The entire novel is complete! Thank you to all the readers who have been following along; it's all released in one go!
Over 400,000 words without cutting the outline, I hope you all enjoy...
Worth it
After chatting for a long time, Chu Yuan felt that there seemed to be someone missing next to him.
Turning around, she saw that Zhu Yan was not there, so she looked around curiously.
A shadow fell on her right side, and a large hand pressed down on her head. "What are you looking at so furtively?"
Chu Yuan effortlessly broke free from his weak hand and looked up at him.
He had already taken off his windbreaker, leaving only the black short-sleeved shirt underneath.
Only when he was so close did Chu Yuan notice the two moles on his forearm, which were even more obvious against his sickly pale skin.
She stared at him in a trance, and only responded when Zhu Yan sat down, "Let me see what you've been doing."
"You also care about going to the toilet?" Zhu Yan rummaged through the things on the barbecue grill.
As the first place, and such a great place as the top of the mountain, picnic is naturally a must.
The director team was also very mean. They prepared some appetizers in advance, and only brought out the barbecue grill for the first place winner when everyone arrived. It was obvious that they wanted to envy the remaining groups.
Chu Yuan didn't know how to do it, so Zhu Yan had to come back to do it. Unexpectedly, he was able to get it right right away.
The shelf is not high and is specially designed for picnics. It will not make you tired and you can keep an eye on it at any time.
Zhu Yan started a fire and warned Chu Yuan, who was very curious, "Stay away, or you'll choke on the smoke."
After Chu Yuan ran away obediently, Zhu Yan clicked his tongue unhappily again.
Asking her to stay away doesn't mean she'll go away. This little heartless person.
[So handsome! A man should be able to carry things on his shoulders and with his hands.]
[I feel like this isn't a bonus, the first place winner has to bake it himself, and the other groups are already talking about it.]
[Where is Chu Yuan? Why is Zhu Yan the only one left?]
Chu Yuan, who was mentioned, came back in a few minutes.
"Turn around." She stood beside Zhu Yan and gave the order.
"Um?"
"Bend down." Chu Yuan personally put the newly opened mask on Zhu Yan's ears, and she stood on tiptoe to barely reach it.
Looking at her masterpiece, she smiled with satisfaction, "That's it."
Zhu Yan still had a few skewers of raw meat in his hands. He turned towards Chu Yuan and asked with a smile, "Is this what you just went back to get?"
"Yeah, you're more likely to choke when you're so close."
After that, he added earnestly, "Why don't you know how to protect yourself?"
Zhu Yan laughed at her patriarch-like tone.
Chu Yuan looked at the face that was still beautiful even though it was covered by the mask and thought that such a handsome face could not be blackened by smoke.
Being so close, Zhu Yan could easily see her entire body.
Without the bulky jacket, she looked exceptionally cool in her short-sleeved shirt and casual shorts. After sunset, a cool breeze blew in from the top of the mountain. Zhu Yan said, "There's a piece of clothing draped behind the stool. You can cover your legs with it if you're sitting down."
"Okay." Chu Yuan didn't bother to be polite with Zhu Yan and sat behind him.
Because of the barbecue grill, they were several meters away from the others.
Chu Yuan felt something blocking her, and she took it out and saw that it was the cell phone they had used today.
There was nothing else to do, so she opened her phone to appreciate the photos she took of Zhu Yan today. She really thought her photography skills were pretty good, and of course it was also because Zhu Yan had a good figure, so the photos looked great.
While flipping through the first few, she even had the leisure to greet the camera next to her.
She knew that the live broadcast was still going on and there were viewers watching them. Her pure eyes formed a crescent shape as she held her phone in front of the camera.
"Do you want to see the photos I took of Zhu Yan?"
【Ahhhhh Chu Yuan, you are my God, show me now. 】
[Help! I thought I couldn't see Zhu Yan's business when he was participating in a variety show because he put his phone away. I didn't expect to see him this way.]
Show me, show me, show me, show me.
The barrage was full, of course, none of these Chu Yuan could see it.
“I can’t see what you’re talking about, but I guess you want to see it, so I’ll show it to you.”
As she spoke, she turned her phone towards the camera.
The photos taken are very high-definition, and Chu Yuan held it very steadily, so everyone can easily see the original image.
While showing it to everyone, she also praised herself, "Not bad, isn't it? My photography skills are still very good, Zhu Yan said that my photos are not good."
[Although, wearing this straw hat makes me look like a mine stealer, hahahaha.]
[Please, I will definitely follow you from now on. Can you secretly post the photo on Weibo when the time comes?]
[Sure enough, my husband looks handsome in everything he wears.]
When the post came to the picture of Chu Yuan secretly taking a photo of the two of them, the comments went crazy.
[Chu Yuan, why are you so cute? Your scissor hands are so adorable.]
[What kind of young couple look is this? You're teasing him and he's laughing.]
[Who doesn't like Chu Yuan's quirky and clever nature?]
There are also voices of opposition.
【Don’t tie it up!!】
[Come on, we've only known each other for two or three days, what's so exciting about that? I don't understand.]
[Chu Yuan, could you please stop rushing me? I'm speechless.]
Zhu Yan himself is very Buddhist about everything. He has always been based on his strength and has no scandals since his debut. This has led to his fans being very Buddhist as well, and they basically don't cause trouble.
But this does not mean that his big fans will not control the comments. These jargons were immediately covered up by the army of comments praising the boys and girls for their good looks.
