Chapter 431

Wang Le sighed softly, “I’m also a straightforward person. Seeing you being kept in the dark, I just don’t feel right. You probably want to discuss cooperation with our Starfall Base in the future, right?”

Xiang Yunduan nodded, “That’s natural.”

“Since you want to discuss cooperation, why is your team leader only focused on going out to increase Song Yan’s favorability, but not taking you along? Could it be that she thinks it’s too cold outside and can’t bear for you to suffer?”

Wang Le feigned helplessness and continued, “Don’t blame me for being so blunt, but I really can’t stand it. You’re all in the same team, but they’ve managed to improve their relationship with the base leader, but they’re not bringing you along… Is she afraid you’ll steal her limelight? Or is she afraid you’ll have a better relationship with the base leader and she won’t be able to profit from it?”

Hearing this, Xiang Yunduan’s expression immediately changed, no longer with the friendly attitude from before. “Our captain naturally has her own arrangements. Her decisions are not for others to comment on. Goodbye.”

After saying that, Xiang Yunduan slammed the security door shut, the sound echoing in the hallway, particularly jarring.

Wang Le raised his hand and rubbed his earlobe, sneering, and walked down the stairs. In the apocalypse, people value Benefit above all else, even teammates in the same team will engage in overt and covert struggles. He had delivered the message, and no matter how resistant these people were on the surface, seeds of suspicion would inevitably be planted in their hearts. One day, the seeds would take root and sprout.

After the security door was closed, Xiang Yunduan sat back by the fire with a gloomy face, placing his frozen hands on his knees to warm them. “Playing the game of sowing discord, does he really think I’m stupid enough to believe such words?”

Standing by the security door, Lu Xiaoyan frowned and walked towards Xiang Yunduan step by step. “Base Leader, I think what that man said makes a lot of sense. We’re all Superpower users, although our strength isn’t particularly high, we’re much stronger than ordinary people. This Lin Qianhuan is going out on her own to distribute food and gain fame, but she’s not bringing us along. Clearly, with the help of a few of us, the efficiency could be greatly improved, but she refuses. I’d say she just doesn’t want us to show our faces in front of the Starfall Base leader, afraid we’ll steal her credit and limelight!”

After Lu Xiaoyan finished speaking, she nodded heavily, already feeling that her analysis was very correct.

Xiang Yunduan frowned as he looked at her, the smiling face he usually wore suddenly turning gloomy. “Lu Xiaoyan! Do you know what you’re saying! If Lin Qianhuan was really afraid of us stealing her limelight, she could have directly abandoned us in the cave, why would she bring us to Starfall Base? She saved everyone’s lives, she brought us, helpless and isolated, out of the cave, and she even promised to help us save the survivors of the Rose Base. You’re actually ungrateful and maliciously speculating about her actions! Can you be a little more awake!”

Xiang Yunduan was a good-tempered person, and no one in the team had ever seen him so angry before. This was the first time. Lu Xiaoyan was also taken aback, standing in place with a grievance, tears welling up in her eyes. “How am I not awake? It’s clearly all of you who have been deceived by her hypocritical face! She saved us, that’s true, but we also provided her with information about the Salvation Society, we don’t owe her anything! Besides, Lin Qianhuan only verbally promised to go to Rose Base to save people, who knows if she’ll really go in the future? You’re all siding with her, is she your teammate or am I your teammate! You’ve only been with her for a few days, and you can’t tell right from wrong!”

She stubbornly raised her hand and wiped the tears from her face: “If you ask me, this Lin Qianhuan is just a vixen! All she knows is how to seduce men, even you, Captain, are bewitched by her appearance!”

Xiang Yunduan looked at Lu Xiaoyan, who was collapsing and crying, his eyes full of confusion and doubt. It wasn’t until now that he realized that he had never truly understood this girl. The previous Lu Xiaoyan was a lively and cute little girl, although she often had tantrums, her character wasn’t bad. But now she always maliciously speculates about Lin Qianhuan’s actions, slandering others with the most vicious words, the intent is particularly obvious.

Xiang Yunduan lowered his head wearily, and only after calming his emotions did he speak again: “Xiaoyan, you’re very wrong right now. You easily believe strangers’ words of discord, speak ill of your savior, and constantly throw dirt on her. You should calm down and reflect on your behavior, and find an opportunity to apologize to Miss Lin.”

Lu Xiaoyan looked at Xiang Yunduan in disbelief: “Captain, in your eyes, am I such a stupid and malicious person? What kind of bewitching potion did that Lin Qianhuan give you, why are you protecting her in every way? I’m clearly your team member! I’m the one who’s of one heart with you! I’m the one who’s really thinking about everyone! Why don’t you all believe me! Why do you all think it’s my fault!”

Xiang Yunduan lowered his head and poked at the fire in front of him: “I can’t reason with you, and I don’t want to argue with you anymore. You just need to know that Miss Lin is our benefactor, and don’t do anything that would be detrimental to her. As for the rest, you can think whatever you want, I can’t control it, and I don’t want to anymore.”

Xiang Yunduan’s words were undoubtedly the last straw that broke Lu Xiaoyan, she aggrievedly wiped away the tears on her face, turned around and stormed out.

Zhang Yaru stood up nervously: “Captain! I’m afraid Xiaoyan might do something rash? I’ll go check on her.”

Xiang Yunduan frowned and said: “Don’t go, let her calm down. Before, when she threw a temper tantrum, we could just coax her and it would pass. But Miss Lin is not someone she can vent her emotions on at will, she has to figure out what’s right and wrong on her own. Otherwise, if she provokes someone she shouldn’t, she’ll be the one who suffers in the end.”

Zhang Yaru looked nervously towards the door, bit her lip, and finally returned to her seat. She understood why Lu Xiaoyan was always targeting Lin Qianhuan, it was just because she couldn’t get the love she wanted, and was jealous. But anyone with eyes could see that she was just acting on her own, but she refused to believe it. Zhang Yaru knew very well that in this situation, even if she tried to persuade her, Lu Xiaoyan would only see it as being biased, and might even maliciously retort. Rather than having her good intentions taken as ill will, it was better to let her ease her emotions.

Everyone in the room fell silent, lowering their heads to warm themselves by the fire, occasionally throwing a few sticks of firewood inside.

Although Lu Xiaoyan ran out of the door in a fit of anger, she didn’t go far, only going down the stairs to the next floor, which was the doorstep of Song Yan and Yan Nange’s house. She was indeed stubborn and willful, but not stupid, knowing that she was isolated and helpless in Starfall Base, she stood in place waiting for her teammates to coax her as usual. But she waited and waited, but never heard the sound of the door opening.

Lu Xiaoyan sniffed hard, and kicked the wall angrily.

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