Chapter 140: 096 Her Choice (Second Update) Chapter 140: 096 Her Choice (Second Update) Thinking of the Qiu Family’s position in the military, Fang Yuxin knew she couldn’t go head-to-head with them now; it wouldn’t benefit her in the slightest. So she softened her expression as if she had taken Qiu Hongsheng’s words to heart, and said gently, “Uncle Qiu, Aunt Zhou, I truly don’t see what their Awakening superpowers has to do with me. I understand that you’re anxious, but I really can’t help. Aunt Zhou’s words just now have put me in a very difficult position.”
Qiu Yiming, seeing her making a concession, breathed a sigh of relief and was about to speak when Zhou Fanghua scoffed, “You don’t know? How could you not know what you’ve done? Fang Yuxin, just say it, what do you want from us to lend a hand?”
Qiu Hongsheng and Qiu Yiming simultaneously couldn’t help but cry out, looking disapprovingly at Zhou Fanghua. In their view, Fang Yuxin had clearly compromised, and with just a little more pressure, she would reveal the truth. But Zhou Fanghua’s interjection had only made matters worse!
Qiu Hongsheng was silently fuming. During the many years of their marriage, Zhou Fanghua had always known when to advance or retreat; to think that now, as she grew older, she’d become so irrational! Their current priority should have been to secure Fang Yuxin’s cooperation; she was just a young girl and Qiu Yiming’s fiancée, after all. A few kind words, explaining the pros and cons, should have been enough to make her listen obediently!
He was irritated, but he couldn’t vent his anger in front of Fang Yuxin and Qiu Yiming, the younger generation. After all, Zhou Fanghua was his wife, and he had to uphold her dignity; he would never embarrass her in front of their juniors.
He could only say to Fang Yuxin, “Xinxin, your aunt isn’t feeling well today, and didn’t mean to lash out at you; don’t hold it against her. Since you’re worried about your family, let Yiming escort you back. Both of you have been busy and haven’t had much time to spend together—now that a disaster has struck and both of you have successfully Awakened superpowers, it’s the right time for mutual support. Actually, if it weren’t for this disaster, we should be planning your wedding by now.”
Zhou Fanghua was still interested in asking about the Awakening of superpowers, but as soon as she heard Qiu Hongsheng mention ‘wedding,’ her heart leapt, and she immediately said, “We can discuss the wedding later. In these extraordinary times, if we were busy with wedding preparations, what would it look like to others? This is a good opportunity for Yiming and Xinxin to grow closer, so that when they are married, there won’t be any conflicts. You know, things too easily acquired are often unappreciated. Our two families aren’t ordinary, and the wedding can’t be rushed; we can’t become the butt of jokes.”
Listening to her pointed words, Qiu Hongsheng hesitated for a moment and finally decided not to bring up the subject of marriage again. If the rumors outside were true, he wouldn’t pass up the opportunity to have Fang Yuxin as a daughter-in-law; but the notion was so outlandish, and since Fang Yuxin had personally denied it, he was somewhat uncertain.
He didn’t fully trust what Fang Yuxin said, but one thing she said wasn’t wrong—if she really had such a capability, Fang Jintang and Qu Qianhe would have Awakened as superpower users by now; how could they still be Ordinary People?
Moreover, because of his high-ranking position, he knew of some research findings early on. For instance, after the Zombie Virus infects a human, it transforms the body in one of two ways: either Awakening as a superpower user or turning into a zombie.
Based on current research, the only known method to Awaken as a superpower user was infection by the Zombie Virus, taking a one in ten chance. Other than that, there was no known alternative!
This was precisely why, with such low chances of Awakening and a high death rate, despite many high-ranking officials desiring to become superpower users, none dared to risk attempting it.
He felt that those two’s successful Awakening as superpower users was likely due to being infected by the Zombie Virus; but within all this, Fang Yuxin’s machinations could not be ruled out.
As to how exactly she managed that, he couldn’t guess at present, but he believed that sooner or later, he would find out!
Since he was still uncertain of Fang Yuxin’s abilities, there was no need to rush her marriage to Qiu Yiming. He was somewhat aware of what Zhou Fanghua might be thinking, but after all, Zhou Fanghua was his wife. As long as she didn’t go too far, he wouldn’t interfere.