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

Half an hour later, Li Kaixin and his group of seven finally returned to the parking spot they had parked that morning.

"Ugh, I'm exhausted!"

Chen Kun was the first to lose his temper. He unloaded the wild boar from his shoulder and collapsed to the ground.

Liu Jianming turned around and saw him, then walked over and gently nudged him: "Alright, Chen Kun, are you that tired?"

"Brother Liu, it's easy for you to talk when you're not the one suffering," Chen Kun said, giving him a disgruntled look. "You try carrying a 200-pound wild boar for an hour!"

At this moment, Li Kaixin also came over and said with a smile, "Brother Chen, it's getting late. If you're tired, I'll drive you back to the city!"

"Comrade Kaixin, this won't do, I'll drive!"

Chen Kun replied, immediately stood up from the ground, and before Li Kaixin could react, he turned around and climbed into the car.

Seeing this, Liu Jianming chuckled and patted Li Kaixin on the shoulder: "Kaixin, your words carry more weight than mine now!"

"What can I do? I'm just too charming." Li Kaixin shrugged and raised an eyebrow at him. "Jianming, why don't you let me be the team leader?"

That smug expression was something Liu Jianming couldn't stand.

"Hey, you're really getting your comeuppance today." He rolled up his sleeves, making a move as if he was about to strike.

"Brother Jianming, are you sure you want to fight me?" Li Kaixin revealed a half-smile.

Liu Jianming's eyes instantly cleared, and his voice softened: "Oh, I'm happy, I... I'm in a good mood today, so I won't hold it against you!"

Behind the car, Erqiang and the other two burst into laughter when they saw Liu's cowardly behavior.

Even Zhou Anran was no exception, covering her mouth and secretly laughing.

Liu Jianming was somewhat embarrassed and turned to Sun Erqiang and the others, his anger rising with shame:

"What are you laughing at? You three, hurry up and get to work!"

"Alright, alright, whatever Captain Liu says goes." Sun Erqiang suppressed a laugh and, together with Wu Datong and Wang Yang, lifted a wild boar onto the vehicle.

Ten minutes later, all the prey on the ground was loaded onto the vehicle.

Sun Erqiang reached the car and called out towards the front, "Brother Liu, Sister Zhou, Comrade Kaixin, we can get in now!"

"Xing Erqiang, you two go first." Liu Jianming nodded, then looked at Zhou Anran beside him, "Anran, you should sit in the passenger seat."

"No, I want to sit with you." Zhou Anran shook her head and looked at him affectionately.

Liu Jianming's Adam's apple bobbed, and his tone became even gentler:

"Anran, this won't do. The back of the car is full of prey. I'd be heartbroken if you got hurt on the way."

"No, no, I just want to stay with you!" Zhou Anran grabbed Liu Jianming's hand and started to whine.

Liu Jianming's heart melted instantly, and he patted her hand affectionately, saying, "Okay, okay, I'll do whatever you want!"

Then, turning his head, he said, "Kaixin, why don't you go...?"

However, he only realized halfway through the conversation that Li Kaixin was nowhere to be seen.

In the rear compartment, the carcass of the prey divided the compartment into two parts, left and right.

Li Kaixin and Sun Erqiang sat in a row on the left side of the carriage.

"Comrade Kaixin, why don't you sit across from us? It's getting a bit crowded here," Sun Erqiang said, moving to the side.

Li Kaixin didn't move, but lay down directly on the side of the carriage: "Brother Sun, I won't go over there, so I won't get in the way."

After saying that, he recalled the scene outside the car earlier, and goosebumps rose on his skin.

Sun Erqiang was completely bewildered. Just as he was about to ask a question, Liu Jianming grabbed Zhou Anran's hand and pulled her up.

The two sat down on the right, and Zhou Anran naturally rested her head on Liu Jianming's shoulder.

Sun Erqiang understood immediately and wisely shut his mouth.

Just then, Chen Kun, who was in the driver's seat, noticed that the passenger hadn't gotten in yet. He turned around to ask what was going on, and then he saw what was happening in front of him.

His voice immediately lowered: "Brother Liu, can we go now?"

"Let's go! Everyone's on the bus." Liu Jianming replied casually, his body involuntarily leaning closer to Zhou Anran.

After spending an afternoon together, their relationship made substantial progress, and they no longer cared about other people's opinions as they had at the beginning.

Chen Kun didn't say anything more. He shifted into gear, stepped on the gas, and the truck slowly drove along the dirt road they had come from.

The back of the car immediately fell silent.

Sun Erqiang, Wu Datong, and Wang Yang stared at each other, unsure of where to look.

Li Kaixin went even further, simply closing his eyes and pretending to fall asleep.

Just when everyone thought this atmosphere would continue, Liu Jianming spoke up in confusion: "Brothers, what's wrong with you all? Why is no one saying anything?"

"Brother Liu, what are we supposed to say?" Sun Erqiang chimed in, his face full of helplessness. "Look at the state you and Sister Zhou are in now. Have you considered how we single guys feel?"

"Exactly! I should have waited until we got back from the hunting trip to set you two up." Wang Yang nodded and echoed.

Across from her, Zhou Anran couldn't help but laugh as she listened to their back-and-forth banter.

"Alright, alright, stop complaining. We'll be more careful, okay?"

As he spoke, he moved his head off Liu Jianming's shoulder.

Liu Jianming, who was standing next to her, immediately objected and put his arm around her waist again: "Anran, he's just jealous because he doesn't have a girlfriend. Let's ignore them."

"Alright, Brother Liu, you can keep holding me like that."

Sun Erqiang, who was sitting directly opposite him, couldn't stand it anymore and patted Li Kaixin next to him: "Comrade Kaixin, move to the back of the carriage. It's too crowded here."

Li Kaixin completely agreed, and without even opening his eyes, he moved his buttocks several times towards the back of the car.

Sun Erqiang, Wu Datong, and Wang Yang immediately followed, eventually crowding together at the back of the car.

Liu Jianming was dumbfounded, and said with a mix of amusement and exasperation, "Brothers, it can't be that serious, can it? Did An Ran and I do anything to you?"

"Absolutely! Absolutely!" Wu Datong, the innermost of the four, turned around, looking indignant. "We four bachelors are no problem for you two."

"Yes, yes!" Sun Erqiang and Wu Datong nodded vigorously.