Thinking about it, except for this playful photo, they hadn’t taken a group photo together… When they return, they must take more photos!
“An Xi… don’t sit alone in the corner reminiscing about your boyfriend. Come chat with me! I’m about to break down.” Shen Yi, with “nothing to watch,” glanced at An Xi’s phone and said with a look of grievance.
“Hmm…”
An Xi responded listlessly but showed no intention of putting away her phone. However, her stomach growled, so she had to rub it and ask, “Shen Yi, I only have a small bag of cookies in my bag… do you have any food?”
“Let me see…” Shen Yi rummaged through her backpack and pulled out a few small bags of milk bread. “Zhang Ting stuffed these in earlier… I was kind of disgusted before, but now they seem okay. Here…”
“Mm, thanks…” An Xi tore open a bag and started eating.
Zhang Ting was the girl who had the upper bunk with them on the train, who hadn’t found anything tasty then, but now everything seemed delicious.
An Xi noticed from the corner of her eye that Chen Yi and the guy named Tang Jun clearly hadn’t brought any food and were silently looking at the bread in her hand… But this bread was Shen Yi’s, and she wouldn’t say anything or give it to them… In fact, she didn’t want to share with Chen Yi at all… She hoped he would starve!
An Xi thought this and viciously bit into the bread.
“Here!” Shen Yi was straightforward, throwing a small bread to Chen Yi and Tang Jun. “We’re all stranded on the island, let’s help each other out! I’m Shen Yi, and this is my friend An Xi.”
An Xi looked up and shifted slightly towards Shen Yi…
This was so typical of Shen Yi, a direct and pure girl. An Xi couldn’t do this, which was why she had chosen to become close friends with Shen Yi in this life.
“Thank you! I’m Tang Jun, and this is…”
“I’m Chen Yi, thanks Shen Yi!”
Tang Jun was about to continue gratefully when Chen Yi interrupted him. It seemed Chen Yi felt Tang Jun was stealing the girls’ attention.
After Chen Yi spoke, the atmosphere in the cave became stiff again, with only the sounds of eating bread, rustling bags, and the rain outside growing slightly louder.
Chen Yi finished his bread and licked his lips somewhat reluctantly… It was time to ask Tang Jun if he wanted to have some fun together! Even if he didn’t want to, he couldn’t ruin Chen Yi’s plans!
“Tang Jun, let’s go chat about some guy stuff?”
Chen Yi affectionately put his arm around Tang Jun’s shoulder, and Tang Jun, thinking he wanted company to relieve himself, didn’t object and followed silently…
Actually, it has nothing to do with the iron chain. It’s not the time to go out to sea now, but if someone is left on the island, they indeed bear some responsibility.
“Yes! The ship can go out to sea without the iron chain locked! But we don’t have the key!”
The previous duty officer, who was already impatient, now spoke with even more sarcasm. After all, the person in charge of the keys had already gone off duty, and the person in front of him couldn’t open the lock! How dare he threaten him… Hmph! He’ll have to obediently do as he says!
Yan Qing slightly pinched his chin and thought for two seconds, took out a spring knife from his file bag, and walked out… Then, a harsh sound like a knife scraping across an iron surface was heard.
After more than ten minutes, the captain couldn’t help but rush out…
The scene before him left him stunned.
Oh my… Is this really human? Manually opening the iron chain with a spring knife?!!!
However, this result made the captain more certain that there were still people on the island… And that would be his responsibility.
Yan Qing put away the spring knife and inserted his hands into his trouser pocket.
Of course, he wouldn’t let the captain see that his hand was slightly trembling from excessive force, lacking strength, and the surface was red.
He was tough, but still human. He just didn’t like letting others see his “vulnerable side”… And now, the primary task was to go to that island and confirm if An Xi was there.
“Can we go out to sea now?”
Yan Qing directly boarded the ship, standing on it and looking at the captain, his voice crisp.
The captain looked at the person standing in the rain…
Although his shoulder was wet and his hair was no longer as smooth, and he didn’t know if his glasses were fogged up… He could still clearly see the brilliant light in those pitch-black eyes.
“…Yes, let’s set off!”
The captain withdrew his gaze, slightly lowering his head and adjusting his hat.
Yes… He recognized that brilliant light.
When he was once a novice, wanting to conquer this sea for the first time, he had also possessed such a brilliant light… It was the radiance that appeared when he was determined to overcome the difficulties before him.
How long had this light been absent? How long had this feeling been gone?
The captain raised the corner of his mouth, walking towards the person in the rain… Let him, now in middle age, find this feeling once again!
★, Chapter Thirty-Four
The rain gradually subsided. Chen Yan and Tang Jun hadn’t gone far. Until Chen Yan confirmed he could no longer see the two people in the cave, only seeing the cave entrance, he began to carefully explain his thoughts to Tang Jun.
“How about it? The rescue ship won’t come until tomorrow, and it’s so cold. Life is about movement…”
Chen Yan was still trying to persuade him, completely unaware of the complexity suddenly arising in Tang Jun’s heart.
In Tang Jun’s mind… Chen Yan was a good roommate. He often brought things to share with them, though not valuable, the sentiment was touching. Moreover, Chen Yan was paired with Mu Rou, and Tang Jun thought he was at least a faithful person…
“Are you crazy? Doing something like this could land you in jail…”
Tang Jun looked at Chen Yan’s still quite charming face and frowned.
He never thought that this seemingly loyal and focused person would be so despicable internally… The girl named Shen Yi had just shared food with them, and he was going to “repay kindness with enmity”?!
“Don’t be silly! They’re girls! Just be careful and they won’t have evidence… I don’t believe they’ll speak up themselves.” Chen Yan waved his hand, unconcerned.
“…I won’t go crazy with you.” If you steal something precious from them, they won’t kill you, I’d be surprised…
After holding back for a while, Tang Jun finally spoke. He could only refrain from doing such things himself and fulfill his responsibility as a good friend by advising Chen Yan… As for the rest, he believed in karma, that Chen Yan would eventually face consequences if he really did this.
“Fine, fine! You’re a gentleman, I’m a villain! Forget it…”
Chen Yan seemed angry as he turned his head and then quickly walked towards the cave.
— Of course, the real reason for his anger was that he couldn’t handle two people alone! Even if they were girls.
Tang Jun shook his head. He had seen through this roommate. No matter how good his surface appearance was, if his nature was bad, no one could help him.
The two slowly returned to the cave, hearing An Xi and Shen Yi chatting happily about school matters. Shen Yi was vividly describing an incident where a creepy uncle tried to do something inappropriate to her…
“…Guess what? I knocked out his front teeth with one punch! Looking like a middle-aged man, but he ran pretty fast!” Shen Yi said proudly, waving her right hand emphatically. “Next time, I’ll make sure he can’t have children!”
“…”
Chen Yan inwardly chuckled, dismissing Shen Yi’s story as bragging.
“Shen Yi is still so awesome… No wonder, after learning taekwondo for five years!”
An Xi looked at Shen Yi with starry eyes, clapping her hands.
“Of course! Of course!”
