A pampered young lady from a wealthy family is reborn, choosing a rich wife over a rich man.

Meng Zhixue hid behind Zhou Yu, holding her breath, and instinctively grabbed the back of his jacket with both hands.

The surroundings seemed to fall silent all at once, except for the crackling sound of the campfire.

The rustling sound in the darkness seemed all the more eerie.

Countless images of "wild wolves roaming" or "terrifying scenes in the deep mountains" flashed through Meng Zhixue's mind, and her heart pounded like a drum.

"Young Master Zhou, you exercise regularly, right?" she asked.

Zhou Yu was taken aback, not understanding why she suddenly asked this, but still answered in a deep voice, "Yes."

Meng Zhixue said quietly, "Then your meat should be quite chewy, so it should last longer to eat, right?"

Zhou Yu laughed in exasperation and said, "Not wild animals, but people. I specifically checked when I was making the plan; these mountains are regularly cleared, there are no wild beasts, only small animals."

"It's a person?" Meng Zhixue asked in surprise.

It was almost completely dark when someone came up to camp?

She looked closely and realized that, just as Zhou Yu had said, what emerged from the darkness was not a wolf, but a tall man carrying a wild rabbit.

The firelight illuminated the other person's displeased face, casting a long shadow.

It was Xie Lingfeng!

He was wearing a black outdoor hoodie, covered in dust and dry grass. The wild rabbit in his hand, which he had cleaned thoroughly, was still dripping with water; it was unclear where he had cleaned it.

Xie Lingfeng glanced at Zhou Yu's hand protecting Meng Zhixue, then at the matching windbreakers they were wearing, wiped the grass clippings off his face, and let out a cold laugh.

"Mr. Zhou is really romantic, taking people up the mountain in the middle of the night to feed mosquitoes, and all they get is instant noodles?"

Zhou Yu relaxed, but his voice grew even colder: "President Xie seems to be in good spirits. You can't resist going up the mountain to hunt rabbits when no one's around for romance. Are you having trouble sleeping alone?"

Xie Lingfeng: "..."

Zhou Yu: "..."

The two men simultaneously snorted coldly, the air thick with tension.

Meng Zhixue rubbed her face, feeling a headache coming on.

It was getting dark, and the temperature in the mountains dropped very quickly at night. It was unrealistic to let Xie Lingfeng go down the mountain in the dark now; it would be bad if he fell and got hurt.

However, practical issues also need to be considered.

When Zhou Yu prepared camping gear, he only prepared enough for two people. Judging from Xie Lingfeng's light travel, he obviously didn't bring anything.

"The food is alright, but what about sleeping at night?" Meng Zhixue said. "We can squeeze into the tent, but we only have two sleeping bags. The temperature drops at night, so we can't do without them."

Zhou Yu and Xie Lingfeng spoke almost simultaneously:

"You'll sleep with me."

"I'll sleep with you."

Meng Zhixue: "...??!!"

She didn't ask any unnecessary questions!

However, she also offered her suggestion: "I think you two could sleep together."

"I checked before, the sleeping bags are extra large, it won't be a problem for the two of you to squeeze in."

Zhou Yu and Xie Lingfeng froze simultaneously, then spoke almost at the same time:

"impossible!"

"impossible!"

"..." After thinking for a moment, Meng Zhixue said to Xie Lingfeng, "Then you can stay cold."

"Why?" Xie Lingfeng asked, his expression displeased.

"Because you didn't prepare the sleeping bag," Meng Zhixue said matter-of-factly. "When you came up the mountain with me, didn't you ever think you might not make it back down in time?"

Xie Lingfeng choked, pressing his tongue against his cheek.

"Knowing you two ran away behind my back, I was too busy chasing you to think about anything else."

"I'm going to risk everything to sabotage you, so don't even think about having a romantic getaway behind my back!"

He didn't seem to mind, casually saying, "I'm healthy and resilient! So what if I'm cold? I'll be fine all night!"

Meng Zhixue: "...?"

After he said that, she couldn't continue to argue with him, so she simply looked at the bubbling stainless steel pot and focused on waiting for the instant noodles to cook.

Climbing mountains is very tiring, and she was really hungry.

Xie Lingfeng also found something to do. He took out a sharp dagger from his pocket and began to prepare the rabbit: "Are you hungry? I'll roast a rabbit for you. Wild free-range rabbit, much better than any instant noodles."

Meng Zhixue's eyes lit up.

Well... she really did want to!

Seeing her completely captivated by the "wild game," Zhou Yu felt a sudden sense of unease. What if he ended up with only his instant noodles and barbecue?

Reason told him that everyone has their own strengths and weaknesses.

His competitive spirit told him, "No!"

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The kids are back in school this weekend, no time to write anything, I just burst into tears.