"You two, can you drive a little more carefully? If the enemy really shows up, I'm afraid neither of you will even be able to get up." Claire glared at the two pale-faced people, her anger overflowing.
She couldn't help it—these two had been getting increasingly outrageous. Before, they at least had the decency to hide a little. Now they were bold enough to do it right in the common area.
Jill furiously pinched a handful of someone's waist, her own bottom line shattered so quickly. This bastard had to take full responsibility.
Of course she knew exactly what this jerk was thinking, but she was completely helpless.
Because she couldn't beat him!
Honestly, wasn't it supposed to be the bull that gets tired to death in these situations? Why was it that in her case, the bull was still perfectly fine, and she was the one about to collapse?
Li Qingyuan smiled without a hint of panic. Sure, he was close to his limit too—but this was absolutely not something he could let show.
Physical stats really were a wonderful thing. He'd have to invest more next time!
"Claire, your complexion doesn't look too good. Has your temper been too hot lately?" Ignoring her anger, he asked with a straight face.
Why her temper was hot—did he really not have a shred of self-awareness about that?
Claire nearly splashed her cup of coffee straight into his face. But thinking of how thick his skin was, the cup probably wouldn't even crack his defense.
She was a normal, mature, beautiful woman. Having someone put on a show right in front of her every single day—if she could keep a calm mind through that, that would be a miracle.
Honestly, being tormented at such close range every day… sometimes she even thought that if this bastard really did sneak into her room at night, maybe she'd just… half-heartedly go along with it.
After all, except for his shamelessness, he wasn't bad in any other aspect. In times like these, it was practically impossible to find someone better.
Sure, stealing from her best friend's bowl wasn't the most virtuous thing—but seeing how drained Jill looked every day, Claire figured Jill wouldn't object to sharing some of the burden.
Too bad that every night she still ended up tossing and turning alone until dawn.
It wasn't that she didn't want to sleep—she couldn't. The screams from next door were like some kind of brain-boring demonic sound, making it impossible to rest.
She truly couldn't understand it. Was this guy some kind of T-Virus evolver whose abilities all evolved in… strange directions?
Otherwise, nothing made sense!
Li Qingyuan, for his part, felt helpless too. Lying in ambush all day was way too boring. With nothing to do except fight and work out, what else could he possibly spend his energy on?
"If you dare provoke me again, I swear I'll kill you!" Claire snapped, still fuming.
She was a straightforward, passionate tomboy—and she obviously saw through Li Qingyuan's little tricks. But since he didn't make a move, she couldn't exactly force the situation either, right?
"Great timing then. Jill's not feeling well today—so you and I can train a bit." Li Qingyuan smiled faintly. What had he been working so hard these past days for?
For this moment!
"Ah!"
The moment the words left his mouth, Claire knew she'd walked straight into his trap. She kicked Jill lightly with her toe in a panic.
Your man is flirting with me right in front of you—aren't you going to do something?!
Jill lifted her head and gave Claire an apologetic smile. She wanted to interfere, but she couldn't!
When it came to matters involving fighting strength, the stronger one had the final say. The weaker simply had no qualification to negotiate.
As for crying and making a scene like other women?
Jill would rather he found her a few more sisters to help share the load—she wasn't about to embarrass herself like that.
After Li Qingyuan sent Jill to rest, Claire suddenly felt a chill crawl up her spine. Why was he looking at her like she was prey? It made her whole body uneasy.
Especially when he came back, sat down right beside her, and casually wrapped an arm around her. Claire almost elbowed him in the ribs—but the moment she was about to make contact, her strength weakened uncontrollably.
"You bastard… how can you do this to Jill?" she muttered under her breath as his hand wandered somewhere it definitely shouldn't linger.
"You saw it yourself—Jill already agreed." Li Qingyuan said with great interest as he "admired" the treasures Claire had kept hidden. Compared to Jill, Claire's ancestral ceramics were smaller and paler—but hey, every dynasty's antiques had their own charm.
Just as the two were about to head to Claire's room to conduct a detailed examination of her ancestral heirlooms, a series of explosions suddenly erupted in the distance.
"Damn it!"
Just when he was about to succeed, Li Qingyuan leapt up in fury. That damned Umbrella!
Would it really kill them to be two hours late?!
"Whew…" Claire, cheeks flushed, scrambled to her feet and hurriedly threw on her clothes.
"You two are slow as ever." When they stepped out, Jill was already in the living room, her hands moving across the keyboard so fast they looked like afterimages.
To lure Umbrella's special forces into a trap, they had set up a fake encampment three kilometers away. The explosions earlier were from Umbrella discovering it and launching an attack.
"What's the situation outside?" Claire was still embarrassed, but Li Qingyuan didn't care one bit. He just scooped Jill up, sat down with her on his lap, and asked.
"See for yourself." Jill shot him a glare, but pulled up all the surveillance feeds anyway.
A massive swarm of aircraft filled half the sky. On land, hundreds of armored vehicles were lined up. Out on the sea, several warships seemed to be approaching.
"Impressive. Umbrella must've brought out their entire family fortune for this one." Li Qingyuan commented, seeing the screen filled with what looked like preparations for a full-scale national war.
But the two women were nowhere near as calm. Even Claire forgot her embarrassment and tugged at his arm.
"With this many enemies… what do we do?"
Just what they could see on the screen numbered at least ten thousand troops—not to mention the tanks, jets, and warships.
Sure, she knew Li Qingyuan had buried a nuke in the ambush zone, but that could at most take out half the enemy.
Because the enemy commander this time was no fool—he had split his forces into small, scattered groups.
If any of those groups found their underground base, the three of them would be trapped like turtles in a jar.
"Relax. Why do you think I deliberately set the ambush site here?" Taking advantage of the moment both women were stunned, Li Qingyuan smoothly pulled Claire into his other arm—one woman on each leg.
The two women exchanged looks. The situation was too dire for them to bother arguing with this bastard for now.
Faced with enemies covering half the sky and land, nobody knew if they'd survive. And neither of them were childish enough to fight over relationship issues at a time like this.
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