123: Chapter 123 I Had Expected This

Throughout the entire day.

Lin Yuan successively absorbed five small factions.

He gathered over 200 female survivors.

The scale of Su Yuyan's Shelter instantly skyrocketed.

From the original 200-plus people, it expanded directly to over 400!

Furthermore, they acquired a large amount of supplies.

Clothes, medicine...

Although these were all common supplies.

In the Apocalypse, they were already quite precious.

Su Yuyan stood beside Lin Yuan, watching the female survivors who had been absorbed.

Her eyes were filled with gratitude.

If it weren't for Lin Yuan...

Her faction could not have expanded so quickly.

And...

The image of Lin Yuan killing the Ability User in one move kept echoing in her mind.

That kind of absolute power...

Left her both shocked and fascinated.

Su Yuyan secretly glanced at Lin Yuan.

Lin Yuan was not only powerful but also very good to women.

He never forced them, never acted crudely.

He always used that gentle yet controlling manner to make women willingly submit to him.

Su Yuyan suddenly realized what she was thinking, and her cheeks flushed slightly.

She quickly shook her head, casting these messy thoughts out of her mind.

Lin Yuan used the system to scan all the female survivors.

Unfortunately...

Not a single one met the criteria.

Either their looks were below 90 points, or the system determined they had been with too many men...

Lin Yuan sighed.

As expected, women who met the system's conditions were too rare.

Especially after a month and a half into the Apocalypse...

There weren't many beauties who could survive to begin with, and finding one who had remained a virgin was even harder.

"Let's go, let's head back."

Lin Yuan said calmly.

Su Yuyan nodded and arranged for her subordinates to escort the female survivors back to the Shelter.

At dusk.

Lin Yuan returned to the villa.

Ye Qingyue immediately came bouncing over:

"Brother Lin Yuan! You're back!"

She excitedly hugged Lin Yuan's arm, her little face full of longing:

"You were out all day, I missed you so much!"

Lin Yuan smiled and patted her head:

"It's only been a day."

Ye Qingyue pouted:

"A day is a long time too!"

"I was thinking about Brother Lin Yuan every single second!"

As she spoke, she suddenly remembered something, and her eyes lit up:

"Right! Brother Lin Yuan, I made more progress practicing Psychokinesis today!"

"Do you want to see?"

Lin Yuan raised an eyebrow:

"Oh? How much progress?"

Ye Qingyue said proudly:

"I can now control 50 items simultaneously!"

"That's 10 more than before!"

Lin Yuan nodded approvingly:

"Not bad, keep working hard."

Being praised, Ye Qingyue was so happy that her eyes crinkled into crescents:

"Hehe, I'll keep trying my best!"

"Once I become stronger, I'll be able to help Brother Lin Yuan!"

She said this and turned to run upstairs:

"Mom! Mom! Brother Lin Yuan is back!"

Hearing this, a smile tugged at the corner of Lin Yuan's mouth.

This little girl...

She really is clingy.

Upstairs.

Wang Yaqin was reading in her room.

Hearing her daughter's voice, she put down her book and walked out of the room.

"Qingyue, what is it?"

Ye Qingyue took her mother's hand and said excitedly:

"Mom! Brother Lin Yuan is back!"

"He went out today to help Sister Yuyan expand her faction!"

"He must have done many amazing things again!"

Wang Yaqin froze for a moment.

Expanding a faction...

She recalled the confidence Lin Yuan had before leaving in the morning.

To be able to make a cold, aloof woman like Su Yuyan willingly follow him...

Lin Yuan's strength must be suffocatingly powerful.

Wang Yaqin's heart skipped a beat for no reason.

This is the man her daughters love deeply...

She recalled her ex-husband.

That mediocre man died not long after the Apocalypse descended.

He couldn't even defeat a common Snow Beast.

And Lin Yuan...

Not only possessed terrifyingly peerless strength but could also produce so many heaven-defying supplies...

This gap...

It was simply worlds apart.

Wang Yaqin suddenly realized that the scales in her heart were slowly tilting.

She began to fantasize...

If she could also receive Lin Yuan's attention...

If she could also be protected by him...

How wonderful that would be...

Wang Yaqin shook her head violently.

"What am I thinking!"

"He is Qingxue and Qingyue's man!"

"How could I have such thoughts!"

She covered her face in shame.

But the flutter in her heart could not be suppressed no matter what.

At night.

Lin Yuan finished his shower and sat by the bed in his bathrobe.

He was preparing to continue practicing the Void Meditation Method.

"Knock, knock, knock—"

The door was lightly knocked.

"May I come in?"

It was Wang Yaqin's voice.

