When the two returned to the cave, Yao Zhixia put the damp quilt on the big stone at the entrance of the cave to dry, and Xue Rin placed various supplies in the cave.

When Yao Zhixia dried the washed clothes on a simple stand that Xue Rin had built with tree branches, she returned to the cave and saw the word "Zheng" carved out of stone above the wall behind the cans, and she immediately understood the meaning of that word.

"I can't remember a little, it's been almost five days, although I don't know which comes first, good luck or bad luck, until then, we still have to live like people in human society. Xue Rin was sitting cross-legged by the campfire and opening cans.

"Sometimes, I really can't tell if I belong to this island in the first place, but fate requires me to go through the human society to return here?"

Yao Zhixia has been thinking about one thing for the past few days, she has been walking alone in the cold world for a long time, except for the ray of sunshine brought to her by Liu Piaopiao, she has long forgotten the feeling of warmth shining on her body.

But since she was stranded on this island, disconnected from human society, whether she fell asleep by a scorching campfire, or her eyelids were hot from the first rays of the morning sun, when she was awake, she did not feel vigilant about her surroundings, and fearful of the future, as if the invisible chains and shackles had been untied, and she felt relieved.

"Don't you have anyone to worry about?"

Xue Rin opened his mouth in some surprise, but as soon as he said this, the scar on the inside of his wrist suddenly appeared in his mind, and pity and chagrin immediately surged in his heart, regretting that he shouldn't have spoken like this.

Well, thinking about it this way, I really don't have anyone to worry about, I have a very good sister, she takes care of me, I just disappeared, she will be very sad, but I believe that after a long time, she will continue to live bravely and optimistically, and find the person who makes her care. ”

Yao Zhixia thought of Liu Piaopiao's innocent smile, and after thinking about it, she would feel guilty for introducing herself to this job, right?

Xue Rin was silent, he wouldn't be able to live the second half of his life without him?

Except for his father, who has been avoiding him since returning to China, I am afraid there is no one else, but for so many years, the word father is a taboo in his place, even if he knows that no matter what his father does that he can't accept, marrying someone he can't approve, after all, his father loves him.

It's that he doesn't want to let go of himself, he doesn't want to compromise with himself, he always feels that if he accepts and approves, it will be a betrayal of his deceased mother, but now, the red eyes, angry tears and hysteria of his youth are as weightless as feathers, and this fight with his father ended up only losing both.

"What about you? The world you and I used to live in is very different, and there is still a lot to worry about for you, right?"

Although Yao Zhixia didn't know where Xue Rin came from, she knew that people like Xue Rin and Lin Qingyu, as long as someone was there, it was their home field, and people who were born without having to bow down to bread would be willing to end themselves here like this?

"Me, my mother left when I was in junior high school, and then I was thrown abroad by my dad to study, and my grandmother, who loved me the most in high school, also left, and I didn't even see her for the last time, and my dad married a woman when I was in college, and for me, when my mother left, I had no home, and when my grandmother left, I didn't even have relatives, and I was lonely and unconcerned. Xue Rin's tone was neither salty nor light, as if he was telling someone else's business.

Then let's be a companion in the future!

Yao Zhixia was startled by her abrupt thought, and she quickly looked away in shame, as if the silent whisper had been heard by the other party.

"I said you, don't think about it so much, it's a serious matter to think about whether you can see the sun tomorrow, come here, eat meat!" Xue Rin held the opened can and greeted Yao Zhixia, who was awkward.

"Oh, yes. Yao Zhixia's fingers stirred, and she took a deep breath, trying to make herself appear generous.

Xue Rin forked a piece of beef with the fork he took back from the boat and handed it to Yao Zhixia, Yao Zhixia instinctively wanted to take it with his hands, but just as he was about to raise his hand, Xue Rin lowered the fork and pestled it directly to her mouth.

"You open your mouth, don't grab your hands, are your hands clean?" Xue Rin was like a child.

Yao Zhixia was a little embarrassed and hesitated, as soon as she opened her mouth slightly, she was stuffed with a large piece of meat.

"How's it going? It's not bad, is it? It smells good. Xue Rin stared at Yao Zhixia's bulging cheeks, and it was a little funny to see her chewing meat in embarrassment.

"Uh-huh. Yao Zhixia chewed the meat with difficulty, and nodded unconsciously when she saw Xue Rin's smile.

"You eat it too!" When Yao Zhixia finally swallowed that mouthful of meat, he immediately urged Xue Rin.

"Of course I eat it, you are equivalent to the eunuch who tasted food for the emperor in ancient times, and I can only eat it if I make sure that it is not poisonous. Xue Rin smiled and forked a piece of meat and threw it into his mouth.

