Chapter 40

“Hand me the tent peg.”

“Oh, okay.”

“Rope.”

“Here.”

“Come over, help me secure it.”

“Oh.”

Yu Nian seemed like an emotionless machine. Whatever Li Xiang said, she did.

Li Xiang’s movements were skillful. Yu Nian was momentarily stunned, watching a tent being set up effortlessly by this person. She silently admired, surprised by the skills this person possessed.

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“Eydv vs vyjl y zssj kdpkel?” Nk Dkydt dseele vsoyaep vbl vldv, kdeknyvkdt.

“Zlyb!” Zw Lkyd rwv esod bla vbkdtp, lytla vs ekhl kd yde lmrlakldnl kv.

Gzvbswtb vbl vldv oyp pxyzz, vblal oyp pvkzz rzldvu sq assx qsa vos rlsrzl vs zkl nsxqsavyczu.

Zw Lkyd zyu qzyv kdpkel, aszzkdt yaswde okvb nwakspkvu. Fbl nswzed’v blzr cwv zlv swv y pktb, “Usxqsavyczl. Ebu eked’v R alyzkgl nyxrkdt oyp vbkp tsse clqsal?”

Nk Dkydt oyp yxwple obld bl pyo Zw Lkyd alqwpl vs nsxl swv sdnl pbl ldvlale. Gp bl cldv esod vs srld vbl nwavykd vs nyzz swv, pbl byrrldle vs pkv wr zkjl y nyar, yde vbl vos zsnjle lulp.

Gv pwnb y nzspl ekpvydnl, Zw Lkyd nswze lhld scplahl vbl qaliwldnu sq Nk Dkydt’p czkdjkdt.

Tsolhla, pbl oyp sdzu pvwddle qsa y plnsde, vbld takddle kxxlekyvlzu, yde yojoyaezu tallvle Nk Dkydt, “Tk.”¹Mbkp oyp pyke kd Odtzkpb kd vbl ayop.

Nk Dkydt pwrralpple vbl vbascckdt kd bkp blyav, pnsozkdt okvbswv xwnb ryvkldnl, “Tk, obyv&dcpr;bk? Psd’v cl zygu, nsxl swv yde blzr iwknjzu.”

“Yes, yes, yes.” Yu Nian nodded like a little chick pecking at rice and was secretly relieved. She patted her slightly heated cheeks.

Thank goodness she wasn’t caught.

Yu Nian thought.

Otherwise, it would have been really embarrassing.

With the experience of setting up the first tent, the progress of setting up the second one was evidently much faster.

“Mission accomplished!” Zhang Chuanze clapped his hands and laughed.

“Great work, great work, Yu Nian immediately agreed, and showed great insight. She handed a wet tissue to the person to wipe off sweat.

“Do you want one?” Yu Nian turned around and asked Li Xiang behind her.

Li Xiang lifted his eyelids to glance at her. Without saying a word, he took a few steps forward, stood in front of Yu Nian, and pointed to his forehead.

Yu Nian blinked in confusion, “What’s wrong?”

“Hands are dirty, help me out,” Li Xiang said so casually that Yu Nian almost followed his request without thinking.

As this person pulled out the tissue, Yu Nian suddenly wondered if such a gesture might be a bit ambiguous.

“Are you sure?” Yu Nian asked.

“Who am I doing this for?” Li Xiang said expressionlessly, spreading his palm in front of Yu Nian, gesturing.

The red marks on his palm became more apparent.

“It’s not like I’m sleeping alone,” Yu Nian muttered quietly, lowering her head. It was evident she was still debating whether she should do this or not.

“What did you say?” Li Xiang’s tone was unfriendly.

Hearing this, Yu Nian immediately shook her head, “Nothing, nothing. I said I’ll wipe, I’ll wipe, just lower your head a bit.”

Glancing around to ensure no one noticed, Yu Nian quickly took a tissue and smeared it on Li Xiang’s face.

Unexpectedly, when Yu Nian slapped it on, the tissue stuck to Li Xiang’s face because of the sweat, stubbornly refusing to fall.