Lin Yuan raised an eyebrow.

Wang Yaqin?

Coming to see him at this time?

"Come in."

The door was pushed open.

Wang Yaqin walked in.

She was wearing an off-white loungewear dress today, outlining her mature and voluptuous curves.

Her pitch-black long hair was coiled into an elegant bun, with a few strands falling by her ears.

Her delicate features exuded the unique charm of a mature woman, with gentleness and affection in her eyes and brows.

Her skin was fair and delicate; time seemed not to have left many traces on her face.

That figure...

It was simply the epitome of a perfect married woman.

Curvaceous, mature, and full, yet without losing elegance.

Lin Yuan looked at her and said calmly:

"Auntie, it's so late, is something the matter?"

Wang Yaqin was a bit nervous.

She took a deep breath and gathered her courage to say:

"Lin... I want to talk to you."

Lin Yuan made a gesture of invitation:

"Sit."

Wang Yaqin sat on the chair by the bed, her hands nervously twisted together.

Lin Yuan looked at her and got straight to the point:

"Auntie, actually, I've always wanted to talk to you."

Wang Yaqin froze:

"Talk... talk about what?"

Lin Yuan stood up and walked in front of her.

Looking down at her:

"I want you to become my woman."

Wang Yaqin's eyes widened.

Her cheeks instantly flushed red.

"You... what did you say?"

Lin Yuan said calmly:

"I want you to become my woman."

"In exchange, I will give you unlimited d-grade mineral water and soul strengthening pills."

"You can infinitely enhance your physique and Spiritual Power."

"In the Apocalypse, you will possess absolute self-preservation ability."

Wang Yaqin looked at Lin Yuan in shock.

Unlimited d-grade mineral water and soul strengthening pills?

This temptation...

Was too great!

One had to know, these two things could allow her to become infinitely stronger!

Her physique and Spiritual Power could both be raised to a terrifying level!

In the Apocalypse, this was simply a priceless treasure!

But...

"I... I am Qingxue and Qingyue's mother..."

Wang Yaqin's voice trembled:

"How could I..."

Lin Yuan interrupted her:

"I know."

"Therefore, I only want it once."

"After that, I will never force you."

"This is your privilege as the sisters' mother."

"Other women do not have this treatment."

Wang Yaqin didn't hear the rest, just that Lin Yuan wanted her to be his woman.

Her head was in a blur.

Lin Yuan continued:

"Moreover, I will not destroy your relationship with your daughters."

"Afterward, you will still be their mother."

"I will still be their man."

"The things between us can be treated as if they never happened."

Wang Yaqin's heart beat faster and faster.

She fell into a huge conflict.

To accept is to betray her daughters.

To refuse is to lose the chance to become stronger, and she wouldn't have the face to stay here in the future.

Her independent personality made her unable to accept "serving the same husband" as her daughters.

But reason told her...

It's just once...

And she could become stronger to protect her daughters...

Wang Yaqin bit her lip, her eyes reddened:

"I... I need time to consider..."

Lin Yuan nodded:

"Very well."

"But I hope you give me an answer as soon as possible."

Wang Yaqin stood up and left the room in a panic.

Her heart was pounding like a drum, her cheeks bright red.

After returning to her room, she couldn't sleep all night.

In her mind, there were only Lin Yuan's words.

Wang Yaqin tossed and turned on the bed.

Her heart was undergoing a fierce battle of conscience.

Accept?

Or refuse?

The next morning.

Wang Yaqin made a decision.

She could not accept.

She was her daughters' mother, how could she do such a thing?

She decided...

To leave here.

Wang Yaqin packed her luggage and left a letter for her daughters:

"Qingxue, Qingyue, Mom is going to find a way to become stronger. You two stay with Lin Yuan, he will protect you. Mom loves you."

After writing the letter, Wang Yaqin took a deep breath.

She picked up her luggage, preparing to leave quietly.

But just as she reached the door...

"Mom, where are you going?"

Ye Qingxue's voice came from behind.

Wang Yaqin's body stiffened.

She slowly turned around and saw her eldest daughter looking at her calmly.

"Qingxue... I..."

Ye Qingxue walked forward and glanced at the luggage in her mother's hand:

"It was Lin Yuan who approached you, right?"

Wang Yaqin's eyes widened:

"You... how did you know?"

Ye Qingxue sighed:

"Mom, I know very well what kind of person Lin Yuan is."

"It's normal for him to take a liking to you."

"Men all like perfect married women like you, and there's also a sense of taboo."

"I had expected this."

Wang Yaqin looked at her daughter in shock:

"You... you knew all along?"

Ye Qingxue nodded:

"Yes."

"And, I don't object."