The jungle was pitch black and mysterious at night, yet not at all quiet!
Most tropical animals were nocturnal, and the continuous downpour had left them feeling restless and hungry, venturing out for a stroll and to forage for food!
Lu Zhe held Shen Bing's hand, wading through makeshift streams and moving forward slowly.
Shen Bing had a feeling that countless pairs of malicious eyes were watching them in the darkness, waiting to see them make fools of themselves.
Well, yes!
Come to think of it, this was originally the territory of the animals, and the two humans were the trespassers who had barged in.
Back at the camp, in the cave, four girls were glued to the screen, ready to scare off any gorillas that approached.
But none came near; one just sat not far from the bird's nest shelter, cautiously watching them.
And when girls are together, there's always an endless stream of conversation topics.
Jiang Yao asked curiously, "Why doesn't it go inside the bird's nest shelter?"
"Two possibilities!" pondered Ning Shu. "One, the shelter is too small for its large size, and it might damage it!"
"And the second?" Tang Xiaoguo asked.
"The shelter has Lu Zhe's scent, which might make it feel a slight... sense of danger!"
Lin Qianqian asked, "Is Lu Zhe... dangerous? I feel very safe with him around!"
Ning Shu nodded. "For peace-loving wild animals, Lu Zhe is probably very reassuring. But for those with malicious intentions, I think he can be quite dangerous... right?"
She waved toward the cave entrance. "Sun bear?"
The sun bear, confused, emerged from the "fridge," yawned, and looked around for food.
But upon seeing two disemboweled alligators, it let out a yelp and retreated back inside.
Ning Shu remarked with exasperation, "Such a big coward, not even worth the effort?"
After a while, Tang Xiaoguo asked, "Hey, Class Rep, do you think Bing and Little Zhe might... do some things out there?"
"What kinds of things?"
"You know, the naughty stuff between guys and girls!"
Tang Xiaoguo's question piqued the curiosity of Lin Qianqian and Jiang Yao as well.
Ning Shu pondered for a moment. "Bing seems proper on the surface, but she's actually quite experienced. She might make certain... excessive demands of Lu Zhe!"
"Ah?" Tang Xiaoguo made a sour face. "Our naive Little Zhe wouldn't be able to resist the seduction of such a formidable woman!"
Jiang Yao considered this. "Today is Sunday. Saturday and Sunday are Lu Zhe's single days, so our relationship with him is just as classmates and friends. Out of respect for a classmate, we shouldn't engage in any naughty behavior!"
Ning Shu thought about it. "In theory, yes, but what if Bing is sly and breaks the rules?"
"Oh, that's right, Class Rep! When you and Lu Zhe went to the volcano bottom last time on Saturday, you were also just friends in theory. No naughtiness, right...?"
Ning Shu's face flushed, and she felt a twinge of guilt, but quickly regained her composure. "What are you all thinking? I'm a proper girl; I would never cross any lines before a relationship is established!"
"Is that so?"
"I swear to God!" Ning Shu raised three fingers solemnly. "By the way, you all need to maintain distance from Lu Zhe too when it's not our duty shift. It's for respecting yourselves and cherishing our friendship as classmates!"
The other girls found Ning Shu's words reasonable and nodded in agreement.
Just then, the gorilla seemed to have noticed something and cautiously crawled toward the spacecraft.
"Look, it's coming!"
"Get ready to scare it away..."
"Here it comes!"
But instead of approaching the spacecraft, the gorilla stopped some distance away and picked something up from the grass.
It examined the object curiously, then held it up.
The four girls stared wide-eyed at it.
It looked... familiar!
A long plastic pouch, with a fastener at the top and what appeared to be liquid at the bottom...
Ning Shu's jaw nearly dropped.
Tang Xiaoguo: "Is that..."
Jiang Yao: "TT?"
Lin Qianqian exclaimed: "The complete scientific application?"
Jiang Yao wondered: "Why would it be discarded here?"
Then, the three girls slowly turned their heads, shooting puzzled looks at Ning Shu.
"We got the TT from the plane, and it ended up there, seemingly used!"
"Bing and Lu Zhe haven't arrived yet, and it seems only you and Lu Zhe went there last Saturday!"
"Unless there's someone else in this cave! Otherwise... care to explain, Class Rep?"
"Didn't you say you're a proper girl who maintains distance from Lu Zhe when not on duty?"
Ning Shu's mouth hung open as she recalled carelessly discarding one of the two TTs she had used, unable to find it afterwards.
She never expected a gorilla to stumble upon it.
What was going through that ape's mind?
Picking up something like that out of boredom?
"I..."
Faced with the three girls' accusatory glares, Ning Shu didn't know how to explain herself.
