Chapter 224 The Ambiguous Kiss Mark on the Neck

Yan Yu picked fruit for a while, but he kept thinking about random things. His picking movements became slower and slower, and he seemed somewhat absent-minded.

Suddenly, Yan Yu grabbed Shen Jin's hand, and Yan Yu instantly came to his senses.

Shen Jin was holding a fruit and preparing to pick it, but because he was distracted, he didn't see anything clearly and grabbed Shen Jin's hand directly.

Shen Jin looked up at Yan Yu.

"I...I'm sorry." Yan Yu quickly and somewhat awkwardly withdrew his hand.

Shen Jin glanced at Yan Yu, then lowered his eyes, withdrew his hand, and remained silent.

The atmosphere between the two was subtly awkward, even tinged with a hint of ambiguity.

Yan Yu was a little nervous and didn't dare to look at Shen Jin's face. His eyes wandered around and he inadvertently caught sight of the red hickeys on Shen Jin's neck and collarbone. He was stunned for a moment.

"Um... you didn't sleep well last night, do you want to go and rest for a while?" Yan Yu hesitated for a moment before asking.

He was so rough with Shen Jin last night, he must have been in a lot of pain.

Upon hearing Yan Yu's words, Shen Jin was stunned for a moment, his movements stiffened, and he felt his cheeks burning.

"Don't mention last night to me again," Shen Jin said, glaring at Yan Yu.

Yan Yu was startled and quickly nodded, "I won't say anymore, I won't say anymore."

Shen Jin glared at Yan Yu again, not wanting to stay with him any longer, and turned to leave, heading to pick fruit in a more distant place.

Seeing that Shen Jin had left, Yan Yu knew that he had said the wrong thing and did not dare to go forward to find Shen Jin again.

After walking a little further away, Shen Jin turned to look at Yan Yu, but seeing that he hadn't followed, he looked away and continued picking the ripe fruit from the tree.

After picking for a while, someone said they had had enough.

"That's enough, that's enough. If we keep picking them, we really won't be able to eat them all," the tomb raider said to the crowd.

Upon hearing his words, everyone stopped.

"Alright, everyone take a rest. You've all worked hard. Just wait for lunch," the man continued.

The others responded and found a place to sit down and rest.

Shen Jin also found a place to sit down, leaning against a tree, and enjoying the cool shade under the tree.

A moment later, Yan Yu sat down next to Shen Jin. Shen Jin glanced at Yan Yu, but didn't say anything. He lowered his head and continued to think about his own things. Yan Yu also didn't speak to Shen Jin.

After a while, Shen Jin felt Yan Yu get up and leave. He was slightly stunned and looked up to see Yan Yu walking towards the tomb raiders who were cooking for everyone.

Several tomb raiders started a fire to cook, and Yan Yu went over to them.

"Did you bring any eggs with you when you disembarked?" Yan Yu asked as he rummaged through the ingredients.

"Yes, I remember bringing a few with me. Look carefully," a tomb raider said casually, busy with his work.

Yan Yu responded and then began searching for eggs seriously.

Before long, Yan Yu found it, took out two eggs, and asked the tomb raiders to cook them.

"Why are you cooking this?" the tomb raider asked Yan Yu curiously as he helped him put the eggs into the water to boil.

He remembered that Yan Yu didn't really like eating eggs, and none of them liked them much either, so they hadn't bought many eggs when they went out to sea before.

"I'm useful," Yan Yu replied directly to the tomb raider.

They didn't tell him what it was for, keeping him in suspense.

Hearing Yan Yu's words, the tomb raider couldn't help but chuckle. He didn't ask any more questions and started cooking eggs for Yan Yu.

Before long, the eggs were cooked, and the tomb raider took them out and gave them to Yan Yu.

"Thanks." Yan Yu took the eggs and thanked him.

"You're too kind," the tomb raider replied jokingly.

Yan Yu smiled, then took two boiled eggs and sat down next to Chen Jin.

Shen Jin was resting with his eyes closed when he sensed Yan Yu's return. He merely frowned but did not speak.

After sitting down next to Shen Jin, Yan Yu began to carefully peel the egg.

Shen Jin had his eyes closed when he suddenly felt a heat on his neck. He was stunned for a moment, then opened his eyes and saw Yan Yu pressing an egg against his neck.

When Yan Yu saw that Shen Jin had opened his eyes, he was startled. He thought Shen Jin was asleep.

"What are you doing?" Shen Jin asked.

"Um... just cover these marks with egg white, and they'll disappear quickly," Yan Yu replied nervously.

Shen Jin just stared at Yan Yu without saying a word.

