399: Chapter 399 Come and show off tonight!

One day, Qin Lin encountered Ling in the corridor. She was standing by the window, watching the starry sky outside.

Her profile was soft under the starlight, like a painting.

Qin Lin walked over and stood beside her: "What are you looking at?"

Ling did not turn her head: "Looking at the road home."

Qin Lin was stunned for a moment: "Home? Where is your home?"

Ling was silent for a while: "In a very distant place, a place I can no longer return to."

Qin Lin looked at her: "Are you okay?"

Ling turned her head to look at him, the corners of her mouth curling up: "I'm much better now. There are more people on The Ark, the energy is sufficient, and I can wake up too. Thank you all."

Qin Lin looked at her, feeling that she was much warmer than when she had first woken up.

Although she was still very beautiful, beautiful to the point of being unreal, there was a kind of light in her eyes that hadn't been there before.

The Ark continued to sail through the Universe, flying towards that galaxy 10 light-years away.

Qin Lin shuttled between the pregnant women every day, arranging tasks for new passengers and advancing the progress of "Many Children, Many Blessings".

The System notification sound would ring every few days, and each time it brought a new piece of good news.

Ling would occasionally appear on the Bridge, sitting in the chair next to Qin Lin to look at the star map, and would also occasionally appear in the living room, sitting among the women to listen to them chat.

She still didn't talk much, but her presence made everyone on The Ark feel at ease.

Liu Ruyan once said in the living room: "Although Sister Ling doesn't speak, when she sits there, I feel that The Ark is very safe."

Su Han took a sip of tea nearby: "She is the spirit of The Ark; as long as The Ark is safe, she is safe."

When Qin Lin walked into the living room, he saw Ling sitting by the window, holding a cup of tea, talking to Su Han.

Her voice was very soft, like the wind passing through the treetops. He did not disturb them and turned to leave.

The starry sky outside the window was slowly rotating, and The Ark was sailing through the Universe.

Qin Lin knew the road ahead was still long, but as long as The Ark was still there, as long as the women were still there, and as long as the children were still there, he could keep going.

Everyone had been observing his recent state.

He had lost weight, his dark circles were heavier, and his shoulders were slumped when he walked.

In the past, he would stop to chat for a few sentences when he met people in the corridor, but now he walked from one room to another with a tablet in hand, without even lifting his head, like a programmed machine.

Su Yuran said to Han Yurou in the living room: "He can't go on like this."

Han Yurou nodded: "My mom also said that he hasn't been eating properly lately; every time a bowl is brought to him, he puts it down after eating only half."

Li Ying sat up from the massage chair, rarely not lying down: "He is under too much pressure. Over a hundred children, over a hundred women, and he still has to worry about The Ark being downgraded. No one could handle this."

Lin Wanwan was knitting a sweater nearby and put down her needlework: "Then what should we do? We can't just watch him work himself to exhaustion."

Li Ying thought for a moment: "I have a way."

Everyone looked at her.

Li Ying smiled: "Let him relax."

Han Qing walked over from the corridor with tea: "Relax? How do we get him to relax?"

Li Ying blinked: "Don't you worry about it, I have a way."

That night, Qin Lin was looking at the star map on the Bridge when Li Ying pushed the door open and came in. She was wearing a red slip dress, the hem of which reached just above her knees, revealing two legs that were glowing white.

She leaned against the door frame, looking at Qin Lin: "Brother Qin Lin, still busy?"

Qin Lin didn't even look up: "Yeah, The Ark is almost at this galaxy, I need to plan the landing point in advance."

Li Ying walked over, sat down on the chair next to him, crossed her legs, and the hem of her skirt slid up a bit: "You've been too tired lately; you need to relax."

Qin Lin finally looked up at her: "Let's talk about that after I finish this busy period."

Li Ying looked at him: "After this busy period, you'll have collapsed. Do you know what you look like right now? Like you've been drained dry."

Qin Lin was silent for a while: "I know, but I'm afraid."

Li Ying stood up, walked to him, bent over, rested her hands on the chair armrests, and brought her face very close: "Brother Qin Lin, listen to me. There are a hundred women and a hundred children on The Ark. You are not holding it up alone. If you stop, the Universe won't explode, and The Ark won't be downgraded."

"But if you don't stop, you will explode first."

Qin Lin looked at her. She was very close, and he could smell her fragrance.

Li Ying whispered in his ear: "Come to my room tonight. I will let you relax. Don't worry about any flight paths or missions. Tonight, you don't have to think about anything."

Qin Lin looked at her; there was light in her eyes.

He was silent for a while: "Okay."

Li Ying smiled, straightened up, and turned to leave.

She stopped at the door and looked back at him: "I'll wait for you. Don't make me wait too long."

She left.

Qin Lin sat on the Bridge, looking towards the doorway, the corners of his mouth curling up.

He turned off the holographic screen, stood up, and walked out of the Bridge.

The lights in Li Ying's room were dimmed, with only a bedside lamp left on, casting a soft, yellowish glow.

She was sitting by the bed, wearing that red slip dress, her hair let down.

Seeing Qin Lin come in, she patted the spot beside her: "Come over."

Qin Lin walked over and sat down beside her.

"Don't speak." Li Ying reached out and hooked her arms around his neck, pulling him close: "Tonight you don't need to think about anything, you don't need to do anything. I will serve you."

Qin Lin looked at her; her eyes were bright under the light, like two stars.

He opened his mouth to say something, but Li Ying stretched out her index finger and pressed it against his lips: "I said don't speak."

She leaned in and kissed him.

Qin Lin closed his eyes, feeling his tense body slowly relaxing.

Li Ying's hands wandered over his body like a flame.

"Brother Qin Lin." She whispered in his ear, "You've been too tired lately; you need to relax."

The next morning, when Qin Lin woke up, Li Ying was no longer on the bed.

On the bedside table was a cup of warm water, and under the cup was a note: "Come again tonight. Stop acting cool in front of these cultivators; come and fuck me tonight."

Qin Lin stared at the words for a moment, then laughed.

He picked up the water glass and took a sip, the warm water flowing down his throat.

Acting cool, fucking her.

He repeated the sentence in his heart, feeling that Li Ying's note was more refreshing than any star map he had ever seen.

He washed up, changed his clothes, and walked out of the room.

In the corridor, Han Yurou was passing by holding Qin Yue. Seeing him, she said: "Brother Qin Lin, were you in Li Ying's room last night?"

Qin Lin remained calm: "Yeah, went to relax a bit."

Han Yurou looked at him and suddenly laughed: "Relax? My mom said Sister Ying was tossing and turning until very late last night. I saw her coming out of the room this morning, her face was all red."

Qin Lin was stunned: "How does Aunt Qing know?"

Han Yurou blinked: "My mom has good ears. She said she could hear Li Ying's cries from a floor away."

Qin Lin didn't know what to say, and Han Yurou walked away holding Qin Yue.

Qin Lin stood in the corridor, feeling that the women on The Ark seemed to know what he had done last night, but no one had pointed it out.

This feeling was strange, but also very warm.

At noon, Qin Lin went to the kitchen to pour water and saw Han Qing cooking.

She was wearing a black slip dress.

It wasn't a nightgown, but a black slip dress for daytime wear, with a very low neckline, exposing her collarbones and shoulders.