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

"Your performance was actually quite good."

"If no one bothers me, I might consider your request."

"But now..."

"...I've lost interest."

"The opportunity is gone."

"If anyone's to blame, blame her."

Su Qingxue looked at Xu Zhixia.

The opportunity... is gone?

Just because of this woman who suddenly barged in?

To get Lin Fan to agree, she abandoned all her dignity and acted like the most despicable person, actively trying to please him.

She endured the humiliation and the inner torment, and was on the verge of success...

It was all ruined by this self-righteous woman!

Shame and anger welled up inside me.

The usual arrogance and aloofness were gone from Su Qingxue's beautiful eyes. "Xu Zhixia...!"

She let out a shrill scream, her voice distorted and completely out of tune.

"What are you doing here! Who let you in! Get out! Get out of here!"

Xu Zhixia was stunned.

She had anticipated Lin Fan's rage and her own danger, but she never imagined that the victim she was trying to save would look at her with such murderous eyes.

"Su Qingxue, you...you need to wake up!"

"He's forcing you, how could you...?"

"force?"

Do I look like I was forced to do this?!

Lin Fan sneered. So, in Su Qingxue's mind, he had become a beast.

"Mr. Su, I'd like to make a request. I look forward to your performance next time!"

After saying that, he walked past Xu Zhixia, lifted the tattered curtain, and went out.

Only two women remained in the cubicle.

Su Qingxue knelt on the simple wooden bed, her hair mostly disheveled, and one shoulder strap was dangling.

Instead of immediately tidying her appearance, she stared intently at the still swaying curtain.

She was angry.

I'm not angry about Lin Fan saying the opportunity is gone, nor am I angry about this opportunity.

The breath was interrupted.

A woman mustered all her courage, put everything aside, and finally managed to put herself on the stage, only to have someone suddenly appear out of nowhere, pull her off the stage, and force her into the public eye.

And this process has to be repeated once more.

The feeling of shame and resentment mixed together was ten times worse than being rejected by Lin Fan.

Xu Zhixia stood there, unsure whether to advance or retreat.

By the firelight behind the curtain, she could see several red marks on Su Qingxue's back that had been pressed. Some of them were old and had faded to a light pink.

This means it wasn't the first time; the woman must have been unable to handle the shock and developed a medical condition.

Xu Zhixia's heart clenched. It made sense; how could an intern who suddenly had the power of life and death let go of her former boss?

When she first arrived on the island, she thought Su Qingxue wasn't doing too badly, but now it seems she only had a chance to survive by selling her body.

"Qingxue".

Xu Zhixia stepped forward, squatted down, her eyes filled with heartache. Her fingertip touched a purplish-blue mark, and Su Qingxue's shoulder trembled as she gasped.

"Does it hurt?"

Su Qingxue did not turn around.

Xu Zhixia ran her fingers over the mark; there was bruising under the skin, and the edges were yellowish, indicating it was from a few days ago.

There was another, fresh bite mark on the side of her neck, quite severe. "You didn't have to do that."

Xu Zhixia spoke softly, "No matter what he promised you, you don't need to do it this way..."

Su Qingxue turned her head.

There were no tears, no grievances, only anger on that face.

"Xu Zhixia, how old are you?"

Xu Zhixia was stunned for a moment.

"I'm almost thirty." Su Qingxue stood up, looking down at Xu Zhixia. "Do I, Su Qingxue, need to report to you, need your approval, or have you rush in to examine me and confirm if it's consensual?"

Xu Zhixia's face froze instantly.

She opened her mouth, and the theory of post-traumatic stress disorder she had just heard seemed ridiculous at that moment.

She hesitated for a long time before speaking, "You really weren't...forced?"

Su Qingxue sneered, "Did I look like I was forced just now?"

She pointed to the mattress, "Would the person being forced hug him willingly? Would the person being forced kiss him first?"

Xu Zhixia was speechless.

Su Qingxue reached out and tidied her loose hair, gathering it haphazardly behind her head.

"Xu Zhixia, I am a human being."

Su Qingxue stared at her.

"I am not a nun."

"I have emotions and desires. I get hungry, thirsty, tired, and I want a man to hold me."

"You think I'm made of iron? You think all I did was drink water, eat, and sunbathe all day?"

Xu Zhixia squatted on the ground, the professional analytical framework in her mind was collapsing.

It took her a full thirty seconds to process this fact.

Then she stood up and took a step back.

So... you're really not sick.

This sentence came out subconsciously.

Su Qingxue's temple throbbed.

"What did you say?"

"I said..." Xu Zhixia's expression was complicated, "You don't have Stockholm syndrome, you don't have emotional dissociation, you don't have PTSD... you really are just... simply... wanting a man..."

She didn't finish saying the last word.

But Su Qingxue understood.

Su Qingxue's face darkened.

"Xu Zhixia!"

"You're the one who's sick! Your whole family is sick!"

Su Qingxue picked up a flattened, tattered slipper from the bed board and threw it at Xu Zhixia.

Xu Zhixia dodged to the side, her slippers hitting the curtain behind her.

"You're from the ER, a department that hasn't even done a rotation in gynecology, and you're here to give me a psychological evaluation?"

Su Qingxue's voice rose sharply, completely abandoning her usual reserved demeanor, "You're a virgin, so does that mean I'll never experience the taste of a man in my entire life?"

Xu Zhixia was speechless for a moment after being choked.

"I..." Xu Zhixia's lips moved slightly, "I did it out of concern."

"Concerned?" Su Qingxue pulled her coat tighter, her chest still heaving. "If you care about me, can't you knock?"

There is no door here.

"Why don't you cough a couple of times?"

Xu Zhixia remained silent for two seconds.

Okay, that was indeed her mistake.

In a normal setting, if an adult woman is having sex with a man in her bedroom, and another person barges in without knocking, regardless of the reason, it would be an extremely offensive act.

"I apologize," Xu Zhixia said.

Su Qingxue snorted and turned her face away.

The torrential rain was still falling outside the cave, and the wind howled as it rushed in.

The light from the campfire shone through the gaps in the curtain, casting flickering shadows on the two figures.

The atmosphere remained tense for about ten seconds.

Xu Zhixia didn't leave, and Su Qingxue didn't chase her away.

"However..." Xu Zhixia suddenly spoke again.