Cheng Hao's expression was one of extreme terror.
\"real??!\"
He always thought Shi Xi was joking.
After all, who would become an idiot after eating a couple of fruits? Nobody would believe that if you told them.
Shi Xi nodded and smiled at Cheng Hao, "Really, I'm not joking."
Cheng Hao was startled, and then began to feel a chill of fear, muttering to himself, "Am I really going to turn into an idiot...?"
Shi Xi smiled, "The fact that you can ask this question proves that you are not."
Jiang Yichen hummed in agreement and said calmly, "That's right."
Chi Zaiqing said in a harmless tone, "Generally speaking, truly stupid people don't think they're stupid."
Sheng Yingpu nodded silently.
That's fine.
Hearing them say that, Cheng Hao breathed a sigh of relief, patted his chest, and felt at ease.
"You stay here and guard the place." Shi Xi turned around, picked up the wolf pelt from the cave entrance, and said to the others, "Let's go."
The four of them walked out together.
A dozen minutes later, they reached the stream.
The stream is babbling, there are no dangerous animals in it, and it is surrounded by flowers, trees and shrubs, so it is quite secluded.
Jiang Yichen and Sheng Yingpu went to the deeper downstream area, while Chi Zaiqing stayed in the shallow upstream area.
"...Aran." Chi Zaiqing called out to Shi Xi in a soft voice.
\"Um?\"
Shi Xi stopped in her tracks and turned to look at him.
"Could you not stay too far away from me?" Chi Zaiqing looked at Shi Xi with wet, deep blue eyes.
He knew perfectly well that Shi Xi couldn't refuse someone like him.
He stared at Shi Xi for a long while before saying sheepishly, "I'm an omega, and I'm scared here..."
"Young Master." Shi Xi nodded, assuming he was genuinely afraid. "I won't stray too far from you."
Shi Xi pointed ahead, towards the middle of the stream, and said, "I'll be over there. Call me if you need anything."
...
Shi Xi walked into the stream and squatted down by the water.
The freshly skinned wolf pelt still has a smell, so it needs to be properly processed: scrape off the grease and clean it thoroughly.
When we get back, we'll pick some fresh-smelling plants, mix them into the bark, and dry them. Then we can make fluffy blankets.
Sleeping like this is more comfortable. Sleeping on a hard floor once in a while is fine, but if he sleeps on it every day, his back will break.
Just as they finished processing the wolf pelt, they heard Chi Zaiqing exclaim in surprise.
Shi Xi's eyes lit up.
Here it comes, the story-driven part is here!
Chi Zaiqing was taking a bath alone in the wild when his clothes accidentally fell into the water. Jiang Yichen appeared like a god and handed him his coat.
At this point, Chi Zaiqing realized that Jiang Yichen possessed a strong Alpha aura and began to secretly harbor feelings for him.
The gears of fate have begun to turn!
Shi Xi waited for a while, but Jiang Yichen and Sheng Yingpu did not appear.
She could only walk towards them, deliberately raising her voice, "Oh dear, it seems something's happened to the young master!"
Then we just waited for Jiang Yichen to come to the rescue.
Sure enough, there was a rustling sound of water, followed by two footsteps, but for some reason, the footsteps suddenly stopped—
"Aren't you going to save your good brother?"
Shi Xi heard Jiang Yichen ask in return.
Shi Xi complained inwardly.
Tsk tsk tsk, the sour smell can be detected from two miles away.
Shi Xi paused for a moment, then said expressionlessly, "It's fake."
Then Shi Xi saw a picture of two handsome men emerging from a bath.
Perhaps because they were in a hurry, neither Jiang Yichen nor Sheng Yingpu wore shirts, leaving their upper bodies bare.
As the main character and the backup love interest, their figures are naturally quite good.
Both of them were only wearing pants, with long arms and narrow waists, perfect inverted triangle figures, and well-proportioned and firm eight-pack abs. They also had water droplets on their bodies that they hadn't had time to wipe off.
As the two drew closer, Shi Xi felt a chill envelop her.
Shi Xi frowned slightly, knowing the answer already, and asked, "Why aren't you all dressed?"
"In this emergency, we should act quickly and go there first."
Jiang Yichen calmly picked up his shirt and coat and said to Shi Xi.
Sheng Yingpu nodded and stood to Shi Xi's left without saying a word.
Shi Xi pursed her lips and reminded him, "It's better to wear it, after all, the young master is an omega."
The two agreed, but didn't put on their clothes until they were almost at Chi Zaiqing's place.
Shi Xi didn't care, and quietly stretched out her foot where Sheng Yingpu was about to walk next.
Plot, here I come!
Jiang Yichen finished dressing, his dark eyes fixed on Shi Xi, and suddenly asked, "Are we just going to go like this?"
Upon hearing this, Sheng Yingpu stopped in his tracks, his emerald green eyes also turning to look at Shi Xi.
Clearly, he agreed with Jiang Yichen's words.
Although everyone is a man, Chi Zaiqing is an omega, so it would be quite impolite to just walk over like that.
In serious cases, the other party can even sue them in court for voyeurism.
Although they don't care about going to court, it would be very embarrassing.
"..." Shi Xi didn't expect Jiang Yichen to ask such a question at this time.
He had assumed that Jiang Yichen, who seemed so anxious he'd forgotten to put on his clothes, would rush over without hesitation...
You won't even watch a beautiful woman bathing, then what do you want to see?!
Shi Xi was disappointed in him.
He had it all planned out. He would have Jiang Yichen go over there, trip Sheng Yingpu, and create an opportunity for the two of them to be alone together.
Unfortunately, Jiang Yichen didn't play by the rules.
Shi Xi could only retract the foot she had intended to use to trip Sheng Yingpu.
He looked at Jiang Yichen's handsome face and said, "That makes sense."
After waiting two minutes and seeing that Jiang Yichen showed no sign of speaking, Shi Xi could only ask Chi Zaiqing through the bushes, "Young Master, what's wrong?"
Across the grass, in the stream.
"...Aran, my clothes fell into the water."
While speaking to Shi Xi in a tone that was three parts helpless, three parts hesitant, and four parts shy, Chi Zaiqing took her clothes off the shore and soaked them in the water.
Seeing her clothes completely soaked, a satisfied smile spread across her face. In the innocent, clueless tone of a little white rabbit, she continued, "Oh dear, Ran, my clothes are all wet! What am I going to do?"
Shi Xi glanced at Jiang Yichen beside her, but he didn't make any move.
Take it off! Why aren't you taking it off?!
"..." Is he embarrassed in front of him and Sheng Yingpu?
Noticing Shi Xi's gaze, Jiang Yichen's intentions were obvious. He glanced at the three of them and realized that he was the only one wearing a coat, a long one at that, which could be a temporary solution.
Sheng Yingpu crossed his arms, looking like he was watching a good show.
Chi Zaiqing was clearly up to no good; he didn't believe that Jiang Yichen would wear his coat.
However, Shi Xi doesn't seem to think so.
Jiang Yichen narrowed his eyes. "My clothes are for Chi Zaiqing to wear?"
"May good people have a peaceful life." Shi Xi nodded.
Jiang Yichen frowned, looked into Shi Xi's violet eyes, and after a few seconds of eye contact, he looked away first, tossing his coat to him. "Do with it as you please."
Shi Xi carefully tossed Jiang Yichen's coat onto the shore, then said to Chi Zaiqing, "Young Master, you can wear this for now."
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