The next morning, when Xiao Ruanruan woke up, she had developed dark circles under her eyes, a trait often associated with national treasures, because she had gone to bed so late the night before.
【Oh dear, sleeping in a tent on the beach must be very uncomfortable. Look at my daughter, she's only been here one night and she already has dark circles under her eyes. It hurts!】
[Producer, please have some decency! They're just kids, don't be so harsh. Just give them a token amount. Look at my daughter's dark circles, it breaks my heart!]
What did the older sister and younger sister whisper about last night? I saw the younger sister toss and turn for a long time after they finished talking, unable to fall asleep. My little girl seems troubled.
...
After the children got up, they lined up in rows on their own. Kang Kang still stood up and straightened the people who were standing crookedly in the line one by one, then counted off and reported to the two instructors.
After the instructors restored discipline, Director Xing picked up the megaphone and announced, "Young trainees, we are about to embark on a three-day adventure deeper into the island. Remember, your safety is always the top priority, no matter what."
"Understood!" the seven children answered proudly and with full voices.
"Alright, everyone, pack your things and have some breakfast. We'll set off in half an hour!" With Director Xing's order, the children quickly went to pack their bags.
Breakfast consisted of dry bread that they had traded for the seafood they had collected yesterday from the production crew. In the morning, they used the embers they had saved from last night to distill some hot water and ate it.
Jiajia noticed the dark circles under Xiaoruanruan's eyes and leaned closer to her, saying, "Xiaoruanruan, were you so scared last night that you couldn't sleep?"
"I was so scared last night! The wind was howling outside, and I kept thinking a monster was coming. I was too scared to sleep!"
"In the end, Guoguo held me and I finally fell asleep."
"Little Ruanruan, if you're scared, you can let your older sister Qianqian hold you while you sleep tonight! We're still little, it's not shameful for us to need our older sister to hold us while we sleep!"
Xiao Ruanruan's gaze kept lingering on Gu Chen and Lu Wei, and she seemed somewhat distracted while listening to Jiajia speak.
Gu Chen noticed the dark circles under Xiao Ruanruan's eyes when he woke up in the morning. He felt that the girl was not as lively as usual today and seemed to be preoccupied.
And she would always look at him and Lu Lu with a questioning gaze from time to time, and then recalling the scene last night when Su Xixi brought Xiao Ruanruan to their tent...
And then think about Susie's wild imagination...
A feeling of joy suddenly welled up inside him. Could it be...?
What did the little girl misunderstand that made her unhappy?
Does this mean...?
After realizing this, he kept trying to explain to the girl, but he never found an opportunity, since there were cameras constantly following the live stream.
He participated under a false identity, and the age gap was also a problem; it wasn't appropriate for him to follow the young girl around too much.
For the first time, Gu Chen felt that the age issue after he had changed his appearance again was causing him great distress.
While the camera was focused on other people, he deliberately slowed down and walked over to the little girl.
"Ruan Ruan?"
A gentle, caring voice rang in her ears. Just as she was contemplating whether to ask Brother Gu Chen directly if he liked Lu Lu's soft and sweet nature, she suddenly looked up and met Gu Chen's eyes, which were filled with a gentle, doting smile.
"Instructor Gu... Instructor Chen," the little girl called out in a soft, sweet voice, "Can I ask you a question?"
Gu Chen obediently squatted down and bent over, bringing his ear close to Xiao Ruanruan's.
Little Ruanruan covered Gu Chen's ear with her tiny hand, leaned her head closer, and asked in a sweet, childlike voice, "Brother Gu Chen, do you like Lu Lu?"
Gu Chen's face instantly changed color. He propped himself up on his knee with one hand and helplessly rubbed his forehead with the other. He was right after all; Su Xixi's thought process...
Really...
It's a long story!
Gu Chen asked Xiao Ruanruan with a smile, "Did your older sister tell you?"
"Yes!" Little Ruanruan replied in her childish voice, "Sister analyzed that since you came here yesterday, you've been taking Lulu's things. It's just like how big brothers take things from pretty little girls to get their attention!"
Gu Chen shook his head firmly and looked at Xiao Ruanruan seriously, saying, "I don't like Lu Wei, I like..." you.
He didn't say the last word because it was a live broadcast. Even if he muted it, netizens would read his lips and find out if they thought he was a pervert.
The key point is that if Ruan Ruan's older brothers and cousins saw this, they would probably immediately come over with knives to chop him up!
He went to great lengths to get them to change their strategy and treat him like a brother, finally allowing him a little more freedom to interact with Xiao Ruanruan. He didn't want to go back to square one.
He reached out and affectionately pinched Xiao Ruanruan's delicate little nose. "When we get back, I'll tell you who I like."
"Okay!" Little Ruanruan nodded emphatically, a bright smile on her face.
Although I still don't know who Gu Chen likes, at least Gu Chen doesn't like Lu Lu, and the heavy weight on my heart seems to have suddenly become much lighter.
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