fishing

"Coo coo~"

Xu Feifei forced herself to close her eyes and fall asleep, but the more she forced herself, the less she could fall asleep. She tossed and turned, unable to sleep, and her stomach growled louder with hunger.

If you don't eat well at night, you'll definitely wake up hungry in the middle of the night.

She kept replaying in her mind the boiled shrimp, cola chicken wings, stir-fried pork with chili peppers, and boiled bok choy that Lin Yuan had made for her that night.

I only ate two of those prawns, but I could tell they were incredibly fresh from the first bite. They were delicious even without soy sauce—sweet, fresh, and very springy. Dipping them in chili rings and soy sauce made them even more perfect.

And those cola chicken wings looked great, they must have been very flavorful. There was also stir-fried pork with chili peppers; the beef was incredibly tender from the first bite, and the spicy chili peppers were very appetizing. After eating so much meat, a bowl of bok choy would cleanse the palate; the bok choy was crisp, refreshing, and very fresh.

Aaaaaaahh ...

I didn't eat much of the vegetables and meat back then, and now I regret it so much!

Xu Feifei lay on the bed, clutching her stomach, tears streaming down her face, when her stomach, uncooperatively, started to rumble again.

My stomach growled countless times, and with no other choice, I had to resign myself to getting out of bed.

Xu Feifei guessed that Lin Yuan probably wouldn't eat that much that night, and there might be leftovers or something. She figured it wouldn't be a problem to sneak a little bit.

She cautiously approached the room door, pressed her ear against it to listen for any sounds outside, and after confirming there was no noise, she quietly opened the door a crack, peeked into the hallway, and, making sure Lin Yuan wasn't there, tiptoed out.

Stepping outside, I chuckled to myself and saw that Lin Yuan's room lights were indeed off; he must be asleep.

I tiptoed into the kitchen and saw that the electric steamer was lit up.

Xu Feifei went up and was about to turn it off when she saw a sticky note on the electric steamer that read, "I guess you'll be hungry in the middle of the night. I've put the food in the steamer to keep it warm. If you don't want to eat it, there's also osmanthus cake in the fridge."

A warm feeling washed over her. If only she and Lin Yuan were in the same world!

After a satisfying meal, Xu Feifei let out a contented burp. She opened the refrigerator, took out a piece of osmanthus cake, put it in her mouth, quickly stuffed the dishes and chopsticks on the table into the dishwasher, and went upstairs.

As she walked into the room, Xu Feifei paused for a moment, looking thoughtfully at the closed room she and Lin Yuan had just entered.

The dead of night is the perfect time to do things that no one else can see. I've been wanting to go up to that little room on the third floor for a while, but I haven't been able to. I'll take this opportunity to go check it out.

Without hesitation, Xu Feifei sneaked to the door of the room she had visited before and rearranged the books according to her previous experience. However, the door didn't appear, and she tried again but still couldn't open it.

Xu Feifei took all the books off the shelf with a puzzled look and knocked on the wall. A knocking sound came from inside.

"Strange, it won't open. Could it be that Lin Yuan changed it again after he found her running in last time? Moving these books doesn't do anything either, so it must have been changed."

She stared at the bookshelf, lost in thought. Could the mechanism be hidden in the bookshelf? With that thought, she touched and tapped the bookshelf, but found no way to unlock it.

Thinking back to the novels and TV series I've read before.

"Based on the usual plot of novels, the opening of the mechanism should still be in this room, most likely on the vase. Turning it will open it. Yes, the vase!"

Looking around, I didn't find any vases.

After a brief moment of disappointment, he suddenly remembered something and said, "A stool! A chair! A desk! These are all possibilities."

He turned the small room upside down and collapsed on the floor, panting heavily from exhaustion.

"Why is there nothing here? That doesn't make sense!"

What are you looking for?

Xu Feifei was startled by the sudden sound and looked up to find Lin Yuan standing at the door watching her. Feeling guilty, she straightened up, swallowed hard, and asked, "When did you wake up?"

"I didn't sleep; I slept too much this afternoon."

"Ah, I see. It's getting late, let's go to bed early!"

Xu Feifei stood up and walked towards the door.

Lin Yuan blocked her way at the door, asking, "What are you looking for?"

Xu Feifei lowered her head, wanting to say that she hadn't looked for anything, but seeing the mess on the ground, she clearly couldn't bring herself to say that.

"I want to go into that small room and see if you really did remove all the surveillance cameras in my room as I said before."

Lin Yuan raised an eyebrow and asked, "That's it?"

Xu Feifei looked up and said, "Okay, that's it."

"Okay, I'll open the door for you now. Go in and take a look."

Lin Yuan entered the room, stepped over the things on the floor, walked to the bookshelf, and picked out some books to place in different spots on the shelf.

With a click, a crack appeared in the wall.

Lin Yuan pushed open the door and said to Xu Feifei, "The door is open, go in and take a look."

Xu Feifei looked at him uncertainly, not expecting him to let her in so easily. She went inside and glanced at the computer, which was still on.

The computer screen was similar to what she had seen before, except that two areas were black. It was probably because the surveillance camera installed in her room was removed, which caused those two areas to go black.

Xu Feifei stole a glance at Lin Yuan, who was tidying up his things and didn't look this way. He then opened the computer desktop, which was the same as before, with nothing special about it.

