The sky collapsed, and in the blink of an eye, I found myself transported to Nanluoguxiang.

Suddenly, the only sound in the forest was the rustling of leaves in the wind.

Among those present, Li Kaixin was probably the only one who didn't seem surprised at all; instead, he wore a smile as if he were watching a good show.

Come to think of it, someone who can yell at themselves for over an hour while tied up must be quite shy.

After a while, Liu Jianming was still standing there dumbfounded, not uttering a single word.

Li Kaixin finally lost her patience and lightly kicked him from behind: "Brother Jianming, Comrade Zhou has already made his statement, why don't you say something?"

Liu Jianming then seemed to wake from a dream, staring at the girl in front of him, and stammered:

"An, Anran, I... I like you too. I've liked you since your first day at the institute. Can... can you be my girlfriend?"

Although Zhou Anran had shouted fiercely just now, her face was already flushed red. She gave a soft "hmm" and lowered her head.

At that sound, Chen Kun, Sun Erqiang, and the others standing behind cheered.

"It's done! It really worked! Brother Liu, you've finally got it!"

"Yes, I was so worried for you watching!"

"If it weren't for Comrade Kaixin today, Brother Liu would probably have dragged his feet for another six months."

Liu Jianming's face turned even redder after being teased by his brothers. He turned around and waved his hand, "Alright, alright, all of you shut up. If you keep this up, I'll..."

Before he could finish speaking, Zhou Anran grabbed his hand from behind.

Seeing this, Li Kaixin slung his hunting rifle over his shoulder and said, "Let's go, brothers, let's not get in the way anymore!"

After saying that, he didn't look at the two of them again and walked into the woods without turning back.

Chen Kun, Sun Erqiang, and the other two understood immediately and picked up their guns to follow.

In the blink of an eye, only Liu Jianming and Zhou Anran remained in the forest.

"Anran, um, I..." Liu Jianming was about to say something, but the words caught in his throat and he didn't know how to start.

Zhou Anran couldn't help but laugh when she saw his silly expression.

"Alright, Jianming, stop with all that. Let's hurry up and catch up with them, or we'll lose track of Chen Kun and the others."

After saying that, without waiting for Liu Jianming's reaction, she grabbed his hand and chased after Li Kaixin and the others in the direction they had left.

The two hadn't walked far when they suddenly heard gunshots from the woods ahead.

Immediately afterward, Sun Erqiang's shouts rang out: "Hit! Hit! Comrade Kaixin, your marksmanship is amazing!"

Upon hearing this, Liu Jianming and Zhou Anran exchanged a glance and quickened their pace.

The two walked through a thicket of bushes and finally met up with Li Kaixin and Sun Erqiang and their group of four.

Sun Erqiang was now holding a pheasant in his hand, which looked to weigh about two or three pounds.

Seeing the two of them walking hand in hand towards him, Li Kaixin couldn't help but tease, "Hey, Jianming, you and your wife just got together, and you're already so sweet together!"

Liu Jianming's face flushed red instantly, and he quickly released Zhou Anran's hand.

"Kaixin, you're here again. I haven't settled the score with you for what happened before." He stared at Li Kaixin, his face full of anger.

"Jianming, are you hurting me with your words?"

Li Kaixin put on a wronged look and slowly said:

"If it weren't for me today, would you have been able to hold your sister-in-law's hand? Speaking of which, I was your matchmaker."

Li Kaixin was still quite emotional. He had said the night before that he would introduce his brother to Zhou Anran, and he didn't expect that it would come true today.

Just then, Zhou Anran walked over from Liu Jianming and thanked him:

"Comrade Li, thank you so much. If it weren't for your encouragement, I don't know how long I would have had to wait to be with that idiot Jianming."

She actually realized from the beginning that Li Kaixin was intentionally trying to match her up with Liu Jianming.

Although this method was a bit crude, it still achieved its purpose.

"You're too kind, sister-in-law!"

Li Kaixin smiled, then changed the subject, "But shouldn't you change how you address me?"

"That's true!" Zhou Anran laughed heartily. "Then from now on, I'll just call you 'Happy' like Jianming does."

"That's more like it, sister-in-law."

Li Kaixin replied, then looked at Liu Jianming and suggested, "Brother Jianming, why don't you and your wife go back to the car? We have enough manpower here anyway."

"This won't do!"

Liu Jianming panicked and quickly explained, "Kaixin, this hunting trip was my idea in the first place. How could someone slack off after initiating it?"

"Yes, I'm happy!"

Zhou Anran quickly chimed in, "Let's follow them. If we encounter any danger in the mountains, it'll be safer with more people around."

Seeing this, Li Kaixin didn't try to persuade them anymore. His original intention was simply to let the two of them be alone together and nurture their relationship.

Since both of them are so insistent, there's not much more to say.

The group then continued their journey, venturing deeper into the dense forest.

......

At four o'clock in the afternoon, Li Kaixin and his group were carrying their prey out of a dense forest.

Li Kaixin, Chen Kun, and Sun Erqiang each carried a fake wild boar, while Wang Yang and Wu Datong each carried a fake wild goat.

Only Zhou Anran and Liu Jianming were relaxed, holding only seven or eight pheasants and rabbits in their hands.

It wasn't that they wanted to be lazy, but everyone thought that the two of them had just started dating today, so they didn't let them do anything.

As for why they are fake wild boars and fake wild goats, the reason is actually quite simple.

Both prey were secretly released by Li Kaixin from the secret realm space when they weren't paying attention.

It wasn't that Li Kaixin couldn't find prey; it was just that he only realized halfway there that Liu Jianming, Chen Kun, and the other three were all novices.

Although the men were decent marksmen, they lacked any basic wilderness knowledge and couldn't even tell which way to go in the woods.

Li Kaixin was also afraid of causing any trouble, so he didn't dare to take them too deep.

In those days, large prey all hid deep in the mountains, and he, a hunting expert who had been invited, couldn't possibly lead everyone back empty-handed!

This was the only option left.

"Thank you so much for your hard work today!" Liu Jianming said, carrying a pheasant in one hand and a rabbit in the other, his face full of gratitude.

"No, no, no, Brother Jianming, I can't accept that!"

Li Kaixin, carrying a wild boar, looked resentful.

"I see now, you're here to collect a debt from me, and none of the men you brought know how to hunt!"

"I'm so happy! I... I was just thinking about having you!"

Liu Jianming gave an awkward smile and quickly walked up to him: "Besides, we've already caught some prey, haven't we?"

"Isn't that all done by myself?" Li Kaixin glanced at Liu Jianming with annoyance.

"Yes, yes, you're the one who hit me." Liu Jianming nodded quickly, then tentatively said, "How about I treat you to drinks later, and add another meal to make up for it?"

"That's more like it."

Li Kaixin snorted, and then a smile appeared on his face.

He wasn't really bothered by it; he was just joking, considering their relationship.