That night, his fans' anti-black station was opened again, and at the same time, a new spontaneous small organization for maintaining peace was established. The main purpose was to control all the comments, prevent the black fans from succeeding, and report all the comments that insulted Chu Yuan.
Many of Chu Yuan’s fans are newbies and basically none of them know how to manipulate data or control comments. Because of this chain reaction, Zhu Yan’s fans couldn’t stand it, and a big fan taught Chu Yuan’s new fans how to control comments.
While Heizi was fighting, the two families were in perfect harmony.
Probably no one doesn't like to see handsome men and beautiful women together, even if it is fake, but the girl calls us friends, how can we not take action for friends' affairs.
Chu Yuan didn’t know, and Zhu Yan didn’t know either.
When Zhu Yan heard Chu Yuan mumbling to herself, he turned back to look for her. He happened to see her flipping through the photos she had taken. Zhu Yan remembered something and felt uneasy, so he called her.
"Chu Yuan."
"Hey." Chu Yuan turned her head and flipped over the current one with her hand. She originally thought it was the last one.
Zhu Yan waved his hand, "Come and help me."
"Okay." Chu Yuan walked over and put the phone on the table beside him.
The photo on the phone clearly showed a smiling girl wearing a garland. It was a photo taken by Zhu Yan of Chu Yuan by some strange coincidence, and Chu Yuan didn't know it.
Zhu Yan was glad that he called out in time, so Chu Yuan didn't turn over the last card.
However, what they didn't know was that this last photo only lasted three seconds in front of the camera before it was captured by sharp-eyed netizens.
[What the hell, what the hell, who took this video?]
[This angle... doesn't look like Chu Yuan took the photo himself.]
[As far as I know, Zhu Yan confiscated Chu Yuan's phone after he took the photo. Could it be...?]
I'm crazy! I'm crazy! Don't bother!
[Isn't this a good idea? I'm not a good idea?]
The bloody storm in the barrage did not end until the camera turned to other people.
"Go ahead and share it with everyone." Zhu Yan handed Chu Yuan a handful of grilled skewers that he had just grilled.
Chu Yuan acted as a waiter and distributed the food to the remaining six people.
"Teacher Zhu baked it himself, how about trying it?"
When passing it to everyone in turn, when it came to Tong Yin, Chu Yuan specially gave her a few more strings.
I'll give you more so that you'll be bloated and fat, and make others jealous of you. I'm such a bad guy.
The bad guy didn't notice Tong Yin's complicated look and happily returned to Zhu Yan's side.
"I've sent it out." She said as if asking for a reward.
Chu Yuan only paid attention to Zhu Yan's face at first, until a faint fragrance of bamboo wafted over.
Chu Yuan's eyes lit up as he looked at the three-quarters of bamboo tube rice on the barbecue grill.
Zhu Yan gave her a look to signal her to keep her voice down.
Chu Yuan was indeed very quiet. Her eyes were particularly bright as she stared at Zhu Yan, "Where did you come from?"
Zhu Yan also imitated her and whispered, "I can do magic."
Chu Yuan gave him a look that said, "I know what I'm doing. You didn't go to the bathroom just now, did you? Did you go there to do this?"
"How did you guess?" Zhu Yan was very curious. If ordinary people guessed, they would just think it was arranged by the director team.
"You said you came back from the toilet but didn't wash your hands. Last night, you took a long time to wash every time after going to the toilet." Chu Yuan crossed her arms proudly, as if everything was under her control.
Zhu Yan: ...That does make some sense.
"I did it secretly," he said. "I asked Lin Zhe to get it. It took a lot of effort. It's only enough for you to eat."
The camera was filming other people and didn't pay much attention to this side.
Chu Yuan looked at him as if he were a superhero. She planned not to argue with Zhu Yan for two days and just follow whatever Zhu Yan said.
"I've decided, you're my number one."
"What's first?"
"Number one among my younger brothers."
Zhu Yan looked at her helplessly, but there was no need to do so.
The other first ones are OK.
Chu Yuan thought he didn't believe it, so he stuck to him and said, "Really? Not everyone has this. Just now, Fang Zhou and Han Xiaoyan were fighting over me, and I didn't even say who was first."
She recounted the advantages of being her number one. "Think about it! I can catch fish and chop wood. I'm very capable and can protect you. From now on, Fang Zhou and Han Xiaoyan will be your younger brothers, and you'll be the older brother."
"These don't appeal to me." Zhu Yan listened to her patiently and offered his own suggestion, "Are there any other benefits?"
This put Chu Yuan in a difficult position, mainly because she didn't know if there was anything else she could do that would be of benefit to Zhu Yan.
He seemed to have everything he needed.
"For example, if I am your number one, will I be given priority over others in your heart?" He looked at her, his deep eyes could reveal a deep pool, and all his thoughts were hidden under the seemingly calm surface of the lake.
"Of course." Chu Yuan said affirmatively, "I will always think of you first."
"Everything?" Zhu Yan raised his eyebrows.
“Everything!”
"Okay." Zhu Yan smiled, his handsome features outlined against the grey sky. "Then I agree with all my reluctance."
But there was no trace of reluctance in his proud look.
Zhu Yan was in a good mood, and his hands became more skillful in baking. After a while, he baked the bamboo tube rice for the kitten who was drooling with greed beside him to eat.
Seeing her squinting her eyes in satisfaction, he actually felt that the trouble of looking for this thing was not a big deal.
Well, it’s worth it.