The Post-Apocalyptic Rival Who Crashed My Wedding with a Baby - Chapter 14

The Lin family’s three-story villa.

The warm, amber glow of the lights usually signaled comfort, but under the sudden tension of the evening, the atmosphere felt suffocating.

Lin Wenguang glared at Lin Qitong, his voice thick with displeasure. “Tongtong, how could you sign up for this mission without consulting us?”

A Level 6 Water-type Zombie King was no joke. Furthermore, the journey to the distant Chonghai Base was fraught with perils that didn’t even need to be spoken aloud.

Xu Banmeng stood by his side, her voice tight with anxiety as she pleaded, “Qitong, even with me participating in the mission, I can’t guarantee your safety one hundred percent.”

It wasn’t a lack of confidence in her own strength; rather, because she harbored a secret crush on Lin Qitong, she couldn’t bear the thought of her getting even a scratch.

Lin Qitong bit her lower lip and lowered her head. Her sapphire teardrop earrings swayed with the movement, catching the light against her pale earlobes—a truly captivating sight.

She lifted her head, offering a perfectly composed, delicate profile to the two of them. Her gaze was resolute, yet tinged with a hint of sorrow. “Brother, Banmeng… please, stop trying to talk me out of it.”

“I know it’s dangerous. But I still want to go.”

Lin Qing, who had been silent until now, spoke up coldly with her arms crossed. “Is it truly a necessity?”

“You’ve participated in missions before, but always under our protection,” Lin Qing pointed out, listing the harsh realities one by one. “Here, you are the daughter of the Dragon City Commander. People scramble to help you; you live in a bubble of comfort. But once you reach Chonghai Base, those privileges vanish. In fact, your status might even make you a target for assassination.”

Lin Qitong turned to meet Lin Qing’s piercing, interrogative stare. She bit her lip and gave a heavy, slow nod. “Sister, I really have to go.”

Internally, she mused that Lin Qing was indeed the sharpest mind in the family, dissecting the situation with surgical precision. She didn’t disagree with a word of it.

A mission labeled “S-Rank” by the System was undoubtedly life-threatening, and she might very well lose her life. But she had no choice.

First, it was a mandatory Main Quest from the System. The rewards were massive, and the mission points were doubled; she couldn’t afford to let such an opportunity slip through her fingers.

Second, ever since the failed engagement to Jiang Weiqing, her System points had dwindled to almost nothing. She desperately needed to grind for points to buy back the beauty and favorability stats she had lost. In just two days, she could already feel the impact of Lin Yue’s diminished affection. Upon hearing she had volunteered for such a dangerous task, he hadn’t even come home to talk her out of it. The crisis was real.

Lin Qing’s eyes shifted as a thought occurred to her. She let out a low, weary sigh. “I should have known. You still can’t let go of Jiang Weiqing.”

“Fine. Go and see the world. Maybe then you’ll realize that Jiang Weiqing isn’t the only woman under the sun.”

A flash of surprise crossed Lin Qitong’s eyes. She hadn’t expected such a perfect excuse to be handed to her on a silver platter. Given Jiang Weiqing’s personality and character setting, it was a certainty that she would take the mission to Chonghai.

Lin Qitong’s face flushed red, as if her deepest secrets had been exposed. She turned her head away in a classic display of “playing hard to get,” insisting, “Sister, I’m not going there for her!”

Seeing this reaction, a look of hurt flashed in Xu Banmeng’s eyes. Lin Wenguang stamped his feet in frustration, his tone dripping with exasperation. “I truly don’t know what’s so special about that Jiang Weiqing. She’s got your head spinning in circles!”

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