Myth of Madness

“Why are you shouting so loudly? I can hear you!” He pitifully dug his ears, “Ugh, my ears are ringing, and it’s all your fault.” “High school boys are just high school boys, who taught you to be so childish?” She chuckled, looking at his dusty, grimy face, and suddenly felt an indescribable joy in her heart. “Hurry up and fold the quilt!” “Why can’t you fold it? You can cover yourself with the quilt too.” Xu Xian’en glared hard at him, her sweetness from being stolen a kiss completely vanished. This guy was fundamentally still a thirty-year-old high school boy! He didn’t respond, looking at her with a look of despair, sighed, and then raised both hands to show her the injuries on them. Only then did Xu Xian’en remember the incident from yesterday when he nearly got eaten by a crocodile. “Oh, alright, I’ll do it then.” Casually folding the quilt, she resignedly picked up the grain bag, letting Zou Ben take the duck down quilt. “You take it.” He threw the quilt back on her head and snatched the heavy bag from her. Well, her good intentions were not appreciated. “Stop acting tough. If you’re injured, just take something lighter, otherwise, if you get more seriously hurt, you’ll definitely blame me for being bad to you!” Xu Xian’en said with feigned exasperation. “Stop arguing, I can handle this little thing, you’re a girl, just take something lighter.” Zou Ben smiled, patting her head with one hand. “Acting all grown up!” She gave a cold snort disdainfully. “You’re the one acting grown up; I’m actually an adult.” He blew out a mouthful of air, feeling annoyed. “High school boys are just high school boys, their mentality is so childish. Who would even mention being an adult? Haven’t you heard that people with neurotic disorders don’t admit they’re neurotic?” She laughed coldly again, and without any consideration, she kicked his leg. “Ouch—” He screamed, dropping the grain bag to clutch his leg. “That hurt! Why did you kick me?” “I was happy!” She looked at him with a face that said, “What can you do about it? Come at me!” “You vile woman—” He flew towards her, she wasn’t steady on her feet, nor was he, and with a “thump,” they fell to the ground again. Only after they hit the ground did they realize… “This is a slope—” one of them screamed. The two of them, entangled together, rolled down the slope at a terrifying speed, their posture perfect. Rolling and rolling, until they finally came to a stop, this pair of “interdependent” people pushed each other away in a half-embrace. “It’s all your fault!” “It’s all your fault!” They accused each other in unison. “If you hadn’t pounced on me, would we have fallen?” she said angrily, really wanting to punch him. “If you hadn’t kicked me first, would I have pounced?” His face wasn’t looking good either, brushing off the grass from his body, he had only intended to give her a kiss. “In any case, it’s all your fault!” Xu Xian’en turned her head away; usually, the person who concludes the argument first wins.