Hughes was sitting on the lawn, dripping water all over his body, wearing only underwear, with a shivering little boy hanging on his body.
He frowned and looked at the gradually darkening sky, so he had no choice but to carry him to collect firewood nearby.
Miyako Hua trembled for half an hour before coming back to his senses. With his eyes red and his mouth flat, he stared at the wood held in one of Hughes's hands. He reluctantly slid off of Hughes's body.
This was the first time they had gotten closer - at least the first time Hughes had taken the initiative to get close to him.
Although the situation was special, Hughes went into the water to save him because he was drowning.
But this dispelled Gong Zihua's fear of Hughes. He no longer touched his tail from a few meters away, and became more dependent on him, tugging on his trousers.
Hughes's boxer briefs slid down, and he lifted them up again.
The clothes they had washed were spread on the grass by the lake but were not yet dry. Hughes set up a fire in an open space, and after pulling on the steel cable, he hung up the clothes and hung three fat fish on the fire.
Mong Zihua leaned next to Hughes, always holding the corner of his trousers with one small hand.
Although Gong Zihua is small in stature, he has a bigger appetite than Hughes. He eats more every time. He has to take care of two of the three fishes by himself. He eats like a dog gobbling it up, but Hughes always eats it.
Slowly.
After Gong Zihua finished eating two fish, her belly was swollen and round. She was still smacking her lips and licking her oily hands.
Hughes found a hollow tree hole, found some hay and put it in, and put their dry clothes on it.
Mong Zihua was naturally not idle during this period, following closely behind Hughes, and was almost knocked down several times by Hughes who turned around. He spared no effort to be a hindrance.
At night, Hughes and he slept on each side of the big tree hole, and the fresh scent of hay entered their noses.
The entrance to the cave was covered by twigs brought by Hughes to prevent wild beasts from discovering them——
Mong Zihua curled up on the soft hay, slowly moved her little body, got closer to Hughes little by little, and crawled into his arms like a puppy.
Hughes stiffened his back and was startled, then Gong Zihua pulled an arm and put it on him.
It seemed that Miyako Hua was filled with a sense of security, and she quickly fell asleep with her face buried in Xius's arms.
That morning, for the first time, Gong Zihua slept until dawn and did not wake up. He had no dreams all night, and it was the most sound sleep he had had in several days.
He heard the sound of the zipper of his military bag snapping. When he woke up, he was the only one in the tree hole. Sufficient sunlight slanted in from outside the tree hole. Gong Zihua's heart was in a mess, and he stuck his head out anxiously.
Seeing that Hughes was all wet, obviously he had just entered the water, he set up a steel rope and a fire, and hung more than a dozen fish for barbecue.
Gong Zihua stared at his back blankly, a little unbelievable - where are so many fish?
Under the sun, Hughes heard his movement and turned to look at him. His side face was outlined by a halo of golden light. His eyes like glass beads were indifferent and vivid, extremely handsome, and the evil look between his eyebrows was thrilling.
.
【May I have your name?】
That was the first thing he said to Gong Zihua.
He almost thought that Hughes was a mute who couldn't speak - he was stunned for a moment: [Che, my name is Haraya Che.]
Che...che...
Higashikata Higashikata and Higashinomiya Toru were both named again after they became candidates.