Although Xie Sen guessed that Maine's action might be a way of saying thank you, his face couldn't help but turn red, his heart beat uncontrollably, and he turned and went into the kitchen.

He is a man, and Maine is also a man, so the shameful thought of 'does he like me' is absolutely impossible!

Xie Sen slapped his face, trying to forget all the messy thoughts in his mind. At the same time, he thought to himself that he must not let Maine know that he had such thoughts. It was too shameful.

When he brought the bowl of fries to the living room, his complexion had returned to normal. He put the fries in front of Maine and said, "Try it and see if it tastes good."

Maine picked up a piece and smiled faintly: "It's delicious. Are these made of potatoes?"

Xie Sen nodded and said with a smile: "There are two watermelons in the refrigerator. You can eat them at noon." These were given to him as a gift when he exchanged them for watermelon vines.

Maine looked at him with a gentle look in his eyes: "Okay."

Xie Sen looked at the energy plus 2 prompt in front of him and couldn't help but think, Maine really likes eating watermelon!

He happily finished breakfast with Maine and then went to work at Gold Medal. It was Saturday and he was supposed to take a day off, but he was not sure how long he would stay in the forest. He thought the longer the day off, the better, so he applied for overtime.

When he was free at work, he received a call for help from a colleague. A giant beast had an injured hind leg, but it was extremely uncooperative with treatment. Whenever a caregiver tried to approach it, it would kick him or her without hesitation and knock him or her to the ground.

Xie Sen went over to help without saying a word and successfully calmed the giant beast, allowing his colleagues to clean and bandage its wounds smoothly.

The beast master thanked him gratefully and left with the contracted beast.

My colleague rubbed his waist and said repeatedly: "Thank you so much, it's a good thing you helped me, otherwise even with my strong body, I can't stand being knocked over all the time. I should have put a carpet on the ground earlier."

Xie Sen smiled and shook his head to indicate that you're welcome. The scene of Maine thanking him in the morning suddenly appeared in his mind. He hesitated for a moment, but couldn't help asking, "Do you have any etiquette for thanking others?"

The colleague blinked and said, "You want me to give you a red envelope?"

Xie Sen waved his hands quickly: "No, no, don't misunderstand."

My colleague laughed: "Haha, I was just kidding. You've helped me so many times, and I don't know you? But what do you mean by asking me that question?"

Xie Sen looked slightly uncomfortable and touched his forehead: "Is there any etiquette to kiss someone's forehead to express gratitude?"

"Oh my god!" The colleague understood what he meant, jumped up on the spot, and said angrily, "What kind of etiquette is that? Who took advantage of you? Everyone in the department knows that you have a boyfriend, but you actually used such a poor excuse to take advantage of him. Tell me and I will beat him up for you! Yes, also tell Manager Sun, if he dares to harass colleagues, let the manager fire him directly!"

Xie Sen didn't know whether to laugh or cry. He stopped his colleague who was about to go to Sun Mao's office and said, "Don't be impulsive. No one is taking advantage of me." He lied, "I just saw two guests on the way here. One thanked the other and kissed the other on the forehead. I was a little curious."

The colleague laughed and said, "They must be either a couple or a lover." He patted Xie Sen on the shoulder and said, "Alas, you already have a boyfriend, and you still did such a bold thing. How can you still be so innocent? It turns out that you are still young and inexperienced."

Xie Sen's mouth twitched. How could he not mention that "bold thing"? Nothing happened at all!

But... he looked dazed. If it wasn't a thank you etiquette, why would Maine do that?

"Hey, what impure things are you thinking about? Your face is red." The colleague bumped him with his shoulder and smiled teasingly.

Xie Sen came back to his senses: "No, nothing, I'm going to work."

Before getting off work in the evening, Xie Sen took a leave of absence in advance. When he returned to the apartment, Maine was sitting on the sofa. As soon as Xie Sen saw him, his eyes could not help but fall on his lips.

So, what does that mean? He... likes me? Bah, what are you imagining!

"What's wrong?" Maine raised his eyebrows when he saw him staring at him without saying anything.

