311: Chapter 311 If you feel indebted to me, remember one thing.

The curtain fell, cutting off Su Qingxue's figure, and Lin Fan's gaze landed on Song Ya.

The girl was quietly shrinking back, trying to hide her injured arm behind her.

"Dr. Xu."

Lin Fan spoke, and Xu Zhixia raised her head.

"Treat her." Lin Fan pointed at Song Ya's arm.

Xu Zhixia nodded, "Zhou Kai, light a torch for me."

Zhou Kai: "You got it!"

"Song Ya, come over and sit down." Xu Zhixia's voice was neither heavy nor light, carrying the sense of security of an older sister, "Let me see the wound."

Song Ya bit her lower lip, moved over to the campfire, and cautiously extended her arm.

The Strange Bird's claws were long and sharp, directly scraping three bone-deep gashes on her forearm, the flesh rolled outward, and beads of blood were still oozing out.

Xu Zhixia squatted down and rummaged through her backpack for a small first-aid kit.

This was her only belonging when she came to the island, and the items inside decreased with every use.

She first cleaned the wound with boiled water, then took out alcohol cotton balls, raised her head, and said to Song Ya, "It will hurt a bit, bear with it."

Song Ya looked at Xu Zhixia's focused profile, and her eyes instantly turned red.

She thought... she thought Xu Zhixia would hate her because of those words from Liu Feifei.

After all, what woman would tolerate other women snatching her man?

As a result, she didn't expect Xu Zhixia to help her so seriously.

"I'm sorry..." Song Ya's voice carried a crying tone, "I... I held everyone back just now."

"What silly things are you saying." Xu Zhixia's hand movements didn't stop, and the alcohol wiping against the wound caused Song Ya to shiver.

But Xu Zhixia's voice was very soft, completely mismatched with her cold and aloof face.

"Being able to stand up and take the front is already much better than certain people who only know how to burrow into rock crevices."

As she spoke, she swept a glance out of the corner of her eye toward the direction of the material pile.

Yang Ningcong felt like he was being implicitly targeted.

But he didn't dare to make a sound, shrinking himself even tighter instead.

Soon, the wound disinfection was complete, and Xu Zhixia carefully wrapped Song Ya up with clean gauze, finally tying a pretty bow at the end.

"All right." She patted the back of Song Ya's hand, "Don't touch water these few days, and pay attention to rest."

"Thank you, Dr. Xu..." Song Ya choked up, tears pattering down.

Xu Zhixia looked at Song Ya; this girl really couldn't handle much, getting a bit of injury and a word of comfort, and she was moved into a complete mess.

After cleaning the wound, Lin Fan and the others roughly tidied up the things inside the Karst Cave.

He looked around, the campfire was burning again, supplies were back in place, and the Strange Bird's bloodstains were covered by sand.

Everything that could be done had been done.

"Sleep, take turns on watch, Zhou Kai takes the first shift."

Zhou Kai nodded, clutching a stick and sitting down at the cave entrance.

The rest returned to their respective places; after tossing and turning for most of the night, everyone collapsed and lost all sound.

Lin Fan and the others lived in suspense for half a month.

But after this half month passed, those beasts never appeared again.

There were no Strange Bird swoops, no gray figures wandering on the beach, and even the traces of that large snake completely vanished.

The island was freakishly quiet.

Although they knew the forest was dangerous, they couldn't just sit around and eat up their provisions.

During the day, Lin Fan took Xu Zhixia into the forest to gather herbs, hunt, fetch water, and incidentally scout the outer terrain and mark safe routes.

In the afternoon, they built defensive fortifications around the Karst Cave.

Su Qingxue's spatial Superpower gradually stabilized during this half month.

It could be retrieved and released, with almost zero delay.

The capacity didn't increase significantly, but the controllability was several grades stronger than the first time.

As for Xu Zhixia...

This woman had stored up a lot of herbs.

Various hemostatic, anti-inflammatory, fever-reducing, and analgesic ones were neatly categorized and stacked.

Of course, gathering herbs was gathering herbs.

In this half month, every time they entered the forest, the things happening between the two people were far from as simple as just gathering herbs.

Lin Fan recently discovered a very serious problem: Triple Enhancement seemed to have tripled certain physiological needs along with it.

This was simply outrageous.

In civilized society, he was considered a normal adult male, having all the desires he should have, but absolutely not considered overactive.

As a result, ever since his body was enhanced, that kind of urge came fiercely and frequently.

At first, he thought it was psychological.

Later he found out it wasn't; this fucking thing was a physical-level enhancement.

Today, deep within the forest.

Behind a thick old banyan tree, the ground was covered with a thick layer of banana leaves.

Xu Zhixia leaned against the tree trunk, her fingers slowly buttoning her shirt, the skin from her collarbone to the neckline gradually being covered by the fabric.

Her profile still carried a thin layer of sweat, a few strands of broken hair stuck behind her ear, and her entire expression carried the languid vibe of someone who had just finished exercising.

Lin Fan leaned against another tree, tying a rope because this lousy island couldn't find a single belt at all.

Xu Zhixia finished buttoning the last button and raised her hand to tuck her stray hair behind her ear.

"Lin Fan."

"Mhm."

