanted to deliberately create a slightly ambiguous atmosphere.

She did not actually want Su Ze to take her home.

Because just as Su Ze understood her, she also had certain fixed impressions of him.

In Qin Yushi's eyes, Su Ze was naturally a smart man, someone who understood boundaries and saw things clearly...

If something was clearly unattainable, there was no need to spend effort and money over a little temptation.

That was how Su Ze had been before.

He knew Qin Yushi was not a woman he could easily get close to, so he simply avoided her whenever he could...

But tonight...

"If the apocalypse hadn't come..."

He was just letting his thoughts wander, and Su Ze became a little distracted.

He thought that if the apocalypse had not come, if the sun had risen as usual and the world had continued running as it always did—

Then, with several Gold Talents, wouldn't he have gotten the Dragon King Script?

With Fallen Gift alone, he could have become a divine doctor in the modern world. Even a five-million-word novel about a miracle doctor would not have been enough to describe how awesome he was...

Back to the point.

The reason he had agreed to take Qin Yushi home was obviously simple: he wanted to.

Well, that was not the only reason, but it was definitely the most important one.

"Sigh, I'm going abroad to study next year," Qin Yushi continued chatting, suddenly bringing up the topic of studying overseas.

"Is that so?" Su Ze responded blandly.

"Why are you reacting so indifferently? It'll be hard for you to see a beauty like me in the future," Qin Yushi said in a slightly reproachful tone.

"Don't worry..." Su Ze trailed off.

The apocalypse would arrive in three days. You weren't going anywhere.

Naturally, he could not say that.

If possible, Su Ze did not want anyone to know for now that he had learned in advance that the apocalypse was coming.

It was worth mentioning that during these past few days of Doomsday Simulation, no intelligence had indicated that there was another person who knew about the apocalypse in advance.

"Don't worry about what? Oh—don't worry, you won't miss me, right? Heartless."

Qin Yushi pouted, looking somewhat hurt.

The fox spirits from strange legends were probably only about as seductive as she was.

Clearly, they did not interact much normally, yet under Qin Yushi's lead, it was as though they had an incredibly close relationship. An ordinary man would never be able to withstand this routine.

"So, how about it? Want to try pursuing me while I haven't gone abroad yet?"

Qin Yushi smiled with narrowed eyes, her eyes curving like crescent moons as charm radiated from her.

Su Ze had heard something similar from the female class monitor just the day before, but the two were completely incomparable, even though both had obvious joking undertones.

"Forget it..."

"That's so boring. Just give it a try."

"If I like something, I'll take it. If it isn't given to me, I'll snatch it. So I don't need this so-called pursuit."

"Ew... Have you been possessed by eighth-grader syndrome?"

Qin Yushi exaggeratedly pulled a little farther away from him.

Su Ze ignored her and continued walking forward at an unhurried pace.

As it happened, they had reached where Qin Yushi lived.

It was an upscale villa district. He followed Qin Yushi through the gate, walked along the main road for a while, then turned a corner and saw the place where she currently lived.

When they reached an appropriate spot, Su Ze stopped.

"This is far enough. See you tomorrow."

Su Ze looked around and memorized Qin Yushi's address.

It might come in handy after the apocalypse arrived...

"Wait, I think you've been a little strange today." Qin Yushi stopped Su Ze, then circled around him. Her faint fragrance lingered around him, inevitably stirring some inappropriate thoughts.

"But I can't put my finger on what exactly is strange..." Qin Yushi rubbed her cheek and stared at Su Ze seriously for a while.

Suddenly, she smiled sweetly. "Actually, I really think you're pretty good. How about it? Maybe I'll really give you a chance..."

"..." Su Ze fell silent, but the urge to complain was practically written all over his face.

So Qin Yushi raised the stakes. She moved a little closer, stood on tiptoe, and whispered beside Su Ze's ear with breath as fragrant as orchids, "If you're willing to seriously pursue me, I'll do it with you once before I go abroad."

Wang Zixin had been right.

She really was a fiery little temptress...

The blunt bait she had thrown out was more lethal than any sweet talk.

Even I'm getting a little embarrassed saying that...

However, Qin Yushi's thoughts were not as composed as she appeared on the surface.

"Will you consider it? I'm serious."

Qin Yushi stepped back half a pace and continued asking with a smile.

"I'll consider it."

Su Ze smiled faintly and gave an indifferent answer.

The apocalypse is almost here. Consider my ass! Isn't a sack way better!

"Then do your best. See you tomorrow."

Qin Yushi waved, pushed open the door, and went inside.

Su Ze turned and left as well. Following the route back, he soon reached the main road of the villa district.

Then he saw a black sedan drive toward him and stop not far ahead. Two burly men got out of the car and headed straight for him at an unhurried pace...

Seeing this, Su Ze immediately stopped walking.

I knew getting close to Qin Yushi might bring me some trouble...

But...

Come on, bro, you're really showing up just like that?

Your Qin family's young miss is so precious that someone merely taking her home deserves a beating?

"Brother, sorry about this. We're only following orders, so you'll have to suffer a little."

The two burly men walked up to him. Their words were quite polite, but their hands...

Su Ze washed away the faint bloodstains left on his hands.

He had to clarify something: the people who had just come looking for trouble had nothing to do with Qin Yushi, or rather, with Qin Yushi's family. It had merely been the personal actions of some young master.

In response, Su Ze had simply beaten up those two thugs.

He had not gone for the kill...

But the reason he had not gone for the kill was that he wanted to see what reaction would follow.

Of course, none of that was important now.

What mattered was preparing for the coming apocalypse.

Just like now—upon returning home, Su Ze immediately threw himself into constructing Avalon.

It was an enormous undertaking. With only three days left, Su Ze did not plan to sleep.

In any case, he had Fallen Gift. If his body became too exhausted, he could simply heal himself.

The fatigue would instantly vanish.

Though using his Talent ability for something like this was admittedly a bit of a waste...

"Bzz bzz—"

His phone vibrated. Chen Keqing had sent him a message.

"Will you be at the shop around ten tomorrow morning?"

She was asking about a meeting time. Tomorrow, she would bring Su Ze another cake.

"I can be there."

Su Ze gave a simple reply.

Since it was already time to sleep, Chen Keqing did not chat for long before saying good night.

"As expected, Chen Keqing is cuter..."

Su Ze sighed to himself.

It was not that he wanted to take the moral high ground and claim there was anything wrong with Qin Yushi. He simply personally preferred girls who were simpler and purer...