I quietly opened the drawer on the desk; it was empty. The phone that had been lying there last time was gone.

The layout here is still the same as usual, with no changes.

After tidying up the things on the ground, Lin Yuan walked over to her and asked, "Is there anything you want to see? I can help you find it."

Xu Feifei pouted and said, "That's all, let's go back to sleep."

"good."

After watching the small door in the room close, Xu Feifei asked, "I remember this department wasn't opened like this. Did you change it?"

"Yes. It's been changed to a gravity device; the door will only open when a certain weight is reached."

No wonder I couldn't open the door no matter what I did before.

"Why did you change it? Is it because I came here before that you changed it?"

Lin Yuan didn't argue, but directly admitted, "Yes."

Upon hearing this honest answer, Xu Feifei's good temper vanished instantly. She stared at him speechlessly and said, "You're really honest!"

Lin Yuan accompanied her to the door. "It's the middle of the night now. You've been busy all night, go to sleep early. Good night!"

After closing the door, Xu Feifei lay exhausted on the bed, unsure of what to do. She felt that Lin Yuan was keeping a close eye on her now; although she was free here, it was only within this place.

However, the computer I just saw seemed to be connected to the internet. I wonder if it's possible to use the computer to contact someone to come and pick her up.

However, accessing WeChat on a computer is troublesome now. Logging into WeChat on a device that hasn't been logged in before requires scanning a QR code, and her phone isn't with her right now.

The worst part is that she doesn't even know where she is now; she hadn't asked Lin Yuan or looked it up on her phone before.

Seeking help online? That won't work either. What if Lin Yuan gets sentenced?

After thinking it over and over, I still couldn't come up with a solution, but sleepiness came first. Oh well, I guess I'll just go to sleep.

The weather was clear and cloudless.

Looking at the weather outside the window, Xu Feifei couldn't help but cheer up and said, "Lin Yuan, the weather is so nice right now! How about we go for a drive today?"

Lin Yuan smiled at her. "That's true, but the car's been sent for maintenance and can't be driven. If you want to go out and have some fun, how about going boating on the lake or fishing?"

"Fishing on the lake?"

"right."

Xu Feifei stared at Lin Yuan in disbelief, "Aren't we on a mountaintop? How could there be a lake on a mountaintop?"

"No, this isn't exactly the summit. You'll see when you get there. Do you want to go?"

Looking down from the window, she could tell that the place was at a certain height. She had been there for some time, but she had never seen a lake before and was not very convinced.

Xu Feifei asked with some skepticism, "Shall we go and take a look?"

"Okay, let me pack up and we'll go together."

After Lin Yuan finished packing, he slung his bag over his shoulder and went out. Xu Feifei followed him through a grove of trees, and they gradually heard the sound of flowing water, which grew louder and louder until they finally arrived at the lakeside.

Wow, there really is a lake.

Would you like to go boating or fishing?

Xu Feifei looked around and said, "Boats? There aren't any boats around here."

Lin Yuan pointed to the white hut in the distance and said, "The boat isn't here, it's in that hut. Wait a moment, I'll bring it over."

"Wait, I'll go too."

The door to the cabin was locked with a chain. It was unclear how long the chain had been unused, as it was covered in mottled rust, and the keyhole was also somewhat rusty.

Lin Yuan tried repeatedly with the key for a long time before finally opening the lock. Pushing open the door with a click, a heavy, stuffy air rushed out.

Lin Yuan fanned himself with his hand and said, "No one has been here for too long."

Xu Feifei peeked out and saw that the small house was cluttered with various things. There was a small, transparent boat on the wall and the floor was piled with other items.

"Feifei, move aside, I'll take this out."

"Let's take them together, they look quite heavy."

Xu Feifei stepped forward to examine how to lower the small boat. She shook it with her hand, and some dust fell down with the shaking.

Lin Yuan grabbed her hand and said, "Danger! Don't do anything reckless. If it falls and you get hurt, let me do it. You stand back. I'll take the front, and you take the back."

After hearing this, Xu Feifei stepped back and said, "Oh, okay."

The small boat was slowly lowered, and the two men worked together to lift it out the door.

"Wait, there are still some things I haven't brought."

"What?"

After returning to the hut, Lin Yuan took a fishing rod and a small iron bucket and placed them on the small boat.

"Why only take one?"

"There's only one warehouse."

Xu Feifei looked down at the fishing rod, thought for a moment, and said, "If there's only one, let's not fish."

Lin Yuan shook his head and said, "It's okay, just take it with you. It doesn't take up much space."

"All right."

The boat is quite heavy, but it's not so heavy when two people lift it together.

Once they reached the lake, Lin Yuan placed the small boat in its place, took out a towel from his backpack, wiped the boat clean, and then pushed it onto the lake, creating gentle ripples on the water.

Lin Yuan went up first, and the small boat immediately began to rock. After it stabilized, Lin Yuan reached out his hand to her and said, "It's okay, come on up."

Xu Feifei looked at his hand and recalled the scene when they went boating on the river. Just like today, Lin Yuan held her hand tightly.

Once the boat was stable, the two slowly squatted down and sat facing each other.

Xu Feifei had some experience in rowing, and she took the paddle and approached the center of the lake. The paddle cut across the water, breaking the calm surface, and the boat slowly moved forward.