"Good!"
Zhao Jiayuan almost drooled when he opened his mouth.
Chen Chong frowned and intercepted the mushroom just before Zhao Jiayuan took it.
"What are you doing!" Just as the mushroom was about to be eaten, Chen Chong intercepted it. Zhao Jiayuan panicked, jumped up, and grabbed Chen Chong's neck, yelling, "Give it back!"
Chen Chong was sitting on the ground, holding a mushroom in one hand and supporting himself with the other. He was suddenly choked by the man and almost fell headfirst into the fire in front of him. He only managed to stay upright because of his strong core strength.
He snatched a bite of the roasted mushroom, chewed it, and as Zhao Jiayuan struggled to grab it back while he was being choked, he handed the mushroom over, saying, "Here you go."
Zhao Jiayuan snatched it away.
He glared fiercely at Chen Chong, "Are you out of your mind? There are so many other skewers, why did you have to snatch mine! You just don't like me, don't you?"
Chen Chong didn't respond to that, only saying, "If we don't eat it now, it'll be past its optimal temperature for taste."
Zhao Jiayuan quickly took a vicious bite and chewed it fiercely.
Mmm~ Delicious!
His fierce expression instantly transformed into one of ecstasy, and he plopped down.
[Sigh, even after it's cured, I'll still drool.]
[No, why did Chen Chong have to snatch a bite? I usually think Chen Chong's pretty normal.]
[Is he afraid it's not cooked enough, and that his silly son will get sick from eating it, so he's trying it himself first?]
[Damn, now that you mention it, it seems like it's true, he doesn't really like my stupid son.]
[But to be fair, Zhao Jiayuan likes women. Wasn't he dating Chen Chong's sister before?]
[But they've been dating for three months and haven't even held hands? Could it be that he just likes his looks but doesn't feel any romantic attraction?]
[Doesn't that mean they just like people who look like Chen Chong?]
Zhao Jiayuan squinted as he ate, while Jiang Mingxi poked at the other mushrooms in the fire, checking their color; they were all cooked.
They picked them out and handed them to Chen Chong and Zhao Ke.
Chen Chong was given three skewers, and Zhao Ke was given six skewers. Song Lan's share was also given to Zhao Ke Zhao Ke, who was then to distribute it to Song Lan.
After the mushrooms were distributed, Jiang Mingxi twirled the stick with the rabbit on it and ate the mushrooms she had been given.
Throughout the entire conversation, this topic was never addressed.
Zhao Ke sighed, holding the mushrooms, and sympathetically handed the three bunches in his hand to Song Lan.
The wild mushrooms, roasted to a fragrant aroma, tasted bland to Song Lan; he couldn't even detect their flavor.
My chest feels tight and congested.
Does he have absolutely no chance?
Gao Le's expression was also not good.
There were six people present. Why did the other five get it, but he was the only one who didn't?
Even when ostracizing someone, this level of exclusion is excessive.
No matter what, his fame in the industry is slightly higher than Chen Chong's.
" Xiaoxi, can I have a skewer?" Gao Le said to Jiang Mingxi, trying to appear generous despite his inner anger.
[???]
[How could you possibly do that?]
[What is he saying, oh my god!]
[Was he possessed? He pulled all sorts of crazy moves when he killed the rabbit, how dare he speak now?]
I was completely dumbfounded.
Jiang Mingxi looked speechless. "Why?"
Gao Le smiled jokingly, "Aren't we in the same group? You even paired up Chen Chong Zhao Ke, but not me? That's not right, is it? You'll get criticized by the audience."
Jiang Mingxi:...
Zhao Jiayuan rolled his eyes as he ate mushrooms. "You're so shameless! Birds of a feather flock together, aren't you? You and Zhang Lin are pretty close, aren't you? What just happened? Aren't you at all ashamed or think you did anything wrong?"
"No wonder you and Zhang Lin get along so well. You shouldn't have asked Xiaoxi for mushrooms; you should have asked Song Lan for them."
" Song Lan likes guys like you."
Song Lan felt as if she had been stabbed in the back. Holding the mushroom, she couldn't bear to eat it, yet she insisted, "I didn't."
Gao Le's face stiffened slightly. " Zhao Jiayuan, what do you mean? What did I do to make you say such a thing?"
Chen Chong scoffed, "You didn't release the rabbit on purpose?"
Gao Le's voice faltered. "We're talking about mushrooms, what does that have to do with rabbits? Let's stick to the facts, okay? Besides, it was wrong of you to kill rabbits in the first place; rabbits have lives too."
[...]
[My God! This has completely changed my perception of Gao Le!]
[Oh my god, I'm a fan of Gao Le, and I feel so embarrassed.]
Jiang Mingxi leisurely ate a mushroom. "Do you even have a hierarchy of life? Rabbits have life, but don't mushrooms? Mushrooms absorb the essence of heaven and earth; they are the spirit of the earth. How can you bear to eat them?"
Gao Le's face held a hint of helpless indulgence. " Xiaoxi, you're deliberately arguing with me. You can't take advantage of my feelings for you and just make fun of me like this. Can't you give me some respect?"
[...]
Holy crap!
This must be possession! No normal person would do this!
"Do you deserve it?" Song Lan looked at him coldly, a tightness in his chest, his voice laced with suppressed anger. "Do you deserve respect?"
Gao Le was openly confronted by Song Lan.
But since the other party was Song Lan, he didn't dare to retaliate openly. He could only swallow his anger, but he couldn't bear to do it. " Teacher Song, we are both pursuing Xiaoxi on equal footing, and I think I have a better chance of winning than you."
Song Lan:...
A bullet struck him squarely between the eyebrows.
This is so annoying!
I looked at Jiang Mingxi through the rising smoke.
Jiang Mingxi calmly played with the rabbit, not even glancing at him.
The Jiang Mingxi who used to have eyes only for him is gone.
Gao Le subtly retorted to Song Lan, then turned his head, took a deep breath, and smiled at Jiang Mingxi, " Xiaoxi, don't be angry. If you don't want me to have mushrooms, then don't. I was just joking. You can take advantage of my feelings for you and do whatever you want."
Jiang Mingxi:...
I really want to poke Gao Le's mouth apart with the stick in my hand.
Song Lan:...
I even envy Gao Le a little, that he can say such things.
After holding it in for a while, Song Lan finally found a sentence and cleared her throat, " Jiang Mingxi, is the chicken cooked?"
Song Lan's heart was pounding. After speaking, she looked at Jiang Mingxi.
Jiang Mingxi didn't look at him. She used Chen Chong's axe to cut open a piece of chicken, looked at it, and said, "It's not cooked yet. Let's wait a little longer, at least another twenty minutes."
Song Lan quickly picked up where she left off and continued, " Jiang Mingxi, you're amazing!"
Zhao Ke:...
Damn it, I couldn't hold back, and a mocking laugh spilled out.
Zhao Jiayuan burst into laughter while holding up the mushroom.
Jiang Mingxi looked at Song Lan speechlessly.
Having finally caught Jiang Mingxi's attention, Song Lan immediately pressed on, "I'm not as good as you, I definitely need to learn more from you."
Are you a bot?
[Oh no, it seems Song Lan has pioneered a new path: the crematorium.]
[What track? The human-machine track???]
[Am I the only one who thinks Song Lan has finally gone mad?]