Chapter 274 — A Feeling of Happiness

The very thought set his blood racing... which was precisely why Wei Zhao was unwilling to take advantage of her moment of weakness, just as he had wanted to sneak a look inside Shen Yushu's and Gu Mengyao's boudoir but had never done it. Wanting was one thing; doing was another.

Wei Zhao laid Shen Yushu face-down across his lap and began applying pressure to several acupoints along her back. Even so, her soft body was more than enough to set his imagination wandering...

"Blegh—" Under Wei Zhao's ministrations, Shen Yushu vomited up all the seawater she had swallowed and immediately began to cough. Wei Zhao patted her back gently and carefully until her breathing returned to normal.

"Arrow Brand Bro? I'm not dead?" Shen Yushu lifted her head, looking tired but even more astonished as she gazed at Wei Zhao. "Or are we both dead, and this is heaven?"

"You're not dead, and this isn't heaven." Wei Zhao found it rather amusing. Though it felt wonderful to have Shen Yushu lying against him, he could hardly keep taking liberties with her. She wasn't his girlfriend, after all. If it had been Tang Yun, he might not have been so polite.

"Oh? I'm not dead? So you saved me?" Hearing this, Shen Yushu grew visibly excited. She scrambled up from his body, ready to dance for joy, but her body was still too weak from the ordeal. Before she could even start, she stumbled and nearly fell flat on the ground.

"Eek—" Shen Yushu cried out, quickly grabbing hold of Wei Zhao to steady herself. "Arrow Brand Bro, we really aren't dead?"

"No. With me around, how could you die so easily?" Wei Zhao rolled his eyes. The way she put it, dying was just too easy. If falling into the sea could kill a person, he might as well quit the game and kill himself.

"Hehe, I knew Arrow Brand Bro was the best!" Shen Yushu thought it felt wonderful to be alive. "Arrow Brand Bro, earlier... did you kiss me?"

"That wasn't a kiss. I was just plugging your mouth! Otherwise you'd have choked to death." Wei Zhao offered this in his own defense. In truth, it was merely a different name for the same thing.

"Oh, then when you saved me just now, did you give me mouth-to-mouth?" At this, Shen Yushu's cheeks flushed slightly. "I heard that mouth-to-mouth isn't just lip-to-lip—you also have to press on the person's chest... So did you take advantage of me?"

"When you woke up, didn't you see what state you were in?" Wei Zhao smiled wryly. "I don't need mouth-to-mouth to save someone."

"Oh..." Hearing this, Shen Yushu didn't think Wei Zhao would lie to her, though she felt a faint twinge of disappointment. Arrow Brand Bro clearly could have taken advantage of her—why hadn't he? Did he not like her?

"My phone's broken. Check if yours still works, then call Uncle Qing and let him know you're safe." Wei Zhao fiddled with his phone a few times, then put it away with regret. It wouldn't even power on anymore.

After soaking in seawater for so long, any ordinary electronic device would be finished.

"Mine? I didn't bring my phone. I gave it to Yao-yao before the bungee jump..." Shen Yushu said. "Whatever, it's fine. As long as we're not dead, that's what matters. Arrow Brand Bro, I'm a bit hungry. Is there anything to eat around here?"

Wei Zhao truly didn't know what to say. He was beginning to understand Gu Mengyao's suffering now, because this best friend of hers was simply too much—and not just any kind of too much...

Still, Wei Zhao said nothing. Neither Shen Yushu nor Gu Mengyao had eaten before, and after all that turmoil, even the last bit of stomach acid had been thrown up. How could she not be hungry?

Shen Yushu looked around the shore, only to discover with dismay that there wasn't a soul here—nothing but desolation.

This area was a danger zone, frequented by sharks, so it had never been developed into a tourist spot. Its emptiness was only natural. But then Shen Yushu's gaze landed on the shark carcass on the beach. "Huh? Arrow Brand Bro, what's that thing? A dead fish?"

"A shark," Wei Zhao said flatly.

"A shark?!" Shen Yushu was startled and instinctively shrank back. She had been about to go take a closer look, but now she didn't dare. "Arrow Brand Bro, there are sharks here?"

"Yes. It almost ate you just now." Wei Zhao smiled. "But I killed it."

"You killed the shark? Oh, really? You're so cool!" Shen Yushu hadn't expected that Wei Zhao, while dragging her along, had not only swum to shore but also killed a shark. How badass!

"There's nothing to eat here except shark. If you want some, I'll roast it." Wei Zhao had noticed earlier that there was a patch of woods not far from the beach. There should be plenty of dry branches to gather—perfect for building a fire and roasting fish.

"Eat shark? Okay! Arrow Brand Bro, I've never had shark before!" Shen Yushu grew excited at the prospect. "What does shark meat taste like? Is it good?"

"Honestly, not very." Wei Zhao had eaten shark before and hadn't found it particularly tasty. Otherwise, so many people wouldn't catch a shark, cut off only its fins, and toss the meat right back into the sea.

"Oh, that's fine. I'm not picky—I can eat anything." Right now, Shen Yushu would be satisfied with anything to eat. Her stomach was completely empty and growling.

Wei Zhao nodded and set off to gather dry branches. After a couple of steps, he turned back and warned her, "Don't wander off, and don't go into the sea."

If one shark could show up here, a whole school of them might not be far behind. Wei Zhao had no desire to come back and find nothing left of Shen Yushu but a pile of bones.

"I know. I'll wait for you here!" Shen Yushu sat on the beach hugging her knees, waving cheerfully at Wei Zhao. "Don't worry, Arrow Brand Bro. I'll be good!"

Shen Yushu was suddenly struck by an illusion, as if she were a child playing house again. She felt like a wife seeing her husband off, listening to his instructions, then waiting peacefully at home for him to return at night.

A happiness she had never known welled up from the bottom of Shen Yushu's heart—sweet, and a little shy. Watching Wei Zhao's receding figure, though it was not especially imposing and even somewhat slight, in her eyes it was extraordinarily comforting. It was a sense of security.

If we could stay here forever, with Arrow Brand Bro, it would probably be fun, wouldn't it? Shen Yushu thought. But that was clearly unrealistic.

Yao-yao seems to like Arrow Brand Bro too. Sigh... Shen Yushu let out a soft sigh.

She was still lost in her wandering thoughts when Wei Zhao returned, a bundle of branches in his arms.

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