Chapter 162 A Sudden Flutter of the Heart: An Embarrassing Incident Resurfaces, and Something Strange Is Noticed

"Now you know why Jiang Xiuyuan is single, right? With his level of awareness, I think he'll most likely end up alone."

"Angry? Why should I be angry just because he didn't wait for me? Please, I was already incredibly grateful that Jiang Xiuyuan didn't ask me to help carry his bags, okay? It's perfectly reasonable for real couples to take care of each other. We're not even dating yet, so it's his right not to help, and it's a favor if he does, okay?"

"And don't you guys think that while these two couples next to me are cuddling and waiting for each other, Jiang Xiuyuan will charge forward and end up carrying me to victory? He'll be fighting on the front lines while I'm turning the tables on our opponents from behind. This isn't a bad move at all; it's actually a win, right?"

While that makes sense, something just doesn't feel right.

I know why! Everyone else is playing a romance game, but Luo's playing a competitive game. They're on completely different wavelengths.

[It's reasonable to suspect that Luo's dad didn't come to find love, but rather to ship any couples!]

[Xiao Bao, that's the fourth young master of the Jiang family! A genuine handsome, rich, and tall guy, and even a fresh-faced young man! Are you really going to leave him hanging and let him gather dust?!]

Fans are frustrated and disappointed.

I think Luo Luo's attitude is cool, but I also think she's wasting her opportunity.

Many people wish they could rush in and form a couple with Jiang Xiuyuan.

What a waste! What a waste!

"You guys actually have feelings for Jiang Xiuyuan? And you think he's handsome? Well, you probably have no idea how pathetic he was back when I pinned him to the ground and spanked him..."

"Luo Dabao!"

A fierce voice rang out, interrupting Luo Luo's conversation with the viewers in the live stream.

Jiang Xiuyuan, who had returned at some unknown time, was now standing on the steps in front of Luo Luo, gritting his teeth in anger.

"What did you promise me before?!"

Upon hearing this, Luo Luo immediately covered her mouth.

Oh no, I made a careless remark and forgot about it.

Before she came, Jiang Xiuyuan gave her many instructions and even threatened her, forbidding her from revealing embarrassing stories from her childhood.

And then...

"Well, Xiao Jiang, I'm really sorry, I take it back."

Luo Luo forced a fawning smile, winked at Jiang Xiuyuan, then silently turned off her phone screen and stuffed it into her pocket in front of Jiang Xiuyuan.

He shrugged and said, "See? It's gone. Nothing happened."

That's right, nothing happened. We had no idea that Young Master Jiang was once pinned to the ground and spanked by a girl.

That's right, the person who got his pants pulled down and spanked wasn't Young Master Jiang.

That's right, the person who was pinned down on the bed and had their ass violated has nothing to do with Young Master Jiang.

[Young Master Jiang: ...? Are you guys even polite?]

[However, did you guys notice what Fourth Young Master Jiang called Luo's father just now? Luo Dabao?]

On the screen, Jiang Xiuyuan stared at Luo Luo without saying a word.

But inside, she was screaming: "Put some sweet words on me! Just say one more thing and I'll take the bait!"

However.

"Hey, Jiang Xiuyuan, I'm not even angry that you called me Luo Dabao, how dare you be angry with me!"

Luo Dabao was Luo Luo's childhood nickname.

Other people's little girls are named Feifei or Yanyan, which sounds incredibly gentle.

As a result, only Luo Luo's nickname was Da Bao.

When she first started kindergarten, her maternal grandmother took her to register. Out of habit, the elderly woman wrote Luo Luo's nickname directly on the new student registration form.

From then on, many people thought Luo Dabao was a chubby little boy.

When it's your turn to do chores, the teacher will say, "Boys should be hardworking and resilient. Luo Dabao, could you help your classmates sweep up the leaves by the door later?"

When moving things, the teacher would say, "Luo Dabao, you and Xiaoming go and move the toys we need for PE class!"

When lining up to go home, the teacher would say, "Luo Dabao, remember to help maintain order and prevent everyone from fighting!"

After a while, it didn't matter whether Luo Dabao was a boy or a girl.

Anyway, it's used as a boy's item.

Who didn't dream of being a princess when they were little?

But Luo Dabao is destined to be a knight.

It's all about timing and fate.

Although looking back now it might not be a bad thing, just thinking about how this incredibly cool and arrogant woman would lose half her confidence if people knew she had the name Luo Dabao, doesn't it?

"Then forget it, we're even."

Knowing he was in the wrong, Jiang Xiuyuan felt somewhat guilty and stopped pursuing the matter.

Luo Luo readily agreed, "Since you've sincerely conceded, I'll forgive you! Considering you helped carry the load, I won't hold it against you."

[Hilarious! These two are like elementary school kids pecking at each other.]

[They're only eight years old combined, right?]

