A little bear smashed into his face

Ning Shu toppled backward. She instinctively reached for the tree trunk, but it was already out of reach!

Afraid she would hurt herself in the fall, Lu Zhe hurried to catch her, only for the little bear to block his vision completely and smash straight into his face!

"Ah..."

"Oof!"

All three cried out as they fell!

Ning Shu rubbed her lower back. "That hurts..."

But Lu Zhe's muffled voice came from beneath her bottom. "Shouldn't... I be... the one saying that...?"

Ning Shu froze, realizing she was sitting squarely on Lu Zhe's face!

Her face instantly turned tomato-red!

To think...

She could even feel his breath as he spoke. This felt far too strange!

Startled, she hurriedly jumped off!

"Lu Zhe, are you okay...?"

Lu Zhe rubbed his aching nose. "Never mind me. Check on Yaoyao!"

"Ah... it hurts so much..." Jiang Yao's voice was thick with tears!

Ning Shu suddenly remembered that Jiang Yao had been higher up than her. Her fall must have been worse, right?

She hurriedly asked, "Yaoyao, how are you?"

"My foot landed on a rock..."

Ning Shu was shocked to see a large swelling on Jiang Yao's ankle!

"This is bad..."

Lu Zhe hurried over and gently touched Jiang Yao's ankle!

"Ow, that hurts so much..."

The system relayed the information: "Ankle ligament sprain!"

Commonly known as a twisted ankle!

"You've twisted your ankle, quite badly! But fortunately, it isn't broken!"

"Oh my god, Yaoyao..." Ning Shu was filled with guilt and distress!

Jiang Yao shook her head. "Class rep, it really wasn't Lu Zhe's fault. I told him to look up!"

Ning Shu wanted to argue, but after a moment's hesitation, she sighed. "Actually, I know..."

Lu Zhe frowned. "What do you know?"

"I know you had to look up if you wanted to move, and looking up meant you were bound to see... You're a normal guy, too. It's normal to take another look when you see something like that!"

Jiang Yao nodded. "Exactly! It just proves you're charming too, class rep!"

"Yaoyao, could your brain please work like a normal person's?" Ning Shu complained, then added, "Oh, this was all my fault. I got you hurt..."

"It's okay..." Though Jiang Yao said it was okay, her brows were tightly knitted. She was clearly enduring intense pain!

"Lu Zhe, how is Yaoyao?"

Lu Zhe examined Jiang Yao's ankle. "A sprain this bad will take at least a week to heal! During that time, this foot needs constant rest, and we'll need to rub it with medicinal herbs for a while every day!"

"Huh?" Jiang Yao was startled. "Does that mean I can't walk?"

Lu Zhe nodded. "Frankly, yes!"

Ning Shu was still blaming herself. "I should have worn safety shorts... And even if someone saw, I should have made sure my companion and I were safe first..."

Lu Zhe nodded. "The fact that you realize that means you aren't beyond saving!"

Ning Shu said helplessly, "Lu Zhe, think of something..."

Lu Zhe thought for a moment. "Yaoyao can't travel long distances now, and Guo'er is over there, unable to walk very far either!

"Now we have to choose. Either we take Yaoyao back to camp, or we bring Guo'er and Qianqian here!"

Ning Shu answered without hesitation. "The camp is over there, and so is the fire. Of course we should take Yaoyao back!"

Jiang Yao asked, "But what about these coconuts?"

Ning Shu paused. "Right, there are so many. Even if we carry four or five at a time, we'd still need to make lots of trips!"

Lu Zhe did a mental calculation. Jiang Yao weighed around ninety jin, while Tang Xiaoguo weighed less than eighty!

Then what more was there to say? Moving Guo'er was the better deal!

Jiang Yao shrugged. "But that little hussy Guo'er will complain again. How about you just help me walk back? We can carry the coconuts over a little at a time. There's nobody else on this island anyway, so they won't get stolen, right?"

"Little hussy?" Ning Shu's attention went somewhere unusual. "Yaoyao, what kind of wild language is that?"

"That's not the point!"

Lu Zhe stood, looked around, and said, "Have you noticed? There are more kinds of plants here than around camp, and more rocks too!"

Ning Shu took a closer look as well and spotted many plants she hadn't seen at their camp. She nodded. "I wouldn't have noticed if you hadn't said anything. You're right!"

"More plants mean we might find more food here than over there! More rocks mean it'll be easier to set up a distress signal!"

Jiang Yao nodded. "I see... ow, that hurts!"

Lu Zhe gave his instructions very seriously. "Class rep, stay here and look after Jiang Yao. Gather some firewood and rocks while you're at it! I'll go back for Qianqian and Guo'er and bring the campfire over too!"

Ning Shu made an "okay" gesture!

Once he had made arrangements for Ning Shu and Jiang Yao, Lu Zhe headed back alone!

He walked faster on his own and reached camp in less than ten minutes!

Lin Qianqian and Tang Xiaoguo were both surprised to see Lu Zhe return alone!

Tang Xiaoguo cried, "Lu Zhe, did you lose the class rep and Yaoyao?"

Lin Qianqian frowned. "Guo'er, don't say unlucky things!"

Tang Xiaoguo immediately covered her mouth.

Lu Zhe said gravely, "Yaoyao hurt her leg and can't travel far. I thought that rather than bring her back, I might as well take you two over and move camp while we're at it!"

Hearing that Jiang Yao was injured, Lin Qianqian grew a little anxious and asked with concern, "Is it serious?"

Lu Zhe shook his head. "Not very, but she won't be able to move around for a while."

Tang Xiaoguo stuck out her foot in protest. "Why do we have to move? Look, my foot's still hurt!"

"Stop coming down with princess syndrome. The conditions for survival are better there, and there are coconut trees. It's a better place to camp!"

Lin Qianqian asked in surprise, "Coconut trees? Are there coconuts?"

Lu Zhe nodded. "We picked more than twenty!"

"Really? That's great!"

"When do we leave?"

"Now!"

Lu Zhe found a piece of bark, lined it with dry grass, placed a half-burned piece of charred wood in the middle, then rolled it up!

The ember was wrapped inside. Since only a little oxygen could enter through the gaps, the charcoal would neither go out nor burn too quickly. It could easily last at least half an hour!

They would leave the other things here for now and come back for them later.

Lu Zhe carried the supplies and torch, while Lin Qianqian supported Tang Xiaoguo as they walked.

But they were far too slow!

Lu Zhe glanced at the ember in his hand. At this pace, the fire would probably have gone out by the time they got there!

Should I carry Tang Xiaoguo in my arms?

Walking on the beach was already unsteady. Carrying a girl as well would make it easy to fall, wouldn't it?

What about on my back?

Leaning forward would make it hard to keep his balance too!

There was one other way.

Lu Zhe pictured a father playing with his child by the beach, putting the child on the back of his neck in a moment of happiness!

What would it feel like to put a female classmate on the back of my neck?

Frankly, Lu Zhe wasn't opposed to it. In fact, he was even looking forward to it a little!

But then he would be seen as a pervert again, wouldn't he?