"It's okay." Xie Sen quickly retracted his gaze and walked towards the kitchen, "I'll make dinner."

"I've made it and am keeping it warm. It's still early, so you can eat it later." Maine said.

Xie Sen sat on the sofa: "When do we leave tomorrow morning?"

"Meet here at 6:30 and set off at 7:30. The aircraft is fast and we will reach our destination around 9 o'clock."

Xie Sen silently calculated in his mind that the speed of the aircraft was about twelve kilometers per minute, which was similar to that of modern aircraft.

He thought about what to bring and suddenly remembered that he didn't have room in his backpack!

The length of stay in the forest is uncertain and the climate in the forest is changeable, so he must at least bring some clothes. It is definitely not as convenient to move around with a backpack as it is to wear some small jewelry.

"I forgot to buy a space backpack," he said as he opened his bracelet, "Luckily the logistics are fast now, I'll buy one now."

“No need,” Maine held his wrist with his right hand and flattened his left palm, “This is for you.”

Xie Sen was stunned when he saw the silver ring on his hand: "Why did you give me this?"

"I missed your birthday, so I'm giving you a birthday present to make up for it." Maine said, then paused, "I like the gift you gave me today very much."

Xie Sen looked at him: "Is it a gift from me?"

"I like both potato pancakes and potato chips." Maine said seriously.

Xie Sen was stunned. These were not gifts at all. They were just breakfast he made to celebrate Maine's birthday.

He never expected that Maine would consider them as gifts.

Is it because he handed it to him personally and said birthday wishes at the same time?

Seeing Maine so seriously preparing gifts for him, he was touched. He did not explain that those were not gifts. He just thought that he must give Maine a serious gift on Maine’s birthday next year.

He smiled and said, "We didn't know each other on my birthday, so we didn't need to make up for the gifts. But if you calculate it this way, wouldn't we have to make up for seventeen gifts?"

Maine pondered for a moment and said seriously, "I'll replenish you when I come back from the forest."

"Don't," Xie Sen waved his hand, and that shameful thought came to his mind again. Being so nice to him, was he really just treating him as a brother? "I was just kidding, don't make up for it, or I'll have to make up for you too."

"You don't have to," Maine put the ring on his left little finger, "I'll just give it to you."

Xie Sen curled his fingers subconsciously, and felt that Maine was weird. He looked at Maine's expression and said with a smile, "How can that be? We are brothers. How can I take advantage of you?"

Maine's expression moved slightly and he looked at him. When their eyes met, Xie Sen's heart skipped a beat. Why did Maine's look make him feel uneasy?

He quickly looked away and changed the subject: "Have you informed Long Teng and Bai Jiao of tomorrow's arrangements?"

"Everyone has been notified." Maine looked at him deeply, stood up and said, "I'll go get dinner."

During the whole dinner, Xie Sen didn't say much, and avoided Maine's sight intentionally or unintentionally. When Tuantuan came back, he gave it a small piece of watermelon rind. Tuantuan grabbed the watermelon rind and ate it happily in the corner, without bothering anyone.

Xie Sen felt a headache. He couldn't help thinking about some things. The more he thought about it, the more he felt that Maine seemed to be interested in him.

He had heard someone say before that when a person gets caught up in a certain thought, even if everything he thinks about is false, his subconscious mind will think it is true if he thinks about it too much, like self-hypnosis.

He felt sorry for his brother. He hypnotized himself into thinking that Maine was someone who had feelings for him, which was simply an insult to Maine's sincere brotherhood towards him!

"Are you hiding from me?" Xie Sen was washing dishes with a troubled look on his face. Maine put his arms around his shoulders from behind and looked at him with deep eyes.

Xie Sen's face turned red and his eyes avoided: "I'm sorry, I... I'm so bad!"

Maine was stunned with a deep expression. He never expected him to say this: "Why are you hiding from me?"

"I, I, I..." Xie Sen gritted his teeth, thinking that it was even worse to think like this, so he might as well make it clear, then laughed it off and said that Maine was good-looking and kind to him, so he couldn't help but think about it.

