Two hours later, the boy came back on a cart with five big fish in his hands.
A rare smile graced his usually icy face, and even his desire to speak was stronger than usual.
"Since you gave me the compressed biscuits, I can give you the biggest fish. If you don't know how to grill fish, I can do it for you..."
The words stopped abruptly, and the smile on the boy's face froze.
The familiar figure is gone.
The girl disappeared, and everything she carried with her also disappeared, just like the countless days and nights he had experienced...
The girl's existence seemed to be something he had imagined, and he was always the only one at the campfire.
The fish slipped from his hands, and the fish's tail swayed, splashing mud on the boy's body, but the boy with mysophobia didn't care at all.
He rushed to the campfire and breathed a sigh of relief when he saw the empty plastic bag of compressed biscuits left on the ground.
The empty plastic bag was labeled "Made in Luochuan Base," which was enough to prove that the girl was not an illusion and that everything he experienced was not an illusion.
But where did the Angora giant rabbit go?
Would she abandon him and go find a way out alone?
This is impossible. This woman saved him at all costs, bandaged his wounds, shared her last biscuit with him, and even wanted to go back to the White family with him to get his parents' approval.
How could a woman who loved him so deeply abandon him at this critical moment?
Thinking of this, the boy felt more at ease.
He sat down in front of the campfire and found a few branches, intending to string together the fish he had simply processed and roast it over the fire later.
When the Angora giant rabbit comes back, you will definitely drool when you smell it, right?
But what if she doesn't come back for a while? Fish won't taste good if it's been grilled for too long.
The boy put the prepared things aside. He decided to sit there for a while. When the person came back, he would pretend to pick up the fish and grill it, saying that it was a fish he had just caught.
He certainly didn't do this to wait for the Angora giant rabbit to eat grilled fish together, he just didn't want to owe her a favor of half a compressed biscuit.
Time passes by every second.
The young man frequently raised his wrist to check his watch, but an hour had passed and he still hadn't seen Shen Xingwan come back.
The young man suddenly felt a little flustered.
Could it be that he really left and never came back?
He recalled what Shen Xingwan said before leaving.
What she said was "I'm leaving now, you continue fishing, happy fishing!"
She left first.
Did she leave first mean that she was going to leave the tunnel before him and the two of them were going their separate ways?
But she had promised before that she would never abandon him!
Did he act so apathetically that he dampened the Angora rabbit's confidence in pursuing its own goals? Or did he anger the Angora rabbit by using compressed biscuits to fish?
Chaotic thoughts flashed through the boy's mind, making him feel uneasy.
After another half an hour, even the fish stopped struggling.
The boy gritted his teeth.
"Sure enough, women are all fickle liars!"
"Just go, this fish is just enough for me to eat alone!"
As he spoke, the boy picked up the long branches he had prepared long ago, began to skewer the fish, and roasted them over the fire.
When he was stringing the last fish, which was also the largest one he had caught, he used too much force and the branch pierced his palm, and blood immediately flowed out.
The boy looked at his bleeding palm and suddenly remembered the wound on his back that the girl had bandaged. He smiled coldly, pulled the branch out of his palm without hesitation, and continued to grill the fish.
He let the blood continue to flow from his palms without doing anything.
Wounds have never been a big deal to him. It was not a big deal in the past, it is not a big deal now, and it will not be a big deal in the future.
The aroma of grilled fish gradually filled the tunnel.
The young man stared at the bonfire, but his thoughts flew to the scene of his first meeting with the girl. The scenes of their time together flashed through his mind like slides.
"Flip it over quickly, it's going to get burnt!" The crisp voice, like a clear spring in the mountains, rang in the boy's ears.
The young man curled his lips and sneered. He was really driven crazy by that woman and even hallucinated her voice.
A pair of white and slender hands appeared in his sight.
I felt a soft touch on the back of my hand.
Suddenly, a pair of hands held his hands and turned the grilled fish over.
This is not an illusion!
The young man was startled and turned his head to meet a pair of eyes that sparkled like stars in the dark night.
"It smells so good! I didn't expect you to actually catch a fish!"
The girl tucked her hair behind her ears, leaned over and sniffed the grilled fish like a greedy kitten.
Too close!
The girl's face was so close that he could even see a layer of cute little hairs covering her skin, which was as delicate as mutton-fat jade. There was also a faint fragrance that drifted into his nostrils.
At this moment, his heart skipped several beats.
"You, when did you come back?" The young man quickly avoided the sight, and when he spoke he found that his voice was hoarse.
Shen Xingwan licked her lower lip and then reluctantly moved away from the grilled fish.
This also distanced him from the boy, who actually felt a moment of loss. He sniffed hard, trying to keep the fragrance longer.
"I've been back for a while, and I saw you were in a daze, so I didn't call you. What were you thinking about? Why didn't you care that the fish was burnt?"
Shen Xingwan had now returned to her original seat, with a bonfire between her and the young man.
The bright flames illuminated Shen Xingwan's eyes, and in the blink of an eye, they also ignited a fire in the boy's heart.
The young man lowered his head, hiding the expression in his eyes: "I'm not thinking anything. Fish tastes better if it's grilled longer."
"Ah?" Shen Xingwan expressed her incomprehension.
"You don't understand. I have extensive experience in surviving in the wild. It's always right to listen to me," the young man insisted.
Shen Xingwan: ...
The boy still didn't look up, but a voice came over: "Where did you go just now? What took you so long?"
Shen Xingwan chuckled, "Inspired by you, I also made a cart. I wanted to explore the surrounding area and find something to eat. It's dark here, so it's easy to lose track of time and wander off without realizing it."
"By the time I realized it, more than an hour had passed. I was afraid you'd worry, so I rushed back immediately."
The shadow of the campfire hid half of the boy's face. "Worried? You're a grown-up. You can leave if you want to, or stay if you want to. I'm worried about what you might do. Only when you leave can I have peace of mind."
Shen Xingwan narrowed her eyes and smiled: "Master, please stop saying things like that to push me away. I've already said it, I will never leave you alone!"
The boy's grip on the branch suddenly tightened.
"That's better."
The sparks exploded with a "pop".
Shen Xingwan tilted her head and asked the boy, "Did you say anything just now?"
"I said the fish is grilled, do you want to eat it? If not, I will eat it all."
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