Together
Translator: Cinder Translations
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"Let's go," Pei Qian said with a grim expression as he stood up. "Let's check the other room."
The two rooms were not far apart, about 15 meters or so. Thanks to the dark man heating up the stove in the other room, a wave of warmth greeted them as soon as they entered.
This helped ease everyone's tense nerves a little.
After a quick inspection, the layout of the other room was similar. There was a small hall in the center with two bedrooms on either side.
Nothing strange was found, aside from that.
"We..." Jiang Zhongyi hesitated before asking, "Are we going to sleep here tonight?"
Pei Qian glanced around, especially standing by the door and looking out for a long while, before suddenly saying, "Tonight, we should split up. Four people will stay here, while the other four will go back to sleep in the other room."
Hearing this, Jiang Zhongyi thought he had misheard. Just a moment ago, they were talking about the danger of this place, yet now...
Zhou Rong's face was cold as he shared an attitude that often conflicted with Pei Qian's more cautious approach, but in this matter, they agreed. He nodded and said, "I agree with Mr. Pei's view."
"You see," Zhou Rong pointed to the door, "From here, we can observe the front yard, and from this direction, we can also see the other room."
"And from the other room, we can see the back yard and that building," Zhou Rong said, focusing on the largest building in the yard.
The reason he avoided calling it a "house" was because it was so massive, larger than both of the two rooms combined.
It stood alone on the west side, merging into a shadow in the night.
That shadow brought an inexplicable sense of unease to everyone.
"If we split up between these two rooms, with someone on guard in each, the visibility will be much better. In case of any sudden events, we can give early warning," Zhou Rong said, eyeing the shadow.
His reasoning sounded very reasonable.
"Rumble—"
A hasty, somewhat embarrassed noise came from behind.
Everyone turned to see Chen Xiaomeng at the back, embarrassedly looking to the right, as if the noise had nothing to do with her.
No wonder, after walking for most of the day, and only having a few sips of porridge in the morning, it was a wonder she had held out this long. Most of the group gave her understanding looks.
Except for...
Pushing past the person blocking her, Jiang Cheng quickly walked over to Chen Xiaomeng, blinking and asking, "Long'er, are you hungry? Do you need me to get you something to eat?"
Chen Xiaomeng was irritated when she saw him. She gritted her teeth and softly replied, "Get lost. Even if I die of hunger, I won't eat your food."
"Oh~~" Jiang Cheng stood upright, naturally reaching into his bulging clothes and pulling out a sweet potato, nodding as he responded, "I see, then I can relax."
The others were stunned when they saw Jiang Cheng pull out sweet potatoes. They couldn't imagine how he had hidden them in his clothes all this time.
But who cared about that? They were hungry and there were sweet potatoes.
The group sat in a circle, eagerly watching as Jiang Cheng arranged the sweet potatoes on the stove to roast them.
There were eight in total, some big, some small, but they all looked delicious.
After walking all day, the fragrance of the sweet potatoes made everyone forget everything else.
At that moment, Ben Fu, with his unique train of thought, even wondered if ghosts might suddenly appear and snatch their sweet potatoes.
Fortunately, his concern was dispelled as the sweet potatoes came out of the oven, and the smell filled the air.
Even Pei Qian, who was usually calm and composed, unconsciously swallowed a few times.
The group held back their urge to snatch the sweet potatoes and waited for Jiang Cheng to distribute them.
After all, the sweet potatoes were his, and he had risked getting them.
Jiang Cheng found a relatively clean cloth, wrapped his hand in it, quickly picked up one of the sweet potatoes, and gently broke it open, revealing a golden yellow inside.
Zhou Rong swallowed hard. He had never thought sweet potatoes could be so tempting.
"Mr. Pei," Jiang Cheng smiled as he handed the sweet potato to him. "This is yours."
Pei Qian was momentarily stunned, then quickly stood up, receiving the sweet potato with great courtesy, nodding as he said, "Thank you, Mr. Yin."
"You're welcome."
Next, Jiang Cheng handed the sweet potatoes to the others in turn.
"Thank you, Mr. Yin," Li Lu said gratefully as she took her sweet potato.
Now, only three sweet potatoes were left, the largest one for Zhou Rong, and two smaller ones were almost fully roasted.
The remaining two people, Yu Man and Chen Xiaomeng, had not received their sweet potatoes yet.
At this point, perhaps due to the tempting fragrance, Chen Xiaomeng's stomach growled even louder, but she stubbornly turned her head and refused to even look at Jiang Cheng, not saying a word.
"There are two left," Jiang Cheng said, holding one in each hand, looking troubled. "One big, one small. How should I divide them?"
"Naturally, we will follow Mr. Yin's decision," Yu Man said, her gaze intense and a little flirtatious, her words dripping with charm that made people think of unspeakable things.
Taking advantage of the moment, Jiang Cheng couldn't help but glance at Yu Man, who was sitting on the floor, revealing a bit of scenery. After a while, his face flushed as he said, "Let's divide them by size."
With that, he handed the larger one to Yu Man and kept the significantly smaller one for Chen Xiaomeng.
At this point, Chen Xiaomeng, urged by Li Lu, had prepared to swallow her pride, planning to eat the sweet potato and gain some strength before confronting this bastard.
But just as she was about to take the sweet potato, an unexpected turn of events occurred.
Jiang Cheng actually pulled his hand back and split the already small sweet potato in half, keeping the smaller piece for himself.
"This should be about right," Jiang Cheng nodded in satisfaction.
This blatantly unfair action didn't cause any backlash. Everyone continued eating their sweet potatoes, their focus entirely on survival in the nightmare, where the rules of reality could not apply.
The only goal was to stay alive.
"Alright," Zhou Rong wiped his hands and stood up first. "It's getting late. Let's rest early."
After a long day, rest was what they needed most. Now that they had eaten, exhaustion finally hit them all at once.
Next, they had to arrange accommodations.
Just as they were debating how to assign beds to Jiang Cheng and Chen Xiaomeng, Chen Xiaomeng, who had finished her sweet potato and wiped her mouth, stood up.
She looked at Jiang Cheng, her previously cold face now softened into a smile. "Mr. Yin," she said with a grin, her voice soft and affectionate, "Let's sleep together tonight."
(End of the Chapter)
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