"Just admit it, you're the least proper one among us!"
"Telling us to keep our distance, while you were sneaking around behind our backs?"
"Yes, Class Rep, you're so sly..."
"Hey! You're all misunderstanding!"
"Misunderstanding what?"
"Misunderstanding that you and Lu Zhe were innocent?"
"Well, not exactly!" At this point, Ning Shu had no choice but to come clean. "That day, we did... but there was a reason!"
"Of course there was a reason - you were being naughty, Class Rep!"
"No, of course not!" Ning Shu shook her head. "It's because I thought Lu Zhe might be... impotent!"
Jiang Yao remarked, "How could that be? He may be skinny, but his body is as strong as an ox!"
"Huh??"
"I'm his partner, so I would know, wouldn't I?"
"But I didn't know that! I thought he might be sick, so I wanted to probe a little and see if he had... that kind of problem!"
Tang Xiaoguo exclaimed in awe, "That actually makes sense!"
Lin Qianqian marveled, "I just imagined all sorts of reasons, but never this one!"
Jiang Yao shook her head helplessly. "Class Rep, you've taken the phrase 'talking nonsense' to new heights!"
"Believe me, that's really what happened!"
As they were arguing, Lin Qianqian suddenly said, "Hey, look, the gorilla's gone!"
The four girls turned their attention to the screen but saw no trace of the gorilla.
"Where did that thing run off to?"
Ning Shu controlled the camera, panning in different directions.
However, the surroundings were eerily still, with no sign of the gorilla anywhere.
Meanwhile, Lu Zhe and Shen Bing had made their way through the raging stream and arrived at the hot spring cave!
They exchanged a smile, shared a gentle kiss, then secured their equipment and dove into the hot spring.
It didn't take long for them to find the spacecraft, putting Lu Zhe at ease.
But there was no sign of the gorilla.
Lu Zhe's heart skipped a beat. "Maybe it escaped through another cave entrance?"
Then, addressing the screen, "Hey, did you see where the gorilla went?"
Ning Shu's apologetic voice came through the speaker, "Well... no idea?"
ions, keeping it grounded and realistic】 After quitting his job, office worker Su Yang accidentally binds with the "Enjoy Life System." As the name suggests, simply by indulging in life's pleasures, he can earn random rewards from the system—no need to spend money on beautiful women or grovel before anyone. Just enjoy, and the money follows, making it all about effortless fun. The system comes with a scanning feature, allowing him to establish a favorability bond with women rated 85 points or above. Every 20-point increase in favorability unlocks additional rewards. After suffering through over twenty years of hardship, Su Yang trembles with excitement, his dull eyes suddenly gleaming with newfound hope. "Enjoy life? How hard could that be?"
for mindless slaughter, this isn't for you.] My name is Ye Shu, and I'm a transmigrator. It seems I'm supposed to be the protagonist, but that feels pretty unlikely. This world has been invaded by a system. The antagonists on the other side have suddenly become pure, flawless saints. The female leads have been force-fed the so-called "original plot," making them think they've been reborn. Now, everyone thinks I'm scum. Including the old lady in my ring. And here I am, in the Monster Beast Mountain Range, braising pork. To put my situation in perspective— It's as if, the moment Xiao Yan stepped into the Monster Beast Mountain Range, the Soul Emperor already knew he would become the Flame Emperor, and Yao Lao had been turned to the enemy's side. I have nothing right now. Oh wait, that's not true. I do have a white-haired loli child-bride who's the Heavenly Dao, and her only skill is acting cute. So, tell me guys... what are my chances of making it to the end?
he colors of other people’s emotions. Light red meant anxiety. Gray meant exhaustion. Orange meant excitement. Yellow... meant repression. At the same time, he could gain unlimited control over one of those colors. Pale cyan: relaxation. Using this ability, he started offering “two-yuan hugs,” spending an afternoon exchanging emotional-color experiences with others. Then came his final female customer of the day— a girl whose emotional color was pure black... —— A week later, Xu Chuan had become skilled at using pale cyan—Relaxation—treating it like a bottle of menthol balm whenever he needed it. That was when he discovered he had unlocked another unlimited emotional color: Purple, the color of fear. So these emotional colors refresh every week? Fine, I take it back—I’ll never call you useless again... —— Much later, after Xu Chuan had accumulated countless emotional abilities, one night, he suddenly found himself inside someone else’s dream. There, he could use the emotional colors he possessed to paint. And in her dream, he painted her a shower of pink shooting stars, spreading across the depths of the night sky...
lanned to earn money steadily and take life at a slower pace. But he never expected... his father's remarriage, and the stepmother bringing along a dependent, would completely disrupt his life's plans...
