Ye Zi'an did not hide his greedy gaze, openly sizing up the two women in front of him.

Perhaps because they had been caught by Ye Zi'an for not wearing uniforms the previous day, both women had learned their lesson today. They dressed in standard female uniforms, similar to Zhao Wanrong, and the high heels with black stockings accentuating their legs drove Ye Zi'an's desire even higher.

"You both should know why I called you here, right?"

The insinuation in his words was unmistakable.

Using the Insight Technique, Ye Zi'an assessed the two: Li Menglan had a favorability of 72, while Hu Xuefei had 83.

Both women's other attributes were similar to ordinary people, but their potential was rated as A, which surprised Ye Zi'an.

"It seems their potential isn't low; I can help them a bit."

The system sounded slightly proud as it explained, "These two may not appear in the subsequent plot, but their potential is indeed impressive."

That made sense; with an A-grade potential being rare, in a city like Xia City with four to five million people, there likely wouldn't be more than 50 individuals with such potential.

These two were certainly among the most elite in Xia City.

However, potential is one thing; effort is what truly matters.

In theory, anyone in this world could become an ability user. By the seventh day of the apocalypse, as long as they killed zombies, they could become ability users.

However, the level of potential affected the number of zombies required for activation. For someone with SSS-grade potential, they might only need to kill a few zombies, while A-grade potential users would need to kill hundreds to have a chance at awakening their abilities.

Li Menglan felt secretly pleased with Ye Zi'an's request. Being someone who craved vanity, she eagerly hoped to be noticed by Ye Zi'an and become his secret lover.

Particularly after the news of Liu Sisi's car accident was broadcasted on local news yesterday, Li Menglan's mind was filled with schemes, thinking this was a good opportunity to take advantage of the situation.

On the other hand, Hu Xuefei felt a sense of gratitude towards Ye Zi'an. Coming from a less fortunate family, she had received significant help from Ye Zi'an during her university years, and after graduation, she was directly promoted to be the chairman's secretary.

For both professional and personal reasons, she didn't want to lose this high-paying and leisurely job, especially since Ye Zi'an had treated her well over the years.

Li Menglan's suggestion from yesterday had caused Hu Xuefei to ponder overnight. Just moments ago, the two had been conversing at a nearby café when they received Ye Zi'an's call, leading them to exchange knowing glances and nod in agreement.

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Ye Zi'an was pleased with their obedience and awareness of the situation. With their professional backgrounds, these two would become valuable assets to Liu Qinghuan in the future.

After all, Liu Qinghuan was currently just an overlooked second miss of the Liu family, not yet the queen who would dominate Xia City as described in the book.

Ye Zi'an began to teach the two the Chaos Yin-Yang Technique.

[Congratulations! All attributes +3, and you have received an additional 10 free attribute points. Please distribute them as you wish.]

[Congratulations! All attributes +3, and you have received an additional 10 free attribute points. Please distribute them as you wish.]

Helping the two women cultivate not only granted Ye Zi'an a significant number of attribute points but also provided them with numerous benefits.

Now, their physical capabilities were comparable to those of average athletes.

This noticeable improvement solidified their resolve to continue training.

Just as Ye Zi'an was helping them stabilize their cultivation, his phone rang.

Noticing that the two were just getting started, Ye Zi'an knew he couldn't rush their training and decided to give them some breathing room.

He stepped into the living room, where his phone displayed call records from Su Chen and Lin Qianqian, intercepted by a hacker assigned by his second uncle.

On the call, Su Chen asked Lin Qianqian to find out about Su Wei's current situation and urged her to stockpile several months' worth of supplies before New Year's Eve, advising her to stay at home that night and wait for him to find them before hastily hanging up.

Perhaps fearing he was being monitored, Su Chen only instructed Lin Qianqian on some mundane matters, avoiding any mention of the impending apocalypse.

However, his tone was somewhat urgent, and his intermittent speech suggested that he had sustained some injuries.

Ye Zi'an reviewed the previous records in the group; those mercenaries had communicated in code, and they had inflicted several wounds on Su Chen, particularly a deep cut on his right hand from a military knife. However, one of the mercenaries had died, and another was injured.

Ye Zi'an couldn't help but exclaim, "Truly the son of fortune; he managed to escape even in this situation."

He had some recollection of the deceased, a skilled assassin proficient in Muay Thai and short knives.

However, a few bystanders had witnessed Su Chen committing murder and quickly recorded videos to report to the police.

The identity of the deceased, being from Thailand, was sensationalized as a case of "black eating black," leading to a citywide manhunt for Su Chen in Xia City.

This was an unexpected bonus. However, the more chaotic things became, the harder it would be for Su Chen to execute his plans, allowing Ye Zi'an to earn even more points.

[Su Chen is preparing to flee Xia City. Congratulations, host! You have significantly altered the plot and earned 3000 points.]

It seemed that Su Chen was now forced to leave Xia City, meaning that most of the early plot would be changed, especially the storyline involving him and Su Wei stockpiling supplies, which would no longer exist.

In this time leading up to the apocalypse, Su Chen had to be cautious about the remaining seven assassins hunting for him.

Two days flew by.

During these days, Ye Zi'an accompanied the two secretaries to inspect the construction progress at the site during the day. In the afternoons, he trained with Anna and Hoshino in various close-combat techniques, and in the evenings, he returned to the Ye family to spend time with Liu Qinghuan.

However, progress with the Chaos Yin-Yang Technique was slow, having only gained an additional attribute point during one exchange with Liu Qinghuan.

He wondered if he needed to gradually stabilize his own strength or if there were additional conditions for improvement.

Could it be just as he suspected?

Nevertheless, Ye Zi'an's talent seemed quite decent; in just two days, he had transformed from a novice in combat to someone who could counter moves effectively.

With Anna teaching him how to identify a few vital weak points in the human body, combined with Ye Zi'an's high attributes, he was more than a match for ordinary mercenaries.

This rapid growth piqued the curiosity of Anna and Hoshino about the secrets Ye Zi'an possessed.

As the days passed, Ye Zi'an's strength was visibly growing, transforming from an ordinary individual into someone with physical capabilities rivaling those of elite mercenaries.

After completing his training for the day, Ye Zi'an received a message from his underling, Li Wei.

"Su Wei has been released from the precinct."

As he rushed towards Century Community, Ye Zi'an called Li Wei, saying, "Find an excuse to detain her; I'll be there shortly."

Li Wei understood immediately and flatteringly replied, "I understand; I won't let Ye Shao down."

In Li Wei's view, Ye Zi'an had gone through all this trouble to frame Su Chen, presumably to win over these two beauties.

The classic hero-saving-beauty trope, while cliché, was quite effective for Su Wei, who had just spent two days in detention and was feeling extremely insecure.

When Ye Zi'an arrived at Century Community, he immediately spotted Su Wei and Lin Qianqian at the entrance.

Both appeared somewhat haggard, especially Su Wei, who had not had a stable time in detention, although their beauty still shone through.