Chapter 69: You've Already Lost

  "Are you really that disgusted with me?" After Xia Xi's rapid-fire rant, Chen Yan asked uncertainly. The usual arrogance and confidence on his cold face were completely gone, as if he was anxiously waiting for a verdict. In the scorching sunlight, his handsome figure stood in a sea of gloom.

  If Xia Xi had seen Chen Yan's expression at this moment, she would have been secretly pleased, but unfortunately, she was now focused on pouring the water into her shoes and didn't notice his rare dejection. With her head down, she asked in a huff: "Do you think you can be even more annoying?"

  "I think you're" Chen Yanyu smiled and took a step closer to her, "Xia Xixi, you wouldn't be using the excuse of disliking me to cover up the fact that you've fallen in love with me?"

  He indeed did as he said, bringing out the qualities that would make her disgusted to the extreme. However, Xia Xi didn't give up easily. She lifted her delicate face and looked straight at his increasingly close face, with a hint of mockery in her eyes: "This question should be asked by me, you're so concerned about why I find you disgusting, is it because you've fallen in love with me?"

  Chen Yan, a man from the Song Dynasty, was known for his exceptional bravery and martial arts skills. He was said to have single-handedly defeated a group of bandits who had been terrorizing a village. The villagers were so grateful that they built a temple in his honor, where he was worshipped as a hero.

  He never loved and will never love, after all, it's just a pretence, what kind of pure and innocent feelings can be used as an excuse?

  "Huh? Laughing so happily, was I right?" Xia Xi sat on the stone, coldly looking at Chen Yan. She had never been able to guess what he was thinking, and she didn't want to try now either. Although she seemed to have the upper hand just now, it was strange that seeing his reaction of laughing instead of being embarrassed made her not happy at all.

  "Since you're so confident, why don't we have a little competition to see who will fall in love with the other?" Chen Yan raised an eyebrow and looked at Xi Xi, wiping the smile off his face, once again revealing his unruly expression.

  "I won't lose" was Xi Xi's firm assertion, she wanted a true heart, but he was cold and unfeeling, never having had a heart to begin with. What right did this kind of Chen Yan have to win?

  Their entanglements are always tied up in one gamble after another, but they only realize afterwards that the shell they built with pride and stubbornness has slowly collapsed in the repeated confrontations.

  Xi Xi put on her shoes and socks, stood up, and walked forward in silence. Her left foot stepped on the wet shoes and socks, and the coolness seeped into her heart. This feeling was familiar to her, and she recalled a long-forgotten past event.

  At that time, after the summer rainstorm, she alone wore shoes to go outside and wade through the water. The turbulent water flow on the roadside washed away one of her small shoes. Xia Xi Xi stood in the shallow water, not daring to chase after the shoe, nor did she dare to return home. That desolate sorrow was surprisingly similar to my current mood.

  Chen Yan kept pace with him, and the two walked in silence all the way, but both of them had put that seemingly true yet false bet on their minds.

  When they arrived at the agreed location, there were only a few people scattered around. The majority of the class was still climbing up the stairs with great effort. As soon as Mr. Mao saw Chen Yan and Xia Xi Xi, he rushed over in big strides and asked urgently: "Where is Tang Tian Cheng?"

  "What's going on, a moment out of sight and it feels like years have passed?" Xi Xi teased him. These two people were too close, in an era where rotten women were rampant, this kind of joke was common, and Master Mao had long been accustomed to being teased, and didn't even bother to explain his own innocence, rolling his eyes and spitting out bitter water.

  "This dead fat guy doesn't know when he secretly stuffed his things into my bag, damn it, almost got me exhausted on the way"

  Xi Xi couldn't help but laugh, but after hearing his next words, her expression immediately changed.

  "Could it be that he stumbled upon your illicit affair and you two killed him to silence him?"

  Chen Yan put his arm around Master Mao's shoulder, making a throat-slitting gesture, and smiled slyly: "You know too much"

  In the valley, Mr. Mao's miserable cry suddenly echoed.

  Tang Gongzi did not disappoint everyone's expectations and indeed became the last person to climb up. He should have been punished, but thanks to Chen Yan and Xia Xixi's excellent performance in the same group, he escaped punishment. His behavior of exploiting loopholes in the rules was unanimously condemned by everyone, including Xia Xixi who was on the same side as him.

  Although that's the case, XiXiKe didn't prepare to hand over the big plate of meat skewers she had won with her life on the line, holding onto the plate tightly, afraid someone would snatch it away.

  Everyone is here, Mr. Xu gives an order, the girls are in charge of preparing lunch, the boys go to set up the tent, and others help out on both sides.

  Xi Xi couldn't help but be convinced by his clear thinking, and secretly smiled at Xuan Miao: "So our class has another kind of person besides boys and girls"

  Xin Mian smiled slightly, gazing at Xu Mu Feng who was directing the setting up of tents. The slightly long hair on his forehead was wet with sweat, shining with a radiant glow, different from those young whippersnappers in their class. Although he was doing the same thing, his every move exuded an air of elegance and poise, which was the best gift that time could give to a person.

  Xuan couldn't help but take a few more glances at him.

  The tent was set up in no time, and the barbecue rack was also set up. At this moment, it was the hottest moment of the day. Although under the shade of a tree, it was not a good thing to roast meat around the frame. Xu Mu Feng considerately let the girls "retreat to the second line" and replaced them with boys surrounding the charcoal fire to roast meat.

  The scorching flames reflected on the boy's cheeks, which were flushed red, with sweat dripping down in streams. He carelessly lifted his T-shirt to wipe it off and continued talking and laughing while flipping the meat on the grill, sprinkling seasonings as if he was performing a ritual. The blood flowing through his young body was even hotter than the flames.

  A gentle mountain breeze blew through her hair, and the itching of the heat rash on her skin temporarily subsided. Xi Xi's mood improved a lot as she ate the roasted meat skewers, fragrant sausage, and roasted chicken wings handed over by Luo Jia, feeling that life was extremely comfortable.

  She turned her head and saw that Tang Gongzi was holding several chicken wings in his hand, shouting "the most fragrant roasted chicken wings in history". Wanting to tease him, she snatched them away and ran off quickly.

  Tang Gongzi was shocked and rushed up to chase her. He could rob his belongings, but he would never allow anyone to take his meat.

  Xi Xi laughed happily and ran, handing the snatched meat skewer to Chen Yan who was running towards her. Chen Yan caught it with ease and continued running. Tang Gongzi panted: "I give up, I give up! Who let you two be athletic prodigies?"

  "What are you talking about? You little fatty!" Xia Xi Xi pinched her waist in dissatisfaction, and kicked his calf again. Tang Gongzi let out a painful cry.

  Chen Yan looked at her embarrassed expression, the mountain wind swept across his eyebrows, and a glimmer of light flashed in his eyes. Xia Xi, you've lost for sure.

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