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Chapter 731 was washed away; the excuse was rather flimsy.

Jiang Hanying casually brushed it off, not caring whether Chi Song believed her or not, and looked down at the ground beneath her, "Why is there still water on this boat?"

Chi Song replied as he rowed, "Just now, for some reason, several big waves suddenly rose on the lake, and the boat almost capsized. It's fortunate that we only took in some water."

Jiang Hanying looked up and, using the moonlight, saw the person in front of her. She then noticed that although he wasn't as soaked as she was, his clothes were also completely wet and clung tightly to his body, though it wasn't noticeable unless you looked closely at his dark clothes.

Speaking of those sudden big waves, could it be that she kicked the door at the bottom of the lake and had a tug-of-war with the thing inside?

However, as long as she doesn't admit it, then it wasn't her who did it.

But feeling a little guilty, he fell silent for a moment.

With the rhythmic sound of oars paddling through the water, the small boat drifting on the lake quietly approached the shore.

Taking a boat is definitely much faster than swimming back.

With everything going smoothly, it only took Jiang Hanying about ten minutes to see the big rock where she had put her clothes, shoes and phone.

The rock is now completely bare; there's nothing left on it!
Jiang Hanying turned her head and looked at Chi Song, who was preparing to disembark and secure the boat.

Chi Song also looked over, and after a moment of silence, speculated, "Could it be that the big waves earlier reached the lakeside and washed away your clothes?"

Jiang Hanying: "..."

So it turns out this was all her own fault!

When I got off the boat and walked over, I touched the rock; it was wet.

Looking at the ground again, there are still small puddles left by the receding waves.

Well, it really is her fault!

After securing the boat, Chi Song came over and looked around as well, saying, "Let's look for it."

The two then split up, one on the left and one on the right, to search around the large rock.

The result was that nothing was gained!
Jiang Hanying: It seems the waves they've created are really big!

This is nobody's fault but her own; she was just too reckless!
"Forget it, let's not look anymore, let's go back!"

"Wait a minute," Chi Song pursed his lips, unzipped his pants pocket, took out his phone, and said while searching for contacts, "The phone is small and sinks in water. Plus, there are pebbles on the shore to stop it, so there's a chance it didn't wash into the lake. I'll call you and see."

"let's hit."

Chi Song pressed the call button, waited a moment, and then said, "It's connected!"

Jiang Hanying immediately focused her attention, listening for any incoming call notifications from her phone. However, she heard nothing except the sound of the lake water washing over the shore until the call automatically ended due to lack of response.

"Looks like they've fallen. Let's go."

Jiang Hanying wasn't too disappointed. Finding it would be a pleasant surprise, but she was prepared if she didn't. With that, she took the lead and headed towards Xunwei Xiaozhu.

Chi Song put down his phone, then looked back at the lake, which had completely returned to calm, as if the large waves that had appeared earlier were just his imagination. He then quickly turned his gaze back and hurried after Jiang Hanying.

After catching up with her, he couldn't help but look down at Jiang Hanying's bare feet on the ground. He wanted to say something but swallowed it back down. Instead, he said, "Watch your step."

The phone lay quietly among the dark seaweed. The sudden light on the screen attracted many creatures living in the deep water, and even a large fish opened its mouth wide, as if to swallow the strange 'food' in front of it whole.
Just as the phone entered the fish's mouth, a dark purple strip suddenly extended out, wrapped around the phone, and pulled it down sharply, causing the fish to scatter in panic.

Just before being pulled through the crack in the door, the phone went dead and the screen went dark. A pair of eyes blinked curiously through the crack.

Jiang Hanying tiptoed upstairs.

When she left, the two people upstairs were washing up and getting ready to rest.

More than an hour passed before she got out, and she figured Yuan Chaoyu and Guan Jing were already asleep, or even fast asleep. But as soon as she got to the second floor and turned to step into the hallway, she saw Yuan Chaoyu standing quietly in the doorway, looking in her direction.

"Wow," Jiang Hanying suddenly stopped in her tracks, "You're still awake!"

The corridor lights were motion-activated. Jiang Hanying had been carefully controlling her movements to keep them from turning on, but after she shouted, the lights immediately blazed on.

Yuan Chaoyu immediately saw clearly what Jiang Hanying looked like standing in the light.

Strands of her hair fell across her chest and back, and upon closer inspection, one could see water dripping from the ends.

She didn't have a coat with her on before leaving the house; she was only wearing a black tank top that clung tightly to her body.

Her pants were wet and still dripping, and a pair of bare, white little feet were sticking out from the bottom. When she looked over, her toes curled inward.

It's... pretty shocking and speechless!

"No, I heard a noise downstairs and came out to check. What have you been doing?"

"They went to catch fish in the lake." Jiang Hanying made up another excuse on the spot, waved her hand, and walked past her. "I'm going to take a shower first. Is there still hot water?"

"Yes." Yuan Chaoyu said, stepping aside to let Jiang Hanying walk past her. Her gaze inadvertently fell on the arm swaying slightly in front of her, and she suddenly reached out and grabbed it. "Your arm..."

"Ok?"

Jiang Hanying was pulled so hard that she stopped in her tracks again. She looked down at the red mark on her arm and continued to make up a story, "I was slapped by a big fish with its tail."

Yuan Chaoyu: "..."

Does she look silly?
What kind of fish can create such a straight line when it slaps its body?

Steel rod fish?

He let go. "Go take your shower!"

Watching Jiang Hanying go back to her room to get her things and head straight for the bathroom, Yuan Chaoyu pursed his lips and was about to turn around and go back to his own room when he smelled a slightly spicy smell wafting up from downstairs.

After thinking about it, I turned around and went downstairs.

Chi Song thought it was Jiang Hanying coming down again. He turned the heat of the ginger soup in the pot in front of him to medium and said without turning his head, "It needs to simmer for another twenty minutes. If you think it's too spicy, add sugar yourself. I put the sugar next to the cup."

Yuan Chaoyu walked to the kitchen door, smelled the rich aroma of ginger soup inside, and then looked at Chi Song, who was standing with his back to her, who was also half-damp. "You and Jiang Hanying went to the lake to catch fish late at night?"

Chi Song paused, put the lid on the pot, and turned around. "She was talking to you about catching fish?"

"Ah."

"She was talking to me about diving."

Their eyes met, and silence ensued.

Yuan Chaoyu twitched his lips, finally unable to resist complaining: "Even your excuses are so half-hearted!"

Jiang Hanying, who was being criticized, is currently in the bathroom debating whether or not to take off the thing on her wrist before taking a shower.

Now it looks like it died after being pulled off, and when tied to her wrist it looks like an ordinary rope bracelet, but she always felt that this thing was not simple.

Oh well, if it bothers me, so be it. It's safer to just carry it with me.

Stepping into the bathroom and turning on the shower, hot water immediately gushed out from the showerhead.

Jiang Hanying closed her eyes and tilted her head back to catch the hot water, not seeing the 'rope' tied to her wrist tremble slightly the moment it touched the hot water.