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"Who?" Ji Menghan couldn't see clearly.

"Chen Ting!" Chu Nan's expression was slightly complicated, a complexity stemming from the original owner's memories.

"A simp, a simp, in the end he gets nothing..." Chu Nan couldn't help but feel sorry for the original owner.

Ji Menghan's expression was somewhat strange: "I've heard that you used to really like her."

Chu Nan touched his nose: "Really? I don't remember."

"Do you not remember, or do you not want to say? Or are you unwilling to say?" Ji Menghan stared at him with a scrutinizing gaze.

Chu Nan shook his head: "I really don't like it. It's strange that this young lady is even alive."

Meeting Chen Ting here did not bring Chu Nan joy; instead, it made him more wary.

This woman is not as simple as she seems!

She might even have poisoned my body!

Just then, Chen Ting, who was in the distance, seemed to have spotted the two of them and started running towards them.

Before long, Chen Ting arrived in front of the two of them, panting, with a hint of excitement on her pretty face.

"Your Highness! Chu Nan! You...you're actually alive?!" Chen Ting was very excited and rushed over immediately.

Caught off guard, Chu Nan was suddenly thrown into a full embrace.

At this moment, Chen Ting's clothes were disheveled, with holes everywhere, and large patches of her white skin were exposed, making Chu Nan dizzy.

"What are you doing!" Chu Nan quickly pushed her away.

"Chu Nan! Waaah... It's so good to see you again..." Chen Ting cried, clutching Chu Nan's sleeve tightly, overwhelmed with emotion.

Ji Menghan remained calm and subtly pulled the two apart: "Chen Ting, how did you survive?"

Upon hearing this, Chen Ting immediately wiped away her tears: "Your Highness, please come with me to the cave to rest first, and I will tell you slowly."

"This..." Ji Menghan subconsciously turned her head to look at Chu Nan.

Chu Nan nodded and said, "Okay."

As he spoke, Chu Nan gave Ji Menghan a cautious look, and Ji Menghan nodded almost imperceptibly.

We arrived at the cave entrance and discovered how hidden it was.

This place can only be seen from a distance; unless you are very close, it is difficult to spot.

In front of the cave entrance, there were still embers of a fire that had burned out, and some wild fruit was placed nearby.

What Chu Nan envied was that a thin stream of spring water flowed out from the stone wall at the cave entrance, disappearing into the ground after it flowed down.

Although the mountain spring is small, it is enough for drinking.

Chu Nan was so thirsty that his throat was parched, so he quickly used a coconut shell to collect water and shared it with Ji Menghan.

"I lost consciousness after the ship wrecked that day, and when I woke up I was on the beach..."

Chen Ting recounted her experience of surviving.

Ji Menghan nodded from time to time, as if listening to a report.

Chu Nan appeared calm on the surface, but felt strange inside.

According to Chen Ting, she woke up on the beach, searched around for a long time but couldn't find anyone, so she had to go inside and ended up here.

Several times I tried to get out but couldn't find the way, so I had to stay here temporarily, surviving on mountain spring water and wild fruits, hoping to meet someone else.

These seemingly perfect words made Chu Nan keenly sense that something was amiss!

"Chu Nan... I'm so scared..." Chen Ting grabbed Chu Nan's hand, looking pitiful.

Whether intentionally or not, she even crossed Chu Nan's arm across her chest.

Let friction run rampant.

"Alright, let's rest first, we'll talk about the rest tomorrow." Chu Nan forcefully shook off the God of War, who helped Ji Menghan rest against the cave entrance.

"Chu Nan..." Chen Ting's eyes welled up with tears, "Actually...actually, I really like you..."

Upon hearing this, Chu Nan, who was about to rest, waved his hand and said, "Why talk about this now? We don't even know if we'll survive."

Chen Ting quickly said, "Chu Nan, I really like you. If we can go back, you can come to my house to propose marriage."

"That would be perfect," Chu Nan said with a forced smile.