"I was worried that these marks would embarrass them if they saw them, so I wanted to help you remove them as soon as possible," Yan Yu hesitated for a moment before continuing to explain.

Shen Jin felt a little embarrassed and looked away, not wanting to pay attention to him.

"No need for that," Shen Jin said.

Yan Yu didn't speak, but continued to carefully apply the egg to the hickeys on Shen Jin's collarbone.

Shen Jin felt a warm, itchy sensation, and a strange emotion spread through his heart. He couldn't describe the feeling; it was just awkward.

Yan Yu carefully applied egg white to the hickeys, and after repeating the process several times, he saw that the marks had indeed faded somewhat.

Once some of these traces have disappeared, Shen Jin shouldn't be in such an awkward situation anymore.

"Alright." Only after applying the poultice several times did Yan Yu remove the egg.

Shen Jin glanced at Yan Yu but said nothing.

By this time, the tomb raiders had already prepared lunch and called them over to eat, which eased the awkward atmosphere between the two men somewhat.

The two then went over and ate with them.

"Where shall we go for fun tomorrow?" one of the tomb raiders asked during the meal.

"I don't know, I'm fine with going anywhere."

"Me too, I have no objection."

Hearing everyone's answers, the tomb raider looked at Yan Yu and Shen Jin: "And you two, where do you want to go?"

Yan Yu thought for a moment and shook his head: "I don't know, I don't know what's on this island."

Shen Jin nodded in agreement, indicating that he shared the same opinion as Yan Yu.

“That’s true. Then let’s discuss what we should do tomorrow. Fishing, hiking, or hunting would all be fine.” The tomb raider nodded and continued to ask.

So everyone continued their lively discussion, planning out their itinerary for the next few days.

Shen Jin and Yan Yu had no objections; they simply went wherever the other person suggested.

However, the relationship between the two of them became very delicate, and there were always some awkward moments.

After playing like this for several days, someone remembered their real purpose.

"Weren't we supposed to be on this island looking for treasure? We're just here for sightseeing, aren't we?" one of the tomb raiders suddenly exclaimed as if he had just realized something while they were climbing the mountain.

Upon hearing his words, everyone stopped in their tracks.

“Oh right, don’t we have important business to attend to?” another tomb raider replied.

Everyone then realized what was happening.

Listening to their conversation, Yan Yu couldn't help but rub his forehead in exasperation. In fact, he had wanted to bring this up for a long time, but he thought they had the same idea as when they first arrived on the island: to travel around and have fun before getting down to business.

He thought they would at least remember what they were there for, but to his surprise, they had completely forgotten.

Shen Jin smiled helplessly.

"Shall we still go hiking today?" Shen Jin asked with a smile.

"No, no, let's get down to business," one of the tomb raiders replied.

As he spoke, he took out the map from his backpack and began to study where their destination was.

"Let me see... So our destination should be here. Let's head this way," the tomb raiders said after looking around for a while.

Everyone nodded, offering no objections.

So everyone started walking in that direction.

“I had almost forgotten what we came here for, but thankfully you remembered,” one of the tomb raiders said to the other who had asked the question.

The tomb raider smiled, looking quite proud.

Following the direction indicated by the map, the group walked on, only to be blocked by a mountain.

"How come there's a mountain here? The map doesn't mention any mountains..." a tomb raider said, looking at the ancient map in his hand with a puzzled expression.

As he spoke, he looked at the map he had bought in the city earlier, but still couldn't make heads or tails of it.

After all, this is an undeveloped island, and it's already quite difficult to buy a map, so it's impossible for it to be drawn in such detail.

"Never mind, let's just get over there first," one of the tomb raiders said directly.

The tomb raider who was looking at the map thought what he said made sense, so he simply took the map and nodded in agreement.

“Then let’s climb over this mountain first,” the tomb raider said.

Everyone was already used to climbing mountains, so they had no objections and started climbing.

Yan Yu still holds Shen Jin's hand whenever they go hiking.

Shen Jin was too lazy to say anything more to Yan Yu about this habit, so he just let him hold his hand. However, after the unexpected incident last time, he still felt a little embarrassed.

After crossing the mountain, the group continued to compare the map and found that some locations were correct, while others were still slightly off.

After searching all day using the map, the group still couldn't figure out where their destination was.

"How about we call it a day? Maybe too much time has passed and things have changed too much," the tomb raider said to the crowd.

“I think that’s a good idea. It’s so late already, why don’t we get some rest and continue tomorrow?” Another tomb raider nodded.

They've experienced things like not knowing where to go many times before, so there's nothing to worry about.

So the group found a place and decided to rest there for the night, and continue their search for their destination the next day.