Translator: Dj22031
Editor: Dj22031
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Mo Xiaoxiao finally breathed a sigh of relief when she saw Yan Qingchi and Jiang Mochen reappear in her sight. She was about to ask them, “Where did you two go?” when she saw Yan Qingchi holding a fish.
Mo Xiaoxiao’s eyes widened, and she asked in disbelief, “You two went fishing? There are fish here?”
Yan Qingchi nodded, “But there weren’t many fish, so we only caught one.”
“One is still impressive.” Mo Xiaoxiao said sincerely. She looked at the fish in Yan Qingchi’s hand and sighed, “It’s only because of you two. If it were me, I would just wait for the rabbit to come to me, I would never even think of catching fish.”
Yan Qingchi smiled but then remembered that he and Jiang Mochen were planning to grill the fish. He wondered if Mo Xiaoxiao and Zhang Ningwei would think they were wasting their time.
He looked at the two girls in front of him and said, “Chen and I are planning to grill this fish to try it out. It might take a while. If you two are in a hurry, you can go ahead.” He pointed to the mountain path ahead, “Just keep walking along that path.”
Mo Xiaoxiao quickly shook her head, “We’re not in a hurry.” She scratched her neck, a little embarrassed, and said, “Weiwei and I have only ever climbed mountains in tourist spots since we were little, we’ve never been inside a mountain like this before. Even with a map, we only know north is up, south is down, west is left, and east is right; we can’t understand anything else. We’ve relied entirely on your help to get here. So we’re not in a hurry. It’s just grilled fish, and I’m actually a little curious about how to grill it. I’d like to watch you grill it.”
Zhang Ningwei nodded, “It’s okay, you guys grill it. You’ve been waiting for me the whole time, and now I can finally wait for you. I’m quite happy.”
Hearing them say this, and seeing that they both looked relaxed and happy, without any sign of reluctance, Yan Qingchi felt that although the two girls had different personalities— one outgoing and generous, the other quiet and gentle— they were both very understanding and good-natured girls.
He smiled and said, “Okay then, thank you.”
“Brother Yan, you’re too kind. We should be thanking you,” Mo Xiaoxiao said.
Zhang Ningwei chimed in softly, “Yes, no need to be so polite.”
Hearing this, Yan Qingchi didn’t stand on ceremony any longer and started grilling the fish.
He hadn’t barbecued outdoors in a long time, and it took him and Jiang Mochen quite a while to get the fire going and the fish on the grill.
Mo Xiaoxiao and Zhang Ningwei squatted beside them, watching the fish. Mo Xiaoxiao couldn’t help but exclaim, “Brother Yan, you’re amazing! You can even barbecue outdoors!”
“Of course, your Brother Yan is an all-rounder,” Jiang Mochen said, glancing up at Yan Qingchi.
Yan Qingchi sighed and said to Mo Xiaoxiao, “Don’t listen to his nonsense. I’ve had this kind of experience before, so I know a little bit.”
However, Mo Xiaoxiao felt that Jiang Mochen was absolutely right. She looked at Yan Qingchi and listed his skills one by one, “Knowing the way, setting up a tent, catching fish and grilling fish, Brother Jiang is right, Brother Yan, you really are a bit of an all-rounder.”
“That’s right,” Jiang Mochen echoed, “Why are you being modest now?”
Yan Qingchi turned to look at him, “Didn’t you just say you were going to wash your hands? Why aren’t you going yet?”
Jiang Mochen clicked his tongue and said to Mo Xiaoxiao, “Look, he’s embarrassed.”
“I’m embarrassed?” Yan Qingchi pointed to himself and asked in shock, “I’m embarrassed?”
Mo Xiaoxiao and Zhang Ningwei were amused by his words. Zhang Ningwei then said, “How can you talk about yourself like that? Brother Yan, you’re really funny.”
The amused Yan Qingchi smiled helplessly and turned to look at Jiang Mochen.
Jiang Mochen smiled and raised his hand, “I’m going to wash my hands, wash my hands.”
Seeing Jiang Mochen walk towards the water, Mo Xiaoxiao nudged Zhang Ningwei, “Didn’t you just want to wash your hands too? Go on, go ahead.”
Zhang Ningwei was taken aback, thinking to herself, “I didn’t say that.” She looked at Mo Xiaoxiao questioningly, which made Mo Xiaoxiao unable to resist tapping her head, “Brother Jiang went to the water, you go with him.” She winked at Zhang Ningwei.
Zhang Ningwei instantly understood, biting her lip shyly. Mo Xiaoxiao pushed her, whispering in her ear, “Go on, don’t you want to talk to him?”
Zhang Ningwei’s heart pounded, but in the end, her girlish thoughts prevailed, and she said, “I’m going to wash my hands too,” and stood up, following after Jiang Mochen.
Watching their interaction, Yan Qingchi asked Mo Xiaoxiao, “What’s wrong?”
Mo Xiaoxiao, wanting to help Zhang Ningwei, muted her mic and then reached out to mute Yan Qingchi’s, whispering, “Brother Yan, I have a question for you.”
“Go ahead.”
“You and Brother Jiang are so close, do you know what kind of girl Brother Jiang likes?”
Yan Qingchi’s heart skipped a beat. He hadn’t expected Mo Xiaoxiao to ask him this. Connecting the dots with the earlier scene and Zhang Ningwei’s expression, he realized, “So that’s it. Zhang Ningwei likes Jiang Mochen.” Mo Xiaoxiao, probably wanting to help her friend, was letting Zhang Ningwei spend time with Jiang Mochen while staying behind to gather information from him.