Seeing this, Yu Nian laughed carelessly, “Hahaha, Bai Wuchang.”²One of the two deities known as “White Impermanence”, paired with Heibai Wuchang “Black Impermanence.” They are believed to be emissaries of the underworld, responsible for guiding the souls of the deceased to the afterlife.

Li Xiang: “…”

The originally charming atmosphere was completely shattered by Yu Nian’s words.

Li Xiang pulled off the tissue from his face, wiped casually, and looked at the seemingly heartless person in front of him. Unable to resist, he ruffled the head of this cheeky guy.

“Ai, ai, ai,calm down, Yao Ge. My hairstyle is ruined,” Yu Nian quickly stepped back, sorting out her messy long hair.

Li Xiang knew that Yu Nian’s thoughts were unpredictable; she said whatever came to mind without passing through the filter of rational thinking. However, upon hearing her call out “Ge“, he couldn’t help but pause.

“What did you just call me?” Li Xiang raised an eyebrow.

“Yao Ge ah, what’s wrong? Isn’t Da Chuan calling you that every day?”

Yu Nian found it amusing to call someone younger than her ge, especially when she saw the discomfort on the originally stern face. It secretly pleased her.

Oh, is this… shyness?

To prove her guess, Yu Nian intentionally approached, lifted her small head, and playfully called out, “Ge.”

As soon as the words fell, Yu Nian noticed Li Xiang uncomfortably turning his face away, not meeting her gaze directly, and softly responding, “En.”

Unable to hold back, Yu Nian burst into laughter, “Hahaha, when did Chi Yao become so thin-skinned?”

Knowing that this person was just teasing, Li Xiang’s best counterattack was to ignore her, letting her entertain herself, and she would eventually stop when it got boring.

But Li Xiang refused to do just that.

Most likely, it was the sweet and gentle tone in which the person in front of him uttered those words that made him feel so moved, wanting to hear it a few more times.

“Do you want to sleep in the small forest tonight?” Li Xiang deliberately teased Yu Nian.

Hearing this, Yu Nian instinctively glanced around the small forest, and for some reason, thoughts of the night, darkness, and wild creatures crossed her mind. She immediately shook her head in a placating manner, “Yao Ge, I was wrong, I’m guilty. Please don’t be angry. Besides, if you throw me into the small forest, I’m afraid you won’t be able to throw me far enough, and you might end up hurting yourself. That wouldn’t be cost-effective at all.”

Li Xiang once again felt that this person was wasting her potential by not becoming a comedian; even her apologies sounded like she was asking for trouble.

Seeing Li Xiang ignoring her, Yu Nian was about to say something to convince him to abandon the dangerous idea when a scream rang out.

“Ah!” The sharp voice of Liu Manman came from inside the tent.

Startled, Yu Nian hurriedly went inside, anxiously asking, “What happened, what happened?”

Then, she saw Liu Manman crouched in a corner, eyes reddening, timidly pointing at the tiny, black, sesame-sized bug on the ground, and said, “The-there’s a bug.”

Following Liu Manman’s pointed direction, Yu Nian suddenly recalled a line of poetry: “Heaven and earth are mysterious and yellow, the universe is wild and chaotic…”³YN was suggesting a humorous reaction to the situation involving a small bug, contrasting the lofty language with the triviality of the scene. It took her a moment to compose herself and resist bursting into laughter.

Muttering “It’s normal, it’s normal,” she squatted down, grabbed a tissue, and removed the bug.

“What happened?” Li Xiang asked as Yu Nian came out.

Yu Nian opened the tissue, revealing a tiny dark dot on it, “There you go, she got scared. Maybe you should go comfort her?”

Yu Nian thought it was a perfect opportunity to enhance the bond between the male and female lead.

Unexpectedly, when Li Xiang heard this, he looked at Yu Nian as if she were a fool, then walked away without looking back.

Yu Nian shrugged, expressing innocence.

The female lead is truly pitiful, you know?

But she really wanted to laugh too…

Even though thinking like this seemed a bit heartless.