The Women

Chapter 89: The Women

Zhou Shixian's execution of his own comrades was witnessed in full by Su Chen and He Wang from the top floor of Youldon Hotel.

"That bastard Zhou Shixian!""Joining Gao Qiqiang is one thing, but helping him kill his own people?"He Wang pulled his down jacket tighter around him and couldn't help but curse.

"Enough. Nothing more to see. Let's go down."Su Chen signaled to He Wang.

The two of them put away their binoculars and began descending the stairs.

"Su, I… I have a small request," He Wang suddenly said, his expression awkward.

Su Chen glanced at him and couldn't help but chuckle."Brother He, let me guess—you've got your eyes on Wu Li, haven't you?"

"Huh?"He Wang froze, and his face immediately flushed red."No—I mean—Su, how did you know?"

"Seriously? You might as well have written it on your face."Su Chen laughed.

Wu Li was one of the five women who had escaped with Lin Yingying.Last night, after the women entered the meeting room, He Wang's eyes had practically been glued to Wu Li the entire time.

And now, the awkward request—Su Chen had pretty much figured it out.

"So... what do you think?"He Wang rubbed his hands nervously, eyes filled with hope.

It's said that desire follows satisfaction.Back when they didn't even know if they'd survive, He Wang had no time to think about women.But now, with food and shelter secured under Su Chen's leadership, his mind began to wander.

He had come to Mount Phoenix with his wife and child.Unfortunately, they'd both died shortly after the heatwave started.

Wu Li wasn't as beautiful as Lin Yingying or Liu Linger, but her figure was curvy and mature—sensual and full of charm.It was no surprise He Wang was attracted to her.

Still, he understood that everything in this team went through Su Chen.If he wanted to keep Wu Li around, Su Chen had to agree.

"I think it's fine."Su Chen thought for a moment and gave his approval.

He hadn't accepted Song Linfei or Lin Yingying's team before because there were simply too many of them.It wasn't the added burden that worried him—it was the chaos more people brought.

Just look—thanks to Zhou Shixian's betrayal, Song Linfei's once tightly-knit team had completely fallen apart.

Now that only six women remained, it wouldn't hurt to take them in.

Su Chen's team was made up entirely of bachelors.A little gender balance wouldn't be a bad thing.

"Great! Thank you, Brother Su!"He Wang was overjoyed.

As they talked, the two arrived at the second-floor meeting room.

"Go, bring the women over."Su Chen gave the order.

"Yes, boss!"Zhou Xinhong quickly ran off.

Before long, he returned with Lin Yingying and the other women.

"According to what I've learned, it was Zhou Shixian who betrayed you. He joined forces with Gao Qiqiang and ambushed your base."

"What? That bastard Zhou Shixian..."Lin Yingying clenched her jaw. Her pale face was filled with fury upon learning the truth—especially about how Zhou had helped slaughter the elderly in their team.

"That's the situation. Now, I'm giving you two choices.""First, you leave freely. I won't stop you.""Second, you stay here—but you'll follow my orders, no questions asked."

Su Chen didn't beat around the bush.

"I… I want to stay!""Me too!""Count me in!"

Wu Li and the others didn't hesitate at all—they immediately chose to stay.

In this frozen apocalypse, without food and insulation, survival on their own was impossible.If they tried to join another group of survivors, they'd either be used as playthings or treated as burdens and turned away.

Su Chen didn't seem like a bad man. Staying with him was their best option.

"Zhou Xinhong, help them settle in.""Wu Li, from now on, you're with Brother He."

He Wang had been with Su Chen since the very beginning, and his loyalty was unquestionable.Not only did Su Chen allow Wu Li to stay—he even assigned her directly to He Wang.

Wu Li glanced shyly at the tall, rugged He Wang, a blush spreading on her cheeks.She didn't say a word, only quietly stepped to stand beside him.

He Wang beamed and gave Su Chen a big thumbs-up.

Once the women were taken away by Zhou Xinhong and He Wang, the meeting room fell quiet—only Su Chen and Lin Yingying remained.

To Su Chen, the other women were just ordinary—no special skills, no value to the team.But Lin Yingying was different. She was a doctor, and that made her far more useful.

"What about you? What do you plan to do?"

Lin Yingying took a deep breath, her eyes firm."I want to stay."

"Alright. I'll have someone—"

"No. I want to stay by your side."

Su Chen blinked, surprised. Then he smiled."And why would I keep you by my side?"

"Because I'm useful. I'm a skilled doctor, and I can meet all your needs."Lin Yingying enunciated every word clearly.

After surviving this long in the apocalypse, she had grown wiser—fully aware of how cruel people could be.

Back when she was with Song Linfei, it was largely because he treated her with respect.But now that he was gone, if she wanted to survive—and thrive—the smartest move was to stick close to Su Chen.

"Fine. I agree. But remember: you follow every one of my orders.""Disobey me, and you're out."

Su Chen was no saint.Since Lin Yingying was useful and willing to stay, why not accept her?

"Alright. But I have one request."

"Let's hear it."

"I want revenge. I want Zhou Shixian dead."

Just the mention of his name sent fire blazing through Lin Yingying's eyes.She had deep bonds with Song Linfei and the elders in the team.Zhou Shixian's betrayal had doomed them all.

She wanted him dead—torn limb from limb if possible.

"I can't promise you that,"Su Chen said with a shrug."I do have a score to settle with Gao Qiqiang, so I'll do what I can."

Since Gao Qiqiang had absorbed Song Linfei's team, his strength had grown again.Su Chen wasn't about to risk everything just for revenge on someone else's behalf.