Yan Qingchi was somewhat troubled. How should he answer this? He wasn’t familiar with Mo Xiaoxiao, or Zhang Ningwei. He couldn’t rashly tell Mo Xiaoxiao that Jiang Mochen liked men, not women, and he certainly couldn’t say that he already had someone he liked. If Mo Xiaoxiao accidentally let it slip, either way, it would cause a huge uproar, and Weibo would crash again.
But if he didn’t say anything, how could he answer?
Yan Qingchi thought for a moment and replied, “He probably likes someone who is confident, decisive, independent, strong, gentle yet opinionated.”
Upon hearing this, Mo Xiaoxiao worriedly propped her head up with her hand. Of these, Zhang Ningwei only met the gentleness criterion. What should she do?
Although Yan Qingchi compared himself to Zhang Ningwei when he said this, he mainly focused on personality traits opposite to Zhang Ningwei’s. Therefore, seeing Mo Xiaoxiao’s worry, he breathed a sigh of relief.
However, just as he breathed a sigh of relief, he saw Mo Xiaoxiao punch her own palm. “Forget it, I don’t want to think about it anymore. Anyway, in the end, we have to learn through practice. Don’t be a coward, just do it!”
Yan Qingchi: ??? What do you mean, “Don’t be a coward, just do it”? Are you going to let Zhang Ningwei take the initiative to pursue Jiang Mochen? Girl, wake up!
Yan Qingchi felt a little tired. Not being able to go public was really too much of a problem. Wasn’t this just causing the girl to be heartbroken later?
He coughed and added, “Speaking of which, I think Brother Chen is the type who prefers to pursue others rather than be pursued.”
Mo Xiaoxiao looked surprised. “Huh?”
Yan Qingchi nodded. “Think about it, with his looks and qualities, he must have had many girls who liked him growing up, and many who dared to pursue him. If he could have been won over, wouldn’t he have done so long ago? Besides, before entering the entertainment industry, he saw girls pursuing him every day, and after entering the industry, he sees female fans pursuing him every day. So he must be immune to being pursued by others. In comparison, he’d be more interested in people he has to pursue, wouldn’t he?”
Mo Xiaoxiao nodded. She thought Yan Qingchi was absolutely right. This was the truth throughout history, and it was the same principle in all the novels she’d read— those who are pursued never truly appreciate, while those who actively pursue are the truly exceptional. Besides, Weiwei wasn’t a very proactive girl. If she really listened to her advice and pursued Jiang Mochen, and he rejected her, Weiwei would definitely be heartbroken.
“So, if Brother Jiang likes someone, will he tell them?”
“Yes.” Yan Qingchi had just said “yes” when he suddenly realized that Jiang Mochen hadn’t confessed to him yet, hadn’t told him he liked him. What did that mean? Was he really planning to be with him forever without confessing? That wouldn’t do! That trashy Jiang Mochen! Yan Qingchi felt he had to ask him one day whether he was going to confess or not, otherwise, what was the point of all that recording he did back then?
Or was Jiang Mochen planning to confess after things had gone public? Yan Qingchi thought that perhaps he wanted to surprise him, which was why he hadn’t said anything. Yan Qingchi thought this was possible, so he decided to wait and see if he would say anything after they went public.
However, the most urgent thing was to deal with Zhang Ningwei first, so he continued, “Brother Chen is the kind of person who doesn’t like beating around the bush and doesn’t like to bother others. You can usually tell whether he likes someone or not.”
Mo Xiaoxiao thought this was true. “It seems that’s true. I think Brother Jiang really likes you. When we’re all together, he only looks at you. And,” Mo Xiaoxiao’s tone was a little surprised, “I always thought that when the four of us are together, Brother Jiang would be the one making the decisions. But when I saw you grilling fish just now, I suddenly realized that it’s actually Brother Yan who makes the decisions. If you say go, we go; if you say stop, we stop. Wherever you want to go, Brother Jiang will go with you. Basically, you’re the one setting the direction, and he supports your decisions the whole time.”
Yan Qingchi thought about it and it seemed that was indeed the case. He felt a little guilty seeing Mo Xiaoxiao suddenly tilt her head and look at him with a probing expression. “Why are you looking at me like that all of a sudden?”
“Nothing, I just realized what they said online is true.” She explained to Yan Qingchi, “I did some research before coming here, checking out the personalities of the other guests on the show. When I found out about you, I saw online that you and Brother Jiang have a good relationship. I was curious if it was true. Now I believe it, you two really do have a good relationship, even better than I thought.”
Yan Qingchi smiled awkwardly. He was so scared; he thought Mo Xiaoxiao had somehow discovered their relationship. Luckily, he could use friendship to cover it up.
As they were chatting, Jiang Mochen and Zhang Ningwei returned. Zhang Ningwei obediently sat back down next to Mo Xiaoxiao and smiled at her.
Mo Xiaoxiao wanted to share the information she had just obtained, so she pulled her aside, turned off her microphone, and whispered to her.
After listening, Zhang Ningwei, as usual, consulted her for advice, “Then what should I do?”
“I think Yan-ge is right. You don’t need to do anything. Look at Jiang-ge’s attitude towards you throughout this season of filming. If he likes you, he will definitely show it, and we can see it. Then he will naturally pursue you. If he doesn’t like you, and he treats us like this all season, then you don’t need to talk to him. Someone like him won’t like you just because you talk to him. You’re shy by nature, so it’s better not to bother him.”
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