Even if they come, we are not afraid.

It would have been better if he hadn't come.

I told Chen Jian and the others to be careful and vigilant about their surroundings, and to notify me immediately if there were any unusual movements.

After all, I was the only one among them who had a gun.

"Also, we must pay close attention to the movements of Lin Xubo and Bai Wei. These two are indeed the most uncertain factors in our group."

Ever since Wang Ping learned that the continuous broadcast might have been colluding with those foreigners, his attitude towards Lin Xubo plummeted.

Before I could even speak, I had already arranged for other male colleagues to take turns guarding outside the cabin.

I carried some bird eggs and various kinds of mushrooms that I had brought back up into the cave.

We didn't find anything this time, but the women comforted me by saying there was still some wild boar meat in the cave from the last hunt, and if we ate it sparingly, we could have enough for a while.

Xiao Qiang's leg has completely healed, and she no longer needs the crutches I made for her.

However, Xiao Qiang carefully placed the cane in a corner and would take it out from time to time to wipe off the dust.

Since Xiao Qiang's incident, the relationship between the women has improved a lot.

As Liu Jiaojiao has spent more time with us, her personality has become more cheerful. She's currently busy making cider with Xu Wei.

Wang Xiaoxiao also said that after dinner, she would go down the mountain to put all the fish baskets I had made away, so that if the tide came in, she could catch more fish in the baskets.

I looked at the overcast sky outside and figured it was going to rain heavily again, so I was a little anxious.

These women have been eating very little these past few days because they're worried about my health. The only time I had meat cooked was last night, and they all picked it out and put it in my bowl.

Xu Wei was munching on the grilled dried fish, a smile on her face. She would occasionally glance at me and blink, which made my heart ache.

I'm quite frustrated that I can't even feed these few women.

After dinner, I went up to the mountaintop alone. The short-legged birds there were being taken very well in by several women.

The eggs they lay each day are now enough to feed several of us.

Furthermore, Wang Xiaoxiao discussed with several people whether or not to hatch these eggs into more short-legged birds.

However, the girls were all white-collar workers in big cities and had never done anything like incubating eggs before. Moreover, we didn't see the short-legged birds we caught protecting or incubating the eggs, which made me very suspicious about how they reproduced.

I picked up the clay pot that Xu Wei and the others had left nearby; it was filled with some seashells.

The scraps of meat inside had been dried in the sun, and I grabbed a small handful and tossed them into the large fence I had set up.

The short-legged birds immediately rushed forward and ate all the shell meat that had been thrown at them.

It was getting dark, and there wasn't even a moon. The wild boar meat in the cave was down to just one leg. If it rained heavily again, we were afraid we wouldn't have anything to eat.

We used to encounter herds of wild boars and wolves, but perhaps because there are more and more people on our island now, these animals have sensed something is wrong and dare not come out anymore.

This is not a good thing, because if they don't come out, we have no way to find them, and thus we lose another source of food.

It looks like I'll have to take Wang Ping and the others further ahead tomorrow to find more things to store.

The apple orchard has been almost completely ruined, and who knows when it will bear fruit again. I want to see if there are any apples left, even if they are green, so I can bring them back and eat them.

My mind was racing with all sorts of thoughts as I sat there lost in thought. Suddenly, a hand patted me on the shoulder from behind.

I was startled and immediately turned around to see Xiao Qiang had come up at some point, holding a small torch in her hand.

"What's wrong? You didn't seem very happy during dinner."

"Hey, Lin Xubo told those foreigners about all the places we could find to eat. That bastard is now in a worse situation than before because those foreigners are just too destructive. They'd rather destroy everything they can get their hands on than let it rot. It makes me uncomfortable to see you all so reluctant to eat."

Xiao Qiang stuck the torch into a crack in the stone on the ground and sat down next to me.

"Anyway, we all have hands and feet, so we won't starve. If we really can't catch wild boar or pick fruit, there are still some green berries in the woods next to our treehouse, right? Those berries can also supplement vitamins, even though they don't taste very good. But we can fry them or soak them in coconut juice. Anyway, don't worry too much."

I looked up at Xiao Qiang. Since she ended up on this island, her domineering personality had changed quite a bit.

I'm increasingly realizing that she's actually a very sensitive and kind woman.

As the flickering firelight illuminated Xiao Qiang's face, I chuckled: "Hmph, I never expected that Secretary Xiao would have the chance to come and help me understand Yu Hua. It's truly a rare occasion."

Xiao Qiang looked at me and pursed her lips. Suddenly, she lifted her leg and sat on me, putting her arms around my neck.

"Zhao Sihai, don't be sad. Seeing you unhappy makes my heart ache! I want to see you smile, I want to see you commanding them with your might."

As she spoke, she gently kissed my forehead. My heart skipped a beat, and I embraced Xiao Qiang and kissed her in return.

Xiao Qiang was particularly excited today. She started responding wildly, and then we hugged each other.

I felt my whole body become extremely hot and stiff, and my breathing became unusually rapid.

Xiao Qiang's body was incredibly weak. Just as we were about to be completely naked and take her, I suddenly felt a pang in my heart. It was her first time!