"What do you... think of Song Ya?"

Lin Fan's hand movement paused for a moment, and after tying the rope well, he spoke.

"Why are you suddenly asking this?"

"Not sudden." Xu Zhixia turned around, "I've been observing for a long time."

"Observing what?"

"The way Song Ya looks at you." Xu Zhixia's tone was very bland, "Every time you come back from outside, she is the first to stand up; when you are injured, she is more anxious than anyone; when you enter the forest with me, she waits at the cave entrance, waiting for several hours at a time."

"What are you trying to express by saying these?"

"She likes you." Xu Zhixia said bluntly, "That kind of liking isn't gratitude, it's that kind between a man and a woman. It can't be hidden at all, it's all written in her eyes."

Lin Fan didn't deny it.

As for the matter of Song Ya being interested in him, he wasn't blind.

Ever since back at the company, this girl had been taking care of him in various details.

After arriving on the island, it became even worse, wishing she could paste the three giant words "I like you" right on her forehead.

But liking was liking.

"As for Song Ya..." Lin Fan thought for two seconds, choosing a suitable word, "I can't bring myself to make a move."

Xu Zhixia raised an eyebrow.

"She's too pure." Lin Fan said, "That girl has a simple mind, and her head is full of that fairytale stuff. If I sleep with her, it's no different from ruining a person."

Xu Zhixia stared at him for several seconds.

Then she smiled, the corners of her mouth curving upward to reveal a tiny bit of white teeth, her brow tips carrying teasing amusement.

"Then how can you bear to ruin me?"

This question was...

Lin Fan looked at her smiling face and rolled his eyes.

"Dr. Xu, is your memory bad?"

"Who took the initiative to seduce me the first time? Who drugged me?"

"I was just helping you cool down your internal heat, which was made crystal clear at that time." Xu Zhixia smiled.

Lin Fan: "..."

Xu Zhixia's smile retracted, returning to that cold and aloof appearance, "Lin Fan, I'm talking to you seriously."

"Song Ya's personality, you should know better than me." Xu Zhixia spoke while picking herbs, "She's kind, and when encountering trouble, her first reaction isn't to protect herself, but to protect others."

"Last time the Strange Bird attacked, her arm was torn open by such a huge gash and she couldn't even stand steadily, what was the first sentence she said? Lin Fan, I'll stay behind to help."

"In a civilized society, this is called kindness; on this island, it's called throwing away your life."

Lin Fan didn't speak, waiting for her to continue.

Xu Zhixia stood up and patted the dirt off her knees.

"If pregnancy can really awaken a Superpower, then I hope Song Ya can also get this opportunity."

Lin Fan looked at her.

"Not for you, nor for those bullshit team combat power things." Xu Zhixia lifted her chin slightly, "It's for herself."

"She is too insecure, feeling that she can't do anything right, feeling that she is a drag, and every day cautiously proving that she is useful."

"If she has an ability, even if it's a very small ability, at least she won't have to be so afraid anymore."

"She won't have to live every day in the fear of whether she's causing trouble for everyone again."

Lin Fan leaned against the tree, tilting his head to look at Xu Zhixia.

When this woman spoke, there wasn't the slightest bit of reluctance or sourness on her face, and he was actually a bit disappointed.

"Dr. Xu."

"Mhm?"

"Aren't you jealous?"

Xu Zhixia's hand paused for a moment.

"What is there to be jealous of?" She slung the bamboo basket over her shoulder, "What kind of relationship is between you and me, I know it in my heart."

"On this island, there is no marriage law, no moral court, no Weibo superfan topics to hang people on."

"We are a cooperative relationship. You protect my safety, and I provide medical support. Along the way, we incidentally resolve physiological issues in between; of course, it cannot be denied that you are indeed strong."

"And I feel comfortable too, nothing more."

She paused.

"Song Ya is different; that girl has truly poured her entire heart out to you."

"If you keep dragging it out without giving an explanation, it will instead be the greatest cruelty to her."

"Better to be straightforward."

"Get her pregnant, let her awaken an ability, and give her the confidence to survive on this island."

"This is ten thousand times better than you avoiding her every day and watching her wait for you at the cave entrance until dark."

Lin Fan stared at Xu Zhixia for a long time.

The degree of this woman's rationality sometimes made him feel it was unreal.

Changing it to any normal woman, if her man was going to touch another woman, not to mention making a scene, at least she would give a cold face for three days, right?

As a result, Xu Zhixia not only didn't stop him, but actively acted as a lobbyist.

"You..." Lin Fan spoke, not knowing what good to say, "Why didn't you go be a matchmaker back then?"

"If I were a matchmaker, could Zhou Kai still survive?"

These words weren't false; Lin Fan looked at Xu Zhixia's unrestrained and rational appearance.

Back then, he even wondered if Xu Zhixia would make a vicious move against Song Ya; now it seemed he had turned out to be the petty one.

Xu Zhixia turned her head, glanced at Lin Fan, and said, "Lin Fan, if you feel you owe me, just remember one thing."

Lin Fan was stunned for a moment; he had lowered his guard, forgetting Xu Zhixia used to be a psychologist.

Seeing that he couldn't deny it, he asked, "What?"