"You!" Yao Zhixia was angry and funny, pouting slightly, not knowing what to do.

"Oh, okay, okay, I'm going to die, without you, I feel lonely guarding this city, hahaha!" Xue Rin laughed even more, and as he spoke, he forked another piece of meat and stuffed it into Yao Zhixia's mouth.

Yao Zhixia didn't speak this time, just chewed the meat quietly, she looked at Xue Rin who was lowering her head and forking the meat, and had an indescribable feeling, as if something had melted, flowing in her heart that had been frozen for a long time.

She didn't know what that meant, but she felt that the outline of the person in front of her seemed to be a little blurred, the voice seemed to be a little distant, and the air seemed to be suddenly soaked with a trace of sweetness, which made Yao Zhixia, who was short of breath, a little dazed.

"We're going to have to save a little bit, there are a few bottles of canned fruit on board, but we still have to find our own food first, and this can only be used in case we need it. ”

Xue Rin saw that Yao Zhixia didn't speak, thinking that she was reminiscing about the long-lost smell of meat, but he didn't think about it.

"Hmm. Yao Zhixia was a little distracted.

"It's strange, where did the dead dog go? Didn't he go outside with you just now? It can't withstand the smell of such fragrant meat? Is there a little on the island?"

Xue Rin saw that there was only a piece of meat left in the can, so he thought about leaving it to Peng Peng, the hero, and when he saw that this guy was gone, he got up and walked out of the cave, and Yao Zhixia also came back to his senses and chased after him.

"Pengpeng, come back quickly, your brother Xue Rin wants to give you meat to eat!" Yao Zhixia shouted towards the forest, but the forest did not respond.

"If we don't come back, we'll eat all the meat!" Xue Rin shouted with a smile.

There were only sporadic bird calls in the forest, and there was no trace of the fluffy.

"Nothing will happen to this guy, right? I was with you before!" Xue Rin was a little worried.

"It's so smart, it's better than you and me......

Wow!

Before Yao Zhixia could finish speaking, Pengpeng's cry suddenly came from above the two of them, and the two looked at each other for a moment, and quickly looked for the place where the cry came from.

Further up, the grass was tall and the trees shaded the sun, but the incessant cries of the fluffy made the worried two rush forward regardless of it.

"What's wrong with you!"

From a distance, Xue Rin saw Fluffy running anxiously back and forth in the low-lying part of a bush, his eyes always fixed on the bushes.

When the two approached, Peng Peng jumped onto Xue Rin's thigh, jumped up anxiously, and dragged him into the bushes with his mouth on the hem of Xue Rin's clothes.

Yao Zhixia's eyes widened and he looked inside, and faintly heard a faint intermittent cry in his ears, but he couldn't tell what kind of animal it was.

Xue Rin squatted down in front of the bushes and picked up the criss-crossing branches and leaves with his hands, and the scene inside really startled the two of them.

"This, is this a cat?"

Beneath the leafy foliage was a low-lying hole in the earth, in which a large cat, covered in blood and fainting, was lying yellow-and-black with yellow and black spots, and white at the ends of its limbs and chest.

"You touch it, see if it's still alive?" Yao Zhixia asked softly as she stood behind Xue Rin.

Xue Rin reached out to touch the body of the big spotted cat, and found that it was already cold and stiff, so he turned his head and shook his head at Yao Zhixia.

"It's moving! I see it moving!" Yao Zhixia suddenly saw that the big cat's belly was moving.

Xue Rin hurriedly turned his head and turned over the body of the big cat with both hands, and surprisingly, under the belly of the big cat, there were actually several kittens and cubs nested together, and they closed their eyes tightly and did not move.

Suddenly, a kitten squinted and struggled to crawl out as if it had sensed the light, meowing from time to time.

Seeing this, Xue Rin carefully took it out with both hands and gave it to Yao Zhixia, who took the kitten and held it in his arms, "You can see if there are any other living kittens." ”

Xue Rin said "um" and began to check the remaining ones one by one, but unfortunately, no other miracle happened.

Yao Zhixia looked at Xue Rin, who was squatting on the ground and bowing his head silently, and didn't know what to say, so he had to stroke the meowing kitten in his arms with his hand.

Xue Rin paused for a while, put the corpses of the big cat and other kittens with his hands, and then covered the soil that had been cut off on the side, and after piling it into a small dirt bag, he pulled the branches and leaves of the bushes back into their places.

"Let's go. ”

Xue Rin stood up and looked at the trembling kitten in Yao Zhixia's arms, with rare tenderness and pity in his eyes, he couldn't help but stretch out a hand and gently touch the fluff on the kitten's head.

Yao Zhixia knew that Xue Rin was depressed at the moment, so he didn't say anything, and followed Xue Rin to the cave.