"Eat! Of course I have to eat!" Shen Xingwan's eyes flashed.
The grilled fish smelled so good that she was already salivating when she smelled it from afar.
The young man curled the corners of his lips almost imperceptibly, pretended to turn the branches with the grilled fish a few times, and then pretended to be casual as he handed the largest grilled fish to the girl opposite.
He did this simply to repay a favor he owed the giant Angora rabbit.
"Eat it." The boy handed over the grilled fish.
However, Shen Xingwan did not answer.
"What's wrong?" The young man frowned slightly.
Don’t you like the taste of this grilled fish?
"There is no oil or salt here. It's already very good to be baked like this. If you are picky, don't eat it." The boy half raised his hand, feeling a little embarrassed.
As the eldest son of the White family, he had never encountered a situation where no one wanted the things he gave away.
"Put the grilled fish down first." Shen Xingwan said seriously.
The young man felt as if someone pinched his chest, and put the grilled fish back on the rack in a bit of anger.
This giant Angora rabbit is so ungrateful!
"Your palm is bleeding. If it was on your back, you wouldn't know it, but you can't even see it on your palm? It's going to get infected if you keep doing this, don't you know?"
The boy was still sulking when he was drowned out by the girl's long string of reproaches.
Under normal circumstances, he would have interrupted her impatiently, but this time, for the first time in his life, he remained silent and just listened to her chatter until the end.
"Don't move for now. I have some disinfectant and clean gauze here. I'll treat your wound simply." After saying that, Shen Xingwan turned around to get the things.
The smell of disinfectant mixed with the faint fragrance of Shen Xingwan's body penetrated into the boy's nostrils.
He watched the girl hold up his hand and bandage it carefully as if afraid of hurting him. For a moment he was stunned.
"It's bandaged. Don't touch water for the next few days, remember?" Shen Xingwan looked up and met the boy's light brown eyes.
[Such beautiful eyes, like amber! ]
It was the first time that Shen Xingwan looked into the eyes of the boy at such a close distance, and she couldn't help but sigh in her heart.
The moment the boy heard the voice of his heart, his heart felt like being scratched by a feather. He quickly lowered his eyes, looked at the palm of his bandaged hand, and spoke in a hoarse voice.
"I've suffered injuries worse than this since I was a child, and I've survived them all. There's no need to make such a fuss."
Shen Xingwan: ...
"You keep your mouth shut, but I don't believe you weren't scared or cried when you were first hurt as a child."
The boy's eyelashes trembled slightly.
Of course he cried, but when he realized that crying would not win anyone's sympathy, but would only attract more enemies and cause him more serious injuries, he stopped crying.
Seeing the young man remain silent, combined with what he said before and the injuries on his body, Shen Xingwan had already imagined a big drama in his mind.
Could it be that this young master was taken away by mistake and raised in the mountains and was abused?
His adoptive parents didn't give him food and made him go hunting in the mountains to supplement the family income. Is that why he got so many injuries all over his body?
But some of the wounds were obviously quite new. Could it be that this young master had been abused for more than ten years and was only recently found?
Until the young man spoke, interrupting her thoughts: "This fish, are you going to eat it or not?"
"Of course I'll eat it!" This time, Shen Xingwan took it immediately without hesitation.
One bite and the freshness and crispness of the fish blend together, instantly awakening your taste buds.
"This is so delicious!" Shen Xingwan exclaimed.
The young man raised his eyebrows slightly. "That's nothing. If we could catch a wild rabbit or a wild deer, it would taste even better when roasted."
Shen Xingwan's throat rolled and he swallowed. "You can also roast rabbits and wild deer? Rabbits are easier to catch, but wild deer are hard to catch."
The young man pulled out a short dagger from his waist and placed it on the ground: "This is enough to catch wild deer."
Shen Xingwan opened his mouth.
[What a master! Others use hunting rifles to catch wild deer, but he actually uses a knife. His skills are amazing!]
The young man raised his eyebrows and said, "Catching wild deer is nothing. I've also set traps for wild boars and fought wild tigers."
Upon hearing this, Shen Xingwan stopped chewing.
Finally unable to hold back any longer, Shen Xingwan asked curiously, "As the eldest son of the White family, shouldn't you be living a life of luxury? How did you learn so many wilderness survival skills?"
As soon as the words fell, the atmosphere suddenly froze.
All that was left was the crackling sound of sparks.
Seeing the boy remained silent and his face gloomy, Shen Xingwan quickly coughed and said, "I'm sorry, I shouldn't have pried into other people's privacy. Just pretend that I never asked those questions."
After saying that, he immediately lowered his head and continued eating the grilled fish.
But the atmosphere was still strange and depressing, and the boy remained silent.
[It's all my fault. I had nothing better to do than to be curious about his past and pry into his privacy. Now that's embarrassing, isn't it?]
[It's likely that I accidentally exposed his scars, which is why he was so sad that he couldn't speak. What a sin! ]
juvenile:……
Shen Xingwan originally thought that the low pressure would continue, but she heard the young man break the silence in the air.
"Are you that interested in my past?"
Shen Xingwan nodded and then shook her head.
Everyone has a gossipy heart, and she is no exception, but she is also compassionate and doesn't want to expose other people's scars. After all, who doesn't have some little secrets that they don't want to make public?
"Since I was five years old, my father would personally send me to the mountains for training every year, and he only allowed me to bring some simple necessities and body measurement equipment."
"Only when my physical indicators reach the values he requires will I be allowed to leave the mountain."
Upon hearing this, Shen Xingwan was stunned.
At first, she was surprised that the boy actually told her his privacy. Gradually, she was shocked by what he said.
"Then, how can we be considered to have met the numerical standards?"
The boy looked at the bonfire, his eyes gradually becoming distant.
"The numerical requirements were different every year. I can't remember many of them, but I do remember when I was five, he told me to keep my heart rate below 100 beats per minute for three months, no matter what happened. Otherwise, I'd fail and my training would be extended."
Shen Xingwan: ...
Leaving a five-year-old child in the mountains and leaving him there, not allowing his mind to exceed 100, this is not training at all, this is simply abuse!
"How is this possible?" Shen Xingwan just found it unbelievable.
The boy gave a teasing laugh. "So I stayed in the mountains for two whole years that year. When I was seven, I finally met the requirements and got a year off."
"What!" Shen Xingwan's eyes widened.
"But what if you encounter danger in the mountains? How can a seven-year-old child fight against wild animals and natural disasters?"
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