Global Evolution: I Super Double Up on my evolution-Chapter 446 - 213: Truth! Long-Distance Relationships are Doomed! The Minotaur is Unrivaled!_2
At that moment, the worry on her face deepened, leaving Su Yan to puzzle over her expression.
"Let’s hear it then." Su Yan’s voice was neutral, but if one listened carefully, an almost imperceptible trace of curiosity could be detected.
As soon as he finished speaking, Qin Yao, who had been sitting beside him with her knees hugged to her chest, suddenly threw herself into Su Yan’s arms. Her fair, slender hands wrapped tightly around him, silently feeling the rhythm of his heartbeat.
"Qin Yao?" Su Yan didn’t know what was wrong with Qin Yao or why she had suddenly become so sentimental.
Qin Yao didn’t respond, quietly burying her head in his chest. After a while, she finally spoke, "Su Yan, I heard from my family’s elders yesterday that a great calamity is coming." Her voice trembled as she continued, "They said the human race is about to suffer an unprecedented disaster. When it comes, perhaps only one in a hundred of the global population of billions will survive. I’m really scared."
Perhaps she was afraid of death, or of losing this hard-won romance. Su Yan could feel her fear. However, he didn’t offer any comfort, just listened silently as she spoke, a surge of confusion rising within him. Could the great calamity Qin Yao mentioned be the same cataclysm he knew of?
Qin Yao quickly spoke again, "Just last night, my grandfather held a family meeting at home. The meeting was about how the entire family could evacuate Jingdou to avoid the calamity as much as possible. But I don’t want to leave. I want to stay at Jing University with you."
At that moment, Qin Yao became even more sentimental, her ’damsel in distress’ persona kicking into high gear. But Su Yan wasn’t focused on that. What he really cared about was the great calamity Qin Yao was speaking of. He wondered what in the world was going on. Could it be... that the calamity was the same as the cataclysm?
As he thought about this, Su Yan gazed down at Qin Yao in his arms and asked in a very gentle voice, "What exactly is this great calamity you’re talking about? Can you tell me more about it?"
Hearing this, Qin Yao reluctantly rose from Su Yan’s embrace, reached into her pocket for her phone, and opened the photo gallery. Then she handed the phone to Su Yan, saying, "I’m not entirely sure about the specifics of the calamity. However, I saw these pictures in my mother’s phone gallery last night. I heard these are from something that happened in Jingdou a few days ago—an omen of the coming calamity."
Again, it’s what your mother said... My dear Qin Yao, can’t you stop mentioning your mother all the time? It sounds weird to me... Su Yan made a few mental comments, then took the phone from Qin Yao and looked at the photos on the screen.
It was a very strange photo. The scene it depicted showed a sapling growing out of a muscular man’s abdomen. Clearly, the man had been subjected to Demonic Plant Parasitism and had met a violent end. Su Yan swiped to the next photos and found they depicted similar scenes, each more harrowing than the last.
After looking through them, Su Yan came to a conclusion: the Demonic Plants were making significant moves, aggressively invading Human race territories and causing numerous deaths. This corroborated what Su Yan had seen in the Mirror World. The entire world was overrun with plants. As far as the eye could see, Demonic Plants were parasitizing skeletons, creating an utterly desolate and silent scene.
But Su Yan quickly recalled another place in the Mirror World: a pitch-dark grassland where you couldn’t see your hand in front of your face, covered in wilting weeds and the somber presence of Yin entities.
Su Yan wondered. Did this mean the so-called cataclysm was an invasion of the entire Earth by various races, and not just the Demonic Plants? Like... Yin entities and mythical beasts? Su Yan’s mind raced, his brow furrowing.
Seeing his expression, Qin Yao immediately regretted telling Su Yan this troublesome secret. This was supposed to be a rare, romantic, and happy late-night date. But because I got all melancholic, I ruined our precious time alone. That really shouldn’t have happened.
With this thought, Qin Yao leaned her head lightly on Su Yan’s shoulder and decided to change the subject. "Su Yan, can I tell you a story?"
Hearing this, Su Yan snapped out of his thoughts. He looked down at Qin Yao leaning on his shoulder and said agreeably, "Sure." He also wanted to enjoy this rare night without burdening himself with more worries.
Seeing Su Yan agree so readily, Qin Yao smiled and said, "A long, long time ago, there was a Scholar with a fiancée. To achieve scholarly success, he was often away from home taking exams. Whenever the Scholar was far away and missed his fiancée, he would write her letters late at night to express his longing. Every time he missed her, he would write. In just six short months, he had sent his fiancée over a hundred letters. Meanwhile, his fiancée, back in their hometown, felt an immense sweetness each time she read his letters, as if he were right there beside her. Until one day, the Scholar finally returned home triumphantly, his achievements complete. His fiancée waited for him at the village entrance early that day. When they finally met after so long, the fiancée said something to the Scholar that made him burst into tears. Guess what it was?"
When she finished, Qin Yao looked quietly into Su Yan’s eyes, waiting for his answer.
Su Yan thought for a moment, then said uncertainly, "Was it, ’I’ve finally waited for you?’"
"No," Qin Yao said, shaking her head.
When Qin Yao shook her head, Su Yan couldn’t be bothered to guess anymore and asked directly, "Then what did the fiancée say?"
Qin Yao didn’t reveal the answer directly but said with a smile, "Here’s a little hint: companionship is the most enduring confession."
Companionship is the most enduring confession? Su Yan frowned, then, as if realization struck him, he said, "The fiancée told the Scholar, ’I’m with the Messenger now. We shouldn’t contact each other anymore; I’m afraid he’ll misunderstand.’"
Qin Yao was completely floored. What kind of logic is that? Is this how a straight guy thinks? Oh, I *love* it. HEH HEH HEH... Qin Yao mentally roasted Su Yan’s answer, her thoughts dripping with sarcasm.
Meanwhile, seeing Qin Yao’s bewildered expression, Su Yan explained, "The Scholar was away for years and couldn’t be with his fiancée, so they could only stay in touch through constant letters. This constant exchange created frequent opportunities for the fiancée and the Messenger to interact. Gradually, feelings developed between them. This fits perfectly with the saying that companionship is the most enduring confession."
Then, Su Yan suddenly remembered something else and added, "Moreover, this ending also teaches us a lesson: long-distance relationships are doomed, and the Minotaur is unbeatable! Important things must be said three times! Long-distance relationships are doomed, the Minotaur is unbeatable! Long-distance relationships are doomed, the Minotaur is unbeatable!"
Qin Yao was utterly lost. Her bafflement gave way to speechlessness. She felt that when it came to matters of the heart, her thoughts and Su Yan’s were never on the same wavelength. They always thought differently, and their perspectives on things were quite distinct too. She always felt... that their views on love were just too different.
As she mulled this over, Qin Yao couldn’t help but worry. She figured that in their future relationship, she would undoubtedly be the one making more compromises. Sigh, I hope we can make it through, she thought with a deep, internal sigh.
Then, a question popped into her mind. What did he mean by ’the Minotaur is unbeatable’? Is that some kind of proverb? Pondering this, Qin Yao looked at Su Yan and asked, "Su Yan, what exactly did you mean by ’the Minotaur is unbeatable’ just now?"
"Well..." Su Yan trailed off, looking like he wanted to say more but hesitated...
