Chapter 19: What if we have to stay here for the rest of our lives?
The taste of jiabao fruit changes after eating a lot.
Considering this was likely normal food, Zhang Liu didn't put much into his mouth, stopping after only a dozen or so.
He then divided conch meat and coconut equally into three small piles, placing them in coconut shells.
Girls sometimes pay more attention to details than boys.
Zhang Liu didn't want to witness any tension between Anya and Qin Rushuang the next day due to differing portions.
"Coconut meat is really unpalatable." Anya accepted it during her first coconut meal, but by the second, she was complaining.
Zhang Liu and Qin Rushuang could only secretly sigh.
"Tomorrow, I'll find a way to make a fire." After chewing the jelly-like coconut meat, Zhang Liu said, "We can have something hot."
"Use wood to start a fire?" Anya, despite the taste, ate all her coconut meat, not minding the stickiness of the oyster meat.
"I'll try it tomorrow. I don't know if it will work." Zhang Liu shook his head, uncertain about the friction on wood needed to generate enough heat.
Qin Rushuang, feeling discomfort, remained silent while eating. After swallowing the last piece of conch meat, she asked Zhang Liu, "I'm full. Can you help me finish the rest of the coconut meat?"
"Ok!" Zhang Liu nodded, taking the remaining coconut meat from the other person and putting it all into his mouth.
The sea level quietly swallowed the last ray of sunlight; the redness of the sky, remaining in the clouds, disappeared. The dark color finally occupied the entire space, and the whole world suddenly fell silent.
“It's dark.” Anya turned to Qin Rushuang, feeling the sense of support from her classmates around her, then sighed and whispered, “It was the same as last night; I was scared to death.”
“It's not bad; at least there are some stars.” Zhang Liu lay close to the two girls, his hands on the back of his head. He looked along the entrance of the cave at the stars in the sky outside, then said with relief, “These are the new days of the month. On the fifteenth of the month, the moon is not very visible, but when it comes to the fifteenth of the month, the moon will be especially large.”
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“Well… I remember that the last program of the school trip was to view the moon." Qin Rushuang acknowledged Zhang Liu’s words. At the same time, she pressed her body close to Anya, feeling extreme coldness in her lower body and overall discomfort, desperate for warmth.
Anya noticed Qin Rushuang's move.
Stunned for a moment, she realized the other party was on her period. After touching the other person's palm in the dark, Anya gently held it and asked in an almost inaudible voice, “Your hands are very cold; how are you now?”
“It's a bit uncomfortable.” Qin Rushuang, embarrassed if Zhang Liu heard her, replied in a weak voice, “Maybe your pants will suffer too.”
“It's better than nothing.” Anya heard the guilt in Qin Rushuang's words and reassured her quickly, "How about you hug me and sleep?"
"Huh?" Qin Rushuang did not react for a while, but Anya had already promoted herself in a low voice: “My mother often says that I am a little heater, and my whole body will become hot when she hugs me!”
As she said that, she had already taken the initiative to move her body, preparing to lie down in Qin Rushuang's arms to help keep her warm.
However, Qin Rushuang stopped Anya's move.
“My stomach feels uncomfortable... It can’t be pressed.” Sensing Anya’s confusion, Qin Rushuang quickly explained in a low voice, “It’s much better if you hold my hand like this.”
“Okay,” Anya nodded, then took off the skirt around her waist and spread it out to cover her and Qin Rushuang’s stomachs, barely keeping them warm.
Zhang Liu listened to the whispered conversations and various movements between the two around him but did not interrupt; after all, this was the girls' privacy.
Soon, the sounds ceased, and the three of them fell asleep together.
After covering their surroundings, people's feeling of security while sleeping will also greatly increase.
"Owwww..."
The wolf's howling still echoed steadily in the middle of the night, and Qin Rushuang was the first to wake up.
Anya, who had her head on Qin Rushuang's chest, was also awakened by Qin Rushuang's actions. She was startled by the wolf's howl, just as she had been frightened by that sound the night before. As for Zhang Liu, he remained in an unshakable state of sleep.
“It’s okay..." Qin Rushuang, also nervous, felt Anya’s slight trembling and pretended to be calm, holding out her palm. She comfortingly said, “Zhang Liu said that wolves will not attack unfamiliar animals so casually.”
“Oh,” Anya nodded slightly but said nothing more. She felt Qin Rushuang's palms sweating, indicating nervousness or a lie.
After thinking about it, Anya whispered Zhang Liu's name. At this time, waking him up would make her feel more secure. However, it was always difficult to wake up Zhang Liu from sleep. Last night, Qin Rushuang shouted for half an hour before waking him up. Not to mention Anya's voice, which could not be raised at all due to fear.
"Do you have thoughts about him?" Just when Anya tried to scream in vain and was about to go and directly push Zhang Liu awake, she suddenly heard Qin Rushuang's question in her ears.
“…” Anya, who had just stood up, froze. She didn't expect Qin Rushuang to say that directly.
"You... what are you talking about? How could... a man like Zhang Liu?” She lay down as if she had been caught like a thief, looking at the person who was not far away. He breathed evenly and fell into a deep sleep. But the last words in her mouth were unutterable.
Anya is worried about one thing. That is, if Zhang Liu was pretending to be asleep now. Saying this kind of thing herself might lead to failure.
“Don’t worry, his sleep quality is great. The wolves also howled last night. I called him for a long time before he woke up.” Qin Rushuang continued, sensing Anya’s hesitation, “There is a big gap between you and Zhang Liu...”
"Well, there's a big gap." Anya nodded. Of course, she knew the gap between her and Zhang Liu. After arriving here, Zhang Liu was actively thinking about ways to contribute, but she was always in a state of confusion.
After thinking about it, Anya gritted her teeth and said, “I will work harder to help.”
“I'm not talking about that; I'm talking about the difference between you and Zhang Liu. You are the heiress of a big Japanese businessman, and Zhang Liu is just an ordinary, poor student. Now on a desert island, the difference between you two has been erased.” Qin Rushuang gently hugged Anya, who became silent. Then she continued, "That's all I have to say; you can think about it yourself."
After Qin Rushuang pointed it out, the thoughts in Anya's heart suddenly became chaotic. After thinking for a long time, she finally whispered, “What if we have to stay here for the rest of our lives?”
Qin Rushuang was shocked; she did not expect Anya to respond with such a question.
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