Gu Sisi was also curious and was listening intently when she suddenly found that Huo Cheng had no intention of explaining and fell silent.
The girl was still staring with wide eyes, waiting.
Gu Sisi quickly took the girl's hand and asked affectionately, "Since you're leaving today, why not have a good meal now! Otherwise, you might not have the strength to travel later."
These words took away the girl's interest. She frowned and realized it was indeed a problem. After all, she hadn't eaten anything since she was kidnapped and was now starving.
"Then I'll trouble you, sister. I'll go and help."
Gu Sisi thought that cooking in the countryside shouldn't be too difficult. But just as she took a step, she suddenly remembered something.
She slowly turned around and asked, "Huo... no, Brother Biao, do you have any ingredients here?"
Gu Sisi stammered a bit. Although she didn't understand why Huo Cheng was using an alias, he must have his reasons. It took her a while to remember how others addressed him.
A faint, half - smiling arc appeared on Huo Cheng's lips. Seeing the two girls about to walk outside with blank expressions, he shook his head. "There's none here."
Sure enough, the two girls looked shocked and a bit at a loss.
"Wait. I'll go and find some." With long strides, Huo Cheng disappeared from the girls' sight.
The waiting process was boring, so the two girls exchanged some basic information.
Now, Gu Sisi was sure that this girl was a college student. She had gone traveling during her free time and originally wanted to hitch a ride back, but unexpectedly, she encountered this incident.
"If it weren't for you guys, my life would be ruined." The girl seemed to realize this only later.
She also understood how much these two people had helped her.
Gu Sisi, who had similar concerns, sighed. Wasn't she also a victim in this situation?
She patted the girl on the shoulder. "Be more careful next time. Society is more complicated than it seems."
"Okay, I know." The girl nodded and suddenly remembered something. "By the way, Sister Sisi."
They had exchanged names, so she addressed Gu Sisi like this.
"What's up?" Gu Sisi looked up.
The girl fell into her own thoughts and asked curiously, "Since you said you've only been here for a short time, is the man with you the same?"
Gu Sisi had no answer to this question. She didn't know why Huo Cheng was here either.
She scratched her head. "No, he's been here for a while."
The girl seemed to have more questions and was about to speak when someone walked into the house. She quickly stood up. "He's back!"
Gu Sisi looked back and saw Huo Cheng walking into the house with a small basket in his hand.
"Is it already cooked?" Gu Sisi walked over and asked in surprise when she saw the steaming food.
She originally thought that Huo Cheng had gone to get the ingredients.
"It's a bit troublesome to cook here." Huo Cheng handed the basket to the two girls. "Go and eat."
"Thank you, big brother." The girl took it excitedly.
Gu Sisi didn't leave. Instead, she looked at Huo Cheng as if she had a thousand words to ask.
"Don't starve yourself." Huo Cheng stroked the back of Gu Sisi's head and turned her around. "Staring at me won't fill your stomach."
"Aren't you going to eat?" Gu Sisi struggled and tried to turn around, but Huo Cheng's hand was too big and his strength too great. She couldn't move.
Huo Cheng finally let go of his hand and looked back. "I still have to wait for someone to bring mine."
"Huh?" Gu Sisi blinked, not understanding.
Soon, Gu Sisi understood what he meant. A girl who looked seventeen or eighteen years old came over with a basket like the one before. She lowered her head and walked up to Huo Cheng. "Brother Wang, I've brought it."
Huo Cheng took it and took out some money from his pocket. The girl quickly declined. "Brother Wang, you don't need to give me any more. You've already given me a lot."
The girl was a bit excited, and a faint blush appeared on her face.
"Here! Take it. Buy yourself something nice to eat." Huo Cheng directly took the girl's hand and put the money into her palm.
The girl's face turned even redder.
Out of her sixth sense, Gu Sisi sensed something was wrong. She quietly sized up the two of them, and a strange feeling welled up in her heart.
"Thank you, Brother Wang." The girl lowered her head and left shyly.
Huo Cheng was about to hold Gu Sisi's hand and go into the house with the basket when he found that she didn't move at all. He turned his head and raised his eyebrows. "Something else?"
"What's your relationship with her?" Gu Sisi asked, a bit sullen.
Now, Huo Cheng was confused.
"The relationship you just saw."
Seeing Huo Cheng looking so confused, Gu Sisi felt that if she continued to pester him, she would only seem more unreasonable.
Maybe it was just that the man was not interested while the woman was infatuated.
Forget it.
Gu Sisi lowered her head and let Huo Cheng lead her. "It's okay. I was just asking casually."
Although Huo Cheng felt that Gu Sisi's state was a bit off, he didn't think much about it. The two entered the house and saw the girl enjoying her meal.
"Why did you guys take so long outside? Hurry up. I'm almost done eating." The girl said cheerfully and patted the stool, indicating for them to sit down.
The three of them had their own feelings during this meal. Gu Sisi was the first to put down her bowl. "I'm done."
Then she turned around and left.
Huo Cheng stopped with his chopsticks in mid - air. All this was noticed by the girl.
She said with a smile, "By the way, big brother, I haven't asked your name yet."
"Just call me Brother Biao like others do." Huo Cheng said calmly.
The girl pouted. She didn't know how others addressed him, and it wasn't even his full name.
But in an instant, the girl's face brightened up again.
"My name is Mo Ting. I'm a sophomore majoring in architecture."
"Okay."
Their conversation should have ended there, but the girl obviously wanted to continue chatting.
"Do you know why Sister Sisi is angry?"
These words suddenly reached Huo Cheng's ears.
Angry? Was she angry just now?
Judging from his expression, Mo Ting knew that he didn't know. She shook her head. Sure enough, girls and boys were from two different planets.
"Because she's jealous!" Mo Ting whispered.
Huo Cheng's expression changed several times, and finally he managed to say, "Jealous of whom?"
Mo Ting originally wanted to just say it, but seeing his inquiring look, she quickly waved her hands to show her innocence. "Don't think too much. It's not me."
"Huh?" Huo Cheng didn't say anything more.
"It's the girl who brought the food just now. Although I was too hungry and kept eating, I still noticed what was going on outside when I was bored."
Although the hint was quite clear, Huo Cheng, who had never been in a relationship before, obviously didn't understand.
"What's wrong with that?"
Mo Ting said helplessly, "Don't you think you guys were too affectionate just now?"
"......"
Huo Cheng fell silent. Seeing that her guidance finally had an effect, Mo Ting sighed. It had been so tiring for her. She had to eat more.
"So she's jealous because of this?"
Mo Ting nodded with food in her mouth. What was there to be confused about?
Suddenly, Huo Cheng started smiling to himself, and there seemed to be little stars in his eyes.
This made Mo Ting, who was eating, choke.
"Big brother, although you look really handsome when you smile! But don't smile like this, okay? What's there to be so happy about?"
After coughing for a long time, Mo Ting coughed out tears and shouted loudly.