[Suddenly I find Xiao Jiang and Da Bao so cute, waaaaah! I never imagined they knew each other as children. A childhood sweetheart romance where they both grew up to be childish—I'm in love!]

The advantage of dating reality shows is that you can ship them to death at will.

When there's no sugar, people will practically go to great lengths to find it, not to mention that these two have a really interesting backstory.

"Okay. Alright then."

Jiang Xiuyuan responded and turned to leave.

Because he was standing two steps higher than Luo Luo, and the tent frame he was carrying was long and narrow, he almost hit Luo Luo on the head with the tent pole when he turned around.

Fortunately, Luo Luo reacted quickly and took a step back, otherwise he would have been knocked unconscious by the swing.

"Good heavens, Jiang Xiuyuan, are you trying to murder me?!"

Luo Luo chased after him.

Why would I want to murder you?

Completely bewildered, Jiang Xiuyuan turned around and almost hit Luo Luo with the stick again.

Luo Luo, who didn't have time to retreat, took a solid hit this time.

...?!

"Hiss—revenge! It's definitely revenge!"

Luo Luo rubbed her forehead, glaring angrily at Jiang Xiuyuan.

Jiang Xiuyuan hadn't expected this, and immediately waved her hands repeatedly, "No, I didn't, I didn't mean to do it on purpose."

As she spoke, she wanted to check on Luo Luo, "Let me see."

Luo Luo quickly backed away, "Don't! You'll die if you touch me."

Jiang Xiuyuan: ...

"Wait for me a moment, I'll go to the medical station up ahead and get you your medicine."

After saying this, Jiang Xiuyuan quickly turned around and rushed forward. Luckily, Luo Luo was standing far away this time, otherwise he would most likely have taken a solid hit again.

[...]

With Jiang Si Shao's sheer audacity, it would be a miracle if he ever found a girlfriend.

Luo Luo: I have done good deeds and accumulated merit throughout my life, why should I suffer the pain and torment of love?

Luo Luo was not seriously injured.

After Jiang Xiuyuan returned with the medicine, he put down his backpack and offered to help her apply the medicine.

"No need, no need, I can do it myself."

She had always taken care of others since she was a child, so Luo Luo was a little unaccustomed to being taken care of like this. Therefore, she quickly took the medicine from Jiang Xiuyuan's hand.

Jiang Xiuyuan refused, saying, "Do you have eyes on your forehead? Do you know where to put it?"

Such a handsome guy, but he just happens to have a mouth.

It was meant to be caring, but it sounded incredibly irritating.

However, when it comes to arguing, Luo Luo is in no way inferior.

She rolled her eyes at Jiang Xiuyuan and reached out to take the medicine from his hand. "I may not have eyes, but I know where it hurts. I may not have eyes in my mouth, but I've never seen food go up my nose."

Taking advantage of his height, Jiang Xiuyuan held the medicine high.

"You know where it hurts, but do you know where it won't look good if you put it on? This medicine is colored."

"..."

The word "ugly" successfully silenced Luo Luo.

"Then hurry up, stop dawdling. Niannian and Aying have already gone far away. If we keep dawdling, we'll most likely end up in last place."

When Jiang Xiuyuan suddenly turned back, the others, in order to create an opportunity for him and Luo Luo, deliberately kept quiet and hurried forward while the two were talking.

Now, they are the last group left.

Luo Luo closed her eyes and waited for Jiang Xiuyuan to apply the medicine to her.

Jiang Xiuyuan dipped a cotton swab in the light yellow medicine and gently applied it to Luo Luo's forehead.

A mountain breeze blew, bringing a refreshing coolness to the areas stained with the medicine. A faint medicinal fragrance lingered in the air, along with the subtle scent of osmanthus blossoms from the roadside.

The two fell silent, with only their breathing audible to each other.

For the first time in daylight, Luo Luo could hear her own heartbeat so clearly.

She gently gripped her sweatpants with her hand at her side, then quickly let go.

Jiang Xiuyuan carefully applied the medicine to Luo Luo, making sure the edges and corners blended naturally, like painting.

Luo Luo made conversation even when he had nothing to say.

"Didn't you just rush to the front? Why did you come back? Now look what's happened, all that fuss and we've lost our advantage..."

“Carrying heavy loads is my specialty. Let alone carrying a backpack, even if I carried you on my back, I could still walk steadily to the front. If you ask me, I should have carried you on my back in the first place, so I wouldn’t have had to worry about you being too clumsy and come back specifically to see if you got lost.”

"..."

The slight feeling of emotion that Luo Luo had just begun to feel was extinguished by Jiang Xiuyuan's sharp tongue before it could even surface.

“Jiang Xiuyuan, if you can’t speak, you don’t have to.”

Jiang Xiuyuan did not respond.

The application on the forehead was stopped.

Luo Luo kept her eyes closed and waited, but ten seconds passed, thirty seconds passed, fifty seconds passed, and a minute passed.

Luo Luo couldn't help but open her eyes a crack, wanting to see what Jiang Xiuyuan was doing.

