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

"Young Master Lin."

Xu Zhixia interrupted Lin Fan before he could finish speaking.

"Um?"

"Your theory was quite good: the center of gravity, a 45-degree angle, and the landing point for emergency rescue."

Xu Zhixia spoke at a measured pace, "But I have a question."

"you say."

"Your emergency medical care has been going on for almost a minute now."

Xu Zhixia tilted her head, her gaze falling on Lin Fan's hands, which were still resting in the same spot.

"Isn't the golden 30 seconds for first aid?"

"You've gone over time; this constitutes overtreatment."

Lin Fan clenched his five fingers together, then relaxed them again.

The soft touch deformed slightly with the movement of his fingers, and the rebound force traveled from his fingertips to the base of his palm.

"Oh...right."

Lin Fan withdrew his hand, but Xu Zhixia did not move her body back.

She had been standing for too long, and after her ankle was tripped by the vine, her entire left leg went numb from the knee down.

As soon as Lin Fan let go, she leaned forward and pressed herself against him again.

This time it's not a problem with the hands.

Xu Zhixia's chest pressed directly against Lin Fan's chest. The top two buttons of her clothes were already loose, and with this contact, the middle layer of fabric was practically nonexistent.

The sensation traveled from my chest to my back through a thin layer of cotton fabric.

Lin Fan was completely tense.

"Dr. Xu."

"Um."

"Shouldn't you...give me...an...explanation..."

"My leg is numb." Xu Zhixia's voice was dismissive. "I tripped over a vine and twisted my left ankle. I can't feel my whole leg now."

She tried to move her toes, but there was no response below the knees.

"Give me a break."

"Forehead……"

Lin Fan looked down; his perspective wasn't quite right.

From his perspective, Xu Zhixia's neckline was wide open, and the curve below her collarbone was right in his line of sight.

It's a bit too white.

The light in the woods was fragmented, filtering through the gaps in the tree canopy and casting patches of light on the skin between her neck and chest.

The light spots moved with the breath, rising and falling.

Lin Fan's Adam's apple bobbed.

"Gurgle."

This sound was much louder than when the fruit fell earlier.

Xu Zhixia pressed her face against his chest, and she could feel the vibration caused by his swallowing clearly.

She didn't look up, but the corner of her mouth twitched slightly.

"You see food again?"

"no."

"Then why are you swallowing?"

My throat is dry.

"Your throat is dry, but instead of drinking water, you just swallow empty saliva?"

"I get the feeling that you're hungry?"

Lin Fan turned his face to the side, "You're not fully recovered yet. If you don't get up soon, my legs will go numb."

Upon hearing this, Xu Zhixia finally shifted her weight back to her legs, tentatively stepping on the ground with her left foot, feeling a dense, pricking sensation on the sole of her foot.

She took half a step back, her chest separating from Lin Fan's body.

In that instant, Lin Fan clearly felt a rebounding force.

Like dough that's been kneaded for ages, it springs back to its original shape when you let go.

No, it's much more elastic than dough. Dough doesn't have this kind of resilience.

After Xu Zhixia steadied herself, she lowered her head and tugged at her collar, fastening one of the loose buttons back onto her clothes.

Her fingers hovered over the second button, then paused, but didn't button it.

"Let's go."

Xu Zhixia lifted her foot and took a step forward, but after two steps she turned back.

"What are you standing there for? Aren't you going to fetch water?"

Lin Fan snapped out of his daze, hoisted the basket straps onto his shoulder, and followed.

He walked behind Xu Zhixia, the images in his mind churning over and over again.

Could this woman be doing this on purpose?

It's possible to trip over vines, and it's also possible to experience leg numbness.

However, if two buttons are loose and only one is buttoned back up, this practice is questionable.

Moreover, her expression remained unchanged from beginning to end; her composure suggested that she was genuinely indifferent to the matter.

Either she was certain he wouldn't dare do anything.

If it weren't for the potential danger to Su Qingxue and the others in the cave, he would have insisted on verifying just how much knowledge this Dr. Xu actually possessed today.

Although the conditions for fieldwork are somewhat rudimentary, the advantage lies in the vast open space and good air circulation.

Lin Fan shook his head vigorously, trying to shake off those messy thoughts.

No, important matters need to be addressed.

The two walked through a patch of low bushes, the ground beneath their feet becoming damp and soft, the air thick with moisture, and the faint sound of flowing water could be heard from ahead.

Less than five minutes later, the stream came into view.

The water wasn't deep; the deepest part only reached calf level, and it was so clear you could see the rocks at the bottom.

Lin Fan put down the basket, took out an empty mineral water bottle, and squatted down on the edge to fill it with water.

A rustling sound came from behind me.

Lin Fan turned his head and glanced at it.

Xu Zhixia took off her long-sleeved outer garment, leaving her in only a low-cut tank top and a light-colored bra underneath, with the bra straps peeking out from the edge of the tank top.

Below is a pair of loose-fitting trousers that Lin Fan had picked up earlier.

She bent down and rolled up her trouser legs to almost her thighs, leaving her calves exposed, her skin still covered in mud from the woods.

What are you doing?

"Wash it."

Xu Zhixia stepped on the stones and walked to a spot four or five meters downstream from him, then dipped one foot into the water first.

"Anyway, this stream eventually flows into the sea. You can draw water from it while I wash myself down below. It won't affect the water quality."

"Is everything alright?"

Lin Fan turned his gaze back to the bottle opening in his hand.

"what ever."

Lin Fan shoved the mineral water bottle directly into the water, and it filled up in no time. He tightened the cap and put it aside, then picked up a second empty bottle.

Lin Fan stared intently at the rising water level in the bottle, his gaze fixed on the plastic opening, unmoving.

Because of his physical evolution, he could even hear that the sound of the water downstream had changed and had become more rhythmic.

Lin Fan's peripheral vision involuntarily drifted to the lower right.

Four or five meters away, Xu Zhixia, with her back to him, bent over and scooped up water with both hands to pour it onto her neck.

Water poured down her neck, running down the shallow groove in the middle of her back. Her vest clung to her skin after being soaked, clearly outlining the lines on both sides of her waist.

She moved slowly, rinsing her fingers near her collarbone twice after pouring one handful of water, before bending down to scoop up a second handful.

The entire process was smooth and seamless, without any hint of deliberate effort.

Lin Fan's bottle was full, and water overflowed from the opening, flowing down his wrist.

He didn't notice.

Xu Zhixia scooped up another handful of water, but this time she didn't pour it on her neck. Instead, she turned to the side and splashed the water on the inside of her forearm, wiping her fingers from her elbow down to her wrist.

As he turned to the side, a section of his silhouette popped out from the edge of his vest.

That curve, combined with the shards of light reflected from the stream, left an imprint on my retina.

Lin Fan's throat tightened, and he quickly turned his face back.

It's no longer watchable.

I really can't watch this anymore.

"Lin Fan".