Chapter 4: The Law of "Once You Try It, You'll Love It"

The smell of the grilled meat grew stronger and stronger. However, when Liu Qing saw the food on the stone over the fire, her eyes widened and her face turned a bit pale.

Because the food on the stone were actually insects.

White insects were wriggling continuously as they were being roasted by the high temperature on the stone.

Seeing this scene, Liu Qing's stomach churned violently.

"Are we really going to eat this?" Liu Qing covered her small mouth and looked at Chu Yang with a trembling voice.

Chu Yang wasn't surprised by Liu Qing's expression because he had anticipated it earlier.

Chu Yang nodded at Liu Qing. "That's right. This is our dinner tonight. Don't underestimate these insects. They're not only high in protein, but also quite tasty."

As the high-temperature roasting continued, the white insects on the stone gradually turned into a charred yellow color.

From the outside, they looked like small meatballs.

Chu Yang picked up a roasted insect and handed it to Liu Qing. "Try it!"

Seeing the food Chu Yang handed over, Liu Qing was startled and took several steps back in a panic, shaking her head like a rattle. "I won't eat it. I'm not that hungry right now!"

However, as soon as she finished speaking, Liu Qing's stomach let out a series of hunger sounds.

Obviously, Liu Qing wasn't not hungry; rather, she simply couldn't accept this insect-based food.

The appearance of the insects was indeed hard for most people to accept, let alone Liu Qing, a rich young lady.

In fact, Liu Qing really couldn't accept it.

Now she gritted her teeth and decided that she would rather starve than eat them.

"Alright, then I'll go ahead and eat first!" Seeing Liu Qing's reaction, Chu Yang didn't insist further and prepared to eat first to set an example for her.

Chu Yang was really hungry and ate several at once.

They were crispy and crunchy, with a faint scent of pine oil. The taste was indeed quite good.

After eating more than a dozen of them with relish, Chu Yang felt much stronger.

Although these insects were small and couldn't fill his stomach completely, and he was still very hungry, at least they could temporarily provide a lot of nutrition for his body.

Liu Qing had been watching Chu Yang eat with relish. Although she was still extremely resistant in her heart, her stomach couldn't help but keep making hunger sounds.

Swallowing her saliva, Liu Qing finally couldn't resist anymore. "How does it taste?"

"You'll know if you try it yourself!" Chu Yang pointed to the remaining dozen or so charred yellow insects on the stone and said with a smile.

He had deliberately saved these for Liu Qing. If she didn't eat anything, she definitely wouldn't be able to hold out for long.

"Gurgle, gurgle..." Liu Qing's stomach growled again.

The next moment, Liu Qing gritted her teeth and sat back down by the fire.

The lingering smell of grilled meat and the feeling of hunger overcame her inner resistance.

Tremblingly, she picked up a charred yellow insect from the stone, closed her eyes, and put it in her mouth.

Liu Qing furrowed her brows tightly, looking very uncomfortable. However, the next moment, she suddenly opened her eyes wide.

The taste was actually quite good.

After the first try and realizing the deliciousness of these insects, Liu Qing ate the rest right away.

"Not bad, right?" Chu Yang couldn't help but tease with a smile as he saw Liu Qing finish eating with an apparently unsatisfied look.

Liu Qing wiped her mouth and, remembering her earlier resistance, felt a bit embarrassed. "It's not as bad as I thought."

Chu Yang shook his head. She was really stubborn. Her eating expression had already betrayed her. She could have just said it was delicious.

The Law of "Once You Try It, You'll Love It" never goes out of style.

"How did you know these insects were edible? And, you could even make fire by drilling wood just now?" Liu Qing turned to ask Chu Yang.

Firstly, it was to change the topic. Secondly, Liu Qing was now somewhat interested in Chu Yang.

He seemed to know quite a lot of things.

"This is a secret that can't be disclosed!" Chu Yang replied seriously.

In fact, Chu Yang also felt there was nothing much to talk about.

What seemed amazing to Liu Qing, a rich young lady, was just very ordinary for someone born in the countryside.

Isn't there an old saying that children from poor families learn to take care of themselves early?

Moreover, these general wilderness survival skills were just playful things they often did in their childhood.

Climbing mountains and trees, fishing in the sea - these were the most basic skills.

"What's so secret about it!" Liu Qing rolled her eyes at Chu Yang's seriousness.

However, Liu Qing didn't really have any objections to Chu Yang.

On the contrary, she now thought Chu Yang was a very nice person, much better than those playboys who had pursued her before.

On this deserted island, Chu Yang also gave her a sense of security.

"Have you thought about what we should do next?" Liu Qing then continued to ask Chu Yang actively.

"Just take it one step at a time!" Chu Yang sighed.

"If there really is no way out, then we'll just have to be a pair of unfortunate lovers on this deserted island," Chu Yang said with a somewhat melancholy tone, but more in a joking manner.

"Who wants to be an unfortunate lover with you!" Liu Qing rolled her eyes and snorted.

"Haha..."

Under the moonlight, the two of them gradually started chatting.

Laughter filled the air.

From a distance, people who didn't know would think it was a young couple having fun here.

As they chatted, Chu Yang and Liu Qing became more and more familiar with each other.

Liu Qing began to trust Chu Yang more and more.

Chu Yang also realized that Liu Qing wasn't as cold as rumored.

Until late at night.

"Hoo, hoo..." The sea breeze kept howling.

The flames of the fire crackled in the sea breeze.

After replenishing some water and getting some energy from the earlier food, plus feeling much more relaxed after chatting with Chu Yang, Liu Qing gradually felt sleepy.

"It's getting late. Why don't you rest first?" Chu Yang said when he saw Liu Qing looking tired.

"But..." Liu Qing was indeed tired, her eyelids were very heavy, but there was a look of worry on her face.

She wasn't worried that Chu Yang had ill intentions, but on this strange deserted island, Liu Qing had a strong sense of unease.

No one knew if there were any dangers on this deserted island.

Even, they had faintly heard the roars of animals in the depths of the forest on the deserted island earlier.

There must be fierce beasts deep in this deserted island.

"Don't worry. I'll keep watch. If there's any real danger, I'll wake you up immediately!" Chu Yang knew Liu Qing's concern and said.

Liu Qing wanted to say something else, but after thinking for a moment, she nodded at Chu Yang. "Okay, then I'll rest for a while. I'll take over watching in the middle of the night."

After speaking, Liu Qing sat by the fire, curled up with her knees drawn up, and soon fell into a deep sleep.