Xiao Qiang cried her heart out, and I felt just as bad, because I had never imagined such a situation.

I carefully comforted Xiao Qiang, but my mind was racing, trying to figure out how to handle the situation.

Xiao Qiang cried for a long time, and the two of us sat quietly in the woods for a long time. In the end, Xiao Qiang cried until she was exhausted and felt dizzy, obviously wanting to fall asleep.

I quickly helped Xiao Qiang back to the camp.

When they went up, Chen Jian and Liu Jiaojiao were standing at the entrance to the mountaintop, and they were clearly a little worried.

When Chen Jian saw me, he frowned and rushed over. Liu Jiaojiao, who was heavily pregnant, also came forward to support Xiao Qiang.

"Brother Sihai, it seems Xu Wei and Wang Xiaoxiao had a loud argument just now, but we don't know exactly what they were arguing about. I think you should stay at my and Jiaojiao's place tonight and we can deal with this tomorrow morning."

I shook my head, not knowing what to say to Chen Jian.

"There's no way to avoid this. Let it go. I have my own plans. You should keep an eye on Liu Jiaojiao first."

Chen Jian looked at me without saying a word, and after a long while, he took a deep breath: "Brother Sihai! I'm not trying to criticize you, but didn't you know that Accountant Wang likes you? If you really didn't know, then why didn't you just reject her yesterday? Look at the mess you've made..."

I didn't know how to tell Chen Jian. I was really overwhelmed. Liu Jiaojiao had already helped Xiao Qiang into our wooden house.

Chen Jian sighed repeatedly. I sat by the campfire in the courtyard, not daring to go in, unsure how to face the three of them.

I remained in a daze until dawn the next day.

Xu Wei was the first to come out of the wooden house. She stood at the door looking at me with an inscrutable expression, but she didn't say anything.

Alone, I took the clay pot we had made and went to the waterwheel to fetch water.

Not long after, she came back with a pot and put it on the campfire. I wanted to help, but Xu Wei avoided me, looking very unhappy. I suppose that's understandable; this incident not only affected Xiao Qiang and Xu Wei, but also left me unsure how to explain it.

But what can I do now that it's already happened?

"Xu Wei, I don't know how to tell you this, but things aren't what you think, I...I..."

Just as I was about to speak, Xu Wei turned her head to look at me. I frowned and said, "Brother Sihai, I know that Sister Wang Xiaoxiao likes you. If you like her too, then I have no right to stop you. But I hope that even if you get together with her, can you still keep me in your heart?"

When I heard Xu Wei say that, I could feel the humility in her tone, which made my heart ache even more.

I never imagined that my unintentional actions would hurt Xu Wei and the others.

I gently patted Xu Wei's hand and said, "Don't worry, no matter what, I will never let you down."

Xu Wei then wiped away her tears and forced a very awkward smile.

"Alright, that's enough for me to know that's what you think. I'll go get some food first. You all drank so much last night and were on empty stomachs, you must be starving by now."

After saying that, Xu Wei went down the mountain alone. Chen Jian saw this and quickly followed her with his gun. I felt a little more at ease with Chen Jian by my side.

I went back into the cabin. Xiao Qiang was probably still sleeping, but her brows were tightly furrowed. She must have had a restless night's sleep.

I went into Wang Xiaoxiao's cubicle, lifted the wolf skin, and saw Wang Xiaoxiao sitting on the wooden bed. I wondered if she had been asleep last night.

Hearing the noise, Wang Xiaoxiao looked up and saw me. She took a deep breath but didn't say anything.

I looked at Wang Xiaoxiao, not knowing what to say. But I didn't know how to handle this situation if what she said yesterday was true.

Should I pretend this never happened? Or should I just ignore it altogether?

After thinking it over and over, I still can't do it.

I looked at Wang Xiaoxiao and took a deep breath: "I never thought of giving you away like an object. What I said last night was just because I thought Wang Ping liked you, and I also thought you were a good girl and I wanted someone to cherish and take care of you, so I said those foolish things. But if you don't have Wang Ping in your heart, or if you don't have..."

I don't know what to say at this point.

Wang Xiaoxiao wiped away the tears from the corners of her eyes, turned her head to look at me, and let out a cold laugh.

"I don't care what you think, but I finally realized something last night: you don't have me in your heart at all. I was just deluding myself. I knew a long time ago that you would never like me, but I kept holding onto that hope. Now that we've said it all, forget it. Go ahead and do your thing, don't worry about me."

I could tell from Wang Xiaoxiao's expression that she still looked very sad, and I wondered if she was still feeling hurt inside.

But now, no matter what I say to her, she obviously won't agree.

I nodded and silently left her room. When I came out, I saw that Xiao Qiang had also woken up and was standing at the door of his cubicle.

Even after seeing me, her eyes were still red, and I felt completely exhausted.

It felt just like the discomfort I felt when I was alone in the woods, trying to avoid a python, or even worse.

At that time, I knew that as long as I persevered, I would definitely survive.

But I'm afraid I wouldn't be able to endure this situation for more than a few days.

Xiao Qiang still ignored me, but Xu Wei's shouts came from outside, and everyone quickly went out.

Xu Wei and Chen Jian were seen picking a lot of mushrooms. Chen Jian was also holding a rabbit in his hand. He said that he would clean up the mushrooms later and stew the rabbit for breakfast.

I didn't have much of an appetite, but I still needed to eat something, so I followed Chen Jian to wash the rabbit and start cooking.

After a hasty breakfast, we continued our work down the mountain.

Wang Ping hasn't appeared in public all day. I know he must be very sad and angry.

So I couldn't say anything and could only silently continue working.

This situation lasted for four or five days. At first, Wang Ping ignored us completely, but later he gradually started to work with us.

This matter seems to have faded away little by little, but I know that if we can't talk things out, this knot in our hearts will never be dispelled.