Words can lie, expressions can lie, tone of voice can lie, but the eyes cannot lie.

Chu Nan saw no liking in her eyes, but rather a chilling indifference.

"Alright, get some rest, I'm sleepy." Chu Nan said, leaning against the cave entrance, close to Ji Menghan.

As night deepened, the cave entrance became quiet.

After an unknown amount of time, Chen Ting, who was sitting opposite Chu Nan and Ji Menghan, suddenly opened her eyes, observed Chu Nan and Ji Menghan for a while, and then quietly stood up.

Once outside the cave, turn a corner.

Chen Ting took out a tinderbox from her bosom and lit the dry branches she had collected.

In an instant, a burst of fire shot into the sky, standing out clearly in the darkness.

"...You've gotten involved with that bitch Ji Menghan and now you're keeping your distance from me, Chu Nan, you disgust me!" A cold glint flashed in Chen Ting's eyes.

After lighting the fire, Chen Ting quietly returned to the cave entrance.

As soon as she returned to the cave entrance, she trembled all over.

Opposite her, Chu Nan stood leisurely at the cave entrance, with Ji Menghan standing beside him, looking at her with a sneer.

"You... how did you wake up..." Chen Ting's heart was pounding and her arms were trembling slightly, but she forced herself to speak.

"What's wrong? Are you cold? Want to light a fire to warm up?" Chu Nan asked jokingly.

Upon hearing this, Chen Ting's smile froze slightly: "I...I lit the fire because I was afraid wild animals would come near..."

"What do you mean you're afraid of wild animals approaching? You're clearly passing on a message to others!" Ji Menghan directly exposed Chen Ting's lie.

"Chen Ting, who exactly are you passing messages to!" Ji Menghan asked in a deep voice.

"Your Highness, I...I didn't..."

Chu Nan scoffed, "They really won't shed a tear until they see the coffin!"

After stretching his wrists, Chu Nan's gaze became even more sharp.

Just then, a voice that was both unfamiliar and familiar suddenly rang out from behind Chen Ting: "My dear brother, the ship is wrecked, but you're still alive!"

"Chu Sheng?" Chu Nan's gaze sharpened.

This Chu Sheng is the original owner's elder brother, the heir of the Pingnan Marquis's mansion, while the original owner was just a illegitimate son who was bullied by everyone. Their statuses are worlds apart.

In Chu Nan's memory, the original owner was often bullied by Chu Sheng, and beatings and scoldings were commonplace.

"Really? Thanks to you, you didn't die. How could I possibly die?" Chu Nan chuckled.

Chu Sheng immediately sneered, "Chu Nan, if you know what's good for you, get out of here. I'll spare your life out of consideration for our shared lineage, but leave Ji Menghan here!"

Chu Nan narrowed his eyes slightly.

Ji Menghan's face showed disgust, and she said in a low voice, "Chu Sheng, what do you mean!"

"It doesn't mean anything. Your Highness is of noble birth. If you were with my good-for-nothing brother, he wouldn't be able to protect you."

"Let me protect you!" Chu Sheng grinned maliciously.

Chu Nan took Ji Menghan's hand and said calmly, "I'm just afraid you don't have the ability!"

"Chu Nan! You're asking for death!" Chu Sheng's face darkened. "You think you're so great? You dare to defy me? Who gave you that right!"

"You think you're so special!" Chu Nan sneered. "Zhao Xingyu made you do it, didn't he?"

Upon hearing this, Chu Sheng's face darkened: "You illegitimate bastard, how dare you spout such nonsense in front of me? I might have to cleanse the house for my father today!"

The next moment, Chu Sheng reached behind him and a long sword appeared in his hand.

Chu Nan's pupils suddenly contracted!

They came prepared!

"Chu Nan! You really don't appreciate kindness! If you just kneel down and beg for mercy, how could Brother Sheng bear to hurt you!" Chen Ting quickly advised.