My words, coupled with the sneer without concealing disdain, made Xiao Ting realize something at once. There was a trace of panic on her face, almost as if she had been caught in adultery. This makes me extremely dissatisfied. What is this? But Xiao Ting quickly returned to his normal expression and smiled lightly: "He asked me to call him that, which can reduce the gap and increase trust." I shrugged pretending to be understanding, staring at the blank paper without saying anything. In fact, I really want to jump over and kick Fatty ’s fat ass, and ask him: I asked you to take care of Xiao Ting, not to ask you to pick up girls, but also to reduce the gap, why don’t you let her call you Fatty , that’s not ∵, it looks more affectionate. I think there must be a strong smell of vinegar coming out of my body, which made Xiao Ting and I temporarily silent. But I quickly put the jealousy on my back and blamed me for this. Originally, it was me who made the decision on many things, but I pushed such a beautiful woman to others. Xiao Guolin He was entrusted to me to take care of Xiao Ting, both covertly and overtly, but I gave the good job to Jack first. If you push it to Fatty again, it’s just your own fault. 'How did you find this place? Who are those Guides? Especially that woman, what is she doing here? Also, have you found Cao Mingzhe? 'I handed the paper with a long list of question marks to Xiao Ting. Although Xiao Ting and I were sitting side by side, the light here was very dark and we had to lie very close to see the words written on the paper. The same goes for writing. It was impossible for me to open Xiao Ting's head to see what she wrote, so I had to wait patiently for her to finish. After a long time, 'thorn' Xiao Ting tore off a piece of paper and handed it to me, then lowered his head to write. It seems that I have too many questions, or that their experiences are too twists and turns to fit on one page. I quickly put the paper in front of my eyes. 'After using the light to alert you, Gangzi and I entered the Valley, and it wasn't raining yet. But soon, heavy rain trapped us on a hill. We waited until it rained before moving on. Even if it rains, the water depth is no more than waist high. We were delayed on the road for too long and failed to catch up with you. ' Seeing this, I thought of the locusts in the Valley swamp, and when I thought of Xiao Ting's body covered with locusts, I couldn't help but get goosebumps. "Thank you for your hard work. I've never seen so many locusts. Is the wound not infected?" I asked her with genuine concern. "I'm fine. Gangzi...he carried me here." "That...should be." I stared hard in the direction of the bonfire.
"We didn't continue searching for you aimlessly, but instead turned in another direction. We found a Village. There is a passage leading here from that Village."
Upon reading this, I snatched the wooden clipboard from Xiao Ting's lap. I quickly wrote on it, 'Is this Village in the Valley?'
Xiao Ting nodded gravely.
"How do you know there is a passage into here from the Village?!"
This question was crucial. Fatty would definitely not know about this, and the Vietnamese he had subdued wouldn't know either. So where did Fatty get this information? If Fatty didn't have this information, he wouldn't have given up searching for me; he would have kept looking until he found me or my corpse.
I handed the clipboard back to Xiao Ting, my eyes fixed on her. Jack knew more than she did. It seemed that was indeed the case.
Xiao Ting took the clipboard, glanced at what I had written, and frowned slightly. She neither spoke nor wrote anything further but stuffed the clipboard into her backpack.
My expression must have changed somehow; I wasn't very good at hiding my thoughts, especially when I felt deceived and betrayed. However, Xiao Ting seemed unaffected; instead, a faint smile appeared on her face as she looked at me and then towards the campfire.
Suddenly, I felt something and turned to look in the direction of the fire. I saw the Hakka Woman walking gracefully around the flames towards me.
The firelight served as her backdrop, revealing her slim waist cinched by a wide cloth belt, while her skirt flared out below it, accentuating her curvy figure. The legs of her trousers were straight and uniform in width, covering her feet until she took a step forward to reveal her delicate ankles. Her long legs gave the loose trousers an elegant flair without appearing bulky. She wore a pair of cloth shoes, but I could only see the white edges; the color of the shoe tops was indiscernible but likely dark.
This was clearly traditional Hakka attire, except for her headscarf. The scarf completely covered her face from above and both sides; with the fire behind her, I couldn't see her face at all. Yet I could feel her gaze on me as she approached.
I could only see her arms and ankles exposed outside her clothing, which shone like porcelain in the firelight, giving off a delicate and warm impression. However, her face remained hidden in shadow.
I felt no warmth; I mean that facing a girl with skin as smooth as cream and an outstanding figure should evoke excitement in me, yet instead, I felt increasingly tense as I stared at her face concealed in darkness.
This feeling was strange; I wouldn't be surprised by a beautiful face suddenly appearing from the shadows—one resembling that of a neighbor girl would be acceptable too. But I sensed it might not be so simple; it could be a face that would astonish me because I felt uneasy—a sensation that shouldn't come from a girl.
Xiao Ting stood up first and affectionately called out "Sister Tangjia," then joyfully skipped over to greet her. The two linked arms as they walked towards me.
I didn't feel any relief from Xiao Ting's demeanor; instead, my suffocating tension intensified. It was as if that face hidden in darkness beneath the headscarf posed a significant danger to me.
I couldn't sit still; I had to do something, or I would go insane. Suddenly, I jumped up, and the One-Eyed Beast Flashlight illuminated that face in the darkness without any warning.
The blinding white light made the face appear before me in an instant, while also shocking and hurting its owner. Amid two screams, the face suddenly turned away.
Xiao Ting incredulously shouted at me, "Are you crazy? You'll blind her eyes!"
Yes, my action was rude and would certainly cause her temporary blindness. However, I didn't turn off the Flashlight, nor did I move it away from the woman across from me; I just stopped shining it directly on her face.
As I adjusted the brightness of the Flashlight, I calmly said, "Sorry, I didn't set the aperture of the Flashlight correctly. It's fine now."
There was no hint of apology in my tone; it was even cold. I could tell myself, and I imagined that a sensitive girl like her would notice it even more.
The woman across seemed unaffected by my emotions and slowly turned her head.
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