CHAPTER 40: SO GOOD, I GET TO HAVE CHICKEN DRUMSTICKS AGAIN

On the ridges in all directions, there were occasional passersby.

The moist earth after last night’s rain, mixed with grass under the blazing sun, exuded a leisurely afternoon scent.

The photographer was carrying a very heavy camera, trudging slowly over here, trying to keep up with Chi Yu’s pace, it almost took his life.

Wiping sweat as he walked, he suddenly looked up and saw a scene as dreamlike as a painting, the photographer was dumbfounded.

After snapping back to reality, the photographer immediately squatted down, pointed his lens at the scene, adjusted the depth of field for preview, and very smoothly recorded the moment, shedding tears of joy: "Wonderful, I can add a drumstick to my meal again."

If this scene is posted online, it would definitely be a hit...

...

The osmanthus tree’s branches and leaves were luxuriant.

It was very quiet around, no one came to disturb.

Gu Yuan had slept late last night, and now drowsiness set in, she wanted to enjoy a peaceful nap.

The sound of wind gently swaying the branches and leaves was in her ears, and this comfort made Gu Yuan exceptionally enjoy it.

However, an accident happened.

A caterpillar the size of a fingernail suddenly fell from the leaves, landing precisely on the back of Gu Yuan’s hand.

Gu Yuan frowned slightly.

She could distinctly feel something wriggling on the back of her hand.

She opened her eyes, looked down, and saw the grayish caterpillar slowly crawling on the back of her hand...

Gu Yuan: "..."

She knew that there were many snakes, rats, and insects in the countryside, but that didn’t stop her from liking the tranquility of the countryside, so she quickly overcame the fear of seeing such creatures. However... she still hadn’t overcome the fear of a caterpillar landing on the back of her hand.

Instantly, Gu Yuan’s face turned pale, and her hand instinctively flicked outwards.

But she forgot she was on a tree, and the movement of shaking off the caterpillar was too large, causing her body to suddenly lean outward and topple down.

As her body fell downward, Gu Yuan thought, it’s okay, it’s okay, the ground is soft dirt, it won’t hurt that much.

"Ugh-"

She groaned as her body hit the ground.

However, she didn’t feel the pain of a close encounter with the ground; much of the impact was forcibly diverted.

Gu Yuan noticed a tightness around her waist.

She looked down and saw an arm wrapped around her waist. That arm was particularly fair, but had a layer of skin scraped off, with tiny beads of blood quickly emerging.

Then, Gu Yuan was pulled up by the force holding her, and forcibly turned to face him.

Seeing Chi Yu’s pale and worried face, Gu Yuan’s expression softened: "Why are you here?"

And just happened to catch her.

Could it be he was watching her from under the tree for a long time?!

Chi Yu didn’t speak, he was silently and carefully checking if she was injured, ignoring his own bleeding arm...

Gu Yuan glanced at his arm, calmly stepped back, putting distance between them: "I’m fine, you’re the one who got hurt. Thanks for earlier."

He looked down.

His arm was grazed, more and more blood beads were gathering and eventually flowed down his arm.

Not only the arm, but there was also a bandage on his hand, which was stained red...

Pathetic, Gu Yuan chuckled lightly in her heart.

And her, having climbed trees so many times, was finally taken down by a caterpillar.

At this moment, Chi Yu was silently watching her, as if his eyes held thousands of unspeakable words in his heart, finally he cautiously called out: "Yuanyuan."

Gu Yuan’s lowered eyes slowly lifted, staring directly at Chi Yu standing opposite: "Do you need something?"

"Yuanyuan." He called her again.

Gu Yuan responded as usual: "Hm?"

"I really miss you," he said in a low voice.