Camping Fun

The theme of Day 8 of "Heartbeat Mystery" is outdoor camping.

Upon arriving at the campsite, sunlight filtered through the leaves, casting dappled patterns. The grass was lush and green, and the air was filled with the scent of nature. A gentle breeze made everyone feel exceptionally happy.

After discussing it, everyone quickly decided on the division of labor and began setting up tents, preparing barbecue grills and ingredients.

When Ding Xuefei heard Elio say he wanted to set up a tent, she immediately volunteered to prepare the barbecue grill, as if she were avoiding a plague.

Elio was a little unhappy. Watching Ding Xuefei's departing figure, she said with a wronged expression, "Does Brother Xuefei not welcome me?"

"You're overthinking it!" Ke Ran comforted Ding Xuefei repeatedly, speaking kindly to her, but in her heart she felt that Elio had gone too far by saying that in front of the camera.

Yu Songlin was the main person in charge of preparing the barbecue grill, since he would be the one doing the barbecue later.

Ding Xuefei had previously been somewhat reluctant to be alone with Yu Songlin, but now she was forced into this situation and had no other choice.

Yu Songlin was surprisingly experienced. He chose an open space that was some distance away from the bushes and tents, took the bracket off the car, and carefully looked at the instructions.

Ding Xuefei didn't look closely, and he himself didn't realize that it seemed that as long as Yu Songlin was around, he could enter power-saving mode.

"You can also barbecue?"

When they were still together, Ding Xuefei loved to eat barbecue, but Yu Songlin was different; he would only eat a little with her whenever they went out.

Due to limited resources at that time, they ate at roadside stalls, where hygiene was not very good. Ding Xuefei would often have stomach pains after eating there, so Yu Songlin stopped letting him eat there as much.

“I know a little,” Yu Songlin smiled at Ding Xuefei, “You can look forward to it.”

"Didn't you dislike eating it back then? How come you can barbecue it yourself now?" Ding Xuefei pouted, complaining to herself.

Assembling the barbecue grill was quite simple. As expected, Ding Xuefei didn't even need to use her brain. She just needed to press down on each part according to Yu Songlin's instructions, and the steel plates and rods seemed to move to the correct positions on their own.

Yu Songlin examined the barbecue grill and noticed Ding Xuefei yawning repeatedly: "Didn't you sleep well last night?"

"Yeah, it's all your fault."

After Ding Xuefei finished speaking, she didn't see Yu Songlin reply. She only noticed that he couldn't suppress his smile, so she realized what he meant and hurriedly tried to make amends: "I mean, it's all your fault for making the tea!"

What's going on in this guy's head? So annoying!

Despite saying this, Ding Xuefei couldn't help but blush slightly.

Seeing that Ding Xuefei was embarrassed, Yu Songlin spoke up before he could say anything, "I'll do the charcoal and lighting of the fire myself. You can go and rest over there."

"No need, I can help."

Just moments ago, Ding Xuefei was cursing the other person in her heart, but now that they're not letting her do any work, she's unhappy about it.

“But this will produce smoke, and you don’t like that, do you?” Yu Songlin said, already putting strips of charcoal into the grill.

"I……"

Ding Xuefei used to dislike going into the kitchen and cooking, and this was the reason he gave. He said it casually back then, but he didn't expect Yu Songlin to still remember it.

It's clearly full of loopholes.

Yu Songlin's gaze was fixed on the work in his hands, and his voice was somewhat helpless.

"This is a bit dangerous, and it's not guaranteed that we can ignite it successfully on the first try."

Yu Songlin raised his eyes and glanced at Ding Xuefei's face.

It means that having you here will distract me.

"obedient."

Two words, both abrupt and natural. Ding Xuefei looked at Yu Songlin's expression; the latter seemed unaware of what he had said.

He should have been furious, but he felt a tremor in his heart, and it was impossible for him to admit that the feeling was love.

Ding Xuefei didn't have time to refute anything and quickly left the barbecue grill.

*

The barbecue grill was set up, but he didn't want to go to Elio's place to set up the tent, so he went to help prepare the ingredients.

Shang Rou was holding a chicken wing in her hand, carefully skewering it onto a metal skewer.

Seeing that there was still a lot of food left, and with Xu Yimeng chopping vegetables nearby, Ding Xuefei moved a chair and sat down next to Shang Rou, joining them in skewering the ingredients and setting out the more strenuous tasks for himself.

Shang Rou started a conversation: "This is my first time camping like this, it looks like it'll be a lot of fun."

“Me too!” Xu Yimeng chimed in. “I’m just wondering if it will taste good baked like this? I’m a little worried.”

"It's sure to be delicious! Yu Songlin just said he's really good at grilling, so we can look forward to it." Ding Xuefei wasn't quite used to saying Yu Songlin's name directly; it felt a bit strange.

"Really! Wow, how come Brother Lin can do everything? Is he a Balala the Fairy?" Xu Yimeng praised without reservation.

Ding Xuefei glanced back and saw that Yu Songlin had already lit a fire. Stella was circling around Yu Songlin, looking very energetic. She couldn't hear what they were saying, but Yu Songlin smiled with his head down.

We just chased him away, but he's still lighting fires now. Wasn't he chatting and laughing with other people?

Is it because Stella likes him?

Ding Xuefei's impression of Yu Songlin was that he was not the type to actively attract attention. Many people liked him in the past, but he would always reject them decisively and thoroughly, and would patiently explain to Ding Xuefei.

Ding Xuefei had a hard time feeling secure, but he took good care of her at that time.

"Xuefei, why do you look so absent-minded?"

"Really?" Ding Xuefei reacted a bit strongly. "I... I'm thinking about something. I don't want to think about it now. I'll focus on skewering the meat and grill it later."

