Qiao Yanrou nodded lightly and thanked him.

Ji Yuanchen, who hadn’t spoken, occasionally glanced at her. Seeing her remain silent and calmly eat despite Zhang Keqing’s provocation, he was very curious about what she was thinking.

“Clang!” Bai Xiaoyan slammed her chopsticks on the table, stopping eating. She was furious!

The sound of Bai Xiaoyan slamming her chopsticks drew everyone at the table’s attention.

“What’s wrong with you? You’re ruining dinner!” An ability user disliked her action and voiced their displeasure.

Bai Xiaoyan glared in Zhang Keqing’s direction and stood up.

“I’m not eating, okay?” After saying this, she stormed off.

The ability user sitting next to her glanced at her empty bowl, “You ate all the rice so cleanly, and you’re still not eating?”

Qiao Yanrou turned to watch her leave, sighing inwardly.

After dinner, she joined the others to wash dishes. As soon as she put away the dishes and chopsticks, Bai Xiaoyan pulled her outside.

Bai Xiaoyan’s face was drawn, “Why didn’t you fight back?” She had almost suffocated inside, nearly using her abilities to attack Zhang Keqing.

Facing her indignation, Qiao Yanrou calmly said, “I can’t beat her.” In this apocalypse, strength almost completely determined one’s power and voice.

Bai Xiaoyan: “…”. She hadn’t expected that to be her reasoning.  It was true… she couldn’t beat her.

However, how could Zhang Keqing so brazenly try to drive a wedge between Qiao Yanrou and Shen Luohan?

“I’m fine. I know you’re upset for me. As long as Luohan doesn’t change his heart, any provocation is useless.” Qiao Yanrou comforted Bai Xiaoyan.

Bai Xiaoyan suddenly looked at her seriously. After a few seconds, she asked, “What would you do if Brother Shen really changed his heart?”

Qiao Yanrou had indeed considered this question. After all, Shen Luohan was incredibly strong, tall, handsome, and had many admirers.

Especially after learning that Shen Luohan was one of the male leads, the possibility of him falling for someone else increased.

But there was no sign of it yet, so she wouldn’t let herself get bogged down. She would deal with it when it actually happened.

“I’ll deal with it when it happens.”

Seeing her calm demeanor, Bai Xiaoyan calmed down as well.

“If you have any worries, tell me.” She really liked Qiao Yanrou’s gentle and calm nature.

Qiao Yanrou smiled at her, “Okay.”

After the dining hall incident, Sister Lan no longer tried to persuade Qiao Yanrou to eat with them; she almost caused a fight between the couple.

That day, the sun was shining brightly, a rare good day. Several teams from the base that had gone out to gather supplies returned early.

Qiao Yanrou was putting freshly sunned sheets and blankets back on the bed, washing the ones she had just removed using her water abilities.

“Yanrou, open the door.”

Bai Xiaoyan’s voice came from outside.  Her excited tone was audible even through the door.

Qiao Yanrou dried her hands and went to open the door.

Bai Xiaoyan, with her hands behind her back, walked in mysteriously.

“Guess what good things I found.”

Qiao Yanrou’s first thought was food, “Salt-baked chicken legs?” She hadn’t had them in a long time.

“What salt-baked chicken legs? Ta-da!” Bai Xiaoyan dramatically revealed two sundresses, holding one in each hand, showing them off by twirling around.

In her left hand was a red halter fishtail dress; in her right, a light blue dress, both stylish and elegant.

“Try them on quickly.” Bai Xiaoyan had specifically chosen the two best-looking dresses for her.

Since arriving in this apocalypse, Qiao Yanrou hadn’t worn anything that showed her legs. She had been wearing the same few sets of clothes and pants repeatedly, let alone dresses.

“Forget it, you keep them.” They were beautiful, but she didn’t want to be too eye-catching.

“You don’t have to wear them out. Just wear them for me. Yanrou~, try them on~,” Bai Xiaoyan playfully begged her.

Qiao Yanrou couldn’t resist her pleading and took the blue dress, going into the room to change.

Seeing that she took the blue dress, Bai Xiaoyan thought it was a pity; she had hoped she would wear the red halter fishtail dress, but the blue one was also pretty.

The door opened, and Qiao Yanrou emerged wearing the blue dress.

Even the sunlight streaming in from the window seemed to shine brighter for her.

Bai Xiaoyan was speechless, captivated by her beauty.  Holding her breath for a long time, she exclaimed, “How can you be so beautiful…”

Qiao Yanrou, unused to wearing dresses, felt a little uncomfortable and was about to go back to the room to change.

Bai Xiaoyan practically rushed over to stop her from returning to the room.

“Wait, wait a minute…”

With Qiao Yanrou looking at her questioningly, she took out a pair of heeled shoes from her storage space—not too high, a moderate height.

She placed the new shoes in front of her.

“I also picked these out especially for you. Try them on.” Bai Xiaoyan looked at her expectantly.

Qiao Yanrou didn’t refuse this time. She had already changed into the dress, so she might as well try on the new shoes.

Her delicate feet fit perfectly into the shoes.

Bai Xiaoyan clapped her hands, “My judgment is impeccable.”

Qiao Yanrou also liked them. The heels weren’t too high, and they were pretty.

Bai Xiaoyan “tsk tsked” as she circled her, “You’re going to steal hearts…”

A voice called from outside the window, “Bai Xiaoyan, go downstairs for the meeting! Hurry up, everyone’s waiting for you.”

Bai Xiaoyan replied to the window, “Coming, right away.”

She took Qiao Yanrou’s hand and headed for the door, “Come on, let’s go downstairs for the meeting.”

Qiao Yanrou couldn’t break free from her grip.

“I don’t need to go to the meeting.” Only mid-level and above ability users could attend the meeting; she was a low-level ability user.

Bai Xiaoyan walked quickly, and Qiao Yanrou, in her heels, could barely keep up.