Two days later, all their houses were completed.
Cheng Zhi and Xiao Feiran even built a stove out of stones and mud in front of their house, and they could cook rice by simply putting a pot on it.
Ivan looked at the few small houses in front of him and said, "You can move in tonight."
Xiao Feiran nodded, "We'll try staying here tonight. If there are no problems, we'll let Mom and Dad move in tomorrow."
In the afternoon, they went back to the ship and told their parents about trying out the overnight stay.
Seeing how excited they were, the parents just let them be.
Cheng's father added, "You can stay here, but try not to go out after dark, okay?"
The three children agreed readily on the surface, but in reality, they didn't mean it that way at all. On their way back, they had already planned to have a picnic that night.
After packing a few things, Cheng Zhi and the others set off.
Cheng Ye and Liu Liu were the most excited, rushing ahead, while Cheng Zhi and Xiao Feiran walked calmly behind.
When they were halfway there, Xiao Feiran saw Qi Yanche carrying a bag.
She immediately shook off Cheng Zhi's hand and ran away, shouting, "Cheng Ye, don't run so fast!"
As soon as he called out, Qi Yanche turned around. Even when Cheng Zhi walked up to him, he didn't look away.
Cheng Zhi looked up at him and asked, "The sun must have risen in the west today, is it willing to look at me now?"
Qi Yanche pursed his lips sheepishly, "I didn't mean to, I admit my mistake."
Cheng Zhi ignored him and walked straight ahead.
Qi Yanche quickly followed, wanting to say something, but then felt he wasn't qualified.
After a while, Cheng Zhi stopped.
She looked at Qi Yanche very seriously and said, "I'm a straightforward person and I don't like beating around the bush. If I've offended you in any way, you can just say so. This kind of avoidance makes me feel annoyed."
After a brief pause, Cheng Zhi continued, "The world is already like this, it's not easy to make friends. I hope we can continue to be good friends and not let some misunderstandings hurt our harmony."
While Cheng Zhi was speaking, Qi Yanche listened very attentively. Even though it was all very normal stuff, the more he listened, the louder his heartbeat became.
Even after Cheng Zhi finished speaking, he was still unable to calm himself down.
Qi Yanche's heart was pounding like a drum, but Cheng Zhi across from him had no idea. "So, can we lay things out on the table?"
When Qi Yanche heard the words "openly" spoken, his heart skipped a beat.
He took a deep breath and looked away. "You really want to lay everything out in the open?"
Seeing Qi Yanche's reaction, Cheng Zhi also became a little nervous. Could it be that the other party had always disliked her?
After thinking for three seconds, Cheng Zhi nodded. "Go ahead and say it. I don't like procrastination. Let's get this over with today."
"So you left them both alone in the woods?!" Cheng Ye's voice grew louder and louder as she spoke.
Xiao Feiran covered his mouth in disgust, "Can you please stop yelling?"
Cheng Ye pulled Xiao Feiran's hand away and pointed in the direction of the forest, saying, "Sister, that Qi Yanche likes Cheng Zhi. If you do this, won't he have an opportunity to take advantage of you?"
As Xiao Feiran picked up tree branches, he said, "I'm just creating opportunities for them. It's been a year, and these two haven't made any progress at all. I just want to speed things up for them."
Cheng Ye helped carry the bags from behind, saying, "I understand that you want to play matchmaker, but the premise should be that the two people are interested in each other, but Cheng Zhi doesn't have that intention at all."
Xiao Feiran, holding up a tree branch, said, "Yeah, so let's be decisive. Either we stay together, or we say goodbye. Let's not drag this out any longer."
Cheng Ye took the branch and threw it into the bag. "How do you know Qi Yanche will definitely confess?"
Xiao Feiran said with a smile, "Qi Yanche might not, but your sister will definitely say she wants to confront him about this!"
"The reason they haven't been talking these past two days is because of Ivan. He mentioned their hypothetical rival, which is practically admitting he's jealous. And being jealous is a direct indication that he likes her, isn't it? With things put this way, how could he not confess?"
"..."
After hearing this long string of words, Cheng Ye couldn't help but applaud her, "You're amazing for taking care of Cheng Zhi while building a house, you're really something else."
Xiao Feiran nodded slightly, "After all, it's a major event in her life, so of course I have to pay attention."
Cheng Ye got carried away by this long string of words, and he patted Xiao Feiran on the shoulder, saying, "Instead of wasting your time, you should think more about yourself."
Xiao Feiran frowned slightly in disdain. "I'm quite satisfied with how things are now. I'm happy with my life as it is."
Hearing Xiao Feiran's negative attitude, Cheng Ye wanted to offer some words of advice.
Xiao Feiran saw through his intention and preemptively said, "If you ever like someone in the future, you can tell me, and I'll definitely help you win them over!"
After saying that, he ran away.
As the sun gradually sets, night slowly rises.
Xiao Feiran and her friends lit a fire in front of their house, and Zheng Wan and her sisters also came over with the food they had prepared.
Xiao Feiran and Cheng Ye glanced at Cheng Zhi, who was making the bed in the house, and then at Qi Yanche, who was chopping wood across the way.
When the two returned, they appeared perfectly normal, showing no signs of emotional fluctuation.
Cheng Ye's eyes practically popped out of their sockets, but she still couldn't see anything different. "The two of them... nothing happened?"
Xiao Feiran was also stunned. She shook her head uncertainly, "This shouldn't be..."
Just as the two siblings were completely confused, Cheng Zhi came out after making the bed.
Seeing Xiao Feiran and Cheng Ye in a daze, Cheng Zhi immediately tickled them, saying, "What are you spacing out for? Your passion is about to go out."
Realizing what was happening, Cheng Ye quickly added firewood to the fire.
Xiao Feiran grabbed her hand and asked in a low voice, "When you two came over just now, did Qi Yanche say anything to you?"
Cheng Zhi blinked. "Yes, we talked about pets the whole way. I said I like Golden Retrievers, and he said he likes Border Collies, and..."
Before he could finish speaking, Xiao Feiran stopped him, "Stop! Besides the dog?"
Cheng Zhi thought about it seriously for a moment and said, "We also said that cats are quite cute."
"..."
Anyway, we didn't talk about anyone!
Xiao Feiran was utterly speechless. She grabbed Cheng Zhi's hand and asked one last time, "You really didn't talk about anything else?"
Cheng Zhi nodded very firmly, "There really aren't any left."
Just then, Qi Yanche came over carrying a neat pile of wooden planks. "Where should we put these?"
Cheng Zhi pointed to the bottom of the bed, "You can put it under the bed near the door."
Qi Yanche was about to go and release it, but when he saw Xiao Feiran and Cheng Ye's eyes, he stopped. "Is there something on my face?"
Cheng Zhi shook her head. "They seem to be having an episode. Never mind them, just go and release the food. Dinner will be served soon."
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