He turned around, held his neck and said quickly: "I'm sorry I insulted your brotherhood towards me and thought you had feelings for me, haha..."

He was just about to laugh it off and explain himself, saying that if he spoke it out he wouldn't have any more random thoughts, but he was interrupted by Maine's words.

"No insult," Maine looked down at him, his eyes deep and focused, "I have thoughts about you."

"Ah?" Xie Sen was stunned.

Maine raised his chin: "I wanted to take it slow, but it's just right that you feel it. I like you, and I want you to be my partner."

Xie Sen took a step back suddenly, bumped into the sink, and his expression instantly twisted.

Maine held his waist and pulled him forward: "Be careful." Then he turned around with him in this position, and the two of them switched positions. Maine said, "I'll wash it."

He washed the dishes quickly and wiped them clean one by one.

Xie Sen stared at his back, screaming like a crazy groundhog in his heart. He must have just been hallucinating, right? Otherwise, how could someone react so calmly after confessing?

Shouldn't you wait nervously for the other person's response, or at least ask what they think?

Wait! Xie Sen came to his senses and realized that the "other party" was him!

He was confessed to by a man, and this man was also his good brother! He was still thinking that his good brother's reaction was wrong. Wasn't he the one who was really wrong?

Xie Sen covered his face, forgetting for a moment that there was foam on his hands from washing dishes, and his face was instantly covered with foam. He quickly made two "Pooh" sounds and blew away the foam from the corners of his mouth.

Maine turned his head and saw him like this and chuckled. Xie Sen blushed and washed his face with his hands, muttering in his heart, what are you laughing at, it's all because of you!

After washing the dishes, the two walked out of the kitchen. Maine looked at Xie Sen deeply and said, "I won't force you, so don't hide from me." Then he sat on the sofa and organized the measuring instrument.

Xie Sen watched for a while, and seeing that Maine was doing his work calmly, he slapped his head and thought, you old men, stop being so pretentious, just let things take their course!

He glanced at Maine. Although he had never thought about being with a boy, he didn't mind at all because the other person was Maine.

He didn't think any more and went into the bedroom to train the plants.

The next day, Xie Sen got up before six o'clock. He cooked a big pot of meat with watermelon rind. Just as it was done, Bai Jiao and Long Teng arrived one after another.

Both of them were wearing camouflage combat uniforms and black leather military boots. They were the same style as Xie Senmain's clothes and were bought from the outdoor store recommended by Main.

Xie Sen invited them to have breakfast together. Bai Jiao took a bite and found that it tasted much better than usual: "What did you add?"

"Watermelon rind." Xie Sen said.

Long Teng ate the meat while blowing hot air, and at the same time he did not forget to explain to Bai Jiao: "The melon rind is also super delicious! It's crispy and fragrant!"

Xie Sen smiled. Yesterday, he and Maine only ate one watermelon, and he put the other one in his backpack. He didn't tell them and planned to give them a surprise.

After breakfast, the four of them sat around the sofa. Maine handed each of them a bracelet. "This is a communicator. There is a high probability that there will be no signal deep in the forest. Ignore signals within one kilometer. Just in case, there is a strong signal ray on it."

As he spoke, he pressed the button on the communicator: "This is a red light, representing a distress signal, and this is a green light, representing a safe signal." He looked at Long Teng with a warning, "Don't press it randomly if there is nothing to do."

Long Teng glared at him: "I won't press the buttons randomly!" As he spoke, his bracelet suddenly lit up with a very penetrating red light. He laughed and said, "Look, this is a red light, I remember it." He quickly turned it off.

Xie Sen and Bai Jiao looked at him helplessly, and he assured them again and again that there would be no mistakes.

Several people put on the bracelets, and Bai Jiao handed each of them a box of ointment: "I have improved it a little. The effect is better than before, and the medicinal properties are longer lasting. You can apply it now."

The four of them made a series of preparations in Maine's apartment, and soon the aircraft that Maine had booked arrived.