Final verdict: What fucking rotten luck!

[The cameraman must know, right? Can you turn the camera and show us? Where on earth did he get so many eggs?]

[Does our crown prince need a reason to have so many eggs? Do you know who he is? Never mind eggs, he can eat an atomic bomb if he wants. A crown prince has to eat something out of the ordinary.]

[You above me! Out of all these people, you're the one I believe in! In this vast sea of people, your comment alone caught my attention. Woman, you've made your way into the domineering CEO circle. Tell you what, I'll throw in a nuclear bomb. Remember to pick it up with your noble chopsticks and feed it to him yourself.]

[...I don't know whether Fu Yanci would eat it, but I do know he could turn around and nuke you, sending you up shoulder to shoulder with the sun, free of charge.]

[Ha! Fu Yanci's going to bomb us?! We honest folk don't cause trouble, but we're scared of it too.]

[You really are... shamelessly spineless.]

[Director!!! Cameraman!!! I want to see! Can you show me!!!]

As if he had heard the viewers' wishes, after Fu Yanci left, the cameraman turned sideways and aimed his camera at the place Fu Yanci had come from.

His grip slipped, and the camera nearly fell to the ground. The image lurched before barely steadying again. At first, everyone thought the cameraman had lost his footing, but when the livestream viewers saw the scene ahead, the chat fell silent.

Three meters away, "not a blade of grass grew." As though subjected to some kind of abuse, clumps of grass had been ripped out by the roots. Some even hung from the trees, fresh soil still clinging to their roots.

The whole area looked as though bandits had swept through it. The chaos and obvious signs of destruction made it hard to imagine that one person had done all this in five minutes.

Song Wenjing had clearly noticed that patch of ground too. Clicking his tongue in distaste, he picked up his basket and followed Fu Yanci. "Like a bandit. Not a shred of class."

[Suddenly I think some handsome guys are just for looking at, from a distance, never up close. I'm just a little girl who likes looking at handsome men. When my life's on the line, staying alive comes first.]

[You fickle women. That wasn't what you were saying a moment ago. I despise you.]

[May he and Chi An stay locked together forever. I've got a bad temper, and rich people are what I hate most! Especially the ones who have both looks and money!]

[Ha! The rich get their happy ending, the poor get to witness it, and I can see it all perfectly clearly from this side of the internet!]

[Final verdict: What fucking rotten luck!]

[Little old me, a blade of grass, had the honor of ending up in a tree.]

Stopping and starting along the way, Chi An crouched halfway to the ground and felt his way forward, step by step, slowly searching through the grass beside him with both hands. Chi Shuran followed behind him carrying two baskets.

"Is that how you look for eggs? Why don't you stand up and look?"

She casually pushed aside the grass blocking her way, but it seemed determined to fight her. No sooner had she pushed it away than it whipped back into her face. Furious, she grabbed it, yanked it out by the roots, and flung it away.

Even that wasn't enough. She pulled up all the grass around her in one go and threw it all away. When Chi An turned around, he saw a madwoman angrily ripping out grass.

"No wonder everyone says women are terrifying when they're angry. You won't even spare the grass. Not only are you ending its family line, you're wiping it out completely."

"Even locusts would call you their sister. They've finally found a kindred spirit from another species."

"Keep running your mouth and I'll yank you out and throw you away too!"

The grass had left Chi Shuran so irritated that whoever spoke would get a couple of sharp retorts from her.

Chi An didn't mind her attitude. She was his only younger sister, after all. Having a low IQ had already dealt her the greatest blow. Who wouldn't want a clever brain?

"Go stand by the path. There's some lotion in the suitcase. Go back and put it on yourself."

Standing out here with her arms and legs bare, staying in all this grass-if she went back covered in bumps, she would kick up another fuss.

"If I'd known, I wouldn't have worn a short skirt. Why didn't you say something? If I'd worn long pants, I wouldn't have to worry about insect bites."

Chi An dropped the eggs he had found into the basket and turned to search the other side, not forgetting to answer Chi Shuran. "It's natural for girls to want to look pretty. Isn't dressing yourself up what clothes are for?"

"Why would I suppress your natural love of beauty? You have a big brother. What's there to be afraid of?"

Chi Shuran said, "Hehe."

Where Chi Shuran couldn't see, Chi An raised one eyebrow, a faint smile curving his lips. His gaze casually swept his surroundings, as though everything was under control.

[Okay, okay! If I hadn't seen that close-up, I almost would've believed him!]

[On the surface: I'm such a good brother who dotes on his sister. In reality: once I've sweet-talked this madwoman, I'll finally get some peace and quiet.]

[A true master! Chi An's words almost fooled me.]

[Wake up. At least Chi An is willing to sweet-talk his sister. But you, my fellow netizens-are your boyfriends willing to sweet-talk you?]

