Shi Xi opened her eyes after shouting those words and found that everything in front of her was pitch black.
"……?" What's going on?
Is he blind?
Awakened by his cursing, Chi Zaiqing groggily woke up, paused for a moment, then clung to Shi Xi's arm, her voice trembling with tears, "Aran, I'm so scared, I can't see..."
Shi Xi then realized that it wasn't that he was blind, but that the campfire had gone out at some point.
"Do you have a fire?" Jiang Yichen's calm and collected question came from the darkness. "Give it to me."
His gaze fell on Shi Xi, and he reached out his hand to him.
He knew the other person carried a source of fire.
"Yes." Upon hearing this, Shi Xi gently pushed Chi Zaiqing away, comforting him as she groped around, "Young Master, don't be afraid. It's not that you can't see it, the fire has gone out."
It was raining outside, and Shi Xi guessed that the wind had blown out the campfire.
He suppressed his urge to find the thugs and just as he reached for the tinder, he was about to hand it to Jiang Yichen.
Then there was a 'click' sound, and a faint light suddenly appeared behind us.
Then my back was gently touched.
Shi Xi looked up.
"Tsk, sorry." Seemingly realizing he had bumped into someone, Chu Yao frowned, quickly moved his leg aside, and walked around Shi Xi and Chi Zaiqing to light the campfire.
Half a minute later, the cave was lit up again.
"Aran, what happened to you just now? Did you have a nightmare?" After calming down, Chi Zaiqing gently patted Shi Xi's back and asked with concern.
In an instant, everyone's attention was focused on him.
Shi Xi didn't speak. He simply pushed Chi Zaiqing away gently, his violet pupils filled with inquiry and scrutiny as he carefully examined the expressions on the faces of the people around him.
Shi Xi frowned: "Someone touched me just now."
As she said this, Shi Xi observed the reactions of the others while trying to guess who they were.
Even if it was pitch black and Shi Xi didn't recognize him when he touched his face or leg, she was certain that the other person knew who it was when he touched her ear!
Chi Zaiqing doesn't have pierced ears.
First, we can rule out Chi Zaiqing. The spoiled young master usually just clings to him and wouldn't bother with any extra careful probing.
Secondly, if Jiang Yichen had feelings for Chi Zaiqing, he should have touched Chi Zaiqing, not him.
Chu Yao is a germaphobe and would never touch him on his own initiative.
As for Cheng Hao... judging from his blank and surprised expression, it couldn't possibly be him.
Then there's only one person left.
Having locked onto the suspected target, Shi Xi glanced at Sheng Yingpu.
Sheng Yingpu subconsciously avoided Shi Xi's gaze, but before he did, he glanced at Shi Xi's slightly disheveled clothes.
It really was him.
Shi Xi was determined.
"Heh." Chi Zaiqing's expression darkened slightly upon hearing this, his gaze sweeping over the Alphas. "Who's so shameless, touching Aran in the middle of the night?"
Sensing the disgust in Chi Zaiqing's tone, Shi Xi knew something was wrong.
He thought to himself that this scene wasn't in the plot, and besides, although Sheng Yingpu had touched him inappropriately, it was true that he had given him a massage, so it wasn't appropriate to expose him in public.
Moreover, if he didn't explain, Chi Zaiqing would inevitably harbor resentment towards the Alphas present. In order for the plot to develop smoothly, it was better to go along with what Chi Zaiqing said, so he simply said—
"I must have been mistaken; that was sleep paralysis."
Shi Xi thought to herself.
A lecher is still a ghost; this statement makes a lot of sense.
"...Sleep paralysis?" Chi Zaiqing paused for a moment, seemingly not understanding his meaning.
"Hmm." Shi Xi started rambling, "I just can't get out of bed. I feel like someone is touching me, but I can't wake up."
When you think about it, it really does look quite similar.
"...No one touched you." Chi Zaiqing's eyes flickered slightly as he looked at Shi Xi. "Was it sleep paralysis?"
His expression seemed somewhat disbelieving.
Let alone Chi Zaiqing, even Shi Xi herself had some doubts—
Could he really be experiencing sleep paralysis?!
Otherwise, why would Sheng Yingpu ignore the fragrant and soft omega and instead touch his own ordinary beta?
It doesn't fit his character setting at all.
"Otherwise what?" Shi Xi continued her nonsense, "It can't be that someone has a crush on me and is sneaking up on me in the middle of the night, can it?"
Upon hearing this, Chi Zaiqing's eyes quickly swept over the surrounding Alphas, but he feigned being convinced, burying his head in Shi Xi's chest. "Aran is right. Who would do something so shameless?"
A group of ill-intentioned Alphas all wanted to take Aran from him.
"……"
Sheng Yingpu's expression turned unnatural for a moment, but he quickly returned to normal.
Jiang Yichen glanced at Shi Xi with an ambiguous expression, and chuckled inwardly.
It wasn't sleep paralysis.
Shi Xi didn't care whether the others believed her or not; as long as Chi Zaiqing believed her, that was enough.
"Let's change seats." Shi Xi patted Chi Zaiqing's shoulder. "I want to sleep outside."
"Why does Aran suddenly want to change seats?" Chi Zaiqing asked, puzzled.
Shi Xi glanced at Sheng Ying discreetly, "This place clashes with my five elements; it's easy for me to experience sleep paralysis."
Upon hearing this, Chi Zaiqing looked puzzled. He tilted his head slightly and glanced at the expressionless Jiang Yichen. "Aran, I don't want to sleep inside."
"Okay." Shi Xi said, picking up the tiger skin and walking towards Cheng Hao. "Then you can sleep here, I'll go over there."
After the sleep paralysis incident, he realized that he had been far too lenient with Chi Zaiqing.
We can't spoil this pampered young master too much. As the main character, why doesn't he go find the main character instead of clinging to this devoted male supporting character?
If this continues, it will inevitably affect the plot development sooner or later.
He can't just stand by and watch when Chi Zaiqing and Jiang Yichen start dating, can he? :)
When Chi Zaiqing saw that Shi Xi was really going to leave, he panicked and grabbed Shi Xi's leg without thinking.
"Aran, don't go, I'll switch with you..." Chi Zaiqing bit her lip and said with teary eyes.
"Are you sure?" Shi Xi asked.
Sleeping next to Jiang Yichen?! Chi Zaiqing's hair drooped down, and her delicate and beautiful face showed a look of resignation.
He said through gritted teeth, "I'm sure."
Shi Xi looked at him with a complicated expression.
"..." It's just a change of position, is it necessary to make that face?
Jiang Yichen was almost amused by Chi Zaiqing's submissive and aggrieved expression.
Ha, it's like I want to sleep next to you.
However, he noticed that Shi Xi seemed to have discovered something and was consciously keeping her distance from Chi Zaiqing.
Chi Zaiqing, with a mournful little face, switched places with Shi Xi, but turned her back to Jiang Yichen, leaving him with only her round back of her head.
He smiled at Shi Xi, "Aran, let's go back to sleep."
"..." Shi Xi skipped over Chi Zaiqing, glanced at Jiang Yichen, and saw a bitter smile on his lips.
Is this how you treat your future husband?
You two were having a great time chatting this morning, weren't you?
Is Chi Zaiqing feeling embarrassed?
She's definitely shy!
Thinking of this, Shi Xi glanced at Chi Zaiqing, then turned her back to him and went to sleep.
Don't worry, I will never peek. You two can just focus on your relationship!
Shi Xi didn't see that the moment he turned around, the smile on Chi Zaiqing's lips vanished instantly.
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