Upon reaching the area before the mountain, Xiu Xi held Ruan Jiaojiao’s small hand tightly.
Right after Ruan Jiaojiao wriggled through that net hole, she clearly heard the rustling sounds of birds and beasts scattering around, it seemed that this little villain was still as formidable as ever.
For some reason, Ruan Jiaojiao suddenly wanted to laugh, and indeed, she laughed out loud.
Xiu Xi, walking ahead, looked back in puzzlement upon hearing her, his gaze fell on her and asked without a word.
Ruan Jiaojiao held up a thumbs-up with the hand not being held, and with particularly insincere flattery said, "Xi brother, you’re really so powerful."
Upon hearing this, Xiu Xi immediately puffed out his chest, even lifting his chin, always taking pride in being the mightiest male in her eyes!
Ruan Jiaojiao laughed even harder, and while laughing, she suddenly saw a familiar figure up ahead.
"Hey," she waved her little hand and greeted the figure.
Seeing her, the other party was clearly excited, holding fruits in hand and chirping wanting to come over, but upon catching sight of the figure beside her, it immediately turned its head, burying its body amidst a mass of leaves, exposing only a red buttock, as if by doing so they would become invisible.
These two monkeys might be a bit silly!
Moreover, they weren’t hiding properly, constantly looking back, and each time they saw the little villain still beside her, they promptly turned away again.
They kept doing this back and forth, several times over.
Ruan Jiaojiao was completely defeated, and she said to Xiu Xi, "Xi brother, they mean no harm. When they come over later, let’s not scare them, okay?"
Xiu Xi was reluctant, yet he dared not show it on his face, just hummed expressionlessly in response, but in his heart, he vowed that in the future he would be strong enough to take care of her alone, not needing the Ruan family, nor these monkeys and various wildlife.
A member of the Ruan Family, far away at the head of the village, discussing how to run electrical wires, sneezed twice in a row, rubbing his nose with one hand and the back of his head with the other, feeling puzzled, he wasn’t catching a cold, so why the continuous sneezes?
Having gotten his consent, Ruan Jiaojiao let go of his hand and stepped forward alone.
The two monkeys’ eyes instantly lit up, they descended from the tree trunk one after the other, shoving bright red apples into her hands while chirping excitedly.
One even reached out a hand wanting to touch her head, but before it could touch the top of her head, it was frightened by Xiu Xi’s glance, chirped in panic, and with tearful eyes, leaped up the tree trunk and fled.
"..." Ruan Jiaojiao. What about the promise not to scare the monkeys?
"Let’s go," Xiu Xi said, extending a hand to help her hold an apple, while the other hand took hold of hers again and walked on.
Ruan Jiaojiao, holding the apple in one hand, curiously surveyed her surroundings. Last time on the front mountain, because of the special circumstances, she had not looked closely, but now she scrutinized her environment carefully.
Upon closer inspection, she discovered that many eyes were hidden all around them, watching them, of course, the gazes held no malice, and were simply filled with innocence and curiosity.
After a while, Ruan Jiaojiao, finding no more interest, withdrew her gaze.
Following behind Xiu Xi for a few minutes, she suddenly had a strange feeling.
As though she had been in a similar situation at some time before.
She gently tugged at Xiu Xi’s hand that was holding hers.
At that instant when he turned to look at her, her déjà vu feeling became even more pronounced!