[The point of marriage is to precisely locate the karmic punishment meant for each of us. But looking at Chi An, sometimes I think I could take that punishment.]

[Stop dreaming. The moment you say that in front of Chi An, a nuclear bomb will already be descending silently onto your house.]

[You get it. There's nothing our crown prince wouldn't do.]

"Help!!!"

"Ch-ch-ch-ch-ch-chickens!"

"The chickens are going to kill someone!!! Help!!!"

"Cluck-cluck! Cluck-cluck-cluck! Cluck-cluck!"

"Bro! Help!!!"

"Cluck-cluck! Cluck-cluck-cluck!!!"

The tremendous commotion from above drew the attention of those below. Four heads popped out of the grass in quick succession. The four exchanged glances, unable to work out what was happening up there, then simply crouched down again and continued looking for eggs.

Chi An had just lifted a patch of dry grass when a chicken's nest came into view. He swiftly gathered all the eggs and put them in his basket.

After all that work, he had only just filled one basket. It really wasn't easy. He strode out of the grass and handed the eggs he was carrying to Chi Shuran. "Go wait for me down below. There are lots of bugs on the mountain."

"Wouldn't it be faster with two people? I'll take this basket down, then come back up and look with you."

Chi An said, "Just go down first."

Given how well Chi An knew her, in the time it took Chi Shuran to make one round trip, he could collect another half basket of eggs.

"Aaaah!!! Help! A chicken's going to kill someone!!!"

"Help!!!"

The cries rang out again, and this time Chi An finally recognized whose voice it was.

"What's Lin Yuxuan yelling about?"

After taking a couple of steps, Chi Shuran turned back and looked up the mountain. There were voices, but no one in sight.

Chi An said, "Hurry down. Don't waste time."

"Okay."

Once Chi Shuran left, Chi An carried his basket up the mountain. He wanted to see what was going on up there.

"Don't go up."

Fu Yanci emerged from the grass to one side and caught his hand.

Chi An said, "What's happening up there?"

The very next second after Chi An asked, a group of people came sprinting out of the grass above, closely followed by a flock of chickens. Some of the chickens were even flapping through the air.

Song Wenjing said, "Holy shit!"

Bonus scene: Fu Yanci and Chi An's first meeting (2)

Looking at the boy sobbing in front of them, Fu Yanci and Chi An exchanged a glance. Without a word, they began edging toward the exit in tacit agreement.

Every time the two took a step back, the boy followed a step forward. They inched all the way to the doorway like this before the boy shouted, "Neither of you move!"

Chi An/Fu Yanci: ???

"It's all your fault for rejecting her! Otherwise, why would she take it out on me!"

"Boohoohoo-! It's all your fault!"

"Now I can't even find somewhere to have a good cry! You even caught me in this humiliating moment! Boohoohoo-!"

His confession failed, and now they had to take the blame?!

What a complete reversal of right and wrong, twisting logic, talking nonsense, being unreasonable, spouting rubbish, and babbling incoherently!

Chi An said, "If I hadn't rejected her, would you even have had a chance to confess?"

"You think you're the male lead in some angsty coming-of-age novel? She has to say yes just because you confess?!"

"Then why are you standing in the bathroom watching me cry now! Boohoohoo-! This is the only time I've ever cried in my life! And you two saw it! I don't want to live anymore! Waaaah-!"

The harder he cried, the more worked up he became. Chi An and Fu Yanci both covered their ears. They exchanged a glance and each saw flames burning in the other's eyes.

Fuck! The best way to deal with Shark Coin was to deal with Shark Coin!

Fu Yanci said, "Even shitting and pissing are first come, first served. Did you bother looking at who was already in here when you came in?!"

"I need to report to you before coming in to take a shit? What are you, my large intestine or my sphincter? Do I have to notify you to open the door before I take a shit?!"

Chi An said, "Who the fuck wants to see snot and tears all over your face? I came in to take a shit and had to run into an ugly thing like you. You think I'm so fucking bored I've got nowhere to fart and specifically waited here for you?"

The boy said, "I only said a couple of things to you! How much have you said about me?! Now you're bullying me!"

"You both say you came to use the bathroom, but you've been standing here this whole time! You're just making excuses!"

Breathe in, breathe out, breathe in again, breathe out again-

Chi An/Fu Yanci said, "Are your fucking eyeballs stuffed in your crotch? You can't see shit!"

Fu Yanci said, "The stalls are full of shit. Where do you expect me to go? Can I fucking squat over your head and shit?!"

Chi An said, "You don't fucking want to live? Then hurry up and drown yourself in shit!"

The two stood together at the bathroom entrance. Just as they were about to leave, something occurred to them. In tacit agreement, they turned back toward the boy and added, "Rotten luck!"