Wu Da and Chen Yingying stood still, not daring to move, staring intently at the clump of grass.
They both breathed a sigh of relief when a mouse poked its head out of the grass.
The mouse seemed puzzled as to why these two humans were staring at it.
So it tactically shrank back a bit, and then darted away.
"It's just a mouse," Wu Da said reassuringly to Chen Yingying.
The latter looked pale and said in a trembling voice, "Let's...let's go."
"Okay." Wu Da saw that she must have been terrified.
That makes sense, after all, she's the eldest daughter of a prominent family, how could she have experienced these things since childhood?
"Can you... still walk?" Wu Da asked tentatively.
Chen Yingying moved her legs, finding it a little difficult. She bit her lip and looked at Wu Da with a somewhat aggrieved expression: "My legs are weak."
Wu Da hesitated for a moment, then said, "Let me help you walk."
"Um…"
Wu Da very gentlemanly held her arm, trying his best not to touch her skin or hand.
After that fright, perhaps due to psychological reasons, the atmosphere around me became somewhat eerie.
"Aren't you...aren't you afraid?" Chen Yingying broke the silence.
She needs to distract herself now.
"I'm fine, don't worry. There shouldn't be any wild animals here, and the view is quite open, so if there are any large animals, we can spot them immediately," Wu Da reassured him.
Chen Yingying then nodded.
She said somewhat shyly, "Actually, I'm not that delicate."
Wu Da laughed and said, "I understand. It's normal for girls to be afraid of some things. Don't worry about it."
Chen Yingying couldn't help but look at Wu Da's profile. She had to admit that although Wu Da wasn't very tall, he was the kind of boy with a clean-cut look. He wore glasses, had a refined air about him, and his clear, firm gaze gave people a sense of security.
Thinking of this, she subconsciously grabbed his hand.
Wu Da looked at her with some surprise.
Chen Yingying blushed and lowered her head, saying in a low voice, "I... I'm afraid you'll leave me behind later."
What a lame excuse.
Wu Da chuckled inwardly, but he also had a strange feeling.
It seems like being relied upon by girls is a really nice feeling.
This stirred a protective instinct in him.
They stopped at the intersection because Su Qing hadn't returned yet.
However, they could see figures walking towards them from where they were standing.
Su Qing was originally wearing a coat, but now she wrapped it around her waist, revealing the vest underneath and exposing her beautiful figure to the air.
Putting everything else aside, Su Qing is also a first-rate beauty, and compared to Chen Yingying's refined and elegant demeanor, she possesses a completely opposite self-reliance.
She was carrying a bundle of dry timber, which she had tied with vines.
Struggling to carry the timber to the two men, Su Qing looked at them in surprise: "Don't you have any timber over there?"
Wu Da explained, "That's right, she was frightened by wild animals, so I brought her back here."
Su Qing looked at Chen Yingying.
The latter lowered his head in embarrassment: "I'm sorry, I didn't mean to drag everyone down."
"It's okay, I should have enough here. If not, just have the boy come again."
Su Qing said indifferently.
Then, as if she had noticed something, she looked at them in surprise as they moved closer together: "Is your relationship progressing so quickly?"
Upon hearing this, Chen Yingying blushed immediately, quickly released Wu Da's arm, and hurriedly explained, "No... it's not what you think. My legs were just weak, and Wu Da was just supporting me."
Wu Da blushed slightly and nodded in agreement.
Su Qing smiled slightly, her mind clear as a mirror.
It seems that leaving the two of them alone does have some effect.
"Let's go back then, they must be getting impatient."
Wu Da offered to take the bundle of timber from Su Qing.
It's quite heavy. It seems Su Qing is quite capable.
When the three returned to base camp, everyone had already gathered around.
"You're back? I was thinking we'd come looking for you if you hadn't returned," Gou Shengli said.
"Sorry to keep you waiting. Is this enough?" Wu Da put the firewood aside.
Liu Gang looked at it and said, "It shouldn't be enough. We're still missing some coarse wood. But it won't burn for very long. Let's eat first, and I'll go after we finish eating."
Wu Da nodded and invited Su Qing and Chen Yingying to come and sit down.
A group of ten people sat together, with a barbecue grill in the middle and various ingredients around them.
"Tonight will be the first time we've spent the night outdoors."
Lin Miaomiao said.
"Isn't it exciting?" Jiang Yunxiao smiled slightly.
"You still find it exciting? You're the one who slept the longest." Su Qingshi raised an eyebrow.
It turns out they weren't the last ones to get up; it was Jiang Yunxiao.
The latter blushed and said, "It's just their habit."
She usually takes a nap of at least two hours.
"Junior, could you grill me some chicken wings, please?"
Lin Xun was flipping the barbecue grill with both hands, and rolled her eyes when she heard this: "Senior Jiang, my hands are already full."
"I'll do it." Su Qing smiled slightly and took out a few skewers of chicken wings from the bag next to her.
Liu Gang also joined the fray, and fortunately the barbecue grill was big enough for three people to grill at the same time.
Li Xueqin sat next to him, holding a bottle of Wanglaoji herbal tea. She took a sip herself and then offered it to Liu Gang's lips.
The latter naturally put the straw in his mouth, took a couple of sips, and turned back to smile at her.
Li Xueqin smiled sweetly.
Seeing this, everyone else couldn't help but smile like doting aunts.
"By the way, Xueqin, how did you two get together?" Lin Miaomiao suddenly asked curiously.
Upon hearing this, the others also looked over curiously.
Especially Jiang Yunxiao, with that look on her face, she was clearly very gossipy.
Li Xueqin blushed slightly and glanced at Liu Gang subconsciously. The latter shrugged and smiled, "Go ahead and say it."
Li Xueqin said somewhat shyly, "Actually, I know Gangzi because we were classmates in high school. Back then, I wasn't familiar with him until the countdown to the college entrance exam began..."
With only a few days left until the college entrance examination, high school students are preparing intensively, experiencing the greatest pressure of their entire high school years.
"Hey, look at you scratching your head for so long, your scalp is practically covering the textbook, what are you thinking about?"
Liu Gang, still sporting his handsome bangs, looked at the girl in front of him.
The girl wore a pale yellow dress and had shoulder-length short hair, with strands tucked behind her ears, revealing her glistening earlobes. She looked very cute.
Her resentful gaze fell on the boy's face: "Who lost their scalp? You're the one who lost their scalp!"
"Hehe, don't be so fierce. You can ask me if you don't know. Who in the class doesn't know I'm a chemistry genius?" Liu Gang revealed what he thought was a very sunny smile.
The girl hesitated for a moment, looking at the chemistry exam paper in front of her. She gritted her teeth and said, "Then can you help me see how to answer this question?"
"Okay!"
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