The man's eyes were shining, as if dotted with countless tiny stars. He was talking to himself, chattering on and on about his plans.

Liu Zhiyi lowered his head.

He chewed the bitter fruit mechanically and gave a faint "hmm" as a reply.

He didn't say anything after that.

When Pei Yunchu saw her cooperation, he was quite surprised and stopped talking. He was pleasantly surprised for a moment, but then he felt that this behavior was not like Liu Zhiyi's character.

He then slowly narrowed his eyes, and his scrutinizing gaze fell from above on the top of Liu Zhiyi's head.

After a pause, he warned,

"Don't blame me for not reminding you. You should have seen it just now. This is an isolated island, far away from the other side.

If there's no boat to take, the people inside definitely won't be able to get out, so you'd better not try any tricks."

Liu Zhiyi continued to concentrate on eating the fruit.

Pei Yunchu has always been a carefree person. He stared at her for a long time, and seeing that her face was indifferent and she was just chewing the wild fruit slowly, he thought she was in a bad mood and didn't want to reply.

Suddenly, his eyes lit up as if he thought of something. He quickly took out something wrapped in a handkerchief from his arms, opened it carefully, and handed it to Liu Zhiyi.

Guilt flashed in his eyes, he pushed the thing towards her, lowered his voice and said gently,

"I apologize to you on behalf of my mother for what she said last time, Xiaoyi. I promise that no matter what, I will not compromise this time."

"My wife will only be you."

"I want to be with you forever, never apart. Can you trust me this time?"

Liu Zhiyi rolled her eyes in her heart, but she just lowered her head. Her thick and long eyelashes trembled slightly, covering the emotions in her eyes and making it impossible to peek into her thoughts.

She clenched her back teeth and raised her head under the other person's expectant gaze. Her eyes, which were usually bright and lively, were now calm, revealing a sense of indifference and alienation.

Huh... lock her up and keep her as a couple forever, away from the light of day?

Although her expression was very indifferent and her tone was equally indifferent, Pei Yunchu still detected a hint of sarcasm.

Just as he was about to open his mouth to explain, he saw Liu Zhiyi's anger subsided, he lowered his eyes again, and said lightly,

"I'm hungry. Roast the pheasant quickly."

Pei Yunchu was stunned.

His brows furrowed subconsciously, and he didn't know what to say for a moment. He took the handkerchief and carefully wrapped up the blood jade bracelet, which symbolized the token of the mistress of the Pei family, layer by layer.

Then he kept silent and started roasting the pheasant.

The two men sat side by side, both with stern and expressionless faces. The bright firelight shone on their faces, making them flicker.

The chicken on the rack makes a sizzling sound from time to time as it is roasted.

Big drops of chicken oil fell into the fire below, and with a "boom", the flames burned even more vigorously, and the flames suddenly shot up high.

Pei Yunchu sprinkled salt, chili powder, pepper powder, cumin and other spices on the meat while roasting it. He also proudly showed off that these precious spices were bought at a high price from a foreign merchant that he had recently bought.

The price is expensive, and most importantly, the quantity is limited. Ordinary people cannot buy it no matter how much money they have.

He had tried it early in the morning and found it tasted great, so he asked Liu Zhiyi to try it later and said that he had brought it specially.

As he spoke, he sniffed in ecstasy, obsessively savoring the aroma of barbecue in the air.

So, the assassination that almost killed her and Song Hanchuan was actually a long-planned robbery?

He had planned this all along?

Oh--

The strong aroma of meat was almost everywhere, lingering in the entire cave, and Liu Zhiyi's stomach began to rumble again.

Soon, the meat was thoroughly roasted.

Pei Yunchu smiled and handed the whole chicken to Liu Zhiyi like he was presenting a treasure, and asked her if she wanted to eat chicken legs or chicken wings?

Before Liu Zhiyi could reply, he quickly tore off a chicken leg, put a handkerchief on it and handed it to Liu Zhiyi.

Liu Zhiyi took it without a word, not caring about the heat, and swallowed a few mouthfuls whole. Finally, he felt some strength in his hands and feet, and he breathed a sigh of relief.

"Eat slowly and don't choke. If it's not enough, I have more on hand."

As Pei Yunchu spoke, he freed one hand to pat her back.

Perhaps because she looked so disheveled while eating, Pei Yunchu thought she was starving, so he just watched her eat carefully from the side. He held the rest of the pheasant meat in his hands and didn't touch a single bite himself.

But not long after, Liu Zhiyi inadvertently discovered from the corner of her eye that Pei Yunchu's gaze always seemed to linger on her collarbone, and the look in his eyes was dark and unclear.

His Adam's apple rolled slightly, his eyes were filled with intense lust, and his upper body moved closer and closer to her.

Liu Zhiyi sneered in his heart, pretended to know nothing and continued to eat the chicken leg, vaguely saying that he was thirsty.

Pei Yunchu woke up instantly.

He hurriedly got up and ran out. When he came back, he had a withered yellow lotus leaf in his hand, which contained the water he had found.

Still carefully holding it in front of Liu Zhiyi, Liu Zhiyi lowered her head slightly and drank it all in one gulp. She caught a glimpse of the man's Adam's apple rolling in her peripheral vision, and he also made a swallowing motion.

Only then did Liu Zhiyi realize that his eye sockets were sunken and there was a dark circle under his eyes. It was probably because he had not gotten enough rest after taking care of her day and night.

His thin lips were a little pale, dry and flaky. It seemed that he was so busy taking care of her that he didn't even have time to drink a sip of water.

Liu Zhiyi understood.

After eating two big chicken legs in a row, Liu Zhiyi finally burped.

Pei Yunchu felt relieved and was about to start eating when he saw Liu Zhiyi suddenly frown and drop the chicken leg he was almost finishing to the ground.

He let out a hissing sound, bent his body, and hugged his stomach with both hands, looking like he was in great pain.

Pei Yunchu was so scared that he quickly put the chicken in his hand aside and anxiously went to support her to check the situation.

"What's wrong, Xiaoyi? Where do you feel uncomfortable? Come and show me what's going on."

But he stopped talking halfway through.

His pupils dilated and his body fell stiffly to the ground.

"You...what did you do to me."

Pei Yunchu was breathing heavily and felt his eyelids were heavy. No matter how hard he tried, he couldn't lift them up and his vision began to blur.

Liu Zhiyi beside him suddenly straightened up, and there was no trace of the pain twisted on his face.

When she glanced at him, there was a hint of pride in her almond-shaped eyes, and her gaze was so cold that there was no trace of warmth. She just watched him fall without any intention of helping him up.

He slowly stood up and looked down at the man who was desperately squirming at his feet, with a hint of cruelty in his eyes.