Chapter 620 Beauty Fades, Love Fade
Qiu Se and Ding Ding were naturally unwilling to accept this.
With the outside world so dangerous these days, being able to hitch a ride with a big shot to the base for free would be fantastic.
Even if the adults don't let them go, they keep taking them with them, which is fine too!
After making the decision, the group discussed when to leave. However, Ling Ran said that she would not leave for the time being and might stay with Jiang Fan for another half month. If they wanted to leave first or find a place to stay temporarily, Ling Ran could pick them up after she left.
Qiu Se and Ding Ding disagreed, either because they didn't trust Ling Ran or because they lacked a sense of security. Trust and security are two different things.
"Then let's ask Jiang Fan for some more crystal cores during this time and see if we can further enhance our abilities."
Upon hearing this, Ling Ran reminded them, "It's best not to. Just use mine, and don't ask Jiang Fan for any more."
"Why?"
"I'm just giving you a suggestion; whether you take it or not is up to you."
Ling Ran wasn't sure if Jiang Fan's system had the function of checking other people's ability levels, so just in case, she decided not to ask him for crystal cores again, lest he become suspicious and check Qiu Se and Ding Ding's ability levels.
"good."
Although Qiu Se and Ding Ding didn't understand why, they still decided to listen to Ling Ran.
Sometimes, when you don't understand something, listen to someone who is smarter than you.
During this time, they tried their best to stay out of Jiang Fan's sight, otherwise they would have to serve him again, and they were afraid they would not be able to hold back their vomiting.
On the other side.
Liu Ruyan, who had been keeping an eye on Qiu Se's actions, also noticed that Qiu Se had been getting very close to Ding Ding lately.
Actually, she had similar guesses to Qiu Se, but compared to Qiu Se's decision to leave Jiang Fan, she was more conflicted.
To be honest, the kind of life Jiang Fan provided for her, she might not be able to achieve even if she worked hard for ten or twenty years elsewhere.
Not to mention, she was also beautiful. She knew the fate of beautiful women in the apocalypse, unless they had the ability to protect themselves.
If it were the early days of the apocalypse, she would have been willing to work hard and wouldn't have accepted Jiang Fan's sweet talk. But now, she has been living in a greenhouse for several years, and it's hard to break free.
It is easy to go from frugality to extravagance, but difficult to go from extravagance to frugality.
Of course, Liu Ruyan wouldn't betray Qiu Se's secret plans. In fact, the more women left Jiang Fan's side, the more loyal and devoted she would appear, which would likely move Jiang Fan.
Her only fear was how long Jiang Fan's love and affection could last.
If Jiang Fan abandons her when she is old and faded, she probably won't be able to survive.
At that age, she no longer had the resources or the courage to start over.
She's still okay now.
She truly didn't know which to choose: freedom or a warm cage.
If Jiang Fan could guarantee to treat her like this for the rest of his life, then Liu Ruyan would be able to make up her mind to follow him. But he couldn't, and even if he could, she wouldn't believe it.
Just then, Tong Luo knocked on the door: "Sister Ruyan, are you there?"
"Yes, come in."
They say three women make a drama, so let alone Jiang Fan with twelve women, there must be a lot of minor conflicts and cliques among them.
As the first wife, Liu Ruyan maintained a good relationship with all the other women on the surface, but in private, she had the best relationship with Tong Luo.
The girl was innocent and cute, with a cute, childlike face. Her naivety and pure love for Jiang Fan made Liu Ruyan like her very much.
Tong Luo walked in and saw Liu Ruyan sitting on the double sofa in the room. She walked over to her and hugged her.
"What's wrong?"
Liu Ruyan patted her, having some idea of Tong Luo's purpose in coming.
Tong Luo shook her head, her eyes a little red: "I don't know how to say it, it might be confusing."
"You speak, I'm listening."
“I…” Tong Luo bit her lip, remembering that the person beside her was Liu Ruyan, whom she trusted, and still spoke up: “I don’t know what’s wrong with me lately. I used to like Brother Jiang Fan a lot and I accepted that he had many women around him, but now I suddenly can’t accept it. It seems that my love for Brother Jiang Fan is not as strong as before.”
“I used to firmly believe that he must love me very much, even that I was in the top three of his women, but now I can only think about how I could have such thoughts.”
"Sister Ruyan, what's wrong with me?"
Liu Ruyan patted her shoulder and said softly, "Actually, I've had the same thoughts as you lately."
"Huh?" Tong Luo shifted her body and looked up at her: "Sister Ruyan, I always thought that among us, you and Sister Ruyue loved Brother Jiang Fan the most."
Liu Ruyan shook her head.
Actually, she has always been quite clear-headed, even though Jiang Fan has put a spell on her.
"Xiao Luo, the thing you need to think about most right now is whether you can survive in the apocalypse if you leave Jiang Fan."
Liu Ruyan looked down at her and said seriously, "Whether we love each other or not, the kind of life that Jiang Fan provides for us is something we might never have in our entire lives if we relied on ourselves."
"I……"
Tong Luo bit her lip.
She had thought about this question, but had never dared to delve into it.
She countered by asking Liu Ruyan, "And what about Sister Ruyan?"
"I... I might still leave." Liu Ruyan made her decision: "Because I can't guarantee how long Jiang Fan's love for me will last. Besides, he's so promiscuous. Today he has twelve women, and he can share with you and me. But what if he has twenty-two or thirty-two? You and I both know that Jiang Fan won't stay here forever. He said he'll go out and establish his own base and power in the future. And then..."
At that time, there will be even more temptations around Jiang Fan, and he is not someone who can resist temptation.
“If he abandons us when we are old and our beauty fades, it will be very difficult for us to survive.”
The food, clothing, and shelter that Jiang Fan is providing are indeed hard for Liu Ruyan to give up, but the thought of possibly being abandoned in the future makes the gamble too big. Moreover, the success or failure is not in her own hands, but depends on the man's conscience, which makes her feel really insecure.
If she were to fight over Jiang Fan's favor because of this, how would she be any different from the women in the ancient imperial palace?
Years of knowledge did not allow her to be that kind of person.
I'll just have to endure the hardships from now on.
She could never become the person she hated.
When Tong Luo heard that Liu Ruyan was leaving, she panicked: "Sister Ruyan, what should I do?"
"You have to make the decision yourself. I'm just giving you some analysis."
Tong Luo bit her lip again, conflicted.
She used to be a pampered young lady, living a life of luxury. She met Chen Fan just a few months into the apocalypse, so she didn't really suffer much hardship.
On the contrary, the terror of zombies at the very beginning of the apocalypse left a very deep impression on her.
She felt that she might not be able to face such terrifying zombies.
"If you want to stay, that's fine too." Liu Ruyan saw through Tong Luo's thoughts and comforted her, "It's just that you need to work on consolidating his love for you in the future."
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