140: Chapter 140 What method?

Qin Lin looked at her, a wave of warmth rising in his heart.

"Yu Rou, you're a good girl."

Han Yurou's face turned red.

"I—I know!" she whispered. "You don't need to say it!"

She turned around and quickly walked out of the bedroom.

"I'm going back to help Yuling pick strawberries!"

The door closed.

Qin Lin sat in the driver's seat, looking at the door and smiling.

Just then, the System notification sound suddenly rang out.

[Energy fluctuation detected]

[Coordinates: Approximately 5 kilometers ahead]

[Energy Intensity: Medium-Strong]

[Suspected: crystal stone vein + metal mineral deposit]

Qin Lin's eyes lit up.

Another harvest?

He immediately turned the steering wheel and headed toward the target.

Twenty minutes later, the RV stopped at the entrance of an abandoned industrial park.

Qin Lin got out of the car with his tools and, following the System's guidance, found a hidden underground warehouse.

Opening the door, the sight inside made him gasp.

Four crystal stones obtained.

Next to them was a pile of metal ingots, roughly estimated to be at least five tons.

"I'm rich," Qin Lin muttered to himself.

He quickly took inventory, and after confirming everything was correct, he began moving them.

It took several trips back and forth to get everything onto the vehicle.

[Harvest: Intermediate Ice-Attribute crystal stone ×2]

[Harvest: Elementary Fire-Attribute crystal stone ×1]

[Harvest: Intermediate Thunder-Attribute crystal stone ×1]

[Harvest: Special metal Materials ×5 tons]

[Current crystal stone quantity: 8/20]

[Current metal Materials: 6/10 tons]

Adding the previous blessing points, 10 points could be used to offset 10 Intermediate crystal stones or 50 tons of metal.

However, blessing points were meant for offsetting upgrade Materials and couldn't be directly counted as collected.

But Qin Lin did a rough calculation; if he included the offsetting power of the blessing points, he was very close to upgrading to Lv5.

He excitedly returned to the RV and shared the news with everyone.

"More crystal stones!"

Su Yuling was the first to cheer.

"That's great!" Han Yurou also jumped up.

"This way we can upgrade!"

"We're still a bit short, but it's going very fast now."

Su Yuran walked over and took his arm.

"Hard work," she said softly.

Qin Lin shook his head: "It's not hard. For everyone, it's worth it."

Han Qing watched from the side, the corners of her mouth curling up slightly.

Although she still hadn't gotten pregnant, seeing the RV get stronger day by day and everyone doing better day by day, she also felt gratified.

Li Ying walked over and sat down beside her.

"Sister Han Qing, what are you thinking about?"

Han Qing snapped out of it and smiled.

"Thinking that... everything will get better."

"It will, it definitely will."

Han Qing nodded.

...

Over the next few days, the RV continued its journey south.

The outside world showed more and more signs of "thawing."

But life inside the RV continued as usual.

The only change was that Han Qing hadn't come to Bedroom No. 000 again.

For three consecutive nights.

At first, Qin Lin thought she was just tired and needed rest.

But on the third night, as he lay in bed tossing and turning, unable to sleep, he finally realized something was wrong.

Was Aunt Qing... avoiding him?

He sat up and leaned against the headboard.

After his Physique had been upgraded to "Advanced Energetic," his needs had clearly become stronger.

Before, once every few days was enough, but now he felt a restless urge every day.

With Han Qing not coming, he indeed felt a bit...

Forget it, admit it, he was just full of pent-up heat.

He checked the time.

It was 11:30 PM; most of the lights on the vehicle were already out, and it was the dead of night.

Qin Lin threw off the covers, threw on a jacket, and walked out of Bedroom No. 000.

The corridor was quiet, and the lights of the ecological box emitted a dim, yellow glow.

He tiptoed to the door of Bedroom No. 003 and knocked.

Two shorts and one long.

Their secret signal.

Inside, it was quiet for a few seconds, then came the sound of light footsteps.

The door opened a crack, and Han Qing poked half her head out. Seeing him, she was stunned for a moment.

"Qin Lin? Why are you here?"

"Looking for you," Qin Lin lowered his voice.

"Is it convenient?"

Han Qing hesitated for a moment.

"Yu Rou went to take a shower, come in."

Qin Lin slipped inside, and Han Qing gently closed the door.

Bedroom No. 003 was a bit smaller than his, with two beds, a desk, and a wardrobe.

Han Qing's bed was by the window, and Han Yurou's bed was by the door.

At the moment, the bed by the door was empty, the quilt neatly folded.

"Why are you here?"

Han Qing pulled him to sit on the edge of her bed and asked in a low voice.

Qin Lin looked at her.

Han Qing was wearing pajamas.

A light gray silk camisole nightgown with a thin jacket over it.

Her hair was loose, and her face was without makeup, but her skin was still fair and delicate.

Under the light, her collarbones were faintly visible.

"I missed you."

"It's only been a few days since we..."

"Three days, three days and five hours."

Han Qing was stunned for a moment, then laughed.

"You're actually counting?"

"Of course I'm counting."

Qin Lin took her hand.

"Aunt Qing, why haven't you come to see me lately?"

Han Qing's smile faded slightly.

She lowered her head and was silent for a few seconds.

"Qin Lin, I want to... pause for a while."

Qin Lin was startled: "Pause?"

"Yes." Han Qing looked up at him.

"It's been too frequent lately, almost every night... but I still haven't gotten pregnant. I was thinking, could it be that being too frequent is actually bad? Chinese medicine says to pay attention to timing and moderation..."

She spoke very seriously, as if giving a medical report.

Listening to her, Qin Lin understood.

Aunt Qing didn't not want him; she just wanted to try a different way.

"So you plan to take a break for a while?"

"Yes, I want to observe and see if the high frequency is affecting conception. If we rest for a while and then try again, maybe..."

She didn't finish, but the meaning was clear.

Qin Lin was silent for a few seconds.

He understood her thoughts and respected her decision.

But the problem was, he was feeling very pent-up right now!

"Aunt Qing," he began with difficulty.

"What you say makes sense, and I support you. But..."

"But what?"

"But..."

Qin Lin looked at her, his eyes looking a bit pitiful.

"I've been feeling a bit... heated these past few days."

Han Qing was stunned, and then her face turned even redder.

"You—you mean..."

"Yes, after the Physique upgrade, the need has become stronger. These past few days you weren't there, and I..."

He didn't finish, but Han Qing understood.

She lowered her head and bit her lip.

This man...

What was she supposed to do with him?

"Then... how about you go to Li Ying?" she asked tentatively.

"Or Xu Xue? Even though they're pregnant, they..."

"No, they just got pregnant and need to be stable. I can't just think about myself."

Han Qing looked at him, feeling a bit moved.

This man, although his needs were great, he had a sense of propriety.

"Then what should we do?"

Qin Lin looked at her, a hint of anticipation in his eyes.

"Aunt Qing..."

Han Qing read the look in his eyes.

Her face grew even redder, but her heart also softened.

"Are you... are you really that eager?"

"It's not that I'm eager, I just miss you."

Han Qing looked at him and was silent for a few seconds.

Then she took a deep breath, as if she had made a decision.

"Then..."

Her voice was as small as a mosquito.

"I have another way to help you."