"Go think about it yourself. Hurry and clean the rabbits. I'm going to cut down a thicker bamboo stalk. Maybe we can stew some mushroom-and-rabbit soup later."
"Oh."
He Kai's small face was filled with confusion as he began recalling and pondering what Su Qiao had just said.
Su Qiao had not even entered the woods when Han Feng, who had already cleaned one rabbit, handed it to He Kai as well, picked up the back basket, and followed her in.
After holding it in again and again, he still could not stop himself. "What did you say to him? Why did you talk for so long?"
Su Qiao had a foxtail grass stem between her teeth. She gave him a sidelong glance. "What, are you jealous?"
"I... you..."
Han Feng's face instantly flushed red.
Only after a while did he forcefully explain himself. "I just feel that... that you seem to treat him differently from everyone else."
From the very beginning, she had treated He Kai differently, taking especially good care of him.
"I'm only treating him a little better because he once spoke up for me."
At first, that really had been Su Qiao's reasoning. Later, however, the more she looked at him, the more he reminded her of the silly little brother from her original body's hometown.
She felt somewhat close to him.
"Oh."
Han Feng was not particularly happy. Instead, he seemed troubled.
He had also spoken up for her. Could it be that she treated him so well for the same reason?
Su Qiao did not notice his displeasure. Recalling what had happened recently, she cautiously reminded him, "Stay away from Li Xingqiang from now on. Remember?"
"Mm." Han Feng nodded without the slightest hesitation.
Su Qiao was a little curious. "Why don't you ask