The people around the fire remained silent, and Lu Qi and his group showed no sign of returning to the hotel.
Cheng Qicai then took out a deck of cards from her backpack and asked everyone if they wanted to play.
"OK."
Her words were unanimously agreed upon, but now there were five of them, and they didn't know how to divide the tasks.
Gu Rongqi said, "I'm not playing, you guys play."
Since Gu Rongqi wasn't playing, Cheng Qicai knew a four-player poker game called "Upgrading," and she suggested everyone play it.
The others had no objections, but when playing cards, no matter which side Cheng Qicai was on, she always ended up losing.
His card-playing skills are absolutely terrible.
After playing six or seven rounds, Cheng Qicai put down her cards with tears in her eyes, "You guys keep playing, I'm not playing anymore."
People who can memorize and count cards are the most annoying.
She was indeed the one with the lowest IQ, even though she had lived two lives.
If she keeps losing, all the money she got from Lu Qi and Gu Liji will be gone.
Therefore, the rational Cheng Qicai immediately cut her losses.
With nothing to do, she itched to poke at the firewood in the bonfire.
The scene around them was quite lively. For Lu Qi and Gu Liji, this was not just a simple card game, but a battle between rivals in love.
Cheng Qicai took out her phone and scrolled through it for a while, but it didn't seem very interesting.
As if suddenly remembering something, she ran to the tent and took out her backpack.
She looked at Gu Rongqi beside her, who seemed to be replying to something on his phone. She asked, "Want some grilled food?"
"?!" Gu Rongqi looked up, somewhat confused about what she was saying.
Cheng Qicai took out a bag and a handful of skewers from her backpack.
They are skewered on top of skewers and held up next to the fire to roast.
Soon, a sweet aroma wafted over, and Cheng Qicai handed the first baked item to Gu Rongqi. "Mr. Gu, would you like to try it?"
Gu Rongqi looked at the slightly charred thing and wasn't sure if it was really edible.
He looked down at Cheng Qicai, who was looking down at her hands. The flickering flames of the campfire were licking her face, and her throat bobbed involuntarily, indicating that she really wanted to eat it.
He didn't really want to eat this kind of thing, but Cheng Qicai's expression stirred up the wicked side of him, and he reached out and took it.
I took a small sip.
It didn't taste as strange as I imagined. The crispy exterior actually gave it a melted milk ice cream-like texture inside, which was quite nice.
"Is it delicious?" Cheng Qicai watched Gu Rongqi's expression change excitedly.
Gu Rongqi nodded slightly.
"I told you, roasting is the eternal god."
Cheng Qicai cheered and quickly put on a pair of gloves after taking one out of the bag.
Using both hands, Cheng Qicai sped up considerably, blew on one to cool it down, and then ate it.
Hmm~
Cheng Qicai squinted her eyes happily and handed the other one to Yun Suni.
Like Gu Rongqi, Yun Su Ni doubted whether this thing was really edible.
However, seeing Cheng Qicai's excited expression, she still obliged and took the food.
The moment it touched her tongue, the roasted flavor won over her taste buds.
"Is it delicious?"
Yun Suni mumbled, "It's delicious."
Cheng Qicai kept recommending it, and eventually Yun Suni and the others stopped playing cards and sat in a circle around the campfire to roast.
Before long, the bag that Cheng Qicai brought was empty.
After eating all sorts of sweet and greasy things, Cheng Qicai felt she needed something spicy to cut through the richness, so she took out a bag of konjac snacks from her backpack.
Once they started eating snacks, they couldn't stop. Cheng Qicai tilted her head back and rubbed her belly to help her digest. The stars above her were so bright they were almost blinding. Without the pollution of the city, they felt as if they could reach out and touch them.
The night breeze was exceptionally cool, and Cheng Qicai squinted contentedly, feeling as if she was about to fall asleep, or perhaps about to merge into the world and drift away with the night breeze.
A sudden gust of night wind picked up, rustling the leaves in the forest and creating a chaotic mix of camping lights and firelight.
A clanging sound came from above, and when everyone's eyes turned to it, they saw that Gu Liji's tent had been blown far away.
When they caught up, they saw that the tent fabric had been torn open by tree branches, and the frame was also deformed, making it completely unusable.
Cheng Qicai frowned as she looked at the dilapidated tent.
Logically speaking, even though the mountain wind was strong, it shouldn't have blown them away, right? After all, their tent was firmly pitched there.
Unless Guliji didn't secure the ground stakes properly, he wouldn't be able to run away with just one gust of wind. But Guliji wouldn't make such a simple mistake, would he?
Cheng Qicai looked at Lu Qi with suspicion.
It's hard for her not to suspect that the male lead was behind it, after all, it's even harder to understand why he would let the female lead spend the night with the third male lead.
Sure enough, she easily saw the gloating on Lu Qi's face.
What she could think of, Gu Liji could certainly think of as well.
“Lu Qi, you…” Gu Liji shouted through gritted teeth.
"Oh dear, Mr. Gu, bad luck today. Looks like you'll have to stay at a hotel." Lu Qi's smile was undisguised.
Cheng Qicai watched as Gu Liji's fists clenched so tightly they cracked, feeling as if they were about to punch Lu Qi in the face.
"Alright, since Liji's tent is broken, it's not safe for Miss Yun and the other two girls to stay here. Why don't we go to a hotel together?"
Gu Rongqi slightly turned his body to block Gu Liji's figure and secretly gave him a look.
Having received a warning from his cousin, Gu Liji shut his mouth in frustration.
The group arrived at the hotel lobby. Fortunately, someone had checked out of their room, but there was only one room available.
"How can we stay in just one room?" Gu Liji asked, frowning, his tone still displeased.
“How about this, Cheng Qicai can stay in this room,” Gu Rongqi turned to look at Gu Liji, “Liji, you can stay with me.”
"Huh?" Gu Liji hesitated, not expecting Gu Rongqi to suggest that he live with him.
To be honest, he didn't really want to. His cousin was always the "perfect child" since he was a child, unlike them who went through a period of being disliked by everyone and even dogs when they were young.
His parents asked Gu Rongqi to look after him. Even though he was only two years older than him, Gu Rongqi acted like an elder, constantly disciplining him.
It's all that damned Lu Qi's fault. Thinking this, Gu Liji glared at Lu Qi resentfully again.
“Miss Yun, is it alright if we share a room?” Gu Liji turned to Lu Qi and asked for his opinion.
"It's alright, Qicai can stay in the room, Su Ni and I will stay together."
2:1, it seems the male lead is the winner tonight!
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