Shen Zhou squeezed her hand and smiled indulgently.
"I'm fine."
The two walked straight up to Yan Qiao and asked her for the dried squid that the Zhuotan tribe had given them.
"According to the program's rules, the Zhuotan tribe is our mission, so the dried squid should naturally be ours as well."
This statement was so shameless that it enraged Yan Qiao and her group.
Ruan Cha was the first to retort: "The dried squid was specifically requested to be delivered to Qiaoqiao, what does that have to do with you? Did you complete your mission?"
If it weren't for Yan Qiao's help, Chen Zhou would still be locked up.
Shen Zhou coldly said, "It's not our problem that we didn't complete the mission. It's their fault for not eating pork. What does that have to do with us? But what the Zhuotan tribe traded should rightfully be ours."
Yan Qiao caught the key words in his words: "Exchange? Are you sure you want this dried squid?"
Shen Zhou raised his chin. "What's there to be uncertain about? It's ours to begin with."
He spoke too quickly, and before Yan Yaoyao could think about it carefully, she always felt that Yan Qiao was setting traps for people whenever he spoke like that.
Upon hearing Chen Zhou's words, Yan Qiao suddenly smiled.
"Alright, in that case, here's the dried squid for you."
Shiloh was furious. "Why should we give them to them!"
Yan Qiao's gaze stopped him, and she let Chen Zhou take the dried squid away.
Yan Yaoyao was overjoyed and looked at Chen Zhou with admiration.
"Brother Chenzhou, you are amazing!"
Watching them walk away, Yan Qiao got up and went into the base camp.
It's unclear what she said to Zhang Song, but then Zhang Song came out, holding a microphone, and said, "Since the Second Group and the Zhuotan Tribe have completed the exchange, this wild boar meat should rightfully be exchanged. Yan Qiao, that wild boar meat is now yours."
After saying that, he had the pork carried away.
Yan Yaoyao watched helplessly as the pork was taken away, and screamed, "This is our stuff, why should it be given to Yan Qiao!"
Zhang Song patiently explained to her, "This mission is for you to go out and make a deal. Since you have gained something, you have to give something in return. Just like Yan Qiao, she couldn't possibly have both the clothes and the two wild boars at the same time."
Shen Zhou and Yan Yaoyao wanted both pork and dried squid, which was simply too greedy.
Yan Yaoyao's face turned ashen. "But you also said that this pork originally belonged to the Zhuotan tribe, so why should it be given to Yan Qiao?"
Zhang Song looked at her and said, "Don't you know why we gave it to Yan Qiao? Because the dried squid wasn't something you used to exchange for; it was a gift from the Zhuotan tribe to Yan Qiao. It originally had nothing to do with you, but you insisted on taking it back... Here's what we'll do: we'll give you another chance. You can only keep one of these two items. What do you choose?"
Yan Yaoyao looked at Chen Zhou and said, "Brother Chen Zhou, let's keep the pork."
Dried squid has little oil content, so eating it won't leave you feeling satisfied.
Pork is still the best.
With a grim face, Shen Zhou had no choice but to return the dried squid to Yan Qiao.
Yan Qiao smiled provocatively, practically crushing his pride into the ground.
Shen Zhou has lost more face in his entire life than he has in the last few days.
He felt a tightness in his chest.
Seeing his gloomy expression, Yan Yaoyao felt a little scared and timidly asked, "Brother Chenzhou, are you still going to participate in the show? Actually, you..."
Chen Zhou interrupted angrily: "Of course we should continue. We should pick up the pieces where we lost face."
He refused to believe that there was anything in this world that could stump him.
It's just a lousy show.
In the following days, Shen Zhou and Yan Yaoyao seemed to settle down.
I focused on participating in the tasks announced by the program. Although it was a mess, at least my funds increased after completing the tasks, so I could still make ends meet.
By the twentieth day of "Home on a Desert Island," two-thirds of the program had already passed, and it was nearing its end.
Suddenly, Shiloh handed over his phone. "Look."
He showed Yan Qiao a trending topic on Weibo, which featured a piece of information dug up by a prominent marketing account.
The report claims that Yan Yaoyao is Shen Zhou's wealthy fiancée!
This revelation immediately went viral and became a trending topic.
Yan Yaoyao didn't know if it was a slip of the hand or what, but she liked the post and then unliked it.
One person set up a stage and performed the entire play.
Ruan Cha read through the exposé and said, "It says that Shen Zhou has a fiancée with the surname Yan. Could it really be Yan Yaoyao?"
Xi Luo scoffed, "Then why don't you say that Yan Qiao also has the surname Yan? It's not such a rare surname."
Ruan Cha said thoughtfully, "That's right. When I first met you two, I thought you were sisters, since you both have the surname Yan."
Yan Qiao said calmly, "She and I are not sisters. I take my father's surname. I remember Yan Yaoyao mentioned before that she took her mother's surname."
"I see. So, do you think Chen Zhou really has a fiancée?"
If Shen Zhou really has a marriage contract, then Yan Yaoyao's situation will be awkward.
Neither Xi Luo nor Yan Qiao spoke.
Zang Mingqi, however, glanced at Yan Qiao, a rare occurrence for him.
If Shen Zhou's fiancée's surname is Yan, then why can't it be Yan Qiao?
Xi Luo couldn't hold back any longer: "Aren't you angry?"
He was naturally asking about Yan Qiao.
Yan Qiao smiled and said, "Why would I be angry?"
"I know he went on this show to break off the engagement, but as long as the marriage isn't dissolved, you're his fiancée. What he's doing is tantamount to betrayal. You're practically being cuckolded, aren't you angry? Are you a Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle?"
Zang Mingqi and Ruan Cha were shocked, only then realizing that Yan Qiao was Chen Zhou's fiancée.
Yan Qiao spread her hands, her attitude nonchalant: "I'm not pretending anymore, I'm coming clean. I'm a rich second-generation heiress, and the legendary fiancée of Shen Zhou. But we only have a marriage contract, we have no feelings for each other. I don't care about him, so naturally I don't care if he has other women outside."
Ruan Cha stared at her blankly. Seeing that Yan Qiao really didn't care, she secretly breathed a sigh of relief, but couldn't help feeling disgusted with Chen Zhou.
"If he wants to dissolve the marriage, then he should do it quickly. Can't we talk about it after that? Why is he keeping you tied up while stringing Yan Yaoyao along?" Ruan Cha gritted her teeth.
Yan Qiao smiled and said, "Because he doesn't have that ability. Our family's engagement with the Shen family is a step up for us. I don't have the ability to break it off, so I can only rely on him. But as things stand, he still has the ability to break it off whenever he wants."
The reason lies with Shen Zhou's grandfather. The old man of the Shen family and the old man of the Yan family used to be close friends, but they were separated due to the war.
Decades passed before they reunited, having already had grandchildren, and they arranged a marriage between their childhood friends.
This arranged marriage was not originally intended for Chen Zhou.
Because on the sunken ship, there was also a half-brother.
However, his brother already had a girlfriend at the time, and it would be unethical to break them up, so the blame fell on Chen Zhou.
Thanks to the old man's relationship with the Yan family, Shen Zhou, the grandson, was able to show his face in front of his grandfather.
Publicly annuling the engagement would be detrimental to Chenzhou.
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