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Chapter 118: Triggered Keyword

While Zhao Ran spaced out, an orange tabby cat suddenly darted out from a corner.

It ran to the doorway and meowed nonstop when it saw people inside the house.

The moment Bai Youwei heard the cat’s cries, her eyes immediately lit up.

Ever since she was little, she had no resistance to such cute, fluffy creatures as cats.

Because cats shed easily, her mother felt cleaning was troublesome and never allowed her to keep one.

Bai Youwei hurried to Big Orange’s side and squatted down.

She then carefully extended her hand and gently stroked its fur.

Perhaps because it was domesticated, it did not fear people.

It did not dodge Bai Youwei’s touch; instead, it affectionately rubbed its head against her hand.

The orange tabby’s fur felt soft and fluffy, incredibly comfortable to the touch.

“So cute.”

Bai Youwei’s gaze brimmed with affection.

Just as she prepared to scoop Big Orange into her arms, Zhao Ran spoke up with a reminder.

“Weiwei, be careful.”

Some cats looked docile, yet if someone accidentally hurt them or made them uneasy, they might still scratch.

“Got it.”

At that moment, Bai Youwei’s attention stayed entirely on Big Orange.

She only gave a perfunctory reply to Zhao Ran’s warning.

“Big Orange, do you want some meat?”

Bai Youwei picked Big Orange up, walked to the dining table, and placed it on the empty chair beside her.

Zhao Ran watched her patiently feeding the cat, and the corners of his mouth slowly lifted.

The scene looked so warm that he felt his heart melt.

After Big Orange ate a few bites of meat that Bai Youwei offered, it meowed a few times, perhaps because it felt full.

Then it jumped down from the chair and vanished from their sight without looking back.

Bai Youwei watched Big Orange’s departing back, and a trace of disappointment surfaced in her eyes.

That rotten cat ate its fill and left after patting its butt.

Zhao Ran noticed her slight gloom and hurriedly asked with concern, “Weiwei, are you okay?”

Bai Youwei did not answer him; instead, she asked on her own, “Zhao Ran, do you think Big Orange will come back?”

“It will, I guess.”

Zhao Ran did not dare give a definitive answer.

If he gave Bai Youwei too much hope and the cat failed to return, she would feel even more disappointed.

“Really?”

Bai Youwei’s eyes immediately lit up.

…

“Husband, is this enough?”

Jiang Yubing walked around and gathered many dry branches in her arms.

At that moment, Shen Qingxuan was putting potatoes into the ashes.

He then picked up a small stick and covered the potatoes with ashes, burying them completely.

When he heard Jiang Yubing’s question, Shen Qingxuan merely turned his head, glanced briefly, and quickly withdrew his gaze.

At the same time he replied, “It should be enough.”

Jiang Yubing walked over behind Shen Qingxuan.

She saw him holding a small stick and poking around in the campfire.

She had no idea what he was doing.

She could not help asking curiously, “Husband, what are you doing?”

Shen Qingxuan deliberately kept her guessing and said mysteriously, “Hehe, the heavenly chicken must not be revealed.”

Perhaps because Jiang Yubing’s drooping hair was too soft, it unintentionally brushed across Shen Qingxuan’s cheek.

He could not bear it, so he withdrew his hand and scratched his face.

After watching for a long time, Jiang Yubing still saw no clue, so she simply squatted next to Shen Qingxuan.

“Husband, your little moustache!”

Suddenly, when she turned to look at Shen Qingxuan, she saw something and giggled nonstop.

Shen Qingxuan looked completely baffled.

Why did she even trigger a keyword?

Could it be that his wife was also a true fan?

Seeing his blank face, Jiang Yubing offered no explanation.

She directly took out her phone, opened the front camera, and handed it in front of Shen Qingxuan.

He took the phone in confusion, glanced at it, and suddenly understood.

It turned out that when he lit the fire earlier, some ash accidentally stuck to his hands.

When he scratched his itch just now, he left a few black marks on his face.

Especially around his nose it was pitch-black, exactly like a little moustache.

Seeing Jiang Yubing still laughing nonstop, Shen Qingxuan intentionally straightened his face and said sternly, “Stop laughing, or I will…”

On hearing that, Jiang Yubing hurriedly suppressed her smile and waited seriously for the rest.

But after a long while, Shen Qingxuan said nothing more.

Speaking only halfway truly tormented people.

Jiang Yubing could not help asking, “Husband, what do you want?”

While she was not paying attention, Shen Qingxuan suddenly reached out and smeared her tender face.

Amid her stunned expression, Shen Qingxuan said smugly, “Turn you into a little soot cat too.”

At that moment, a black streak stained Jiang Yubing’s face.

Coupled with her surprised expression, she looked somewhat comical and adorable.

Jiang Yubing quickly picked up her phone, and when she saw on the screen that she also had a black mark, she could not help freezing.

Since she confirmed her relationship with the idiot husband, his courage kept growing; he even dared tease her like this.

Jiang Yubing turned to look at Shen Qingxuan and saw a triumphant grin hanging on his face.

“Hmph!”

He actually dared ambush her.

Plans for revenge raced through Jiang Yubing’s mind.

As her eyes rolled, an idea immediately formed.

In the next second, a gentle smile appeared on Jiang Yubing’s face, and she called, “Husband, come here.”

Seeing her sudden change of attitude, Shen Qingxuan felt puzzled, completely unable to guess what she meant to do.

Yet, looking at her beaming smile, he still leaned closer involuntarily.

The instant Shen Qingxuan leaned in, a click sounded, and the image froze on the screen.

“You secretly took photos of me again.”

Shen Qingxuan froze for a moment, then reacted and questioned her.

“You leaned in yourself.”

“Besides, didn’t you do the same to me just now?”

The smile still stayed on Jiang Yubing’s face.

Shen Qingxuan said nothing more and simply leaned over to look at the photos with her.

In the photo, he looked as if he had just crawled out of a chimney.

Even a dog would shake its head at that look.

“So ugly—how about deleting it and taking another?”

As he spoke, Shen Qingxuan reached out to grab the phone, wanting to delete this dark history.

Jiang Yubing already had her guard up and easily dodged his hand.

Seeing her prepared, Shen Qingxuan knew grabbing again was futile, so he gave up.

He squatted down again, picked up the stick, and dug the potatoes out of the embers one by one.

By then the potatoes’ skins were already charred black.

After a while.

Shen Qingxuan reckoned the potatoes had cooled and picked one up.

He pinched one end and slowly peeled away the burnt skin.

The moment the skin came off completely, a rich aroma rushed over.

“It smells so good!”

He saw Jiang Yubing squatting nearby, fiddling with her phone for who knew what.

Shen Qingxuan raised his voice and called, “Bingbing!”

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