This is terrible! My future prime minister keeps trying to kiss me forcibly.

The warm sun shone down on me, and before me lay a winding dirt road, its sides covered with grass and dotted with unidentified flowers.

The babbling brook that winds around the village makes a melodious sound.

In the distance, mountains stretch endlessly, verdant and majestic, shrouded in clouds and mist. The lush greenery of the forests silently spreads across the landscape.

Two or three white clouds floated in the azure sky, ethereal yet clear.

Ye Xiaoxiao recalled a saying: "When grass and trees sprout, spring mountains are in sight."

Isn't this exactly what's happening right now?

She murmured softly, "Am I dreaming?"

He Jing glanced at her with his amber eyes, his voice more captivating than the spring sunshine.

"I feel like I'm in a dream."

The woman beside him had a slight upturn at the corners of her lips, and her eyes were as clear as a mountain spring. The upturned corners of her eyes gave her a slightly charming look, even more captivating than the vibrant spring sunshine.

He Jing was completely absorbed in watching it.

until......

A strange sensation came from my arm.

He snapped out of his daze and realized that she had pinched his arm. She then parted her red lips slightly and asked, "Does it hurt?"

He Jing nodded blankly, then shook his head.

The pain can be ignored.

“Feeling pain means you’re not dreaming,” Ye Xiaoxiao glanced at the person beside her and said lightly, “Whether it’s a good dream or a nightmare, you’ll wake up eventually. Being alive is the most real thing.”

He Jing paused for a moment. Yes, his nightmare... was over.

His eyes suddenly lit up, a clear smile playing at the corners, and the light in his eyes was brighter than ever before.

It was as if the gloom that had been hanging over everything had completely dissipated in that instant, leaving only clear, soft light.

[Host! Host! Wahaha—the villain's corruption level is down to only 10%! Only 10% left!]

The sudden sound of a young boy's voice in her mind almost shook Ye Xiaoxiao off the oxcart.

Ye Xiaoxiao: Did you shout that through a megaphone?

[Host, I'm so excited!]

Ye Xiaoxiao: Okay, you can leave now.

Women, are they used and then discarded?

Ye Xiaoxiao clenched her fist: Get lost! You've been reading a lot of domineering CEO novels lately, haven't you? What happened to studying?

[Host, let me explain. Studying is too boring; I need a break...]

Ye Xiaoxiao rolled her eyes: ...Alright! You can leave now.

【Yes! 】

Ye Xiaoxiao looked at the person driving the oxcart. He had sword-like eyebrows, phoenix eyes, thin lips that were turned up, and a tall and straight posture. Even driving the oxcart was so dashing and charming.

His eyebrows were no longer as deep and aloof as before, but instead displayed a spring-like warmth, like that of April.

She felt as if a gentle mountain breeze was caressing her heart.

Noticing the intense gaze beside him, He Jing also looked at the woman, his brow twitching slightly, and a barely perceptible tenderness flickering in his eyes.

Ye Xiaoxiao met He Jing's deep gaze, which was filled with sparkling light and a little hot. Her heart suddenly pounded, and she subconsciously turned her head to look in the other direction.

Her expression was full of annoyance. Why are you hiding? Look at you, so pathetic!

He Jing's mind was in turmoil: She loves me, doesn't she?

"He Jing, have I ever said a single word to you?"

"Huh? What are you talking about?"

Ye Xiaoxiao's long eyelashes fluttered, a fleeting look of unease crossing her face. Finally, she mustered her courage and said with a faint smile, "I—ouch—"

The car wheel went over a pothole, tilted to one side, and she almost fell in.

Fortunately, He Jing, quick-witted and agile, leaned over and grabbed her.

Ye Xiaoxiao: What a waste of such a good opportunity! Sigh—playing straight requires the right atmosphere.

......

Upon arriving in town, Ye Xiaoxiao and her companions went directly to Yipinlou, the restaurant where He Jing usually sold his game.

They went through the back door. He Jing often interacted with the kitchen staff, and they gradually became quite familiar with each other.

"Hunter He's here! What good stuff have you brought today?" A round-faced shop assistant with a simple and honest appearance walked over and greeted He Jing warmly.

He Jing looked at the honest-looking waiter in front of him and asked, "Youfu, is Chef Sun here?"

"He's probably not too busy right now, I'll go call him for you. You four siblings wait here!" With that, he flicked the towel over his shoulder and dashed off.

He Jing and the others looked at each other.

Four siblings?

Ye Xiaoxiao grinned. This guy is quite interesting; he has absolutely no sense of observation!

Soon after, Chef Sun, whom He Jing had mentioned, arrived.

Chef Sun was about forty years old, of medium build, and strode towards He Jing.

After seeing the prey that He Jing had hunted, he nodded in satisfaction and said "good" several times.

To be honest, in the whole town, only He Jing's game is of the best quality.

What's in that bag?