Desert Island Survival: A Hundredfold Improvement After Having a Baby?

Su Qingxue stood by the curtain, not moving.

She didn't sleep for long last night, but those few hours were the most complete sleep she'd had in the past two months. When she woke up, much of the jumbled thoughts in her mind had subsided.

Wang Lan's corpse was still in her mind.

The empty chest cavity and the bloodied limbs.

Her eagerness to start the PLB yesterday wasn't entirely rational.

More than anything, it was fear.

I'm afraid that if I stay here any longer, one day I'll end up lying in the grass like that, and no one will recognize me.

I'm afraid of snakes, insects, and the noises from the dark corners of the forest.

I fear that all the glamorous aspects of civilized society will eventually rot on this island.

So she clung to the word "rescue".

But after waking up and going through Xu Zhixia's words one by one, she had to admit it.

Xu Zhixia was right.

Fifty billion cannot be found here.

So how can a single PLB change everything?

More importantly, if the Yang family can indeed find the island using the equipment, the Su family will follow suit.

That's just a matter of time.

There's no need for her to go down now and hand herself over to Yang Ningcong and a mercenary who kills without hesitation.

Yang Ningcong was still looking at her.

The bandage on his neck was slightly crooked, and the location of the blow to his stomach prevented him from straightening his back, but that didn't stop him from striking a "I'm here to save you" pose.

"Qingxue, let's go."

Yang Ningcong said, "What are you still standing there for? Now's your chance."

Su Qingxue did not speak.

Yang Ningcong became anxious.

He took half a step forward and whispered, "That kid has already given up, don't make a mistake now."

Knowing that Lin Fan wanted to exchange him for the items below, Yang Ningcong felt much more confident.

No one answered him from inside the cave.

Liu Feifei stood to one side, her eyes darting around rapidly.

She had already prepared herself to go down.

Yang Ningcong is stupid, foul-mouthed, and quick to back down after being beaten.

But he has the equipment.

Equipment equals rescue.

Rescue is equivalent to going back.

Once we get back, all those shameful things that happened on the deserted island can be washed away.

She could say that she was stranded on a desert island, fought bravely to survive, and suffered all kinds of torment.

Even facial injuries can be transformed into a beautiful, strong, and tragic filter.

Fans will cry, marketing accounts will post things like "It's a miracle she came back alive," and even if brands think it's bad luck, they'll still have to give her a dignified comeback.

This is the most beautiful script Liu Feifei could come up with.

But now, Zhou Kai won't go down, Song Ya won't go down, and Xu Zhixia has stayed.

Judging from Su Qingxue's expression, she clearly didn't want to go down.

The wind direction is wrong.

What Liu Feifei fears most is not hunger or dirt, but choosing the wrong side.

Having been in the entertainment industry for so many years, she understands one thing best.

A celebrity's status can be ruined, and a person's reputation can be repaired. In the past, if you chose the wrong side, you would lose your resources. But now, if you choose the wrong side, you might lose your life.

She looked at Lin Fan, then at the light outside the slope.

Finally, he pulled his foot back.

"Aren't you all going down?"

Nobody paid any attention to her.

Liu Feifei bit her lip, raised her hand to tuck the stray hairs behind her ear, and changed her expression.

"Then I won't go down."

She looked at everyone, her tone perfectly controlled.

"We've all lived together here for so long, weathered all the storms together, we can't just run away whenever we get the chance."

Song Ya looked up at her.

Zhou Kai also glanced at her.

Both of them remained silent, seemingly unable to believe that Liu Feifei would make such a choice.

This kind of sabotage is very unpleasant.

Liu Feifei forced herself to continue, saying, "If we're going down, we'll all go down together. If we're going to stay, we should all stay together."

"Lin Fan took care of us during this time, finding water and food, keeping watch at night, and even risking his life to go into the forest. It was because of him that we survived."

As she said this, she placed her hand on her chest.

"One should have a conscience."

There was a moment of silence in the cave.

Yang Ningcong looked at Liu Feifei, and was about to curse when he gasped for breath because of a stomachache.

He glanced at Lin Fan, then swallowed back the rest of his words.

There's no need to waste words with Liu Feifei now.

She's just a female celebrity.

Whether she goes down or not is not important.

The important one is Su Qingxue.

Yang Ningcong turned his face towards Su Qingxue.

"Qingxue".

This time his tone softened considerably.

"Listen to me."

Su Qingxue looked at him.

Seeing that she finally responded, Yang Ningcong quickly moved forward.

"This bastard... the intern finally agreed. What if he changes his mind later if you miss this opportunity?"

Lin Fan leaned against the cave entrance, not interrupting. He didn't want to stay if he wanted to leave.

Yang Ningcong became more and more anxious as he spoke.

"If you don't leave now, what if the rescue team doesn't let you go?"

Su Qingxue's eyelids twitched.

Yang Ningcong thought he had guessed correctly and immediately pressed down.

"Qingxue, think about it."

"Right now, in this cave, he's in charge. But what if he points a gun at you and won't let you board the ship or helicopter later?"

"Even if I wanted to take you with me, what could I do?"

"We can't exactly fight him and try to take you, can we? What if you get hurt?"

It must be said that Yang Ningcong's words were the closest to normal human logic of all the things he said today.

Song Ya hesitated for a moment after hearing this, and secretly glanced at Su Qingxue.

Su Qingxue finally turned her head and looked directly at Yang Ningcong.

"Yang Ningcong".

"Tell me!" Yang Ningcong's eyes lit up.

"You worry about too many things."

Yang Ningcong's expression froze.

Su Qingxue's tone was calm, "My affairs are none of your concern."

"Qingxue..."

"I told you, I'm not going down."

Yang Ningcong's mouth was still open, but the words he was about to say were stuck in his throat, unable to come up or come down.

Su Qingxue had already turned around and walked back to the cubicle.

The curtain fell, hiding Yang Ningcong's flushed face.

"What Yang Ningcong said is exactly what I wanted to say." Lin Fan was somewhat surprised that Su Qingxue would make this choice, but no matter what, she had made her choice. He, Lin Fan, didn't want two-faced people. "If you don't leave today, it won't be so easy for you to leave next time."

No one responded.

This is not a negotiation; it is an ultimatum before a new order is established on the island.

This slope is a dividing line: go down to gamble on that machine and the elusive rescue, or stay and it means returning to the way things were before.

Lin Fan waited for half a minute, and after confirming that no one wanted to go down, he turned around and looked at Yang Ningcong.

"Looks like it'll just be the two of us going down."

Yang Ningcong was still somewhat unwilling. He craned his neck to look back and shouted at the top of his lungs at the tattered curtain, "Qingxue! Are you really sure? You're going to go crazy just because everyone else is? That's equipment that can directly connect to the international search and rescue network. Once we send a signal, we'll go back!"

It was quiet inside the curtain.

Yang Ningcong panicked, "Su Qingxue, this is my last chance to help you, don't be ungrateful. After you go back..."

"Shut up."

Lin Fan grabbed his collar and shoved him aside forcefully. Yang Ningcong lost his balance, his knees slamming heavily against the stone edge, causing him to groan in pain.

"You talk too much nonsense." Lin Fan tucked the pistol into his belt, drew his dagger, and pressed the blade against Yang Ningcong's thigh. "If you say another word, you'll be missing a piece of flesh."

Because it was morning, the chill from the blade made Yang Ningcong shiver. He immediately shut his mouth tightly and nodded obediently.

Lin Fan used the blade to cut open the hemp rope around Yang Ningcong's ankle.

Only their feet were untied; their hands were still bound.

The two exited the cave and walked down the slope...