It turned out that the brat was silently tidying up his things, and the medicine he was applying had already been put away.

Luo Luo pointed to her forehead: "Why didn't you tell me you were done applying it?"

Jiang Xiuyuan then pointed to his mouth.

Luo Luo was stunned for a moment, and her first reaction was to think: I'll tell you if you kiss me.

Just as she was about to berate Jiang Xiuyuan for being shameless, a sudden inspiration struck her—"You're not speaking because of my sarcastic remark earlier, which told you not to speak if you can't speak?"

Jiang Xiuyuan nodded.

Luo Luo gave an awkward smile: "Well, why don't you just say it normally..."

"Then I'll tell you?"

"explain."

"Help me put on my backpack."

Jiang Xiuyuan pointed to the backpack next to him.

Because camping requires a lot of gear, it's not very convenient to carry it on your back or unload it; you need someone to help you.

Therefore, people who are carrying heavy loads rarely unload their cargo on their backs during short breaks.

With Luo Luo's help, Jiang Xiuyuan quickly put his backpack back on and continued on his way.

As expected of someone with a martial arts background, Jiang Xiuyuan helped Luo Luo regain her strength after resting for a while.

Before long, they caught up with the other two groups of guests.

The six people were sitting under the big tree when Qin Shu suddenly exclaimed in surprise.

Where is Zachary?

"Oh right, where are the handsome foreign guys?" Luo Luo looked around, then patted Jiang Xiuyuan on the shoulder. "Weren't you at the very front? Did you see them?"

"I guess he's near that pavilion up ahead? I saw him resting there when I was walking back."

As he said this, Jiang Xiuyuan glanced at Qin Shu, then said seemingly casually, "The view is quite good, and the breeze is pleasant. We can go over there to rest; it's not far anyway."

"In that case, shall we go over there?" Luo Luo suggested, then asked the others, "How long have you been resting?"

“It hasn’t been more than a few minutes. We had just sat down when you arrived,” Song Ying said.

The four of them walked at a relatively slow pace, but Jiang Xiuyuan, who had better stamina, quickly caught up with Luo Luo.

"Let's go, let's go, there's a pavilion here where I can take a few more pictures of you."

Luo Luo grabbed Song Ying with his left hand and Wen Nian with his right.

The three of them walked even faster this time than before.

Zachary was indeed sitting in the pavilion in front, taking pictures with his phone.

"Hey, there really are handsome foreign guys over here."

Upon hearing Luo Luo's voice, Zachary turned around, put away his phone, and greeted the others.

Hello.

"Wait! Don't move!"

Luo Luo suddenly spoke up, startling Song Ying and Wen Nian. Even Zachary stopped in his tracks, frozen in place.

"Wait for me, just a moment!"

As she said this, Luo Luo picked up the camera hanging around her neck, rotated the lens to adjust the focus, and then adjusted her posture in various ways, finally taking the photo in an extremely contorted position.

[Hilarious! This looks exactly like the way my boyfriend takes pictures of me.]

Behind every beautiful picture is a photographer who has lost control of their image.

Luo Dabao! Do you even remember you're a girl?! You're twisting yourself into a pretzel!

After looking through the photos, Luo Dabao, the mahua, stood up with great satisfaction, patted the dirt off his legs, and declared, "I hereby unilaterally declare this photo a god!"

"Let me take a look."

Song Ying leaned closer, and Wen Nian also came over. Upon seeing this, they couldn't help but give each other a thumbs up.

"It is indeed beautiful."

"It feels like we can output the original image directly from the screen."

The beautiful women were gathered around the photos, while the audience eagerly awaited them.

[I want to see! I want to see! I want to see! (Very loudly!)]

Why won't you let me see it? Waaaaah!

[Hilarious! They've already taken all the photos, and Zuckerberg is still just standing there looking handsome.]

Luo Luo also discovered it.

After putting away her camera, she looked up and found that Zachary was still in the same position.

"Handsome, stop posing, you don't need to."

Upon hearing this, Zachary breathed a sigh of relief and returned to normal.

At the same time, the boys also arrived.

This is the first time the seven members have all reunited.

"Come on, let's ask the crew to take a group photo for us!"

Luo Luoke really enjoys group activities.

After the suggestion was made, everyone quickly gathered in the pavilion and posed for several group photos.

"Very good, very good."

While Luo Luo was checking the photo quality, Song Ying and Qin Shu exchanged a glance, then looked at Zachary.

"What's the scenery like in China? Isn't it especially beautiful?"

“Yes, it’s very beautiful.” Zachary gave a thumbs up. “I just took several pictures and sent them to my mom. I think I can bring her here next time.”

Just as Song Ying was thinking about how to continue the conversation and look at the photos, Luo Luo spoke first, "Let me see how you took them?"

Song Ying's lips involuntarily curled up.

This is like sending a pillow when you're sleepy.