Chapter 53: Sowing discord.
Su Zhen hurriedly defended herself: "No, I didn't lie to myself. If it wasn't for him——"
She suddenly stopped talking, her throat seemed to be sealed with cement, and she could no longer utter a word.
Lin Yi had indeed said all of this. He said, "If I don't protect a beautiful woman like you who has no special abilities, what good will happen to you?"
"If you really loved me, you wouldn't force me to make a choice."
"Why are you always acting up? Can you be more sensible? I have to manage the people in the base. I'm very busy and don't have time to coax you."
After hearing these words too many times, Su Zhen would start to doubt whether it was really her problem. Why didn't other people react as strongly as she did? Was it because she wanted too much and was not content enough?
Even after adding countless layers of filters called love, the stark reality cannot be concealed.
That's the deal.
She dug her nails deep into her palms to prevent herself from breaking down in front of a stranger she had only met twice.
"Stop sowing discord."
Shu Lan crunched her apple. "Yeah, that's right. I'm trying to sow discord."
Su Zhen felt somewhat powerless: "I don't want to say these meaningless words to you. If you want anything else, just make a list for me and I'll ask Lin Yi for it."
Shu Lan raised her head, glanced behind her, and suddenly shouted, "Brother Lin!"
She is such a person!!!
Su Zhen's anger suddenly rushed to the top of her head. She said in a high-sounding manner that one should not underestimate people, but she still ignored her dissuasion and rushed to get closer to the man.
Kind words couldn't persuade the ghost who wanted to die. Su Zhen stood up, snatched the basket of fruit she had given away, and whispered angrily: "Give it back to me, I shouldn't have paid attention to you."
After saying that, he stormed into the tent, leaving Shu Lan alone to face the man and two women approaching.
Shu Lan gently patted Shu Maomao's shoulder, then quickly walked in front of Lin Yi. She curled her lips and said in a sobbing voice, "You finally showed up. I've been waiting for you for a long time."
Because she blocked his way, Lin Yi stopped. A small green bud emerged from the cracks in the bricks beside his feet. The small thorns on the stem stood up, drilled into the trouser leg, aimed at the blood vessels near his ankle, and stabbed them fiercely.
Being pricked by a thorn must be painful. Lin Yi suddenly frowned and subconsciously wanted to look down, but his attention was distracted by Shu Lan's suddenly raised voice.
"Brother Lin! Your people asked me to build an underground space that can accommodate everyone in just one month. Isn't this bullying? What did I do to offend you that you have to treat me like this?"
Lin Yi was completely confused and ignored the abnormality of his ankle. The small green sprout quietly retracted into the soil without leaving a trace.
"When did I tell you to build the base in one month?"
Shu Lan was stunned and asked in surprise, "You're not the commander?"
"Who else could it be if not me?"
"The big brother who was with you said he was conveying the commander's orders. I accept the assignment, Brother Lin, but shouldn't you also give me the authority to mobilize personnel? Right now, I can only command my hundred-plus men. Just digging alone will take forever."
Lin Yi showed displeasure on his face and cursed, "That idiot Bai Wenrui is always giving orders in my name! He's finally learned the lesson of using the power of others to bully others."
He pointed at Shu Lan, but couldn't remember her name for a long time, so he asked, "What's your name?"
Shu Lan said, "Qin Xiaoshuang."
"Qin Xiaoshuang, from now on, the ordinary people in District 10 will be under your management. Lead them to build a base."
"But everyone seems to only listen to that big brother..."
Lin Yi clicked his tongue and said, "Bullshit, they want to hear what I say!"
Shu Lan smiled broadly, "I knew that with the broad-mindedness of the District One Commander, he would definitely accept a group of us who also have nowhere to go, instead of forcing our compatriots to death like he did."
The sweet woman beside him looked at Shu Lan with disdain and said, "Brother Lin Yi, are you going to raise another group of blood-sucking worms?"
Lin Yi said in a tolerant tone: "There's nothing I can do. With great power comes great responsibility. Who else can save humanity except me?"
Shu Lan thought to herself: The face is so big, probably even bigger than Lan Xing’s.
She retreated sensibly: "Then I'll go back and prepare for work."
Lin Yi looked at her, looking as if she couldn't wait to leave, with a strange expression on his face: "Is this the only thing you're looking for me for?"
"Yeah, how can I trouble you with anything else? I'll leave first and not disturb you and your sister-in-law's peace."
She turned around, took the little boy's hand and left with a smile on her lips. The woman, shrouded in a halo of maternal love, was like a graceful gardenia, quiet and beautiful.
Lin Yi heard from Zhao Hong that the beautiful woman in District 9 admired him very much. When they first met yesterday, the atmosphere was indeed very ambiguous. She looked at him with eyes as sweet as honey, but now she became so straightforward and just left after he finished complaining for a long time.
Looking at the backs of the mother and son leaving, a deep meaning appeared in Lin Yi's eyes. She wanted to accept but also to reject. This woman is quite scheming.
Returning to her own territory, Shu Lan looked around, squatted down, and asked softly, "Baby, did you get it?"
Shu Maomao raised his eyebrows. A thin vine emerged from the ground and quickly grew to a height in front of his eyes. In the center of the outstretched leaves at the top was a drop of blood the size of a coral bean.
Shu Lan finally smiled sincerely. "Great! We just went to see him. We can't act right away, or he'll be the first to suspect us. Let's put it away and use it later."
"Um."
The leaves curled up, wrapped the drop of blood and returned to the soil to wait.
Shu Lan stood up and made her expression natural, not letting anyone know how rich the spoils she had just reaped and how wonderful her mood was.
As soon as they returned to the tent, their men rushed up to them with frustrated faces to complain, "Boss, they wanted to take all our remaining rice and confiscate it. Sister Wang was even beaten when she tried to stop them. We listened to you and held back from arguing."
Shu Lan patted his shoulder and said, "You did the right thing. I'll go see Sister Wang."
Sister Wang, whose full name is Wang Yilian, used to own a fast food restaurant near the construction site. Her cooking wasn't particularly delicious, but it was a popular choice that everyone could appreciate. She was also quick and agile, strong, and quick to cook, so she was always responsible for feeding everyone.
Whenever her subordinates started arguing over trivial matters, and Shu Lan was too lazy to intervene, Sister Wang would always come out with a rolling pin, using her powerful voice that could have filled the entire street to calm the situation down: "Stop arguing, what are you arguing about? If you keep arguing, go to hell. I don't want to serve you, a bunch of idiots."
She controlled the rice spoon and thus everyone's lifeline. Over time, she became the second woman who could not be offended in the District 9 base besides Shu Lan.
Shu Lan's good mood was dampened by the fact that such a tough guy was bullied by others.
She walked to where the crowd was gathered. Zhong Mei had just finished treating Sister Wang. Everyone gathered together, and their faces didn't look good.
"Sister Wang, I'm back. I heard you had a fight with someone?"
Shu Lan's sweet voice is like a breeze, injecting vitality into this low pressure area.
Sister Wang raised her head, as if she had finally found her true hope. Her eyes immediately turned red as she gritted her teeth and said, "These damned bastards, it's not enough that they've taken over my place, they keep coming here to cause trouble. They're treating me like dough!"
"Don't be angry." Shu Lan walked over and comforted him softly, "It's just a few bags of rice. If you can grab them, I still have more."
"They don't need our little food at all, but they took advantage of your absence and robbed us. I can't stand this!"
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