THE FAKE DAUGHTER BECAME THE FAVORITE - CHAPTER 161

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Chapter 161: Don't You Still Have Me?

Although it was broad daylight, thinking about how they were among the very few souls in this endless, pitch-white world still left Wen Yan somewhat terrified.

She was by no means a brave person to begin with.

"Wanwan," Wen Yan lowered her voice, turning to Jiang Wanwan beside her. "I'll count to three. On three, we turn around together!"

Jiang Wanwan let out a soft laugh. "What's there to be afraid of? Don't you still have me?"

Saying that, Jiang Wanwan gently took the axe from Wen Yan's hand. "You're too nervous. Holding this thing isn't safe for you."

"Is that so?" Wen Yan made a aggrieved face. "Wwww, but after you take the axe away, I feel even less secure! No, I have to grab a shovel to hold instead."

At the same exact time, Shen Jingchuan finally got a clear look at the two figures bundled up like giant snowballs.

"Wen Yan!" he shouted, dropping his backpack right onto the snow and desperately skating toward them.

The bullet comments erupted in laughter once again:

[Look at Alex's total lack of composure! If he knew Wen Yan was currently looking for a shovel to smack him with, he'd probably skate over and ram right into her to take her down instead!]

[Hahaha, not quite, not quite. Look, Wen Yan is totally frozen in place, she didn't even grab the shovel! Alex has no reason to go ramming into her now.]

Wen Yan was indeed stunned. Before she could even take two steps forward, Shen Jingchuan had already glided right up to her.

"How did you get here?" Wen Yan gaped, subconsciously tilting her head to look up at the sky.

There aren't any planes above... This shouldn't be arranged by the production team, right?

"Why are you here?" As she spoke, her gaze drifted past Shen Jingchuan's shoulder to land on Shen Jinghe standing not far away. "Did you guys use some kind of item card?"

"What are you looking at?!" Knowing she was looking at Shen Jinghe, Shen Jingchuan immediately shifted his body to block her line of sight. "Wrapped up like a giant zongzi dumpling, I almost didn't recognize you. So? Aren't you happy to see me?"

"Mm!" Wen Yan gave a heavy nod. "I'm happy!! You've gotten thinner, you must not have had a great time these past few days, huh?"

"How is that possible?" Ever the stickler for saving face, Shen Jingchuan scoffed, "I've been living like a king! You think I look thin just because I have a small face, OK?"

"OK, OK!" But Wen Yan's focus wasn't on Shen Jingchuan at all right now.

She had already started venting internally:

‘Save me, sweet lord! What is this? Is this the unbreakable string of fate between Shen Jinghe and Jiang Wanwan? How on earth did they manage to bump into each other like this?! Didn't the production team say the four teams were dropped in completely separate areas? Is this rule even getting tossed out the window?!’

Although Shen Jinghe was standing some distance away, the surrounding environment was far too desolate and silent.

Forget her inner voice, he could hear even her breathing loud and clear.

He quietly stole a glance at Jiang Wanwan standing nearby, feeling immensely frustrated in his heart.

He felt as though something was clutching him tightly by the throat of fate.

For the past twenty-some days while staying with Shen Jingchuan, he hadn't seen a trace of this woman named Jiang Wanwan, and everything had been completely fine.

Yet the moment they crossed paths, he couldn't help wanting to steal a few extra glances at her. It was truly bizarre.

What was even weirder was Wen Yan's inner thoughts, she seemed to have known about this "chemical reaction" way before he did.

However, since they were currently live-streaming, it wasn't appropriate for him to ask her outright.

After a few seconds of silence, he also unshouldered his heavy pack and walked over to the group.

He took the initiative to explain to Wen Yan and Jiang Wanwan why their team had appeared in this area.

He then asked, "I wonder if you two would mind us pairing up with you? We can provide physical labor."

Wen Yan naturally had no problem with it.

Still, she needed to check with Jiang Wanwan first.

"What do you think, Wanwan?"

"What do you think?"

"I think it's great. After all, according to the show's rules, our two teams aren't in competition with each other. In a sense, it's a win-win. If all four of us can hold out past thirty days, we can get four million yuan in charitable funds."

Jiang Wanwan nodded. "I agree with Wen Yan's point. Then let's skip the small talk. You two gentlemen arrived at just the right time, we were just about to haul up the net. This is heavy physical labor, and relying solely on just me and Wen Yan would indeed be pretty tough."

"Got it! Where's the net!" To give himself better footing in a moment, Shen Jingchuan had already kicked off his makeshift ice skates.

Wen Yan was just about to answer his question.

However, in a flash of realization, she suddenly changed her mind.

"Wanwan, why don't you take Alex over to the retrieval hole to check things out? I'll go with Mr. Shen to the entry hole to untie the net."

The moment Wen Yan said this, the other three people present all turned their eyes toward her in unison.

Shen Jinghe knew exactly what she meant, she was trying every trick in the book to prevent him from interacting with Jiang Wanwan.

And as a matter of fact, he held the exact same intention; he didn't want to interact with Jiang Wanwan either.

Shen Jingchuan, on the other hand, was deeply displeased.

Why? Just a second ago, he had clearly seen Wen Yan walking toward him, yet before a second even passed, this girl changed her mind.

Why did she just have to stick with Shen Jinghe?! What was so great about that tsundere jerk Shen Jinghe anyway!

Jiang Wanwan also glanced at Wen Yan, but she simply responded with a calm "Alright," before walking over toward Shen Jingchuan.

"Please follow me this way."

Since Jiang Wanwan had even used "please," Shen Jingchuan couldn't delay any further either.

He couldn't very well let a woman walk ahead of him to do hard work, could he?

Swinging the axe high, he brought it down onto the thick, heavy ice—clang, clang, clang!

Meanwhile, Wen Yan had already led Shen Jinghe over to the net's entry hole.

"Give me the shovel." Shen Jinghe took a careful look at Wen Yan, noting her healthy complexion before speaking up.

"Looks like you two have been living pretty comfortably these past few days. Your face looks quite flushed and healthy."

Hearing this, Wen Yan's heart suddenly skipped a beat:

‘Finished, finished! He casually said 'you two'! He isn't even familiar with Wanwan right now, so how is she already occupying his thoughts?!’

Shen Jinghe: "..."

What on earth? Did he just say "you two"?

Was she out of her mind? He clearly didn't mean it in that way!

This was infuriating!

Shen Jinghe channeled his annoyance into physical strength, swinging the shovel and hacking away at the ice with furious gusto.

Hearing how desperately Shen Jinghe was working not far away, Shen Jingchuan accelerated his movements even further, swinging his axe so fast it nearly kicked up sparks.

Watching the two of them act like this, Wen Yan didn't think much of it.

However, Jiang Wanwan fell into a subtle silence. These two men seem... really weird.

After that, Shen Jinghe barely spoke a word.

Once all the prep work was complete, the four of them began pooling their strength to pull up the net.

Because there were fragments of broken ice beneath the water's surface, hauling it proved exceptionally grueling.

Before they had even pulled it halfway up, all four of them were dripping with sweat, forced to shed their heavy outer coats despite the freezing cold.

The moment their coats came off, plumes of white steam instantly billowed around their bodies.

Fearing that Wen Yan would catch a cold, both Shen Jingchuan and Shen Jinghe involuntarily doubled their exertion.

Expending every ounce of their strength, the four of them finally managed to pull the entire fishing net onto the ice.

Fortunately, nature took pity on these poor souls, ensuring that all their hard work did not go to waste.

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