Chapter 102: Sacrificial Offering?

  Yin Teng Ye grabbed Xiao Wei's arm and dragged her towards the woods without hesitation. She stumbled backward, her body out of control, unable to resist being pulled along.

  "Where are you going?" Akio asked hastily. He was left alone to set up the tent and he couldn't do it.

  "We're going to gather things for starting a fire. You guys set up slowly." Yīn Téngyè didn't even turn her head, waving her hand casually as she was dragged away.

  Xiu Wei Chen watched as they walked far away. He pulled hard on the rope and then let go. "I'm going too," he shouted.

  "Eh, Xiū Wěi Chén is also going. The two of them can just go together." Yàn Lín also got anxious. Rarely getting to spend time with him, he's leaving her side again. And leaving the unfinished tent for her too?"

  "The tent is yours now." said coldly and Xiu Ye Chen strode forward, following the two people.

  Yin Teng Ye heard Xiu Huan Chen's voice, furrowed her brow, turned around to grab Xiao Wei's shoulder, grasped her hand and quickened their pace.

  "What's wrong with you, pulling me to walk so fast? Young Master is also going..." Little Wei turned her head to look at Xiu Ye Chen who was following behind. She wanted to stop and wait, but Yin Tong Ye was tightly holding onto her, pulling her forward relentlessly. They were almost running now.

  "Wait a minute. Don't go so fast. Wait..." Footsteps quickened. Stepped on a stone. She stumbled and was about to fall forward.

  She was suddenly pulled back by Yin Tianye's left hand, but her body on the right side still leaned forward due to inertia. She quickly grabbed his arm, thinking she would drag him down with her, but unexpectedly, her right arm was propped up and her footsteps steadied. She looked up, it was Young Master.

  "Are you okay?" A soft inquiry. The tone was slightly less cold than usual and had a hint of warmth.

  "I'm fine, Young Master." Xiang Wei looked at Xiū Yǔ Chén's hand on her arm, not daring to believe that the Young Master had actually caught hold of her. Just a moment ago, they were still some distance apart. Had the Young Master seen that she was about to fall and rushed over immediately?

  Yin Teng Ye saw Xiu Wei's hand still holding onto Xiao Wei, and with a very unpleasant expression, she pulled her over and separated the two of them. She said: "Young Master Xiu can set up his tent over there, what's the point of following him here? Picking firewood isn't something suitable for you to do. Go back, go back."

  She waved her hand and chased him away. Yin Tengye tightly pulled Xiao Wei to continue walking, but just as they took two steps, her right arm was grabbed violently.

  "Gathering firewood isn't suitable for you, Young Master Yoon, either. Why don't you just go back to your tent? I can go with my family's maid and that will be enough." Xiu Ye Chen grasped Xiao Wei's arm, showing no intention of backing down.

  "Hmm..." Yin Teng Ye coldly snorted, sarcastically curling up the corner of his lips. "Have you forgotten what you said yourself, Xiū Yǔ Chén? I find that you're a very contradictory person."

  "What's it to you?" He didn't care about his words at all. Xiuyao Chen indifferently avoided eye contact, pulling Xiao Wei away. Yin Tengye was not weak either, firmly grasping her wrist and pulling her towards him.

  Her legs moved involuntarily, one step forward and one step back. Xiaowei felt helpless. Why did she feel that this scene was so familiar? Wasn't it similar to the scenes she saw in idol dramas?

  "My goodness, have I become the heroine of a romantic comedy? Being pulled by two handsome male leads, one on each side... Is this really happening? Am I dreaming? Or is it that young master..."

  Shake shake head. Xiao Wei quickly denied in her heart: It's impossible. How could the young master possibly like me? But why did he grab my hand?

  She was puzzled. She thought of another question: Hey, Yin Tongye is also holding my hand. In that case... isn't it just a fight between the two young masters? The two of them didn't get along well to begin with. And I just happened to be caught in the middle. So I became the sacrifice?

  Look at the two young masters. The two of them glared at each other, their eyes seemingly shooting out laser beams. Two intense laser beams clashed above her head. From time to time, sparks would fly out and splatter onto her face.

  "Alright, you two young masters! Let's settle this with a game of rock-paper-scissors. Whoever wins goes to gather firewood. Agreed?" She proposed the simplest solution. They had to be separated quickly. She didn't want to become a sacrifice.

  "Can't you be less childish." Yin Tongye smiled and rejected her proposal, then coldly looked at Xiuyang Chen and said: "Let's just have a fight between the two of us. The winner gets to decide."

  "Stop fighting! You two can't fight! Fighting is wrong!" Xiaowei hastily twisted her own hands, tightly grasping the arms of the two men, preventing them from taking action. She had already steeled herself to make a sacrifice.

  Xiǎo Wèi grabbed Xīu Yǔ Chén's hand, and he looked down at her with a flickering gaze. Yǐn Téng Yè seemed to notice something and nodded slightly after receiving Xiǎo Wèi's glance, as if he understood.

  "We don't fight. Not fighting, okay? Let's go together. We should be affectionate with each other as classmates." Yīn Téngyè suddenly changed her attitude, pulling a smile towards Xiū Huìchén.

  Xiǎo Yǔ chén yǐ jiù miàn wú biǎo qíng. Dàn zài tā shuō wán, zì jǐ yě diǎn diǎn tóu, tóng yì dào: "Nà jiù yī qǐ."

  English Translation:

  Xiǎo Yǔ's expression remained unchanged in the morning. But after he finished speaking, he nodded his head in agreement and said, "Then let's do it together."

  In the blink of an eye, the two reached an agreement. This left Xiaowei somewhat bewildered. For no reason at all, they had suddenly become friends. The hostile atmosphere from earlier had also disappeared. What was going on?

  They both let go of Xiaowei's hand at the same time, keeping a distance from each other as they walked forward. Xiaowei had no choice but to let go of her own hand and followed behind them, still feeling a bit uneasy. They were turning too quickly, weren't they?

  They walked quietly for a while, nothing happened. Xiaowei let out a sigh of relief and looked around, they had walked quite far, continuing on, it seemed like they were going to cross the forest.

  "Hey, we've walked a long way. Let's hurry up and pick some branches to head back. It's almost noon." Little Wei called out, starting to pick up the branches.

  Xiu Wei Chen and Yin Teng Ye exchanged a glance, both silent. They also picked up branches. The two put the picked branches into Xiao Wei's hands.

  "Oh. I alone can't carry so much." Xiaowei held the branches, feeling a bit depressed. Her romance seemed to be getting further and further away from her.

  "Then take these back first. They must have waited for a long time." As she said that, Xiū Wèi Chén picked up another branch to reduce her weight.

  "Should I go back first? What about you guys..."

  "Don't worry, we'll be good. Go quickly, they must be worried to death." Yin Tongye waved his hands with a smile.

  "Alright then, don't fight, okay? I'll be right back." She reminded them and hurriedly walked away with quick steps, wanting to make the most of her time. Who knows if those two would start arguing again later.

  Ran back quickly and bumped into Yanlin on the way. Before she could speak, Xiaowei said: "The young masters are over there, Miss Yanlin, you'd better go help them." After finishing speaking, she rushed off again without stopping.

  Yanlin tilted her head, puzzled by her initiative. She looked at her with disdain as she ran back. She herself strolled leisurely in the direction she had mentioned.