Feeling the Spiritual Energy coursing through her body and how much lighter her body had become, Su Li finally exhaled the impure energy and slowly stood up.
Darkness had already enveloped the sky, and she could feel the cold air greedily seeping into her pores.
Rubbing the goosebumps on her arms, she circulated her mental method for one week; the cold inside her dispelled, and warmth surged throughout her body, keeping the cold air at bay on the surface of her skin.
Even in her thin clothes, Su Li didn’t feel cold.
The place she had chosen to leave for was secluded enough, but in reality, it wasn’t far from the coast.
With her current physical abilities, to venture further inland would have been a death sentence.
Therefore, after Yue Bai and Liu Piaopiao called out loudly several times, she heard them.
Su Li was inclined not to respond, but the two fools’ voices grew louder and louder.
In such an unknown environment, and with darkness descending, making such a racket might attract dangerous creatures.
To avoid being implicated, Su Li finally responded wearily, "I’m here."
Yue Bai, cradling a stack of dry firewood in his arms and holding a glowing cell phone in the other hand, let out a sigh of relief upon seeing Su Li. His ensuing tone carried a hint of complaint, "Why did you run off? It’s not what I and Piaopiao... were thinking."
Liu Piaopiao, following behind, emerged from the shadows and explained in a low voice, "Ah Lee, you’ve misunderstood. Yue Bai likes you the most."
Liu Piaopiao’s words, no matter how they were interpreted, felt awkward.
He likes her the most yet gets entangled with another woman?
Su Li shrugged her nose; though the scent on them had dissipated quite a bit, she could still smell it.
Especially on Liu Piaopiao, the pungent odor of a man left on her was still obvious to others.
Currently lacking the conditions to clean up properly, she seemed to have made only a token effort. With Su Li’s eyesight, even in the low light, she could see the dry traces near Liu Piaopiao’s mouth.
If nothing had happened between the two in the few hours she was away, she might as well chop off her head and let them use it for soccer.
And then there was Liu Piaopiao’s deliberate boasting, whether revealing a hickey by pulling down her collar or pouting her lips to draw attention to a not-so-obvious bite mark.
Yue Bai was completely unaware that, in just a moment, the two women had already exchanged several quick jabs.
Of course, this was all on Liu Piaopiao’s side as Su Li had been ignoring her.
After the recent close combat with Yue Bai, Liu Piaopiao had gained some points. She contemplated saving up a little more to make some fine adjustments to her appearance.
By then, even Su Li’s last advantage of a prettier face would no longer be a match for her.
The expressions rippling across Liu Piaopiao’s face were clear enough for Su Li to guess what was going through her mind without a doubt.
Indeed, in the memories of the original owner, there was recollection of Liu Piaopiao becoming more beautiful over time.
But this change was subtle and gradual. The original owner, busy with survival and constantly on edge, never noticed such minute shifts.
It wasn’t until she realized that her boyfriend’s gaze was increasingly unable to move away from Liu Piaopiao that a sense of vigilance rose in her heart.
Before she could confront the situation, she was killed by a snakebite.
Yue Bai, having not heard from Su Li for a while, thought she was still angry about the earlier incident and impatiently said, "Xiao Li, stop messing around at a time ."
"Now it’s just the three of us left alive. We should think about how to survive properly and then wait for rescue."
"The cruise ship hasn’t returned to port on schedule, so someone will definitely come to investigate. When the search and rescue team arrives, we’ll be able to go back. Can we resolve any conflicts when we get back, okay?"
Liu Piaopiao also chimed in, "Yeah, Ah Lee, you running off really worried Yue Bai. Stop being willful. We found some food in the luggage, and I even picked up some wood. It’s so cold tonight, let’s hurry up and start a fire, go eat something."
In contrast to Liu Piaopiao’s sensibleness, Yue Bai showed her an appreciative smile, then reached out to grab Su Li.
"Look at how little you’re wearing, aren’t you cold?"
Su Li dodged backwards, causing Yue Bai’s hand to miss.
"I am cold, but with all the talking you two have done, why hasn’t anyone offered me some clothes to wear?"
"Look at you two, wrapped up like bears, wearing at least seven or eight layers each, right? Share some with me then."
Hearing this, Liu Piaopiao ducked her head and sidestepped.
Even with all these layers on, she still felt unbearably cold.
Despite appearing numerous, the seven or eight pieces were actually very thin spring clothes, with only one barely having a layer of light padding for warmth.
Su Li: "You’re supposed to be my boyfriend, after all. Seeing your girlfriend dressed so thinly, you don’t even offer to take off your clothes for her, where’s your chivalry?"
Yue Bai forced out an awkward smile.
On any ordinary day, without having to say anything, he would have done so, but now... he was both cold and hungry, and giving away his coat to someone else made him feel like he was about to freeze to death.
However, Yue Bai did have feelings for Su Li, and being reminded by his girlfriend in person, he couldn’t stand to refuse and took off his thickest coat to give to her.
Su Li, not even feeling the cold, still reached out to take it and swiftly put it on.
Then she turned her head, looked at Liu Piaopiao, "Piaopiao, you always say I’m your best friend... I’m still so cold..."
"Look at the layers you have on, you’re even more bundled up than Yue Bai..."
Liu Piaopiao, seeing Yue Bai’s gaze coming over, gritted her teeth and took off her outer clothes to give to Su Li.
Thinking the trip back would be a short distance, if she hurried to get the fire started with the wood, she would warm up.
"Ah Lee, you know I’ve never refused any of your requests, it’s just that I like..." The rest of her words were barely audible, but her hesitant glances toward Yue Bai were laden with implications.
Yue Bai’s eyes darkened with meaning as Liu Piaopiao’s words trailed off.
Su Li snorted with laughter, this woman, even her half-spoken words were a trap for others.
Such a person would be wasted if they didn’t enter the Imperial Palace in ancient times.
"Alright, let’s hurry back," Yue Bai said, his teeth chattering with cold.
Su Li still didn’t move, amused by the sight of Yue Bai and Liu Piaopiao’s freezing pale faces.
"Su Li, stop messing around..." Seeing this, Yue Bai’s temper flared, and he shouted loudly.
Su Li scoffed mockingly, "You treat me like a cuckold, but I refuse to let myself be one."
"What you two did behind my back, I don’t need to say, do I? The evidence is probably still on Liu Piaopiao’s body."
The blunt and vulgar words made Yue Bai’s face turn red with both shame and anger.
The rift between the three had finally torn open.