Mind Reading in the Apocalypse: I'm Straight, So Please Don't Fall for Me

[Fake cold beauty who can read minds, paired with a straight-laced, emotionally oblivious bottom x outwardly aloof top with a wildly active inner monologue] [Two powerful leads] + [Mind-reading ability that keeps leveling up] + [Apocalyptic sci-fi conspiracy] + [Reunion after a long separation] + [Saying one thing and meaning another] “He stays terrifyingly calm in danger, but in his silence, I hear far too much.” The comedic version: Jiang Yuyi couldn't believe it. Pei Xiaoran seemed like such a good student, but he was secretly writing down everything he ate each day in his diary?! Jiang Yuyi thought it was terrifying. Was Pei Xiaoran really so desperate to outdo him that he'd stop at nothing?! “I like you, Jiang Yuyi.” “But we're both guys.” “I just like you. I only like you, whether you're a guy or a girl.” Jiang Yuyi knew this mind-reading ability would be the death of him. He thought he'd found another good buddy: someone who would fight against the crowd to save him when things were most dangerous, charge through a horde of zombies to find medicine when he had a fever, and rescue him day and night after he was taken away. Then it turned out his buddy was in love with him! The serious version: A year after his father went missing, Jiang Yuyi unexpectedly awakens the ability to read minds, and hears the thoughts of Pei Xiaoran, the cold young man in the back seat. With zombies besieging the city and a coup brewing, he and his companions struggle to survive and search for the truth amid bloodshed and betrayal. His ability keeps evolving in dire circumstances, but he also begins to uncover the world's deepest taboo. As the last glimmer of light flickers amid the ruins of civilization, will he choose to guide others toward hope, or become the spark that sets the abyss ablaze?