Chapter 107: Doomsday 22

“Not feeling well? What’s wrong?” Li Ziqing asked. She had already formed a deep friendship with Xia Meimei during their transportation missions.

“Probably overusing her ability; she keeps wanting to sleep,” Ke Yuandao replied, his expression darkening. “We can’t let her use her powers so frequently anymore.”

“Overusing? It’s been over ten days...” Li Ziqing’s eyes narrowed as she looked seriously at Ke Yuandao. “I want to ask—have you and Meimei... you know?”

“Huh?” Ke Yuandao looked confused.

“You know, like kissing and hugging—intimate stuff,” Li Ziqing said vaguely.

Kissing and hugging—upon hearing those words, Ke Yuandao recalled the woman who had casually kissed him a few times before the banquet. His face flushed slightly. “Why are you asking about this?”

Seeing his awkward reaction, Li Ziqing widened her eyes in surprise. “You actually moved that fast?”

“Ahem, she volunteered,” Ke Yuandao cleared his throat.

The information was quite significant, and Li Ziqing was silent for a moment before patting his shoulder. “Well, as long as you treat Meimei well. With the current situation, she needs plenty of rest. I even heard she might experience nausea and vomiting soon.”

“???” Ke Yuandao was puzzled. “You know about this?”

“How could I not? It’s common sense,” Li Ziqing twitched at the corner of her mouth, tempted to tell him Meimei might be pregnant, but held back. That kind of news should come from the mother to the father to keep the surprise.

“Anyway, you need to be more careful during this time,” Li Ziqing hinted. “I’m going to be your child’s godmother, so if you don’t treat Meimei right, I won’t let it go—and I’ll even introduce her to other men.”

Though she wasn’t fully sure why she suddenly brought up the child, Ke Yuandao understood the last sentence well. He warned her with a look: “Don’t even think about it.”

“Alright, alright, just treat her well,” Li Ziqing dismissed his warning.

A man who can’t even realize his own woman is pregnant—Ke Yuandao really was a failure as a man.

Feeling uncomfortable under Li Ziqing’s strange gaze, Ke Yuandao warned again, “Don’t mess up my relationship with her,” before leaving, planning to find a quiet place to be alone for a while.

Li Ziqing shook her head as she watched his retreating figure, muttering, “Such a big pig’s trotters.”

Suddenly, a voice startled her: “What kind of relationship do Xia Meimei and Captain Ke have?”

“You’re still here?” Li Ziqing patted her chest and glanced at Yang Zhengqi, deciding to get straight to the point. “Are you planning to join our base?”

“The base looks strong, and the powered individuals get along well. It would be best if General Xia agrees,” Yang Zhengqi replied.

“He will agree. Go talk to him,” Li Ziqing pointed toward General Xia on the other side of the hall. “I have some things to handle. Excuse me.”

With that, she slipped away.

Yang Zhengqi didn’t stop her. From the conversation he just overheard between Ke Yuandao and Li Ziqing, he had learned far more than expected.

That woman seemed to have latched onto Ke Yuandao’s support. Honestly, with her looks, if she didn’t cling to a powerful figure, even General Xia’s daughter wouldn’t survive in this chaotic world.

But why hadn’t she died or turned into a zombie?

Could it be...

Recalling their earlier talk, it seemed Xia Meimei was pregnant—had she used the child in her womb for some kind of experiment?

Clenching his fists, his eyes burning with anger amid the shifting lights of the banquet, Yang Zhengqi murmured, “A base established by people like that should be destroyed.”

After Li Ziqing hurried away, she looked around and eventually spotted a familiar figure. Approaching, she patted him on the shoulder. “Wang Qiang!”

“Lady, don’t sneak up on me like that!” Wang Qiang was startled.

Li Ziqing chuckled. “Your team is about to have some happy news soon.”

Wang Qiang lazily nodded, chewing on a piece of meat. “You mean the boss and Miss Meimei’s wedding? When’s the date?”

“No, it’s not a wedding,” Li Ziqing smiled triumphantly. She was the only one who knew this secret.

“If not a wedding, then what happy news?”

“I’m telling you, but don’t tell anyone else,” Li Ziqing said, eager to share but wanting to keep it private. Bottling it up was too hard.

“Alright,” Wang Qiang nodded. In this apocalypse, gossip was survival. He leaned in to listen.

“Meimei is pregnant,” Li Ziqing whispered.

Wang Qiang was shocked. “What?”

“Why so surprised? They’re so close—it was only a matter of time,” Li Ziqing rolled her eyes.

Wang Qiang said, “I didn’t expect the boss to act so fast.”

“Me neither, it’s brutal,” Li Ziqing said. “I’m only telling you—don’t spread it around.”

“Got it,” Wang Qiang nodded, feeling a pang of heartbreak. He used to like Xia Meimei.

Now, he was thoroughly heartbroken.

Feeling much better after sharing, Li Ziqing happily walked away, leaving Wang Qiang alone to drown his sorrows in alcohol.

A powered individual familiar with Wang Qiang passed by and asked with concern, “Wang Qiang, what’s wrong?”

“Zhang Guo,” Wang Qiang glanced at him gloomily. “I’m heartbroken.”

Zhang Guo said, “Weren’t you heartbroken long ago? Xia Meimei has been with your boss for a while.”

“This time it’s different,” Wang Qiang hiccupped.

“How is it different???” Zhang Guo sneered. “You’ve been drinking too much.”

Wang Qiang felt a bit sad. He looked around and thought, I’ll just tell him alone, to vent my feelings. “I’m telling you, but don’t tell anyone.”

“Okay,” Zhang Guo nodded.

“Xia Meimei is carrying the boss’s child,” Wang Qiang said.

“What???” Zhang Guo was stunned.

“I’m only telling you. You can’t tell anyone,” Wang Qiang said sadly.

“Don’t worry, my lips are sealed,” Zhang Guo patted his chest.

Wow, Ke Yuandao seemed cold and distant, yet he acted so fast.

Zhang Guo was shocked. He took the food back to his companions.

His friends asked, “What were you and Wang Qiang mumbling about for so long? Two grown men chatting so much?”

Zhang Guo hesitated. Sensing gossip, his friends urged, “Come on, tell us.”

“I’ll tell you, but you have to promise not to tell anyone.”

“Promise.”

“Don’t worry, our lips are tight.”

“Spill it.”

“Xia Meimei is pregnant with Ke Yuandao’s child!”

The news quickly spread throughout the entire base. A few days later, the woman involved, Xia Meimei, heard the rumor and was utterly bewildered: Pregnant? How did she not know?