I'm a web novelist, and you want me to work in the entertainment industry?

The sun gradually rose, making the farmhouse at the foot of the mountain scorching hot.

Although there were some minor hiccups during the tasks of each group, all three groups managed to return to the shaded area and gather before noon.

Chen He and Xia Ziyi were the first to return.

Chen He's shirt was soaked, and he looked utterly dejected, as if he had been violated by something.

Xia Ziyi, on the other hand, was in high spirits. Holding a small half-bucket of camel milk in her arms, she walked from one end of the shed to the other and back again, with a heartfelt pride on her face.

"Aren't you hot?" Chen He slumped to the ground, his voice filled with exhaustion.

"It's hot, but I'm happier than anything else," Xia Ziyi said matter-of-factly.

[Brother He looks like he's still alive, but his soul has actually been gone for a while, hahaha!]

Xia Jie is so happy, hugging that little bucket as if she were holding an Oscar statuette.

I'm not that upset!

The second group to return were Deng Chao and Lu Heng.

Deng Chao looked disheveled, with some kind of dark brown, unidentified debris scattered on his hair.

In stark contrast to him, Lu Heng had a calm expression and a steady gait, with only a few specks of dust on his trouser legs.

"Old Deng, what's that on your head?" Chen He noticed the blind spot and asked first.

Deng Chao glanced at him sideways, refusing to answer.

Lu Heng quickly offered an explanation: "It's camel dung."

Chen He suddenly felt his mood improve and let out another maniacal laugh: "Hahahahahaha—"

Deng Chao remained silent for a while, waiting for Chen He to finish laughing. He glanced at Chen He's chest and asked, "And what about you? What's going on here?"

"I know, I know!" Xia Ziyi raised her hand. "I heard from the old lady that Brother He got sprayed with ruminant in his face."

Deng Chao then burst into laughter.

After the two brothers finished laughing, they both sighed at the same time. Neither of them looked down on the other. They sat down together and began to question the meaning of life.

Xia Ziyi glanced at the two of them, then quietly moved away from them while holding her little milk bucket, afraid that the pure milk would be contaminated by the impure Chao Ge and He Ge.

[Hahahaha, they're definitely in the same boat!]

One got pelted with feces, the other got sprayed with ruminant matter; neither should laugh at the other.

[Sister Xia, were you serious about taking half a step back?]

Cheng Che and Tian Xiwei were the last to return.

Their relationship has completely returned to normal, and it even seems to have gotten a little better?

Tian Xiwei walked ahead with her hands behind her back, skipping along, looking like she was in a very good mood.

She would occasionally glance back at Cheng Che, a sly smile on her face.

Cheng Che followed behind her with a helpless expression, without saying a word.

Deng Chao looked up, about to greet him, but suddenly stopped himself from speaking.

He noticed that Cheng Che had a band-aid on his forehead.

The light blue cartoon cat pattern was pasted on his left temple.

Brother Deng jumped to his feet and strode forward, asking, "Xiao Cheng, what happened? Are you hurt?"

Cheng Che paused for a moment, and Tian Xiwei answered quickly from the side: "He fell while carrying alfalfa and was hit on the head by a bale of hay."

Upon hearing this, the other three people also became agitated and immediately gathered around.

"What happened? Is it serious?" Brother Deng didn't know what "Muxu" was, but he was very concerned about Cheng Che.

"It's nothing." Cheng Che waved his hands repeatedly upon seeing this. "It's just a minor scrape, not even a trace of blood."

"She insisted on putting a band-aid on me," he said, pointing helplessly to the cartoon cat band-aid on his forehead.

"So what?" Tian Xiwei raised her chin, seemingly quite satisfied with her "work." "I just happened to have it with me, so let's use it, it's so cute!"

"Okay, okay, you're right." Cheng Che wasn't going to argue with her.

Tian Xiwei snorted. She thought Cheng Che was right—she was right about everything!

[You're awesome! I'll go out and deal with everyone I see later!]

[Although Che said something like "she insisted on putting it on me," he wasn't actually unhappy at all; in fact, the corners of his mouth were turned up.]

To be frank, I wasted my breath during their conversation; what's the difference between that and actually talking?

[The CP fans are practically swooning over this...]

Ah, it's the scent of ambiguity, the sweet aroma of love! Let me take one more breath, bro, please, just one more!

Deng Chao's gaze shifted back and forth between Cheng Che and Tian Xiwei, first looking at the band-aid on Cheng Che's forehead, then at the upturned corners of Tian Xiwei's mouth, and finally at Chen He.

Chen He, his longtime partner and brother, was also looking at him.

The two looked at each other, chuckled, and understood each other's meaning.

"Oh~~~"

They all said "Oh" in unison, with a meaningful tone, the last syllable of which seemed to stretch from Dunhuang all the way to France.

Lu Heng was a little slow to react, but upon seeing this, he immediately joined the group and started saying "Oh~~~".

When Sister Xia saw that they all said "Oh," she thought, "Wouldn't it make me look stupid if I didn't say 'Oh'?"

So she started saying "Oh~~~" too.

Cheng Che looked at them expressionlessly: "What are you 'oh'ing about?"

"It's nothing," Deng Chao immediately shrugged. "I just suddenly felt like singing, to warm up my voice."

"Yeah, it's nothing, I just saw Xiao Cheng and suddenly—wanted to sing," Chen He quickly replied.

Seemingly to increase the credibility of his statement, he actually sang two lines:

"If you were a firebird, I would be the flame that burns you up~~~"

[Hahahaha, when you walk with exaggeration, your friend my back :]

It's really nothing~~~ Oh oh oh~~~~

[Xia Jie's group buy for this item is a must-buy!]

[Brother He, please stop singing, I'm begging you! Stop, stop!!!]

Tian Xiwei turned her head away, pretending she hadn't heard anything.

"Hey Chao, the crow's feet around your eyes are about to explode," Cheng Che retorted. "And your new hairstyle looks great."

"Is this design of sprinkling chocolate shavings on top of your head some kind of international trend? Did it come from a fashion capital?"

"...?" Brother Deng felt hurt and his face immediately turned awkward.

"Brother He, you have a blade of grass stuck in your tooth," Cheng Che said again.

"What?!" Chen He's expression changed.

No way?

Could it be from just now...?

Ugh!!!

He strode up to the camera, baring his teeth, trying to see through the reflection in the lens to see if his teeth were still clean.

"Brother Lu, and Sister Xia too." Cheng Che smiled and looked at the last two people.

Lu and Xia were trembling.

We simply responded with an "oh," and we weren't attacked by camel dung or camel regurgitation.

Don't come any closer!

Seeing that Cheng Che had beaten the four "bad guys" into a rout, Tian Xiwei immediately raised her head again.

She stood behind Cheng Che, confidently tilting her head and putting her hands on her hips, looking smug and arrogant.

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P.S.: Guys, it was tough, but I did it, even if it was only for a day.