LGHTNOVELBOOK Chapter 84 - 84 Ji Tian Wants to Hold His Hand (Add One More)
Chapter 84: Chapter 84 Ji Tian Wants to Hold His Hand (Add One More)
Yue Ming Town is serviced by a quaint stream that runs alongside the ridges of the fields. The beauty of the area relies on farming for livelihood.
For the activity task, everyone was issued water boots, leather aprons, a hoe, and a bucket.
The rice fields in the countryside had already been harvested, leaving only wastewater that came up to one’s lower legs, and the wet, sticky mud underneath. Stepping into it sunk you in half-shin deep, making walking quite difficult. If you didn’t wear your shoes properly, you were likely to get stuck and not be able to pull yourself out of the mire.
At the sight of such a dirty, messy place, Bai Tingyu’s first reaction was to frown.
But seeing Shen Zhiyi already prepared and wading into the water, he suppressed his own obsession with cleanliness, put on his water boots, picked up his bucket, and walked down as well. The slimy feel of the mud nearly made him nauseous.
Shen Zhiyi saw him standing still, struggling to walk back and took his hand, “Let me lead you. I lived in the countryside when I was a child and am used to this terrain. It takes a certain knack to not get your shoes stuck in the mud.”
Shen Zhiyi’s hands were not large, with calluses from holding pens year-round on her fingers. She mentioned her childhood with a smile, as if she never considered life to be hard.
The negative feelings Bai Tingyu had harbored against her slowly dissipated. Taking the initiative, he clasped her hand and said with a smile, “Then you’ll have to teach me how to catch fish in this muddy field. We can’t afford to lose again.”
Shen Zhiyi pressed her lips into a smile, her almond-shaped eyes curving beautifully, “Sure.”
As soon as her words fell, a fish leaped out in front of them, and in a fluster, they worked together to scoop it into the bucket.
[Mommy, I’m squealing, Zhiyu CP locked in!]
[I thought it was a transformation challenge for the wealthy scion, but then these sudden screens full of pink bubbles… what’s that about…]
[What to do… They’re only seventeen, and I just want to move the civil affairs office here and let them get married on the spot, wuwuwu, why aren’t they grown up yet, you two kiddos, puppy love is not allowed, dammit!]
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Watching the two protagonists exchange tender glances while still managing to catch fish, Ji Tian had an epiphany. She looked over at Qin Jiangsheng, who seemed unaffected by the mud, and issued a sincere invitation, “Qin Jiangsheng, let’s also hold hands and catch fish. I’m longing to hold yours. Otherwise, if you fall, you’ll become a big spotted cat.”
Ji Weinan: “…”
He’s being treated as if he’s dead, isn’t he?
Brainwashing him like a crazed CPU, persuading him not to fall in love, to be a happy single dog. Yet here she is, eager to jump into the river of love, wishful thinking!
He grabbed Ji Tian’s collar from behind, and without mercy, dragged her away, “Want to hold hands? You want to hold Third Brother’s hand instead?”
Ji Tian: “…”
Their figures faded into the distance, bickering and playful.
Qin Jiangsheng stood still, deconstructing and then reassembling Ji Tian’s words in his mind.
Ji Tian wanted to hold his hand and was even craving his company, worrying he might fall.
Just…
It was so sudden…
And he wasn’t ready.
In fact, he really disliked other people’s touch and wasn’t fond of close contact with anyone; it was as if he was born to adapt to loneliness, with no friends.
But because of Ji Tian, there seemed to be a slight change in his otherwise singular life.
At the very least, those wealthy young masters who used to despise him wouldn’t keep their distance because of Bai Tingyu anymore. They could play games together, and his ears were filled with their noisy praises of how awesome he was.
He stared at his pale and slender palms. If it was Ji Tian…
He could barely lead someone on if he tried.
Because he stood there in a daze, he missed many crabs.
Feng Juanjuan’s gaze turned somber as she casually walked over to Bei Ning. In a soft voice filled with warning, she said, “It’s been two days. Xixi has already started to push. When do you plan to take action?”
For the past two days, Bei Ning had been avoiding any action, pretending like there were no opportunities, creating the illusion that she hadn’t made a move.
Her face was somewhat pale. She glanced at Qin Jiangsheng’s retreating figure, then quickly withdrew her gaze, fearfully, her lips trembling slightly, “But… I haven’t found the chance, doing something so abruptly to harm someone, it’s too, too blatant.”
“Heh,” Feng Juanjuan scoffed, “Is it really that you have no chance, or is it that you don’t dare? Bei Ning, are you backing out? If you don’t do as Xixi instructs, you know the consequences.”
Bei Ning pursed her lips tightly, her grip on the hoe becoming firmer, “Why does it have to be just me acting alone between the two of us? This isn’t fair.”
Feng Juanjuan replied with a faint smile, “Who made it so your family owns a big company and mine doesn’t? My family’s poor, we rely on scholarships from school to get by. Bei Ning, when one gains something, they’re destined to lose something. If your family had the power to be above the Gong Family, then Gong Dongxi wouldn’t dare go west if you told her to go east.”
“Since you don’t have that fate, you’d better do as she says. That way, you can create some value for your family, and everyone in your family will be grateful for your sacrifice.”
Bei Ning lost all color in her lips, “Then what… what should I do? It’s a live broadcast right now, what kind of trick could I pull?”
Feng Juanjuan’s eyes were like they’d been dipped in poison, “Sometimes, to harm a person, we don’t need to lift a finger, animals can do the job too. Growing up in the countryside, I’ve become familiar with many venomous snakes and how to catch them. I’ll give you the snake, and you should know what to do with it from there, right?”
Bei Ning nodded with difficulty, “I understand…”
“That’s good to hear.”
She stood up straight, parted ways with Bei Ning, and slowly made her way towards Shen Zhiyi.
Little did she know that Gong Yu was watching her every move from not too far away.
At that moment, he was searching for crabs in the mud with Quan Jingyou.
Quan Jingyou didn’t seem to mind the mud; it was his first time playing in it, and he was having a great time, enthusiastically digging in.
Seeing Gong Yu daydreaming, he asked curiously, “Yu, what are you looking at? We should hurry and search. It’s good that this is to exchange for money for the old ladies on the mountain. The more we catch, the more money they’ll have.”
Gong Yu came back to reality, responding softly as he looked in the direction of Feng Juanjuan, “Yes, let’s dig over there—the crabs are meatier.”
“Ah? How do you know?”
He smiled as if bathed in spring breeze, “Because some crabs have very fat guts.”
“Ah??” Quan Jingyou, puzzled, pulled Gong Yu’s arm, moving toward that area, “Then let’s hurry, or they’ll all be caught by others, and we can split the catch between us.”
At this moment, his eyes and heart were filled only with catching crabs.
Feng Juanjuan arrived near Shen Zhiyi. She and Bai Tingyu had managed to catch quite a few together. After this area was combed over and they had separated, Feng Juanjuan took the chance to approach Shen Zhiyi, her voice very low, “Ji Tian has an elimination card, and you’re the target.”
Shen Zhiyi paused in his movements. Feng Juanjuan was on Yu Chuang’s team, so the fact that she knew about this secret reward didn’t surprise him at all. What he hadn’t expected was that it was an elimination card.
If this card were used on him, then his appearance on this show would be a failure. The audience has a short memory, and he hadn’t yet shown his medical skill to make them fully remember him, let alone build his fame.
His grip on the bucket tightened as he became more alert, “Why would you help me?”
Feng Juanjuan unapologetically glanced toward Ji Tian, who was still fishing, “Because we have a common enemy.”