Lu Xiaoxiao carefully stepped over her sleeping teammates and felt her way toward the cave entrance.
The moonlight on the deserted island seemed much brighter than it was in the city, allowing her to make out her surroundings.
Xiao Yichen sat on a rock with his back to the cave entrance, his head lowered over something she couldn't see.
The area outside the cave was fairly open, with only a scattering of trees. The man's solitary figure looked rather forlorn from behind.
Lu Xiaoxiao approached with light footsteps, then suddenly tilted her head to peer at his face. "Dr. Xiao, are you feeling down?"
Xiao Yichen, who had been concentrating on filing a fishhook, jumped at the sudden voice. Only when he saw it was Lu Xiaoxiao did he relax a little.
He asked in confusion, "Xiaoxiao? Why did you come out?"
"Shouldn't I be asking you that?" Lu Xiaoxiao tipped her chin toward the partially formed fishhook in his hand and continued, "Everyone else is asleep. Why are you out here working so hard, Dr. Xiao? Are you sure you're not feeling down? If something's on your mind, let's talk!"
Xiao Yichen fell silent for two seconds, then lowered his gaze to the ground. "I'm not feeling down... I just couldn't sleep. It's too cold out here. You should go back and get some rest."
Lu Xiaoxiao ignored him completely. Instead, she plopped down beside him, propped her chin in both hands, and put on a miserable expression. "Fine, nothing's bothering you. Then can something be bothering me? I'm feeling down. Keep me company for a bit?"
Xiao Yichen looked taken aback and instinctively asked, "What's bothering you?"
Lu Xiaoxiao spun her nonsense with a perfectly straight face. "Lin Aofan's snoring. He's so loud I can't sleep."
Xiao Yichen: