Qiu Yiming arrived at Fang Mengyao’s house at an inopportune time. As he entered, he happened to see Fang Mengyao being pinned down on the couch by a man, furiously kissing. Although they were facing away, Qiu Yiming recognized the man instantly—he was the youngest director of the research institute, a research expert named Shen Xi.
He still remembered that Shen Xi was the bait used by him and Bai Yi to set a death trap for Bai Ye! This man was highly intelligent and quite young, but in Qiu Yiming’s eyes, he was nothing more than a more deranged research lunatic than Zheng Tianhe!
The problematic Lin Feiyin was still detained in the research institute at that time! Shen Xi was in charge of the research concerning her. However, he had to admit that Shen Xi indeed had capabilities. Somehow, he had managed to extract a mysterious substance from Lin Feiyin’s body. Upon injecting this substance into Water Element Superpower Users, there was a certain chance to induce a mutation in their superpowers!
Back then, for the sake of this research finding, the continuously unimpressive Zheng Tianhe even fought with Shen Xi aggressively, wanting to claim the research results as his own. Unfortunately, he lost miserably, not only ruining his reputation but also dying at the hands of zombies due to a scientific mishap shortly after.
The Qiu Family, controlling forces in the Base, knew far more than many others, so he had always harbored doubts about that accident, suspecting that it was Shen Xi’s doing! Unfortunately, Shen Xi was extremely cautious, and all the clues had been destroyed by the crazed zombies, leaving no trace. Even though several high-ranking members knew this matter was linked to Shen Xi, they could do nothing about it.
Furthermore, with Zheng Tianhe’s inherent issues, or rather his insanity, his death did not really matter to the Base. Moreover, Shen Xi truly had expertise, so everyone refrained from pursuing the matter.
Now, after more than three months, Shen Xi had produced quite a few valuable research findings, elevating his status and reputation within the Base. Even if Qiu Yiming disliked him, he still had to be polite upon meeting him. However, Qiu Yiming did not know when exactly Shen Xi and Fang Mengyao had gotten together.
Fang Mengyao once had deep feelings for him, which Qiu Yiming was very aware of. However, his heart had always been set on Fang Yuxin. Although Fang Mengyao was not bad, in his eyes, she was far from comparable to Fang Yuxin. Be it family background, looks, temperament, scholarship, or magnanimity, she did not measure up. Only if he were blind would he favor Fang Mengyao over Fang Yuxin, given his existing engagement agreement with Fang Yuxin.
Although he didn’t like Fang Mengyao at that time, he had always intended to acquire the mysterious trump card she hid, unfortunately, Fang Mengyao was very cautious, never revealing what it was. During that period, his relationship with Fang Yuxin had almost turned icy, and he desperately desired Fang Mengyao’s mysterious trump card, even pretending to break up with Fang Yuxin to deceitfully obtain it.
Little did he know, before he could implement his plan, one thing led to another. With his mother suddenly intervening and Bai Ye maliciously influencing from the side, Fang Yuxin ended up leaving the Market Base with Bai Ye!
By the time he learned about this, three days had already passed since Fang Yuxin’s departure, making it impossible for him to catch up. Moreover, at that time, there was a blockade of zombies outside the Market Base, making it nearly impossible to break out!
Because of this, he completely turned against Fang Mengyao, losing all willingness to feign civility with her, even letting go of his obsession with her secret trump card, focusing solely on his cultivation.
It was around that time that his relationship with Fang Mengyao grew more distant. Fang Mengyao probably noticed this change too, hence she decided to leave the Qiu Family and planned to move into the Fang Family’s villa. Unfortunately, the villa was sealed by a mysterious force, making it impossible for her to gain access. Left with no other choice, she settled for the neighboring