He vented his pent-up frustration on the skewers, skewering them vigorously, and soon he had quite a few.

Just as they were working hard, a light, cheerful voice suddenly broke in: "Wow, you're skewering meat!"

"Do you even need to tell me?" Ding Xuefei simply couldn't be bothered to pay him any attention.

Elio ignored Ding Xuefei and continued talking to Shang Rou, sitting down next to Ding Xuefei.

"It's been so long since I've gone out and played with people my own age. I'm so happy! Don't you think so, Xuefei-gege?"

Ding Xuefei had no choice but to force a smile and say, "Mhm."

Elio, still unwilling to give up, held the shrimp and skewers in her hand and moved closer to Ding Xuefei: "How do you do this, Xuefei-gege? Can you teach me?"

This time, not only was Ding Xuefei speechless, but even Shang Rou couldn't help but glance at Elio.

Surely not, even elementary school students can do that.

Ding Xuefei suppressed her anger and demonstrated for him, but her impatience was still evident on her face.

"How else do I need to teach you? It's just about picking up the shrimp, skewering it, understand?"

"Well, I've never done this before, I'm afraid I'll make a mistake." Elio explained humbly, and imitated Ding Xuefei by stringing together a few.

After a brief respite, Elio suddenly launched into a dramatic performance.

"Does Xuefei hate me? I don't know what I did to upset you. I'm sorry, I was so stupid..."

What's going on? Not again?

Is this some kind of humble, foolish path we're taking now? Isn't that a bit unconventional?

Ding Xuefei could only marvel at the sight. The camera was still rolling, and he was stuck there, caught in the middle, feeling utterly helpless.

No? We can't exactly ask him to forgive us now, can we? Wouldn't that make him look like a victim of injustice and also be seen as petty?

After much deliberation, Ding Xuefei had not yet spoken, but Shang Rou, who was beside her, spoke first.

"Little Elio, you're overthinking it. Xuefei is like that to everyone. Don't apologize to her anymore. Look, you've scared Xuefei half to death."

Ding Xuefei nodded repeatedly: "Yes, yes, yes."

“Okay.” Elio looked like he was about to cry. “I didn’t mean anything by it, I just wanted to get closer to Xuefei.”

Ding Xuefei was so frightened that she jumped up from her chair, fearing that the person might take action at any moment.

I got so excited that I lost my balance and almost fell back into the chair, but luckily someone caught me.

The hand that was holding his arm touched him and then immediately let go. Ding Xuefei seemed to have a premonition and knew who it was without even turning her head.

"Brother Songlin, you're here!" Elio turned around and saw Yu Songlin, greeting him warmly.

Yu Songlin smiled and said, "Well, the fire's lit. I'll go get some things to grill and try it out. Also, could you please not call me that to my face? I don't feel comfortable with it."

"He actually said that out loud?" Ding Xuefei mentally gave Yu Songlin a thumbs up. There really is someone who can subdue another.

"Ah, okay then, Rin-nii."

This shows you know how to speak normally.

Elio looked at Yu Songlin, as if suddenly remembering something: "Speaking of which, I met Brother Lin once before, do you remember?"

“Of course.” Yu Songlin nodded.

"I'll let you in on a little secret: it was Xuefei who introduced me to Lin."

Is there anything worth mentioning about this?

Although that wasn't entirely true, Ding Xuefei didn't bother arguing with him.

Yu Songlin calmly replied, "To be precise, Xuefei and I were talking when you suddenly interrupted us."

He speaks in a gentle manner, with a smile often playing on his lips. Even when he says such things, it doesn't seem offensive; it's just like a joke.

What's this called? The wicked will always be punished by the wicked! Who would have thought that the winning formula for dealing with Elio would be Yu Songlin...

It feels so good when Yu Songlin's mouth is on the same side as mine.

Ding Xuefei unconsciously moved closer to Yu Songlin.

Elio looked embarrassed for a moment, but quickly recovered and said, "Haha, it's just a coincidence, that's how we met."

Bullet comments:

"Is there a chaotic scene?"

"I can have this big triangle."

"Haha, dxf, did you think about this day when you introduced Ebao to Actor Yu?"

"Wait a minute, why does it feel like Actor Yu's words have a hidden meaning?"

"I'm telling you, some people should stop dreaming. Not everyone likes your brother."

During the subsequent camping trip, Elio was visibly much more "docile," not lingering around Ding Xuefei much, and not daring to get any closer to Yu Songlin.

However, to ensure safety and out of a sense of shared identity from their previous battle, Ding Xuefei found herself standing next to Yu Songlin.

Another reason is that the meat he grilled smelled really good.

Ding Xuefei stood to the side, sniffing incessantly.

Ding Xuefei had already overslept and hadn't eaten breakfast, so she was starving!

Moreover, based on his experience as a seasoned barbecue enthusiast, he knew that Yu Songlin's grilled meat would be exceptionally delicious and perfectly suited to his taste just by smelling it!

"Xuefei, aren't you going a bit too far?" Bai Mu, who had just finished setting up the tent, also came over to watch the barbecue.

"I...I'm hungry," Ding Xuefei said.

Upon hearing this, Yu Songlin looked up at him and said, "Then I'll bake some that will cook quickly for you first."

Ding Xuefei nodded with her eyes. As for Yu Songlin's character, that's another matter, but he's definitely a master cook.

—It's perfectly understandable that he wanted to marry Yu Songlin because he was a good cook.

Yu Songlin brushed another layer of chili powder onto the grilled meat and said, "Now, go and have some yogurt first."

"ah?"

Eating oily and spicy food on an empty stomach can damage your stomach.